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Great song with equally good vocals Rob! Good job on those background vocals! The guitar choices were excellent! Thanks, Torrey

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Yes, I would say that this is at least "a little somber"! Very well done...great prosody and a wonderful vocal (as usual)!! Really nice job on this Rob!! Take care. Greg

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Originally Posted By: furry
A real beauty Robb. Marty Robbins would've been proud to sing this one as it's his style of song in my opinion. Great lyrics and lovely vocals too


I agree, this is a Marty Robbins type tale of woe!

Super backing tracks, mix, outstanding lyrics and one very power vocal.

You should be very proud of this one.


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Originally Posted By: Robertkc
Rob,

I like the way you sing this - deep & dark like the lyrics. If there`a "gallows song" genre yours goes to the top!
Very good.

Robert


Robert said it all. Reminded us thematically of The Long Black Veil.

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Originally Posted By: rayc
Really well assembled backing and a perfect chord progression for the terrific narrative.
Your voice sounds great.
Could've been a reflective Nick Cave.


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Originally Posted By: 44kfl
Ousted is nice

you've made it sound great, super vocals

nice write of this tale of woe

enjoyed the listen,

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Originally Posted By: Scott C
Very cool song Robb. Lyrics were excellent. Super vocal. Well done


Thanks for your comment Scott.

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Originally Posted By: Birchwood
Hi Rob,

A good song, and I like the doubles in the chorusses. I am still learning on that issue.
The subject is indeed a bit sombre, but what could you expect with a title like this...
But it also applies to a situation I'm in now. So I'm convinced you must have sensed that ;-).

Nice weekend,
Hans


Thank you for the great comment Hans.

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Rob,

What a great opening line—and excellent lyric overall. Terrific touches on the production—nicely layered. And the vocal just fits—great job on the harmonies. Liked this one a lot.

My best to you,

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This kind of music takes me back in time to when I was a kid, hearing "classic" country music on AM radio.

Nicely done!


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Originally Posted By: furry
A real beauty Robb. Marty Robbins would've been proud to sing this one as it's his style of song in my opinion. Great lyrics and lovely vocals too


Thanks for listening Graham.

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Rob,
you have a special relation with darker flavor tunes. This is a very poetic piece. Well performed and put together! Enjoyed it.

Thank you for sharing!

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I like the dark mood of the lyrics and your deep voice supports it excellently. Nice melancholy chording. Arrangement and mix are great, I like especially the nylon guitar, it could have been used bit more.

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Hi Rob,


I enjoyed listening. The writing, presentation and final production are excellent.

My favourite lines were...

"In time you'll forget me a long lost tragedy
As I lay six feet beneath clay"

The rhyme between 'forget me' and 'tragedy' is very fresh and my ears loved hearing it and image of lying 6' beneath clay was very vivid!

Terrific work!
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Originally Posted By: Torrey Bliss
Great song with equally good vocals Rob! Good job on those background vocals! The guitar choices were excellent! Thanks, Torrey


Thank you Torrey

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Yes, I would say that this is at least "a little somber"! Very well done...great prosody and a wonderful vocal (as usual)!! Really nice job on this Rob!! Take care. Greg


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Originally Posted By: furry
A real beauty Robb. Marty Robbins would've been proud to sing this one as it's his style of song in my opinion. Great lyrics and lovely vocals too


I agree, this is a Marty Robbins type tale of woe!

Super backing tracks, mix, outstanding lyrics and one very power vocal.

You should be very proud of this one.


Many thanks Mario.

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