Hi Mark, Noel, Joanne, Charlie and Deryk,

Thanks for your posts and your nice comments.

Mark, you mentioned you liked how the extention of really small lyrics worked out. I was hesitating about bringing out this song, because of the few lyric-lines. I even asked Joanne if she thinks it would make it a dull song. But on the other hand that's what I liked about this song. It's simplicity.

Noel, You mentioned the same thing about the extension of 1 verse, but pointed at that point that so you can use it as making the melody.
That's exactly what I had in mind those years ago while composing this song. The other thing you mentioned was the rhytmsound that worked distracting. When I mixed it for the first time, I thought a metronome was also recorded, but it were the drums (a tambourine). I thought I solved it. I mixed it again yesterday and put the tambourine more to the middle. To me it looks solved now.

Charlie, you had a nice suggestion, by changing the subject everytime I sing the verse. I thought about it, because it triggered me a bit. But it would distract too much from the message; the loneliness and longing for a partner.

Deryk, what you said about less is more is so true. But it also brings tension. Mostly we like more 'adventurous' songs, otherwise they become dull. And you gave me some tension too by stating not to change a single thing (it nearly sounded as a serious warning...). I had to deal with Noel's distractionpoint as well! Hope you are not disapointed by the changes I made.

And of course Joanne! I knew it could be difficult to sing along with me. Not only because thousands of miles separates us, but to follow my voice... Even I have difficulties following my voice, when trying to double it. Therefore you did a very good job on this.
But you pleased me more to read you are longing for more. Be sure on that!

Hans

Hans Berkhout
(Birchwood)
https://soundcloud.com/user-296497130