Hello everyone,

This is something different from what you might know from me.
It is a song with a sphere from the 50's with the use of an alt sax.
The story is about broken promises in a military setting: https://soundcloud.com/user-296497130/coming-home.

I am sure I haven't watched too much Netflix series when writing this song. It was written in 2017, but I didn't know what kind of melody it needed (something with a military sound?), so it stayed 'on the shelf of unfinished projects'. Until this month. When you start listening you hear some humming and creaks. Nothing wrong with your device. I did this intentionaly on my keyboard.
The background vocals I made with the help of Melodyne, but one track I sang myself, like the leadvocals.

I hope you like it, in spite of the topic.
Hans

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Instruments

Style:_TREVINO.STY, Key C, Tempo: 110 bpm

RealTracks: ~1845: Bas, Elec, Country Boogie A-B Sw 110
RealTracks: ~ 952: Guitar, Ac. Country Boogie Open Sw 110
RealTracks: 1553: Guitar, Elec, Country Swing Gritty Strum Sw 110
RealTracks: 2715: Guitar, Nylon, Swing Brent Sw 110
RealTracks: 1146: Fiddle, Country Swing Sw 110
RealTracks: 1953: Sax, Alt, Texas BluesRock ShuffleMark Sw 130
RealDrums : NashvilleSwing8^2-a:Sidestick, HiHat , b:Snare, Ride

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Lyrics
Coming home
(c) Hans Berkhout, sept. 23 2020

Early one morning I received my post
It contained an official letter
That ordered me to go to a place
somewhere far abroad
While reading it, it gave me a shock
I hadn't expect this at all

Oh, this aint me, It's not true
I could not believe this was real, but

I'm coming home
That's what they promised, and
I won't be alone
That I believed in

Within a while  I flew some days
to a hazardous place
And they assured me  it really was save
I never had to leave our base
There we stayed, just in case
some bad guys wanted a fight

Ohh, this aint me, It's not true
I could not believe this was real, but

I'm coming home
That's what they promised, and
I won't be alone
That I believed in

=solo=

I'm coming home
That's what they promised, and
I won't be alone
That I believed in
I'm coming home, I know
But do I still believe it?

But anyway, all things went wrong
The enemy fired their guns
We faced a lot of casualties
And finally got overrun
I ran away, hide myself
Inside a little cave

Oh no, this aint me, It's not true
I could not believe this was real, but

I'm coming home
That's what they promised
I won't be alone
That I believed in
I'm coming home, I know
But I have some doubts

I'm coming home
That's what they told us
I'm coming home
Who can hear me?

I won't be alone
That I believed in
I'm coming home
That's what they promised
I'm coming home
Oh lord, I can see you
I'm coming home...

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