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BabuMusic #641402 02/10/21 10:20 AM
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Hi Babu.
I'm glad to give a good start to your day as you've brightened mine up with your comment.
Thank you.

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Excellent song, really well written.

I take it the guitars are live? Very tasteful playing.

Enjoyed!

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Hello Vic,

I am not a vet, but still I can say I really enjoyed listening to your song and vocals.
The lyrics are very good. What a story! Impressing.

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Hi BlueAttitude.
Thanks for the comment. The guitars are BIAB, although some parts reworked.

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Thank you, Birchwood.
Sometimes they come easy. Mostly not.

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Great story, tribute, arrangement and passionate vocal performance...

One of the better story tunes posted here.

Well done and we enjoyed it.

J&B

PS We had a similar experience with a series of letters from an ancestor on the Mexican border in 1916....drawings and letters that ended with THE telegraph.


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Really enjoyed it nicely done in all aspects.

Topical for me as I just read some letters a cousin sent me written by a great uncle couple of months before he was killed in New Guinea Christmas day 1942.


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Thanks J&B.
Yes, that sort of thing always gets to me.

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Hi Peter.
Thanks for the appreciation and understanding.
Makes you wonder how many letters like that are still around.
Sad that some get lost or just wither away in a few years.

Vic

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Really beautiful song!!! And, the band was perfect......supportive but never interfering....think I picked up a Brent guitar in there. Very nice!! Take care. Greg

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Hi Vic
Very well written and your vocal conveys a lot of emotion. Really enjoyed it.
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Thanks Greg.
Yes, one of those songs where the band has to control itself. Even Brent.:-)

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Thanks again for your support, Leon.

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Vic,

A good song. Nice backing and a good vocal.

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Hi Floyd.
Thank you.

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Vic,
Nice and sad story behind this tune and great performance! Solid work or recording and vocals! Thank you for sharing

Misha.

P.S. a few month ago I was able to get a copy of document about my great grandfather who died fighting in 1942. A scanned hand written note by his commander. Archives were sealed for 75+ years and only recently opened. I knew he died from wounds, but I never knew he was honored with medal of bravery.

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Misha.
There's something about old letters that bring you closer to that person even when you never met.

Thanks for listening and I'm glad you enjoyed my story.

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I like songs with an authentic story as inspiration and this is a good one.

Well done!
So nice to make that connection through your music.

moto

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Thanks Moto.
Yes it was a pleasure to write this one.

Vic

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