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Noel.
great lyrics/comments on life.
nice arrange.
in various parts of the song i really liked the way you built the sound pcture.
a loverly effort mate.
happiness.
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Bud here: As likely the oldest guy on the forum I can more than appreciate this! J&B here: We love the lyric, the melody, the band and your performances. I (Janice) am reminded of many of George Harrison's songs that always make me smile, as this one does. Your vocals are great and those counterpoint voices are ace. The chorus should be printed on posters and sold to remind folks of the treasure of each day! "Give it your all, my friend." YES! Those sure are some lucky students to have had you for their teacher.  And the band choices and mix set up a wonderful open soundstage. Great choice of FX! Excellent. J&B Howdy, J&B Thank you so much for braving the thread and having a listen. Your comments have inspired me to get back into songwriting. So much so, in fact, that yesterday I joined a local songwriting group in an effort to lift myself out of the songwriting doldrums. Thank you. The power of words is truly amazing! All the very best to you both, Noel
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A wonderful uplifting song. Something we can all use these days.
Lovely performance and a nice band to accompany it.
Peter Hey Peter! Thank you. I appreciate that you had a listen and comments. It's excellent to see you All the very best, Noel
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I love that chorus! Nice build with the chorus before the end, beautiful slow down,
All done with teaching? I've got another few years to go. Hi there! Thanks for jumping into the thread and taking the time to give my song a run through. The slow down is done in BIAB. I use two measures and usually drop the tempo of each measure by around 5% of the previous measure's tempo. In this case, the main tempo was 110 bpm. Two measures before BIAB's 4-bar ending, I dropped the tempo to 105 bpm and in the following measure, one bar before BIAB's 4-bar ending, I dropped the tempo to 100. And, yes! All done with teaching. It's a job I thoroughly enjoyed and never got tired of doing. That said, though, it's great to retire. What subjects do you teach? All the best, Noel
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Lovely uplifting song Noel. Perfect timing especially with all the craziness going on in the world these days. Super vocal and lyric. Well done. Hi Scott. It's always great to see you. Thank you for your kind words. I totally agree... this is quite a crazy world right now. Hopefully we get back on track sometime soon. Thanks again for the visit! Noel
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Hello Noel
Great song
Very nice melody and lyrics
You sang great
Song structure is very successful
Makes very much joy to hear
Great work Noel
many greetings
Andi ;-) Hi Andi. Thanks for dropping by and having a listen. I sincerely appreciate it. I wish that I could be as productive as you, though. You create an incredible amount of material! All the very best, Noel
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Noel,
Nice to hear a new one from you.
As always, I'm impressed with your positiveness.
It's a simple but very beautiful melody.
Your vocal fits this song very well.
Enjoyed my listen a lot.
Best regards.
Shigeki Adachi Hello Shigeki Adachi. Thank you for jumping into my thread and making time to have a listen to my song! It always makes me happy to see that you have visited. I hope that lots of good things come your way! Noel
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Yes, this is very beautiful Noel--and Uplifting!!
Thanks so much for posting this!
Hi David, Thank you. I really appreciate your visit and your listen. Now if only I had your creativity... ! All the best, Noel
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Deceptively simple tune (very catchy) that makes and ideal vehicle for a great lyric. Well done. Hi Ghostgum, Thank you for taking the time to have a listen. I appreciate your comments All the very best, Noel
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If I had a teacher like you, I'd be a better man today!
Very nice tribute to your students.
Great song, well written, nice performance, interesting mix.
Good luck with the piano.
moto Hi CaptainMoto, Thanks for passing through and thanks for commenting, too. While I did learn a couple of rock piano songs, I've come to the conclusion that I'm definitely more suited to easy-listening ballads It was an interesting year! Best regards, Noel
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G'day mate.... Your unique writing style is always a pleasure to listen to. When I listen to your material it's breezy, carefree and creates a 50's era feeling of childlike innocence. Making me feel "innocent"!....at 74 I didn't think that remotely possible. Well done Noel! Carry on.... Hey chulaivet1966, I love Tin Pan Alley songs from the 1920s to around the 1950s. I also love the early years of pop music in the 1950s and early 1960s. I reckon that some of the best and most memorable music ever written comes from those years. For these reasons, your comments really hit home (in a good way). Thank you! All the best, Noel
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Hi Noel96,
very soft composition. The guitar is excellent. very nice vocals. Well done.
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Love the positive message, Noel! Also love the backstory to your song, your students are lucky to have you as their teacher.
Good song, enjoyed.
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LOVED it. THANK YOU. I am really tired, today (long and boring story), and this is EXACTLY what I needed. Your students are SO lucky to have a teacher like you. Not a thing I'd change about this song. Sincerest congratulations.
P.S. BEAUTIFUL harmonies, too - as well as your solo singing. I call it: singing with heart. Well done and thanks again.
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Hi Noel,
I'm glad you are back. I missed that 'Robin Gibb' vocals of yours. I know you deny it and even told me you don't know who he was, but I heard it again in this very nice song.
You wrote what you did because of covid and I think it has done good things too, like what you wrote. I hoped to hear your (rock) pianoplay, but it wasn't in the song. But it is a cheerful lovely song with good lyrics. And a very good performance!
Like your Ukraine design here!
Hans
Hi Hans, Thank you for taking the time to have a listen. Trust me, you don't want to hear my rock piano. I was the low achiever at the bottom end of my classes. The idea sounded good, but I don't seem to have the flair for rock! Oh well... that's life. Take care and all the best, Noel P.S. I'm sorry that it has taken me such a long time to respond to your post.
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Noel,
Thank you for sharing behind the scenes story. Wonderful tune all around. Excellent message. One of the best I have heard by you. Very good vocals and harmonies. Arrangement, composition and mix are top tier.
Critical... hmm a tough one. The only thing I can suggest is working on "clap" and "sticks" which sounds a bit midi and dry, while most other elements are acoustic. In any case, it is a VERY good song. Thank you for sharing.
Misha. Hi Misha, I sincerely appreciate that you had time to have a listen. I'm sorry that it has taken me so long to respond and to thank you. A few people have mentioned the percussion elements I added so I'll definitely be going back and listening to them. It's good to have additional confirmation. All the very best, Noel
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Noel,
Good to see you back on the board again. Great to hear that warm, distinctive vocal again. Wonderful write and performance. From a production point stellar, though the shaker is a bit distracting at times, mostly because of where it starts and where it fades out, for me at least . . . and it seems a bit too out in front. An easy thing to tweak if you agree. Love the clapping—nice add! Very sweet tune, Noel!
All my best to you,
Deej Hi Deej, Firstly, I apologise for taking a while to get back to you. I honestly am very grateful that you had time to have a listen to my song. I appreciate your feedback. A few people have commented on the shaker. I'll definitely revisit it next time I'm at my DAW. Thanks again and all the best, Noel
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Noel.
great lyrics/comments on life.
nice arrange.
in various parts of the song i really liked the way you built the sound picture.
a loverly effort mate.
happiness.
om Hi Om. Thank you for visiting! I value your input and the smile that gre on myt face after reading it. Best regards, Noel P.S. I apologise for being tardy with my getting back to you.
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Hi Noel96,
very soft composition. The guitar is excellent. very nice vocals. Well done.
Kindly regard
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alias JaniJackFlash Hi Derochette, Thank you! I sincerely appreciate your comments. I'm just sorry that it took me so long to reply to you. I wish I could say that the guitar is me but it's not (as you'd know from reading the Realtracks list). I consider myself immensely lucky to have found PG Music and to have a program that allows me to call on some of the best musicians in the world and have them create a backing for me. It never ceases to amaze me just how incredible Band In A Box is and what clicking on the "generate" button makes possible! Kind regards, Noel
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Love the positive message, Noel! Also love the backstory to your song, your students are lucky to have you as their teacher.
Good song, enjoyed. Hi Dave! It's always great to read you and discover that you've popped into one of my threads. Thank you! I'm sorry that I've been so slow getting back to you. Sometimes life is uncooperative. Being at this exit end of the journey brings frequent surprises with it, it seems. I'll have to try and turn that thought into a song I hope that all is going well for you. All the best, Noel
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