Hi Peter, Mario, Misha and Dave,

Thanks so much for your comments on this Dutch song. I noticed that if you listen to it on, say, an Ipad you can read the lyrics too. This was changed by SoundCloud and I'm very happy with it. Have you seen it? with this song that is very handy, you can read the English lyrics too and then understand a bit of that harsh sounding language.

Oh, and I'm sorry Peter has listened to the first version of the song where I sing about 'her'. That's now 'you'.
I suddenly had that feeling I made a mistake. Better was to make this kind of song more personal. But it was some work to change it all.

Originally Posted By: PeterF
Hans
A nice brooding sounding piece. Excellent vocals and a nicely chosen band.
Well mixed and produced.
Peter


Hi Peter, as I said I changed the song, but not the composition. I doubt if you have heard these differences if you don't understand Dutch.
And thanks for your compliments. I had some doubts on the vocals, but that wasn't necessary so to read.

Originally Posted By: MarioD
Hans, I don't need to understand the lyrics to know a good song when I hear one and this song is an outstanding one!
An outstanding band backing an outstanding vocal
Super intro and break
Super harmonies
Loved it


Hi Mario, all I can reply is "Wow". Thanks for your so nice words!

Originally Posted By: Rustyspoon#
Hans,
Sounds good in your native tongue! Solid composition and instrumental arrangement. Good vocals and catchy chorus. Listens well.
The only "critical" item I think.. drums in the beginning are a bit thin, but perhaps that is exactly how you wanted them.
Good song. Thank you for sharing.
Misha.


Hi Misha, to tell you the truth, it still doesn't feel comfortable for me to sing in my own language. So your compliments work very good for my selfesteem on this subject. About the drums: I thought they were dominating the song from the start, so lowered their volume for 30 seconds. And then I read what you said, so brought them back to their original volume. I listened to you, so to say...

Originally Posted By: BlueAttitude
Sounds great, Hans!
Love the harmonica in the intro, and really like that rhythm guitar you have panned left playing the off beats. Love the change at 2:13!
Didn't matter that I didn't understand the lyrics, it let me concentrate on your voice more like a lead instrument, and it sounded very good indeed.

Nice!


Hi Dave, thanks! I had a hard time letting the harmonica only play the first part. In the middle part I used a fiddle and liked it too, but at the end I used an electric solo guitar. I'm very glad you liked the vocals. They caused me some problems (see above).

Have a nice weekend all of you,
Hans

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