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Hi all,
A french lyricist and a french singer (my friend Christian Braut) for this song!
So please, be indulgent...
Thanks to Deej56 for his help.

https://soundcloud.com/christian-devienne/what-do-you-do-with-your-life

What do you do with your life
Your question hurts like a knife
I'm a songwriter
Just a little notes picker
You could give me everything
I would never change a thing
I prefer to write a song
It’s a world I do belong

If you think your life is better than mine
I wish you the best, it will be such fine
But please don’t you blame my own universe
I know my life is not anywhere else
I don’t need to buy a car
To travel fast and so far
My guitar and I
Need no wheels cos we can fly

What do you do with your life
Your question hurts like a knife
I'm a songwriter
Just a little notes picker
You could give me everything
I would never change a thing
I prefer to write a song
It’s a world I do belong

RT 4302 Acoustic Guitar
RT 1181 Acoustic Guitar
RT 3130 Mandola
RT 1106 Acoustic Bass
RT 3195 Solo Acoustic Guitar
RT 3268 Cello

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Chris and Christian, great song.

"I'm a songwriter
Just a little notes picker" and
"My guitar and I
Need no wheels cos we can fly"
are great lines.

Super vocal and mix.


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Thanks Mario,
Your comments are always appreciated.

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I like the in-your-face vocals with the slight French accent.
Beautiful song.

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Chris,

I really like this old type of chanson.
When I was young, I used to listen to Mouloudji, Boris Vian and etc. a lot.
I'm really happy that you make songs like this type.
Enjoyed my listen a lot.

Best regards.

Shigeki Adachi

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Wow, touching song both lyrically and musically. Good question and good answer. Beautiful traditional French melody and chording. The vocalist is great, I really enjoyed those low notes and the emotion he delivers. The simple arrangement develops beautifully and supports the mood perfectly.

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Chris...very beautiful...love the melody and acoustic guitar...so tenderly sung and masterfully delivered...well done!


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Beautiful song. Instruments and vocals sound really nice together and I like your French accent. In my opinion, they make the vocals more unique in a good way.

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Hi Chris and singer Christian,

I can only agree with all the others here. A typical French style, a beautiful song, impressing vocals (his way of singing reminds me of Misha, Rustyspoon) and good choice of instruments. When listening to it, you see a picture of yourself sitting near a fireplace, a glass of wine in your hand, a dog lying close to your feet, a cat on your chair and your partner handing you some French cheese...

Or with other words, a lovely song!

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I like it. The understated performance enhances (rather than detracts from) a deceptively powerful lyric. I'm sure it would sound even better en Français.


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Thank you all for your kind comments!

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A song in the tradition of good French chansons. Well done - I enjoyed it. The lyrics are also very meaningful, I find ... speaking as someone who's often been asked what one really does, when telling others one is a musician :-) Congratulations.

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