Dan - great song! I really love the way you can state a simple fact in such a simple manner, but in the process make it sound so artistic. The song stands alone and would be good regardless of singer or style - though I agree with everyone else, y'all really knocked out these vocals. I may differ with others, in that I think I like the orchestration better - but they're both a close match. I loved the bells and the piano in that version. For me personally, I thought the stripped down version may have been a little bare. Particularly at the beginning. That's kinda weird for me, because I generally prefer that style. I think my mind was preparing for a fiddle or dobro or something on the other version, but that is being hyper-critical. I repeat, it's a great song!

Brad

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