Hi Ron, Bob, Al and Izzy,

Thanks a lot for your nice words and thoughts about the subject too.

Originally Posted by DC Ron
Lovely song. Mesmerizing how your vocals intertwine, and the BGVs are exquisite. As they say, "growing old stinks, but it beats the alternative..." Nice one!

Hello Ron, you have said it very nicely here. I like that. Yes, the BB vocals, esprecially those in the middle part were a surprise for me too. I also had other bg vocals, but I said to Anne-Marie, go ahead, surprise me. And that's just what she did! And you're right. The alternative of getting older is bad, most of the time.

Originally Posted by rsdean
Hans,
This is an amazing song with amazing performances...
You and Anne-Marie sound great together and really bring the message of the song across. Great mix as well.
Love it!
Bob

Hi Bob, thanks for this comment. Some years ago we did a Dutch song together. That was it. Till now. And I'm convinced some more songs from us will follow.
Maybe happier ones...

Originally Posted by Al-David
HI Hans,
Di and I are both 77 years old. My health and mental status are still very good - I had a physical today, and the Dr. said I was as healthy as a 50-year-old!
Di, on the other hand, has been ravaged by the calendar.

This is a great song! You and Anne-Marie sound great together. The lyric is so true, unfortunately, for many folks as they age.
Best to you,
Alan

Hello Al, you're always visiting me with nice words. But you also have nice words about your condition too! What a nice result on that physical!
I fear I can't say this for myself. However... my head is in very good condition, I can still sing and ride a bike ;-)
But heath is not given to all of us. I'm so sorry for what Di is facing. That's what I meant when singing "when aging arrives, it's grip is unkind".
And about Anne-Marie and me; it was surprising we also could sing well together in English. we knew we could in Dutch.

Originally Posted by Izzy
Hans.
Production, lyrics, vocals, mood all very good - bravo.
As for the video , I'm not a fan of matching images to lyrics (Marty is an even a worse offender). Try to get more creative

Hi Izzy, I haven't heard your name before in this forum. Maybe I missed that and also a song / video from you. Show me where I can find them.
Thank you for the kind words on the song. I had to think a while about your critics on the video. I don't mind critics at all. That's why we have this forum.
Still, I was thinking how to respond to it. Normally one could say; "well, that's your opinion, but I have another taste", but that didn't feel good.
So, at first I went to that website in your link. But to be hones, I didn't find the inspiration you told me I could find there.
Then I got another idea. If you think I, and Marty are offenders of 'good' taste, why don't you feel challenged to provide my song with a video as you envision it?
I invite you to show how to create the videos you have in mind.
Let me know if you accept that challenge!

Have a good day, everyone,
Hans

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