Hi Chay, Ray, Deej, Ron and Izzy,

Thanks for all your compliments on the song!
I am very pleased with the words you chose.

Originally Posted by WaoBand
Enjoyed the wind theme in the lyrics, instrumentation and video. A breezy song!
Chay, thank you for that. It's nice you like it, and the video as well. Because it isn't really your style, is it?

Originally Posted by rayc
I feared a Demis Roussos cover.
Nice one Hans...very though tfilled & a nice insight regarding the younger Hans.

Ray, the Wind and the Warning were like the two creatures on my shoulder, on the left, the nice one, on the right, the nasty one.
That's what I had in mind back then. And I was the insecure one in the middle. One thing is changed by now: No one is sitting on my shoulders anymore...
I skipped one verse of the nasty one, because I added a solo and don't want the song becomes too long.
Thanks!

Originally Posted by Deej56
Hans,
What makes that . . . almost 50 years in the making? Well worth the wait. That chorus is so rich and compelling . . . you just want it to keep playing. Nice lead solo (though perhaps it could sit back in the mix just a very little bit). I like the BGV harmonies on the chorus, panned left . . . they are perfect and add so much. Really like this one a lot, Hans. Well done!
Deej

Deej, thanks for your comment. I was hesitating if I would ask Anne-Marie for singing the chorusses, being the Wind, but then I thought to keep the singing for myself, like then. And you like it!
That's so nice. About the volume of the solo, well... I listened to it over and over again (before your suggestion on it) and I want to keep it like this. But I appreciate this way of making suggestion about everything in the song. Thanks for that!

Originally Posted by DC Ron
Wow, this is SO nice! Super song and superb vocals/harmonies. Love your vocal FX chain and vocal mix, too. The overall mix is really quite nice as well, and the ElectroFlute adds a cool whimsical touch. May want to fade the acoustic guitar sooner on the ending so the flute is the lingering instrument. Really liked this a LOT, Hans.

Loved your story about your wife falling in love with you after hearing you sing this song. I have a similar story in that my wife married me DESPITE hearing me sing. Love is a funny thing. Ha!

Ron, my wife (and I) had to laugh about your 'similair' lovestory. And yes, it just goes to show that love finds its own ways to manifest itself. But in your case it was more difficult I think...
That tail of the acoustic I did on purpose. Originally I played the song only with an acoutic guitar and I liked the idea it would 'close' the song on it's own. So, sentimental reasons. Like that?

Originally Posted by Izzy
That's a beautiful song Hans.
I wonder who you were listening to back in 1976 and who influenced your songwriting? This song of yours proves that good music is timeless and you should now begin to think about a special version for it's 50th anniversary!
Also you could do a side hustle as a recording engineer as your mixing skills are so good.

Izzy, thanks for these very nice words. And to answer your first question, I like(d) harmonies in melodious songs, but the ones I prefered were from the BeeGees. Not everyone back then appreciated that choice, I can tell you.I hesitate if my song proves what you say. In general I agree with you, but the attention for this song is not that great. I didn't expect that either. I liked the idea of bringing this song to life and with a video too. My next songs will just be 'new' again.
And your last line is a huge compliment. It took me a long time to get the mixing challenges. Still a long way to go. Luckily I don't need a 'side hustle' (yet). Are you looking for such a person?

I will go on holidays for now, so don't know if I can do much on the forum. But in about 2 wqeeks I'm back, speaking French fluently...

See and hear you than!
Hans

Hans Berkhout
(Birchwood)
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