Originally Posted by firesong
Marty McFly...this does have that great retro feel as David mentioned...that's probably why when you first sent this to me I loved it right off the bat...man you are a great songwriter and producer, bassist, etc. and it is a joy to work with you as many on this forum can attest...after I worked on it the melody got stuck in my head for weeks...now it's going to get stuck there again (not a bad thing at all)...great song, great mix...thanks again for letting me on board on a great trip! And happy upcoming anniversary!
Thank YOU, Dan. The best thing I did for this song was to hire you as First Mate. It turned out as one of those common situations where the First Mate knows how to run the ship better than the Captain, like nurses knowing practical medicine better than doctors.

Originally Posted by DC Ron
Gee, Marty, this is a SUPER song about something that matters, and it shows. AND a nice collaboration, too. Those I-VI-II-V progressions will always imply the 50's, but ya'll have done a great job breaking out of the cliches and providing a fresh take. Great playing and vocals, nice BiaB choices, and super arrangement. Super mix, too. That's going to be some kind of sweet album...
Thanks, Ron. I'll be working on one of those I-VI-IV-V DooWop tunes soon. This is one of the few songs that are mostly autobiographical --with poetic license. We were never in Rome together, although my wife was there with one of our daughters once.

Originally Posted by Dewey_MI
Marty,

First of all, I love that you even know the first night you and your future wife met! Coming up soon so happy meeting anniversary and album release!

Of course, the sentiment in this one is awesome and the style with that sax break gives the warmth needed for such an emotional song. Well done, sir!

Dewey
Thank you, Dewey. Yeah, I've always been strangely savant about dates. So of course the rest of my brain is just full of useless numbers, which is why I can't find my keys.

Enjoy whatever happens!
marty

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