Originally Posted by rsdean
Great pop song! Love the vocal. You have a really nice touch with this style of music. Excellent mix.
Thanks Bob! While this is my wheelhouse, I’d like to break out of it for a while and record in styles from other decades. I am working on a 90s style song at the moment.
Originally Posted by Tano Music
Andrew, you have a real knack for finding and using riff patterns that are simple but oh-so-pleasing as motifs for your songs. I found this one enjoyably bouncing. I esp liked your idea of using the 1-2-3 lines of each verse to rhyme with the 1-2-3 lines of the next. I'm not sure how effective that is--rhyming being a "memory" thing--here it has to carry over from one verse to the next, but I think it's a real clever concept. There's one place in the bridge where you go from C-->Am->G..my "conventional" ear wanted that Am to be a D9, but that's just me. Overall, your work is so listenable, the message nice and clear, and each music element fit just right--no need to crowd any of it out with unneeded embellishments. Enjoyed it thoroughly!
Thank you Tom! Your analysis of the lyric rhymes across verses is something I did, but didn’t do strategically - if that’s the right word.

Regarding the chord change to Am in the bridge, that is exactly as I wrote it and wanted to stay true to that. It is the most ‘minor’ part of the song, and interesting it sits under ‘happy’.

Originally Posted by dcuny
… I love it - bright and upbeat, and fun to listen to. The BGVs and claps are a cool touch.
As Mario said, a relatable write. The bass works nicely. …
Thanks David! I do try and write positive, uplifting songs, and if ever I find I have written negatively/pessimistically, I will usually modify it.

Thank you all for listening.

Andrew

Regards,
Andrew D
Adelaide, Sth Aust
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