Originally Posted by MarioD
Andrew, super guitar work and vocal
The lyrics took it over the top for me; we need more smiles and laughter these days
Super mix
IMHO this is your best one to date
Thank you Mario - yes, I think the theme is important. Personally, I'm not sure about lines like 'Grounded through my own noise, I come up for air and I’m lucid as hell'. I think that writing was stream-of-consciousness writing (if I recall correctly), but I liked the way it and other lines like it sounded, so I just went with the flow.

Originally Posted by Birchwood
The song and the vocals really give off a 60s vibe. Very well done!
I watched your YouTube video and actually started laughing right away at what you were doing; getting all those gloomy people to smile!
And you put a really fun text to it. How do you come to that?
Enjoyable song, that's for sure!
Thanks Hans - I like how the video reinforces the main point. There's something cool about looking at people's faces. Regarding the lyrics, there are a few key lines, like 'Will I have what it takes to make the whole world smile again?' while other lines are a bit oblique, as described in my reply to Mario above. I don't mind lyrics that skirt around the topic or are vague.

Originally Posted by Torrey Bliss
I love guitar driven tunes like this one! You have a lot of clever little changes going on in the melody and chord structure! The chorus section really grabbed my attention. You also did an amazing job with the bass work! Lovely little Beatles/Stones sounding track!
Thanks Torrey! Guitar driven songs are my default. I'll sometimes use keys, but that is usually just for effect. I'm not a keyboard player. Being a rhythm guitarist, I quite enjoy slightly syncopated strum styles and there's a bit of that in this guitar work. Regarding the bass, I am self-taught and can do enough to get by. I have a bit of imposter syndrome when it comes to bass because I really only have a handful of tricks/patterns that I reapply each time, and that's what I did here - but it worked so I'm happy.

Thank you all for listening and commenting!

Andrew

Regards,
Andrew D
Adelaide, Sth Aust
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