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When I lived in Boise, a female songwriter passed through who I got into a short lived difficult relationship with. She sometimes brought up her previous extraverted macho boyfriend. I was the opposite. After we broke up, I moved to Denver. I went on a day bicycle ride with a group of 50 in the Rocky Mountains and he just happened to be there. I couldn't believe the coincidence (and bad luck). When I reached the outlook he was the first one there grinning, raising and shaking his fists and shouting. I didn't want to talk to him or have anything to do with him so I stayed on the other side of the building while the crowd lingered. It was very awkward, I was anxious, and I left right after lunch. A year later, I wrote this song. https://www.johnwalradt.com/music/songs/hedoesntknow-master2026mar_lurssen.mp3Style is _POPCALP.STY (Pop Calypso Even 16ths) RealTracks in style: 1174:Bass, Electric, PopCalypso Ev 100 RealTracks in style: 1422:Piano, Acoustic, Rhythm PopCalypso Ev 100 RealTracks in style: 1175:Guitar, Acoustic, Rhythm PopCalypso Ev 100 RealTracks in style: 1177:Guitar, High-Strung Acoustic, Rhythm PopCalypso Ev 100 RealTracks in song: 875:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm NorthernRockFuzzyA-B Sw16 075 RealTracks in song: 2687:Guitar, Electric, Soloist BluesSlowEvenBrentSimple Ev 085 RealDrums in style:PopCalypso^1-a:Snare, Closed HiHat , b:Snare, Ride HE DOESN'T KNOW Words and music: John Walradt So, you’re the one I have heard about I know you from her photographs She would talk about how well you danced And the summer nights And the arguments. You don’t know me That’s how I want it to be I won’t let you see That I had known her, too. Well, maybe, it was circumstance I never should have taken the chance In a faraway town, she was passing through We fought and cried In a summer feud. You don’t know me I’ll keep it that way I’ll never let you see That I had known her, too. You don’t know me I’ll keep it that way I’ll never let you see That I had known her, too. So I’ll turn around, don’t you follow me I don’t have any notes for you to see. You don’t know me I’ll keep it that way I’ll never let you see That I had known her, too.
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A good story, well told and sung. At first, I wasn't too keen on your chord progression, but as I listened, it made perfect sense for the song. A good song ![[Linked Image - Only viewable when logged in]](https://www.pgmusic.com/forums/images/icons/default/thumbs_up.gif)
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Thank you, BD. Yep, once in awhile I'll have a melody that strays from my usual pop sense and will throw you off, such as "Greyhound Bus," but the mood will fit the story. The other style I use once in awhile that strays are the songs I call Pressing the Buttons. Your recent "...[ ... ]..." is very well done pop and gets to the point like nothing else. LIfe has become odd here on the third rock.
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A great song lyrically and re the theme. It's amazing the stories I've heard about friends when abroad bumping into known others just by apparent 'chance'. When I lived in London I bumped into a Romanian lady hotel receptionist who I'd met when visiting relatives there - she was now working in London - then a couple of years later I bumped into another lady I'd met there at the same hotel, the surprise being that she was from the north of England, so bumping into her again in London was a double surprise.
Some favourite Waoist Adages:
#1: Play on the Way.
#13: Ask not for whom the flower blooms, it blooms for you.
#58: Bring consciousness to it.
#63: On the road to effortlessness, effort must be made.
#92: Be Love Now, the rest will come on its own.
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Hi John!
The unsettling chord progression probably serves the circumstance really well - based on your description of the context. Those strings in the background support the tension really well also. Your singer (from Fiverr?) has a vocal tone that reminded me of Colin Blunstone of The Zombies.
It might not be a single, but it would be a really solid album track!
Liked it!
Andrew
PS What is the chord progression? Would you mind sharing it?
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