A little romantic ballad. Comments welcome.



https://90dbband.bandcamp.com/track/while-the-music-played


While The Music Played

©2015 Robert Randall Burke


While the music played
We danced
Arm in arm we swayed
Entranced
Lost in love again
A lover and a friend.

All the stars aligned
That night
As we twirled beneath
Their light
Lost in love again
Love that never ends.

On the wings of memory
I will fly away
Your sweet love will carry me
Back to a better day.




Song Summary *************
Title: While The Music Played
File:While The Music Played.SGU
Key=C , Tempo 85, Length (m:s)=3:48
No intro. 77 bar chorus, from bar 1 to bar 77. Repeat x1 chorus
No Melody
No Soloist track.
Song is saved with Volume, Pan, Reverb, Chorus, Bank0,
Song is saved with bar changes for Volume Changes,RealDrums Changes,
Style is _CBLGDBR.STY (BckGrndGuit PopDreamyBrent[85RS])

RealTracks in style: 366:Bass, Electric, Country Ev 065
RealTracks in style: ~365:Guitar, Acoustic, Fingerpicking Ev 085
RealTracks in style: 2448:Guitar, Electric, Background, PopDreamyBrent Ev 085
RealTracks in style: 2444:Guitar, Baritone Electric, Background PopCountryBrent Ev 085
RealDrums in Song: NashvilleBrushesCountryPopEv16: a: Sidestick, Brushes b: Brushes





Regards,

Bob

Bob,

beautiful!
a lovely tune, and a good arrangement, what was the string sound for the "solo"? 'cos it was really nice.

What a wonderful end!
"while the music played......we danced"

Alyn

Hi Bob,

just beautiful!

Guenter

I'll go with Lovely to keep beautiful from being used up. But it's beautiful too.

You are so on the mark with your songs.

My only personal nit was at 0:16 the guitar seemed to 'sail' in a way that overstated that particular phrase and was different from the rest of the guitar phrasing throughout the song. Very, very minor distraction of a second at most and I'm likely the only one it will ever affect. This was a good fit for your vocals.

Great write, performance and production as your songs always are.

Charlie

A delightful song Bob. The guitar is sweet and melodic and the strings are just perfect. Are they Realtracks?

Robert,

You old romantic, you!

It takes real talent to write such a meaningful song using so few words.
Real. Talent.

The production is one of your best! Besides what you listed in the style, there is also piano, organ, strings - all nicely done! The strings solo sounds like you must have played that - or certainly "wrote" it out in MIDI?

Your vocal is terrific... (but I think Johnny Mathis may be looking for this...)

Excellent through and through.

floyd

Alyn,

Thanks for listening and the kind remarks. the strings were done with Dimension Pro. Hope you are well.


Regards,

Bob

Guenter,

Thanks for listening and the nice words.


Regards,

Bob

Charlie -

Thanks. I'll have to have a talk with the guitar player on that clunker.
Probably should have redone it, but it is what it is.

Hope you are enjoying the most beautiful State in the country. (Oh, how I miss the Upstate!)


Regards,

Bob

Chris,

Thanks for listening and the kind comment. The guitar is a Real Track, the strings are MIDI.

Regards,

Bob

Hi Bob, beautiful ballad. Love the arrangement and the chords. Heck! I liked everything!

Mike B.

I love romantic songs, and this is a beauty Bob!! Sweet, simple melody that is instantly memorable. Lovely arrangement and vocal. Should be in a romantic scene of a film. Really tops all the way around!! Take care. Greg

That was pretty. Liked the instrument choices and the additional sounds and as noted elsewhere the strings. An excellent production.
Very nice indeed. (Need a thesaurus when commenting late so as not to be repetitive!)

Hi Bob,

I've been away from the forum for a while and this was the first song I listened to on my return. Wow! I can't believe that such a beautiful song only needed 61 words to mesmerise me. That really shows just how very competent you are at songwriting and arranging.

Everything about this says "this man really knows what he's doing" to me.

Outstanding!
Noel

floyd,

Thanks for the listen and kind remarks. I step-sequenced the organ and strings in Sonar X3, with Dim Pro. I'll be glad to get this melody out of my head. Now that it's done, I can move on.


Regards,

Bob

Mike,

Thanks for listening and the nice comments. BIAB makes it easy.


Regards,

Bob

Greg,

Thanks. Appreciate the listen and comments.


Regards,

Bob

Peter,

Thanks for the kind remarks. Appreciate it.

Regards,

Bob

Hey Noel.

Hope you are well. 61 words? Pretty wordy, I'd say.

I haven't been posting much lately either. We've been playing out a lot, and it takes most of our time. We have two weeks off after today, so I'm going to get back in the studio. I've got 28 songs that I'm almost done with – I just lack the discipline to finish them.

Don't miss floyd's newest one – it's a corker (or a “beaut” as you might say Down Under).

Regards,

Bob

I love hearing a minimalist song in a lyrical sense. It really takes a focused effort to convey the story with few words.

Regarding the guitar glitch there at 16 seconds.... MELODYNE. ME can fix that like it was never there.

Loved the DimPro strings. Tasty. I was expecting to hear a minimalist acoustic solo over them however, echoing the melody. It sounded like it started in that direction.

Great job on a lovely tune.

Hello

great song, nice sound and voice.
really good work

Hello.
Sergio

Herb,

Thanks for listening and the kind remarks.

Regards,

Bob

Sergio,

Thanks. I appreciate the listen.


Regards,

Bob

Bob
Beautifully delivered. Exquisite in fact. Really enjoyed this one.
Thanks
Trev

Trevor,

Thanks for listening and the kind remarks.


Regards,

Bob

I say it too often but "perfection is not when there is nothing left
to add but rather when there is nothing left to take away" and your
lyric speaks to that it spades.

It's beautiful and literally had Janice dancing.

J&B

Wow Bob...

This song is a testimony to your many skills and talents! You have a lot going on here, and ALL of it works together seamlessly to create a magical and romantic mood!

This song also shows what can be done when someone sequences just the right notes to tie it all together... the strings are the perfect middle ground between the real tracks and the real musician!

As a professional musician, you've learned to recognize what works with audiences... and this arrangement surely takes full advantage of that knowledge. You managed to place everything right in the pocket to create a romantic mood for your whoever is listening.

Great job.. I could listen to this over and over.. (in fact I already have).

A song I wish I would have written.

Two thumbs up from me well done.
Rob

Bud,

Thanks for listening and the kind comments. Glad it got Janice dancing.



Regards,

Bob

Pat -

The check's in the mail.
Thanks for the generous comments.


Regards,

Bob

Lawrence,

I just write what the voices tell me to.

Thanks for the kind remark.


Regards,

Bob

Rob,

We Roberts have to stick together if we're ever going to take over the world.

Thanks for listening and commenting.


Regards,

Bob

Nicely done, sir!!

Eddie,

Thanks for listening and the nice comment.


Regards,

Bob

Bob, This sounds fantastic! The strings are stellar. Great write and arrangement. Your vocals seem to keep getting better and better. Very, very enjoyable. Tom

Tommy,

Thanks for listening and the kind comments.

Regards,

Bob

Bob,

Excellent song and a great vocal. So well done... I really enjoyed this.

Bob

Bob,

Thanks for listening and the kind words.

Regards,

Bob

Nice & mellow, just in time for the evening cocoa...bliss!

Ice -

Thanks for listening and commenting.

Regards,

Bob

Very, very nice! I have not heard any of your other songs (as with everyone right now) but if this song is any indication of what is to come I really look forward to hearing what you will offer up in the future. Once again great song!
Sonny

Sonny,

Thanks for listening and the kind remarks. Most of my other songs are in Lithuanian (lietuvių kalba), so I rarely post them.

Regards,

Bob

What a pretty romantic song - it just sweeps me away.

Josie,

Thanks for listening and the kind remarks.

Regards,

Bob