Like the other couple of songs before this one, "June 10" also came about from exercises that Pat Pattison made available at his seminar in Melbourne earlier this year. It's only the second blues song I've ever written. I'm still very much a novice in this genre. I thought I'd use AABA format and a traditional blues lyric approach in the A-sections.

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All comments welcome.

Hope you enjoy,
Noel


BIAB Info

Style: _BLSHUFF.STY

RealTracks 420: Bass, Electric, Blues Sw 120
RealTracks 425: Organ, B3, Background Blues Sw 120
RealTracks 421: Guitar, Electric, Rhythm Blues Sw 120
RealTracks 585: Guitar, Resophonic, Rhythm Blues Muddy Sw 120
RealTracks 383: Guitar, Slide, Soloist Blues Sw 120

RealDrums: BluesShuffleHard^1-a:Snare, HiHat , b:Ride


Lyrics

June 10
©2015 Words and music by Noel Adams. All rights reserved.

June 10, you say the day is looking yellow and blue
June 10, you say the day is looking yellow and blue
But your eyes refuse to see sunshine 'cause your heart is hurt and confused

Why go, why grab her bags and up and fly away
Why go, why grab her bags and up and fly away
Like a thief she stole tomorrow and left you stranded in yesterday

She was a sunrise
A new sunny day
You were glad, excited
A pup ready to play
When she wrapped her arms around you and filled the world with light
There were no more lonely days
Not a single awful night but then she left you
Without a word
She left you

June 10, you say the day is looking yellow and blue
June 10, you say the day is looking yellow and blue
But your eyes refuse to see sunshine 'cause your heart is hurt and confused

[instrumental]

She was a sunrise
A new sunny day
You were glad, excited
A pup ready to play
When she wrapped her arms around you and filled the world with light
There were no more lonely days
Not a single awful night but then she left you
Without a word
She left you

June 10, you say the day is looking yellow and blue
June 10, you say the day is looking yellow and blue
But your eyes refuse to see sunshine 'cause your heart is hurt and confused
Your eyes refuse to see sunshine 'cause your heart is angry, hurt, embarrassed and bruised

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Excellent job Noel!! This has a great vibe to it. I love the idea of a song title being a date. There are some really good lines and images in this, and your vocal/mix are outstanding. You may be one of the forum's great blues men. Really impressive! Take care. Greg

You got a good groove goin' there Noel. Really liked the lyrics.

Very easy to listen to this one for sure.

Trev

Hi Noel,

Although you're a novice in this genre, you've done a very good job.
It's very bluesy. Good lyrics and vocals.
We love the chorus!

Hey Greg,

Thanks from passing through. I appreciate the feedback and the vote of confidence! I'll never be in the same league as the great J&B nor Tom Adams but it was fun playing around with this. BIAB makes it all so very easy. I have to hand it to Pat Pattison, he's really taken me out of my comfort zone this year!

Regards,
Noel

• my Christmas song: Can You Imagine

Thanks Trev. It's always good to see you drop in. Appreciate the visit and taking time to have a listen.

All the best,
Noel

• my Christmas song: Can You Imagine

Hi Rob and Anne-Maree,

I hope that all is sailing along well for you both. Thank you for having a listen to "June 10". I appreciate the positive feedback.

All the best to you both,
Noel

• my Christmas song: Can You Imagine

Hi Noel,
I really like the rhythm guitar and the B3 comes across nicely. Very nice blues song and I enjoyed it a lot. Your writing and your vocals are excellent.
Sonny

I call this jazz blues and I am a huge fan of jazz blues and I must say that you did it more than justice. Your instrumentation, vocals, lyrics and mix is spot on.

Excellent song!

HI Noel ...

We loved it! Jazzy Blues ... great genre. For the freshman effort, this sure sounds terrific! That walking 4/4 bass drives this puppy. Wow ... super! As always great mix and delivery. Cool!

Alan Di

Noel,

What a strange idea to have a date as a song title! and I must admit my ears were confused at the mention of blues and then the listen.

Interesting listen, more jazzy than blues IMHO

up to your normal high standards

and still humming the tune in my head

have a good Christmas down under

Alyn

Hey noel. That is GREAT. One of the best of yours that I have heard (however I may have been missing out on some other gray stuff in my absence). You voice sounds so gentle and suits the mood of the song.

Noel, I like it a lot! The vocal is perfect for this easy slide along minor blues. The bass sounds superb. The B3 comes in nicely and the slide solo is well edited. That is one real track that I have found hard to get right but you nailed it. Your overall production chops are on full display here. Nice going. Tom

Hi Noel,

I like the arrangement with the walking bass, rhythm guitar and the B3. Your writing and your vocals are excellent.
I enjoyed it a lot.

Guenter

Noel,

"June 10, you say the day is looking yellow and blue"

Love that line!

I like the write throughout.

Excellent band and an excellent mix. Nice energy in the vocal!

AS Tom said, Awesome job in getting that slide guy to pay attention to what he was doing!!! (not easy)

Well done!

floyd

Very cool tune. Loved the lyric and vocal. Has a great feel to it

hi noel great peace here love your stuff excellent job thanks eric

Very enjoyable song.
Great melody in it.

Merry Christmas


Sergio

Whoa!!! Noel the blues man...and with a great twist
with the two structures.

Like floyd mentioned "June 10, you say the day is looking
yellow and blue" is a great line as is the title from that
line. And it's joined by many more cool lines.

You did a superb job with the RT's. And we definitely
pay attention to that stuff The slide couldn't be
any better -- it well complements the vocal.

And the vocal? "Novice" or not you have an instinctive
feel for the phrasing and the key is perfect.

We love musical surprises and this one was superb!

A tip of the fedora to you...

J&B

Terrific Noel! One of your best in every regard and your vocal was also outstanding. I love the Buble style and you nailed it.

Hi Sonny,

Thank you for the listen and the comments. Appreciate it.

All the best,
Noel

Hey Mario,

Thanks for passing through the thread. It's always good to see you.

Ahhh.... jazz blues... It's not a style that I've heard of before but it makes sense. I can see what you mean in relation to "June 10". Jazz is one of those interesting genres... it influences pretty much everything even if you don't want it to!

All the best,
Noel

Hi Noel.

A super blues with a jazz influence.

Loved the whole thing, especially the solo.

Cool.

ROG.

Hi Alan and Di,

Sorry it's taken a while to get back to you. I have been incredibly busy in an unexpected way. Every time I think to myself, 'now I've got time...' something comes along and takes the window of opportunity away from me. So I'd better not say anything....

Thank you for visiting my thread. I'm grateful. I also see that you have a song posted. Cool!!!! I'd better go and find it and listen to it while I'm here at my computer.

All the best to you both,
Noel

Hey Alyn,

Thanks for listening and commenting. Until Mario mentioned it, I'd never thought about blues and jazz being combined to create a hybrid genre. As I'm sitting here thinking, it seems to me that blues and jazz are a bit like that evergreen riddle, "Which came first, the chicken or the egg?" One can't have a chicken without an egg but then one can't have a chicken egg without a chicken... in exactly the same way, which came first, blues or jazz? Interesting puzzle.

Well, I'm sitting here in a 40 C (104 F) day, you're probably wrapped up in winter woollies.

I hope that you have a inspired Christmas,
Noel

Nice write, especially given the requirement to use a date! A very enjoyable listen.

Hi Josie,

Thank you I know you're busy and I appreciate that you took time out to have a listen and to comment.

Hope you and your family have an inspired Christmas,
Noel

Super song Noel, love the changes in there, and a great vocal delivery matching the mood.

John

Thanks Tom. I agree with the slide guitar track... it's definitely one of the challenging one to create a solo with. I used multiriff in Realband to generate multiple solos in addition to saving BIAB solos if they had a bar or two that I liked. That seemed to give me enough to work with.

Happy Christmas to you and all around you!
Noël (this is the Christmas edition of my name )

Hi Guenter,

It's good to see you. Thank you for having a listen and commenting. Appreciate it. I also appreciate the positive feedback.

Best wishes for an inspiration Christmas for you and your family.
Noël

Thanks floyd. I always like reading what you write. When I wrote these lyrics, I imagined the song's character sitting in front of a mirror talking to his reflection in an effort to try and understand why he was dumped.

When I tried the different perspectives with the lyrics, I found it difficult to choose which was best. The I/me/you perspective worked well but so did the you/she/her perspective. In the end, I decided to go with the point of view I began writing with.

I hope Christmas bring good things to your and your family,
Noël

Good one Noel. Do we call you "Blind Boy Noel" now?


Merry Christmas!


Regards,

Bob

Thanks Scott. Appreciate the visit and the listen.

All the best for Christmas,
Noel

Thanks Eric.

Hope you and your family have a very happy Christmas,
Noel

Thanks, Sergio!

A big merry Christmas to you too!
Noel

J&B,

I have a million miles to walk in the blues genre before I can even get a glimpse of your talent. Seriously! Thanks for that fedora tip, never had too many of those in my lifetime.

All the best to you both for Christmas and beyond.
Noel

Hi Josie,

It's always great to see you. Thanks for taking time and for having a listen. I'm a huge Michael Buble fan and listen to him regularly... it must have influenced my singing somehow! That would be great if it's the case I assure you (and Michael in case he ever reads this), it's entirely unintentional, though... all my concentration goes into trying to stay in tune!

Hope you have a wonderful Christmas.

All the best,
Noel

Thanks, ROG. Always appreciate your visits to my songs.

Hope Christmas brings good things your way,
Noel

Thanks David. Appreciate your time.

All the best for a wonderful Christmas with your family.
Noel

Hi John,

Thanks for dropping in and having a listen.

All the best at Christmas,
Noel

Hey Bob,

"Blind Boy Noel"? LOL!!! Thanks for having a listen. Appreciate it.

All the best,
Noel