Hi Everyone
A few weeks ago Josie posted that she would like to collab with other members.
I had a song id written about the onset of alzeimers .id heard so many stories during a two three week period ,then came the passing of glen cambell.i found myself writing this piece.
somehow it never seemed finished until Josie put her wonderful haunting vocals on it .Thank you Josie your a star.
here it is guys any comments welcomed.

https://soundcloud.com/brad-stevens-uk/i-loved-you-for-all-my-life-1

No intro. 59 bar chorus, from bar 1 to bar 59. 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,
Style is _CBALAD2.STY (Country Ballad w/ Pedal Steel )

RealTracks in style: ~518:Bass, Electric, Pop HalfNotes Ev 085
RealTracks in style: ~365:Guitar, Acoustic, Fingerpicking Ev 085
RealTracks in style: ~362:Guitar, Acoustic, Strumming Ev 085
RealTracks in style: ~363:Pedal Steel, Background Ev 085
RealTracks in song: 1601:Mandolin, Rhythm Pop16Melodic Ev 065
RealTracks in song: ~1111:Fiddle, Background CountrySwing Sw 085
RealDrums in Song: NashvilleBrushesBalladPushEv16: a: Sidestick, Brushes b: Brushes

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20/08/2017 I LOVED YOU ALL MY LIFE



I JUST FORGOT TO REMEMBER
WHATS MY NAME WHERE IM FROM
I KNOW YOUR FACE BUT I DONT KNOW
WHERE OUR HEARTS BELONG

THIS COULD BE MY LAST TIME
ILL EVER LOVE YOU WHEN YOU SMILE
BUT WHEN IM GONE PLEASE REMEMBER
I LOVED YOU FOR ALL MY LIFE

I SEE ITS HURTS YOU AND IT HURTS ME
THERE WAS SO MUCH JOY
AND NOW THERES PAIN
BUT FOR EVERY RAINBOW THAT WE SEE
THERES ALWAYS SUNSHINE AFTER RAIN

THIS COULD BE MY LAST TIME
ILL EVER LOVE YOU WHEN YOU SMILE
BUT WHEN IM GONE PLEASE REMEMBER
I LOVED YOU FOR ALL MY LIFE


PLEASE TELL THE CHILDREN
IVE ALWAYS LOVE'D THEM
THERE MEMROIES COME AND GO EACH DAY
AND WHEN THE GOOD LORD
CALLS ME HOMEWARD
HIS GOLDEN LIGHT WILL GUIDE MY WAY

THIS COULD BE MY LAST TIME
ILL EVER LOVE YOU WHEN YOU SMILE
BUT WHEN IM GONE PLEASE REMEMBER
I LOVED YOU FOR ALL MY LIFE


@spender2017

It's a beautiful tender love song Brad. Very moving.
I'm happy to have been a part of it.

Josie the vocals you sent just blew me away.i hope we can work together again and again
Thank you Brad

Brad,

Excellent job on this. A tough subject - we have watch our neighbor declining over the last two years.

The arrangement and production and mix are very well done. Your best to date. Terrific job on the vocal, too - expressive.

Josie's background vocals really notch this up. Excellent job, Josie. Really brings the song to life.

floyd

Oh Brad - you made me cry!!!!!
Wonderful, wonderful piece.
WendyM

Brad

A sad, poignant song performed impeccably by you and Josie.
Very nicely done.

Peter

Oh Wendy im sorry for that I didn't mean too.im happy that the emotions and feelings of the song came through thou.cheers brad

Thank you peter ,Josie's vocal brought it to life .
thank you brad

Thank you Floyd, a friend of mine is going through this at the moment with his mother.thats really where the song started its life.Josie really is a taleneted lady and so kind of her to give her time to this song
I aprreicate the feedback Floyd
thank you brad

Wonderful song for a sad subject. You did it justice as well as completed such a top notch collaboration with Josie. This is a nice production and performance.

Charlie

Thank you Charlie .I appreciate the feedback
cheers brad

What a great song Brad, really nice lyrics. A keeper for sure

Great job!!


Really good idea to bring Josie in on the background vocals here.

What a sweet touch.

A super job all around.

You did a great job on this, Brad. It sounds very professional, and the arrangement is seriously on point. Also, the vocal performance you did here is top notch too!

Thanks so much for sharing

Brad, Dont worry,friend. its because you got it bang to rights as they say. Personally dealing with this on a day by day basis watching someone you love(a parent in this case)slip in and out of the room of Life.The times out are getting longer but what is amazing is that in his lucid moments(and sometimes days)his Love for Mum(and hers for him)still shine like a beacon.if he could sing(God fobid! lol)i know he would sing "I have loved you all of my life". Excuse me now, I have eyes to blot.
WendyM

I have to agree with everything that has been said thus far.

This is absolutely fantastic. The only thing that I can add is "why isn't this on the radio"? I think it would sell a ton DLs.

You two should be extremely proud of this!

This is a keeper!

Charlie said it all...

One of your best and a lyric that is very close to home for us.

J&B

Thank you Mario im humbled by your comments
cheers brad

thank youboth for your feedback I appreciate it
brad

graham thank you for the comments cheers brad

appreciate the kind words deryk
cheers brad

cheers david ,Josie really brings the song to life
brad

Dear "Biglad"...

"I Loved You For All My Life" is the second song you've posted on the User's Forum that I've listened to and, once again, your willingness to expose your heart to us results in a profound listening experience.

The song would be powerful enough even if you only sang the lyrics in the first verse:

"I just forgot to remember
What's my name, where I'm from
I know your face, but I don't know
Where our hearts belong"

Right at the beginning of the song, in four brief lines with deceptively simple rhymes, you created with words an absolutely stunning and painfully vivid word image to describe the mental and emotional anguish that Alzheimer's disease wreaks in the mind, heart and soul of its bewildered victim(s).

That is what us songwriters strive for, isn't it? To get right down to the raw, unadulterated essence of the thing we want to sing about? I wish I had written those lyrics, not in an envious way, but just because they're an excellent, excellent example of how a song can get at the emotional truth of things.

Your Real Tracks choices deliver the musical ambiance that the lyrics need to reveal their power. I heard an ache in your voice that I believe could not have come from anywhere but your soul. Ms. Beck's chorused background vocals are sad and sweet at the same time as they express love and loss simultaneously.

I won't hesitate to call you an artist, sir, if art could be described as "the evidence of things unseen." (from the Biblical Letter to the Hebrews 11:1).

Most sincerely,

LOREN

Awesome write

great collaboration and performances

Josie, fine background vocals, very nice

Brad, great emotional write and excellent vocals

enjoyed the listen

Kenny

Thank you Kenny I appreciate the feedback
cheers brad

Great, Brad and Josie. Touching song about a subject close to
many of us, but rarely finds expression.

Superb song once again from you Brad, wonderfully sympathetic vocals Josie

Beautiful song and delivered so heartfelt. Lovely vocal and Josies harmonies added such a cool dynamic to the song. Excellent lyric touching on a very sad subject. Well done

Nice song!! The band is perfect (love that fiddle). Some great BGVs by Sundance! Really nicely done!! Take care. Greg

Hi Brad and Josie. The title of this one had me from the start. So beautiful. Nice production and lovely backing vocals too.

Loren ,Im humbled by your very kind words.while reading your wonderful comments I became so emotional,silly me.i really do aprreicate the time you took to listen to and comment
god bless brad

Beautiful and tender indeed!
And beautiful backing Josie!

Rob and Anne-Marie

Thank you rob and ann marie
cheers brad