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Posted By: 90 dB Saint Of San Juaquin - 06/27/21 04:12 PM
A song about a valley in California.

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Saint Of San Joaquin

© 2021 Robert Randall Burke


There's a fire in the valley
You can see it through the trees
Burnin' up the memories
Of the life we used to lead.

There's an owl up in a pine tree
Watchin' the smoke swirl
Embers in the wind now
All that's left of our old world.


All the old ones know me
As The Saint Of San Joaquin
If you close your eyes
You'll see me in your dreams.


Many good men have gone under
Many good men have survived
Outlaws never live too long
Once judgment has arrived.


All the old ones know me
As The Saint Of San Joaquin
If you close your eyes
You'll see me in your dreams.


There's a fire in the valley
You can see it through the trees
Burnin' up the memories
Of the life we used to lead.


There's an owl up in a pine tree
Watchin' the smoke swirl
Embers in the wind now
All that's left of our old world.


All the old ones know me
As The Saint Of San Joaquin
If you close your eyes
You'll see me in your dreams.
Close your eyes
You'll see me in your dreams.




Regards,

Bob
Posted By: Janice & Bud Re: Saint Of San Juaquin - 06/28/21 05:16 PM
What a great write, and presented with remarkable imagery.

Your vocal and the melody deliver that melancholy lyric right to the listener's heart.

The band is a perfect "nothing left to add nothing left to take away" choice and wrapped in a great mix.

Yeah, we like it ... a lot!

J&B
Posted By: Will Josef Re: Saint Of San Juaquin - 06/28/21 09:34 PM
Pretty good mix and a nice song! Well done!

Will
Posted By: Scott C Re: Saint Of San Juaquin - 06/28/21 11:01 PM
+1 on what Janice and Bud said. Lovey vocal and lyric. Very enjoyable listen. Well done..
Posted By: dcuny Re: Saint Of San Juaquin - 06/28/21 11:46 PM
Nice vocal - pleasant listen!
Posted By: 90 dB Re: Saint Of San Juaquin - 06/29/21 02:04 PM
Originally Posted By: Janice & Bud
What a great write, and presented with remarkable imagery.

Your vocal and the melody deliver that melancholy lyric right to the listener's heart.

The band is a perfect "nothing left to add nothing left to take away" choice and wrapped in a great mix.

Yeah, we like it ... a lot!

J&B





Thanks guys. Appreciate the listen.


Regards,

Bob
Posted By: 90 dB Re: Saint Of San Juaquin - 06/30/21 10:15 AM
Originally Posted By: Will Josef
Pretty good mix and a nice song! Well done!

Will



Will,


Thanks for listening and commenting.

Regards,

Bob
Posted By: 90 dB Re: Saint Of San Juaquin - 06/30/21 09:27 PM
Originally Posted By: Scott C
+1 on what Janice and Bud said. Lovey vocal and lyric. Very enjoyable listen. Well done..



Scott,

Thanks for the listen.

Regards,

Bob
Posted By: 90 dB Re: Saint Of San Juaquin - 06/30/21 09:28 PM
Originally Posted By: dcuny
Nice vocal - pleasant listen!



David,


Thanks.


Regards,

Bob
Posted By: Charlie Fogle Re: Saint Of San Juaquin - 07/01/21 09:17 AM
This is a great presentation and enjoyable listen from start to finish.

Charlie
Posted By: BabuMusic Re: Saint Of San Juaquin - 07/01/21 09:31 AM
Outstanding presentation, Bob. Every aspect supports every other. Right from the idea of the song, the lyrics, melody, band selection, production, mix and outstanding vocal delivery --all on the top shelf of creativity.
Posted By: floyd jane Re: Saint Of San Juaquin - 07/01/21 11:49 AM
Always enjoyable hearing another one from you, Robert....

Nice melody, well sung...

fj
Posted By: MarioD Re: Saint Of San Juaquin - 07/01/21 09:47 PM
Bob, this may be your best to date IMHO. Great imagery. Your vocal was excellent and the backing tracks were exactly what was needed for a song like this.

I really enjoyed this one.
Posted By: 90 dB Re: Saint Of San Juaquin - 07/02/21 09:09 PM
Originally Posted By: Charlie Fogle
This is a great presentation and enjoyable listen from start to finish.

Charlie



Charlie,

Thanks for the listen and kind comments. Hope all is well with you.


Regards,

Bob
Posted By: 90 dB Re: Saint Of San Juaquin - 07/08/21 10:22 AM
Originally Posted By: BabuMusic
Outstanding presentation, Bob. Every aspect supports every other. Right from the idea of the song, the lyrics, melody, band selection, production, mix and outstanding vocal delivery --all on the top shelf of creativity.



Marty,

Thanks for the listen and the kind comments.

Regards,


Bob
Posted By: Guitarhacker Re: Saint Of San Juaquin - 07/08/21 05:45 PM
I like this. Country rock that sounds like something that might have come out of the canyon back in the day.

Solid song.
Well done.
Posted By: rayc Re: Saint Of San Juaquin - 07/08/21 06:22 PM
Terrific job - good melody, really good vocal performance and solid , supportive arrangement.
I was left wanting to know the rest of the story tough. Just two short verses an a chorus, all repeated, left a very sketchy narrative.
Posted By: Torrey Bliss Re: Saint Of San Juaquin - 07/09/21 01:13 PM
Man this is really good Bob! The vocal is outstanding as well as the writing! You've crafted an excellent sounding tune that is easy on the ears and stays with the listener! Thanks, T
Posted By: 90 dB Re: Saint Of San Juaquin - 07/10/21 10:36 AM
Originally Posted By: floyd jane
Always enjoyable hearing another one from you, Robert....

Nice melody, well sung...

fj



Floyd,

Thanks for the listen.

Regards,

Bob
Posted By: Sundance Re: Saint Of San Juaquin - 07/11/21 02:43 AM
Bob this is beautiful. Everything about it. Course you know I'm a fan.
Josie
Posted By: CeeBee Re: Saint Of San Juaquin - 07/11/21 04:25 AM
Originally Posted By: 90 dB

There's a fire in the valley
You can see it through the trees
Burnin' up the memories
Of the life we used to lead.


That just about sums up what's happening around the world.

Nice one Bob.
Posted By: Birchwood Re: Saint Of San Juaquin - 07/11/21 06:55 AM
Hello Bob,

I think you really deserve all the compliments here in all these post, including mine!

You made a very nice, picturesque song. One can almost see what you were singing about. I don't know if I know that valley. Some years ago I drove through California in a camper, so it could be.
But I do remember the images of the fires in California, terrible!
And you sang so sensitive about it all with a very nice voice. And with a good band as well.

I enjoyed it very much, Bob! (still see that owl...)

Hans
Posted By: 90 dB Re: Saint Of San Juaquin - 07/13/21 12:35 PM
Originally Posted By: MarioD
Bob, this may be your best to date IMHO. Great imagery. Your vocal was excellent and the backing tracks were exactly what was needed for a song like this.

I really enjoyed this one.



Mario,

Thanks for the listen and kind remarks.


Regards,

Bob
Posted By: 90 dB Re: Saint Of San Juaquin - 07/13/21 02:33 PM
Originally Posted By: Guitarhacker
I like this. Country rock that sounds like something that might have come out of the canyon back in the day.

Solid song.
Well done.



Herb,

Thanks for the listen. Hope all is well with you and yours.

Regards,

Bob
Posted By: 90 dB Re: Saint Of San Juaquin - 07/15/21 12:21 PM
Originally Posted By: Torrey Bliss
Man this is really good Bob! The vocal is outstanding as well as the writing! You've crafted an excellent sounding tune that is easy on the ears and stays with the listener! Thanks, T



Torrey,

Thanks for the listen. Hope all is well with you.


Regards,

Bob
Posted By: 90 dB Re: Saint Of San Juaquin - 07/15/21 12:22 PM
Originally Posted By: Sundance
Bob this is beautiful. Everything about it. Course you know I'm a fan.
Josie



Josie,

Thanks a bunch.

Regards,

Bob
Posted By: rsdean Re: Saint Of San Juaquin - 07/15/21 01:06 PM
Bob,

Very beautiful and touching... Such an excellent vocal and arrangement.

Bob
Posted By: Greg Johnson Re: Saint Of San Juaquin - 07/16/21 08:34 PM
Great to see you back around Bob!! Always look forward to your songs, and this is another great one!!! Yeah, we're waiting for this fire season to really get going.....dry winter. So hard to deal with and so tragic. Great to hear one from you!!! Take care. Greg
Posted By: 90 dB Re: Saint Of San Juaquin - 07/18/21 09:59 AM
Originally Posted By: CeeBee
Originally Posted By: 90 dB

There's a fire in the valley
You can see it through the trees
Burnin' up the memories
Of the life we used to lead.


That just about sums up what's happening around the world.

Nice one Bob.



Glad you enjoyed it.

Regards,

Bob
Posted By: 90 dB Re: Saint Of San Juaquin - 07/18/21 10:07 AM
Originally Posted By: Birchwood
Hello Bob,

I think you really deserve all the compliments here in all these post, including mine!

You made a very nice, picturesque song. One can almost see what you were singing about. I don't know if I know that valley. Some years ago I drove through California in a camper, so it could be.
But I do remember the images of the fires in California, terrible!
And you sang so sensitive about it all with a very nice voice. And with a good band as well.

I enjoyed it very much, Bob! (still see that owl...)

Hans




Hans,


Thanks for the listen and kind remarks. The San Juaquin Valley is a huge area, so the chances are that you traveled through it om your trip.


Regards,

Bob
Posted By: 90 dB Re: Saint Of San Juaquin - 07/20/21 01:30 PM
Originally Posted By: rsdean
Bob,

Very beautiful and touching... Such an excellent vocal and arrangement.

Bob



Bob,

Thanks for the kind remarks.

Regards,

The Other Bob
Posted By: jannesan Re: Saint Of San Juaquin - 07/20/21 02:08 PM
Very touching song, fires are a sad thing and you have used good imagery to paint them. Beautiful melody and chording, good vocals and arrangement. Enjoyable melancholy.

Janne
Posted By: 90 dB Re: Saint Of San Juaquin - 07/24/21 08:47 PM
Originally Posted By: Greg Johnson
Great to see you back around Bob!! Always look forward to your songs, and this is another great one!!! Yeah, we're waiting for this fire season to really get going.....dry winter. So hard to deal with and so tragic. Great to hear one from you!!! Take care. Greg



Greg,

Thanks for the listen. I hope you get through this fire season OK.


Regards,

Bob
Posted By: 90 dB Re: Saint Of San Juaquin - 07/24/21 08:50 PM
Janne,

Thanks for listening and the kind comments.

Regards,

Bob
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