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'Picture A Hero' - chorus added. #215636 09/21/13 03:06 AM User Showcase
Joined: May 2010 Posts: 1,719 New Zealand RichMac OP Expert
OP RichMac Expert Joined: May 2010 Posts: 1,719 New Zealand	I'm not sure what to make of this. -- http://youtu.be/RTKLy1-sXMc Any comments opinions and/or criticisms most welcome. Band. 2drums bass 2guitars. RD - urban pop broken wires RD - Tango Bass - RT1759 Pop 16th's Guitar - RT642 - Hard rock thrash hollow Guitar - RT832 - Alt country moody 'Picture a Hero' - By John Paul Booth and Richard McGrath Yesterday I found a crumpled photograph Tucked into a hollow in the floor There's my Grandpa standing with his bride to be Just be-fore he went off to the war. He looks smart and eager, in his uni- form She's so pretty in her Sunday dress I can almost hear her laughing, happi-ly And pro-testing that her hair's a mess The war is won, the war is lost the tearful left, to count the cost Of every-one that ever died Be-lieving, God was on their side Grandpa never shared his war-time memories He'd just stand up quietly and leave If the conversation ever turned that way He'd let other men their silk yarns weave. Grandpa, of that crumpled, faded photograph Never came back from the war they say Somehow part of him got left be-hind out there Somewhere part of him just drained a-way. The war is won, the war is lost the tearful left, to count the cost Of every-one that ever died Be-lieving, God was on their side War-time records show him in the in-fantry And they list the medals Grandpa won They say he's a hero, made his nation proud Grandpa never showed them to his sons. Grandpa, he once said to me, " All men feel fear Though some try and and never let it show It can take less courage to act as the 'brave' Than to be a 'coward' and say 'no' ". The war is won, the war is lost the tearful left, to count the cost Of every-one that ever died Be-lieving, God was on their side Yesterday I found a crumpled photo-graph Tucked into a hollow in the floor Hidden, just like Grandpa's faded me-mories Of the man he was before the war. https://soundcloud.com/tuigorge

Re: 'Picture A Hero' - chorus added. RichMac #215642 09/21/13 06:40 AM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 11,694 Florida floyd jane Veteran
floyd jane Veteran Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 11,694 Florida	Richard, I think that works. Your vocal could come up some - so that it's "in command" so to speak.... floyd 150+ Songs produced using BIAB RealTracks And 50 more... and some more...

Re: 'Picture A Hero' - chorus added. RichMac #215663 09/21/13 08:52 AM User Showcase
Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,705 USA Danny C. Veteran
Danny C. Veteran Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,705 USA	100% improvement from the 1st post. Plus the video helped me greatly to understand the story. With this said I have a couple of questions. Was the soldier in the photos your grandfather? And was the Maloney gravesite the same person? Very interesting. Later, Danny C. www.dannycampo.com https://www.facebook.com/pages/Danny-Campo/379776252109306?skip_nax_wizard=true The More You Drink The Better I Sound

Re: 'Picture A Hero' - chorus added. RichMac #215709 09/21/13 12:23 PM User Showcase
Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 9,326 Middlesex, NC Guitarhacker Veteran
Guitarhacker Veteran Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 9,326 Middlesex, NC	I think I commented on the original that you needed a chorus.... well done. The chorus sort of breaks it up nicely. It gives it an anchor. I like the line about God being on their side.... every war has sides that believe that. God sits and laughs.... or does he cry? You can find my music at: www.herbhartley.com Add nothing that adds nothing to the music. You can make excuses or you can make progress but not both. The magic you are looking for is in the work you are avoiding.

Re: 'Picture A Hero' - chorus added. RichMac #215733 09/21/13 06:15 PM User Showcase
Joined: May 2008 Posts: 5,063 Kentucky USA Sundance Veteran
Sundance Veteran Joined: May 2008 Posts: 5,063 Kentucky USA	Interesting story and video. I thought the chorus was very good and added to the song. Josie Beck Youtube Channel Josie Beck Soundcloud

Re: 'Picture A Hero' - chorus added. floyd jane #215758 09/21/13 09:17 PM User Showcase
Joined: May 2010 Posts: 1,719 New Zealand RichMac OP Expert
OP RichMac Expert Joined: May 2010 Posts: 1,719 New Zealand	Thanks Floyd - Good advice I'm sure. Am going to do the Coursera Music production course and hopefully get some ideas. Danny - appreciate your interest - Paul wrote the poem mainly about his grandfather but also as a combination of various people he knew. I used my old family photographs and my uncle Laurence Maloney, who died during the war, buried in Perth. The other soldiers are my Dad and other Uncles. The graves are from a holiday in Cairns Australia. I basically used all the war and grave pictures from my photo album. Herb - I'm sure all soldiers believe they are in the right and fighting the good fight with God on their side. It's sad. Thanks for the encouragement Josie. You certainly have a lot of songs! Last edited by RichMac; 09/21/13 09:41 PM. https://soundcloud.com/tuigorge

Re: 'Picture A Hero' - chorus added. RichMac #215759 09/21/13 10:32 PM User Showcase
Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 18,888 Australia Noel96 Veteran
Noel96 Veteran Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 18,888 Australia	Hi Richard, Well done! I enjoyed the visual and musical journey. What impressed me the most was they way you ended. To my way of thinking. the repeated verse and lack of chorus at the end were perfect. Their effect on me was that I was left thinking about war and how it impacts on all us. Thank you for sharing your work. All the best, Noel MY SONGS... Audiophile BIAB 2024 audios on Soundcloud

Re: 'Picture A Hero' - chorus added. Noel96 #215874 09/23/13 02:00 AM User Showcase
Joined: May 2010 Posts: 1,719 New Zealand RichMac OP Expert
OP RichMac Expert Joined: May 2010 Posts: 1,719 New Zealand	Thanks Noel. War is a sorry business. Must try for a happy song next time. Cheers. Last edited by RichMac; 09/23/13 02:02 AM. https://soundcloud.com/tuigorge

Re: 'Picture A Hero' - chorus added. RichMac #215942 09/23/13 04:16 PM User Showcase
Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,705 USA Danny C. Veteran
Danny C. Veteran Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,705 USA	Thank you so much for the background on the photos, really helps tie in the lyric. Later, Danny C. www.dannycampo.com https://www.facebook.com/pages/Danny-Campo/379776252109306?skip_nax_wizard=true The More You Drink The Better I Sound

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