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Hi all

This song is based around the great depression.
Amazing what some had to do to survive.
Hope you like it all comments welcome.
Rob.

Needed you too long


Needed you too long

Wont you stop staring at that sweet gal of mine.
We been together since nineteen thirty nine.
She,s always standing bye me she's never gone.
Honey I've needed you too long.

Sleeping under bridges hiding in old barns.
We'd steal some chicken eggs from someones farm
We're always getting bye don't do no wrong.
Honey I've needed you too long.

your just the sweetest breath of air.
When your here I never have a care


Bridge

We'll walk beside the highway try and hitch a ride.
We'll ride an old dodge truck be warm inside.
You'll whistle you are my sunshine I'll sing the song.
Honey I've needed you too long.

Down bye railway tracks in the freezing rain.
You slipped while we were running fell neath the train.
I held you tightly to me your hair so blonde
Honey I've needed you too long.

itle: Untitled Song
Key=C , Tempo 165, Length (m:s)=2:25
No intro. 32 bar chorus, from bar 1 to bar 32. Repeat x3 choruses
No Melody
No Soloist track.
Song is saved with Volume, Pan, Reverb, Chorus, Bank0,
Style is _DIXALLS.STY (Dixieland AllBGSoloAtOnce[165RS])

RealTracks in style: ~1616:Tuba, DixielandFast Sw 165 ('A' only)
RealTracks in style: ~1615:Piano, Acoustic, Rhythm DixielandFast Sw 165
RealTracks in style: ~1614:Guitar, Acoustic, Rhythm DixielandFast Sw 165
RealTracks in style: ~1613:Banjo, Tenor, Rhythm DixielandFastA-B Sw 165
RealTracks in style: ~1634:Multi[Chorus] ClarinetBGSol DixieFastSw165, TromboneBGSol DixieFastSw165, TrumpetBGSol DixieFast Sw165,
RealDrums in style: Dixieland^3-a:Ride & Cross-stick, b:Ride & Boisterous Backbeat
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Rob,

A good choice of style/instruments for your subject.

Good mix and a fitting vocal. An interesting write (a surprising ending! really caught me off guard).

floyd

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Hey Rob.
Lovely lovely. What a gorgeous song! Love the oom pah pah band. Especially the Tuba!


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Hi, Rob !

I like dixieland in general
and your tune in particular !:))
Listening to it gave me a most
relaxing feeling....did you
really mean .....39 ??????? (chuckle) !


Cheers
Dani

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Down bye railway tracks in the freezing rain.
You slipped while we were running fell neath the train.
I held you tightly to me your hair so blonde
Honey I've needed you too long.

I found this puzzling. Did he save her or was that "it" for her. The song has a sweet, sentimental feel but takes on a lot darker tone if she dies. That would be an interesting contrast with the happy music and story to that point (something they might play in horror film). Really like the feel, recording, mix, and instrument selection for the style. Just thrown a little by that verse. Very nicely done!! Take care. Greg

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Originally Posted By: floyd jane
Rob,

A good choice of style/instruments for your subject.

Good mix and a fitting vocal. An interesting write (a surprising ending! really caught me off guard).

floyd


My wife was disappointed with the ending and asked if I was going to make her die?
Wont answer this fully as there is a comment further below.

Many thanks Floyd.

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Originally Posted By: JosieC
Hey Rob.
Lovely lovely. What a gorgeous song! Love the oom pah pah band. Especially the Tuba!


Thank you Josie for your kind Comments.
Rob.

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Originally Posted By: dani48
Hi, Rob !

I like dixieland in general
and your tune in particular !:))
Listening to it gave me a most
relaxing feeling....did you
really mean .....39 ??????? (chuckle) !


Cheers
Dani

Hi Dani yes you heard right 1939 the Great depression era.
Thanks for your comments.
Rob.

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Originally Posted By: Greg Johnson
Down bye railway tracks in the freezing rain.
You slipped while we were running fell neath the train.
I held you tightly to me your hair so blonde
Honey I've needed you too long.

I found this puzzling. Did he save her or was that "it" for her. The song has a sweet, sentimental feel but takes on a lot darker tone if she dies. That would be an interesting contrast with the happy music and story to that point (something they might play in horror film). Really like the feel, recording, mix, and instrument selection for the style. Just thrown a little by that verse. Very nicely done!! Take care. Greg


Hi Greg..
I wrote this around people known back then as tramps.
They often traveled in railway freight cars to get from place to place to find work.
So I tried some how to include this in the song.

(A tramp is a long-term homeless person who travels from place to place as a vagrant, traditionally walking all year round. The term "tramp" became a common way to refer to such people in 19th-century Britain and America.)

To tell you the truth I don't even know if this lady dies.
Due to my wife reaction to the lyric I felt it best to let the listener decide.

I hope the verse didn't throw you too much but I guess Im happy with your reaction.
Not that I'm sadistic.

Ive killed a few characters off in songs with no lack of protest from my wife..
I think she stands firmly on your side.

Thank you for your comments Greg.
Rob.

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Another good and enjoyable listen. You have a nice diverse repertoire of material and I imagine a lot of influences from over the years.


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hi Rob. Nice and cruisy.
Lulled into a false sense of security and then surprise.
A mystery ending. Good one. Cheers.

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Interesting song. You use some interesting styles.

This fits quite well to what you were looking to accomplish. Depression era music....

The first two verses had me thinking this was about a hobo and his dog.... not too many women would put up with the situation described in those verses..... stealing eggs, living under bridges ..... at least very few that I know. But since a dog can't whistle..... that kinda blew that line of thought. Reading the comments by others and you.... at least I have the hobo part right.

Nice job on this


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Mercifully 1939 was the last year of
The Great Depression in the US...
at least officially. Both my parents
and all my grandparents suffered
through it.

This is a nice write and a very effective
vocal and arrangement for the tune.
I would never have thought of using
a dixleland band for such a song --
but dang it works really well.

Oh, and the mystique is very cool.

Good one!!

J&B


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Originally Posted By: c_fogle
Another good and enjoyable listen. You have a nice diverse repertoire of material and I imagine a lot of influences from over the years.


Charlie


Hi Charlie.
Some times I surprise my self smile
Thank you.
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hi Rob. Nice and cruisy.
Lulled into a false sense of security and then surprise.
A mystery ending. Good one. Cheers.


G'day Rich.
Thank you for your comment my friend.
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Originally Posted By: Guitarhacker
Interesting song. You use some interesting styles.

This fits quite well to what you were looking to accomplish. Depression era music....

The first two verses had me thinking this was about a hobo and his dog.... not too many women would put up with the situation described in those verses..... stealing eggs, living under bridges ..... at least very few that I know. But since a dog can't whistle..... that kinda blew that line of thought. Reading the comments by others and you.... at least I have the hobo part right.

Nice job on this

Hi GT.
This song ended up more thought provoking than I thought.
Thanks for your comments.
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Originally Posted By: Janice & Bud
Mercifully 1939 was the last year of
The Great Depression in the US...
at least officially. Both my parents
and all my grandparents suffered
through it.

This is a nice write and a very effective
vocal and arrangement for the tune.
I would never have thought of using
a dixleland band for such a song --
but dang it works really well.

Oh, and the mystique is very cool.

Good one!!

J&B


Tanks J&B.
That was my Gran parents era.
Don't know how they did it.

Sadly that stoic generation is fast leaving us.
Thanks for your comments.

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Rob this is really a great song! Because I'm late everything has already been said so all that I can add is that I really enjoyed this toe tapper!


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Originally Posted By: MarioD
Rob this is really a great song! Because I'm late everything has already been said so all that I can add is that I really enjoyed this toe tapper!


Hello Mario.
Hope all is well with you.
Thanks for your comments .
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Enjoyed the song. Like the mix and production, but I'm also a bit puzzled by the last verse. I think she lived, but I'm not sure.

My favorite lines:

'Sleeping under bridges hiding in old barns.
We'd steal some chicken eggs from someones farm
We're always getting bye don't do no wrong.
Honey I've needed you too long.'

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