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Hi Rob. I am also an ex-smoker and everyday I am so thankful that I was able to kick the habit more than 8 years ago. I feel for the people struggling with this addiction. It is terrible. Your song certainly was a bit of a shock to the system but if it helps one person free themselves then it has done an excellent job. Well done! Hi Josie. Never meant this song to be as confronting as some have viewed it. Thanks for your support. Rob
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Rob, I like where you took it with the tongue in cheek sentiment. "My situation aint no joke but I'm just dying for a smoke." That about sums it up. Vocals and mix are very good. Even though it is such a dark subject, it is a very good write. Tom +1!
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Another ex-smoker here also and in fact this September it would be 40 years since I quit. I am so glad that I did as I have seen a very good friend and a brother-in-law die from lung cancer due to cigarettes and neither had reached the age of 64!
Anyway I also think that this is probably your best outing yet. I think many of us can relate to the lyrics and may have seen exactly what you are song is about. Everything is perfect on this one.
Hello Mario. This song has certainly hit a nerve with some and Im fine with that. Not often am I able to write a song that makes people think. Thank you for you kind comments. Rob
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Rob, You've done well with this one. As all the others before me have said, this is excellent on all fronts. All the best, Noel
MY SONGS...Audiophile BIAB 2024
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Rob,
One of your best - in all aspects.
A good write - solid. Excellent choice of a Band - and very well mixed.
The vocal is excellent. Tucked in the mix perfectly. I'd say you got the reverb just right.
Nice job!
floyd We could not have stated it better. Simply stated everything works. Nothing here for the nitpickers. An all around fine production that sounds great on our monitors and on our bigger system. Congrats!! J&B PS Neither us have ever smoked but we can relate through family and friends to the occasional humor and tragedy of it all.
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Note: tongue in cheek commentary may be contained in this post.... proceed with all due caution.
I like the tracks used. Cool crunchy guitar sound.
The "happy music" doesn't fit (IMHO) the depressing lyrical journey. Cut my leg off, lost a lung, gurgling sounds.... lets have another smoke before we die.
Kinda like Country Joe & the Fish...at Woodstock.... Whoppee! We're all gonna die!!!!!
Maybe that was the intent.... if so...well done.
Hello Herb. Defiantly a tongue in cheek song. The irony of the situation always gets me no matter how ill some smokers get they keep smoking. That was thought behind writing. Thanks for your comments. Rob Like the guy I used to know who smoked. He got cancer and they had to put in a breathing tube and he had to use an electronic thing that he pressed against his neck while closing the hole in his throat so he could "speak" using this gizmo because they had to remove his larynx..... Did that stop him from smoking....? Oh no it didn't. He'd light one up and stick it in the hole and smoke anyway...... making jokes that the doctors told him to quit before the cigarettes took his lungs. Sadly I have seen some one do the same thing. What some people will do for a nicotine fix. Thanks for your comments guitarhacker. Rob
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Hello Patrick.
Thanks for your kind comments.
Rob
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Hi Rob,
As Rob (I mean "my" Rob) quit smoking about 6 months ago and still finds it very difficult not to smoke, I'd better not let him listen to this song. So I'll comment on it.
I agree with Herb, that it sounds rather cheerful for someone who's going to die ;), but both band and vocals sound very well.
Good write!
Anne-Marie Thank you Anne-Marie. Thanks for litening. Rob
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Hi Rob !!!:))
WOW !!!
Am still grinnin at your
hilarious tune though I know
perfectly well that smoking is
no joke ! Was myself a big smoker
for many, many years and if I
had´nt been able to quit, it would
surely have taken me ! Can still
recall how I had to go out
searchin´for half burned stoogies
along the streets when the worst fit
hit me ! :)) Nonetheless, a good
song perfectly executed !:))
Cheers
Dani
Yes I have been there also my friend. Many thanks for your comments. Rob,
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Rob, I like where you took it with the tongue in cheek sentiment. "My situation aint no joke but I'm just dying for a smoke." That about sums it up. Vocals and mix are very good. Even though it is such a dark subject, it is a very good write. Tom Thanks Tommy. Appreciate your cooments. Rob.
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Rob, I like where you took it with the tongue in cheek sentiment. "My situation aint no joke but I'm just dying for a smoke." That about sums it up. Vocals and mix are very good. Even though it is such a dark subject, it is a very good write. Tom +1! Thank you for listening Sundance. Rob
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A good song and production Rob very topical and funny and yet very true.
Isn't it strange how you hear of someone who smoked all their life and yet lived to a good old age.
Still I would rather not take the chance.
I enjoyed the listen, you can write about anything it seems, wonder whats next on the list?
ALl the best
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Rob, You've done well with this one. As all the others before me have said, this is excellent on all fronts. All the best, Noel Hi Noel. Thanks for your support and comments. Rob
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Rob,
One of your best - in all aspects.
A good write - solid. Excellent choice of a Band - and very well mixed.
The vocal is excellent. Tucked in the mix perfectly. I'd say you got the reverb just right.
Nice job!
floyd We could not have stated it better. Simply stated everything works. Nothing here for the nitpickers. An all around fine production that sounds great on our monitors and on our bigger system. Congrats!! J&B PS Neither us have ever smoked but we can relate through family and friends to the occasional humor and tragedy of it all. Hi guys thanks for listening and commenting. Rob
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I'm with floyd on this one, too.
Humor helps us do is poke and prod at things that are otherwise far too painful to talk about.
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Hi David.
Thanks for listening and commenting.
Rob
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Rob,
That was great! I loved the ending. I hope you didn't get that one from personal experience.
SD
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Rob,
That was great! I loved the ending. I hope you didn't get that one from personal experience.
SD
Hello Spacedog. Yes Unfortunately It was from experience. Rob
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