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Hi Floyd,
Rog expressed my thoughts "A fabulous track which leaves me wondering how someone could write with such insight and wisdom at the age of 25."
A beautiful song.
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Guenter - thanks, as always... (about time for another from you!!) Wow, that's a stunning piece Floyd. The lyrics are up there with the prescience of Jackson Browne. The whole things is perfect and very moving. Music like this deserves to be widely heard. Superb.
John Wow, John - thank you for that... I truly appreciate it...
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Floyd you always come up with an exceptional song and this is no exception. Today is my birthday and I have turned 69. I guess that qualifies me as an old man but I have to tell you (as an old man) I think that you are a terrific song writer and musician and I always look forward to what you have to send our way.
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Wow, wonderful songwriting! And only 25 when you wrote it too, very impressive.
Age here is 61, so I guess I'm an old man :P
Good song, enjoyed the listen!
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One of my favorites you have done. Very insightful lyrics especially at 25. First class tune Thanks, Scott... glad you liked it..
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This is a very touching song and a great production. I love the vocal phrasing. Quite the vintage wine, eh??  Thanks, David... Beautifully done!! The arrangement and emotion in the vocal are totally captivating. When I was 25, I didn't think much about anything other than where the party was that night. This is deeply insightful writing. I'm really glad you reincarnated it. It is a beautiful song!! Take care. Greg LOL. Always pleased to catch your ear, Greg... and to dreg up some good, old memories...
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Another great tune from FJ. I've got two years on you at 62 and still keep trying. Most of the songs I have posted on Soundcloud are lyrics from the early eighties but I have written quite a few new ones since Band in a Box, (that's a plug, lol) Again a great song and mixed to perfection as usual!! Thanks, Steve - always good to have you drop by... appreciate it...
Great song as usual
very intimate lyrics and music.
Happy new year to you.
Sergio
Thanks, Sergio...
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Wonderful Floyd. It must be so interesting for a song writer like you to revisit songs that you wrote all those years ago. I would love to hear the first song you ever wrote and to know what age you were when you wrote it. I do hope you have an awesome 2016.
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fj,
I like this one a lot.
"the days don't seem quite so long"
Great line, and boy, can I relate!
Happy New Year!
Regards,
Bob Thanks, Bob! Time is flying by, isn't it??? I still wonder what an old man thinks! As a youngster, folks the age I am now seemed to be O L D. Mentally, I still think I'm thirty. It's not until the heavy lifting that I realize I got off at the wrong train stop. Good song. The lyrics are very well written and you have a fitting arrangement in the music. Your vocal phrasing at the very beginning of the line, "When the church bell tolls..." I thought you may be giving us a surprise and the verse was going to be conversational rather than singing. Didn't happen, but might have fit in nice. Enjoyed this -- even with the line or two that were too close to dodge. Thanks, Charlie - You made it to 30? I got stuck at 26, I'm fairly certain... I was never much good at the "talkie" songs... I was a huge Glen Campbell fan and I did not care for "Honey, Come Back" - I think that "put me off" those.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORUXIp6X1k4Where did the time go?
Great song and a good start to the new year.
Now I know what an old man must think. Thanks, Herb - Appreciate that.
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Simply beautiful! The lyrics, the vocal, the band. What more can we say...apart from that this is a class entry for 2016!
Thanks, guys... appreciate the support.
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Left me hangin. I wanted another verse. Something more - now from your current perspective. Please consider expanding this "old" song. I am sure we would all enjoy. Hi, Dan! Thanks for listening... I don't know, I stopped writing songs with 3 verses a very long time ago... not sure I could do four... Oh I was so much older then I'm younger than that now! floyd, This was a very sophisticated write for someone only 25. Very heartfelt delivery and great strings. Perfect arrangement and mix. From one old man to another, Happy New Year and may we have many more. Tom Thanks, Tom. At 25, I had the sense I was late. All my songwriting heroes at the time (Prine, JT, JB, other JB) had all made by the time they were 24... Happy New Year!...
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Beautifully crafted and as noted excellent lyrics.
You certainly have a knack for writing songs of real substance (even at 25). Thank you, Peter... Hi Floyd ...
Just wait until you catch up with us ... we're just months away from 70 ... yep!
The insightful wisdom in your lyric is amazing. And your vocal delivery never fails to mesmerize. You have a unique and wonderful voice. Me (Alan) being an old man now, I can certainly fall right into this one.
We like the way you built the layers. That only adds to the anticipation of what's to come.
Great job ... one of our very favorites from you. Have a fabulous 2016!
Alan & Di Appreciate it, Alan. I figure as long as I can keep doing new stuff - which BIAB helps a bunch - then there's still a reason to get up in the morning Having a good time exploring styles in the 2016! Hope y'all are doing well...
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Top notch writing and performing. It's a good song for us to contemplate. A great example of "timeless" writing. Means as much today as it would have 35 years ago. Thanks, Kevin... nice of you to say... I need a nap
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Floyd,
What an exceptionally thoughtful lryic for a young man to write. Our old songs from decades past are like time capsuals we left ourselves.
Thanks for sharing
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Beautiful Floyd. It depends on the old man.
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Floyd you always come up with an exceptional song and this is no exception. Today is my birthday and I have turned 69. I guess that qualifies me as an old man but I have to tell you (as an old man) I think that you are a terrific song writer and musician and I always look forward to what you have to send our way.
Sonny Happy (belated) Birthday, Sonny! Thanks for the kind words... Wow, wonderful songwriting! And only 25 when you wrote it too, very impressive.
Age here is 61, so I guess I'm an old man :P
Good song, enjoyed the listen! Thanks, Dave. I appreciate that. Looking forward to some more stuff from you... Wonderful Floyd. It must be so interesting for a song writer like you to revisit songs that you wrote all those years ago. I would love to hear the first song you ever wrote and to know what age you were when you wrote it. I do hope you have an awesome 2016. Thanks, Joanne. I can still remember a few lines of the first song I wrote - at 15... Trust me, you do not want to hear it...
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Someone in the business once told me to keep every lyric and every melody. Perhaps you heard that too, or you just knew it. I'm glad you kept this one close.
Timeless.
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Wow! What lyric to contemplate as another year begins. Where was I in '62? Mainly just being 16 and everything that goes with that. I thought my grandparents were ancient then when they were the age I am now. To have songs that you have written through your adult life must be a real treasure...lots of "then and now" thoughts in them I'm sure as you peruse the catalog. As others have said and we join in with it's nice that you brought this one back. I listened several times on my recent b'day. It's a gem of lyric that shines even brighter with the fj vocals, arrangement and production treatment. Thanks for sharing this and particularly so for this time of year! J&B Janice is fond of "don't grow up...it's a trap" 
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I'm new here and this is the first piece I've listened to. Yes, it speaks to me.
I'm impressed you even conceived of this theme at 25. The music, tempo, everything blends well. It'll stick in my memory for a long time.
Many of my lyrics touch on age-related issues too. But I only just started writing songs 2 years ago, so I don't dwell there...
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I'm new here and this is the first piece I've listened to. Yes, it speaks to me.
I'm impressed you even conceived of this theme at 25. The music, tempo, everything blends well. It'll stick in my memory for a long time.
Many of my lyrics touch on age-related issues too. But I only just started writing songs 2 years ago, so I don't dwell there...
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Beautifully written and recorded, speaks to my heart.
So damned good.
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