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The Lady Doesn't Want To Go Home #392987 01/29/17 04:16 AM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 12,315 Florida floyd jane OP Veteran
OP floyd jane Veteran Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 12,315 Florida	Summer of '74... I was playing The Rusty Nail in Rome, NY. A woman (I say "woman" because I was 19 - she was 27) began coming in every week (Saturday). She'd sit at the bar...alone. Every guy in the place would approach her at some point (she was heartbreakingly beautiful). She'd turn away from them every time. And continue her solitude. My heart jumped every time she walked in the door. We would often see her leave as we pulled away after packing up. This song is about that "picture" - that "moment in time". epilogue: One night as we were breaking down, she came over and started talking to me. Me?... virtually tongue-tied. We ended up going to another bar. And then her house. We were together for about 9 months, though long-distance, as at the end of the summer, I had to go back to school in Montreal. (You might say she was my "Maggie May") I almost married her. Ahh... to be young... THE LADY DOESN'T WANT TO GO HOME she listens to the jukebox all night long singing the words to her favorite songs nursing a beer, dancing in her head pretending not to be alone it only makes her crazy to wonder why he said the things he said and then said goodbye so drop another quarter make the jukebox cry the lady doesn't want to go home why run to an empty bed to dream the dreams of the lonely bartender leave those neon lights alone the lady doesn't want to go home she's had her fill of the lies men tell knows their promises far too well believed too hard the last time she fell a heart's not made of stone she stares at her glass thinking nothing at all plays with a match and talks to the wall dreading the sound of another last call the lady doesn't want to go home why run to an empty bed to dream the dreams of the lonely bartender leave those neon lights alone the lady doesn't want to go home another cowboy tries to talk his way into her heart ma'am you look like you could use a friend but she turns away without a word afraid to let it start she knows where these things end why run to an empty bed to dream the dreams of the lonely bartender leave those neon lights alone the lady doesn't want to go home And, the BAND: Style is _BOOGNO2.STY (NewOrl.Boogie w.TrainDrms[165RS]) RealTracks in style: 2149:Bass, Electric, NewOrleansBoogie Ev 165 RealTracks in style: 2151:Piano, Acoustic, Rhythm NewOrleansBoogieKevin Ev 165 RealTracks in style: 2150:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm NewOrleansBoogie Ev 165 RealDrums in style: NewOrleansBoogie^04-a:Funky Snare , b:Snare, Tom Ride RealTracks in song: 2152:Piano, Acoustic, Soloist NewOrleansBoogieKevin Ev 165 RealTracks in song: ~501:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm StoneZ Flash 1 Ev 140 ('B' only) RealTracks in song: ~622:Pedal Steel, Background Waylon Ev 176 RealTracks in song: ~670:Guitar, Slide, Background EasySouthern Ev 165 Hope you enjoy this Comments welcome. Have at it. floyd 150+ Songs produced using BIAB RealTracks And 50 more... and some more...

Re: The Lady Doesn't Want To Go Home floyd jane #392988 01/29/17 04:28 AM User Showcase
Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 10,012 Middlesex, NC Guitarhacker Veteran
Guitarhacker Veteran Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 10,012 Middlesex, NC	Cool tune but not exactly what I was expecting to hear based on the story. Nice work Floyd. Coming back out of the instrumental break, I'd fade that dobro/slide faster so that it doesn't end up on the same note as the singer. "Run".... only minor nit I had with the production. Last edited by Guitarhacker; 01/29/17 04:31 AM. 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: The Lady Doesn't Want To Go Home floyd jane #392993 01/29/17 04:44 AM User Showcase
Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 5,526 Ontario, Canada BlueAttitude Veteran
BlueAttitude Veteran Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 5,526 Ontario, Canada	Another good song, Floyd! Great lyrics and I love the instrumentation and production, especially how you did the chorus with the holds, very effective. Also enjoyed reading the story that inspired it! Summer of '74 I was 20, I had just bought my first really good guitar on payments (still have it, '74 strat). Dave Blue Attitude Website Blue Attitude YouTube channel

Re: The Lady Doesn't Want To Go Home floyd jane #393004 01/29/17 05:26 AM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 3,079 wales gibson Veteran
gibson Veteran Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 3,079 wales	floyd, that rocks! great vocals and mix as usual! I like the way the slide ends up on the same note as your voice, sorry Herb :D, I also like the back story, I was 24 in 74 and "working hard" for my 1st finals exam at Christmas but I did somehow play piano for the pre-release party for Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein in our hospital theatre, not surgical theatre . And I walked up the Cinema's red carpet at the opening, meeting the actors. No I don't know why the opening party was in my hospital either but I fleetingly met many of my comedy heroes then and played a short pathetic version of Bring me Sunshine for Eric Morecombe and Ernie Wise as they danced. Thank goodness for the fake books I had borrowed!! Thanks for the memory! "to dream the dreams of the lonely" great line. enjoyed that a lot Alyn My showcase songs My story

Re: The Lady Doesn't Want To Go Home floyd jane #393005 01/29/17 05:27 AM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 7,867 Edmonton, Ab, Canada Scott C Veteran
Scott C Veteran Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 7,867 Edmonton, Ab, Canada	Another excellent vocal and backtrack. Loved the story that inspired the song. Scott Collingwood https://soundcloud.com/scottt709 https://soundcloud.com/spiritlevel-ca https://www.youtube.com/@SpiritLevel-ge3hm/

Re: The Lady Doesn't Want To Go Home floyd jane #393015 01/29/17 06:34 AM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 3,331 York, England ROG Veteran
ROG Veteran Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 3,331 York, England	Oh yes, I DO like that one. A brilliant backing, Floyd and a mix which works well in both the 'phones and on the big Tannoys up LOUD. Great story line - it always adds something knowing about the background to a song. A super foot-tapper which I'm just going back to listen to again. Classic. ROG. Free online guitar lessons. Cours de guitare gratuit en ligne.

Re: The Lady Doesn't Want To Go Home floyd jane #393020 01/29/17 06:57 AM User Showcase
Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 2,360 Middletown, PA. 44kfl Veteran
44kfl Veteran Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 2,360 Middletown, PA.	I like it! I thought I was getting' ready to hear a tender ballad and ( I did look at the instruments and saw New Orleans Boogie piano) was blown away by this cool rocker. Wonderful job on this, I wonder if you're at the top of your game now( as in best you've ever been writing songs) because I seem to like every new song even more than the last one. Nearly every bar I played in had some mystery woman in it. This is great writing! love the drums and slide especially. Kenny Last edited by 44kfl; 01/29/17 09:40 AM.

Re: The Lady Doesn't Want To Go Home BlueAttitude #393060 01/29/17 09:49 AM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 12,315 Florida floyd jane OP Veteran
OP floyd jane Veteran Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 12,315 Florida	Originally Posted By: Guitarhacker Cool tune but not exactly what I was expecting to hear based on the story. Nice work Floyd. Coming back out of the instrumental break, I'd fade that dobro/slide faster so that it doesn't end up on the same note as the singer. "Run".... only minor nit I had with the production. Thanks for the listen, Herb. Appreciate the thought on that last lead note. It doesn't come until the very end of "run...", so it helps to extend that word/melody. So I like the effect that is has. Originally Posted By: BlueAttitude Another good song, Floyd! Great lyrics and I love the instrumentation and production, especially how you did the chorus with the holds, very effective. Also enjoyed reading the story that inspired it! Summer of '74 I was 20, I had just bought my first really good guitar on payments (still have it, '74 strat). Thanks, Dave. Appreciate that. Always good to jog a few memories... 150+ Songs produced using BIAB RealTracks And 50 more... and some more...

Re: The Lady Doesn't Want To Go Home floyd jane #393084 01/29/17 11:54 AM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 7,043 Davis, CA G Greg Johnson Veteran
Greg Johnson Veteran G Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 7,043 Davis, CA	she stares at her glass thinking nothing at all plays with a match and talks to the wall dreading the sound of another last call the lady doesn't want to go home Some of my favorite lyrics from a song full of them!! Extremely well written and produced. The slide works perfectly. Production top notch as always, and a vocal that delivers. Interesting story too! I guess she just came back every night waiting for the guitar player to approach her. Another excellent write Floyd!! Take care. Greg

Re: The Lady Doesn't Want To Go Home floyd jane #393099 01/29/17 01:43 PM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 7,695 Northeastern, USA rsdean Veteran
rsdean Veteran Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 7,695 Northeastern, USA	Floyd, This is great! Some serious boogie woogie! Outstanding vocal and mix. Loved it! Bob Robert S. Dean - SoundCloud Song Channel

Re: The Lady Doesn't Want To Go Home floyd jane #393103 01/29/17 02:09 PM User Showcase
Joined: Jul 2015 Posts: 5,461 United States Torrey Bliss Veteran
Torrey Bliss Veteran Joined: Jul 2015 Posts: 5,461 United States	Floyd, you are a true artist. Your songs are always so well put together and executed with precision and this one is no different. You have gathered quite a collection of great material. Great sound and performance on this one. Thanks, Torrey I'm a peripheral visionary! I can see the future but only way off to the sides! SW

Re: The Lady Doesn't Want To Go Home floyd jane #393110 01/29/17 02:36 PM User Showcase
Joined: Jun 2016 Posts: 3,357 Robertkc Veteran
Robertkc Veteran Joined: Jun 2016 Posts: 3,357	Floyd, The opening bars are a wake up after your backstory... we were all expecting a ballad, but this is fun. And very enjoyable-top drawer production ( love the ending),super vocals and harmonies. I also like the detail in your lyrics, especially this: she stares at her glass thinking nothing at all plays with a match and talks to the wall dreading the sound of another last call Robert

Re: The Lady Doesn't Want To Go Home floyd jane #393122 01/29/17 03:39 PM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 8,235 North Carolina David Snyder Veteran
David Snyder Veteran Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 8,235 North Carolina	Great rocker Floyd!!! David Snyder Songwriter/Renaissance Man Studio + Fingers https://davidsnydersongs.com/ https://spoti.fi/359Gigs www.davidsnydermusic.com/ www.reverbnation.com/davidpsnyder www.soundcloud.com/davidsnyderchannel https://www.songtradr.com/user/profile/david.snyder

Re: The Lady Doesn't Want To Go Home floyd jane #393129 01/29/17 04:00 PM User Showcase
Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 20,088 Melbourne, Australia AudioTrack Veteran
AudioTrack Veteran Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 20,088 Melbourne, Australia	Well, I read the story first, and then pressed the link to play and wondered if I'd clicked on a different link. Great and lively delivery Floyd. Right up there with your typical standard. This is just so well produced, much more than a great song. Your use of subtle stops and the boogie style really nailed this. Just marvelous. BIAB & RB2025 Win.(Audiophile), Sonar Platinum, Cakewalk by Bandlab, Izotope Prod.Bundle, Roland RD-1000, Synthogy Ivory, Kontakt, Focusrite 18i20, KetronSD2, NS40M Monitors, Pioneer Active Monitors, AKG K271 Studio H'phones

Re: The Lady Doesn't Want To Go Home floyd jane #393154 01/29/17 06:27 PM User Showcase
Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 8,583 South Carolina C Charlie Fogle Veteran
Charlie Fogle Veteran C Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 8,583 South Carolina	Different than what the story would lead one to expect but when you're thinking back, the nine months likely seem to have flown by for you; makes sense to put speed into the song. Another good write, mix, arrangement and performance. Enjoyed it. Charlie Last edited by Charlie Fogle; 01/30/17 02:50 AM. BIAB 2025:RB 2025, Latest builds: Dell Optiplex 7040 Desktop; Windows-10-64 bit, Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz CPU and 16 GB Ram Memory.

Re: The Lady Doesn't Want To Go Home floyd jane #393159 01/29/17 07:19 PM User Showcase
Joined: Jan 2016 Posts: 260 Andy A - USA Apprentice
Andy A - USA Apprentice Joined: Jan 2016 Posts: 260	Jumpin'! Like others, as I read the story and lyrics I had ballad on the brain. So, it was quite a trick to take that and country/rock/NOLA it. And I like the space you put in the chorus/hook ; lights alone...////.... the lady doesn't.... Really sets up hook! Andy BIAB 2017 Ultra Windows 8 and 10 Scarlet 18i8 Reaper and Mixpad

Re: The Lady Doesn't Want To Go Home floyd jane #393168 01/29/17 08:36 PM User Showcase
Joined: May 2010 Posts: 1,719 New Zealand RichMac Expert
RichMac Expert Joined: May 2010 Posts: 1,719 New Zealand	Hi Floyd. Love the background story. It sets the scene so well. As does the lively backing. The rhythm and the phrasing of the verses is most pleasing to my ears. Good one. 'Make the jukebox cry'. Ahh... to be young... Cheers. Last edited by RichMac; 01/29/17 08:38 PM. https://soundcloud.com/tuigorge

Re: The Lady Doesn't Want To Go Home floyd jane #393169 01/29/17 08:40 PM User Showcase
Joined: May 2016 Posts: 266 San Jose, CA Marty Sorensen Apprentice
Marty Sorensen Apprentice Joined: May 2016 Posts: 266 San Jose, CA	Loved the way the background guitars fit into the lyrics.

Re: The Lady Doesn't Want To Go Home floyd jane #393188 01/29/17 09:55 PM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 5,623 Sydney Australia PeterF Veteran
PeterF Veteran Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 5,623 Sydney Australia	Floyd Great sound - loved the slide. Top quality production all round - excellent vocal(as usual)and an engaging story to go with it. Really nice. (running out of superlatives). Peter

Re: The Lady Doesn't Want To Go Home Scott C #393341 01/30/17 12:31 PM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 12,315 Florida floyd jane OP Veteran
OP floyd jane Veteran Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 12,315 Florida	Originally Posted By: gibson floyd, that rocks! great vocals and mix as usual! I like the way the slide ends up on the same note as your voice, sorry Herb :D, I also like the back story, I was 24 in 74 and "working hard" for my 1st finals exam at Christmas but I did somehow play piano for the pre-release party for Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein in our hospital theatre, not surgical theatre . And I walked up the Cinema's red carpet at the opening, meeting the actors. No I don't know why the opening party was in my hospital either but I fleetingly met many of my comedy heroes then and played a short pathetic version of Bring me Sunshine for Eric Morecombe and Ernie Wise as they danced. Thank goodness for the fake books I had borrowed!! Thanks for the memory! "to dream the dreams of the lonely" great line. enjoyed that a lot Alyn Thanks, Alyn! That's a cool story - thanks for sharing... Ahh, to be young... Originally Posted By: Scott C Another excellent vocal and backtrack. Loved the story that inspired the song. Appreciate it, Scott... 150+ Songs produced using BIAB RealTracks And 50 more... and some more...

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