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This Far #447852 12/29/17 08:57 AM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 12,425 Florida floyd jane OP Veteran
OP floyd jane Veteran Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 12,425 Florida	Highways, Heartache and Harmonies. THIS FAR the bed of this silverado holds everything i own left the wintry coast of maine headed for as far away as i can go trying to forget your face, your touch, your kiss all that i can think about is every inch of you i'm gonna miss trying to outrun your memory so why are you all that i can see 28 hours straight i drive ... drive and drive and drive never looking back, 1800 miles south on 95 from bar harbour maine to this sun bleached key west bar i never dreamed a heartache could stretch this far all these tourist watching a lover's sunset paying no attention to the broken man and his regrets i've lost track of the tears i've shed god knows how many beers i've had trying to get you out of my head as far away as i could run when will this be done 28 hours straight i drove ... to find a place to hide never looking back, 1800 miles south on 95 from bar harbour maine to this sun bleached key west bar i never dreamed a heartache could stretch this far a broken heart in paradise is still a broken heart from bar harbour maine to this sun bleached key west bar i never dreamed a heartache could stretch this far Play it loud! The BAND: RealTracks in song: 1522:Bass, Electric, PopPower8s Ev 120 RealTracks in song: 1257:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm PopShiningRock8ths Ev 120 RealTracks in song: 380:Guitar, Acoustic, Strumming Syncopated Sugar Ev 102 RealTracks in song: 671:Organ, B3, Background Southern Ev 120 RealTracks in song: 2604:Guitar, Electric, Soloist JazzRock8thsJon Ev 120 MIDI SuperTracks in song: 2103:Piano, Rhythm PopShiningA-B Ev 120 (rendered w TruePianos) RealTracks in song: 1169:Guitar, Electric, Soloist RockMediumBrent Ev 120 (for big chords) RealTracks in song: 2541:Pedal Steel, Background ModernPopCountry Ev 110 Royalty free loops I played an acoustic guitar track. Harmonies by Janice Merritt (recorded and processed by Bud Merritt) Janice & Bud - Big Time THANKS!! Comments encouraged. Thanks for listening. floyd 150+ Songs produced using BIAB RealTracks And 50 more... and some more...

Re: This Far floyd jane #447855 12/29/17 09:21 AM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 8,327 North Carolina David Snyder Veteran
David Snyder Veteran Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 8,327 North Carolina	from bar harbour maine to this sun bleached key west bar i never dreamed a heartache could stretch this far Great lines!!!!!!!!!!! Gorgeous mix Floyd. Awesome man. Happy New Year. 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: This Far floyd jane #447859 12/29/17 09:30 AM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 7,969 Edmonton, Ab, Canada Scott C Veteran
Scott C Veteran Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 7,969 Edmonton, Ab, Canada	Excellent tune. Loved the lyrics so much imagery. Super vocal. Guitar was excellent . Scott Collingwood https://soundcloud.com/scottt709 https://soundcloud.com/spiritlevel-ca https://www.youtube.com/@SpiritLevel-ge3hm/

Re: This Far floyd jane #447862 12/29/17 09:58 AM User Showcase
Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 5,662 Ontario, Canada BlueAttitude Veteran
BlueAttitude Veteran Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 5,662 Ontario, Canada	"i've lost track of the tears i've shed god knows how many beers i've had trying to get you out of my head" Great line! And a great song. Nice way to close out the year! Dave Blue Attitude Website Blue Attitude YouTube channel

Re: This Far floyd jane #447866 12/29/17 10:05 AM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 2,732 St. Louis, MO. USA sslechta Veteran
sslechta Veteran Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 2,732 St. Louis, MO. USA	Not my genre but it was a very good production! Loved the chorus and of course the backup vocals to supplement yours. Lyrics were written beautifully as well. Steve BIAB/RB 2022, Pro Tools 2020, Korg N5, JBL LSR 4328 Powered Monitors, AKG/Shure Mics. PC: Win11 PRO, 4 TB M2 SSD, 2 TB HD, 128 GB Memory

Re: This Far floyd jane #447870 12/29/17 10:15 AM User Showcase
Joined: Sep 2017 Posts: 723 Virginia Belladonna Journeyman
Belladonna Journeyman Joined: Sep 2017 Posts: 723 Virginia	Love the visuals, some really great lines. Nice harmonies and upbeat melody. The song has a nice flow. Good job to all who participated. Last edited by Belladonna; 12/29/17 10:17 AM.

Re: This Far floyd jane #447878 12/29/17 11:05 AM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 5,643 Sydney Australia PeterF Veteran
PeterF Veteran Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 5,643 Sydney Australia	floyd Great job - excellent set of lyrics to an engaging tune - nice mix and pro production. You and Janice sound wonderful together - harmonies are tight and melodic. Top quality collaboration and a really good write. Peter

Re: This Far floyd jane #447897 12/29/17 12:13 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. Your usual standard of excellence. Nice cruisy song and so well done. Cheers. https://soundcloud.com/tuigorge

Re: This Far floyd jane #447940 12/29/17 02:35 PM User Showcase
Joined: Jun 2016 Posts: 3,357 Robertkc Veteran
Robertkc Veteran Joined: Jun 2016 Posts: 3,357	Floyd, Somehow you`ve made a heartache road song sound fresh - all the cool details in the lyrics do that, plus a very catchy melody. Really nice balance of vocals with harmonies (and Janice matches the kind of anthemic feeling you bring to the chorus). I like the held last chord going on so far like that! Robert

Re: This Far floyd jane #447955 12/29/17 04:23 PM User Showcase
E eddie1261 Unregistered
eddie1261 Unregistered E	How many more ways can we write about broken hearts?? Yet we all keep finding new ways!!

Re: This Far floyd jane #447973 12/29/17 06:59 PM User Showcase
Joined: Jul 2015 Posts: 5,468 United States Torrey Bliss Veteran
Torrey Bliss Veteran Joined: Jul 2015 Posts: 5,468 United States	Great stuff again Floyd, I really like the way you mixed and panned your instruments and the vocals, lead and background are exceptional! Your ending the year in fine fashion! Thanks, Torrey

Re: This Far floyd jane #448027 12/30/17 05:13 AM User Showcase
Joined: May 2011 Posts: 4,335 Florida tommyad Veteran
tommyad Veteran Joined: May 2011 Posts: 4,335 Florida	floyd, Those held guitar chords work really well to transition the chord changes. I also like the sparingly used steel and the judicious use of the organ. This is a really strong write and of course I am always very partial to any song that contains the phrase "Sun drenched Key West bar." I believe we both have wasted some time in places like that. The perfect lead and BG vocals propel this powerhouse road trip tune. By the way is there another route that bypasses 95? Or can we find a way to erase that road from our GPS? Might as well throw in I-4 for good measure. Good work on a fine song, Tom

Re: This Far tommyad #448028 12/30/17 05:27 AM User Showcase
E eddie1261 Unregistered
eddie1261 Unregistered E	Originally Posted By: tommyad Might as well throw in I-4 for good measure. And "3 hours to the nearest Walmart."

Re: This Far #448073 12/30/17 10:51 AM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 8,362 Originally Missouri ... Now Al... Al-David Veteran
Al-David Veteran Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 8,362 Originally Missouri ... Now Al...	Originally Posted By: eddie1261 How many more ways can we write about broken hearts?? Yet we all keep finding new ways!! Eddie hit the nail on the head about lyrics - particularly country lyrics. The hardest challenge for a lyricist is to say what already been said tens of thousands of time but say in a new and engaging way. You seem to always have the knack for doing that - and doing it well. The chorus is particularly ear-catching for me. And there are so many good lines throughout the song. After two listens, I'm still tapping me feet and humming the melody. You don't set the bar higher for us, Floyd -- rather, you ARE the bar. Alan BIAB 2024 Ultra Plus-all StylePaksWin1132GB DDR5Rhyzen 9745xAT 2035 MicPeavey Nashville 112 AmpIbanez ART120* Acoustic/Electric/Washburn D200S Acoustic*Stromberg Monterey Jazz Guitar Loops: https://aldavidmusic.wixsite.com/bestmusicloops

Re: This Far floyd jane #448122 12/30/17 04:00 PM User Showcase
Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 2,360 Middletown, PA. 44kfl Veteran
44kfl Veteran Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 2,360 Middletown, PA.	fantastic write super performance pro mix top notch vocals, you and Janice love the lines that David S quoted (I won't repost them here) this is a great song, no doubt about it enjoyed the listen, Kenny

Re: This Far David Snyder #448263 12/31/17 11:10 AM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 12,425 Florida floyd jane OP Veteran
OP floyd jane Veteran Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 12,425 Florida	Originally Posted By: David Snyder from bar harbour maine to this sun bleached key west bar i never dreamed a heartache could stretch this far Great lines!!!!!!!!!!! Gorgeous mix Floyd. Awesome man. Happy New Year. Thanks, buddy. ... Happy New Year!!! 150+ Songs produced using BIAB RealTracks And 50 more... and some more...

Re: This Far floyd jane #448320 12/31/17 05:11 PM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 23,161 Hamlin NY MarioD Veteran
MarioD Veteran Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 23,161 Hamlin NY	This is absolutely fantastic. I don't know how you do it but you put out winner after winner. All three of you should be extremely proud of this one. Whenever I get something stuck in the back of my throat, I dislodge it by drinking a beer. It's called the Heineken Maneuver. 64 bit Win 10 Pro, the latest BiaB/RB, Roland Octa-Capture audio interface, a ton of software/hardware

Re: This Far Scott C #448452 01/01/18 10:36 AM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 12,425 Florida floyd jane OP Veteran
OP floyd jane Veteran Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 12,425 Florida	Originally Posted By: Scott C Excellent tune. Loved the lyrics so much imagery. Super vocal. Guitar was excellent . Thanks, Scott. That JazzRock8thsJon soloist RT is a really nice one - it gets a little busy sometimes, so I had to take out small bits to get what I needed, but I really like the results... 150+ Songs produced using BIAB RealTracks And 50 more... and some more...

Re: This Far floyd jane #448465 01/01/18 11:47 AM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 2,732 St. Louis, MO. USA sslechta Veteran
sslechta Veteran Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 2,732 St. Louis, MO. USA	Originally Posted By: floyd jane That JazzRock8thsJon soloist RT is a really nice one - it gets a little busy sometimes, so I had to take out small bits to get what I needed, but I really like the results... I notice that with soloist guitars too. I'll keep the whole track when I take it to another DAW and just automate the volume areas where I want to use it. Otherwise, it does get busy leaving it on most of the song. Steve BIAB/RB 2022, Pro Tools 2020, Korg N5, JBL LSR 4328 Powered Monitors, AKG/Shure Mics. PC: Win11 PRO, 4 TB M2 SSD, 2 TB HD, 128 GB Memory

Re: This Far floyd jane #448553 01/01/18 10:51 PM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2017 Posts: 547 Florida Samuel Davis Journeyman
Samuel Davis Journeyman Joined: Aug 2017 Posts: 547 Florida	Another great song Floyd. I can realy relate to this song being a Florida native and dealing with many heart breaks through the years. I love break up songs. My wife gets mad at me because I write a ton of them even though we've been happily married for almost 6 years now. I giess after being broken so many times it's easier to write songs about pain than ones about joy. Anyways, great song. I cant wait to see what else you come up with in the new year. Samuel Davis Jr BIAB 2018 + Cubase + Ignite BMI www.sammycountry.com

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