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#463231 03/20/18 01:03 PM
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Can`t Get Lost

A song about a house I lived in with some international characters back in hippie days.


Style is _STJOHNS.STY (St Johns Songwriter Acoustic)

RealTracks in style: ~2478:Bass, Acoustic, Held Ev 110
RealTracks in style: 1275:Piano, Acoustic, Rhythm PopUpliftHeld Ev16 120
RealTracks in style: 2934:Guitar, Acoustic, Rhythm FolkySync8thsFintan Ev 140
RealTracks in song: 2364:Synth, ElectroFlutes, Rhythm Pop Ev 085
RealDrums in style: CongasEv8[single] [Multi]
Midi Supertrack Koto synth ( Tamboura patch from Aria)



Can`t Get Lost

floor is tilting
roof is rising
windows are watching

Han bake bread from fiddleheads
and sanskrit mantra
suspect Brits welcome you to the Ritz
drinking Abracadabra
a girl so fair slides down the stairs
your feet are losing ground
there`s no guest book up in my nook
write something profound

you can`t get lost can`t get lost
if you come from nowhere
in her loft tumbling so soft
waterfall hair

Steve moves to the chicken coop
wires it for sound
we get out of bed to cash a check
the sky`s upside down
gentle Jane changes her name
to New Child Arising
don`t be surprised in the house with eyes
leap before looking

you can`t get lost can`t get lost
if you come from nowhere
in her loft tumbling so soft
waterfall hair

floor is tilting
roof is rising
windows are watching


© Robert Cordrey Feb. 2018

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Holey crap Robert we lived in the same house! You described my old pad to a tee!

I really like this song. Good mix with a strong vocal and a very interesting backing track.

Excellent song!


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Hi Robert,

Delightful snapshot of the seventies i recall.

Cheers.

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Robert,

This is excellent! I love the production on this - so many layers and all working together so effectively.

Great smooth vocal as well.

Enjoyed!

Bob

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Originally Posted By: MarioD
Holey crap Robert we lived in the same house!


Yeah, me too! Late 60's, early 70's .. a very special time indeed.

Great writing IMHO.

Loved:

"Steve moves to the chicken coop
wires it for sound
we get out of bed to cash a check
the sky`s upside down
gentle Jane changes her name
to New Child Arising
don`t be surprised in the house with eyes
leap before looking"

And also: "you can`t get lost can`t get lost if you come from nowhere"

Really good, Robert, enjoyed the listen!

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Very well done, Robert smile This tune is definitely giving me a 70's vibe. I really enjoyed how cinematic and visual the lyrics are. I can almost envision what that house must've have been like. Also - the arrangement and production job is top notch.

Great work, and thanks for sharing!


Cheers,
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Beatlesque, great work Robert, love the vocals, the feel and sound Abby Road to me. Love IT!!!

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The lyrics painted such a specific picture. I can't imagine what it would be like to be alive during the 60s and the 70s, but that song really helped to create a very vivid picture for me.

Thanks for sharing.


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Yep.... been to that house too. Cool memories were triggered by this tune,....well done.


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Originally Posted By: MarioD
Holey crap Robert we lived in the same house! You described my old pad to a tee!

I really like this song. Good mix with a strong vocal and a very interesting backing track.

Excellent song!


Mario,
Could be - if you made it to Vancouver and found yourself in questionable company in the early 70`s! This was just one of a community of such funky houses... all repaced with mansions now.
Glad this took you back.

Robert

Originally Posted By: RichMac
Hi Robert,

Delightful snapshot of the seventies i recall.

Cheers.


Thanks for the listen Richard!


Originally Posted By: rsdean
Robert,

This is excellent! I love the production on this - so many layers and all working together so effectively.

Great smooth vocal as well.

Enjoyed!

Bob


Bob,
I was trying for an acoustic, Incredible String Band kind of sound.
Thanks for with the positive comments.

Robert

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Robert,

A SUPERB listen!

Love the write. So expressive! Cool instrumentation.

Your vocal enhances this even further.

This is very original sounding. Somewhere between folk and psychedelic rock - unlike anything I've ever heard.

Really enjoyed this. One of your best.

floyd

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Very eclectic and interesting. Lots going on here. Really enjoyed the complex lyrics. Very well done. Rob

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Robert

Wonderful work - great and different sound reminds me of something I can't quite put my finger on but very enjoyable indeed.

Peter

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This reminds me of something the Moody Blues might have done. Really trippy. Great poetic lyrics and really puts the listener in the communal house. Fantastic backing track with very unique chord changes. What a great listen and unlike anything ever posted here. I quite enjoyed it, Tom

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Very nice. You brought back some very interesting memories from my youth. Well done. Super vocal and harmonies,. Just loved the backtrack , Some very cool sounds there. Another awesome lyric. Well done


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Great job Robert! You ALWAYS inspire me to be a better lyricist (You are great at this). The song is another good one with some clever twists and turns! Thanks, Torrey




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Hello, Robert

ElectroFlutes is very effective.
It has become a wonderful seasoning for folk style melodies.
I always admire because you creates a magical sound every time.
Your vocal is very comfortable as usual.
Enjoyed my listen a lot.

Best regards.

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Originally Posted By: BlueAttitude
Originally Posted By: MarioD
Holey crap Robert we lived in the same house!


Yeah, me too! Late 60's, early 70's .. a very special time indeed.

Great writing IMHO.

Loved:

"Steve moves to the chicken coop
wires it for sound
we get out of bed to cash a check
the sky`s upside down
gentle Jane changes her name
to New Child Arising
don`t be surprised in the house with eyes
leap before looking"

And also: "you can`t get lost can`t get lost if you come from nowhere"

Really good, Robert, enjoyed the listen!


Thanks very much, Dave - I had lots of material for this and had to cut out a few characters! Those were the days.

Robert

Originally Posted By: Deryk - PG Music
Very well done, Robert smile This tune is definitely giving me a 70's vibe. I really enjoyed how cinematic and visual the lyrics are. I can almost envision what that house must've have been like. Also - the arrangement and production job is top notch.

Great work, and thanks for sharing!


Deryk,

Glad you got the picture and liked the song!

Robert

Originally Posted By: cliftond
Beatlesque, great work Robert, love the vocals, the feel and sound Abby Road to me. Love IT!!!



I think those electroflutes are forever tagged with Strawberry Fields. Thanks for your listen and thumbs up!

Robert

Originally Posted By: Guitarhacker
Yep.... been to that house too. Cool memories were triggered by this tune,....well done.



One regret about that place and other travels at that time- I thought cameras weren`t cool, so this is about the only picture I have.
Thanks for listening.

Robert

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Wow! That was retro, without sounding derivative. Nice write.


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Originally Posted By: floyd jane
Robert,

A SUPERB listen!

Love the write. So expressive! Cool instrumentation.

Your vocal enhances this even further.

This is very original sounding. Somewhere between folk and psychedelic rock - unlike anything I've ever heard.

Really enjoyed this. One of your best.

floyd


Floyd,
Thanks for those very kind impressions. Is it folk? Guess I`m not sure either - I had a sound in mind and filtered through BiaB it came out bit different ( would have liked to find a sitar to place more forward in the mix).

Robert
Originally Posted By: Rob4580
Very eclectic and interesting. Lots going on here. Really enjoyed the complex lyrics. Very well done. Rob


Thank you, Rob!

Originally Posted By: PeterF
Robert

Wonderful work - great and different sound reminds me of something I can't quite put my finger on but very enjoyable indeed.

Peter


Peter,
Remember Incredible String Band`s "Painting Box"? I started with that song as a guide.
Glad you enjoyed this.

Robert

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