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Last Sunday afternoon I watched a documentary, Tennessee Whiskey: The Dean Dillion story. He wrote many songs , most of George Straits hits. Monday morning I got up and began writing for the first time this year, not in his style but in his inspiration. He said that he couldn’t imagine doing anything else. That’s how I used to feel. I’d forgotten how fun songwriting can be.
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Lighthouse © 2018 Kenny Leverett
A single point of light In a storm raging night You’re the voice I’ve always heard
The better part of me When I can’t always see What’s good in this world
I’m not an easy one I know Sometimes I steer Where no one wants to go But you calm my troubled seas Somehow find what’s best in me
You are a lighthouse A beacon from the top of the world Shining brightly Smiling sweetly For me girl
And if I am a fool Who has too much to say You listen anyway
The better part of me Deserving so much more Than I’ll ever be
You are a lighthouse A beacon from the top of the world Shining brightly Smiling sweetly For me girl
You are a lighthouse A beacon from the top of the world
Drums Blues Rock EV Bass 1825 Pop Modern Pedal Steel 2666 Lush Chords Acoustic Guitar 1595 Pop 8ths Electric Guitar 834 Alt. Country Moody Solo Guitar 1514 Country Brent
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Hi Kenny,
More great music from you. Besides your immediately recognizable voice, several things caught my attention.
The number one thing is how you sang the first pre-chorus and then used it as your instrumental riff the second time. Cool!
Second, there are so many dynamics on the lyrical journey. The sung (first) pre-chorus is the main attraction for me on that path:
I’m not an easy one I know Sometimes I steer Where no one wants to go But you calm my troubled seas Somehow find what’s best in me
Third, the guitar lead was nasty sweet - so cool and cutting it has frost hanging from the percolating notes.
Best to you.
Alan
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Nice to see you posting music here again, Kenny! Good song, I like the chorus especially. Very effective the way you dropped everything out except the acoustic and steel for the last one too. Nice solo too!
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Excellent tune Kenny. Loved the lyrics. Excellent vocal. Loved the chorus as sell. WEll done. Guitar was so sweet..
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Hi Kenny, Great work on this! I really enjoyed the overall progression and found this very easy to listen to. Nice work on the vocals too!
Cheers, Joe
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Beautiful!!! Glad to see you're writing again Kenny. Your hiatus has NOT left you rusty. I can't imagine you doing anything else. So glad to have you back my friend! Everything about this is wonderful. I love deep, thoughtful, heartfelt songs, and outside this forum, it seems they are hard to find. Never stop writing!!! Take care. Greg
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Nice song, but your singing is what really sold it for me. Loved the ending.
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Kenny
Really nice work on this and as stated above a very engaging vocal. The band and mix sound really nice. Nice to have you back writing again.
Peter
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Top arrangement and song. The melody is on point. The vocals seem to be a little distorted, (very bright on the top with frequent clipping), actually, the solo too now I listen again. It may be Soundcloud's compression on perhaps something in the "mastering". I'll listen again later with different headphones, (I've checked levels on soundcloud& my computer).
Cheers rayc "What's so funny about peace, love & understanding?" - N.Lowe
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So you have returned with a fury! Nice work! Making up for lost time?? P.S. Great lyrics
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Kenny,
This one goes for the heart with that powerful image in the lyrics and your excellent vocals... somehow your rough edges just make the delivery warmer. Cool simple backtrack and the ending is nicely done too. That inspiration you had is a sign- you`re tapping into the right stuff again!
Robert
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That one will rip the paint right off of your heart. As Greg said "I love deep, thoughtful, heartfelt songs, and outside this forum, it seems they are hard to find. Never stop writing!!! " We are glad you watched the Dean Dillon doc...we did also but, alas, no song came out of it That wonderful lyric is well supported by the backing tracks and is sung with heart and soul. You have a wonderful gift in being able to express so much emotion in lyrics w/o over intellectualizing or drowning the song in angst. Superb! J&B
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Kenny,
An excellent write. As Greg said "thoughtful, heartfelt". What a song should be.
Your songs (melody) always "sing well". A real talent.
The production on this is a delight. Super choice for the ending...
Top-shelf (again...)
fj
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Combination of the beautiful lyrics, your heartfelt voice and the arrangement, especially the picking acoustic, make this really nice listen. The fun of songwriting is really shining brightly here.
Janne
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Wow, I really loved this song. Really enjoyed the imagery in this song.
Cheers, Ember
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Hello, Kenny
Very nice song and great vocal! I entirely agree with Janne. Combination of the beautiful lyrics, your heartfelt voice and the arrangement, especially the picking acoustic, make this really nice listen. The fun of songwriting is really shining brightly here. Enjoyed my listen a lot.
Best regards.
Shigeki Adachi
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Hi Kenny,
More great music from you. Besides your immediately recognizable voice, several things caught my attention.
The number one thing is how you sang the first pre-chorus and then used it as your instrumental riff the second time. Cool!
Second, there are so many dynamics on the lyrical journey. The sung (first) pre-chorus is the main attraction for me on that path:
I’m not an easy one I know Sometimes I steer Where no one wants to go But you calm my troubled seas Somehow find what’s best in me
Third, the guitar lead was nasty sweet - so cool and cutting it has frost hanging from the percolating notes.
Best to you.
Alan Thank you Alan for noticing all that As always, I appreciate your listen, comments and being a good friend
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Nice to see you posting music here again, Kenny! Good song, I like the chorus especially. Very effective the way you dropped everything out except the acoustic and steel for the last one too. Nice solo too! Hey Dave, Thanks for the kind words appreciate your comments on the arrangement
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Excellent tune Kenny. Loved the lyrics. Excellent vocal. Loved the chorus as sell. WEll done. Guitar was so sweet.. Thanks Scott for the very kind words, love it when someone likes the lyrics
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Hi Kenny, Great work on this! I really enjoyed the overall progression and found this very easy to listen to. Nice work on the vocals too! Joe, thanks, appreciate your listen and comments
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