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Embers A "Bookends" kind of song, with more of a pop feel than I usually try for. Style is _LONGWAY.STY (Longway Even Country Ballad) RealTracks in style: ~~2488:Bass, Acoustic, Bowed Held Ev 110 RealTracks in style: 2024:Piano, Acoustic, Rhythm CountryJohn Ev 085 RealTracks in style: 2718:Guitar, Nylon, Fingerpicking CountryBrent Ev 085 RealDrums in style: CountryPopBallad^02-a:Kick, HiHat , b:Snare, Ride RT Strings - high,low & viola Embers she puts her knitting down hums along to Unforgettable says to herself at least someone understands he turns a page of Hemingway these days books are his best friends they sit apart on furniture wrinkled as their hands its not yet cold he doesn`t need to be told time to light the fire alone together all their treasures live in the embers at six oclock they`ll walk the dog she complains about the weather he knows to handle her gently as their silk antiquities still each night in flickers bright the mystery of the glow memories that bind their peculiarities its not yet cold he doesn`t need to be told time to light the fire alone together all their treasures live in the embers dancing in the flames better thoughts summer nights children`s games its the best they can do its not yet cold he doesn`t need to be told time to light the fire alone together all their treasures live in the embers © Robert Cordrey July 2018
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Beautiful song Robert, well produced my friend, well written and the vocal hits the spot. Cliff
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It is a beautiful write. I thought the vocal might have been too up front, in parts. Maybe if brought down just a touch it would work fine, That being said, I really enjoyed the song. Lovely lyric and nice melody.
Well done.
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Robert,
These lyrics were an incredibly visual journey for me. It was so easy to see everything that you sang about. My first impression was that there's a lot confidence on display in this creation, its arrangement and its production. You certainly are achieving some pretty polished results working with your DAW and BIAB these days.
As always, your storytelling stood proudly at centre stage.
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A lovely poetic set of lyrics and a thoughtful backing and a strong vocal performance.
Very nice indeed.
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Nice one, Robert! As always I enjoy your lyrics and the images that they evoke.
Nice production, I like the way you built the track and they way your brought the strings in.
Very good, enjoyed the listen!
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What a beautiful and haunting song. Your vocals here and absolutely piercing, and the feel of the whole thing is almost ghostly. Some really incredible lyrics in this too, which pull the whole thing along, to me at least. You should be proud of this one  Thanks for sharing!
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Once again you paint a detailed and very interesting picture
love the sparse music backing
nice melodies
well written, cool song
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Robert,
An excellent write. You captured "growing old together" magnificently. A beautifully painted picture.
The production and mix are good, however, I did not care for the choice of drums. I thought they were "too jaunty" for the thoughtful lyric.
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Floyd,
Supportive and astute comments as always...there`s a long story about that drum track, but it amounts to- I agree its a poor fit!
Replaced with something more appropriate now.
Thank you,
Robert
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Your lyrics and style always make me wonder, Then I realize where you are, and why your writing this way.
And that's why I followed the artists of my youth, Steve Harley, John Lennon, David bowie and the eagles and Paul macca etc,.
Thank you for that.
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Beautiful song Robert, well produced my friend, well written and the vocal hits the spot. Cliff Thank you, Cliff! It is a beautiful write. I thought the vocal might have been too up front, in parts. Maybe if brought down just a touch it would work fine, That being said, I really enjoyed the song. Lovely lyric and nice melody.
Well done.
Dave Dave, Thanks for that... vocal levels fine tuning is something I often revisit after giving my mixing brain a rest for a while, so will have another listen in a few days. Robert
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The lyrics really paint a vivid picture. Bit haunting vocals and arrangement give this song another level of 'growing old' feeling.
Janne
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Such a beautiful song!
We like the chorus very much.
Brent is doing a wonderful job again and the viola is beautiful.
Great job!
Rob and Anne-Marie
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Very cool song. What a neat lyric. I really love these folk song. Acoustic was very cool.. Super vocal and the song is very well mixed and produced.. Well done
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Such a beautiful song!
We like the chorus very much.
Brent is doing a wonderful job again and the viola is beautiful.
Great job!
Rob and Anne-Marie I agree! I thought that your vocal was great throughout this song. Great lyrics also. This is really good!
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Robert, you painted a lovely picture with your lyrics in this! The song just flows so nicely! I really liked the way you gently bring in the strings and the bring them up louder shortly thereafter! Great job! Thanks, Torrey
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Replaced with something more appropriate now.
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Robert,
These lyrics were an incredibly visual journey for me. It was so easy to see everything that you sang about. My first impression was that there's a lot confidence on display in this creation, its arrangement and its production. You certainly are achieving some pretty polished results working with your DAW and BIAB these days.
As always, your storytelling stood proudly at centre stage.
All the best,
Noel Noel. That`s a very supportive review - thank you! Robert Robert
A lovely poetic set of lyrics and a thoughtful backing and a strong vocal performance.
Very nice indeed.
Peter
Peter, I appreciate your listen and kind comments. Robert Nice one, Robert! As always I enjoy your lyrics and the images that they evoke.
Nice production, I like the way you built the track and they way your brought the strings in.
Very good, enjoyed the listen! Thanks Dave! The What a beautiful and haunting song. Your vocals here and absolutely piercing, and the feel of the whole thing is almost ghostly. Some really incredible lyrics in this too, which pull the whole thing along, to me at least. You should be proud of this one Thanks for sharing! Deryk, Well this started with a very personal observation about my own life... which I tried to make more universal in the song story. I`m happy you liked the result. Robert
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Once again you paint a detailed and very interesting picture
love the sparse music backing
nice melodies
well written, cool song
Kenny Thanks for that, Kenny. Your lyrics and style always make me wonder, Then I realize where you are, and why your writing this way.
And that's why I followed the artists of my youth, Steve Harley, John Lennon, David bowie and the eagles and Paul macca etc,.
Thank you for that.
Best.
Looks like there`s some link in our musical influences ( have to admit Steve Harley made me go to Google though!)... I did think there`s a bit of McCartney in in the chorus on this one. Thanks for your comments. The lyrics really paint a vivid picture. Bit haunting vocals and arrangement give this song another level of 'growing old' feeling.
Janne Janne, Thank you for listening. Robert
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