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Hi all. My entry for the Xtra Styles 5 competition:

Last Thoughts On Lady Macbeth

Link: https://soundcloud.com/phil-babylon/last-thoughts-on-lady-macbeth

Style used: _RAININ+ from the Country Category
There are three additional instruments:
RT1757 Accordion Pop
RT2024 Piano
RT2854 Harmonica


Before she married Macbeth
I was her lover
But I could not fulfill her dreams
So she went in search of another
She longed for power
She longed for riches
She believed in divinations
And the prophecies of witches
So even though I loved her so
I chose to let that wild lady go

Before she married Macbeth
I was her sweetheart
And I did the best that I could
To heal her mad mind and bring her comfort
But she was always a wierd sister
And I knew it in an instant
The very first time that I kissed her
So even though I loved her so
I chose to let that wild lady go

Macbeth he was no angel himself
In fact he had some pretty strange thoughts
Running round in his head
But you can be sure
They all got even more
Mixed up and muddy
Tangled and bloody
Once he had her in his bed

Blood will have blood so they say
And such their devotion
Once they got used to the feel of it on their hands
They spilled an ocean
They were truly a star-crossed couple
And once they met up there was bound to be trouble
So even though I loved her so
I chose to let that wild lady go
Phil Babylon 2018

Some background (for those interested):
I was recently acting in a big outdoor production of Macbeth. I wasn't the terrible Thane himself - just his chief henchman. But, as such, I did get to murder a lot of people and spill a lot of stage blood. One particular day during rehearsals, I was watching the actress playing Lady Macbeth go through a scene and I was struck how much the character of Lady Macbeth reminded me of my first serious girlfriend. Thankfully a short relationship. God knows what prison or long-stay instituition prolonged association with her might have led me to. She was truly a - very - wierd sister.
I spent about a month trying to get this song into a waltz-time format but was unhappy with the result. I was about to ditch the whole thing, but a last attempt using this Americana style came together in a couple of hours. Oh, if anyone out there does know the whereabouts of my first girlfriend - please DON'T put her in touch!

That was very sweet & reflective. Lovely li'l listen

p.s. My ex is also someone I got involved with through theatre work... I can't say I recommend it

bloody good composition and singing

Very beautiful melody sung excellently, the band supports the vocals veyr well. I like the melancholy lyrics which combines Shakespeare and your imagery. Has soothing 70's folk feel.

Janne