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Floyd, your work is always so professionally done, in every respect--much to learn from listening to your contributions!
I was most struck by the creative/imaginative lyric pictures, especially: "highway in my shoes"--that one is outstanding, and "white line lullaby" is great, too.
May I offer one suggestion? I think that using "lesson" to end that line in the 2nd verse is a bit awkward..I don't have an alternate suggestion, but that's the only improvement I could offer.
Loved your use of BIAB RT's and the style...thanks for showing us "how it's done"! TM - thanks for the nice review. I agree the the word "Lesson" comes out a bit bumpy as it is sung. That is my fault for not paying attention... it was intended to be sung more as one syllable - "less'n" - which works a lot better - and it is the idea that I wanted at that point (and I could not find a better alternative). Thanks for the listen and the comments... Another great song that carries all the characteristics that go with a Floyd song!
Rob and Anne-Marie Thanks, y'all...
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Painting some pictures for us with the lyrics Floyd (You always do). Such a pretty song that just reaches out and grabs the listener. That pre-chorus is awesome! Very memorable melody that hangs around for quite a while! It's all appreciated by me! Thanks, Torrey Thanks, Torrey - I appreciate that you appreciate this... 
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Love it - reminds me of Gentle On My Mind in a way, but more evocative.
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Floyd, I'm late to the party but glad that I came.
I agree with everything that has been said.
Excellent song.
Me, it's not about how many times you fail, it's about how many times you get back up.
Cop, that's not how field sobriety tests work.
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The hall marks of cool - the voice, the weariness, a strong narrative and ace arrangement.
Everything I expect when I click on a floyd jane song. Thanks, Ray - I certainly appreciate that... This is simply fantastic on every level. Enjoyed this.
That is most kind of you, Charlie!...
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"the soul of a bandit, a rodeo heart
the highway in my shoes
one eye on the front door
a suitcase full of blues
don't be surprised if tomorrow finds me
nowhere to be found
i've had enough of this settling feeling
and too much of this town"
What a setup for everything that follows. Very few folks can breathe life in a hittin' the road song. You've done it in spades!
We much like the sparse production and that mandolin track is one of the best acoustic RT's in BiaB's catalog. He's playing a wonderful instrument with a great touch. Few mandolin players get that sound.
Gruve mentioned how soulful your vocal is and, as you oft heard, that is our entry for ANY genre vocal. You delivered big time and, as always, the word classy comes to mind.
It's easy to say we can hear so and so singing this on the radio...to heck with that we can't imagine anybody other than mr jane performing it!
Outstanding...
J&B Just trying to keep up with y"all...thanks for the great comments
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Brilliant song Floyd, so well written and defined by your vocal. Your music is top notch on this, love all your work!!! Cliff
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Beautiful Floyd,
Tender and touchy. Great vocals!
Really liked the idea of keeping it all down. Mandolin solo was great.
In my ears the song is strong enough to go without the guitar solo (even if it's Brent), just humming the melody line would be enough. No guitar fills needed – the mandolin fills at the end is just great – wow!
Thanks for sharing!
E Einar - so glad to have you drop in for a listen! Thanks for the nice comments. This is absolutely beautiful, Floyd. Expertly polished yet always organic and soulful.
Well done!
Deacon,
Deacon - very nice of you to say. Thanks for that... Love it - reminds me of Gentle On My Mind in a way, but more evocative. Jim - Thanks. Gentle On My Mind is an all-time favorite - so to have that as a comparison is heart-warming...
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Floyd, I'm late to the party but glad that I came.
I agree with everything that has been said.
Excellent song. Always glad to have you drop by, Mario... never too late Brilliant song Floyd, so well written and defined by your vocal. Your music is top notch on this, love all your work!!! Cliff I appreciate that, Cliff...
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Hi floyd, What an excellent song (again)! Everything about this gleams…. your composing, your singing, the arrangement, the production…. everything! It’s a great hook, too. Before I listened to the song, I sat here for a couple of minutes reflecting on the title. It’s amazing how those three words, “White Line Lullaby”, open a treasure chest of lyric possibilities. Some of the thoughts that occurred to me as I reflected were: highway, cars, trucks, long-distance driver, cocaine, lulled to sleep, jet stream, sports field, athletics track, crest of an ocean wave, surfing, wake of a boat, etc… Then I started reading your lyrics and discovered that the ‘white line lullaby’ is about a restless soul who is unable to settle down and relationships. This twist was not something that occurred to me! Nice! Those first four lines in verse 1, are powerful! the soul of a bandit, a rodeo heart
the highway in my shoes
one eye on the front door
a suitcase full of blues These are amongst the best ‘showing’ lines that I have ever read. Rather than just saying “he’s a constantly restless man who lives by his own set of rules”, you’ve painted a truly inspired picture of this guy. By the end of line four, this man was firmly planted in my mind as a 3-D, fully believable character. At that point, I couldn’t have stepped out of the song if I wanted to. As I see it, that’s very strong writing indeed. Being able to ‘show’ character traits as clearly as you have in this song is a skill that I’m still practising. Maybe one day… In the meantime, it’s great to have you here in the forum to show me how it’s done! I totally enjoyed listening to this (a few times). All the best, Noel
MY SONGS...Audiophile BIAB 2024
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