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You surely know how to write compelling songs...
This one is just another superb example! Thanks, Jim... This is just one of those songs. It's a mood. I read the lyrics first, and always try to see where I think you are going to go with it. I was WAY off on this...but I like it!
I like the instrumentation build. Simplistic to less simplistic. I am purposely not saying complicated on purpose. You subtly introduce various elements, like the slide guitar. I didn't see the power guitar coming in; but it worked nicely for me. I would have gone slightly lower in volume on it; but that is more than likely what I'm listening on (a laptop)...so take the with many grains of salt. For all of your laptop listeners you MAY have to take it back slightly. Ok, probably not. lol
I really like the contrast of how the lyrics read to the actual sound of the song. It's not "Walkin' on Sunshine"...and Thank God for that.
Well performed, well produced, well written. It's an FJ, no doubt.
I like that you are experimenting. Do you listen to a lot of Bruce Springsteen recently by chance? Something about it reminds me of his mellower stuff. Just curious. I'm probably off on that. C - I always appreciate how carefully you listen to things (and that you mention what you hear). I can't recall what I was listening to when I did this - though I know it was not Springsteen.... I think it was a rabbit hole that I went down listening to a bunch of Americana stuff. It is SO easy to get lost in the mazes of the internet these days...
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Hi, Floyd !
I am late to this masterpiece
of yours but it hits me like
a sledgehammer on the anvil !
To me this is your best, at
least it is my new Floydfav !!
May you have the best Holidays
of your life and may the coming
New Year become even better
still !!!!
Cheers
Dani
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Brilliant. Raw, edgy, powerful and yet sensitive. Loved it!
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A very pretty love song with some really nice subtleties. I liked the chord progression and what you did with the guitars. The song has a really nice melody (my wife called out that she liked the chorus on that song).
As always excellent work.
Merry Christmas
Peter Thanks, Peter! And Merry Christmas to you, too... Floyd,
This has your classic signature all over it... You know immediately when you hear a Floyd Jane song. Love the direct lyric and the chorus - the vocal is one of your absolute best.
This deserves airplay... So excellent!
Bob Appreciate that, Bob (always loved a "airplay" comment...)
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FJ, excellent song!
Very clear mix.
I liked very much how you turned direction of the song starting 2:10 with vocals, distorted guitar gave it nice kick, but still you held the "mood" of the song through the end. Very nice write.
Thank you for sharing,
Misha. Misha - thanks for dropping by and having a listen... Floyd I don't know how you do it! Not only do you produce songs so fast but they are always top shelf all the way.
I really like your choice in backing tracks. Your vocals are always super. The lyrics here are some of the best you have done.
This is fantastic!
Mario - I appreciate all the kind words...
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Very cool chord progressions. So different and original. Loved the vocal and lyric. Very sweet tune.
Thanks, Scott... Nice. This one really sits well with me. There were a lot of directions you could have taken in the production choices and what you've chosen works well. This reminds me of some of the songs Jimmy Webb did for Glen Campbell Now THERE'S a comparison that makes my heart flutter. Glen was my first (biggest?) influence - which means that Jimmy Webb was my first "song writing hero"... Thanks, Charlie!!!!
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Your standard of production excellence is well known in these parts.  And this one? Wow! From the first note to that long contemplative fade outro it is serious ear candy. This has a serious Americana stamp to us. There is a certain aura of mystery in your vocal and the backing tracks causing one to wonder if there's more to the story than meets the eye. Probably not but we feel it. As Janice said a few bars in "that vocal is sublime." The use of all those guitar rhythm tracks and the perfect solo RT is a showcase within the showcase of what talent and Biab can produce. Outstanding in the truest sense of the word. J&B That review made me smile! This song struck me as sort of melancholy. Not exactly the chords and feeling you expect from a "love song". Maybe if you hadn't said it was a love song I might have had a different first impression.
That aside... it's a good write and a good job on the recording.
It's a crying shame when you have to defend the songs you write with long explanations that you didn't write a sexist song. Imagine the Rolling Stones apologizing for writing Under My Thumb...they certainly would have caught more static these days, as it was they were ostracized back then as I recall.
As Dylan said... the times they are a changing. Thanks for the listen, Herb. Melancholy can sometimes work for a love song. "I've Grown Accustom To Her Face" is one of the greatest love songs ever written - and it is quite melancholy...
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Hello Floyd,
just another great composition of yours. It's really romantic in the best sense and very touching.
I love your voice and that laid-back way you use it. Everthing great with this song.
Happy Holidays and all the best for 2019.
Stefan Thanks, Stefan. Happy Holidays to you, as well.. Love the way you shift the tune and feel in this song Floyd, has an early 70's rock sound to me. Vocal is killer here, the band is just perfect. Great song Floyd.
Cliff Appreciate that, Cliff.... I've run out of adjectives
great write, great vocals
what really grabs me first is the mix and clarity of sound
joy to listen to,
Merry Christmas,
Kenny Thanks, Kenny. Happy New Year - a very MUSICAL one!!!...
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What an ending! C minor if I'm not mistaken. Great writing!
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I really like the chord progression, especially in the verses. Great lyrics, I wish I could find a girl like that Arrangement, vocals and mix are perfect, that solo guitar fits perfectly. I also wish I had a voice like yours Janne Janne - thanks for stopping in for a listen. Thanks for that nice review... This is just about as good as it gets.
But then *all* your songs are just about as good as it gets.
Love the write and the vocal sounds great, one of your best.
I always love listening to your productions, all the little things you do that add up. Like the subtle use of the pedal steel for instance, and then when you bring the electric in at 2:25, I wasn't expecting it but man, it came in at the perfect time. Cool way to end the song as well.
Mix sounds fabulous though the phones!
All the best to you and yours for the holidays, looking forward to hearing more of your music next year! Dave - thanks for the fine review! You have done so much marvelous music this year - looking forward to the next (year of music)!
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hi Floyd this is memorable for sure and I mean that, im not trying sound like Simon Cowell but that's a great production sir vocal and chords were excellent thanks Eric
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Merry Christmas to you FJ!
To me, this is an exotic sounding arrangement and progression with a mysterious spooky melancholy in the music sort of like a Wicked Game vibe. Definitely different from my expectations and outside the usual love song box.
Lots of really cool sounds going on in the production. And my shucks what a great sound on your vocals!
What was your vocal chain on this one? Josie - nice to have you drop by! The vocal chain - Studio One Pro effects... EQ > Compressor > Analog Delay > Room Reverb and then a Nectar preset - Nectar Country.... floyd, there is an amazing clarity in the whole production. Especially the vocals. You definitely did something different this time. The chord choices were unexpected and inventive and set the mood perfectly. I didn’t see anything wrong about the lyrics and you presented them very convincingly. You said what you wanted to say-your way. In the end that’s what we all do. It seems to me that writing specifically for the commercial market limits the truly creative process. This is one that is way up your list of great songs. Great use of the steel, especially that repeating line when it first appears. The guitar comes in just right and loud like we like it. A really cool write,performance and production. Merry Christmas to you and yours, Tom Tom - I always enjoy hearing your comments on the thing I do - these were especially nice ones - Thanks! Not sure why the vocals seem to "hit the mark" on this... I can never seem to get the exact same sound when I try to duplicate aany set of effects...
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Floyd,
I have to listen again- all the discussion has taken me away from the feeling of this fine song.
Its a "mood" song as HearToLearn said;I was expecting euphoria and heard a guy trying to get his head around the realisation of being loved.
A little twist from most love songs and so beautifully sung, arranged and mixed.
Excellent work once again!
Robert
thanks for having a listen, Robert... WOW,
it's a great sounding song.
IF I were to to offer commentary/suggestions re the recording I'd say that I think the 12 string sounding guitar over to the side is a little phasey & fizzy plus I'm not convinced by the lead tone for the setting. These things are minor and have no impact I'm sure.
I understand the concern about the lyric as noted by others - there are at least two sides to a story or a position. It's not a matter of P.C., renaissance or unreconstructedness but of writing perspective.
Personally, if I'd written the words I'd be inclined to change "my" bed, "my" coffee to "our" and a few other things but I didn't write them & wouldn't have because I don't write from that general perspective and for all the other personal experience, etc., reasons.
The lyrics, as written, seem to be comfy within FJ's oeuvre and his explanation of his perspective, if needed by a listener/reader, is much more than a listener is due.
Dylan's Infidels, his 1st release after his god bothering phase, included Union Sundown which is a great example of near unconscious, as opposed to subconscious, lyric - the 1st 41 seconds of vocal melody are voiced as de dah dum dum then a half thought through chorus is added. The choice of words can make or break a song for the listener. I think Knopfler may still have been to in awe of the famously curmudgeonly fellow.
Many folk don't give a rat's about lyrics so long as the melody is compelling. Other folk dissect lyrics looking for clues to the writer or the deeper message. FJ did write "Comments welcome. Have at it." so I'm glad Belladonna added a perspective. I know I offered my own. FJ thanked her for her comment and addressed the issue raised as gently and courteously as they were raised. Credit is due to the pair for not being thinned skinned or combative.
It's a great sounding song.
ray - I enjoyed reading your take on this. I think electric guitars are always "a matter of taste" as I rather like the "phasey/fizzy" sound of that guitar - and I really like the tone on the lead guitar (it would be rathere silly to add tracks that I did not like after all). Regarding your idea of changing "my" to "our" i those two instances, that would change the meaning of the song -- it is the idea that she is becoming a part of his life - not that it is already "their life" being described...it is the realization (for him) that this is happening - therefore...the surprise! I like a good love song, and this is a great one. As others have said, the vocals are superb, not only in the vocal timbre, but also in expressiveness. Good, fresh lyrics. You obviously aren't writing for 20 somethings because most of them wouldn't understand the allusion: "i'd seen it in the movies/bogart and bacall."  EZ - I appreciate that...thanks!
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Hi floyd jane,
I can learn so much from your songwriter style, this beautifully arranged and well sung. A fresh bridge added at the end, that loops well to the beginning. Really enjoyed this song... thanks for posting Thanks, LPman... glad to have you drop by... The hard thing about writing love songs is that so many things have been done. The great thing about writing love songs is that when you do something fresh, it really stands out, like this one does!!! Very creative angle on this. Without overstating it, the music and the lyric both paint a picture of happy disbelief in a person who has been around the block more than a few times. The music draws you in, the lyric keeps you listening, and the vocal perfectly reflects the emotion. Mix/arrangement are flawless!! Beautiful!!! Great one Floyd!! Take care. Greg "happy disbelief" - that is a good way of describing it - which isn't surprising considering your songwriting prowess... Thanks for such a nice review!! Floyd, this one really sticks with you for a while! Most of your tunes fit in the country genre, but this one is far closer to a classic rock vibe! It really puts me in mind of the Who's "Behind Blue Eyes" same kind of feel, but this one stands on it's own! Such great chord structure and melody, but you lyrics and vocal steal the show once again! Great job Floyd! Thanks, Torrey Thanks, Torrey. (I can honestly say that no one has ever brought up a Who song in comparison). Looking forward to what you present in 2019!...
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Beautiful stuff fj. An amazing set of lyrics, gorgeous chord changes and arrangement, and a stunning RTs setting. Perfectly engineered as always. A wonderful listen. Thanks.
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Hi Floyd
What a great write and fantastic production as always. Loved it.
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Hi, Floyd !
I am late to this masterpiece
of yours but it hits me like
a sledgehammer on the anvil !
To me this is your best, at
least it is my new Floydfav !!
May you have the best Holidays
of your life and may the coming
New Year become even better
still !!!!
Cheers
Dani thanks, Dani! Happy New Year! Brilliant. Raw, edgy, powerful and yet sensitive. Loved it! Thanks, James. Nice to have you stop by... What an ending! C minor if I'm not mistaken. Great writing! Lawrence - glad to see you around again...
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hi Floyd this is memorable for sure and I mean that, im not trying sound like Simon Cowell but that's a great production sir vocal and chords were excellent thanks Eric thanks, Eric. I appreciate that... Beautiful stuff fj. An amazing set of lyrics, gorgeous chord changes and arrangement, and a stunning RTs setting. Perfectly engineered as always. A wonderful listen. Thanks.
John John - thanks. I always appreciate a good review of the engineering from you! Hi Floyd
What a great write and fantastic production as always. Loved it. Joanne - thanks for having a listen to this...
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Nice song and performance. I love the surprise lead guitar entry near "then one day an angel reaches out to touch your heart".
Cheers, Mike
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Another fine job in every respect!
i like how you ended on the second chord of the 2 chord progression.
( C major to Bb major...i think)
Goes perfect with the lyric about your feet off the ground.
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