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Find Your Happiness Find Your Happiness An upbeat little ditty. Leon - Vocals & Lyrics I sang and played guitar. ****** Song Summary ************* RealTracks in song: 3122:Bass, Acoustic, PopHalfNotesPush Ev 120 RealTracks in song: 2930:Guitar, Acoustic, Rhythm FolkRock8thsBrent Ev 100 RealTracks in song: ~896:Guitar, 12-String Acoustic, Rhythm FolkRock Ev 100 RealTracks in song: 2619:Organ, Rhythm Funk Ev 100 RealTracks in song: 1752:Accordion, Rhythm Pop8ths Ev 110 RealDrums [in Song:AmericanaRoots16th^01-a:Toms, b:Snare ******************* Find Your HappinessI’ve been thinking about you, she said I wonder what is going on Mainly books that I could recommend You might like to read You might like to read You might like to read I haven’t been in contact for so long Do you still count me as a friend? I wouldn’t blame you if you chose not to respond We will never meet again Never meet again We’ll never meet again I’ll correspond as often as you like I have always been a writer Hope you don’t mind if I drop a hint or two How happy I am now How happy I am now How happy I am now Sometimes things work out for the best Even though you thought your world was ending Sometimes you find your happiness Even though you thought your world was ending I’ve been thinking about you, she said This old world can be a strange place The moon is shining down on both of us tonight We each found our own place Found our own place We found our own place Sometimes things work out for the best Even though you thought your world was ending Sometimes you find your happiness Even though you thought your world was ending Sometimes things work out for the best Even though you thought your world was ending Sometimes you find your happiness Just when you thought your world was ending Alright!
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Sweet piece. I like the theme and the lyric. Delivery was happy-sounding befitting. The band is solid and the lead guitar really takes over in the moved to minor and the building energy to the end. Well done, Gentlemen.
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Sweet piece. I like the theme and the lyric. Delivery was happy-sounding befitting. The band is solid and the lead guitar really takes over in the moved to minor and the building energy to the end. Well done, Gentlemen. Thanks appreciate the listen. Peter
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Peter, IMHO this is your best to date.
These lines caught my attention as it is so real life:
"Sometimes things work out for the best
Even though you thought your world was ending
Sometimes you find your happiness
Just when you thought your world was ending"
Everything about this is great!
I really liked this one.
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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Love the acoustic. Excellent vocal and harmonies. Guitar break was very cool. Gave the song a cool dynamic
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You nailed it in your description - this is indeed an upbeat little ditty. I've been reviewing some lyric writing techniques employed by some of my favorite writers, and you use two that are at the top of my "To Do" songwriting list: - Repeat lyrics
- Rhyme words with the same word.
I enjoyed the song, and it made me feel happy. What more could I want from a song? 
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That very 1st guitar note is a little loud but the rest sit nicely in the track.
Rumination that things aren't all ruination is important.
Nice song and it sounds good too. The outro guitars is very cool.
Cheers
rayc
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Good writing as always, ane love the guitar, especially the outro guitar.
Very nice, Peter and Leon, I always enjoy what you two produce.
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Peter & Leon,
That is an interesting lyric. And interestingly, I found a good deal of sadness and melancholy in it. I had a feeling it was intended (though I could be wrong).
The acoustics and organ make a nice bed for the song. Leon's vocal seems to speak to both the "happy" and the "sad".
Cool guitar (as always).
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Peter, IMHO this is your best to date.
These lines caught my attention as it is so real life:
"Sometimes things work out for the best
Even though you thought your world was ending
Sometimes you find your happiness
Just when you thought your world was ending"
Everything about this is great!
I really liked this one. Thanks Mario appreciate that. Peter
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Love the acoustic. Excellent vocal and harmonies. Guitar break was very cool. Gave the song a cool dynamic Thanks Scott. Peter
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You nailed it in your description - this is indeed an upbeat little ditty. I've been reviewing some lyric writing techniques employed by some of my favorite writers, and you use two that are at the top of my "To Do" songwriting list: - Repeat lyrics
- Rhyme words with the same word.
I enjoyed the song, and it made me feel happy. What more could I want from a song? Thanks David glad you liked it. Peter
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A well written sad song which is also a happy song...
With a positive message for all who will listen.
Your chorus sums it up very succinctly...
"Sometimes things work out for the best
Even though you thought your world was ending
Sometimes you find your happiness
Even though you thought your world was ending"
Good job as usual guys...
I enjoyed listening!
Jim
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"Rumination that things aren't all ruination is important." Ray has a way with words and the above is well, well worth repeating! Simply a great write in message, structure and rhyme scheme. The band is great and Janice immediately liked the bass before her bass player husband had zeroed in on it No disappointments on the always great guitar and a superb outro. The Leon vocal and Peter harmony deliver the message most excellently. Another fine tune from the duo! J&B PS Almost forgot..very effective build.
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That very 1st guitar note is a little loud but the rest sit nicely in the track.
Rumination that things aren't all ruination is important.
Nice song and it sounds good too. The outro guitars is very cool. Thanks Ray Just before I posted it I somehow in the DAW doubled the first phrase - too late to fix now but deleted in the master. Peter
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Peter & Leon
It's great to start with an acoustic folk narrative and then switch to rock sound halfway.
Leon's vocals are very natural.
Guitar sojo is splendid as usual.
Enjoyed my listen a lot.
Best regards.
Shigeki Adachi
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Peter & Leon,
Sometimes its hard to know if Leon`s really happy when he sounds happy; there`s the tongue-in-cheek in many of his fine lines. Well that`s how I hear some of the story here:
I haven’t been in contact for so long
Do you still count me as a friend?
I wouldn’t blame you if you chose not to respond
We will never meet again
I like the ambiguity in that!
Catchy chorus and some of the best guitar I`ve heard from Peter on the outro.
A very good song,gentlemen!
Robert
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Good writing as always, ane love the guitar, especially the outro guitar.
Very nice, Peter and Leon, I always enjoy what you two produce.
Thanks Dave appreciate the comments. Peter
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Hello Peter and Leon,
I can only agree with the nice compliments you received already here.
The band plays well and your voices fits very well in it.
Enjoyed it,
Hans
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Love it Peter! The verse section reminds so much of some of McCartneys first solo album! Great chorus! Thanks, Torrey
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