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Ha. Yeah, I do tend to put a lot of words in my songs. You should see how many words are in each early draft before I begin cutting them. ;-) I'm happy you like the song. Thanks so much for your kind words and for the link to Springsteen. He's definitely high on my list of favorite songwriters, so I'm happy a bit of him comes through in my vocals. Thanks again! Cheers, Todd I had a look at the lyrics before listening (always a bad plan) and thought "So many words..."Fortunately, first impressions were completely wrong here.  I really like this song. The vocal has - to my ear - a bit of Springsteen's Valentine's Day melancholy. Loved the lyrics, vocals and production.
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Beautiful song! Very traditional sounding (a very good thing, in my book!) ... the singing is great and the lyrics are just beautiful. Thanks for sharing!
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Hi, Alan. Glad to have joined the forum after so many years of lurking. Thanks so much for your kind words. I'm happy you like my song. I appreciate your comments about my voice and the John Denver vibe. You know, it's funny when I was growing up I looked a lot like John Denver, so folks would often comment on the resemblance. It's neat to hear I have some element of him in my voice too. Thanks again! Hope you and yours are safe and healthy. Best, Todd Hello Todd ...
Welcome to the Users' Forum.
This is a really nice song! A gorgeous lyric and a simple arrangement that fulfills every need for the backing. And your voice is really, really nice! You lose no resonance in the upper register. Your voice gave me a John Denver vibe - particularly your intonation. Everything about this just sings and settles softly in the ears as beautuful music should.
That was a sweet listen ... totally enjoyed it.
Wishing you the best. Be safe ...
Alan
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Hi, Rich. Thanks so much. I'm glad you like the song. In the next week or two, I'll post in the "Songwriting" section of the forum with more detail about the translitic process, and I'll provide the drafts of a song and describe how I approached each draft using the translitic method. It's a really fun approach. I used it a lot with my students when I taught English at the university. I have several more of these types of exercises too that I'll share over the next months/years here on the forum. Thanks again! Best, Todd
Hi Texas.
Am fascinated by the lyrics process and the stunning results you produce.
Strong melody and vocal also.
Thanks for your pointers on the translitic process.
Must give it a try!
Cheers.
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Thanks so much, Leon. I'm happy you like my song. And I'm glad you heard some Lyle Lovett and I wasn't just fooling myself. ;-) Cheers, Todd Hi Todd
A lovely song with poetic lyrics, well sung.
I definitely heard some Lyle Lovett in your vocal, by the way, particularly at the beginning.
Regards,
Leon
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Very nice song. I enjoyed listening. Well done!
Will
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I was wrong. this isn't a borrow but a well written melody that has haunting familiarity many fabulous melodies possess. I remember the 1st time I heard Centre-field by John Fogerty: I was able to sing along on 1st hearing ...the melody and lyrics struck straight to some part of my cortex ...pure joy!
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Thanks so much! I appreciate your kind words. Thanks for giving it a listen. Beautiful song! Very traditional sounding (a very good thing, in my book!) ... the singing is great and the lyrics are just beautiful. Thanks for sharing!
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Thanks so much, Will. Cheers, Todd! Very nice song. I enjoyed listening. Well done!
Will
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Thanks so much, Ray. I'm happy my melody has that familiarity without being a direct lift. I appreciate you searching for the Eagles song--just in case I had lifted it unknowingly. Thanks again for your supportive feedback--it means a lot to me. I was wrong. this isn't a borrow but a well written melody that has haunting familiarity many fabulous melodies possess. I remember the 1st time I heard Centre-field by John Fogerty: I was able to sing along on 1st hearing ...the melody and lyrics struck straight to some part of my cortex ...pure joy!
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Thanks everyone for listening and for the great comments.
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I'm about to re-record this song. If anyone has additional comments--ways to make the song better--I'd love to hear them. Thanks again to everyone who has already commented!
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TexasFrets, wow what a super job on this! A great Country tune with a top shelf vocal! Floyd mentioned that your vocal sounds familiar....to me it has a sound of Jackson Browne with a Country edge! Excellent! T
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Just found this Todd.
Love it , don't change a thing . Reminded me of Lyle Lovett.
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TexasFrets, wow what a super job on this! A great Country tune with a top shelf vocal! Floyd mentioned that your vocal sounds familiar....to me it has a sound of Jackson Browne with a Country edge! Excellent! T Thanks so much, Torrey. I really appreciate your kind words. I love Jackson Browne and have covered many of his songs, so I'm happy to hear my voice has a bit of him in it. Thanks again! Todd
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Just found this Todd.
Love it , don't change a thing . Reminded me of Lyle Lovett. Thank you, Gary! I'm happy you feel that way about my song. I'm also happy you hear Lyle Lovett in my voice. He's definitely one of my favorite singer/songwriters. Cheers, Todd
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