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Hi, everyone: I wasn’t quite sure I was going to post this . . . but what the hay. It’s actually a song I wrote maybe 30 years or so ago, after my maternal grandmother passed away. With my father moving on last month, I decided to dust it off and give it the BIAB treatment. My dad was an accomplished accordion player, so wanted to work that in a bit. Anyway, sorry it's another sad one on a Friday night but I hope you enjoy the listen! And I'll try to get back to something a bit more upbeat down the road.  My best to you all, Deej Here’s the song:ALL MEASURE OF CONTROL
[EDIT NOTE: Per Vic's comment below, I've changed the title of the song, so note it no longer matches the current thread title]Here are the lyrics:We laughed if off back then Until reality came kicking in the door Man, how time takes its toll But, hey, how the world forgets Until the matter of the truth unfolds It’s all beyond our measure of control Still we take such precious steps To avoid the very end—I guess it’s true Still we dare to be so bold But, man, how we all forget It ain’t nothing we can ever hold It’s all beyond our measure of control Ain’t very clear to me How the world can feel so empty of life When the angels take their own Ain’t very hard to see I’ll be in misery tonight In a darkness all my own Beyond all measure of control And how we live on now Pick up the pieces and go on somehow It’s hard—hey, it’s a burden on us all But, hey man, how time forgets Lets the waters of its river roll Far beyond our measure of control And here’s the band:RealTracks 3119: Bass, Acoustic, PopHalfNotesSync RealTracks 3541: Guitar, Acoustic, Rhythm ClassicRockSlowFingerStrum RealTracks 3321: Guitar, Acoustic, Soloist RnBPopDblBrent RealTracks 2921: Piano, Acoustic, Rhythm FolkSlowSw16Mike RealTracks i757: Accordion, Rhythm Pop8ths RealTracks 3278: Vocal Mmms, Rhythm RockNRollGospel RealDrums:: PopSyncSw16^02-a:ClosedHat, Snare, b:Ride, Snare
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Fantastic intro
Outstanding vocal but those lyrics took it over the top for me
Fantastic writing
The backing band is perfect, as is the mix
Loved it
I want my last spoken words to be "I hid a million dollars under the........................"
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This is good! Powerful and dramatic. Strong vocal!
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That's cool Deej,
A lovely write...for the 1st 5 seconds I thought it was going to be Major Tom though.
The accordion fits well.
The only thing that sticks out to me is that the clicky kick drowns out the snare...if you could reduce the click and boost the thud with some EQ I think it'll sond even better than the coolness currently.
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Good write - I enjoyed it.
It's good to have a song sad, even on a Friday evening.
The BiaB setting fits, and your voice is perfect for this.
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Nothing to say, apart from wow and THANK YOU.
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Great lyric, Deej.
One of your best I think.
I would change the title to "All measure of control" because that part came in strong.
Vic
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Hi Deej,
See? Never say you quit sad songs for a while. Before you know you have to make excuses...
And, as I told you, you have thé voice for sad songs so keep on making them!
However, this one is 30 years old you wrote. And all the while your sad songs convey the same beautiful feeling.
So, your next song will be a? Sad song maybe?
I enjoyed it,
Hans
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I hope you enjoy the listen! And I'll try to get back to something a bit more upbeat down the road. I did enjoy this and thank you. And please dont feel a need to hurry back to "upbeat".
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Mario, RnAM, rayc, David, musician 17, Vic, Hans and Mark:
Thanks for the listen and kind words--makes me glad I shared that folks seems to have enjoyed it. Much appreciated.
rayc: If I were to revisit the tune--and not sure I will on this one--I will definitely play a bit with the EQ on drums with your comment in mind. Drums continue to be my Achilles heel.
Vic: I think you are right, and I've made that change. I initially was going to go with "Beyond All Measure of Control" but thought that a bit too long--so went with just "Beyond All Measure". But "All Measure of Control" better captures the lyric. Thanks for the suggestion!
Stay well all--
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Deej,
I really liked this one, and loved that guitar and piano balance in the intro. Your vocals, lyrics and melody really drew me in. Also I am usually not much of an accordion fan, but I sure liked it here - especially knowing the significance it has to the writer. Great job.
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Man, you can call this song Rose and it would sound as sweet. Beautifully done with a strong edge of passion Deej. I love how you worked in the accordion. I'm a BIG fan of your vocals, and this song is the perfect vehicle for it. Very well written.
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You nailed this Deej! Talk about prosody! Love the hook and how you use it. The rhyme scheme is very refreshing in that it isn't so predictable but works. Vocals fit the song perfectly. I'll be looking for more from you to be sure.
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Lovely song. Cool lyric and excellent vocal. Backtrack was perfect. Well done
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Deej
Lovely work, excellent vocal and a very passionate performance.
Really well done.
Peter
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Excellent song/production/performance...
To me, your vocal styling seems a little pretentious, but that's probably just me, and my weird sense of taste... You are a very, talented singer/songwriter.
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Great vocal and write really excellent mix love it Eric
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Deej,
A strong write.
Nice use of the BAND. Well mixed.
Excellent vocals (of course).
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Definitely worth dusting off, sad and heartfelt lyrics sang with right amount of emotion. Good simple intro, enjoyed the chord progression and the light instrumentation works very well, the accordion fits and mmms give it a nice hymn mood.
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"How the world can feel so empty of life when the angels take their own”
“And how we live on now, pick up the pieces and go on somehow”
We can certainly relate to the above lines, as I’m sure many others can also.
This is a beautiful lyric, performance, BiaB band and production. The nod to your Father with the accordion was very nice indeed!
Powerful!
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