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Robert reworked my song Emerald. This another arrangement of the song was also done with Janice and Ray. Was so glad to add this to the catalog of Spirit Level songs.

Billionaires in space- an emotional response written mostly around the time the first one blasted off... probably the same day I placed another Amazon order!

Hope you like it.


Last Resort

Lyrics:

The Last Resort

welcome aboard the VS Vanity
in Emerald Class all seats recline
we are honoured to fly you to the edge of wonder
who will come back from the sublime

weightless at the gates of space
the location of Paradise has moved
last lights of Kiribati scars on her body
this world leaves you weeping confused

helpless on the wheel
in rapture of orbit do you feel
meteor of man
in fire will you understand
at the last resort
the last resort

our special guest we have prepared
as we approach the Karman Line
a montage to airbrush your neglect, sir
momentarily we`ll be offline

simple gestures seal our fate
a bird flies from the flood with a leaf
indifferent gods we depend as you descend
see the millions waiting for relief

helpless on the wheel
in rapture of orbit do you feel
meteor of man
in fire will you understand
at the last resort
the last resort

© Robert Cordrey June 2022

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****** Song Summary *************
Title: Last Resort - G
File:lastresort-G.SGU
Key=G , Tempo 85, Length (m:s)=4:28
No intro. 91 bar chorus, from bar 1 to bar 91. Repeat x1 chorus
Melody has 708 notes, Melody harmony is < no harmony >(0)
No Soloist track.
Song is saved with Volume, Pan, Reverb, Chorus, Bank0,
Song is saved with bar changes for Time signature,
Style is C_FOLKY.STY (Folky Top 40 Country Ballad)

RealTracks in song: 3455:Bass, Electric, Americana16thsSteveAB Ev16 075
RealTracks in song: ~~689:Organ, B3, Background Pop Ev 085
RealTracks in song: 3230:Guitar, Electric, Background CinemaHeldLowDarin Ev16 090
RealTracks in song: 3160:Guitar, Baritone Electric, Rhythm AmericanaSlow16thsBrent Ev16 060
RealTracks in song: 833:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm AltCountryMoody Ev 075 (A:held)
RealTracks in song: 378:Guitar, Acoustic, Strumming DoubleTime Ev 088
MIDI Drums :1 Standard Drum Kit (1)

RealDrums will be substituted :NashvilleEven16^2-a:Sidestick, HiHat , b:Snare, HiHat

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Nice work, soothing to listen to. Touches of early Lou Reed fused with Neil Young. I liked the sitar too. Flew me to the edge of wonder...

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Yes! I always like this song --from the idea to the execution and production. Robert, this is a very cool redo. Yeah, the sitar is an interesting addition, but Scott, your guitar is so perfect. Robert, you are a lyrics master. "the location of Paradise has moved" The way things are going billionaires in space will be in the cheap seats.


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Hi Scott and Robbert

I loved that count-down intro/outro in the song.
Beside that I think the sitar was a great choice for this 'airy' song.
and Scott, your playing is wonderful as always

Robbert, your singing was very suitable for this spatial setting, the lyrics are brilliant, but I had to use Google translate quite a bit (of course).

I enjoyed the song very much!
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Scott / Robert,

This is a great song... Instrumentation and production is excellent. Robert's vocal is outstanding as well.

Loved it!

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Hello Scott and Robert
This song takes me on a fantastic space journey
What a cool intro
The vocals are really good
And then this fantastic guitar solo
A great experience
Many greetings
Andi ;-)

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Interesting rework, the lyrics suit the sublime mood. Clever images like "in rapture of orbit" and "VS Vanity". Robert's vocal is always pleasure to hear. Nice warm drumming and spacy lead guitar describe the journey very well. I know it would be a bit cliche, but some synthesizer space sounds wouldn't hurt smile

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Scott and Robert,

Very cool song, it sounds extra terrestrial.
Music as well as vocals.
Nice beginning and end.

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Originally Posted By: BabuMusic
Yes! I always like this song --from the idea to the execution and production. Robert, this is a very cool redo. Yeah, the sitar is an interesting addition, but Scott, your guitar is so perfect. Robert, you are a lyrics master. "the location of Paradise has moved" The way things are going billionaires in space will be in the cheap seats.


Thanks Marty for checking out the song. Was so glad that Robert finished the song and sent it to me. We had been talking about it awhile ago. So glad you liked it.

Originally Posted By: Birchwood
Hi Scott and Robbert

I loved that count-down intro/outro in the song.
Beside that I think the sitar was a great choice for this 'airy' song.
and Scott, your playing is wonderful as always

Robbert, your singing was very suitable for this spatial setting, the lyrics are brilliant, but I had to use Google translate quite a bit (of course).

I enjoyed the song very much!
Hans


Thanks Hans
Yes I liked the count down too. Robert found the clip of it and I thought it was perfect for the song..


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Great lyrics, loved the internal rhyme. Reminded me of Space Oddity, but so much better. I'd quote a line but I'd end up quoting the whole thing. Guitar fit well. Great job, gents!

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Scott / Robert,

This is a great song... Instrumentation and production is excellent. Robert's vocal is outstanding as well.

Loved it!

Bob


Thanks Bob for checking out the song. Your comments are very much appreciated


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Scott/Robert,

Out-of-this-world lyric! smile Good vocal.

Cool tracks. Very nice backing. Cool sounds.

Nice guitar work, Scott.

Good mix.

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Very cool lyrics! Good vocals, guitar, and a great sounding track.

Nicely done you two, I'm a fan.

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Clever intro and outro.

Good and interesting write, although I have to confess I wasn't familiar with Kiribati.

Clever play on words with the title as well.

And, of course, excellent vocal and guitar work! laugh


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Many thanks to listeners and your comments.
Writing and singing lyrics to the melody lines of Scott`s fine instrumental was very enjoyable.
The sitar inclusion came from thinking that , along with Viridian, we might have 2 parts of a space trilogy...to be continued.

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Originally Posted By: PROJECT M
Hello Scott and Robert
This song takes me on a fantastic space journey
What a cool intro
The vocals are really good
And then this fantastic guitar solo
A great experience
Many greetings
Andi ;-)


Andi thanks for checking out the song. Really glad you liked it.

Originally Posted By: jannesan
Interesting rework, the lyrics suit the sublime mood. Clever images like "in rapture of orbit" and "VS Vanity". Robert's vocal is always pleasure to hear. Nice warm drumming and spacy lead guitar describe the journey very well. I know it would be a bit cliche, but some synthesizer space sounds wouldn't hurt smile

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Thanks Janne for checking out the song. Synth is a great idea. So glad you liked the song


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Mind candy. Where am I?
Good one, Scott.

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Scott and Robert....that was a trip...no literally a musical trip to space...really nice production...the guitar work was "out of this world" and the music "stellar"...I love songs that are interesting and ethereal...really like the sitar in the musical intro...neat project...well done guys!


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Really like the melody and lyrics!

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I agree with comments above, a little synth-space sounds would be icing on this cake, David Bowie style?
Very well done guys, a most enjoyable adventure and highly creative.

This got me thinking that next on the list for us to destroy/consume (after Earth) is the moon, then Mars.
Will we ever learn?


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