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A couple of years ago few songwriting friends and I got together to create a small, local songwriting group. All of us had drifted away from writing songs to varying extents, and we hoped that this group would provide us all with a bit of inspiration to keep on making music. It worked. Two years later we are still all together and writing.

This song is one that I wrote back in 2022, shortly after the group started. Recently, I thought I'd take my rough draft of it and turn it into something a bit more substantial. This is the end result. I'm singing and Synth V's Hayden is helping with harmony.

♫ Till The End Of Time
(lyrics on Soundcloud)

Please feel free to comment on any aspect of the song and its production.

Thanks for having a listen smile
--Noel

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Instruments
RT366: Bass, Electric, Country Ev 065
RT1602: Piano, Acoustic, Rhythm Pop16 Ev16 065
RT3344: Guitar, Electric, Rhythm HazyBallad ev16 070
RT1002: Guitar, 12-String Acoustic, Rhythm ClassicRockA-B Ev16 065
RT1601:Mandolin, Rhythm Pop16Melodic Ev 065
Drums: NashvilleEven16^2-a:Sidestick, HiHat , b:Snare, HiHat

MIDI Organ: VST3i: HaNonB70 (Lostin70s)
MIDI Chimes: Miroslav VST3i: Philharmonik 2
MIDI Arpeggios (final chorus): SynthMaster2, SynthPad, 108 ARP LightSpark ARK

Vocal Harmony: Synthesizer V with vocaloid "Hayden"

Production
Bass: VST Renaissance Bass, Hogarth Bass 3
Guitar (RT3344): (a) VST3: MAutopan (MeldaProduction) (b) VST: CLA Effects Mono/Stereo (Waves)
Vocals: VST3: Nectar 3 (iZotope, Inc.)
Overall Output: VST3: Ozone 9 (iZotope, Inc.)


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Noel,

This is an absolutely beautiful love song... One of the best ballads I have heard in years.

Your vocal is superb and the production is perfect. Love these backing tracks, especially what you have done with the MIDI here.

Awesome all around - great to hear you with a new song!

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Cool melody --such a good write, Noel. Beautiful song, and I really like your vocals. Quite the range, and I bet you could've taken Hayden's part too. Really good and tight harmony. I really enjoy the sentiment you bring to it all. Well done!


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What a beautiful and positive song! A love story that runs through universe and time, "We’re babes in the arms of come what may" and many other rousing lines.

Love to hear your voice and Hayden supports perfectly, those long high notes are shivering. The chorus melody has classic feel.

The band is very pleasant, MIDI tracks support warmly and I really enjoy how all those instruments blend into the the colored tapestry of sound, reminding me of those many lives in the story.

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Noel, a fantastic love song.
Great vocal.
Super lyrics.
Great mix.
I really enjoyed this song.


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Originally Posted by rsdean
Noel,

This is an absolutely beautiful love song... One of the best ballads I have heard in years.

Your vocal is superb and the production is perfect. Love these backing tracks, especially what you have done with the MIDI here.

Awesome all around - great to hear you with a new song!

Bob

Hi Bob.

Thanks for taking the time to have a listen and to comment smile I'm relieved to read that everything works for you as I've spent the last couple of weeks tweaking things and trying different approaches. Honestly, the mixing was becoming a nightmare for me. In the end, I just took a deep breath and said to myself, "It's now or never!" and posted.

All the very best.
--Noel


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Noel,

Beautiful.
An interesting write. Not "ordinary".
"I was born to love you" - love that one. Simple, strong.

Well sung.
Good mix. Piano sits well.

Enjoyed.
Always great to see you post one, Noel. Been a while...

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Noel, SO hard to write an original, old fashion love song, but you've nailed it. Lovely, lovely song. GREAT vocals that make Hayden sound weak, and THAT's hard to do, too. Nicely balanced arrangement that buoys the vocals perfectly. Glad you saved this one from your songwriting group!


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BEAUTIFUL!

Janice was crying before the end of the first chorus at the beauty of the lyric and the heavenly sound.
We’re coming up on our anniversary and these lines got to us:

“I’ve always thought it true
I was born to love you”

And then we got to the chorus and WOW.

Hayden’s subtle harmony is so nice with your tender vocal. The piano and mandolin work lovely together and the chimes and the arpeggios were such a perfect accompaniment to the lyric.

Great band, write, mix and arrangement. It sounds excellent on the monitors.

We love it!

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Howdy Noel....

I agree with all other comments so I have little to add.
Beautifully performed and you can sure hold a note. smile (unlike myself)

Very well done and I enjoyed the listen.

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Hi, Noel.

You are frighteningly good at writing positive songs. These lyrics are quintessential Noel Adams:

A touch of alliteration, a "feel good" lyric:

   Glistening golden hair and your face is like the sun
   Shining bright, warming everyone


You weren't thinking "time to change up the rhythmic pattern a bit" when you wrote this, were you?
   With relics from a Celtic shrine that bend heaven’s design

Because you're probably the most analytic writer on this forum, and despite how effortless it all sounds, I know nothing is in your songs that hasn't been thoroughly thought out. smile

But it's not just the lyrics, but it's also the way you sing - shaping each syllable. There's a quality of earnestness in your vocal that's disarming.

Hayden fits in well with you - nice work.

But then, it's all nice work. laugh


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Beautiful love song, I like it a lot.
Melody, lyrics, vocal performance....everything says 'love'.

I am still in the process of unknotting my tongue from "With relics from a Celtic shrine", though grin


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This is ever so beautiful. The lyrics are sublime, and your style of singing (as David Cuny wrote, above) is SO earnest, SO honest ... Hats off to you, sir. I wish I could write a lengthy, detailed review, but a) what would be the point of picking such a song apart, in terms of analysis, technique, etc. etc. etc.? , and b) you've kind of left me speechless, here smile Seriously, well done. Loved it.

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Noel,

A really beautiful song!
The vocals on this are especially good, and you've really knocked it out of the park.
I love positive, upbeat songs like this. The entire production sounds fabulous.
Great job!!

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Hi Noel, and here I am, finally!

Like-I think- most others here wrote, a beautiful song!
And I always compared your vocals with -the late- Robin Gibb. I still do!
Immediatly when I hear your voice, I must think of his voice.
And I know you don't know him, because you always say that.
It doesn't matter. The song is very nice, lovely to listen to, the lyrics are very good.
Glad you are back,

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Originally Posted by BabuMusic
Cool melody --such a good write, Noel. Beautiful song, and I really like your vocals. Quite the range, and I bet you could've taken Hayden's part too. Really good and tight harmony. I really enjoy the sentiment you bring to it all. Well done!

Hi Marty smile

Thanks for visiting. I appreciate your feedback.

All the very best,
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Originally Posted by jannesan
What a beautiful and positive song! A love story that runs through universe and time, "We’re babes in the arms of come what may" and many other rousing lines.

Love to hear your voice and Hayden supports perfectly, those long high notes are shivering. The chorus melody has classic feel.

The band is very pleasant, MIDI tracks support warmly and I really enjoy how all those instruments blend into the the colored tapestry of sound, reminding me of those many lives in the story.

Janne

Hi Janne.

It's always good to see you. I really appreciate your comment about "a love story that runs through universe and time". In saying that, you have summed up the whole premise with which I approached this song. You are a very perceptive man!

If you're interested, here is the story behind these lyrics...

Just prior to writing this song, I had watched the South Korean drama "Bulgasal: Immortal Soul" on Netflix. It's a very gripping, 16-episode thriller/drama that travels across time. I won't say too much about it as I don't want to spoil anyone's possible viewing experience.


So with this drama fresh in my mind, I thought I'd try and write a song that is more along the lines of a Science-Fiction/Fantasy trilogy (seeing many of the big writers in this genre like to write trilogies). My song's plot is different from the South Korean series but the overarching story in my lyrics definitely reflects my watching experience.

Thanks for taking the time to have a listen. I appreciate your time and your comments.
--Noel


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Originally Posted by MarioD
Noel, a fantastic love song.
Great vocal.
Super lyrics.
Great mix.
I really enjoyed this song.

Hi Mario!

It's always excellent to see you. Thanks for having a listen and for taking the time to pass on your thoughts. I appreciate it smile

--Noel


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Hi Noel,

Good to hear a new song from you! This is one of your best I think, very well written, and your vocal sounds great. Harmonies really work too.

Loved it!

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Fabulous melody Noel - combined with a sweet story...
"We're babes in the hands of come what may" Tres Cool.


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