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Greg.
Thank you for the generous comment.

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Love the song/lyrics... the mix could use some attention...


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Thanks Bloc-head.
Any suggestions? I spent so long adjusting it that I can't hear it anymore.
Every time I think it's ok somebody says it's not. Maybe I should leave it and come back to it after a few days.

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We didn't hear the earlier versions so can only say that we like this one very much.

Man, those are great lyrics ... creative, "up-to-date" terminology but with a classic vocal and melody.

Nice harmony and dobro also stand out.

Well done!

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Didn't hear the original mix, but this one sounds fine.

Good song, nice melody, and I like your vocal.

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Thanks J&B.
Happy you appreciate it.

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Hi there BlueAttitude.
Thanks for the encouraging words.
The original mix had become corrupted in my daw. Don't know how or why so had to rip it apart and start again.

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Hi Vaughan & Arnold,

Good song - I enjoyed it.

I agree with others - the vocals are muffled because two singers all the time. It would be much clearer if just one of you sang the verses and saved the other vocals for the chorus or punch lines only. Plus vocals could be louder.

Look forward to any remix you may do.

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Hullo, 'vicarn'...

Personallly, I like how your lyrics cleverly contrasted the pursuit of 'happiness' through engagement with man-made things (fast food, social media, lounge life, unending televised entertaiment, etc.) to the eternal search for 'true' love which, though always fraught with the possibility of heartbreak and failure, nonetheless promises such potentially transcendent emotional rewards that nothing man-made can compare to it.

Your constant refrain, "Don't Worry 'Bout Me", is sweetly revealed as the necessary ressurance we habitually offer to other people who we know care about us, and we love them back by asking them not to 'stress out' too much over our personal predicaments.

Your music as much as your singing voice creates a quiet, contemplative listening experience that sends the lyrics straight into our hearts without resistance. If songs were medicine, this one wouldn't require a warning label concerning the recommended usage because it goes down so easy...


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Hullo Nigel.
Thanks for the listen.
I must admit I was surprised at your comment for a number of reasons.
Did you listen to the latest one I put on Soundcloud the day before yesterday or was it an earlier version?
I thought at first it was my old ears filtering out the high frequencies but I found some artefacts (a bleed from the other tracks) in the first mix which took me a while to sort out.

There is no "chorus" but there are two bridges between the verses. Not standard format but I can't see why having two voices in a chorus would make them clearer.
Also The two voices aren't there continuously. They are on alternate lines in the verses (The "punch lines") as you say.

Once again I appreciate you taking the time to give input.

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Thank you bluage for your thoughtful comments.
Very nice to hear.

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Swings right along.

Vocals clear enough?
Some parts are masked by the rhythm section.

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Nice jumpy rhythm works well with the namedropping, the approach reminds me of "We Didn't Start The Fire". Catchy title sticks in the head. I wouldn't worry about the mix, it's ok for me.

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Thanks for your ears Moto.

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Thanks for the comments Janne.

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