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Thanks for listening and commenting, John and Andrea.
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That was fun! I love the sound effects.
It's unusual to see Cro Magnon presented as the primitive one instead of the much maligned Neanderthal.
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Thanks CCB. Glad you enjoyed it. The incident in question was a gift for a songwriter LOL.
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Good one Stefan. Captures that sea shanty tone and a nice lift on the chorus. You tell the story simply and directly in keeping with the tradition of this kind of song. And as a Scot, I can't help but appreciate the name of the ship, The Bannockb…
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I like the heavy ominous tone of the piano and then the drum in the introduction, although it did make me kind of expect a more Phil Collinsy song to follow 😉. I also enjoyed the combination of a jazzy feel with the insistent drum beat. Nice!
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I agree with everyone else here. Really nice picking, a soulful delivery, meaningful lyrics. A lot to like here. Thanks for sharing this.
Good luck with the album!
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Thank you, Rene. Just a bit of fun and the melody certainly is simple.
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I agree with Owen. Very nice performance.
Despite your great performance, I can't say I'm a huge fan of the song itself. It seems to go on for a long time in the same way with only a very short break for a kind of refrain which doesn't do …
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Owen, I guess the OP is maybe basing his assumption on the fact that if you register a group of works, they are combined into one registration. Statutory damages might then only apply to the infringement of that one registration. There is a logic…
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I love it. Fun and rockin'! You have a thing for Spanish names lol.
I'm not sure why they are butterfly girls. I wouldn't normally make a connection between butterflies and "Bacchanalian ranters and guns for hire," but it didn't bother me.<…
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Thanks Icy and Chris.
Chris, no, nobody like that - at least not now lol. I think this would be better with a female vocalist. Since I didn't have one to hand, I added the intro so that it made sense with me singing it. I guess you might s…
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Been there!
Great lyric. The visual images are very strong and the slight variation in the first line of the chorus creates a feeling of progression. One suggestion. How about changing "To a house crammed full of solitude" to "To a house cr…
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It's easy to get paranoid about people stealing your songs. It can paralyze you and stop you moving forward. You might start by sharing a couple of them here using a private link at SoundCloud. That way nobody can access them without you providin…
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I enjoyed this very much. It's long, but the guitar solos were interesting enough to keep me focused :)
I like the lyric too. Very tight and economical and a lot of visual imagery..
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I don't get the lyrics when taken together, but I love the images they paint line by line. I don't feel I necessarily have to be able to ascribe a coherent meaning to the song as a whole. It's a bit like the way we used to listen to an album trac…
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I think you are onto something. It's a cute and original idea. To get the most out of it, I think it should maybe be more of a story focused on the singer and his love interest overcoming the dangers of the game and ending up together. There's a …
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I think it could be problematic. These days, I believe that copyright on a literary work lasts 70 years after the author's death, which was in 1977. However, for books published as long ago as 1934, before the law was changed to bring it more in…
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Hi Stefan. I thought it might be helpful to have the lyrics here so that people can comment on the song as a whole, so I took the liberty of pasting them below from your original post of just the lyrics. I hope you don't mind. You might prefer to…
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Wow, this blew me away! It really rocks and, as you say, those 70s guys would have thought nothing of a six and a half minute song. I suppose you could do a shorter vesrion if you wanted to and have a "radio" and a "live" version. I was enjoying …
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I like the hook. It's a solid foundation to build on, lyrically and melodically. As IronKnee says, it has energy. It seems to me that it could benefit from a bit more variation.
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Thanks for the kind words, M…
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I love it. So much energy and very catchy. Love the lyric too. I think you could maybe make more of the twist in the story by shouting something like, "She's your problem now, Steve!"in the outro. :)
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Nice production, but I have to agree with Owen about the lyric. It's a bit bland and gives the impression of having been thrown together without a whole lot of thought with phrases like, "He kneeled on his knees."
I like the melody, but it …
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Thanks abc4 and Chris. Yes, it probably is a bit weird LOL.
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I love the lyric. Wonderful imagery. I can relate because I am entranced by the show put on by the fireflies round my home in the summer. You describe this as a mood song and that seems a good description. It just kind of washed over me - very re…
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i think this will work really well for your purpose and is also very enjoyable as a standalone song. The vocal reminded me a bit of Al Stewart in places, though obviously not the music so much. :)
My one criticism is that the verse seemed t…
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Thanks Rene, Owen and icystorm.
Owen, I get what you are saying about the music and lyric. I think it maybe applies mostly to the first line which suggests the song is going to be edgier than it is.
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I actually like the lyric, the last version you posted. It's simple, doesn't try to say too much.
I have to say, I'm not a fan of all that intro and outro stuff. I think it might work better if you cut the length and maybe didn't pan as far…
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Always a pleasure to hear you perform. I love the song too. I never realized that Rod Stewart sang it originally. It's hard to imagine his voice on this song. I'll need to find it :)
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Really nice, smooth vibe and great performance and production. The instrumentation is great. I don't totally understand the lyrics but that's fine because my mind puts different partly formed interpretations on them as it goes on.
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