Sad Faces
Hey, Songsters! Had to go solo on this one because I didn't want to eliminate the Bridge and couldn't find a Backing Track suitable. Anyway, I'm imagining I'm Dylan singing these blues; but NOT but what the hey everyone can dream...
This is a lyric I pretty much wrote while driving my car down the freeway; recording it on notepad on my iphone. Then, I tweaked the lyric this morning and it turned out to be 12-Bar Blues of which I don't know how to play other than the chord progression. I guess, you'll have to use your imagination and I appreciate that very much!
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SAD FACES
Is it just me or is unhappy people all that I see?
Is it just me or does everyone feel crappy as can be?
I’m just one of many sad faces driving down the freeway
Stop off at the drug store, babies sniffling and coughing, don’t look happy to me
And it’s mostly cloudy today in the land of milk and money
And I’m lookin’ hard but I don’t see any kind ‘a leeway
[Chorus]
Just one of many sad faces driving down the freeway
Just one of many sad faces driving down the freeway
Oooh-oooh-oooh
Call you on the phone you’re all alone, alone just like me
Ever since the lock-downs things just ain’t the way they used to be
And I’m searchin’ for the right words to say but there’s no leeway
[Bridge]
And it breaks my heart, tears my guts apart
Yes, it breaks my heart, tears my guts apart
How far, how far we have fallen
[Chorus]
Just one of many sad faces driving down the freeway
Just one of many sad faces driving down the freeway
Oooh-oooh-oooh
Is it just me or is unhappy people all that I see?
Is it just me or does everyone feel crappy as can be?
I’m just one of many sad faces driving down the freeway, oooh-oooh
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Comments
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Right in the pocket Renee , good job
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Really nice number Renee, very good one.
Well done.
Sid
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@HummerWisdom - Renee, you could write a song similar to Tom's Diner by suzanne vega :).. I like how you write what you see..
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My favorite phrase here is " land of milk and money" -ouch!
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@RainyDayMan Thank you! You might see that in more than one of my songs. I can’t take credit for it other than remembering I heard someone say it once and it struck me like lightning and stuck with me.
Renee0 -
Really nice guitar work on this one Renee, who needs backing tracks when you can play like that. It's not just you, it seems to be abundant if you look for it, I'm trying to seek out the smiles.
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A very solid piece of work you got here. Some longer lines but it fits in the blues. Like Owen I especially like the land of money line. Sometimes it needs just one line to put up the mirror to our society.
RK1 -
You've definitely captured the Dylan sound in this song, Renee. vocals and guitar sounding good. great write!
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Love this one. Really cool vibe. Definitely gives strong Dylan vibes, but I think maybe it could use some more Johnny Cash as well?
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