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Mystified
by doug healey
(c)2015

I'd like to thank you all tonight
but first it must be clear
in what you think I may have said
is what you did not hear

collecting all the neighbors here
to gather once again
my thoughts are taking over
and I'm Mystified

the words are fading quickly now
so let it all begin
help me with the answer
'cause I'm Mystified

I keep these thoughts inside my head
so safe and sound and pure
I think I've heard what I have said
but could not say for sure

collecting all the neighbors here
to gather once again
my thoughts are taking over
and I'm Mystified

the words are fading quickly now
so let it all begin
help me with the answer
'cause I'm Mystified

While you're waiting- speak amoung yourselves
While you're waiting- help yourself to the cheese and apples
While you're waiting- pour a glass of chardoney
While you're waiting- the host is quietly cogitating

collecting all the neighbors here
to gather once again
my thoughts are taking over
and I'm Mystified

the words are fading quickly now
so let it all begin
help me with the answer
'cause I'm Mystified


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Grace..Peace...Love

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Hi Doug.
Reminds me of my first speech at a wedding.

I like the arrangement, vocal and the lyric is interesting.

Vic


It's never too late? Yes it is, so do it now.

If, given time, a monkey can write the complete works of Shakespeare maybe there's hope for me.

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Hi Doug!

A cool song for sure, though I'm a little mystified as to what you are really saying, but like Vic said, it's interesting. Very cool Bridge by the way!

steady-eddie.

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Hi Doug,

The song gets going late for me, in the "while your waiting" section (bridge?) cuz I'm rather spoiled by your "soul" voice, and thought the verses and chorus rather subdued by comparison.

Interesting lyric--a kind self-referential lyric that speaks of being mystified while being a mystifying lyric in and of itself.

Mike



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Fortune depends on the tone of your voice

-The Divine Comedy (Neil Hannon)
from the song "Songs of Love"
from the album "Casanova" (1996)
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Yeah, I'm totally in the dark and usually want my mystery without any confusion but still found this very engaging, probably because the music is so excellent. Still, well done! smile
Love the harmonica too!

Ricki

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Wonderful vocals, and I love the funky music.

Re the lyric: Maybe it's the broad streak of Gaelic melancholy in me, but I immediately thought the setting was either a deathbed scene or a wake. grin (Though the choice of edibles did seem a little odd. wink )

On re-reading, of course, it's clear that the setting could be any number of situations. Very clever write.

Donna

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i really like this Doug,loads of interesting lines.Mike

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i really like this Doug,loads of interesting lines.Mike

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Janice and I are fans of songs that let the
listener connect some dots. Granted the
dots are a bit far apart here but for this
song it makes it all the more interesting.

I can think of three scenarios that I could
plug in here and that is cool 'cause they
would all three work for us.

So we have all the mystique and a great vocal
and arrangement to go along with it.

Nice!

J&B


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Kinda like Vic said "I like the arrangement, vocal and the lyric is interesting." I like the musicianship as well ... nice job!

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Love the funky groove and the song is cool. Really like the lyric too. Good stuff

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Cool, funky vibe. The chorus reminds me of Men At Work back in the 80s. Some great lines in there too.

Steve


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Hi Vic. I can relate to the speech thing.

Thanks for the spin Eddie!

Hey Zane, I agree the tune does kick in late. Better luck next time.... Or maybe not! Ha... Thanks

Yea Ricki I'm pretty mystified by it myself!

Hi Donna. My Gaelic mind was all over the place on this one. At one point I was thinking presidential debate of some sort. Ha

Thanks y'all , doug


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Grace..Peace...Love

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Cool vibe overall. I wasn't a huge fan of the vocal melody in the verses, but I really liked the melody in the chorus. I could hear a ton of potential for adding more layers to the cool sound in the chorus, really killer. The bridge was pretty strong, and nice vocals as well. It's kind of a weird song, for sure, but I really liked the groove and the listen in general. Good stuff, and good luck with this!

Kyle

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Thanks Michael.

Thanks Janice n Bud. Yah the dots are so far apart in this one I could barely find my way through this one. Glad you enjoyed it.

Thanks jimmy I appreciate that

Thanks L James. Happy you liked it

I can see where M A W fit in to the chorus. That's cool!


Learn all the musical rules inside and out- Then break 'em...
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