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okay,i'm posting a version of mine and a version of Ricki's.Not at all a competition,it's just we worked on these at the same time not knowing what the other was doing with theirs.There is a slight difference in lyrics but nothing major,i'm posting only one lyric,also the structue is different in each.Anyway,you get the picture.Thanx!
Ladies first...
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Dying Wind

i spent my life soaring,in the wind so high
never standing on the ground,never wanting to try
but as the years come up on me,the lower i fly
it appears that it's time,to come down from the sky

as i plant my feet firmly,on solid ground
wondering what i should do,as i slowly unwound
look back in anger,or find peace where i'm bound
as the winter of my life,brings stillness all around

it lays me down,ever so gentle
carries me back,to where i began
embraced in soft sound,of such sentimental
my life beckoned by,the dying wind

here i am like a stone,no feather on a breeze
confined in grey solitude,where memories tease
last season of life dawns,the past appeased
i thank the wind,for the life i have seized

it lays me down,ever so gentle
carries me back,to where i began
embraced in soft sound,of such sentimental
my life beckoned by,the dying wind

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Not sure if you want us to say which one we like best, Michael.
Don't want to get into trouble here. :-o

I like the lyrics though.
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haha,no Vic,it's no competition but i'm fine with what folks rather or rather not.i just thought it was kind of fun for two people to write a song using the same lyric to see the difference in the outcome.Thanx for the spins!Mike

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Hi Guys,

I thought that both versions were excellent! I liked listening to both to feel how the performances colored the lyrics..
Thanks...

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Hey guys!

Well Ricki's is more folk music, and Mike's is more soft pop music IMO. Both give off a different vibe, but the lyrics work either direction. What a neat idea to see how the two directions take flight!

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hey IggyIggy,we appreciate your visit and comment!Mike

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Hi Mike
Hi Ricki

Both are nice songs.
thanks...I always enjoy seeing different versions of the same thing.

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Ricki's is folksy which I like yours is more mainstream Mike which I also like.
I think you need to arm wrestle for the decider.Good song and lyric
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Mike, thanks for posting these. I also am fascinated by the fact that nobody else hears the music (or the voices) in my head! smile

It always surprises me when someone says that they get a different vibe from a lyric, but it shouldn't, as we are all different. This was a great exercise for me and a pleasant surprise because I like your music as well. Write on!

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No worries, Vic, just two people coming at the same lyric from different directions. No telling where a person can take a song if they put their mind to it.

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Thanks iggyiggy, this was our intention. Glad you enjoyed your listen.

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thank ya Eddie,glad you stopped by!Mike

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Exactly! Thanks for listening, Eddie.

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Both versions were quite enjoyable ... nice job!!!

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Mike/Ricki,

Nice. That lyric is so good, it was worth hearing twice!

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Thanks Calvin, just trying to double your fun!

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Thanks Travis but I don't think my chicken wing arm would stand a chance. I'll just concede from now! smile Glad you liked them both.

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Thanx a bunch Calvin!Mike

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Thanx a bunch Calvin!Mike

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thank ya Travis,i'm better at leg wrestlin'.Mike

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Hi Ricki and Michael,

Like both of these. Ricki, yours sort of envelopes me in a feeling, and Michael, yours has my focused on the poetry, like a Townes Van Zandt song.

Great lyric from which to work as well.

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we appreciate the spins Jimmy!Mike

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Thanx a lot Floyd!Mike

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I appreciate your visit and nice comment Michael,i love me some TVZ. Mike

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Thanks for letting us know you enjoyed this one, Jimmy.

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Thanks for listening twice, Floyd.

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Thanks for listening, Mike, and letting us know what you think.

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ok...so I listened to both......

Ricki sings better than you man but, I liked your performance too...best I have heard from you ....still there are pitch issues...in your version..your ending needs "more" arrangement wise....some kind of lead instrument...
Mike your production was actually better IMHO than Ricki's.....but she sings better and the harmonies are cool....




did I mention that Ricki sings better than you??

thought I should mention that..... D)

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Interesting to hear two distinct takes on the same lyric. Both have their own appeal.

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hey Joro,thanx for your time!I can't argue with ya on who sings best,that's fo' sho' but i'm glad you hung in there.Maybe next time i'll choose somebody just as or more tone deaf and out of time than me:) Mike

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thanx for the spins Lil' Stevie!Mike

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Thanks for giving us both a listen, Joro. We're just working with what we have. I'm pretty sure Mike has nicer legs than I do. grin

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Thanks for listening, Stevie.

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Hi Ricki & Mike,

Well, it was a treat to listen to both versions and very cool and interesting to hear how you each interpreted the lyric!
I think you both did a great job and you both stayed very true to the spirit of the lyric!
That was a fun experiment -- DO IT AGAIN!!!

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Lisa, so sorry for the long delay. I thought this one was dead and gone! Thanks for the listen and glad you like it.

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yeah me too Lisa,thank ya!Mike


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