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Don't Go
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#1115272 - 09/09/16 01:41 PM
I Remember Autumn
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Michael Zaneski
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Hi Folks, Please give a listen to this latest offering from Dave Rice's pen. I heard something a little more dramatic going on in Dave's demo, and I tried to followed suit, making Neil Diamond's version of Belgian Frenchman Jacques Brel's "If You Go Away" a kind of template to get me started towards what I was going for. Anyway, we hope you enjoy it. I sure enjoyed making it! https://soundcloud.com/michael-zaneski-1/i-remember-autumnI Remember Autumn Jack Frost has brought me Autumn the days go by too fast... My thoughts return to Springtime... and love that didn't last. But I'll enjoy my Autumn... at least most days are warm. Too soon the grip of Winter... will bring me pain and harm. Then I'll remember Autumn... the time I loved the best. When life and love were present... before she headed west. Go slowly please, sweet Autumn... the days go by too fast... Go slowly please, sweet Autumn... I want to make you last. When Winter's frigid fingers... are tearing at my dreams... I'll wish again for Autumn... when lakes reflect moonbeams. And slowly, I'll surrender... as life begins to fade. I doubt if I'll remember... Trout streams I used to wade. One final wish for Autumn... and then I'll breathe my last. I'll make that wish for Autumn... then I'll forget my past... and love that didn't last. Go slowly please, sweet Autumn... the days go by too fast... Go slowly please, sweet Autumn... I need to make you last... If only you would last. *********************************************************** Lyrics and Music by Dave Rice Copyright (C) 2016 Dave Rice All Rights Reserved
Last edited by Michael Zaneski; 09/13/16 12:59 AM.
Fate doesn't hang on a wrong or right choice 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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#1115426 - 09/11/16 10:27 PM
Re: I Remember Autumn
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Michael Zaneski
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Martin, Calvin, Floyd, Barry, Ricki, and Dave.. Thanks all for listening, and it really makes me happy to know you appreciate Dave's great songwriting. His work has a distinct, brilliant and unique style and I find it most enjoyable setting his work. Floyd, that figure you speak of and the "outro" was all written into Dave's rough demo. I thought like you--that they were perfect--adding a nice contrast to all the minor chords elsewhere. So I just needed to find some good (virtual) instruments to bring them to life. When I took care of my mother, in the early part of the 'ought years' especially, we would play Scrabble every day, and listen to the same cassette I'd plop in in of her favorite music, which included the entirety of Neil Diamond's "Stones" album. His cover of Roger Miller's "Husbands and Wives" was her favorite three minutes of music, next to Jim Reeves' "He'll Have To Go." But my favorite songs on Stones were his version of Randy Newman's "I Think It's Gonna Rain Today" and his "If You Go Away" --which I had totally forgotten about, pretty much.. Until earlier this year, when I'm watching the brilliant, multi-layered USA series computer hacker/espionage series "Mr. Robot" --and it was in an early episode--suddenly the Diamond recording is foregrounded and we're just watching the main character walking while we listen to Diamond sing..this opened the floodgates of memory, as you can probably imagine..it also made me realize that few could get away with as dramatic a "sound" as Diamond..but in his hands the most mundane material can sing (and I'd realize this every time he'd remind me that "the chair" did not hear him sing the words "I Am I Said" lol..).. Anyway, thanks again all, sorry for rambling..  Mike
Last edited by Michael Zaneski; 09/11/16 10:29 PM.
Fate doesn't hang on a wrong or right choice 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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#1116049 - 09/22/16 12:59 PM
Re: I Remember Autumn
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Janice_and_Bud
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Hey J & B:
I've been happily married for 56 years... to the same woman. (She is eligible for "Sainthood" now!)
Hahahaha...I could certainly, after 36 years, say the same for Janice. Congrats to the two of you. Bud
Check out our new album Janice Merritt "Am I Blue Enough?" on Spotify, Apple Music, Pandora, Amazon and others.
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#1122512 - 01/14/17 09:52 PM
Re: I Remember Autumn
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Kristi McKeever
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This is beautiful. I like the slow build....it’s quite mysterious in the beginning and the anticipation is all right there in the words and music/vocal delivery. The lyric is full of wonderful images...I especially enjoyed all the nature elements in the lines...how Autumn is being addressed directly and phrases like “grip of winter” and this verse...so vivid: When Winter's frigid fingers... are tearing at my dreams... I'll wish again for Autumn... when lakes reflect moonbeams. The melody seems to sway in the lyric’s reflections and the soft music and vocal add a delicate, earnest, yet wistful tone to it all. I like that little unexpected piano twirl at the ending too. Lovely song.  Kristi
A musician must make music, an artist must paint, a poet must write, if he is to be ultimately at peace with himself. What a man can be, he must be. -- Abraham Maslow, American Psychologist
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#1122582 - 01/15/17 10:21 PM
Re: I Remember Autumn
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Kristi McKeever
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Hi Dave, Thanks for posting your original version of the song. Hey, now. You know what? I just listened and that’s very nice! I enjoyed it! You have two versions of the song now.  And ya know, I always appreciate a good piano and you guys both make me wish I paid more attention in my music theory class when I was a teenager! LOL (but...I believe some things can’t be taught!) Kristi
A musician must make music, an artist must paint, a poet must write, if he is to be ultimately at peace with himself. What a man can be, he must be. -- Abraham Maslow, American Psychologist
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#1122858 - 01/20/17 03:20 AM
Re: I Remember Autumn
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niteshift
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Hey Mike and Dave, Wow ! How did I miss this one ? I'm glad someone dug deep. The production is great, the lyrics are great and the performance is spot on. Strong, subtle, sublime, it's a great piece of classical work. Mike, just love the ?accordian, and the repose at the end is just brilliantly stylish. I'm gunna listen again.  cheers, niteshift PS - not a nit, but an addition. When you ghost your lead vocal at 2.30 and 3.00 , the addition of a female ghost lead would lift those parts even further.
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#1122903 - 01/20/17 08:02 PM
Re: I Remember Autumn
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Michael Zaneski
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Nelson, Janice, Bud, Travis, Jimmy, John Schick.. Sorry I left y'all hanging!!! I appreciate your support and am very happy you enjoyed this! Miss you Janice and Bud..  ********************************************************************************* Ben, Paul, Kristi, and niteshift, Thanks for keeping this song afloat. It's Mr. Rice showcasing his awesome "inner monologue" style story-telling and mastery of minor keys, and I could easily connect with it via my Diamond/Brel obsession. nite, Thanks, and that's a really cool idea..I may just ask around.  Mike
Last edited by Michael Zaneski; 01/20/17 08:04 PM.
Fate doesn't hang on a wrong or right choice 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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#1122969 - 01/21/17 04:14 PM
Re: I Remember Autumn
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Michael Zaneski
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Thanks Ross, thanks Kurt! Hi Niteshift: Thanks for sharing your kind words with us. Mike always goes the extra mile when producing and vocalizing demos. JPF is a better place because of his talent, generosity and patience.
After Mike finished producing an entire album of my songs, I've continued to write, vocalize and create new songs... or re-cut many of my older songs in my catalog. Eventually, I hope to persuade Mike to do the vocals on several others because my voice is incapable of doing what is really needed.
Thanks again for taking the time to listen and comment so positively.
All the best, ----Dave No persuasion needed Dave. Just give a holler any time. 
Fate doesn't hang on a wrong or right choice 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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#1124279 - 02/19/17 01:56 PM
Re: I Remember Autumn
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Rob B.
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Hi Michael, what a great song! I love your production work. Really awesome. The vocal arrangement is sensational. This track has radio airplay quality. Great songwriting from Dave. Keep up the good work  !!! All the best Robert www.robertbaitinger.de
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