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It's been a while since I've completed a song. In the last few days I've made the effort to complete a couple of songs that have been lingering for the past 4-5 months. Hope you will give a listen ... Thanks!

https://soundcloud.com/j-fleming-2/i-wish-i-could-help

I once knew a man who ... worked his finger to the bone

Just to keep his family ... in their high class home

He had no time for fun ... working night and day

One morning he woke up ... blew himself away.

I wish I could've helped him

but what could I do

I wish I could've helped him

to see his way through

I once knew a woman ... so battered and bruised

The only life she ever knew ... being beaten and abused

She just couldn't leave him ... she loved him so much

One too many beatings ... and she never woke up

I wish I could've helped her

but what could I do

I wish I could've helped her

to see her way through

I see the homeless people ... living out there on the street

beg for food and money ... from the people that they meet

Runaways and addicts ... all society's outcast

broken lives and dreams ... running away from their past

I wish I could help them

but what can I do

I wish I could help them

just to see their way through

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Hello Jimmy,

Hey, this is impressive, has good flow, good story, good sound.

Calvin


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Hi Jimmy,

Nice pickin' and a fitting minor key sound for this serious lyric. The vocals could be EQ'd brighter, imo, but this is raw and moving as is.

Mike


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You can help them lol!!!!!

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Haunting Americana-folk number. I really liked the guitars in this song.

The music is good, and your production skills have improved by leaps and bounds. The vocals are okay, too, but I feel you can deliver an even better performance.

Production-wise I love the stereo placement and interplay of the different guitars. Well done! The vocals have a mid-EQ issue needing a cut somewhere around the 600Hz range. A bit more 'air' on the vocal would be nice, too.

Overall, good song, and production.

Peace,
TC


Last edited by TC Perkins; 04/01/17 04:16 PM.

If it has strings I will find a way to play it!

You can hear my tunes at https://soundcloud.com/tc-gypsy
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Jimmy,

What a really nice song. I enjoyed this'n--I agree with TC, nice guitar combo balance. One small thing, and could just be my opinion, I would like to hear you use "saved" on the 2nd (helped him/her) lines. I think the two together feels even more compassionate as well as adding a little more story build. Just food for thought--use or lose!

Sweet song here Jimmy!

steady-eddie.

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Originally Posted by Calvin
Hello Jimmy,

Hey, this is impressive, has good flow, good story, good sound.

Calvin


http://www.soundclick.com/bands/0/calvinstewart

Hello Calvin ... thanks so much for taking a listen and the kind words ... much appreciated!

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Originally Posted by Michael Zaneski
Hi Jimmy,

Nice pickin' and a fitting minor key sound for this serious lyric. The vocals could be EQ'd brighter, imo, but this is raw and moving as is.

Mike

Hello Mike ... thank you for listening and I appreciate your input very much!!!

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Originally Posted by BlakeAllyn
You can help them lol!!!!!


Thanks for the listen!!!

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Originally Posted by TC Perkins
Haunting Americana-folk number. I really liked the guitars in this song.

The music is good, and your production skills have improved by leaps and bounds. The vocals are okay, too, but I feel you can deliver an even better performance.

Production-wise I love the stereo placement and interplay of the different guitars. Well done! The vocals have a mid-EQ issue needing a cut somewhere around the 600Hz range. A bit more 'air' on the vocal would be nice, too.

Overall, good song, and production.

Peace,
TC

Hello TC ... thank you very much for listening ... I truly appreciate your opinions and input ... thanks again for your help!!!

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Originally Posted by E Swartz
Jimmy,

What a really nice song. I enjoyed this'n--I agree with TC, nice guitar combo balance. One small thing, and could just be my opinion, I would like to hear you use "saved" on the 2nd (helped him/her) lines. I think the two together feels even more compassionate as well as adding a little more story build. Just food for thought--use or lose!

Sweet song here Jimmy!

steady-eddie.


Hello Eddie ... thanks for taking a listen to my song ... I really appreciate your input and opinion ... thanks again!!!

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hey Jimmy,i like this a lot.The music reminds me of Velvet Underground stuff. Mike

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Originally Posted by Michael LeBlanc
hey Jimmy,i like this a lot.The music reminds me of Velvet Underground stuff. Mike

Hey Mike ... thanks for the listen and the kind words ... much appreciated!!


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