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https://soundclick.com/share.cfm?id=13640457 Here's a new old one-- might be likeable Names There used to be this bully on my way home from school He taunted me called me names, sometimes he would throw stones One day I picked up a Hickory stick, Put that bully on the run I never let anyone call me names until you came along chorus 1 You called me Darling and I must admit that took me by surprise Never had anyone call me that, no one with such big brown eyes And I will love you for forever, that's one thing that will never change You called me Darling and I want you to know, I love the way you call me names v2 Years go by in the blink of an eye, God bless our family Seems like only yesterday I was buying your diamond ring Now honey I hear the baby crying I'll go and see what's wrong Think you'd better come here quick, she's trying to say something chorus 2 She called me Daddy, it's a miracle, that took me by surprise Never had anyone call me that, no one with such big brown eyes And I will love her for forever, that's one thing that will never change She called me Daddy and for the rest of my life, Daddy's gonna be my name Bridge And if someday, some brown-eyed boy says,"Grandpa is there a Santa Claus?" I will smile through tears of joy and know I got my name because... Repeat Chorus 1 Outro There used to be this bully on my way home from school Pete Gallatin, 2004, all rights reserved
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Thanks Calvin, I appreciate your comments. ...Pete
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hec yeah Pete, I like this song, and I think Calvin is right,,pretty cleverly written. enjoyed the listen. Lane
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hec yeah Pete, I like this song, and I think Calvin is right,,pretty cleverly written. enjoyed the listen. Lane thanks Lane- probably too clever for my own good, I actually have another version of this where he dies and goes to the Pearly Gates and an angel calls him "beloved" (his new name) and so on. Anyway thank you for the note.
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Hi Pete:
I enjoyed my listen. Noted it has existed since 2004, then read your reply to Lane about another version. Many of us "explore" our own work and attempt different versions. I consider that a good thing. Sometimes it works and sometimes it takes us down a path to nowhere. Thanks for sharing and best of luck with your music. ----Dave
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Hi Pete.
Nice old fashioned classic country tune for sure! Nice evolving story. Production-wise, I'd reduce the volume on the snare rim shots during the verses a wee bit-JMO. Like the return to the beginning at the end!
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Hi Pete:
I enjoyed my listen. Noted it has existed since 2004, then read your reply to Lane about another version. Many of us "explore" our own work and attempt different versions. I consider that a good thing. Sometimes it works and sometimes it takes us down a path to nowhere. Thanks for sharing and best of luck with your music. ----Dave thanks Dave - Your comment on versions got me thinking about how other art forms reshape their creative ideas, old masters would add paint to their canvases over many years in some cases, film directors re-edit their hits. Some old favorite songs have verses that are no longer sung for various reasons. I like both versions of this tune - this one is more mainstream. ,,,Pete
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Hi Pete,
What a great hook--and the way you set it up with the bully in V1 was totally unexpected and refreshing. and you carry out the overriding idea (of being called names) wonderfully to the end. The song has a kind of Millsap or Twitty sweetness to it but would do well in any era I bet.
Mike
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Hi Pete.
Nice old fashioned classic country tune for sure! Nice evolving story. Production-wise, I'd reduce the volume on the snare rim shots during the verses a wee bit-JMO. Like the return to the beginning at the end!
steady-eddie . Thanks Eddie, I think you're just a wee bit right on those rim shots. Your last comment has my mind going in circles. Ah Dios! .....Pete
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Hi Pete,
What a great hook--and the way you set it up with the bully in V1 was totally unexpected and refreshing. and you carry out the overriding idea (of being called names) wonderfully to the end. The song has a kind of Millsap or Twitty sweetness to it but would do well in any era I bet.
Mike Gee thanks Mike, I'm blushing! Appreciate you giving it a listen. .....Pete
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sweet Pete I enjoyed it. Actually, it's very good!
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What a well written song Pete and a lovely performance.
I think your vocal delivery is powerful and fits the song perfectly.
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sweet Pete I enjoyed it. Actually, it's very good!
Thanks Neil, I bet you're a sweet guy too. I find people like you better when your kind and loving. ...Pete
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Nicely done! That's well put together. The "call me names" concept and the switch from negative to positive. The melodic lift as you hit the chorus is really strong and puts the emphasis there in the chorus as it should be. I'm less sure you need to return to the opening lines in the outro - I think the story has moved on from there, but that's a minor point. Well done.
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What a well written song Pete and a lovely performance.
I think your vocal delivery is powerful and fits the song perfectly.
Thanks Nelson, appreciate your nod on the vocal! ....Pete
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"Two Thumbs Up!" you created quite a story here and the images are beautiful. Good use of the hook and the opening line.
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That's a great idea for a lyric Pete! Nice one. Wish I'd have thought of that. Music is a good fit - meaning country Thought I heard clipping on the vocals now and then. No one else mentioned it though so it might have been my buds. Scott
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Cool concept Pete. I thought it was gonna be a bully song at first, til v2. Nice job.
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"Two Thumbs Up!" you created quite a story here and the images are beautiful. Good use of the hook and the opening line.
Douglas Thanks, Douglas. Appreciate your comments and thank U for listening....Pete
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A good traditional country song Pete Good story and vocal Travis
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