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Hi All,

I want to thank Jeff for the nice Christmas prestent.

Kevin


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Maggie's Cat / (Christmas Alone)
© 2009 Kevin Pearson / Jeff Socia

V1
He remembers how his... Maggie
always loved the Christmas tree
and the way those twinkling... lights
lit up … .. her soft brown... eyes

V2
Now the kids are on both coasts
and neither can make it.. back home
they called with deep... regrets
Next year... for sure dad, you bet


CHORUS
And With Maggie's cat... up on his lap
he leans back... and he tries to nap
but he can't get his eyes to close
cause It's gonna be... his first Christmas... alone


V3
Cat searches the house... Least once a day
hopin.. to find her Maggie, ..hidin away
Up and down the stairs..through every room
To tell the truth... he's been lookin too

V4
The twenty fifth brought heavy snow
thought well.. I've got no place to go
made the coffee and fed the.. cat
gave her a stuffed toy…to un..wrap

CHORUS
And With Maggie's cat... up on his lap
he leans back... and he tries to nap
but he can't get his eyes to close
cause It's gonna be... his first Christmas... alone

BRIDGE
Door bell rang..it was the Johnson kid from next door
My mother said to tell you…that dinner's around four
and before he could say no thanks…
he said oh yeah mom says don't forget... to bring along Maggie's cat

and the tree lights danced…. on Sara Johnson's eyes
and Maggies cat put on a show for the kids, half the night
Wasn't until after they gotten home
He realized he'd still never spent..., a Christmas alone

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This is a nice story, Kevin. I like it that you didn't go for the Hollywood ending - makes it feel more real. This is well suited to Jeff's style too - and he did a nice job modifying some of the lyric to sing well to his melody.

Good one!

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Scott,

Thanks for listening and commenting. You are right about Jeff he's got a way of making lyrics work. I didn't fix the changes he made on the lyric sheet and you picked up on that. I thought about Christams with just him and the cat but what the heck it's the holidays so I'm glad they both ended up having a nice time.

Merry Christmas
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Hey Scott.... thanks for stopping by and taking a listen... appreciate the comments...
The only word I didn't mean to change and did was "danced" to "glistened" in the final chorus. I have to re-record that... for some reason I could not get that out of my head.. but danced goes so much better there...

And Kevin you know... it's always a pleasure to work on your songs with ya... we might not make a million bucks... but.... who cares anyway... thanks for the great lyrics...


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Kevin, Jeff,

I think this really does the lyric justice! I love the feel of it, and I can certainly imagine a real nice arranged version with this melody.

Another great one, boys!

Next, let's hear some uptempo material :-)

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Magne,

Thanks for the nice comments. If you have any jingle bells to add to the track I'm sure we'd all love that. As far as the up-tempo stuff ...well you already know me pretty well and the next one'll be about my first one.

Merry Christmas
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Merry Christmas to all of our friends at JPF, thanks Jeff.

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Kevin, good story and Jeff gets it across really well, a nice
song for the season we're in, good job guys,

Merry Christmas,

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We had posted this a few weeks back.. but given the day thought I'd bump it up for the holiday listen.....

Hope everyone here has an absolutely wonderful holiday season...

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MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL AT JPF

THIS IS REALLY GOOD GUYS AWESOME JOB WOW!


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Fine writing and Jeff brings it to life very well. A very realistic and well thought out story. I think the bridge might need a little more change up musically, but it's not that big of a deal.

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Thanks for such a lovely song! I liked the happy ending, cause nobody should be alone at Christmas.



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I'm with redwing...but, my lil' pea brain isn't sure...is Sara Johnson the "mom" and is she single? Is that who he'll spend future Christmases with? Jeff, you have a nice voice! smile


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Hey good write Kevin.. man I felt so bad for that cat, searching for maggie...


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Gosh Kevin

You never seem to disappoint me with your different spin on a typical story... I like how you handled the ending. Jeff sad vocals suit this well. jm


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Hi Kevin,

I like that lyrically, there is so much said without actually saying it. Musically, I think the guitar/vocal works because it's so stark and Jeff's voice is so raw and emotional. Nicely done.

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Hey Kevin,

I've meant to comment on this several times... but every time I listen, I get all misty and can't see the keys to type!

Needless to say I enjoyed it -- and think it would make a great Hallmark Christmas movie (if someone has already said so, forgive me). At the end of the day, I'm a sentimental old fool, and lyrics like these pull mightily at my heartsrings:

Cat searches the house... Least once a day
hopin.. to find her Maggie, ..hidin away
Up and down the stairs..through every room
To tell the truth... he's been lookin too


Jeff's poignant musication does a nice job of selling it without pushing it over the top -- a challenge for a song like this.

There, I did it -- phew! Thank you both so much for sharing this heartwarming story.

Cheers,
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Tony,
Thanks for listening and for your nice comments.

Dan
Thanks, Happy New Year.

Polly,
Thanks, Humm I was thinking Sara was much younger and married
but who knows maybe next year Maggie's Cat II, hope you had a great Christmas ans Happy New Year.

Louis,
Thanks. Yep that verse got to me too. Glad it hit home....good to know I'm not the only one...Jeff did a real nice job bringing it home.


Joice,
Wow nice words for a guy that can only write words. Jeff brought it to life..sad story happy ending...I love that.

Redwing,
Thanks, yes I was glad they all had a nice Christmas too.

Ricki,
More nice words to a lyricists ears, thanks..yes Jeff did it perfectly.

Beth,
Thanks you couldn't have said better things cause I think we all hope to evoke those kind of feelings and Jeff matched the mood no doubt.

Happy New Year to All
Kevin




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