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Almost three thousand new views on this one since Marty was on "America's Got Talent" a few weeks ago....

Slideshow-style video of "Mama Raised Me Right", a song I wrote with Marty Brown and the late Charlie Craig.

I will NEVER understand why these people will leave a post completely unanswered. It's almost like you don't exist. But there it is...in black and white...

I like this song...I was kinda curious, wasn't Charlie Craig the first "hit writer" who did critiques at h t t p : / / t u n e s m i t h . n e t? They have Gary Talley from the Boxtops now, and it says he's their "first music industry guest"...how quickly they forget...

Slim, it happens to me all the time. Sometimes I feel like I must be persona non grata around here. There are a few people who respond to my posts (and I appreciate it when they do), but as often as not, my posts are left hanging in the wind. I have also noticed that I am often the last person to respond on a post. After my name goes on, it seems like people quit having things to say. I swear I shower regularly.



You might remember that I wrote this before I moved to Nashville, and then "re-wrote" it with Charlie and Marty in hopes of getting my foot through the door. It's essentially 90% the same as the original version. Of course, Marty sang the heck out of the demo.
I don't remember Charlie doing critiques, but I do remember that he was at a TS seminar (so was Barbara Cloyd) that I attended in early 2003. A few weeks later, I ran across him in their chatroom, and received permission to send him a song. That submission started our relationship.

KURT--

'TIS A GREAT SONG--SOUNDS RADIO READY--GOOD LUCK--I GUESS THE RESPONSE, NOW DAYS IS SLOWER, IF A SONG IS GREAT, NOTHING MUCH IS SAID IN A LOT OF CASES--BUT THERE MAY BE A LOT OF READERS!

GARY TALLEY IS A FRIEND OF MINE--HE SHOWED ME HOW TO DO A HALF-DIMINISHED CHORD YEARS AGO!

KEEP ON DOING YOUR GOOD THING--

Mackie

Hi Mackie...thanks for checking it out.
Gary is a great guy. Not only is he immensely talented, he's extremely pleasant and down-to-earth.

What a tremendous song! Excellent lyric. One line I especially love:
"It's OK to lose as long as you play to win". Wisdom.

Gorgeous music & melody, and the vocal performance is perfect.

A joy to listen to.

Donna

Hi Donna,
Thanks for checking this one out. I'm glad you enjoyed it.
I think Marty sang the (insert expletive here) out of it.
Kurt

Great, I liked it very much and thank you very much for sharing this here with us.

Hi Kurt.
What a great country voice. Love the song and production too.
Just right. Josh Turner material maybe too.
Vic

Hi Kurt, I love this song. The message is awesome and I love
the production. Marty Brown is a wonderful singer. Wish I
could get him to sing one my lyrics..yeah!!

Dreams come true,
Fran Williams

This is a wonderful song. If I could sing, this is the kind of songs I'd want to write. Thanks for sharing. I subscribed to you on youtube so I can listen.

Hi, Fran.
Thanks for the kind words.
Marty is...Marty. One of a kind.
I think he did a great job singing this song.
I wish he had released it as a single.

A lot of good writers can't sing.
If you want to write songs like this, go ahead and write them.

Hi, Fran.
Thanks for the kind words.
Marty is...Marty. One of a kind.
I think he did a great job singing this song.
I wish he had released it as a single. [/quote]

Hi Kurt,
Thank you for the comments. This is one of my favorite
songs. I really enjoy every word and the video..I have
several songs with this type of flavor & style which has
the traditional sounds..Simply adore Marty's voice..Wow..
Great song writing...

Fran Williams

Thanks for checking it out. I don't know how I missed your comment before.

Hi, Vic.
I usually try to respond when somebody takes the time to make comments on my work. I don't know how yours got by me. Thanks for the kind words, and yes, I think Josh would be a great artist for this song. Don Williams, too.

Nice sound you have !!

Thanks for checking it out.

Bump!

This sounds really good. Well-written with a positive message. Marty Brown has a voice that is easy to listen to. Is that a Tele with a B-bender?

Nice job.

Hi Colin,
Thanks for checking it out. Marty has a great voice.
This demo is about nine years old. As I recall, Robert was playing a Strat of some kind run through a modeler that allowed him to get all kinds of different sounds out of it. He did the whole session (we did three songs that day) sitting on a five gallon fishing bucket with a padded lid. He played all the parts except for the acoustic guitar on "You Can't Fool Love". Marty sang all three song sitting in a rocking chair. I had only been in town a few months. It was all very cool to me.
Kurt

I am new around here, Kurt, but thanks for posting the song. At over 4,000 views you must be doing something right!!!

I'm doing right because Mama raised me that way.
Thanks for checking it out, and for the kind words.

Great retro country tune!

I've been away from Nashville contacts so long I did not even know Charlie Craig had passed away. I used to to talk with him on the phone and send him songs many years ago. He would pitch a few songs for me from time to time too. What a loss of a great guy.

Thanks, DW!
Charlie was one of the good ones....

Loved the video Kurt...Now that's Country!

Thanks, Bobby Earl!
There are still a few of us old hardcores in Nashville.

Kurt,

What a great country song! Love everything about it. Sounds like a classic standard. Nice video too.

Thanks, Josie!
This song really suits Marty's voice, and vice versa.