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10,000 Miles
The Differenz
Terrier Studios
Kate Berlin, Robert Malin, William Brilmayer

This was the first tune we posted here on JPF. It got four reviews we assumed because no one knew us. If you listen closely, it is structured kind of weird, which we like. My brother and his wife, having exhausted all of their adoption possibilities in the US, traveled to Romania to find their infant son and daughter. The ensuing song describes the adventure...
Please forgive us. We will not be back in the studio til after Christmas...Also, when everything was finished and this song was in the "can", we found there was water dripping at the end. It is still a mystery how it got there and where it came from... Diff

10,000 Miles


In 1991 the man wanted a son
But it was not to be
There were no roots on the family tree
The couple tried it all
And rather short they would fall
To launch a pregnancy they even tried artificially

10,000 miles
Across the ocean in a culture wild in Romania
10,000 miles
A son and daughter found a loving passage to America

100,000 orphans in a wasteland
A ward of children teething
A row of cribs with the paint peeling
They found Hunter and Britt
And hearts were broken that day
A single treasured toy stuck
Forever on the room ceiling

10,000 miles
Across the ocean in a culture wild in Romania
10,000 miles
A son and daughter found a loving passage to America

Gifting, bribery...you must pay a fee
Grease a hundred palms
Take the babies and walk don't run
Communist or free
He didn't care what it would be
Get your business done
Beware soldiers with big, big guns

10,000 miles
Across the ocean in a culture wild in Romania
10,000 miles
A son and daughter found a loving passage to America


http://www.reverbnation.com/thedifferenz/song/19700970-10,000-miles

Lovely song and great story to it delighted for your brother and his wife must have been a wonderful moment for them hope they're all keeping well.

Your song pictures a sad place overthere but also a happy beginning for their son and daughter.

Really nice song.

hey Differ,yeah i don't take kindly to strangers.Na,i'm kidding,i don't remember this cool song.I love the story and the uniqueness of the song.It's ashame that there is so much red tape and obstacles to adopt.But i'm glad to hear they found their beautiful family!Mike

Love the melody and sounds of this, the tone of it was nice to my ears, really enjoyed it!!

Tammy

Hi Diff,

What a very cool way to tell a heart-breaking AND a heart-warming story, all rolled up neatly into one! I loved how it so expertly took my emotions on a roller coaster ride...sounds great ... neat song!

Lisa

Well, beyond your usual great production
and vocals, this is an uplifting story --
something we can always use more of.

Your lyric wonderfully captured the
story.

J&B

Hey, Pat...

Thanks so much for the listen. If I remember correctly, my partner Kates son played the mandolin on this song including the solo. This is also one of those works that took some amount of research before just hauling off and writing, including several conversations with my brother Marc about his first-hand experience. I think it has been fascinating to watch two Romanian infants being raised as Americans. The two are currently over twenty years old...

Hey, MLB...

Thank you for the interest. The children were adopted as infants and they are both now over twenty years old. It has been fun to watch...

Diff

Thank you Tams...Like you, I like poetry and the poetic side of things and that's how this started...

Diff

Thanks Lisa. If I was able to spark an emotion, then I have done my job...

Diff

Hey, J&B...

I appreciate the listen. You two have always noticed us and we are grateful...

Diff

Love the arrangement, Diff.
A happy ending to this story.

Vic

Thanks, Vic, for noticing...

Thanks for reposting. I like the vocal harmony. An all around good song.

Thank you Ben for spinning this. I am curious to know if you heard that drip of water after the ending...? The chorus was also a bit different where the acoustic guitar mimiced the bass. and the bass being played harmonically...Thanks.

I listened again and noticed the guitar and bass in the chorus.

I also heard the drip. It could be a finger on string noise, or maybe a "click track" bleeding through.

Are you

Are you English?

Kind of sounds like Graham Nash, with CSN in there

Not crazy about that swirling effect on your voice, chorus/flange?

But it's cool, can always expect something unusual sounding when i click your tunes.

Nice work, Diff and Crew:

An uplifting yet sad storyline... further impacted by todays killing in Ferguson, Missouri of a Romanian legal immingrant when four young hoodlums attacked and killed him with a hammer in plain view of his wife. When will the "hands up" brainwashed masses understand that without the rule of law, we are in danger of losing the race relations so many have tried to mend and blend during the last decade or two. Shame on the NFL's Rams Football Teams by demonstrating the "Hands Up" solidarity stunt.
The NFL has enough problems of its own with bad actors and players who understand nothing about sportmanship.

I wonder if Racemonger, the Right Reverend Pruneface Sharpton will rally the masses against this "hate crime?" I won't be holding my breath. May the Governor of Missouri have learned a valuable lesson regarding deployment of the National Guard. So many businesses there could have been saved.

By all means, demonstrate if you must... but keep it peaceful and repect the rights of those who disagree.

On a lighter side of this wide spread issue, it was refreshing to see a Police Officer and a young black man exchanging hugs at an event in another city. Forget, forgive and move on. Without the police, we would live in chaos and anarchy.

As a nation, we have events and happenings all across the world that make this story (Ferguson Missour Riots) a third page filler.

I'd rather see a common front against ISIS... even if it nvolves US Boots on the ground to wipe these sniveling cowards out. If you can't send troops, Mr. Obama, send Eric Holder over there and let him learn a valuable lesson. While Obama is "at it"... he needs to begin action to either straighten Turkey out or remove them from NATO. They have dishonored our visiting sailors and betrayed the Kurds.

Dave

Lol, Dave being in the NY/NJ area I've heard from Rev AL for too long. Many believe he instigated the riots while pretending not to be.
How is this guy a Reverend?

I guess he feels it's somebody else's job to stick up for other races. I wouldnt even mind that, if he was honest about it.

The Rams players were just doing what they THINK is right. Of Course, they were wrong.

Obama is right though, we need body cams on cops. Lets get rid of the he said she said, lets see it. Case Closed.

Thanks, guys. I didn't mean to stir up a political storm. It was just simply a family story. But I will agree that our fabric is wearing thin in this country. Everybody lies. Everybody cheats. Everybody takes advantage and hates. Strength and honor? Yah. We use to have that. Okay. Maybe we still do. But every year it thins out! And every year parenthood teaches less and less of the good stuff...

Robert,

Very nice production.

COOL vocals.

Interesting story/write.

A terrific listen.

fj

Hey, FJ...

Thank you sir, for the listen. We have moved our studio from Citrus Heights, California, to Tuscon, Arizona, and my partners are settling into their retirement home. So we are closer together in two desert towns within driving distance. Grand opening there will be 12/28 I think, and wow! are we ever backed up! Thanks for the support FJ...If I wanted to be a smart-ass I would say..."New music coming soon!" lol...

A nice heartfelt story. Good production and performance.

The lyrical structure is unusual as you mentioned but it works with the music you have written. I think this is a good example of why you need to write the whole song yourself or with your musical partners because if you had sent these lyrics to a demo studio, you would never have got a result anything like this.

Thank you Colin...

And you are exactly right about the writing and composing. We have been sharing our music with each other for such a long time that the really good ideas come forward quickly and efficiently while we are always plying them with creativity. Our compass seems to be "if it is fun for us it will be fun for others!"