Lars68 Posted August 18, 2023 Share Posted August 18, 2023 I never tend to finish my songs, instead I keep tweaking and trying new things. The last few days I've been adding new vocals and instruments to a song I wrote about three or four years ago. I also remixed it and added a sort of atmospheric short intro. What do you think? Lars GROW WINGS & FLY Do you remember so long ago? It must have been ´86 We wore the grooves of "The Queen Is Dead" sitting on your bed with dreams and plans in our heads Only you had the brains and grades We cried on the day you left and I had to stay behind to bare the grind of the assembly line Some dreams grow wings and fly others crash wither and die May yours soar like and eagle in the sky I sent you mixtapes in the mail We talked for hours on the phone I said "go be an engineer aim for the stratosphere this town will still be here" You moved to the city and you never called Your mother said you found someone All the years since have not erased my memory of your face laughter or youthful grace Some dreams grow wings and fly others crash wither and die May yours soar like and eagle in the sky Dark glasses hide your face A streak of grey gives your age away You say you're just stopping by but I sense a lie please tell me why All these years that I envied you I'm so sorry but I never knew You're safe now you've come this far He is behind bars No bruises no more scars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortyearspickn Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 Great lyrics. Will be interesting finding a melody and chords to put a frame around it and hang it on the wall ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lars68 Posted August 19, 2023 Author Share Posted August 19, 2023 1 hour ago, fortyearspickn said: Great lyrics. Will be interesting finding a melody and chords to put a frame around it and hang it on the wall ! Thanks for the lyrical comment! Not sure I follow the rest, though. There are chords and melody for sure, but wether they are frame wordy is debatable 😄 Lars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-minor7 Posted August 19, 2023 Share Posted August 19, 2023 Your finest piece until now - no doubt. Both text & tune walk in the same direction and don't fail to reach the bell. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lars68 Posted August 20, 2023 Author Share Posted August 20, 2023 11 hours ago, E-minor7 said: Your finest piece until now - no doubt. Both text & tune walk in the same direction and don't fail to reach the bell. . Thanks a bunch! Yes, I thought the new addition served the song well. It's rewarding going back with a new skills and a different perspective to revisit older songs. Lars 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 Sweet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortyearspickn Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 23 hours ago, Lars68 said: Thanks for the lyrical comment! Not sure I follow the rest, though. There are chords and melody for sure, but wether they are frame wordy is debatable 😄 Lars Aaaach. Sorry. Jumped to the lyrics and didn't see the link for the song. Great job on the chords and melody too!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lars68 Posted August 20, 2023 Author Share Posted August 20, 2023 3 hours ago, fortyearspickn said: Aaaach. Sorry. Jumped to the lyrics and didn't see the link for the song. Great job on the chords and melody too!! Hey, no worries! Thanks to you, and Murph as well. Lars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnneS Posted August 20, 2023 Share Posted August 20, 2023 Nice, Lars. You have a lovely touch with your arrangements a mixes—well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lars68 Posted August 24, 2023 Author Share Posted August 24, 2023 On 8/20/2023 at 10:13 PM, AnneS said: Nice, Lars. You have a lovely touch with your arrangements a mixes—well done. Thanks so much, Anne. I really appreciate the listen and the support! Lars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissouriPicker Posted August 28, 2023 Share Posted August 28, 2023 I love this, Lars! I recall it from the past and I really like how you’ve changed. The intro grabbed my attention. I like somber and warm sounds. Then the vocals really pulled us along. Very, very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lars68 Posted August 30, 2023 Author Share Posted August 30, 2023 On 8/28/2023 at 6:49 PM, MissouriPicker said: I love this, Lars! I recall it from the past and I really like how you’ve changed. The intro grabbed my attention. I like somber and warm sounds. Then the vocals really pulled us along. Very, very nice. Thank you, MP! This exercise of revisiting older songs definitely teaches me that songs are never finished and that time tends to reveal previous shortcomings. Lars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph Posted August 30, 2023 Share Posted August 30, 2023 I like different interpretations of the same songs. Especially done by different people. Gillian Welch will slow a song down to the point where it's stationary, but it's just so darned good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lars68 Posted October 14, 2023 Author Share Posted October 14, 2023 I've kept going through all my original songs since I first started this thread back in August. I've added new elements and revised old ones, as well as changing things as far as mixing. I can't quite remember all things I've reworked, but I've learned a lot. Here is one song I feel benefited a little more than some of the other ones. I hope you like it… BLACK VELVET BLANKET A long black velvet blanket was hanging over me A long black velvet blanket as far as I could see It kept me from harm and tears but alone with my doubts and fears Can you see me now, can you see me? Can you see me now, can you see me? Can you see me now? Can you see me now? A long black velvet blanket My comfort and my curse A long black velvet blanket Never better but forever worse With courage stabbed and pierced So far from your arms for years Can you hear me now, can you hear me? Can you hear me now, can you hear me? Can you hear me now? Can you hear me now? My long black velvet blanket You tore it asunder My long black velvet blanket You brought me out from down under And your love is my saving grace My beacon for cloudless days And you see me now, and you hear me And you see me now, and you hear me And you see me now And you hear me now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 On 8/18/2023 at 12:57 PM, Lars68 said: The last few days I've been adding new vocals and instruments to a song I wrote about three or four years ago. I think there's a short story there, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissouriPicker Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 On 8/30/2023 at 2:57 AM, Lars68 said: Thank you, MP! This exercise of revisiting older songs definitely teaches me that songs are never finished and that time tends to reveal previous shortcomings. Lars True, Lars, many songs are never finished. Especially if they are personal or nostalgic songs. BTW, I really like the chorus of this song.. ……………….A few of my songs are almost forty years old and still available to be changed. Sometimes at a gig, I’ll have to pause or play some instrumental run while I figure-out if I’m singing a new lyric, or sticking with the old. Either way, it’s all about enjoying and sharing the music. Have fun, my friend! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lars68 Posted October 15, 2023 Author Share Posted October 15, 2023 5 hours ago, Cougar said: I think there's a short story there, too. If you are referring to the lyrics, they are from personal experience. There is a lot between the lines not spelled out, in the hope a listener can fill in the blanks based on their personal experiences. At least that's what I was aiming for… MP, that is really cool that you have songs of your own from forty years ago. You have a true soundtrack of your life in your music. I hope you document them for your loved ones. Lars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrairieDog Posted October 28, 2023 Share Posted October 28, 2023 (edited) On 8/30/2023 at 5:52 AM, Murph said: I like different interpretations of the same songs. Especially done by different people. Gillian Welch will slow a song down to the point where it's stationary, but it's just so darned good. I first “met” Gillian when a chance encounter with her version of Orphan Girl stopped me dead in my tracks. At the top of my playlist now. Remarkable. Edited October 28, 2023 by PrairieDog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EuroAussie Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 Lars, have you been listening to Nick Cave tuens recently ?? Sounds the prince of darkness all over yoru song, love the organ ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lars68 Posted October 31, 2023 Author Share Posted October 31, 2023 4 hours ago, EuroAussie said: Lars, have you been listening to Nick Cave tuens recently ?? Sounds the prince of darkness all over yoru song, love the organ ! EA, long time no see! Hope your are doing well. I keep working on my songs, singing, etc. Progress is slow but at least steady, with vocal hiccups taking place from time to time 😂 I still enjoy the journey as much as ever. What about your musical journey of late? I remember you posting an original song as a work in progress a few years back. Did you finish it? As for my song and Nick Cave, no I have actually listened very little to him over the years. So any resemblance is more of a coincidence. With that said, I have always been aware of him and thought of his music as very likely fitting my tastes, but never really given it enough listening. Lars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EuroAussie Posted November 1, 2023 Share Posted November 1, 2023 14 hours ago, Lars68 said: EA, long time no see! Hope your are doing well. I keep working on my songs, singing, etc. Progress is slow but at least steady, with vocal hiccups taking place from time to time 😂 I still enjoy the journey as much as ever. What about your musical journey of late? I remember you posting an original song as a work in progress a few years back. Did you finish it? As for my song and Nick Cave, no I have actually listened very little to him over the years. So any resemblance is more of a coincidence. With that said, I have always been aware of him and thought of his music as very likely fitting my tastes, but never really given it enough listening. Lars Sounds like a bit like Ship Song or Weeping Song, take a listen Lars. The song from a few years back, technically its done, I play it out live and it gets feedback positive, it does sound good. But .. Ive still not fully recorded it with all the parts, no idea why. I had so many people push me to lay it out done so its part of my history but I still have not done it. Might be a winter challenge ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lars68 Posted November 3, 2023 Author Share Posted November 3, 2023 On 11/1/2023 at 11:24 AM, EuroAussie said: Sounds like a bit like Ship Song or Weeping Song, take a listen Lars. The song from a few years back, technically its done, I play it out live and it gets feedback positive, it does sound good. But .. Ive still not fully recorded it with all the parts, no idea why. I had so many people push me to lay it out done so its part of my history but I still have not done it. Might be a winter challenge ! Of course a song does not have to be recorded. If you play it out in the world that is great and all that matters. For me, since I don't feel I have the skills to play my songs live, it's like a songs doesn't exist unless I record it to the best of my ability. Hence, I spend a lot of time polishing and changing my recordings as a learn new skills. Lars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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