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mellotronaut · Post by **mellotronaut** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 6:41 pm

This wonderful song was on my holiday-mix-cd and is in my personal top 5 this year. The bass-add is great and gives the tune more 'earth'. And Yuga is right: What about a longer version, Scott?

Mellothankful

rockstar_not · Post by **rockstar_not** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 6:58 pm

mellotronaut wrote:This wonderful song was on my holiday-mix-cd and is in my personal top 5 this year. The bass-add is great and gives the tune more 'earth'. And Yuga is right: What about a longer version, Scott?

Mellothankful

Mello,

Thanks for the kind comments.

Longer version - hmm.... Jens would need to write more lyrics. I would have to be able to play acoustic longer than 2 minutes at one stretch without errors (this was a one-take track on the acoustic part - that's kind of my new mantra - no overdubs - silly, but sometimes effective - sure makes me practice more!), and I would have to convince Andy in San Diego to record a longer bassline.

In a strange way, I think the shortness of the song emphasizes the feeling I got when I read jens' words.

What is the 'something missing'?

In fact Zeoy commented that I shouldn't have resolved to the last chord to even put more tension into the ending. That is certainly possible with the tracks I have now.

Let me put in yet another plug for the 'Lyrics needing songs' thread here at KVR - that's where I found jens lyrics and got the inspiration for the song.

-Scott

jens · Post by **jens** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 7:01 pm

rockstar_not wrote:Jens would need to write more lyrics.

let me see what I can come up with - have to think it over - surely difficult but perhaps not impossible...

mellotronaut · Post by **mellotronaut** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 7:06 pm

sorry for the inconveniences...........

m

jens · Post by **jens** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 7:36 pm

it is odd though - for explaining why it is difficult to add more words I had to explain what they are actually about - and I could only do that with many many words - what my life was back then, what went through my head that morning, how I felt on that bridge while staring down at the misty river, how different I felt when I had to go out of the tram-station and to a job I hated, etc. - and the lyrics seem to do it just fine with those few words that are there and because they leave a lot unsaid...

I can say for sure though that Scott hit exactly the right mood with his song...

mellotronaut · Post by **mellotronaut** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 7:44 pm

......we have the 2 min gem! I shouldn't ask for longer versions.....stupid mello...always can't get enough.....
imbarrazante.....mortified.....peinlich.....ooooh

m

jens · Post by **jens** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 7:54 pm

no problem at all for me, mate - I would love to hear a longer version as well!

Like I said: I'll see what I can do but I can't promise anything.

but Scott:

feel free to alter/extend the lyrics on your own in case you have any idea...

Daniel Pompougnac · Post by **Daniel Pompougnac** » Thu Oct 19, 2006 9:49 pm

Splendid song.
Daniel

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