Original music by a father, husband, writer, and more. I started learning guitar a few years ago (December 2016). Now I can't stop writing songs (I'm at over 123 and still going). I'm no pro. My voice isn't great. But I'm recording them here so that my kids will remember me and the music long after I'm gone. I hope you like them and if so, hit the like button on a few or drop a nice word of encouragement.
@@bradterris Thanks Brad. Wasn’t really sure if I sounded good though. I’m trying to get more of my songs up before I start sounding like complete garbage or die. 😄
@@cbfall Hi cb, thank you so much! Yeah. They’re all mine. I’ve been writing less this year though. I occasionally do a cover but usually only if I can put my own spin on it.
@@jimperfectjim Understood. I write song lyrics. I was wondering If i could send some to you. I was on FB but at the moment, I'm having a difficult time trying to log back on there with my new phone. If you're on IG,Hopefully we can work something out through there.
@@cbfallSomeone else had sent me lyrics too but I didn’t come up with anything. 99 percent of my songs start with a tune on guitar. Often I have the vocalizations. Then I sit and think about the song … searching for what it should be about.
HI Edward. Thanks very much. Yeah, I think it's a really good guitar. Love the warm mellow sound. What strings are you going with? Do you know? I'm currently using the ones that Martin recommends for all of its guitars. Can't remember exactly which they are though.
@@jimperfectjim I am using Martin Retro monel wound strings-light gauge. The same ones that came with the guitar. I tried Phosphor Bronze, but I think the monel provides a "meatier" sound for lack of a better word.
Thanks user. Love that Donovan song! I consider it the grandfather of indie alt. Particularly Left Hand Free by Alt J. Check that out if you don’t know it. When I wrote this song it reminded me of a combo of Phantom Planet and the Talking Heads.
@@jimperfectjim Wasted (C) CRAIG J. BURT & JACK DANKOF 1/16/21 1v: Another lonely night. Full moon's not in sight. I've been stumblin' around the town. Thinking about you. Every drug I swallow down. Won't bring you back and I still feel blue. Chorus: Gettin' so faded. Reality's ungraded. Without you. I may not be a perfect man. But I'll do what I can. To set things right. To stay by your side. You're the love of my life. 2v: You know what I think. That full moon is a link. One more chance. To save our romance. Baby,I'm coming home to you. (Chorus) Bridge: Nothing's ever perfect,girl. You and me can be as wrong as the rest of the world. But if we come together and make this right. I'll love you morning,noon,and night. (Chorus)
I like your universal theme of how we need a sense of purpose and how we face the abyss of the unknown future we try to in some ways control. Thanks for once again sharing your meaningful lyrics and talent! I can tell you do the same as myself with the microphone being closer to your guitar than to your voice as I'm missing out on some of your pertinent lyrics. it's funny as I say this and I still get the problem of my guitar sounding too strong yet this very generous fan of my music does the remastering but gave me advice about mic placement. This is amazing as you said you only recently started songwriting and playing!
"...get out of town", "Find your way home." and like how you use imagery like the trees and leaves you chose as your background that blends in nicely with your song. (I wrote that before your closing statement ha!) The harmonica you play adds a nice touch and reminds me of Dylan! You wrote a nice song to relax to and in a poignant setting! Also I recognize you have the very same harmonica brace I have. I guess it's the way I play but I had to wrap cloth around the wing nuts as that joint presses into my chest too hard. It looks like you play harmonica right and don't jam your mouth into it like I do ha!
Thank you for the nice comments, Michael! I really appreciate it. I was inspired by my yard and the way the sun shone down on the leaves. I love to sit out back after work and listen to music or play guitar and watch the sun go down out there. It's just so beautiful and soothing. The song also had a lot to do with shutting out all the negative during Covid. I'm really glad you like the harmonica part. I love that too. Yes very Dylan-esque. I love that kind of harmonica in songs. Pulls my heartstrings. As for the rack, I don't know if you're like me, but I struggle with placing it just right. I feel I play with it too close to my mouth but whenever I adjust it, it's too far. I can't see to do that hunch and push-up thing that other people do with theirs to get it up to their mouths. Plus, I can't seem to get the bend right. It always shifts to the side while not playing. I bought another rack but I haven't used it. You need hands like a vice to pry it open to slip a harmonica in!
HI! I like your metaphor with "sticks and stones" and how depressing war is and your minor key signature is very poignant with this meaningful song. I think of the hundreds of thousands of lives lost over the past few months because of war and think of the war here within too with your song. That's great you put it out on Tik Tok. I thought with Tik Tok you only have a max of one minute per video. How were you able to post your whole 5 minute song there? I have original songs too with my RU-vid channel and thinking maybe I should post there too. Thanks for sharing your talent and meaningful theme!
Hi MWJ. Thank you so much for the comment and appreciation for the song. I just joined TikTok last month (I think). I believe you can post up to 10 minutes. Most people are in it/on it for the quick snippets so they just do that. I used to thing the same thing about them only being able to do 15 second clips. Anyway, I highly recommend you post there as well as here. Different audiences. Also, post on Instagram. I do all. I started posting here so that I can leave something behind of me for my kids when I'm gone someday.
