steve@baselines.com

A fanciful silly lyric finishes up this song. I hope you like it. I'm sorry I haven't been here to listen to a lot of your fine recordings, I have been a little under the weather for a few weeks, or maybe it is just getting old - hopefully not that! https://baselines.com/?p=6824

Hi Freddy! Thanks for stopping by. I recently saw a documentary about mass extinction schedules past and future and it is a scary thought. Hopefully we won't be around for that one - that's a little too much adventure for me!

Hi Bjorn - thanks for your comments. Yes that familiar riff was on purpose, just for fun. It was a Ventures song called Walk Don't Run. It just came into my mind while I was playing. Wow that must have been quite a shock seeing that billboard! Steve

Thank you for the feedback Wookiee. Here are the lyrics. As we get older, we tend to think more about these things! We hold it in our hand Salvation is attainable No need to beat a dead horse down All that we need is faith Hope and charity If you treat others well Lend them a timely helping hand In desperate times of need You hold it in your hand Don't listen to that shite You know I'm ultimately right Don't let them foil your plans Remember who is number one Keep your eyes on the prize The spoils are yours to take. The choice is yours to make free will's a bitch no matter how your path diverges Will you be on the rise as others burn You hold the answer in your hand No matter what life hands you Someone else has a heavier cross to bear You know it's true so ... Let kindness be your shining guiding light The darkness, will tempt us the choices are shaded and obscured by forces that are hard to fight The choice is up to you.

Thanks Jack.

Hope it comes off in the matter intended...a juxtaposition of some people's interpretation on how to approach life in general. Not meant to be preachy, just a view into the angel and devil on your shoulders and the conversations that go on. End of Days

It was called perpetual. Perhaps you might look that up.

And that would have been 44 minutes I never got back.

Absolutely not. I come from a background of Customer Service. Perhaps that is not important with the kids today.

Darn, no cassette tapes?

Many, many pages of comments here. Can we ( I ) get a definitive word from management whether you will honor the perpetual license that I purchased before the Bandlab thing? It would be shameful if it was not honored. Thank you, Steve

Very cool especially after a few beers

God I miss Tom Petty.

Thank you Wookiee.

Thank you for listening and the feedback!

Hi Lynn! Thanks for your comments. I'm checking out everyone' comments and using them to make things better in the future. Steve

Hi Bjorn - I'm going to have to investigate Klaus Schultz - sounds like a good challenge. I agree, getting synth sounds is sometimes an arduous chore of listening to a bunch of existing patches and the trying to meld them into shape! I always come away with some new trick when I take the time to learn parts as exactly as I can. There are some I give up on - I tried to do the Sherriff by ELP and was humbled! Steve

Thanks for your suggestions - as always I will listen back with your thoughts in mind - usually people here know what they are talking about and are correct! Steve

Hi David - thank you for listening. I'm certainly not a vocalist, but I will use your suggestion to learn. Steve

Thank you Ross.

Thank you Nigel - great to hear from you and hope you are well. Steve

Thank you for your comments Larry!

Hi Keith - thanks for your feedback, and no offence taken! I know there are two differing thoughts about covers, but I am firmly in the camp of respecting the original. I find that I get the most benefit by sticking to that strategy and saving the arrangement type of work for my own original material. Generally, when I hear a different arrangement of a classic song, I am usually disappointed by it. Perhaps 'Blinded by the Light' is an exception to that. Most of the interesting ideas I have (to me they are interesting) are because of some unique and difficult part of a classic song I've managed to figure out, with interplay between the instruments doing unique rhythms or melodic combinations. It just comes down to getting more enjoyment out of figuring out exactly what is going on.

Here's my version of the great Elton John song form back in the 70's - the best time for music in my opinion....but then I am an old fart, so there's that. https://baselines.com/?p=6790

That was a really cool video - great song as well!