Song For Ruth

[Bapu]

About a 18 moths ago a family friend, Benni, lost his wife, Ruth. He mentioned to me that he had written many poems to her over their 50+ years of marriage. He asked if I could put some of his poems to music. I gladly agreed.

I then asked me mate Daryl1968 and his current MrsDaryl1968 to handle the vocals. Daryl did the organ, strings and guitars. I arranged the bass and piano using ToonTrack EZKeys2 and EZBass. Hugo Ribeiro (from Citizen Regen and Moonspell) provided the drums. Here is the result.
 

Verse 1:
Was it only yesterday that we said our vows
And should we now take our bows

We have had our ups and downs
And had our share of frowns, 
And still our love abounds

Pre-Chorus:
Every night I will always say
What's in my heart, every day

Chorus:
I will never say goodbye tomorrow
With all the pain and sorrow of losing you
Another day I will borrow, so I won't
Have to say goodbye tomorrow

Verse 2:
As we celebrate our special day
Your love always lights the way

And here we are, closer than ever
As one and always together

Repeat Pre-Chorus and Chorus:

Bridge:
We always kissed each other goodnight
No matter what, it's only right
Who is this picture of love and truth
Here she is, her name is Ruth

Repeat Chorus:

Edited July 1, 2023 by Bapu

[bjornpdx]

Very moving.  The song would be well received at a memorial service.
-Bjorn

[Wookiee]

Well done chaps, great tribute to your friend's partner Ed.

A musical production much as I would expect from your lot.  

It is painful when you lose your very best friend.

[jack c.]

nice job.jack c

[EnglandBross]

great !
EB 

[treesha]

Has a bit of holy reverent feeling, sweet spirit to it. How nice to take Benni’s words and make a beautiful tribute from them. Powerful piece and gesture.

[noynekker]

Definitely a heart song, as I really felt it as it went along . . . well contributed by everyone, an enduring and realistic love theme that many can relate to.

Just a great listen folks !

[Bajan Blue]

22 hours ago, Wookiee said:

Well done chaps, great tribute to your friend's partner Ed.

A musical production much as I would expect from your lot.  

It is painful when you lose your very best friend.

I totally agree with Wookie on this  - this is a really excellent track and very well done all round.

Cool Stuff

Nigel

 

[Lynn Wilson]

Very touching and professional, as I would expect from you.  I hope your friend appreciates it as much as we do here!

[Larry T.]

Excellent. Lyrics, vox, arrangements, playing, recording, mix....really liked the string arrangement????

[PhonoBrainer]

Absolutely incredible cadence choices for those lyrics. Daryl's voice clear as ever, a melody floating above some awesome chord choices. One of my favorite collabs from you guys.

 

[markno999]

No doubt Benni was quite happy with the music and performance of his words.     As a listener one can imagine a lifetime of memories in 4:21.    Great work.

 

Regards

[mark skinner]

Great job on a Very touching and sweet song. For sure this one had a purpose..      Loved it ..      ms

[daryl1968]

I enjoyed working on this one mate. 

So glad Benni was touched by it. 

[KSband]

Nicely done.

[Bapu]

On 7/1/2023 at 9:50 PM, bjornpdx said:

Very moving.  The song would be well received at a memorial service.
-Bjorn

Thanks for listen Bjorn. Since Benni (and Ruth) are of the Jewish faith, it's too bad he did not ask me to do this before the unveiling of the headstone service his past December.

[jwnicholson78]

A very moving tribute.  I'm sure your friend must have really appreciated it.

[garybrun]

Very nice and moving composition. 

[Bapu]

On 7/2/2023 at 5:31 AM, Wookiee said:

Well done chaps, great tribute to your friend's partner Ed.

A musical production much as I would expect from your lot.  

It is painful when you lose your very best friend.

Thank you for the listen and the kind words my furry friend.