bjornpdx Posted August 24 Share Posted August 24 Little White Pill I got the idea for the lyrics from a song by Gillian Welch called "My Morphine" I've always liked the song for its melody and for the not your usual love song subject. https://gillianwelch.bandcamp.com/track/my-morphine For my song I wanted to use the melody from Blueberry Hill but I couldn't hit the higher notes so the song evolved into something else. I haven't done a vocal in a while for obvious reasons. I used a lot of Melodyne which helped get me on pitch but it introduced some artifacts which I gave up on trying to fix. So the vocal isn't too good but it doesn't much matter. It was fun to do. Thanks for listening/comments. MusicLab RealGuitar Classic Kontakt piano Zebra strings ------------------------------------ I found my thrill in a little white pill it was love at first sight she made me feel all right ------------------------------- she smiled at me she said just follow me that's when I fell I fell under her spell ---------------------------------- such a beautiful romance you should have seen us dance swaying as the music played swirling the night away ------------------------------ gtr break ------------------------- something's gone wrong the thrill is gone not like it used to be she don't smile at me ----------------------- what can I do to make it like before she whispered in my ear Honey I need more -------------------------------- So I told a sad story the doctor felt sorry now life is worthwhile again she's smiling at me again ------------------------- gtr break -------------------------- something's gone wrong the thrill is gone not like it was before she don't smile any more ----------------------- what can I do to make it like before she whispered in my ear Honey I need more 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve@baselines.com Posted August 24 Share Posted August 24 Hi Bjorn - I really liked it. Nice surprise chord change in there near the guitar break, and the lyrics are great. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bajan Blue Posted August 24 Share Posted August 24 Hi Bjorn I like this - excellent lyrics and some interesting changes Cool Nigel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wookiee Posted August 24 Share Posted August 24 My first experience of morphine I was just a little, 13 year old, Wookielet with acute appendicitis. Nice song, cool lyrics, nicely captured. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack c. Posted August 24 Share Posted August 24 beautiful.jack c 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjornpdx Posted August 24 Author Share Posted August 24 Nigel, Steve, Jack thanks I appreciate the comments. Wookie, I'm a retired pharmacist. I've prepared a lot of morphine drips but at a veterans' hospital they were used for heart attack and cancer patients. -Bjorn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSband Posted August 25 Share Posted August 25 I'm sure there are a lot of people out there that relate to your lyrics. Good job on the song. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeringAmps Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 On 8/25/2024 at 6:47 AM, KSband said: there are a lot of people out there that relate to your lyrics No doubt! Always a fan! like and comment at SoundCloud. t 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Walsh Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 (edited) Wonderful piece with heartbreaking lyrics. I love the sparse arrangement and mix. The guitar is just perfect and the ambience is great. Edited September 3 by Kevin Walsh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjornpdx Posted September 3 Author Share Posted September 3 KS, tom, Kevin. Thank you! I appreciate the comments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddy j Posted September 9 Share Posted September 9 A beautiful match of lyrics, vocal presentation and music. Also impactful lyrics - sad story! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerrydf Posted Thursday at 06:45 PM Share Posted Thursday at 06:45 PM Nice intimate sound - good song and well produced. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Joad Posted Saturday at 01:56 AM Share Posted Saturday at 01:56 AM I love it, great tune💊 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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