She's Having Trouble Sleeping

Poor Atlas

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Simple keyboard/vocal recording - I'm planning to do this better. I like the song though - hope you do too. Thanks to Caroline for the photo.

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Lyrics

She's having trouble sleeping
She lies awake beside me
Gaping at the TV
And tapping on her head

She won't come to movies
And she won't play our CDs
She collapsed in Sainsbury's
And said the food is red

Is there something in the water
Or something in the air

I don't believe in therapy
But there are savings for a holiday
A conservatory
Do what you have to

She's having trouble sleeping
She talks about the government
She wonders where the money went
And who the burglars are

She talks me through the papers
Correcting all the headlines
She says they are her Valentines
To all the commissars

Is there something in the water
Or something in the air

Tell me, what's the medicine
Oh, I'd do anything to hear her play
Her violin
Do what you need to do
Do what you have to

Song Stats

Hits: 2602
Comments: 17
Fans: 2
Plays: 367
Downloads: 88
Votes: 8
Uploaded: Aug 03, 2005 - 06:39:02 PM
Last Updated: Aug 06, 2005 - 08:08:39 AM Last Played: Jun 06, 2009 - 02:50:46 AM

Song License

Creative Commons License:
NoDerivs-NonCommercial

Song Actions

Hardware:

PC + Shure PG58 + Roland RD100 digital piano

Software:

Adobe Audition

Comments

caroline	caroline said 1575 days ago (August 3rd, 2005)
	i'm so happy to find this here thank you for sharing - now let's see shall we? i't's 2.45 am so this is the one i shall take as an anthem! x Check out my latest song called clink that link mjrf

thetiler	thetiler said 1574 days ago (August 3rd, 2005)
	like the tune Interesting words there. Feels like a real character for sure. The words for some reason really sucked me into this tune. Nice Thanks Check out my latest song called The Bluebird Cafe (with two other guest)

Poor Atlas	Poor Atlas said 1573 days ago (August 5th, 2005)
	like the tune Thanks - glad you like it. I'm really glad you get a sense of character, I worked hard on it. Although I hope you can see the guy as well as the girl. Check out my latest song called Giving Up

stevel	stevel said 1574 days ago (August 4th, 2005)
	Lovely song! This is a really lovely song, my only crit in production terms would be that the vocals sound a little loud in the mix. That is a minor point, the performance and tune are excellent...Ben Folds watch out!! Steve Check out my latest song called Electricity

Poor Atlas	Poor Atlas said 1573 days ago (August 5th, 2005)
	Lovely song! He he - this is actually a remix of a version I sent to Caroline, whose only complaint was that the vocals were too quiet... I guess I overdid it! Thanks for the comments. Check out my latest song called Giving Up

wittybrit	wittybrit said 1574 days ago (August 4th, 2005)
	Welcome on board Lovely song. Have to agree with SteveL on the mix. What a sweet feel you have - thanks!

Einarus	Einarus said 1574 days ago (August 4th, 2005)
	Lovely Very sweet and heart-felt. I agree about toning the vocals (who are gret, I might add) down just a tiny bit. Nice lyrics as well! 9-8-8-8-Fav-DL Check out my latest song called Good Things Come in Fours

Poor Atlas	Poor Atlas said 1573 days ago (August 5th, 2005)
	Lovely Thanks Einarus - I'm never happy with my vocals so it's good to hear you liked them (despite poor production)! Check out my latest song called Giving Up

TobinMueller	TobinMueller said 1574 days ago (August 4th, 2005)
	Light stage musical tenor This could from a musical like Falsettos, very nice. Wonderful chord progression, very sweet theatrical light lyrical vocals. There are times the vocals distort, perhaps they are too hot and need compression. Very nice tune. Check out my latest song called Forge A New Life (MJRF)

	reedstrickland said 1574 days ago (August 4th, 2005)
	Good sad song Good song, but it made me feel blue. Catchy tune and lyrics. Well done. Keep up the good work.

Poor Atlas

Poor Atlas said 1573 days ago (August 5th, 2005)

Good sad song
Sorry it made you feel blue. I guess it is sad - these two probably aren't going to
make it together. They just misunderstand each other. He doesn't really know
what's going on with her - I don't think the doctor is going to help. She's doing
her best to explain, but she's involved in some difficult stuff. I don't know what
happens next.

Check out my latest song called Giving Up

said 1574 days ago (August 4th, 2005)

Catchy tune
Excellent composition! Very nice chord progs. With some
proper mixing, this could be quite good. You play and
sing well. Did you do this recording in one pass? Or did
you lay down the keyboard part first? I think you could
start out slower and then build to a faster pulse. At the
end, with "Oh, I'd do anything to hear her play her violin,"
you could slow it down and broaden it a bit more as a
contrast to her rigid obsessive-compulsiveness. You
simply can't keep up with her, so you slow down life for
yourself.

Poor Atlas

Poor Atlas said 1573 days ago (August 5th, 2005)

Catchy tune
Thank you for the comments. I recorded the keyboard first and then
overdubbed the vocal. The keyboard was one take (probably first take actually
- I did a lot of recording that day) and the vocal was a composite of two or
three takes. I would like to do it live with a real piano - might get around to it
one of these days.

Speeds - you might be right, I'll have a think about it. I've been wanting to
arrange this in full for a while but it's difficult to find the right sound. It can't
be too emotional, despite what he's feeling, because of who he's talking to. It
needs that grey, waiting room feel. But at the same time something needs to
be revealed.

Is she obsessive-compulsive? I'm not so sure.

Check out my latest song called Giving Up

drakonis

drakonis said 1561 days ago (August 17th, 2005)

Mercury's risin'
This is inventive, fun music, nice lyrics... and your singing
style, melody, and piano playing reminds me a bit of
Freddie Mercury for some reason. Unfortunately you
needed a windscreen on your mic, to get rid of the
breathy pops (BreathyPops, a wintergreen candy?).
Backing off the mic a bit, and adding a touch of reverb on
the voice would help a lot I think. Fun!
-Drakonis

Check out my latest song called Lullaby for the Inner Child

comdotdom	comdotdom said 1526 days ago (September 21st, 2005)
	Haunting I'd love to hear the story behind this song. Someone touched the Atlas deeply. Not bad for a squeaky tenor !!! Love the voice - pathos Atlas. Check out my latest song called Invisible Member

ceilidh	ceilidh said 1524 days ago (September 23rd, 2005)
	liked very much sweet song, very gentle. and truly lovely lyrics. and your voice is matching the song SO well johny. LOVELY. thank you :) and the picture stole my heart :) Check out my latest song called Gartan Mother's Lullaby

Virgil	Virgil said 1522 days ago (September 25th, 2005)
	Short of perfect... Very good composition...sort of a showtune kind of ballad. The voice is pure and pitch-perfect but comes of a little loud and raw and the piano is a little bit too far in the background. A little processing of the vocal part and increasing the piano volume a little bit will make this perfect.

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