I Know

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This is a really simple number I wrote back in 1997. It was raining the other day which is what inspired me to record it the way I did. The rain was recorded in real time.

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Lyrics

I Know
Dave Placko © 1997

I sit by the window

I'm looking outside

Things will be changing

Things will be just fine

I know

And if it's not right

And if it just cannot be

I'll just say a little prayer

Jesus saves me

I know

I sit by the window

Wind's blowing outside

Why is it so cold?

It's all in my mind

I know

Song Stats

Hits: 1174
Comments: 18
Fans: 1
Plays: 175
Downloads: 75
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Uploaded: Sep 13, 2005 - 11:19:29 PM
Last Updated: Jul 24, 2008 - 05:22:54 PM Last Played: Aug 26, 2009 - 05:33:35 AM

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Song Actions

Hardware:

Dual 2.7 GHz PowerPC G5 with 8 GB DDR SDRAM
MOTU 828mkII
PreSonus DigiMax LT
Taylor 410CE
Fender Jazz Bass
AKG C 3000B
Vocals
Wind Chimes
Mother Nature

Software:

GarageBand 2
C3 Multi Band Compressor

Comments

holyparsnip

holyparsnip said 1517 days ago (September 14th, 2005)

This is Coolio Iglasius

I really like the Echoey guitar hear. Usually the acoustic
goes all wrong on people. This sounds great! I hate wind
chimes so much. One time, back in Uni. Across the street
from where I lived, the house had wind chimes. They were
keeping me up. So at like 3 am i ran out, across the street
in my PJ's and duct taped them up. They didn't notice for
weeks.

Really rad song. Would get ten's, but I hate wind chimes
so.

Not really messed up on Jesus personally. Nice track

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bronco	bronco said 1517 days ago (September 14th, 2005)
	Nice song I like the song and your singing. Minor critique I would take some of the echo,/reverb/delay off of the vocals and use eq to brighten the sound with more treble. Check out my latest song called Strange Feeling

said 1517 days ago (September 14th, 2005)

I Enjoyed this and I like Chimes
I'd be curious to hear what Bronco's suggestion would sound
like. I think you'd end up with a recording that sounded a
little more intimate and may mix a bit better with the rain.
This is odd for me to suggest this, since a lot of my own
stuff is usually drenched in reverb. :) BTW, I enjoy the song
the way it is now, but Bronco's suggestion sounds
interesting.
Good to hear more of music!

bug67

bug67 said 1517 days ago (September 14th, 2005)

I Enjoyed this and I like Chimes
Thanks for the comments. I am a little leary to actually put those suggestions
into practice, however. I was going for a dreamy, etherial, whispery sound for
the whole song...especially the lyric. I did hear what the song sounded like with
dry, un-eqed lyrics before I mixed in the reverb and echo. I personally didn't
like how it fit in with the overall feel of the song. I do agree that the bass on the
vocal could be brought down a bit though.

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elfdaughter	elfdaughter said 1517 days ago (September 14th, 2005)
	I love this! But I think it'd robably sound better without the chimes.... Check out my latest song called The Journey Begins

cjhoose	cjhoose said 1517 days ago (September 14th, 2005)
	Beautiful... I'm not sure which sounds more like rain, the rain or your guitar. Beautiful singing, although I agree with some of the others that it needs a bit better eqing. sings along Check out my latest song called Julia

bug67	bug67 said 1517 days ago (September 14th, 2005)
	EQ? From the posts I have recieved so far, I have gathered that this song could use a more expert touch in the eq/mix department. I am anything but an expert :) If any of you out there are up to the challenge, let me know. I'd love to hear what can be done with this. Check out my latest song called Follow the Bouncing Bear With the Kazoo Blues in E (MJRF)

jiguma

jiguma said 1514 days ago (September 17th, 2005)

Like the rain
This is nice bug. Haven't listened to your stuff before.
Like the real time rain and the guitar sound. Even like the
wind chimes - I'm a wind chime tragic from way back!
This must have been a real challenge in the genre decision
making department.
The production thing is something people say improves
over time - this could do with some work, but not too
much - you wouldn't want to spoil the feel you have here.
Good work!
Neil

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bug67	bug67 said 1513 days ago (September 18th, 2005)
	Like the rain Thanks for the comment. I'm glad someone besides me likes the wind chimes :) Check out my latest song called Follow the Bouncing Bear With the Kazoo Blues in E (MJRF)

Mystified

Mystified said 1513 days ago (September 18th, 2005)

I like this a lot...
I happen to really like windchimes, and I likethe use of
them here very much, though I can understand why some
find them too distracting.

If you removed some of the reverb and nixed the
windchimes during the singing, it would be a completely
different feel for this song. I'd say try it and see what it
sounds like---though really...this treatment of the song
has its own mystical, sort of dreamy quality which I quite
like!

Another good one, Bug! :)

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bug67	bug67 said 1513 days ago (September 18th, 2005)
	I like this a lot... Thanks, Myst. If I ever get around to re-mixing this, your suggestions are exactly what I have in mind. I'm doing another project right now so, it'll have to wait. Check out my latest song called Follow the Bouncing Bear With the Kazoo Blues in E (MJRF)

_nderscore	_nderscore said 1503 days ago (September 28th, 2005)
	wishing for rain luckily i haven't heard enough wind chimes to be sick of them-heheh. this has an incredible mood, a perfect mix of elements. gonna pull this one out the next time the drops fall.. Check out my latest song called glyd

bug67	bug67 said 1502 days ago (September 28th, 2005)
	wishing for rain Thanks _nderscore! May your drout soon find quenching showers. Check out my latest song called Follow the Bouncing Bear With the Kazoo Blues in E (MJRF)

	freshjives said 1237 days ago (June 20th, 2006)
	Sounds great. I really enjoyed the ambience the rain created. The acoustic sounds very nice too. I really like your vocals too. Great listen IMO! Check out my latest song called Eating Away

Scott Carmichael

Scott Carmichael said 1080 days ago (November 25th, 2006)

Hey Dave
Your guitar sounds luxurious... thanx for turning me on to these songs... the lyric is a good reflection of where you've been... sobering and hopeful... the rain & chimes create a specific environment or setting for the song... it feels inimant... you always want to make sure that the other elements match your environment... oh, I see bronco already mentioned the vocal reverb... that would be my only nit...

I got a kick out of the first comment... "Not really messed up on Jesus" what a way to put it... you know... I'm not either

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bug67

bug67 said 1080 days ago (November 25th, 2006)

Me either :)
Thanks for the comment. Yeah, on the vocal. Well, I like it but, I can see (or hear rather) what everyone is talking about. I've had plans to remix this for, well, what turns out now, a hugely long time. Life happens. Now that I'm using a new DAW, I'd like to remix everything. Time my friend. Time. :)

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	said 854 days ago (July 9th, 2007)
	Great listen... chillin out to this nicely.....thanks!

bug67	bug67 said 843 days ago (July 20th, 2007)
	I don't smell anything Hey, thanks for listening. I would have commented sooner but, I think you heard this right before I pulled it. Well, It's back now and I am very grateful for you words. --- Check out my latest song called Follow the Bouncing Bear With the Kazoo Blues in E (MJRF)

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Name: Dave

~About me~ Born in the West Texas town of Midland and raised mostly in Dallas, TX. I have lived in several places throughout my life and visited many more. One of the more interesting was Tehran, Iran in 1979 during the overthrow... [see more]

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