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Tom Wounded sez: I really like the tone and deep vibrato of Rich's voice and working on a version of When My Love Swears has been enjoyable. I wanted to layer new textures on the song and see what would come out of it, a lot of fun really. Rich sent me an archived GB file of his singing and rythym guitar, so I was excited to add the additional accents.
Rich sez: Tom sent me this nice surprise after he had the GB file for not quite a week. I really like what I hear here. Cool counterpoint between the two sets of lyrics and our voices.
The melody line Schletty sings for Shakespeare's sonnet is largely based on Jack Miller's fine rendition in our earlier-released trio of Sonnet 138 explorations. See http://www.macjams.com/artist/Postludes+Trio . Schletty worked out an acoustic guitar adaption for solo performance. The base that Tom worked from is here: http://www.schletty.com/music/WhenMyLoveSwears-S138_acoustic.mp3
Rich sez: Tom sent me this nice surprise after he had the GB file for not quite a week. I really like what I hear here. Cool counterpoint between the two sets of lyrics and our voices.
The melody line Schletty sings for Shakespeare's sonnet is largely based on Jack Miller's fine rendition in our earlier-released trio of Sonnet 138 explorations. See http://www.macjams.com/artist/Postludes+Trio . Schletty worked out an acoustic guitar adaption for solo performance. The base that Tom worked from is here: http://www.schletty.com/music/WhenMyLoveSwears-S138_acoustic.mp3
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Lyrics
Shakespeare's lyrics (sung by Rich):
When my love swears that she is made of truth,
I do believe her, though I know she lies,
That she might think me some untutor'd youth,
Unskilful in the world's false forgeries.
Thus vainly thinking that she thinks me young,
Although I know my years be past the best,
I smiling credit her false-speaking tongue,
Outfacing faults in love with love's ill rest.
But wherefore says my love that she is young?
And wherefore say not I that I am old?
O, love's best habit is a soothing tongue,
And age, in love, loves not to have years told.
Therefore I'll lie with love, and love with me,
Since that our faults in love thus smother'd be.
-The Passionate Pilgrim (1599), William Shakespeare (precursor to Sonnet 138)
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Tom's lyrics (sung by Tom):
Love is a fire that's burning everyone.
Nations go to war over you, my love, over you, my love.
Soldiers on the battlefields dying for you, my love.
When my love swears that she is made of truth,
I do believe her, though I know she lies,
That she might think me some untutor'd youth,
Unskilful in the world's false forgeries.
Thus vainly thinking that she thinks me young,
Although I know my years be past the best,
I smiling credit her false-speaking tongue,
Outfacing faults in love with love's ill rest.
But wherefore says my love that she is young?
And wherefore say not I that I am old?
O, love's best habit is a soothing tongue,
And age, in love, loves not to have years told.
Therefore I'll lie with love, and love with me,
Since that our faults in love thus smother'd be.
-The Passionate Pilgrim (1599), William Shakespeare (precursor to Sonnet 138)
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Tom's lyrics (sung by Tom):
Love is a fire that's burning everyone.
Nations go to war over you, my love, over you, my love.
Soldiers on the battlefields dying for you, my love.
Reminds me of REM! Sweet diddies Capt. King Snake!