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Communicate (quick and dirty) by cjhoose [Email]
Genre: Acoustic

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Hits: 1527
Comments: 19
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Plays: 317
Last Played: Nov 19, 2008 - 10:54:14 PM
Downloads: 72
Fans: 15
Uploaded: Apr 26, 2006 - 10:04:10 PM
Last Updated: Apr 26, 2006 - 09:11:45 PM
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Description:
This requires a few explanations I think.

1. Recording quality is bad because I wasnt connected to my really good equipment, and was using moms electric guitar.

2. Yes... I am actually strumming a guitar here. Scary, huh? What do you think - should I go back to my pencil/keyboard or keep on learning this new instrument?

Lyrics:
Many people write their letters,
instant messages, email,
some just use their hands
and many still talk on the phone

I wish I could communicate,
like these lucky souls.
without poetry or pretense...
expression without waste.

Instead you get this song
to tell you all I want to say.
It’s the oldest message,
I love you I always will.

Hardware:
G4 iBook, imic with one of the mics, electric guitar

Software:
LE7
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cj! Your voice !!!!! &mdash 04/26/06 - 10:21:58 PM
This is SO GOOD, YOUR VOICE SO BEAUTIFUL AND SWEET!!! and so much
musical talent with all the instruments your are playing, This is just so
perfect! :)LightBird

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Go for it guitar girl! &mdash 04/27/06 - 01:07:18 AM
Sounds nice...a lovely intimate folky feel..
Your vocals are sooooo good too!
Let's hear more from the guitar strummin' side of CJ....
Steve

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Wonderful, just wonderful &mdash 04/27/06 - 03:40:48 AM
Wonderful! A beautiful song beautifuly performed. Your strumming
suits very well to the song like this. It adds to the fragile mood of the
song. Vulnerable is strong.

The lyrics are very touching with simple and everyday words. That, to
me, is strong poetry!

From now you find me on your list of fans.

Johannes "Curry" Cori Ander

PS Sounds like a dream to have a mother with an electric guitar.


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Incredible... &mdash 04/27/06 - 05:32:18 AM
song. There is an honesty in your voice unmatched anywhere.
Soothing, calming, tender, haunting and unpredictable at the same
time. It's as if you're revealing your soul unselfishly. Keep playing.
Thanks.

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I met you &mdash 04/27/06 - 05:33:38 AM
I listened to this song.
I like this song.
Hello.

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Definantly Keep going with the guitar. &mdash 04/27/06 - 01:39:09 PM
Like I said to you earlier, your words seem to come out so freely. This is
beautiful. :-*

Ben

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ahem &mdash 04/27/06 - 02:10:37 PM
CJ! Your voice on this is gorgeous! Just perfect. Tender, raw, genuine,
soaring, immaculate, sparkling; PURE. Man, you have a special gift for
whatever it was you did here. Please do more! I'm not going to comment
on your guitar playing because honestly I did not pay attention. How
could I when there's an angel singing to me?!

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I know I just said this in chat, &mdash 04/28/06 - 06:35:56 AM
but a real Mazzy Star thing going on in both vocals and music here. I
think you might really dig some of their stuff.

I have not one critique for you, I'd buy this song as is. I fully expect you to
become if you aren't already a full time musician.

Great Job!

Fave material DL'd!

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cj... &mdash 04/28/06 - 06:43:45 AM
You've got some kind of instincts...

This is perfect. The lyric is simple, heartfelt and direct... and it cuts to
the quick...

I love you as a guitar player... and it may be an electric, but there's
much to this that has the feel of someone sitting on a porch singing to
the Appalachian mountains...

And I hope you're getting the fact that more people than just me are
touched by your scary-true-vulnerable vocal on this... Tack up Miss
Chaos' comment on your mirror or your computer screen or
something, read it every day, and keep singing...

Man...

Ed

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cj... &mdash 04/28/06 - 11:04:29 AM
Yes, Really does have that feeling. I think you hit a major sweet spot in what you
can do here.

Ben

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Nice &mdash 04/28/06 - 05:43:45 PM
to hear your lovely voice. Yes, keep going CJ, you got it!!

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Have to disagree with the title :-) &mdash 04/28/06 - 09:43:48 PM
Heartfelt singing. love the voice. pure and tranquil. Nothing quick and
dirty about it, if you ask me.

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Lovely &mdash 04/28/06 - 09:56:25 PM
Beautiful feeling wonder girl!


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Excellent Singing &mdash 04/29/06 - 12:25:06 PM
Looking forward to hearing more of your work with the guitar.

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lovely &mdash 04/29/06 - 01:10:17 PM
Very beautiful and sincere, it comes through with your voice. The strumming on your moms old electric gives it a wonderfully innocent atmospehre. I cant believe you got such a beautiful tone out of an imic.

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Whoah &mdash 04/30/06 - 06:28:05 PM
This is different, and definately not in a bad way.
This sounds really good - YOU sound really good and the lyrics are really
nice.
I hope we'll hear more of this side of you :)

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very pretty &mdash 04/30/06 - 09:49:16 PM
Keep at it! Innocent, raw, pure... like an old recording found in an
attic etched in vinyl by spirits. Reminded me of a more delicate
fairy beth...

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your voice here reminds me of dolly parton &mdash 05/02/06 - 05:09:59 PM
and that is nice nicec compliment I hope to convey.

Like this side of you!

Way to go, real nice melody.

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thoughts from the bull... &mdash 08/24/08 - 10:29:30 AM
stepping backwards into your collection of songs.

the one thing i don't like about MacJams is that treasures and gems such as this get lost and buried as artists create new music.

sure, it's there for the taking, but how often do we all pass over music that is two years old?

this is just an outstanding mix that really grabbed my attention.

you're a born natural for this kind of style and it compliments your voice in all regards.

an idiot-free download and i'm so happy to add this to my playlist!

thank you always!

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