Today

I. Spike

Genre: Ballad

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I wrote this after a very interesting day...
I visited my best buddies new born baby in the hospital, then later that day, went to my Aunts funeral...

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Today

today I held a new born baby
today we buried my aunt
today I cried many tears
for the life that’s gone and the one just here
today was just as day
but I’ll remember it for the rest of my life

today I got lost in the details of his face
today I remembered how she lived
today was his first taste of air and she was just standing there
today was just a day
but I’ll remember it for the rest of my life

it doesn’t add up to some grand calculation
or put neat conclusions into tidy baskets
like party favors

today I cried so many tears
for the life that is gone and the one just here
today was just a day
but I’ll remember it for the rest of my life
today was just a day
but I’ll remember it for the rest of my life

Song Stats

Hits: 1956
Comments: 35
Fans: 16
Plays: 253
Downloads: 88
Votes: 20
Uploaded: Dec 13, 2006 - 05:02:21 PM
Last Updated: Dec 13, 2006 - 05:02:21 PM Last Played: Nov 17, 2009 - 10:46:14 AM

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Keywords:

today (9), baby (46), life (172), party favors (1), tidy baskets (1)

Comments

jgurner	jgurner said 1078 days ago (December 13th, 2006)
	Touching and Beautiful So many emotions over beginnings and endings. And done in such a lovely way. Very heartfelt. Wonderful tune. Check out my latest song called Bourbon Street Dawn

I. Spike	I. Spike said 1073 days ago (December 18th, 2006)
	Danka! Thanks for the kind words. I was really hoping people would like this one... Check out my latest song called Mighty Cracker Fly

ursalino	ursalino said 1078 days ago (December 13th, 2006)
	Deep Just wanted to tell you: your song did touch me very deeply. No need to tell more... Check out my latest song called Electric Mohammed

I. Spike	I. Spike said 1078 days ago (December 14th, 2006)
	Thanks... It was a very interesting day, I had no idea it would turn into a song... Check out my latest song called Mighty Cracker Fly

ktb	ktb said 1078 days ago (December 13th, 2006)
	love this a poingnant wonderful song. you craft the most interesting progressions and I love the voicings on the guitar. this is a great tune. bravo.. Check out my latest song called Texas stump

I. Spike	I. Spike said 1078 days ago (December 14th, 2006)
	Good ear... The guitar is in an alternate tuning: D•A•D•G•A•E Kind of makes the guitar a new instrument of sorts... Thanks for the kind words. Check out my latest song called Mighty Cracker Fly

	Agent Stewie said 1078 days ago (December 13th, 2006)
	Nice work! What a wonderful voice. Loved the music, and backing vocals. Well done.

racerat	racerat said 1078 days ago (December 14th, 2006)
	smooth I. Spike, Loved this cut. Smooth is the word. Flawless vocals. Silky guitar. Beautiful message. Check out my latest song called Frank's Song

Mystified	Mystified said 1078 days ago (December 14th, 2006)
	this song... ...is perfection. Check out my latest song called For the Beauty of the Earth

DWL	DWL said 1077 days ago (December 14th, 2006)
	I can't add anymore to what's been said. A fantastic song, beautifully played and sung. Cheers Dick Check out my latest song called A Good Night's Sleep with Macferret, Sir Dennis Crowther and Pete Young

MissChaos	MissChaos said 1077 days ago (December 14th, 2006)
	*sigh* Unsettling, disturbing and yet so peaceful. Life is constant learning. I'm sorry for your loss. This is a beautiful song, but also a revelation and a lesson. Check out my latest song called Mama Cries - Album Version (MJRF)

Mcboy	Mcboy said 1077 days ago (December 14th, 2006)
	your vocal performance expresses the emotions of your soul.....really nice nad touching voice..... Check out my latest song called Heros( aclarke/mcboy)

time	time said 1077 days ago (December 14th, 2006)
	Very moving. Well written and performed...production first class. Check out my latest song called How Far

Stun Nutz	Stun Nutz said 1077 days ago (December 15th, 2006)
	what a day. It would be almost be silly to not write a song about this. Nice chord changes, but overall... beautiful simplicity. Check out my latest song called Gossamer dissected

bjack	bjack said 1077 days ago (December 15th, 2006)
	Your Creativity... Is amazing. I love this song. Much respect. Check out my latest song called Especially 4 U

aclarke

aclarke said 1075 days ago (December 16th, 2006)

Proof positive
that music doesn't need to be complex to be powerful.

The story behind the song struck a chord with me- 20 plus years ago my sister gave birth to a new baby boy. My grandmother collapsed getting ready to go witness the birth and ultimately passed away at almost the same exact time as the birth, in the same hospital. What terrible, conflicting emotions we felt that day.

"Today" captures the essence of those feelings particularly well. Beautifully done!

Check out my latest song called Ballad of The Little Tiki

I. Spike	I. Spike said 1074 days ago (December 17th, 2006)
	Life... I was a bit nervous about posting this song because it was so personal, but after seeing that you had the same kind of experience, it makes it all worth it. It's nice to know there someone else out there that has had the same kind of experience. Namaste my brother. Check out my latest song called Mighty Cracker Fly

Cori Ander	Cori Ander said 1075 days ago (December 16th, 2006)
	Mmmm This is a song to keep and come back to. Especially strikes me the top notch vocals, very sensitive and well made. A great lyrical theme that has both simplicity and depth. Top quality in many respects alltogether! Check out my latest song called Guitar test — Martin CSN (Gerry Tolman Tribute)

	said 1074 days ago (December 17th, 2006)
	Nice ^

Scott Carmichael

Scott Carmichael said 1073 days ago (December 18th, 2006)

Real
the places where music rub against us are far deeper than our intellect... our spirits rise when music is right... this scrapes deep and leaves me alittle raw... but the realness of this still lifts me... I respond on a gut level... I think it is your intuitive touch in this craft that so consistantly reaches me... it doesn't hurt that your voice is killer, and your plaing and production are spot on... but I didn't even notice that until further listens, because the song had me fixed on the storytelling

DL & FAV

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Scott Carmichael	Scott Carmichael said 1073 days ago (December 18th, 2006)
	Hedges ever listen to Michael Hedges "watching my life go by"... this is as good as anything on that album sooo good Check out my latest song called Good Morning

I. Spike	I. Spike said 1073 days ago (December 18th, 2006)
	No, I haven't I will check him out. Check out my latest song called Mighty Cracker Fly

I. Spike	I. Spike said 1073 days ago (December 18th, 2006)
	Kudos to all! Thank you to everyone who took the time to comment on this song. I was quite reticent to post it because it was so personal, but you've all made me feel like I made the right decision in doing so. Thank you for all the excellent and sincere support. Gratefully, I. Spike Check out my latest song called Mighty Cracker Fly

j2morrow	j2morrow said 1073 days ago (December 18th, 2006)
	Nice work Could have gone soft and gooey but you walked a fine line here and made it work. Reminded me that when my daughter was born, my next door neighbor ( who was only a handful of years older than me) died. I recall going to her funeral while holding my new daughter and thinking how fragile life can be. Check out my latest song called CAPTURE THE RAPTURE

	said 1064 days ago (December 27th, 2006)
	great song I love the way you put together the lyrics to wrap up all those feelings and observations in such a grabbing way realy touched me. Its one of those songs that make you think and give you goosebumps at the same time. What else can I say excellent!

DOCTORBIZARRE	DOCTORBIZARRE said 1059 days ago (January 1st, 2007)
	Nice man! You painted a great picture in my mind! Beautiful vocals! Check out my latest song called STORM

Gav	Gav said 1052 days ago (January 8th, 2007)
	NIce mood I like the lyrics and the meolody and mood are very sensitive to the subject. It works. Your vocals are nice and understated as is the guitar. The break is lovely with those minor chords coming in, and vocals. Great stuff. I like this alot. Check out my latest song called Understand

Boris the Bull

Boris the Bull said 1042 days ago (January 18th, 2007)

thoughts from the bull...
this piece was submitted for the 2006 MacJams Retrospective
collection. i've never heard your music before, so being introduced
to you through this was a beautiful way to come into.

this is the kind of piece that dangerously walks the line of being cliche,
but despite teetering, it always comes back feeling fresh and unique.
perhaps the bridge is what reels it all back home and makes the
listener identify. and i think most listeners can identify.

nice depth with a minimal instrument setup. wonderful music!

thank you! glad i got to find you!

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guitapick	guitapick said 1040 days ago (January 20th, 2007)
	Words don't come close This is beautiful. It captures so much of what I've felt about the generation and passing of life. Your playing and singing are wonderful...thank you. Check out my latest song called Outside the Corral

J.A.Stewart	J.A.Stewart said 987 days ago (March 14th, 2007)
	Each and every day... Is it's own song. This one was lovely and subtle. Nicely done. --- Joe Check out my latest song called A Night @ Neverland

stevewhit	stevewhit said 949 days ago (April 21st, 2007)
	I think... You are a singers singer, a musicians musician, and a songwriters songwriter. Best Regards Steve Check out my latest song called schooldays

I. Spike	I. Spike said 949 days ago (April 21st, 2007)
	Danka! Hey Steve, Wow... thank you for such kind words. I'm glad you dig what I do. It mean a lot when people such as yourself respond so viscerally to my music. Kudos to you! Check out my latest song called Mighty Cracker Fly

timothy devine

timothy devine said 770 days ago (October 18th, 2007)

Love it
The emotion is so real.
Speechless.

Award winning vocals. The background vocals could be a bit louder. (cause my ears are getting old) But your vocals are so beautiful and well its MHO.

Cool guitar stuff. The chords are so well crafted. The interest level and anticipation is greatly heightened.

The many subtleties are captivatingly beautiful.
Stunning, smashing,eloquent,enough enough...
(did I just say stunning)
yea but i think so
ok

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I. Spike	I. Spike said 769 days ago (October 18th, 2007)
	My day has been made... Thank you... What a nice note on a dreary day.... Made me smile, thank you for that. Cheers! Check out my latest song called Mighty Cracker Fly

Char	Char said 441 days ago (September 10th, 2008)
	I heard you for the first time on Craft's "So Invisible". I love your singing. You have a rare gift for expression in your words and your delivery. You have a fan. Thank you for sharing such great talent. Check out my latest song called Break Away (Mark Holbrook & Awigze)

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A ballad is a story in a song, usually a narrative song or poem. It is a rhythmic saga of a past affair, which may be heroic, romantic or satirical, political (affected by the previous three types mentioned, refers to either glorifying the exploits o

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