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Keywords:
today (7), baby (36), life (122), party favors (1), tidy baskets (1)
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Description:
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...
Lyrics:
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
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Touching and Beautiful &mdash 12/13/06 - 05:16:28 PM
So many emotions over beginnings and endings. And done in such a lovely way. Very heartfelt. Wonderful tune. [ Reply to This ]
Danka! &mdash 12/18/06 - 03:26:31 PM
Thanks for the kind words. I was really hoping people would like this one... [ Reply to This ]
Deep &mdash 12/13/06 - 05:18:17 PM
Just wanted to tell you: your song did touch me very deeply. No need to tell more... [ Reply to This ]
Thanks... &mdash 12/14/06 - 01:07:22 AM
It was a very interesting day, I had no idea it would turn into a song... [ Reply to This ]
love this &mdash 12/13/06 - 06:31:18 PM
a poingnant wonderful song. you craft the most interesting progressions and I love the voicings on the guitar. this is a great tune. bravo.. [ Reply to This ]
Good ear... &mdash 12/14/06 - 01:16:46 AM
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. [ Reply to This ]
Nice work! &mdash 12/13/06 - 08:57:20 PM
What a wonderful voice. Loved the music, and backing vocals. Well done. [ Reply to This ]
smooth &mdash 12/14/06 - 01:32:34 AM
I. Spike,
Loved this cut. Smooth is the word. Flawless vocals. Silky guitar. Beautiful message. [ Reply to This ]
this song... &mdash 12/14/06 - 03:17:35 AM
I can't add anymore &mdash 12/14/06 - 08:09:34 AM
to what's been said. A fantastic song, beautifully played and sung.
Cheers
Dick [ Reply to This ]
*sigh* &mdash 12/14/06 - 11:08:30 AM
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. [ Reply to This ]
your &mdash 12/14/06 - 05:49:18 PM
vocal performance expresses the emotions of your soul.....really nice nad touching voice..... [ Reply to This ]
Very moving. &mdash 12/14/06 - 06:02:07 PM
what a day. &mdash 12/15/06 - 01:01:12 AM
It would be almost be silly to not write a song about this. Nice chord changes, but overall... beautiful simplicity. [ Reply to This ]
Your Creativity... &mdash 12/15/06 - 01:28:21 AM
Proof positive &mdash 12/16/06 - 11:17:14 AM
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! [ Reply to This ]
Life... &mdash 12/17/06 - 03:41:56 PM
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. [ Reply to This ]
Mmmm &mdash 12/16/06 - 11:52:02 AM
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! [ Reply to This ]
Nice &mdash 12/17/06 - 07:39:44 PM
Real &mdash 12/18/06 - 10:39:12 AM
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 [ Reply to This ]
Hedges &mdash 12/18/06 - 12:12:53 PM
ever listen to Michael Hedges "watching my life go by"... this is as good as anything on that album
sooo good [ Reply to This ]
No, I haven't &mdash 12/18/06 - 03:27:41 PM
Kudos to all! &mdash 12/18/06 - 03:30:07 PM
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 [ Reply to This ]
Nice work &mdash 12/18/06 - 07:26:16 PM
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. [ Reply to This ]
great song &mdash 12/27/06 - 06:13:39 PM
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! [ Reply to This ]
Nice man! &mdash 01/01/07 - 11:24:37 PM
NIce mood &mdash 01/08/07 - 02:37:22 PM
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. [ Reply to This ]
thoughts from the bull... &mdash 01/18/07 - 11:13:04 PM
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! [ Reply to This ]
Words don't come close &mdash 01/20/07 - 09:53:24 AM
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. [ Reply to This ]
Each and every day... &mdash 03/14/07 - 09:50:52 AM
Is it's own song.
This one was lovely and subtle. Nicely done.
--- Joe [ Reply to This ]
I think... &mdash 04/21/07 - 05:10:44 PM
You are a singers singer, a musicians musician, and a songwriters songwriter.
Best Regards
Steve [ Reply to This ]
Danka! &mdash 04/21/07 - 05:52:59 PM
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! [ Reply to This ]
Love it &mdash 10/18/07 - 12:54:06 AM
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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My day has been made... &mdash 10/18/07 - 11:44:37 AM
Thank you...
What a nice note on a dreary day....
Made me smile, thank you for that.
Cheers!
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