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hope (81), heart (101), love (903), neighbor (2), folk (351), day (31), ()
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Description:
An old fashioned folk song about the hope for a brighter day featuring three part vocal harmonies.
Much thanks to Roxylee and Richard whose voices make this song happen.
Song art is a picture of the Santa Barbara marina.
Lyrics:
A Brighter Day
Chords D – G - A
1.
I’m looking to find a time
Another place, some peace of mind
The troubled claims of today
Recede like clouds of yesterday.
Where is the goodness within the heart?
Where better angels take their part
Resisting envy, fear, and pride
Who will stand on mercy’s side?
Chorus: I’m looking for a brighter day
“Wishful dreamer” someone will say
“Don’t you know that can never, never be.”
But turn around you might see…
2.
I’m looking for the moment when
Man sees his neighbor as his friend
Owing love and nothing more
Building heaven’s treasure store.
I’m hoping for the promise of
A new heart born from above
In the image of the One
To any one and all who come.
Chorus
3.
I’m looking for a better home
A love that seeks not its own
A place of joy meant from the start
Charity in every heart.
Can you hear it? It’s in your ear
Let Wisdom draw you, draw you near
The day is dawning, dawning bright
Will you wake to see its light?
Chorus
Music and Lyrics by Jack Miller 2007
Hardware:
Martin DM guitar, three voices.
Software:
GarageBand 1
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fun &mdash 05/07/07 - 09:19:53 PM
This was a thoroughly enjoyable outing -- my first collab with Roxylee! [ Reply to This ]
Thank you, Jack &mdash 05/07/07 - 09:42:32 PM
for asking me to sing with you guys. I really like the message of hope in this song, and singing harmony is always great fun for me. And yeah, Rich, it was cool to sing with you from across the miles.:-) [ Reply to This ]
Two voices.... &mdash 05/08/07 - 09:31:14 AM
lifting up the third (mine) and making this such a beautiful arrangement of this song. I marvel at the talent of you both. Thanks again, Roxylee and Richard.
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Take a listen: <a href="http://www.macjams.com/song/30502">Just Being With You</a>...
It's just music... Dadai [ Reply to This ]
Old-fashioned &mdash 05/08/07 - 07:02:10 AM
in a good way. Beautiful singing and sweet lyrics. Listened to this in the morning and it put a smile on my face. Thanks for sharing. [ Reply to This ]
A smile.... &mdash 05/08/07 - 09:28:09 AM
... mission accomplished. I meant this song to uplift... and am glad it did that for you. Thanks, and may the smile continue.
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Take a listen: <a href="http://www.macjams.com/song/30502">Just Being With You</a>...
It's just music... Dadai [ Reply to This ]
Very nice and pretty &mdash 05/08/07 - 12:50:57 PM
pretty title.... &mdash 05/08/07 - 01:45:34 PM
Thanks, Curry. It's always good to have you visit on of my songs.
cheers...
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Take a listen: <a href="http://www.macjams.com/song/30502">Just Being With You</a>...
It's just music... Dadai [ Reply to This ]
Santa Barbara marina &mdash 05/08/07 - 03:18:31 PM
In fact...that picture looks just like it was taken from the marina right next to where I live:) On a good day of course;)
I enjoyed the song with the crispy Martin guitar and the lovely harmonies from you guys.
The message is universal, as your marina picture... [ Reply to This ]
Crispy Martin... &mdash 05/08/07 - 04:19:56 PM
I just bought this guitar... such a nice sound. Always tempting to pick up and play... and I am giving into that temptation a lot.
Yes, lovely harmonies by my two professional vocalist friends. It is amazing, the musical talent available here at MJ for collaborations. Thanks, thoddi...
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Take a listen:) <a href="http://www.macjams.com/song/31579">A Brighter Day</a>...
It's just music... Dadai [ Reply to This ]
Beautiful harmonies... &mdash 05/08/07 - 04:16:39 PM
...hymning a wonderful message of hope! Nice job you guys! Very PP&M, this. Brings back a lot of old memories and feelings...kindles some new ones as well!
Be well my friends! [ Reply to This ]
Hope and harmonies.... &mdash 05/08/07 - 07:45:17 PM
yep... that about sums up this song Mike. I started this tune out with a Gordon Lightfoot kinda take in mind... and I still think as a solo it kinda goes there. But I couldn't resist calling on two of MacJams vocal treasures... R and R. I'm happy... and I'm glad you liked it... ah, the memories and the new thoughts!
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Take a listen:) <a href="http://www.macjams.com/song/31579">A Brighter Day</a>...
It's just music... Dadai [ Reply to This ]
Great! &mdash 05/08/07 - 08:49:06 PM
It made me think of acts like Peter, Paul & Mary.
Good vocals, and the guitar has just the right amount of understatedness. [ Reply to This ]
RR and J... &mdash 05/09/07 - 09:49:08 AM
Stooey, RR and J thank you for the PP and M reference. It was amazing to see how the vocals came together (credit to R and R).
cheers
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Take a listen:) <a href="http://www.macjams.com/song/31579">A Brighter Day</a>...
It's just music... Dadai [ Reply to This ]
Wow, nice sound from that Applause... &mdash 05/08/07 - 08:59:09 PM
Choking... &mdash 05/08/07 - 09:05:22 PM
on my tortilla chips as I laugh... somebody, please, a glass of water!
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Take a listen:) <a href="http://www.macjams.com/song/31579">A Brighter Day</a>...
It's just music... Dadai [ Reply to This ]
There's gonna come a day, Jack... &mdash 05/08/07 - 09:07:05 PM
...when you put out a CD, and then, when there's a collection of ten or twelve of your songs all playing in a row, people will be able to see, or hear, a startling overarching unity to everything you've wanted to sing and say...
Has something to do with love, I think...
Ed [ Reply to This ]
Thanks... &mdash 05/08/07 - 09:17:38 PM
I appreciate your words.
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Take a listen:) <a href="http://www.macjams.com/song/31579">A Brighter Day</a>...
It's just music... Dadai [ Reply to This ]
Afternoon vocal delight &mdash 05/08/07 - 09:23:18 PM
really nice harmonizing and a cool varity of vocal layers.
This has been a great week of MJer collabs! Excellent work! [ Reply to This ]
and..... &mdash 05/08/07 - 09:30:54 PM
as you know there's more on the collab front to come...
Thanks Vic.
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Take a listen:) <a href="http://www.macjams.com/song/31579">A Brighter Day</a>...
It's just music... Dadai [ Reply to This ]
Puff, the Magic.. oops...different song. &mdash 05/09/07 - 02:46:50 AM
And now for... &mdash 05/09/07 - 10:00:04 AM
something completely different (wink, wink, nudge, nudge).
And old Monty Python reference....
Thanks Leon, glad to hear this song hit home with you.
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Take a listen:) <a href="http://www.macjams.com/song/31579">A Brighter Day</a>...
It's just music... Dadai [ Reply to This ]
The harmonies &mdash 05/09/07 - 11:57:33 AM
Thanks.... &mdash 05/09/07 - 03:25:19 PM
We appreciate you taking a listen and dropping by to comment!
cheers.
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Take a listen:) <a href="http://www.macjams.com/song/31579">A Brighter Day</a>...
It's just music... Dadai [ Reply to This ]
Beautiful song, Dadai... &mdash 05/09/07 - 02:49:04 PM
...brings me back a few years. I was a big Chad and Jeremy fan. This has that flavor, for me. Along with some Peter Paul and Mary. Roxylee and Richard brought that along.
A very fine trip back in time and wishing for the best in all of us.
Thank you... [ Reply to This ]
a trip back... &mdash 05/10/07 - 11:28:58 AM
Hey Bob... yeah those old sixties folk groups... harmonies, idealism in the lyrics. Not much of that kind of music any more. This was a trip back for me too. It's always good to be reminded of those good groups from way back... a lot of good songs.
Thanks for your thoughts.
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Take a listen:) <a href="http://www.macjams.com/song/31579">A Brighter Day</a>...
It's just music... Dadai [ Reply to This ]
I can &mdash 05/09/07 - 03:31:17 PM
I can hear this song and it is a pleasure. Sounds like you were all in the same room. Thanks for putting this together. [ Reply to This ]
Same room... &mdash 05/10/07 - 11:40:57 AM
not :).... but in a way we were and are in the same place. That is what made recording this song so enjoyable and what makes is work. I'm glad you liked it, and thanks for letting me know.
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Take a listen:) <a href="http://www.macjams.com/song/31579">A Brighter Day</a>...
It's just music... Dadai [ Reply to This ]
Saweet! &mdash 05/09/07 - 07:10:55 PM
Really nice singing by all; real pleasure listening to the harmonies on the headphones (I am also reminded of Peter, Paul, and Mary recordings). And that guitar, well, Jack, you must be very happy with it because it sounds great. A good guitar is like a good friend. Very nice job on the mix, it does sound like you were together, and I guess in a way you were;). Great job Richard, Roxy, and Jack! [ Reply to This ]
JRR - the new PPM &mdash 05/10/07 - 11:47:45 AM
Indeed... &mdash 05/11/07 - 05:26:14 PM
I am pleased with the new Martin. And already it is becoming like a friend... I find myself wanting to play guitar more than before.
The harmonies are what I enjoy most about this song... credit to the double R singing duo.
Thanks.
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Take a listen:) <a href="http://www.macjams.com/song/31579">A Brighter Day</a>...
It's just music... Dadai [ Reply to This ]
Encore! :) &mdash 05/11/07 - 07:41:22 PM
What a delightful and uplifting song this is.
A terrific ensemble here, too :)
Thanks for sharing your talents and kudos for creating positive music like this. Hope you three will do some more like this! [ Reply to This ]
Nice tune Jack! &mdash 05/12/07 - 11:31:07 PM
Well sung in the PP&M fashion, this took me way back to when I was a young pup. Lots of nice harmonies in there.
Neil [ Reply to This ]
Very nice. &mdash 05/19/07 - 03:38:46 AM
I loved this. Pretty guitar, sweet harmonies, beautiful message. The world needs more songs like this. Thank you for creating this little piece of beauty.
The only technical issue I hear is that there's an awful lot of hiss here. I'm by no means a recording engineer, but there are two things I do to try to minimize hiss in my own recordings. First, I try to experiment with mic positioning on the guitar until it sounds like I want it to without having to EQ too much. That same EQ that makes the top end of the guitar sound crisp often adds hiss to the recording. The second thing I try to do is to try to record as hot a signal as I can without distorting. The quality of whatever preamp your mic is going through comes into play here, but the idea is that if the signal is strong, then when you mix the recording, you wong have to crank everything up, exacerbating whatever hiss is on the tracks.
But the two thoughts I want to end with are:
1 - Like I said, I am NOT a real engineer, so if you know better (or someone who does wants to chime in), please feel free to ignore my advice. And,
2 - The song is beautiful. Very nice job. [ Reply to This ]
.. &mdash 05/31/07 - 02:44:56 PM
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