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I got new gadget! Guitar Rig 2!! Yay!
So here's the first song I recorded with GR2!

Also, I wrote this song for a music contest, which submission is due August 10. Any advice as to how I can improve the song? Many thanks!

Oh and Englefield Green is the name of the village in Surrey, England where I lived for a year.
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Lyrics
Englefield Green

How long has it been going on?
I can't feel anything I've become numb
PC monitor dimly lits my otherwise dark bedroom

You are half the world away
My darkness is your light
Time tells us apart
Another sleepless night is dying

Listen carefully
Can't you hear its calling me?
Whoa whoa

I will be going back to Englefield Green
Get it back
Those loud days we spent together
I'm trying to be myself I used to be
If I find Just a piece of me
I would be able to restore myself


I'm picking up my battered suitcase
Running like mad in the quiet street
I'm starting all over again
If I stay, I'm fading away
(I'm starting over again)
If I go back to that place
(I'm starting over again)
where I find the fire
(I'm starting over again)
Will I find the answer?
Will I see what I've been missing?

Listen carefully
Can't you hear its calling me?
Whoa whoa

I'm on my way back to Englefield Green
I'm getting back
the crazy days we started together
I'm trying to be myself I used to be
Just a piece of me
I would be able to restore myself if I find it
Song Stats
Hits: 2716
Comments: 27
Fans: 11
Plays: 204
Downloads: 153
Votes: 7
Uploaded: Jul 30, 2007 - 06:43:24 PM
Last Updated: Jul 30, 2007 - 06:43:24 PM Last Played: May 17, 2013 - 05:13:10 PM
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Hardware:
Epiphone Semi Acoustic
Fernandez Bass
Korg M1
Software:
Garageband
Guitar Rig 2
Comments
mudmen said 2150 days ago (July 30th, 2007)
what a coool song
i love this.. really good. what great vocals.. i was in miyakonojo for 3 months,.,, reminds me of all the great japanese pop..
jesushairdo said 2147 days ago (August 3rd, 2007)
thank you!
hey mud! thanks for checking out my new song.
which prefecture is miyakonojo in?
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cjhoose said 2149 days ago (August 1st, 2007)
the piano guitar
drew me right in. everything else kept me occupied.
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jesushairdo said 2147 days ago (August 3rd, 2007)
thanks cj
thanks cj for listening and taking time to comment!
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Sumo Sisters said 2149 days ago (August 1st, 2007)
Englefield Green!
Wow. What a coinsidence! We were just talking about your songs today. (as if we dont do it on a daily basis!) I am sure this song will get you win the contest, and hope you can take us all back to the Englefield Green for the award. Nyahahahaha~

Sumo
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jesushairdo said 2147 days ago (August 3rd, 2007)
thanks aya
did you notice it looks like a human's face when you spell your name in english?

aya

get it? lol

cheers for your comment, aya. its a face off between you and me! lol
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thetiler said 2148 days ago (August 2nd, 2007)
quite a production
Amazed your not getting more fans and comments.

This is quite a production. One of the best I've heard you do as for my taste is .

Way to go!
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jesushairdo said 2147 days ago (August 3rd, 2007)
wow thanks!
im so glad that you liked this song!
usually, alternative rock is the kind of music id listen
to on my iPod. but whenever i write songs for myself to sing, it would end up sounding more general pop music.
but thanks to Guitar Rig 2, i think i got more edge into it than usual.
cheers!
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JOAN said 2148 days ago (August 2nd, 2007)
yo!!!
perfection!!!!!
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jesushairdo said 2147 days ago (August 3rd, 2007)
JOAN!
Thanks for your comment!!
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jiguma said 2147 days ago (August 2nd, 2007)
Another excellent song JH
Now I understand why your English is so good. Guitar Rig 2 sounds like it was meant for you to play with ;) All your tunes have an incredible pop feel. This one combines really good lyrics (I spent a year living in an English village too) with really classy playing and production. I hope this does well in the contest - I can't think of any way to improve it.
Good luck,
Neil
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jesushairdo said 2147 days ago (August 3rd, 2007)
hey jiguma
thanks much for your very encouraging comment as always!
....and "classy"! it's very nice of you to say! lol

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lengold said 2147 days ago (August 3rd, 2007)
Great
song and wonderful allround production.
Cheers
Len


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jesushairdo said 1652 days ago (December 10th, 2008)
hi len
thank you for your comment!
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smokey bacon jnr said 2147 days ago (August 3rd, 2007)
good stuff
Enjoyed this! Nice pop feel to it - kept me interested in the textures and development...
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jesushairdo said 1652 days ago (December 10th, 2008)
thanks bacon
thank you for taking time to comment! glad that you liked it.
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J.A.Stewart said 2147 days ago (August 3rd, 2007)
This is a WINNER...
no matter how it fares in the contest.

Top-notch production and musical sensibilities... very well done.

My only advice is be careful with your new toy (Guitar Rig 2). Edgy can be a good thing when used sparingly, but don't forget or neglect all the other musical tones available.

For example, since you asked for suggestions... in the rousing first chorus, the guitars are edgy and driving... but a simple clean guitar or keyboard chord progression would add some interesting texture and contrast to that section.

But it's really a minor suggestion to a really nice piece of work that features a lot of interesting elements.

Rock On! my friend. ;)

--- Joe
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jesushairdo said 1652 days ago (December 10th, 2008)
thank you for your advice!
sorry i took 495 days for me to say thank you!
darn, im a bad macjammer!!
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ktb said 2144 days ago (August 5th, 2007)
1st place
JH, you write stellar POP tunes. Always on the money. Hooks that stay stuck and a large vibrant mix. Good to hear anytime/anywhere. the varied drums, synth pads and pro production are just tops in my book
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jesushairdo said 1652 days ago (December 10th, 2008)
hardly 1st place
but thanks for your compliment!!
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lavalamp said 2112 days ago (September 7th, 2007)
Very nice
Great modern and fast paced groove. Thanks for the traslation.
LL
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jesushairdo said 1652 days ago (December 10th, 2008)
thank you!
always nice to know someone took time to check out the lyrics too!
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falzaabi said 1931 days ago (March 5th, 2008)
skrching my head
this is so nice
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jesushairdo said 1652 days ago (December 10th, 2008)
thank you!
i liked your avatar too! lol
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SlimGirlFat said 1813 days ago (July 2nd, 2008)
Caught my eye!
What a great song. Nicely mixed/produced and VERY catchy!

This brought back some memories as funnily enough I used to live in Englefield Green when I was small. My grandparents had a house there. My grandmother and my mother used to work in Holloway Hospital which is not far and every Sunday we went off to the church where my grandmother had made many of the kneelers still there today.
I went to the local primary school for a while too...



jesushairdo said 1652 days ago (December 10th, 2008)
why did i miss your comment?!
whoa, SlimGirlFat! you used to live in Englefield Green!?
i went to Royal Holloway college for a year!

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Hickling_Stan said 1244 days ago (January 22nd, 2010)
Great uptempo pop
Goning to have to listen to some more of your stuff. I picked this one at random and it's real quality. My son is learning japanese at school. Think I'm going to try and get your stuff to the ears of his teacher!
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