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This is the first song I have shared with MacJams that includes my singing. For Christmas, my brother surprised me with the equipment I needed to record by myself..WOW...Although I am a little apprehensive of your responses, I hope you will enjoy it. This song is dedicated with many thanks to my little brother. He continues to consistently encourage me, and has helped me so much to be able to work on and share my music.
Lyrics:
You have been my friendFor as long as I remember,
We have been through thick and thin
Yet here we are.
You're my most supportive fan
What a loving, kind, sweet man,
The example that you show
Makes me smile.
You encourage me to try
Even when I'm not sure why
Without question there's a bond
that we share.
If we ever disagree,
There's no problem I can see,
That would change the way I care.
You're the kindest one I know,
And I wish you many blessings.
I'm so proud of who you are,
and how you've grown.
And no matter what life brings
The bond we share, won't fail
I can do without many things,
But our friendship must prevail.
You're my brother,
You're my friend,
God has blessed us,
To no end,
To no end, to no end...............
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warden
I'm glad you posted this. Now everyone will be able to appreciate your voice as well as your piano playing. Next you need to record yourself playing drums for these songs. You're the real deal, a triple threat.
gail60
All because you kept pushing and pushing and pushing and pushing......:) You are truly a wonderful friend and I really appreciate your encouragement and support. I am glad you liked this one and thanks for helping me have the courage to share it.
drakonis
so not only can you invent/play one gushingly expressive piano piece after another, but you can write a sweet strong lyric, and dang you can sing sweetly too! :-) What a generous and helpful brother you have, he allows us ALL to enjoy your singing too, so give him my thanks as well.
As far as the music goes, a nice, pretty song structure, words fit well, recorded piano sounds a little bit muffled, singing is clear, and the drum track is too repetitive and sounds like a metronome... I'd get rid of it and just have your singing and piano. Is that a recording of you playing piano, or do you now have MIDI hooked up to record your keyboard straight into the computer?
It is wonderful to hear your voice... happy New Year!
ttfn,
Drakonis
gail60
Long time no talk...We need to catch up! Thank you so much for enjoying this and for the kind comments. Big step for me to sing for critics. ha ha....such a weinie I am! Anyway, this was my first attempt at using this equipment and will take me awhile to learn what to push and what not to push. The drums were on the first track with the piano, so cannot be removed. Sorry. I was so excited to be able to add something else to the mix that you are lucky it wasn't a blaring trombone with a little cowbell goin on!! :)
Feter
WOW ...this is magical my friend I was so sure
and I was like so sure you have one of the charmist
voice ,and here we are what a wonderfull song .
what an awesome decent words .very heartfelt all
over . "God has blessed us" what a sentence dear
Happy New Year Gail !
God Bless !!
gail60
Feter you are always so kind to everyone here and so appreciated. Thank you for listening and I am really glad you liked it. I hope you have a wonderful 2008 also!
sloparts
Thats the way it is between a brother and sister. Or at least it should be.
Your piano playing is awesome as usual, and you have a warm lovely voice. This is very very good Gail, thank you for sharing it with us. And I can tell you the new tools worked great to bring those things through to us.
Be well my friend and have a Wonderful New Year,
Ed
gail60
I appreciate that so much!! I am very fortunate that in a family of five of us kids, we all are very close and get along so well! My brother and I share alot of the same likes and dislikes about everything and I was more than blessed when he just showed up with all this stuff. I still tear up about it. Your kinds words mean so much to me Ed. Thanks for taking the time to listen and comment. Happy New Year to you and I look forward to more of your "converting" tunes! :) Take care!
guitapick
...your brother could write a really sweet piece about you, too. Gail.
You've got a very pure voice. Love the timbre. Very nice complement to your playing.
Thanks for sharing such a lovely piece. Best to you and your brother. Must be a fine man.
gail60
You are too kind! This sure was a lot of fun for me to explore with. Scary, but fun to share as well. I really am glad that you liked this and always appreciate your comments so much! Clint is a fine man indeed. I have a sister and 3 brothers including Clint's twin - and lucky for me, they are all wonderful! (but of course Bob...They take after me!!) :) Seriously, so glad you came by! Happy New Year to you and yours!
davisamerica
wow..so sweet as i always imagined!! i love your work dear lady and this is a great reason why!! u have made my evening!!! thanks you dear friend.....can i imagine?
davisamerica
x3 listening...download and ...wow
davisamerica
i would have loved to be your brother
davisamerica
would u ever consider a collab on this???
davisamerica
wow..gail..wow
davisamerica
listening again x5...maybe u do not need a collab at all....peace gail
gail60
You are so funny! You always make me smile. I appreciate that you like the song and I love your enthusiasm! I need some of that every day! Yes, You can be my brother, my other brother from a different mother?? ha ha! Hey I would be honored to have you my friend! Thank you for the kind words and for always taking time out for me and my music. You are a keeper Jack!
paul f. page
...sweet sweet song. I think davisamerica has just about said it all. This is just beautiful, Gail. It is peaceful, the lyrics are so personal, the arrangement is simple and does not at all obscure your truly lovely voice. (I agree with the comment about the percussion track...no need. Let the piano do it for you.) I would love to add some strings to this. (Do you have a lead sheet with some chords?) Piano sounds very nice to my ears. You either got yours tuned or it's a good plug-in. Either way, perfect. ... I am now going to listen again.
:)
Peace.
Paul
gail60
Your kind words mean so much to me. You are such a great talent here and I am always thrilled to here from you. I am glad you liked the song and appreciate that you get the feelings behind it. Family is so important to me. Thanks for your support. I will hopefully get better at this recording mess and next time just add a few tambourines and dancing girls...lol ok.. maybe just a few trumpets and a seagull? Peace and Happy New Year Paul!
... I have been so moved by a song at MJ as this one. This is beautiful, inspirational, and clearly so real. You are quite a sister... and your brother, obviously, quite a brother. And, yes, you are both so very blessed by God. Lovely piano playing. Your singing is top notch, full of expression, control, and warm feeling. I am so glad to have listened.
So, I take it we'll be hearing more of your vocals and piano?? Bravo Gail.
Jack
gail60
What nice things you say to me!! Thank you so much for the sweet, sweet compliments. You truly made my day! I sincerely appreciate that and am so glad you enjoyed this song. Hopefully, I will be writing some more soon. I am so excited to be able to create music. It has been a blast this last couple of weeks. I am very blessed to have a wonderful family - but I am also so blessed to have an extended family here at MacJams with such great support from people like you! Thanks so much Jack and Happy New Year!
Reinholt56
This is a beautiful song, full of warmth and feeling.
I listened last night, just before I went to bed, and I couldn't get it off of my mind. The subject reminds me in some way of Daniel by Elton John although the music is not similar.
The piano playing fits perfectly.
This is a wonderful gift to both your brother and all your virtual friends here at MJ's.
Take care.
Paul
gail60
I sincerely appreciate your kind comments. I am glad you enjoyed this song. I understand what you mean when music reminds you of another song that does not sound the same... I do that too! I am glad you could not get it out of your mind, that is really sweet. Thanks so much. Happy New Year and all the best to you!
trebbia
lovely piano! Keep it up!
gail60
I am glad you stopped by. I have not had the chance to listen to your music yet, but I will definately come by to return the favor. I really appreciate the kind words. Take care.
Moviz
It was worth the wait for your equipment. You have a lovely voice and you are a 'natural' singer, I love it. Now for the song and the lyrics..... Just beautiful with a lovely, lovely sentiment which I can associate with, and of course your lovely accompaniment. This is a download for sure, thanks so much, regards and all the best for the new year, M
Moviz
I'll wait for my eyes to clear before I can type... before saying that I didn't mind the drum beat at all. I think it added to the song, as if symbolizing the ticking of a clock with time passing slowly. Strings would be nice, but as it is I have no criticism at all, regards M
gail60
What a sweetie pie you are! Thank you so much for stopping by. Your comments mean so much to me. I am glad you liked this one enough to listen to it again and download. That is such a nice compliment and very much appreciated. Peace and Happy New Year my friend!
moorlandt
...and what a great and distinctive voice. So happy to have popped in. All I can do is fully agree with all the previous comments that have been written here. This is very promising...
-Walt
gail60
I am glad to see you here. Thanks for agreeing with the kindness the others have so generously shown. I appreciate you coming by for a listen, and happy you liked it. Be well and Happy New Year!
Godchaser
Reminds me of A frined whose voice sounds much like yours.Packed with emotion.Much enjoyed.
Blessings,
gail60
Very glad you liked it. Thanks for stopping by and commenting! It means alot to me.
Ibstrat
fantastic.You can sing like that AND play so well!? This song comes from the bottom of your heart I can tell.Amazing.
gail60
I really appreciate your kind words. You are right...It is all about the heart to me. Thanks for stopping by and listening.
J.A.Stewart
Gail... You're kidding, right?
What a lovely voice to go with your lovely piano playing and compositions.
What a lovely tribute and a terrific vocal, reminiscent of some of the best female vocalists I can recall.
WE WANT MORE!!! ;)
--- Joe
gail60
You have made me feel like I won the lotto! :) Thank you so much for the kind words. Seriously, it means more to me than you know. I am thrilled that you enjoyed it and pleased that you want to hear more. I will work on that.
Thanks Joe!
Joe Brady
I can see why your brother invested in you. Beautiful piano too.....
More, please.
gail60
I sincerely appreciate that very much. I am honored that my brother did this for me and also honored to have people here be so accepting and kind. So happy you liked it. Thanks for listening.
I am gald you finaly shared your beautiful voice. Well with the way you play piano and now the great singing there is no stoppin you. NIce dedication in the lyrics its heartfelt and real. Thanks for sharing!
gail60
That is very nice of you to take the time to listen and comment. I really appreciate the kind words of support. Happy New Year and thanks so much!
thetiler
that hit me is the rhythm and blues type of style as it started. Then I think of the GREAT singers of that area, like the coasters, the miracles, but the great great songs. And that is the type of feeling when I hear this tremendously moving tune. What a surprise!!!, i didn't have a clue that you could sing like this. Wow I love listening to really good music and I sure get that tingly feeling when I hear this. But it is a double dipper. Infectious singing and infectious playing. That goes in the realm of Nate KIng Cole etc.
Incredible.
I had to go to itunes and listen to "Tears On My Pillow" by Little Anthony and The Imperials". A doo wap feel.
That is the era that hits me and though Little Anthony is a male, you sing like a female version but totally a female sound. It is a amazing what comes out of macjams. Your definitely one of them
Plain and simple Gail, you DO have the gift!
To me that means radio ready. whether you get nationally known is irrelevant, you certainly have the sound to do so.
Very impressive. This is really moving. I think I'll go in for another listen:) I'm addicted :)
gail60
What comments! I mean WOW. I am blushing like crazy and just thrilled that you liked this song. Thank you so much for the sweet compliments. I appreciate the nice comparisons to the greats...I am very humbly honored. Thanks for being a true fan Bill! Made my day. :)
Peter Bauckham
nice to hear you singing as well as playing - you have a lovely voice. Although I would agree that the drum track is a little bit repetitive and perhaps a tiny bit loud, I didn't mind it really, and it didn't spoil this wonderful song. A great start for the new year!
Peter
gail60
I really appreciate that. The drums were just irresistable to me, as I have never had the option to add them before now. I am still learning what sounds good and/or bad and I appreciate the different opinions. I am so glad you liked the song and thankful you came by and commented. Peace and Happy New Year!
eleveneyes
beautiful voice
beautiful song
simply beautiful!
gail60
You are very kind. I appreciate you stopping by and glad you liked it.
SmokeyVW
wow - heartfelt and wonderful tune.
nice singing - very nice
i knew it was about a loved sibling even before i got to the give-away line. so honest.
holy cow! you have a great voice
thanks!
(only one tiny complaint - the drums are 2dB too loud)
gail60
Shucks Smokey! So nice of you to listen and compliment my music this way. I sincerely appreciate your kind words. I was glad to get to chat a little bit with you and I look forward to getting better acquainted with you and your music. Thank you so much. You made me smile!
timothy devine
waiting thru the intro to herr your voice was suspenseful...
and how beautiful your sweet serenade
wow i enjoyed this
wow
i'm wordless...for a moment.
How moving and delicate. Honest and real. My jaw dropped in awe and i am just amazed at your tender vocal delivery.
This is a very personal song and i feel the love in the delivery.
The chords are interesting at times not the typical changes but still creating a very smooth melody.
Upon second listen I imagined a string section with an arrangement that only u could do justice. It would sneak in real carefully at your my brother...and then carry the melody on forever into the longest slowest fade
or not
i was having fun
great singing and song-writing and as usual your recording is crystal clean and sparkly
gail60
I am pleased you came by Tim. I appreciate your sweet comments and input about this song. I agree about adding the strings and I am still learning how to work all this stuff. Hopefully I will get it right one of these days. :) Thank you so much for taking the time out for me. Much appreciated! Take care.
Roxylee
We get to hear Gail sing!:-) Sorry this is so late; I haven't been getting my email notifications, weird.... anyway, this is lovely, Gail. your brother is blessed to have such a great tribute song, as we are blessed to hear it. :-)
gail60
LOL finally? Oh my...I did not know there was waiting list for me to sing. ha Seriously, glad you came by and you are not late at all. I really appreciate you listening. It means alot to me that you like it.
freefalleffect
and laid back....lovely mix....well written ballad....love that clean piano tone....like smooth glass
nice work
peace
gail60
I am so glad you listened to it. I appreciate the kind words more than you know. Take care.
droop
wonderful song, wonderful vocal and I might add Wonderful.
gail60
Thank you for your wonderful comments. They are appreciated so much. Thanks for listening.
Aaron David
You have a very smooth voice. Comes across really easy, making an enjoyable listening experience. The only thing I'd suggest is to find a way to give the piano more presence, especially in the beginning before you start singing... just a bit of unsure air as the piano is set back and nothing else takes the lead for a few seconds...
gail60
Glad to see you stopped by. I will certainly keep your thoughts in mind. This was my first time to record on my own and I realize that I messed up a lot of things. :) Live and learn huh...Truly, I am glad you liked it and I appreciate you coming by. Take care.
chipan
You have a beautiful and distinctive voice. Thanks for sharing your music. You are a great piano player too!
chip
gail60
I am so thankful for your gracious comments. I am glad you liked this and took time out to listen. I will come and visit your site and listen to yours in return. Take care Chip and thanks again!
thoddi
I appreciated this much:) The mood in what you do on the piano and with your vocals expresses your sentiments very well.
As Timothy can imagine a string section, I can hear a rough blues guitar ripping the surface here and there to make a little contrast to the calm and sweet overall feeling.
But indeed, it works very well as it is:)
gail60
Interesting that I can hear the same things you do. Just not sure yet how to make that happen. Still in the learning process but happy that you approve so far. Thanks for the visit.
craft
Great voice and piano playing... Well done
gail60
Thank you so much. I really appreciate that. I am glad you liked it.
Einarus
I'm definitely not the first one to open the comment with 'wow' - and I have a feeling I won't be the last. But the truth is, this deserves all the 'wow's it has gotten and then some!
The piano is pretty beautiful - and by 'pretty beautiful' I of course mean absolutely gorgeous - and your singing, well, it's great.
The only thing I can suggest is to bring that little RnB beat down just a tiny bit, just to let the piano take even more space - it deserves all the space it can get!
A beautiful track, Gail - really beautiful.
-Einar S.
gail60
Coming from you, I am very humbled, as I love your music so much! Thank you so much for listening and I sincerely appreciate your kind words. I appreciate your input as well. I am still learning and will hopefully improve my recording capabilities as time goes by. Thanks again!
ktb
simple, beautiful and passionate performance. hard to believe you can record such a remarkable mix right out of the box so to speak. you have a blessed voice and lovely feel for the ivories.
gail60
It was so kind of you to come by and listen. The sweet comments really made my day. I am glad you enjoyed the song, and you are correct that the thanks go to my brother. Without him, none of this would have happened. :) Take care!
wonderpus
what a beautiful voice you have - this is just glorious. Your brother must have grinned from ear to ear or blushed beet red when he heard this. Excellent song and sentiment.
gail60
What nice things to say. I really appreciate your kind words. Thanks for listening and taking the time to comment. This song means alot to me and I have been so happy that it is being received well.
Doug Somers
Gorgeous and so very touching. I'm also really pleased to hear that you received a generous gift of recording equipment - pleased for you, to now have an outlet for your wonderful creativity, and for us to be able to share in it and be moved.
Thanks Gail for your lovely music,
Doug
gail60
Doug you seriously made me smile so big! What nice things to say! I am so thankful you came by and listened and also so happy that you liked it. Thank you!
davisamerica
peace gail... very cool and perfect as is...lol... just me again
davisamerica2
....was a very nice tune. Perc could be lowered a bit and piano (love that piano!) could be brought up some. You have a beautiful voice, and I hope we get to hear more of it. Inspirational, very nice dedication. One of those "sticks in your head" songs.
gail60
That really means a lot. I am glad you came by and listened. I agree on all your points and hopefully I will get better on this recording stuff soon. Take care... Oh and Behave! :)
Bob Rodgers
What a beautiful song and so great to hear this, you have a lovely singing voice and this was a real pleasure to hear, wonderful lyrics, I really love this, fantastic!!
Thanks Gail
gail60
I sure am glad you liked it. Thank you so much for the nice compliments. It really makes me happy to have such positive responses on this tune. You sure made my day! Thank you Bob! Take care :)
gail60
I am so glad you stopped by Bob. I sincerely appreciate your very kind comments. You made my day. So happy that you liked this one. Take care.
Enrique Gil
what a loving kind sweet music this piece is! (just the way your lyrics are). I really enjoyed this one. Thank you.
gail60
Enrique, thanks for the compliments. I really appreciate that and I am happy that you enjoyed it!!
dajama
share your singing (and this song) with us. You have a great voice, and you perform this song with great expressiveness and feeling. The sentiment is terrific, and you get the message across very effectively. If I were going to it-pick, I'd say that the drums are a little repetitive, and IMHO, not even really necessary. But that's just my view. This is very nicely done. Thanks for sharing. Peace.
gail60
I really appreciate the kind comments more than you know. Several folks did not care for the drums, but it was my first experience using them....and I am learning :)
I am so glad you stopped by for a listen. It means a lot to me. Take care.
gail60
I really appreciate the kind comments more than you know. Several folks did not care for the drums, but it was my first experience using them....and I am learning :)
I am so glad you stopped by for a listen. It means a lot to me. Take care.
gail60
I apologize folks...seems like I just cannot thank people enough for coming by!!! For whatever reason I keep doing it more than once without even realizing it. Where is that delete button??? I am either getting older or blinder...or BOTH. Sorry! :)
blaky smith
Gail, I know you as a great piano playing and recently I've discovered your beautiful voice. This song is very good !
Thank you to share your music (and thanks to your brother).
Marc
gail60
Marc, thank you for that! I am happy you came by and so glad you liked the song. I appreciate the compliments. Take care!
Enrique Gil
beautiful. Simply beautiful.....let me listen to it again....
gail60
You can listen to it as many times as you like. I just hope you will not get too tired of it. :) I truly appreciate your kind words and am thrilled that you like this song.
magnatone
I'm a bit late to the party here, but I noticed your thread this morning about not using a mac - which made me come to your music! Isn't MJ great? This is just beautiful, I love your vocals, lyrics and (as a biased pianist) your piano. I'm going to go listen to more of you now! Thanks
gail60
I really appreciate your kind words and such sweet support. You are very kind and I look forward to hearing your music as well. Thanks so much.
Lennon714
I found myself here after reading your post. I can't imagine why you would feel like you don't belong! I love your clear voice and the piano is the perfect compliment to it all. Great!
gail60
I appreciate the kind words and am so pleased that you liked the song. I have stupid thoughts from time to time....Must be the devil! :) Loved your song by the way! Thanks again!
The Infinites
Simply outstanding. Emotionally charged: a song that actually reaches inside. So glad you thought about asking the 'welcome' question!
(downloaded and straight to iPod & my 'easy' playlist!)
Free songs of this quality? Of course you're welcome!!!
Jim
gail60
Such kind comments. Thanks so much. I am happy you liked it and honored that you downloaded it also. I appreciate the support more than you know and thanks for stopping by for a listen! Glad your jaw is ok! :)
ledebutant
Why don't you go ahead and rip my guts out? What a lovely song and sweet singing and what a wonderful brother you have. My own brother has risen to the occasion for me recently in a way I never imagined anyone could, so this song really reached me and actually has me here in tears thinking about him.
Thank you for posting it and don't go anywhere. We don't care what kind of computer you use and never will.
gail60
I sincerely appreciate your kind words and comments. I love that it touched you and happy that you have a great brother also! That makes us both very fortunate! I am not going anywhere. The people here are too awesome to leave! You are one of them. Thanks again!
After leaving a comment on your post I thought I should hear a song, I see by the above that you are not popular LOL...What a gorges song, and a fine performance...and you wonder if you belong...sheesh I'm the one who doesn't belong....
gail60
you do - you do! :) Thank you for stopping by for a listen and I appreciate your kind support!
elfdaughter
That's all I have to say, really. You have an amazing voice, and that piano playing is beautiful. A stunning track, it really is.
gail60
You are too kind and I am very humbled. Thank you for taking the time to listen. I listened to your most recent song and left you a comment as well. You are very talented! I am so glad you liked this one. Take care!
dirigent
Touching, what a wonderful track. Vocals and Piano are outstanding. A great piece of music, lovely!
gail60
I apologize for not responding sooner. Thank you so much for listening. I am honored by your flattery. You are so dang talented it blows me away! Love your music! Thanks for the kind comments!!
Very good song Gail, your vocals are great to listen to and as always your master playing girl. This is brilliant song by all means ... Great Work
Take Care
- Yeman A. Al-Rawi
gail60
Thanks Yeman. It means alot to me that you like this song. I really appreciate your kind comments.
Heightened
When my brother moved out, he took the only guitar in the house when I was playing it 24/7 although he only touched it when he needed to move it. Lol.
Awesome song though!!!
gail60
Now That was funny. I am blessed with 3 great brothers and 1 sister and lucky to have a close family. I am glad you came by for a listen and happy you liked the song. I am so sorry that you have a mean brother :)
elfdaughter
But I've just come back to listening again to this after a while of not hearing it. My brother is getting married in July, and now this song has even more signifigance for me than when I first heard it. :D
gail60
Congratulations to your brother. They are just the best, sometimes :) I appreciate you coming for seconds and happy that you still enjoyed it and that it has more meaning for you. Your brother is lucky to have such a kind sister. Best to you both. Take care!
ever considered taking it a bit further ... but really ... we love this as it is!
gail60
Looks like you are new - so welcome to Macjams! There are really Great people here. I appreciate you listening to my song and glad you liked it. I look forward to hearing yours also. Take care!
MarkHolbrook
I'm back for another listen... I still laugh when I read the description... apprehensive about our responses... oh my God...
Gail you are a superstar and with talent like yours you will be loved for everything you post. Gosh if I could sing even 1/100th as good as you I'd have a multi-million dollar record label contract!
I'm sure glad you came out and started to let us hear that gorgeous voice of yours. Thank you!
Char
to hear you sing along with your playing. It is really comforting to know that siblings than can have strong bonds born of love and respect. Thanks.