I not just like it I love it man ...loged your
singin here realy cool humor ..very nice harmonies
I see you puts piano instead guitars ..chime
just cool my friend ..thnx for sharin !!

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Glad you dropped in to listen. It's another one of my earlier songs from the 91-92 period. It was one of the first songs I tried to produce for myself and it came out fairly well. It sounds a lot better now because of the tweaking I can do to it in Garage Band but it would probably sound even better if I just redid the whole song again.

Anyway, thank you for the kind words Feter and for listening. Be well my friend

Ed

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...is one sweet lookin' Chevy...think I'd rather be cruisin' in that baby than spending time with Polly Pedestal...

You write and perform country music really, really well, Ed. Thanks for the download...

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There has to be a song in that title somewhere !

I figured a picture of a great looking older Cowboy Cadillac was just what the Doctor ordered for this song. I looked and looked for a really great picture like this one, but with some young stud cowboy standing next to in if his Friday night, I'm going out dancing best on but could not find one anywhere on the net. So I settled for the pic I have here. Great looking old 72 Chevy pickup.

Thanks for your kind words Bob they are truly appreciated and give endless encouragement for me to go on.

Be well my friend and keep putting out that music man

Ed


...is one sweet lookin' Chevy...think I'd rather be cruisin' in that baby than spending time with Polly Pedestal...

You write and perform country music really, really well, Ed. Thanks for the download...

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...would be nice...but I've got a special place in my heart for these old trucks. Used to ride around in the back of my friend's '60 Chevy pickup when I was in junior high and high school. Rain, shine, heat, freezing cold. It was the seat of honor back there.

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For me that was shotgun in my best friends 1953 Ford Victoria Convertible. It didn't matter if it was 10 below zero, the top went down and we were cruising the boulevard with the radio blasting out what ever the current top 40 was on the AM only radio. FM was just a clint in the eye of some station manager at that time cause no one had a radio to play it on. Those were the days my friend, those were the days.

See ya

Ed

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if hank williams were around he'd be singin like this.....great song with its gentle swing and lowdown voice......harmony is classic.....enjoyed it much...thanks for sharing!!

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Mighty glad you stopped in and gave a listen here, and found something you like. As to whether Hank would be singing like this, I get the feeling it'd be a bunch better with him doing it. But that's ok, cause we need to give the greats their due, and then build on their work when we can.

Thanks again for the kind words Mc and for stopping by. It is much appreciated and encouraging to have any comparison where Hank's name is mentioned.

Be well my friend

Ed

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I love the production, and your shiny vocals, just right!

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Glad you liked it and let me know, I appreciate the kind words. I think that's the first time I've ever heard my vocals called shiny, but it works for me.

Be well my friend

Ed


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I owned that truck. Country music is often about a clever turn of phrase. Loving somebody badly, than no one at all...........that's good. Now you've gotta do something with Polly Pedestal!

Good job Ed!

Joe

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I had an old 73 Chevy Pickup that was in really nice shape like this one is, and stupid me, I let it get away from me.

Polly Pedestal is gonna take some doing, but the ideas are floating around in the vacuum inside my skull as we speak. Maybe while she's in there she'll bump into my brain and something good will come out. We can always hope.

Thanks for the kind words Joe, they are appreciated. I wish turning a phrase was as simple as turning the wheel on the 72 Chevy.

Be well my friend.

Ed

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Rock-solid country Ed and once again you've come up with a great hook.

Cheers

Dick

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I'm gonna take that hook and go fishing with it one of these days. Maybe I'll catch and A&R man or a Producer or something like that.

Thanks for the kind words Dick, I really appreciate it. By the way along with Polly Pedestal, is a song called "Remember" rolling around in there looking for a hook and a verse. I'm working on it guys.

Be well my friend

Ed

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Those harmonies are to die for... love them. The song and the lyrics as always are excellent. That's what I like about Country.. you could sing about a Gas Stove and it would still sound right... I love those story songs, regards M

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I have a confession to make to all of you about my song writing. The stories I tell in songs come to me very easily because I listen to the voices in my head. You know, the ones that say "Don't Shoot" about 80% of the time. My typical response to them is to ask "Why Not", but they never answer that question.

GOTCHA lollollollollol

Thanks in particular for you comments on the harmony parts. As you know they can be a real bother to do sometimes, but when they work, they can take a song to a new level. Your noticing them helps make me want to continue using them when I can, even though they are a pain in the a** to do sometimes.

I know I could make a song about having Gas, but I'm not to sure about a Gas Stove. I'll sick that one in with Polly Pedestal and Remember and see what comes out. Maybe something about "Remember when Polly Pedestal Burned the house down with the Gas Stove, or something to that effect. Maybe I could base it on "Jumping Jack Flash" by the Stones!

Thanks again Maurice for the kind words, I'll share it with my friends. lol

Be well my friend

Ed

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Yeah I love it. Nice melodic sound, catchy tune, lyrics good.
great country and western voice too. Another one for my Ipod.
thanks.

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Glad you liked this one well enough to put it in your Pod man. Your kind words are noted and appreciated my new friend. Drop by any time and download all of my songs you'd like. If you like country I've got a few more on my page you might like on you Pod as well.

Thanks again for the kind words and be well my friend.

Ed

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just like u man..lol

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Glad you like this little ditty and took time to drop in for a listen. Sometimes you just gotta say what's on yer mind, and this song does that.

Thanks again for the visit and the kind words.

Be well my friends

Ed

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is not what I'm used to listening to ! But after hearing this I think I should give it some more space : ) You got a LOVELY voice !! I love the lyrics they're just G R E A T 8 )
Thankyou for this experience much obliged
lena

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Glad you came over from the dark side Lena. ( ;-) Seriously I am glad you stopped in for a visit and found something to like here on the C & W side of things. I very much appreciate you kind words about my voice and the lyrics of the song, and they do give me a lot of encouragement.

Thanks again for coming by Lena, and have a great day.

Ed

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Thank You for YOUR kind words & Many Fine days to come !
Lena

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glad to see that you have posted a new (old) one.Another well-written song.You have a unique style- I can hear lots of influences but it really sounds like you.Great!

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Sometimes I'm very reluctant to post some of the old stuff because the audio quality was sadly lacking and the production and arranging were amateur at best back then. But then I think to myself I'm among friends here and they understand about the learning curve involved with this thing we do called music.

So I suck it up and see if I can improve on the original recordings by supplementing it with some new rhythm tracks, maybe a bass line or drum part and maybe a guitar part or two. Then I throw caution to the wind and post away.

It never fails to amaze me how kind and generous my fellow musicians are here on MacJams or how well these old song are received. It is encouraging to me and I'd like to thank you Mark, and all of you for you kind reception of my life's work. Not much to show for a lifetime of putzing around with music I guess, but with the help and encouragement of all of you I'm sure there will be more and better things in the future.

Thanks again Mark for your support. Your friend !

Ed

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"Anything worth doing - is worth doing poorly". Now when it comes to writing and singing - you do it darn well.

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There's something to what you wife says that rings true I'm sure.

Thanks for the kind words and the new saying. I'll find plenty of places to use that one. Glad you dropped in and found something you thought well of Bud.

Be well my friend and enjoy the journey as much as the destination.

Ed

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and for the quality and depth of your comments.

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... sitting here drinking a Labatt's Blue, and feeling like a few more. It's amazing how you can take me out of cold, cold Vermont and plant me in some Southern roadhouse when things are just getting interesting.

I gotta say, I was sold on the first line - that was a killer, and it never flagged from there. Superb feel and harmonies with a classic touch of Ernest Tubb.

As far as posting 'old' stuff... I once swore that all of my 80's-era 'weird-hair' music would go to my grave with me, but I've posted a few here and been amazed at the response too. In retrospect my attitude towards the old stuff has changed as well; I've started to see them as part of an era and my contribution to it, not as 'good' or 'bad' or what have you. Like many of us have discovered; it's the journey we're really singing about, not the destination.

And hey, why wouldn't she like your truck? That's one very fine 72 Chevy.

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I've made that kind of declaration too, right up until I found MacJams and a few other sites. At first I just posted what I thought were the very best I had to offer. But then I discovered I could use GB and Cubase to tweak some of the other ones, like this one here, and they started to sound like maybe I should go ahead and post them. To my utter amazement most of them were received very well. I guess it just goes to show that none of us are near as smart about what other people like as we think we are. I know now that I'm not.

Like you said "Like many of us have discovered; it's the journey we're really singing about, not the destination." Good words to live by Rik.

Thanks again for the kind words. I guess we share a little more than just a song or two. Probably true for more people here that we could guess.

Oh yeah, by the way, I wouldn't mind having the Chevy truck either.
Be well my friend

Ed

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Great song sir, the piano with the guitars and those groovy beats in the background are just great. This is really great song by all means ... It has been long time since I heard your vocal ... Will check out more!

Take Care
- Yeman A. Al-Rawi

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Your comments are always kind and intelligent and of course they are always much appreciated.

I'l really glad you listened to this one and found it something you could like. Be well my friend and take care yourself.

Ed

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