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A Penguin's Song by screamalexz [Email]
Genre: Acoustic

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Last Played: Nov 30, 2008 - 07:55:58 AM
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Uploaded: Apr 07, 2008 - 09:32:19 AM
Last Updated: Apr 07, 2008 - 09:32:19 AM



Description:
another song written for a friend. i've refrained from posting it and other demos for a while because i don't want to bombard everyone with recordings, but when i feel creative it's hard to stop myself because i know that it tends to die so i've learned to embrace it for the moments it's there. i was talking to my friend and she is going through some tough times in life and it reminded me of this song that i wrote about 2 days before she had broken up with a bf she thought she was in love with. talking to her made me remember this song so i dug it out of my blog added guitar and recorded it all in about 20 minutes the title of the song is because i call her penguin.

Lyrics:
she sits alone tonight
the pain cuts deep inside
he tells her that he loves her
but i can't understand
i would love you better then that
i can love you better then that
but i know i can love you better then that
i'm not the one
she cries alone tonight
it tears me deep inside
i'd tell her that i love her
but that would be a lie
where is he?
his little angel's dying
where is he?
his little girl is crying
why am i the one that's there?
why am i the one that cares?



Hardware:
fender accoustic, condensor mic, nade pop filter, toneport ux2

Software:
cakewalk home studio
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Great Start! &mdash 04/07/08 - 10:15:23 AM
This has TONS of potential. Are you going to take this any further? I hope so.

The guitar has a nice warm tone. The vox are crystal clear. Nice Job!


C.

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thanks &mdash 04/07/08 - 10:17:27 AM
thanks. i'm sure in time i will further this. everything recorded is live through one mic so it's how it sounded to me as i was singing to myself no effects or ne thing to change how it was once recorded. glad you enjoyed.

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Very nice done &mdash 04/07/08 - 10:19:52 AM
I'm glad I listen on this, you are a good friend and I like to read hove you care about your friend(s) ... Very good sung and playing as well.
20 min recording wow it's sounds great.

Peace, Love & Respect
...
Kenta

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:) &mdash 04/07/08 - 10:22:53 AM
thanks skean. the days where i just feel it seems just picking up the guitar and hitting record gets the best results :) if my aunt didnt have this last week off i would have done more of that. perhaps it was the energy drink and being antsy all night that made it come out so well once i was home alone lol.

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better than that &mdash 04/07/08 - 10:52:44 AM
Good vibe here. You are steadily improving.

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thanks &mdash 04/07/08 - 11:01:59 AM
thanks. it comes from hours of boredom in my room singing to myself. it's nice when it happens to seep into a recording lol.

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Good stuff &mdash 04/07/08 - 11:02:01 AM
Would really like to hear a polished version of it. I hear loads of possibilities for this.

LL

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thanks &mdash 04/07/08 - 11:04:04 AM
thanks. when i get some time i'll try to lay this down in a more polished manner. unfortunately that's ussually when my songs go down hill lol.

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Improving soo much. &mdash 04/07/08 - 11:16:53 AM

Hi Chance this sounds nice .Yes it has loads of potenial love the acoustic
guitar and your singing is good too. Nice lyrics too.
Peace Dee xx

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thanks &mdash 04/07/08 - 11:45:37 AM
thanks, i thought it came out pretty decent. the quick demos always seem to be the best. thanks for the comment and listening.

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Hey, that was ME too! &mdash 04/07/08 - 12:15:53 PM
There I was, mopping up the mess left by my best friend each week, letting his ex-girlfriends sob and spill their tears and anger for being used and dumped, pouring their insecurity and frustration all over my platonic shoulder. Sigh. High School.

Chance, this is really nice song writing... you have some nice lyric-writing here, pretty music, and good guitar-playing, good loud chorus-change, and you're singing is getting good!

My suggestion is that this is a GOOD base-song, and you should come back from time to time to work on it and improve it. I bet you can tighten up the lyrics a little more to make them flow more smoothly (not far to go), and work on singing from the bottom of your stomach instead of from your nose, to get a richer sound from your voice.

Cool stuff!
ttfn,
Drakonis

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... &mdash 04/07/08 - 12:21:07 PM
thanks for the comment. yes there are some parts in the melody that came out a little off when i recorded. there was one part that was in my head different than i sang it for some reason which is odd cuz i swear when i was practicing it before i recorded i sang it how it was in my head. for the verse i sort of wanted an airy sound on the vocals.

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Darkness &mdash 04/08/08 - 01:24:22 AM
This has a great, dark feel to this. The quiet intro is moody, and then it takes off when your voice gets stronger. Good song man.

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... &mdash 04/08/08 - 09:18:52 AM
thanks i'm glad you enjoyed it. hadn't thought of it as being dark really, but i can sort of see that and take it as a great compliment :)

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A Penguins Song &mdash 04/08/08 - 09:34:08 AM
this song has all kinds of potential, so many great elements that a little more work will really bring to fruition. Terrific lyrics, your voice is sounding really good. Good work Chance!

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thank you &mdash 04/08/08 - 09:37:39 AM
thanks. ive been listening to this one a lot lately actually i spent most of the night at work listens to 10 of my songs on my ipod lol. always amuses me when i do that cuz i never used to be able to listen to my own voice.

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yep yep &mdash 04/09/08 - 01:10:11 PM
this has tons of potential. flush this out with some added instrumentation, add some effects here and there (i'm always a fan of at least some vocal reverb)...and you're gonna have one kick *ss song. i really like the lyrics here too...nice work chance!

age

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thank you &mdash 04/09/08 - 01:20:17 PM
thanks. not sure if i want more instrumentation or not. i sort of like the bare feeling on this one, but i've yet to decide. i recorded the guitar seperate so shall experiment with it. i'll probably use a touch of reverb on the vox as well or mix it so they sound a little "warmer" in tone. oddly i found that my voice sounds great with the choir setting in gearbox lol.

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cool words &mdash 04/09/08 - 04:27:30 PM
I think it is a terrific angle to sing in. Plus the soul in this singing is incredible. So full of emotion!

Way to Go!

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thank you &mdash 04/10/08 - 08:38:11 AM
thanks glad you liked it :)

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Feels real &mdash 04/14/08 - 09:06:52 AM
Sounds like this one came from the heart.

Great tune acoustically & lyrically, but also can imagine this one done in different versions, enhanced with other types of accompaniment and touch of reverb to the voice.

Nice one.



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thanks &mdash 04/14/08 - 04:20:40 PM
thanks i'm glad you liked it. i've recorded it with everything seperate now so i may mess around with adding some second guitar parts and such.

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