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Rest In Me (with Petra Borén) by rsorensen [Email]
Genre: Acoustic

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Plays: 81
Last Played: Oct 05, 2008 - 11:50:45 AM
Downloads: 27
Fans: 22
Uploaded: Apr 09, 2008 - 12:32:45 PM
Last Updated: Apr 09, 2008 - 12:42:03 PM
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This is a collab I did with an extremely talented singer/songwriter named Petra Borén. Please check out her wonderful music here:

http://www.myspace.com/petraboren

She also did the painting that you see part of on this page. It's called 'Min ängel..hold me'.

When we decided we wanted to do a song together I dusted off one of my old acoustic pieces that I thought her voice would be perfect on. I was so right!

Lyrics:
Are you tired of being lonely?
Are you tired of being in need?
Are you tired of being the only
One which whom they lean?
Are you tired of being pulled in
To those tired stupid games?
Are you tired of their complaining?
Are you tired of all their ways?

You can rest in me
I will lend an ear
Set your burdens free
They will disappear

Are you tired of resentment?
Are you tired of their greed?
Are you tired of having no one
When you're the one in need?
Are you tired of holding back
Are you tired of giving up?
Are you tired of all the pain
Do you want it all to stop?

You can rest in me
I will lend an ear
Set your burdens free
They will disappear

Hardware:
Epiphone J200 Acoustic, Blue Snowball USB Mic

Software:
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very beautiful &mdash 04/09/08 - 12:44:44 PM
great song.

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tokai &mdash 04/09/08 - 11:24:21 PM
hey thanks for listening and commenting

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.. &mdash 04/09/08 - 01:09:06 PM
distinct voice on this track. some nice guitar playing. nice melody line at 1:40 works well when the male vocals take over.

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scream &mdash 04/09/08 - 11:52:52 PM
thanks man. petra's voice is indeed distinctly beautiful.

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You are so right! &mdash 04/09/08 - 01:25:01 PM
Nicely written piece, regarding the the music. She's a great singer man. Good idea to have her sing it.

This is a very, very nice song.

You're a good singer too, brother.

LL

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By the way...... &mdash 04/09/08 - 01:27:04 PM
great painting!

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petra &mdash 04/10/08 - 12:44:55 AM
thanks dave. yeah I done good gettin her in on this one.

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/// &mdash 04/09/08 - 04:04:23 PM
wow she sounds like the scandanavian jewel kilcher! you 2 sound awesome together!! great version of this!!

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Agree! &mdash 04/10/08 - 12:46:33 AM
Hey Sys. I agree she does sound like jewel. thanks for listening, friend. Looking forward to your next tune.

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Rest In Me &mdash 04/09/08 - 06:45:01 PM
great song ...loved the vocals work the guitars ..
the slide ..very thoughtful one realy ..more more more
thnx for sharin !!

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slide &mdash 04/10/08 - 12:48:07 AM
thanks feter. i like the slide too. i was going for a lap steel sound a la Ben Harper. Wish I could afford a real one!

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Distinct voice &mdash 04/10/08 - 12:34:35 AM
Nice song you two put together here. I especially like how your voices sound together starting at the 3:12 mark. The panning on the guitar sounds really good too - it fills up the space well.
Well sung!

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thanks nick &mdash 04/10/08 - 12:50:38 AM
it's tough attempting a 'duet' without really singing together, but she really pulled off singing along with the tracks I gave her. hopefully we'll do a few more in the future. thanks for checking this out.

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wow and right then &mdash 04/10/08 - 10:02:23 AM
very nice lyrics and Petra's voice is perfect ... then the duet sets in and soars. this is a great collab. it is hard to sync duets from a distance but you guys smashed that barrier. man ... your guitar work is just great. so... right then ... did i love this? indeed i did! Great Job

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davis &mdash 04/10/08 - 10:53:54 AM
thanks for commenting. yeah everything fell into place nicely with this as far as recording goes, despite the long distance.

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Wonderful &mdash 04/10/08 - 10:28:55 AM
Vocal her voice is so heartfelt and soul filled . I really really like the simple soundbed and enjoyed the song very much .....The male vocal is a great add as well llovely tune and thanx alot for the download .

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vocals &mdash 04/10/08 - 10:57:10 AM
thanks. yeah i don't know how she does it! they're my words but she can sing them like they're her own. not easy to pull off!

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another winner &mdash 04/10/08 - 04:55:44 PM
Mellow and anguished. Very powerful stuff. Can't wait to get home and check out Petra's site. This has a good Sea Change by Beck sound to it - which is a great thing. Great job! Give my compliments to Petra.

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eric &mdash 04/10/08 - 10:01:12 PM
Well I love Sea Change so thanks! Yeah check out her site. Actually, she's also on icomp. That's where most of her stuff is posted. Speaking of powerful, check out her tune 'Breathe You'.

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dreamscape &mdash 04/10/08 - 10:10:54 PM
this is really nice. has a nice sweet sound, vocally and guitar wise. Nice slide work as well. you both really hit a nice pocket with this.




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hisss &mdash 04/10/08 - 10:29:59 PM
Thanks Vic I appreciate it. Production-wise there's a bit too much hissing for my liking so I'll need to revisit and denoise (and get a new acoustic pickup methinks!). Anyway, thanks for listening.

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hisss &mdash 04/10/08 - 10:30:10 PM
Thanks Vic I appreciate it. Production-wise there's a bit too much hissing for my liking so I'll need to revisit and denoise (and get a new acoustic pickup methinks!). Anyway, thanks for listening.

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This sounds &mdash 04/11/08 - 04:56:25 PM
like perfection to me - beautiful song/musicianship/vocals/production. I would buy this - thanks for the download.
Cheers
Len



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:) &mdash 04/11/08 - 05:30:52 PM
Thanks for stopping by, Len. Glad you dig it!

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Very Nice &mdash 04/11/08 - 05:41:26 PM
Good strong song... excellent production//.

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:) &mdash 04/12/08 - 01:01:03 AM
thanks for listening, hound!

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Wow &mdash 04/11/08 - 06:06:02 PM
Love the singing on this The guitar flows so well enjoyed excellent!

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:) &mdash 04/12/08 - 01:03:20 AM
thanks, bandit. glad you like it.

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I enjoyed .... &mdash 04/11/08 - 10:16:48 PM
.. the melancholy tone set here .... Petra has a lovely voice ... I truly enjoyed when the duet part started in ... yup ... liked it all round !

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petra &mdash 04/12/08 - 01:04:57 AM
thanks alannah. she certainly does. check out her site for more greatness.

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Wonderful collaboration &mdash 04/12/08 - 09:50:07 PM
this has such a delicate sound and open production. Really enjoyed this - well done - both of you.

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production &mdash 04/13/08 - 06:43:38 PM
thanks a bunch. i really could have spent some more time on reducing the noise, but it does seem to give everything a somewhat Earthy openness I like.

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Simply gorgous!! &mdash 04/13/08 - 10:12:22 AM
What a great voice Petra has and some lovely guitar work here and your voice is brilliant also - rserenson really great production- your voices in harmony fit together like a hand in a glove. Perfectly. I love it lots.
And yet another of yours for my ipod. I love your music.
Peace Dee,

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harmonies &mdash 04/13/08 - 06:45:29 PM
thanks dee! Yes I'm really looking forward to doing another with her. Maybe something a little darker... Thanks for downloading.

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Fantastic! &mdash 04/13/08 - 05:43:18 PM
Like everything about this. Thanks for sharing.

Peter

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:) &mdash 04/13/08 - 06:47:10 PM
Thanks for listening and commenting, Peter.

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What a voice Petra has! &mdash 04/13/08 - 09:01:51 PM
Fits beautifully with the acoustic. And then there's the blend of vocals on the duet parts - wonderful .. works really well. Some unwanted hiss on the acoustic track and your vocal Ridd - maybe that's the Snowball (maybe a flourescent light in the room?)? Would love to hear this with the hiss filtered out - a very nice song - vocals and guitars are a dream.
Neil

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hisssss &mdash 04/14/08 - 01:56:33 AM
thanks neil. yeah lotsa hiss for sure on this one. not the snowball - just me and my lazy recording techniques. will definitely run this through a denoiser. thanks for listening.

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Yes this is great &mdash 04/15/08 - 01:07:32 PM
A wonderful song, great vocals! Nice mood.

Nice surprise to go to Petras Myspace page to see that she lives only about 20 km from my place.

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really? &mdash 04/15/08 - 01:38:21 PM
thanks cori. haha what a cool coincidence. You gotta hook up with her and do a collab!

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... &mdash 04/16/08 - 03:11:48 PM
...Wonderfully beautiful collab..Your voice is very nice & Petras too hers not so 'usual': )
Min ngel wow mycket fint, & Your playing is like silk well the whole song is - I rest in God..Jesus Christ Superstar so good (& easy once I struggled myself into it & decided hehe) Beautiful lyrics, they have both dark&light issues which is awesome - I love contrasts-also You got it in Your voices.. : )
ThankYou totally my pleasure Faved&dl ! Lena

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:) &mdash 04/17/08 - 03:37:24 AM
thanks for listening. glad you liked it!

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hi &mdash 04/17/08 - 11:14:12 PM
I love the outstanding rawness
its like you plugged in an amp in my room here and the two of you perform
great tune with sweet guitars and vocals
perfect
tim

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rawness &mdash 04/19/08 - 10:44:42 PM
i was kind of going for a coffeehouse feel for this, but there's still too much hiss for me. an easy fix though at some point. really glad you like this. thanks for listening

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Beautiful! &mdash 04/18/08 - 03:27:20 PM
Great production and a great song! Love the vocals and guitars, a beautiful sound!

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petra &mdash 04/19/08 - 10:46:14 PM
thanks bob. check out petra's other stuff too if you want to hear more

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You did it again &mdash 04/22/08 - 10:58:26 PM
And awesome collab! Truly unique and original too.

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WOW!! &mdash 04/25/08 - 04:14:19 PM
Great to hear that you do some great acoustic pieces. This is a true gem... she has a nice vocal and when you enter with your vocal... just sends chills up the spine! This is top notch stuff my friend!

Thanks for sharing... the melody is sad some..

Take Care
- Yeman A. Al-Rawi

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