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Horizon


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SmokeyVW

 Genre: Acoustic

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album: 32 Degrees of Freedom
track 1: 0:20 Fanfare
track 2: 4:16 Peace Will Prevail
track 3: 7:12 I'll Be A Free Bird
track 4: 7:48 The Apathy Song
track 5: 2:42 This Old Cup
track 6: 3:33 Horizon
track 7: 7:22 All Natural Dating Service
track 8: 4:48 Vernal Equinox
track 9: 6:40 My Poison
track 10: 4:36 Say Goodbye
track 11: 2:10 Lawn Service Choir
track 12: 5:48 Supernova
...more albums...

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tapping the mains
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Lyrics
horizon

i'm lookin down
from this tower
i see our town
i hear the power

the wind is singing
through the wires
electric humming
that never tires

the sky is very clear
it's hypnotizin'
why did i climb up here?
to see the horizon

it's getting dark
the red light is flashin'
i've left my mark
in my own fashion

it's time to climb back down
descend the rungs
again to touch the ground
to complete what i've begun

the sky is very clear
it's hypnotizin'
why did i climb up here?
to see my horizon

(c) 2008 Bill Grundmann

Song Stats
Hits: 906
Comments: 19
Fans: 19
Plays: 62
Downloads: 43
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Uploaded: May 05, 2008 - 08:29:48 PM
Last Updated: Sep 13, 2008 - 11:23:12 AM Last Played: Nov 14, 2009 - 04:31:39 PM
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Comments
gail60 said 566 days ago (May 5th, 2008)
very nice
I like this song. I could feel you climbing the tower and imagined your hair blowing straight up from all the static around you. I hear the constant buzz and feel the fear of you being up so high. I really Loved your voice on this. Very smooth and entertaining. Nice guitar and just an all around Great job.
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Vic Holman said 566 days ago (May 5th, 2008)
Oh Man, NICE!
Vocals really nice. And the song itself has a strong Neil Young feel to it.

great tune Bill. I totally enjoyed this!!
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drakonis said 566 days ago (May 5th, 2008)
electric lyrics
love the music, and really love the "multi-level" lyrics... and good job singing this too. You drew nice parallels on the horizon with the van de graaff... my hair is still standing on end.
ttfn,
Drakonis
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Feter said 566 days ago (May 5th, 2008)
Horizon
how cool is that you playin guitar ? very nice
sound cool tone ...and great singin as well ..
I m enjoy this s much ..thnx for sharin !!!
SmokeyVW said 566 days ago (May 5th, 2008)
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it's "all natural" if you'll allow the bass and piano synths.

i borrowed my wife's Gibson acoustic. i played and sang into a single mic, one take. then i added the bass and piano by playing along on the keyboards.

this one took less than hour from concept to final mix. i never did a song before that fast.
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DWL said 566 days ago (May 6th, 2008)
The other side of the mountain
over the horizon, I hear things are better.

Wonderfully evocative Bill.

Cheers

Dick
lengold said 566 days ago (May 6th, 2008)
This is
simply a great song and wonderfully and emotionally played and sung.
Cheers
Len


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Roxylee said 566 days ago (May 6th, 2008)
You are so multi-faceted, Bill
Cool imagery in here, and you're brave. I'd be afraid of getting arc-ed. The guitar sounds rich, and the lyrics make me think about life.
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screamalexz said 566 days ago (May 6th, 2008)
...
the lyrics are very poetic. i like the light percussion sounds in the background it sort of gives the feel of people walking bellow the tower. the vocals sort of grow on you as the song goes on. they are rather timid with a dark quality. at first i wasn't sure about it but it starts to pull you in and fits the lyrics. it sort of gives the feeling of fear.
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davisamerica said 566 days ago (May 6th, 2008)
right then bill
this is just SWEEET... your vocals are great and the lyrical picture painted is brilliant ... very nice indeed
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mowguy3 said 564 days ago (May 8th, 2008)
I can feel
the emotion. Great lyrics and some fine playing.
Enjoyed it very much.
Thanks, Russ
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guitapick said 563 days ago (May 8th, 2008)
~
Autobiographical? I never did this one...but my friends dared me to. One of the few dares I wouldn't touch...

Choice of guitar with those great chord changes is perfect for the lyrics.

"...to see my horizon..."
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SmokeyVW said 563 days ago (May 8th, 2008)
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well, a buddy and i did climb up a huge water tower once as kids. the view from up there was incredible.

maybe there are some metaphors based on water towers, but high voltage cable towers have a lot more potential for metaphors...

thanks!
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magnatone said 562 days ago (May 9th, 2008)
Horizon
Smokey, you write the coolest stuff. Your vocals here are fabulous. Even the art is fab - thanks!
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bud said 560 days ago (May 11th, 2008)
I'm enjoying the 32 Degrees album
and just had to jump in and say how great this song is - Wow - you really hit it here. Love the vocals and lyrics - excellent tune.
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dajama said 447 days ago (September 1st, 2008)
Just
Just been listening to sonnyjim's take on this for the MJ Covers challenge, and I am very glad I was sent this way. A very cool song; love the song, and the vocal is great. Your voice over that lovely acoustic is just sweet. A great track. Sorry it took me so long to get here! Nice one. Peace.
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Epileptic Gibbon said 441 days ago (September 8th, 2008)
Like dajama
I came to this via Sonny Jim's version. Good to hear the original. I guess that's partly what this contest is all about. Good stuff and nice lyrics!
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chronologic said 274 days ago (February 21st, 2009)
Excellent
Thank you very much for enticing me back to this. I really like the ending and the general flow. Downloaded.
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GNoise said 128 days ago (July 17th, 2009)
Nice
That sounds great, wow one hour, impressive.
Thanks for pimping it.. You're a true talent that is for sure.

Peace
Kenta
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Eclectic, at best. I learned some music theory at school, and read a ton about it since. I've listened to lots of music over the years. I once played guitar in an actual garage band and actually got paid to play! Once. Although live performance is an... [see more]

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