Cigarette Man (w/APB/MusicHead/AndyBM)

Estella

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I was lucky enough that "Cigarette Man" caught the attention of AndyBM. He took it upon himself to grace us with his drumming talents, and all of us who worked on this collaboration (apb, musichead, and myself) were thrilled.

Some of you may have caught this track on Andy's page, before he decided it best to take it down and have it posted on my site. I am honored to post it here. So, thanks Andy.

I believe a remix will be in the works, thanks to apb ;)

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Lyrics

Cigarette Man, I want to kiss you
before I quit again
Mr. Insomnia, I stayed up all night
just to be with you
Jesus Christ, I was nice to you;
be nice to me too

I was yours to keep
if you dared
I was yours to keep

Whether you laugh or cry is not up to me, boy.
Do what you need to do
Whether you live or die is out of my hands -
now I understand,

I don't know and I can't guess
I understand I love you no less

Cigarette Man, my clothes still smell like you
smell like last night's smoke
Cigarette Man...I breathe you in
I can't breathe you out...

Song Stats

Hits: 1219
Comments: 33
Fans: 26
Plays: 156
Downloads: 0
Votes: 5
Uploaded: Dec 03, 2008 - 09:53:11 PM
Last Updated: Dec 04, 2008 - 01:13:27 AM Last Played: Nov 14, 2009 - 02:08:52 PM

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Comments

	said 357 days ago (December 3rd, 2008)
	thanks for the credit, Estellie. It was my pleasure. Great tune, and I'm glad to get to work on it. I can't wait to here what APB has in store for it too! //Andy

said 357 days ago (December 3rd, 2008)

Posting Songs
I downloaded this song and reposted it on my sight after working on it. Although I did credit everyone involved in the project, and everyone wanted me to keep it up, I decided to take it down so Estellie could post it.(I'm new here and didn't know how to send it to her!)

I appreciate everyone supporting on my work on the song, and I was really glad to do it.

I hope Estellie has no hard feelings, because I had to be persistent with her to let me take it down and have her post it!

//Andy

Estella	Estella said 357 days ago (December 3rd, 2008)
	:) No probs, my friend. Will be listening to your future posts! See you in chat... Check out my latest song called Este Momento

Feter

Feter said 357 days ago (December 3rd, 2008)

Cigarette Man
WOW ....what a super band ...this is just amazing ..
loved the whole tight band feel ..the singing is jst
haunting ...now please we want know all the personals
this is one of the coolest songs ..what a wonderful
feelins all around ye solid bass and drums ..this song ..More more more !!!!!

Check out my latest song called A Night With Feter feat'(Roxylee sloparts crissew johnwhitehead and Yamin AL Yamani )

Estella

Estella said 356 days ago (December 4th, 2008)

All the personals...
Feter! You are too much. This is from my early songwriting days, and it's just about making the difficult decision to let go of another person and letting him/her live his/her own life. It is difficult in the sense that so much love has been given, but it is the right and only thing to do.

Inspired by personal events and personal emotions.

Glad you enjoyed!

Check out my latest song called Este Momento

ktb	ktb said 357 days ago (December 4th, 2008)
	light me up great collab folks. Just flows with a wonderful sense of warmth. Your voice sounds terrific Estella. The backing tracks are outstanding. Check out my latest song called Texas stump

Estella	Estella said 356 days ago (December 4th, 2008)
	KTB It's so good to see you around. I was listening to our collab the other day. You did such a wonderful thing for that song. Thanks for stopping by! I'm glad you liked it. Check out my latest song called Este Momento

lavalamp	lavalamp said 357 days ago (December 4th, 2008)
	Did you write this Estellie? Great words. Awesome instrumentation boys. You have such a unique vox ans style. Backgrounds were nice, too. But, the song just sort of ended. It could have faded, maybe. Dave Check out my latest song called Googolplex Times Zero

Estella	Estella said 356 days ago (December 4th, 2008)
	Fading We'll consider that for the remix. Now, of course I wrote it! It was one of my early songs, from back in the day. It has been through many renditions, including one band session in my hometown that was never recorded... I'm glad you liked the lyrics. Check out my latest song called Este Momento

echoroom	echoroom said 356 days ago (December 4th, 2008)
	Smokin'! Great track and a wonderful collab... lotta talent around this one... my clothes still smell like you is such a great line... especially as i"ve started smoking again! s Check out my latest song called Deeper (w/t Racerat)

Estella	Estella said 356 days ago (December 4th, 2008)
	Disclaimer This song does not condone Echoroom's behavior...(LOL). Please be well. I trust you are reunited with Rachel now? :) Check out my latest song called Este Momento

edpdx	edpdx said 356 days ago (December 4th, 2008)
	Sweet vocals and very nice production. I really like the guitar parts. Very nice. Check out my latest song called Constellation V.2

Estella	Estella said 353 days ago (December 7th, 2008)
	guitars... Alan was such an angel to do the guitars for the song. I'm glad you liked it! Check out my latest song called Este Momento

Moses	Moses said 356 days ago (December 4th, 2008)
	Enjoyed this song. I liked the chorus a lot. In fact I liked pretty much the whole song, but the end was too sudden! I think it needed some sustained vocals or guitar or something that fades naturally. Thanks for sharing this. Check out my latest song called Open Collab

Estella	Estella said 353 days ago (December 8th, 2008)
	The ending... I'm glad you liked the song. And seeing that you are the second person to mention that the ending seems sudden, I am now really thinking about that ending! Thanks! Check out my latest song called Este Momento

Moses	Moses said 349 days ago (December 11th, 2008)
	Cool the only other thing that was disappointing about this track was that I couldn't download it!!!! Check out my latest song called Open Collab

damiengh	damiengh said 353 days ago (December 7th, 2008)
	love it Simply love it. Love the way it was recorded. Clean and no-nonsense, capturing the crispy ring of guitar strings and the brisk brushy snazzy snare. Also love how it allows your voice's sweetness to sing the song of an evening fantasy. Also tasteful backup. Hints of a Baez vibrato in your voice. Nice, nice, nice. Check out my latest song called Tea and Scones

blaky smith	blaky smith said 353 days ago (December 7th, 2008)
	Talented Collab... Your voice is so nice, perfectly adapted to this melody, which remains memorized and I like listening to again and again without ever tiring me. "Cigarette Man" is for me a great tune from your first version Estella and this new post is excellent. Bravo ! Check out my latest song called Sur le sable (w Jiguma)

mowguy3	mowguy3 said 353 days ago (December 7th, 2008)
	Great lyrics and a fine tune. You guys work well togeather. I will sure look for more in the future. Good stuff!!! Be well, Russ Check out my latest song called A Different Shade Of Moonlight

dolby

dolby said 353 days ago (December 8th, 2008)

First of all...
...this just *sounds* so good - the first guitar chord sucks you into a great bright and breezy pop song.

Overall it's a good production job - however - on my headphones I am getting a serious phasing going on in the chorus's - the arpeggio guitars seem to be really battling with each other and almost cancelling each other out. I love what's intended in these sections but I think it needs to be re-visited and smoothed out.

Right, onto the vocal, which is great. I've just left a short note on the original song saying I prefer the vocal on that track - BUT - having listened to this version twice back to back I think I'm going to have to change my mind!!!! You rally do have some soul in your voice which I love and there's a smoky richness to your phrasing throughout this - truly great stuff.

As others have said, the ending is way toooo abrupt - this needs a long fade out or an 'everyone-together-lets-finish-in-time-tambourine-rattle' kind of ending.

Looking forward to the re-mix, but congratulations all round to a fine song -

Phil

Check out my latest song called You Can't Win Them All

Bob6stringer

Bob6stringer said 351 days ago (December 9th, 2008)

Love at first click - despite the lyrics!
What I mean is that despite the (GREAT) lyrics, I have a feeling you've made an instant fan of me the first tie out. This is the first time I've clicked on you (pardon me for that. At least I washed my hands first). I am so happy to find this song, and your talent as a singer and writer.

I didn't hear the prior version (yet). But your talent is obvious. And the lyrics are so easy to relate to. Unfortunately, because I want to hear you sing to me, it kind of forces me to imagine I'm the cig-man. What a slob.

Check out my latest song called Yours and Mine

musichead	musichead said 350 days ago (December 10th, 2008)
	Bass player I was just the bass player Check out my latest song called Lets Take a Holiday

Estella	Estella said 349 days ago (December 11th, 2008)
	...and we love you for it! don't knock it! Check out my latest song called Este Momento

guitapick	guitapick said 350 days ago (December 10th, 2008)
	Man... ...can't tell you how this tune pulls at me...something about it...just the right sound(s) and performance...well done, people! Check out my latest song called Outside the Corral

Estella	Estella said 349 days ago (December 11th, 2008)
	That's a compliment... I'm glad it pulls you in... Andy really made it come together. Check out my latest song called Este Momento

lengold	lengold said 350 days ago (December 10th, 2008)
	This just sounds like the perfect song to me. Cheers Len Check out my latest song called Dodgy Doughnut

Estella	Estella said 349 days ago (December 11th, 2008)
	Oh wow... I have to say, I hear all my imperfections, but I'm glad they are not reaching your ears... I'm happy you like it so much. Check out my latest song called Este Momento

stacey	stacey said 349 days ago (December 11th, 2008)
	This is an amazing song. Did you write these lyrics? I am astounded. I would love to teach this song to my band. Would you mind? We're not a band-for-hire, we just play at our friend's parties, etc. I will always give you songwriting credit with a great big shout-out! This is such a great song. Thanks for sharing! Check out my latest song called tick tock

Estella	Estella said 349 days ago (December 11th, 2008)
	Thank you... I certainly did write the lyrics! What you say is overwhelmingly flattering. Thanks for your message. I have sent you a note regarding your request... Check out my latest song called Este Momento

	said 346 days ago (December 14th, 2008)
	Pulled it together? I was just the drummer! //Andy

Estella	Estella said 346 days ago (December 14th, 2008)
	Didn't you know? Drummers are the backbone! Check out my latest song called Este Momento

said 345 days ago (December 15th, 2008)

Backbone
The truth is that the song is a good one. The lyrics are very interesting, the vocal melody is infectious (makes you want to keep humming it after the song plays), and the guitar/bass arrangement is clear, bright and has a nice groove.
If I didn't hear all these things in the song before I added the drums, I wouldn't have gotten involved with it. The drums are just defining the groove that was already in the song.

Nice job to all involved.

PrototypeEightyOne	PrototypeEightyOne said 342 days ago (December 18th, 2008)
	yo beautiful voice, thoughtful lyrics. 2 pop-ish for me but cool collab and im loving the sound of those drums. Check out my latest song called Confusion

Estella	Estella said 342 days ago (December 18th, 2008)
	Too Pop I can understand that. Thanks for the listen anyway, and I'm glad you could appreciate it just the same. Check out my latest song called Este Momento

jiguma	jiguma said 342 days ago (December 18th, 2008)
	Top tune! A really good tune and terrific performances - especially your vocals. Excellent collab! Neil Check out my latest song called Lost In Translation (w Mike Watkins)

Estella	Estella said 342 days ago (December 18th, 2008)
	Thanks Neil! I'm glad you liked it! I just LOVED "Throw your shoes"! Great writing. It's a funny anthem. We laugh to keep from crying. At least he's on his last few weeks. I heard someone on CNN say his trip to Iraq was like his victory lap without the victory... Check out my latest song called Este Momento

jiguma	jiguma said 341 days ago (December 19th, 2008)
	Love it! "his victory lap without the victory..." PERFECT! Neil Check out my latest song called Lost In Translation (w Mike Watkins)

Dj French Toast	Dj French Toast said 284 days ago (February 14th, 2009)
	Its been fun to listen to the progression of this wonderful song . :) Toast Check out my latest song called Its The French Toast(Colab W/WillBill808)

Rayelise	Rayelise said 251 days ago (March 19th, 2009)
	Genuine Estella, I am such a fan of your music. I love your poetry and your voice is really quite beautiful. When you sing something, I really believe it. You sing from the heart. Check out my latest song called She never unfurled

Estella	Estella said 250 days ago (March 20th, 2009)
	Wow. Thank you Rachel! I'm being a little easier on myself, not trying to reach any goal, but just letting myself be creative when I want to instead. And I'm finding inspiration everywhere. Check out my latest song called Este Momento

axljfoley	axljfoley said 36 days ago (October 20th, 2009)
	This is a great song Check out my latest song called Stand Next 2 Me

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Artist Info

Name: Estella Ramirez

Born in the border town of Laredo, Texas, I grew up loving rock, pop, and Mexican folk. I was a choir girl, taught myself guitar, and went off to the east coast to study psychology. I learned the hard way that music is my healer. I began writing l... [see more]

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