Wideawake

PaddyNavinCaryatid

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I've re-recorded the vocals and played around with some aspects of the mix. LE8 has a terrific final mix comp called "Refresh and Medium Compression" which really evens the mix out without destroying dynamics.
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Lyrics

Turning back to Wideawake
Now I can breathe again
There's an empty sky behind me
There's another man shouldering my burden

And if we die tomorrow
We'll leave colours in the air
And should we burn tomorrow
I'll be glad that you weren't there

Touching down at Wideawake
Your voice is all I hear
There's a distance between us
There's a chance that I'll do it all again

Song Stats

Hits: 356
Comments: 7
Fans: 5
Plays: 35
Downloads: 21
Votes: 2
Uploaded: Feb 24, 2009 - 10:23:38 AM
Last Updated: Apr 02, 2009 - 02:01:21 PM Last Played: Oct 03, 2009 - 05:02:11 PM

Song License

Creative Commons License:
Attribution-NoDerivs-NonCommercial

Song Actions

Keywords:

Wideawake (2), distance (8), burden (1), ()

Hardware:

Ibanez GAX30 connected to various things!

Software:

Logic Express 8 and all it's wonderful reverbs

Comments

Feter	Feter said 258 days ago (February 24th, 2009)
	Wideawake Excellent production ...the vocal works just a top notch ..very bright and powerful acoustic strummin ..very nice song ..thnx alot for sharin !!!! Check out my latest song called A Night With Feter feat'(Roxylee sloparts crissew johnwhitehead and Yamin AL Yamani )

tempie

tempie said 257 days ago (February 25th, 2009)

Killer
hey man commented before how much I like this tune. Really like the "Turning back to Wideawake" concept. Vox this time are killer - you're best imo - love the bass/mid/high harmonies with three leads, very cool. Reminds me an awful lot of REM. Also has a Toad the Wet Sprocket feel. You've found your solo style too - mid 80's Jesus and Mary Chain - I dig it. Production and mix sounds great too. So, keying off of your comments on the last posting of this tune, were you a pilot in Iraq or Afghanistan? Or on the ground there? Just being nosey.

Check out my latest song called Quick Hearted Boy (A Cowboy Ballad, with Funk)

PaddyNavinCaryatid	PaddyNavinCaryatid said 257 days ago (February 25th, 2009)
	Thanks man... ... I appreciate the feedback. Check yer inbox.... Check out my latest song called The Last Goodbye (New Version)

anomalous	anomalous said 235 days ago (March 19th, 2009)
	sounds good to me. i hear some michael stipe/rem in there, certainly in the vox. its a cool song, im digging it. Check out my latest song called Fire

Willywagga	Willywagga said 235 days ago (March 19th, 2009)
	Nice song As others have said, REM vocal feel, but nice song, wistful tone to the lyrics. Fresh and clean The guitars sound great Myself, I'd edit the intro announcer thingy somewhat, but that's just me. Overall really good Check out my latest song called The Jes on Sea Road

PaddyNavinCaryatid	PaddyNavinCaryatid said 235 days ago (March 19th, 2009)
	Thanks.. ... the "radio chatter" was always a risk. It's one of those "artistic" notions that sometimes get the better of me. I'm very pleased with the vocals on this. I worked hard at them and it paid off. Glad you enjoyed it. Check out my latest song called The Last Goodbye (New Version)

Nick_Flash	Nick_Flash said 230 days ago (March 24th, 2009)
	nice it definitely has that REM feel as others have mentioned. Also has a 60's type sound to it. Cool song. Check out my latest song called Wake Up

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Artist Info

Name: Paddy Navin

I grew up in the 70's and 80's in the south of the UK in an Irish family. I had always loved music but was never given an opportunity to explore making it for myself. About 10 years ago I bought an acoustic guitar and began strumming in earnest. To d... [see more]

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