I Should Have Known

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A song with words! I used an old mic I found in the attic instead of the noisy Mac built in mic. The GarageBand compressor gain acted as the mic preamp. All the rest is played by me via my keyboard. My wife likes the song. Let me know what you think.

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Lyrics

I should have known
that you were leaving
I should have known
where you are
I should have known
how you were feeling
But I let it go too far

I should have known
I should have known
I should have known
now you're gone

Then I searched for you
to make my plea
I love you more
I love you more
than ever

Song Stats

Hits: 625
Comments: 27
Fans: 16
Plays: 57
Downloads: 23
Votes: 2
Uploaded: Jun 21, 2009 - 07:53:31 PM
Last Updated: Jun 21, 2009 - 07:53:31 PM Last Played: Nov 16, 2009 - 12:16:32 PM

Song License

Creative Commons License:
Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike

Song Actions

Keywords:

Vocal (163), Pinao (1)

Hardware:

Clavinova, AT 816 mic

Software:

Akoustik Piano, FM xpress, GarageBand

Comments

Feter	Feter said 152 days ago (June 21st, 2009)
	I Should Have Known Ahhh ... I love this ballad ...very nice mic sound here ...hmmm seems like I cant recall your voice ..this sound so new to me and I LIKE IT ..... loved the keys ...very nice work ...there s a feel and sound very much authentic ...thnx alot for sharin !!!! Check out my latest song called A Night With Feter feat'(Roxylee sloparts crissew johnwhitehead and Yamin AL Yamani )

peacepiano	peacepiano said 151 days ago (June 22nd, 2009)
	Feter Yes, my voice is seldom heard around here. I do sing in a choir, but never do solos, new territory for me. Glad you enjoyed the song. Check out my latest song called I Should Have Known

paul f. page

paul f. page said 152 days ago (June 21st, 2009)

Something new...
...Nice to hear you moving off in a new direction with your ballad. I especially liked the upbeat final stanza where your chording isn't quite so static. Gives the whole number a lift -- though the lyrics probably don't really call for a lift because they are so sad. ... But the fun is always in trying something new, and I am glad that you let us in on this.
Peace.
Paul

Check out my latest song called Double Etude

peacepiano	peacepiano said 151 days ago (June 22nd, 2009)
	Paul I started with the final stanza as an instrumental and the main verses as a separate short piece. It was fun trying to piece them together smoothly. Thanks for the insightful comments! Check out my latest song called I Should Have Known

Char	Char said 152 days ago (June 22nd, 2009)
	Nice ballad, Bill. I'll have to check more of your stuff out. Thoroughly enjoyable. Many thanks. Check out my latest song called Break Away (Mark Holbrook & Awigze)

peacepiano	peacepiano said 151 days ago (June 22nd, 2009)
	Char Glad you stopped by and enjoyed this one. Hope none of my other stranger musical experiments offend. Check out my latest song called I Should Have Known

Vic Holman	Vic Holman said 151 days ago (June 22nd, 2009)
	branching out i can't remember you doing vocals before. kudos! Check out my latest song called November

peacepiano	peacepiano said 150 days ago (June 23rd, 2009)
	Vic I did vocals maybe one other time in harmony with someone else. Definitely new territory for me. Thanks. Check out my latest song called I Should Have Known

lavalamp	lavalamp said 150 days ago (June 23rd, 2009)
	Wife is right A sort of sadness to this piece. Like a man sitting at the piano who just broke up with his sweety, then it gets a bit more uplifting towards the end. Very nice dynamics. LL Check out my latest song called Googolplex Times Zero

peacepiano	peacepiano said 150 days ago (June 23rd, 2009)
	LL I always try to listen to my better half! The song is about a break up, but we've been together for quite a while, with only a few bad bumps along the way. Check out my latest song called I Should Have Known

lengold	lengold said 150 days ago (June 23rd, 2009)
	Lovely song Bill and really great to hear you sing. Cheers Len Check out my latest song called Dodgy Doughnut

peacepiano	peacepiano said 150 days ago (June 23rd, 2009)
	Len Thanks for the listen. Singing is still a little scary for me. Maybe as I relax about it I will be happier with the sound of my voice. Check out my latest song called I Should Have Known

paddler	paddler said 138 days ago (July 5th, 2009)
	.. reminds me alot of robert wyatt - great clear sound from the mic.interesting structure to the song,love the glide keyboard sound er squaretooth? Thanks - Rich Check out my latest song called Tiger Flame (Halloween Challenge)

peacepiano

peacepiano said 138 days ago (July 5th, 2009)

Rich
The old mic does seem so work. Just need the guts to work on the singing. The glide keyboard sound is one of the presets from the FM Express Keyboard by Native Instruments, I tweaked it a little, to get the sound I wanted, but the Express software doesn't give you full access, so I am not sure if it is a squaretooth or not, it is a pretty clean tone most of the time though.

Check out my latest song called I Should Have Known

Calchas	Calchas said 137 days ago (July 6th, 2009)
	We should have known... ...that you can sing as well as play! Ha ha... Nice to hear you at last bro. Simple, yet effective. Really nice change up in the middle! Enjoyed much! Be well friend! Check out my latest song called All Is Quiet

peacepiano	peacepiano said 136 days ago (July 7th, 2009)
	Michael Glad you liked the song. I still think my voice needs a little work, always room to improve. Check out my latest song called I Should Have Known

Calchas	Calchas said 135 days ago (July 8th, 2009)
	That's true... ...of every one of us Bill. Keep at it. If all of us waited till we perfected our voices before we recorded them MJ would be nothing but instrumentals! Ha ha... Check out my latest song called All Is Quiet

ste	ste said 132 days ago (July 11th, 2009)
	nice moving piece. when started I wasn't so sure about the static chords and vocals, but it really grows through the piece. nice work Check out my latest song called sweet potatoes

peacepiano	peacepiano said 132 days ago (July 11th, 2009)
	Ste Thanks for the listen. Only my second serious attempt to have vocals, trying to get the feel for what is the appropriate amount of accompaniment to set the mood. I've heard other songs that have extremely sparse accompaniment, but they have amazing voices.... Check out my latest song called I Should Have Known

Boundless	Boundless said 112 days ago (July 31st, 2009)
	Sweet sad ballad, Bill. Marching on. . . Till it picks up. Well done. Thanks ! Check out my latest song called Here to Hear - collab

DeputyDoofy	DeputyDoofy said 112 days ago (July 31st, 2009)
	Well done Love the tune and the vocals fit very well. I especially like that synthy part. I can tell the mic is old from the slight fading out and in of the vocals, but that issue is minimal. Check out my latest song called Sweet Smell Of Success

peacepiano	peacepiano said 111 days ago (August 1st, 2009)
	DeputyDoofy Good hearing from you. I can live with the slight fading, if the alternative is the noisy built in mic on my mac! Thanks Check out my latest song called I Should Have Known

ktb	ktb said 91 days ago (August 21st, 2009)
	diggin the heart you put into this Bill. Kudo's on the vocal. The AT mic worked out pretty well. What else you got up in that attic? :-) Check out my latest song called off the deck (w/Z293)

peacepiano	peacepiano said 87 days ago (August 25th, 2009)
	ktb Not much else in the attic :) Thanks. Check out my latest song called I Should Have Known

Moviz	Moviz said 85 days ago (August 27th, 2009)
	A sad song A sad song with a difference.... never heard you sing before Bill and this sounds fine the way you did the mic'. Love the lost and lonely sounding synth, which adds to the sadness too and the change about halfway though gives a nice lift, regards M Check out my latest song called A Soldiers Dream (Remix/record)

peacepiano	peacepiano said 84 days ago (August 28th, 2009)
	Moviz Thanks for the encouragement. I may try to sing (solo) again :) Check out my latest song called I Should Have Known

fathom	fathom said 4 days ago (November 16th, 2009)
	Nice melody and I enjoyed your straight forward unpretentious singing on this. Well done. Check out my latest song called Always Good to see You

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