"Change"

[Hook]

Alright this is my 1st official mandolin song. Not how I usually write, I had the mandolin part so I recorded it added drums & bass but still had no lyric. Took a little break and found this idea in an old lyric book and it just took off from there. The panning is real cool through headphones. 8 tracks total- mandolin, bass, drums(br900) & 5 vocal tracks.

Change
written & performed by Hook

Change

Dark & dusty, the corners of the hall
We all have them, some of us have them all
Bitter words better left unsaid
As always I open up  my mouth instead

        Change for the sake of change
        Only rearranges the strain (pain)
        Have we not learned anything from
        All the mistakes we made

Oh to go back and change this life
Would you make a difference finally do things right
Would you hold yourself to higher standard, would you raise the bar
Could you make it better without changing everything you are

        Chorus

     We can't control the future, we just provide it with a past
     We can light the fuse but we still must wait for the blast
     I'd like to leave something that just might last

Now I know nothing & I know less each day
But I can see that we seem to have lost our way
I sure would like to just once  do things right
Maybe I should take your advise
& change why I live my life

           Chorus
        Change for the sake of change
        Only rearranges the strain
        Have we not learned anything from
        All the mistakes we made
        How do we learn to live within our means
        And what does that even mean

Where there's a will there is always a way
I like I have lost my will somewhere along the way
     

[maxit]

good song, and the mandolin is really outstanding. It's not easy to choose the right song to this little crazy intrument, but this seems to be the one! what initial chords (I like the moves on the first two strings)?

[Geir]

Oh yeah ... this is good !!!

great mando-strumming and I love that bass too.

Vocals are done in a really cool way, with all the panned parts !

love it !!

[thetworegs]

You can sure play that mandolin well for a first timer.....vocal excellent as usual ......a livener for sure like a double Jagermiester ......

[Bluesberry]

Damn that mandolin sounds soo good.  Strum it man, strum. 

[Ferryman]

Agree with Dave, great mandostrumming. Really nice job here, I love the melodic bass line with the mando, a really nice combination. And I love all those vocal parts and the crazy stereo work. Very nicely done indeed!

Cheers,

Nigel

[henwrench]

Great song, very well performed and produced. Nice one!!

                                                         henwrench

[Oldrottenhead]

magic i so want a mandolin sounds fab

[Hook]

i so want a mandolin

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/folk-traditional-instruments/rogue-mandolin-and-ukulele-travel-pack/431093

This is mine, i think the Mandolin runs $50 (? I don't even have a key for your silly currency,not that it would help me. Do you guys have a $ on your keyboard for our worthless money? New currency idea- eggs...crap! I don't have any eggs!) on it's own. I think it's a great deal, it's a solid instrument, nice case and a very thorough chord book as well. Everyone should have everything they could ever want!
Thanks for the kind words, glad you all liked the tune!!
Mando on!

[launched]

Wonderously cool!! Mandoawesomeness!! Mandolicious!! Oh Mandy, you came and you gave without taking. But I sent you away.. (Whoops, wrong Mandy).

Yes - I love it.


Mark