This song was written by my good friend Aussie kelvin , he was inspired by a post he heard in August this year , called Oil , about the plight of seabirds affected by the sludge.
Basicaly it's the thoughts of a dying Seabird , wishing he could be with his friends.
We are hoping to add some harms at a later date , we are confident that we have secured the services of a female vocalist for future recordings , anyway we hope you like it.
Rob & Ak
excellent song - the strings are a perfect fit
a very Moody Blues feel
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This is an Excellent Song!!!!!!!!!!
Right Up my street Rob!!
Chilling, Awesome, and will be getting many listens from me!!!
I Love the Lyrics and how you fit them into all the chord Changes!!!
This is a Lesson to me in how it should be done!!!!!
Freaking Amazing tune!!
Peace
Tharek
The combination of the strings and the simple, but very effective, guitar work are perfect as is the wonderful vocal delivery.
This song is a winner!!
i think the original song that inspired you was by geir, the man inspires us all.
this song is fantastic really pro sounding, i get a moody blues feel too, cant wait to hear harmonies added.
Rob and AK this is a very good song. I could loop it all day
Great song - very pretty and sad....LOVE the strings - how and what are they recorded on?
Awesome, Rob & Ak! Love it! The string section sounds really cool. Those harmonies you speak of will add a lot to this as well - Hopefully you can update us when they are ready.
Quote from: oldrottenhead on December 29, 2009, 07:18:36 AMi think the original song that inspired you was by geir, the man inspires us all.
Agreed - Geir is quite an inspiration - I think you are speaking of this song (https://songcrafters.org/forum/index.php?topic=3897).
Peace, guys! Excellent tune.
Mark
On behalf of AK and myself many thanks all , the strings were added using Cakewalk Native Instruments--Studio Instruments , via Sonar , the software includes , bass , strings , piano and drums.
I got an M-audio keyboard controller for Xmas , quite cheap , £60 , i used it to put Bass on Horse with no name on covers , and strings on Seabird.
Happy New Year all
Rob & Kelvin
I love the tone of the
Quote from: facemask93 on December 29, 2009, 11:52:33 AMOn behalf of AK and myself many thanks all , the strings were added using Cakewalk
The tone of the strings remind me of the strings in Indian music. I like it!
What a fantastic song !!! Those stings are brilliant and what a great melody!
Performance is touching, as is the thought of having inspired another song with one of mine. I love this place !!!
This one is gonna get played a lot !!!!!!!!
Some great sounds going on with a great song enjoyed this so much.
this was really good thanks for sharing.
nice song and very effective strings -a great mix
I am very impressed with this!! A super job!! Very touching!!
Gorgeous song! It reminds me a bit of later Donovan or Robin Williamson.
And count me amongst the fans of the strings on this one.
First listen threw cans........
F*ck me.....!!!!
Bump!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I can't believe I missed this one. Yes, thats a great song. Bump for the dying birds of the world.
Beautiful song. Very moving.
Thanks for the generous comments , did'nt think many people would like this song
AK
Those strings a little after 1:00 is a VERY nice touch. The sound of this demo is very good, the vocal performance is very good and the song is very well written. Every once in a while I hear a touch of peak on the vox I think. But I'm not listening on headphones so I can't be sure. Doesn't matter, though. It's damn fine either way.
On second listen there's just a touch like at 1:40, but it might be more effect than actual peak. But like I said it's not detracting at all. And if I haven't been spending a ton of time trying to mix my own work I would never have heard it or even brought it up. So forget I said anything. Good song.
Grateful for the bump as this is new to me and continues my morning of wonderful music. Love it gentleman!
Fly On!
Beautiful! Such a lovely attention to the melodic side of this.
A real stunner Rob.
The lyrics are beautiful and the string really add a wonderful feel.
I agree with Tharek, this is a grand example of how it should be done.
Congrats to you both... crafty collab
First listen to this Facemask, then a second, then a third. A stunning piece. Great song, great melody, love the strings, well put together. However it is richer than that. Sometimes a song can move you, make you empathetic (ie... put you there), this is such a song. The emotion, the feeling your friend had upon writing this is there, raw.. opened up fully.. inviting/pulling the listener into feeling those exact emotions, and then takes it further and actually puts the listener there, as the animal takes it dying breaths. This is an exceptionally powerful piece, one that released to the world would create a lot of emotion, and with many... tears. Stunning, moving work.
OTD...Pure Class, Hope you are doing OK Rob......All the best,,,,,Alex
Excellent!! Just a great tune and perfromance! Very melanchol and catchy!
hey I love it! it has a strong rock chord progression, and somewhat naive that makes it even more rock-y. and I love to hear you are back facemask LOL.
Still loving this
Still missing you Rob and hoping you're getting better
A great song, really.
Rob, all the best to you for the new year!
Alfredo
Surely Moody Blues feel loved it all the way
great job all around thanks for sharing NEIL.!!!!!!!!!!
Beautiful song ... Beautifully sung !