Stranger in a Strange Land

[The Gobi Desert Canoe Club]

Hi all, hope you are all well and keeping as safe as life allows. GAS crept up on me and made me buy a Boss GT-1 effects pedal and this is my first effort with the unit. Tones used are all on board  with no editing involved, that comes later.  All done in one pass except for the bass. Hope you enjoy
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Well I close my eyes
But I still see
Everything that's going on
Everything that's going wrong

Cos I'm a stranger in a strange land
And the venom in my veins
Tells me that nothings changed

And with my eyes still shut
I searched the countryside
But there is no place for me
No place that I can hide

Instrumental

I just need someone
Who can break the spell
Cure my disease
And make me well

And when I open my eyes
Will you still be here
To comfort me
Take away my fear

Cos I'm a stranger in a strange land
And the venom in my veins
Tells me that nothings changed

[tonyc]

brill brill brilliant willie . everything is superb love your voice the backing vocals , and great sound on the drums nice tune and lyrics thumbs up .......cheers tony cee

[Gritter]

A classic sound on this sweet song. The catchy melancholy melody takes me back in time...reminiscent of the great Roy Orbison.

[Ray Brookes]

That is a great sound with this production, Willie. Great lyrics and excellent vocal work.

[StephenM]

lovely guitar and soundscape....beautiful....mesmerizing.... just draws one right in close.... I think this has a bit of Tom Petty vibe and that is really good for me.... that big quiet lovely solo is stellar.... I would say this is up there with the stars and planets as far as how big it is....really great work Willie.....

[Bluesberry]

Tom Petty...I was thinking that also, then I saw Stephen's comment...I really like the lyrics....it all sounds good....bit of a deep song going on here...played excellent and sung equally so....like something off the Petty "Wildflowers" album

[Johnny McAleer]

Very smooth. The effects pedal purchase certainly paid off, Willie. I'm getting a nice couple of Eagles-type harmonies in there. Great tempo and fab vocals. Nice one!

[Ferryman_1957]

Lovely work Willie, very well written, arranged and played. Loved the lead work and as always the vocals and harmonies are excellent. I really liked the lyrics as well. That GT-1 sounds great, I have the GT-001 and was always very impressed by it. You've proved that GAS is a good thing!

[BerryPatch]

Awesome vocals! As StephenM said, I get a bit of a Petty vibe, in the lyrics as well. Lovely melancholic backing with some excellent lead work. That pedal sure does sound great...

[TPB]

New unit sounds great and you are right on the money with this song Coffee and Willie jangle in the morning does not get any better
Tim