• Grah1
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Topic: fighting with the day

ok  heres  a  song  in  progress  its  called  fighting  with  the  day  and  its  basically  about  old  age  representing  some  one  who  could  be  resident  in  a  home and  how  they  might  feel .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gxed9wz10Fc

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Re: fighting with the day

Gidday Grah
My opinion on this song, is leave it exactly as it is!
I think this is maybe the best song i`ve heard you do!!
It hits all he bases for me.Words meaning something/guitar playing/vocal. the full monty!!!
My guess would be this song came very quickly to you.
It has that feeling of being real & freshness that comes from a quick song.
I never spent more than a few minutes on a song because of the above.
A couple of times i`` wrote`` a song it  just didn`t have that honest freshness that you`ve achieved.
Ok now i`ve said all that, tell me i don`t know what i`m talking about & it took you days to pour over this song?

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Re: fighting with the day

I like it ,I do think I would slow it down some.

my papy said son your going too drive me too drinking if you dont stop driving that   Hot  Rod  Lincoln!! Cmdr cody and his lost planet airman
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Re: fighting with the day

Graham

Good one!

Ain't it the truth !!???

Liked your emotion at the end --  I get pissed off too at the young whipper snappers that think they know everything.

Reminds of the young bull and the old bull  smile   ( Some of you will get that one)

Thanks for sharing.
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Re: fighting with the day

Graham,  great song, love the lyrics,  the message and how you have sung it ............ great stuff smile

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Re: fighting with the day

I agree with Easybeat. keep it as it is. very good!

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Re: fighting with the day

Thanks  for  the  comments  guys ,it  took about  10 mins  to  write  on Friday morning  before  I  went  into  work and anther 10  to  record on Saturday .Age ism  is  a  subject I feel  pretty  strong about  especially  since  I  came  back  to  live in the  UK .In Greece  it  didn't  matter  if  you  were  16  or  60 , its  a different story  here .

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Re: fighting with the day

Just got around to listening to this one. Excellent!

Although to be fair, I seem to recall being one of the ones that didn't listen. http://www.desismileys.com/smileys/desismileys_0855.gif

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Re: fighting with the day

Listening  to your song reminds me of some of the comments my 95 year old mother makes about being an older person.  It is an excellent musical statement as it is.