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Topic: "Looking Up"

A few months ago I was driving home from work and saw a crescent moon grinning at me from above. I put that away for a night like this when I wanted to reflect on the moon, the sun and the sky. I also thought about the clouds because they too are a big part of the sky I see when I look up. If I ever get lost I can usually figure out at least where I'm nearby looking where the bright spots are reflected in the clouds.

Looking Up By Jeff Gilpin


February 5th, 2008


Intro


[Am] [F] [G]




Verse 1


[Am]At the start of the [F]twilight


Be[G]fore you see the [Am]stars


The [F]sun bids [G]a fare[Am]well


With a flare or a [F]flourish


Or a [G]simple fade to [Am]grey


She [F]dips be[G]yond the [Am]veil




Chorus

[F]Gone like so [C]many [G]days be[C]fore


And [F]yet we know that [C]she’ll come back a[G]gain


To [Am]continue a[F]nother [G]journey cross the [Am]sky


To [F]ever be[G]gin a[Am]gain




Verse 2


Just as darkness [F]falls


[G]Up comes the [Am]moon


To [F]imitate the [G]sun so [Am]bright


Never quite as [F]smooth



Ex[G]cept for when she’s [Am]full


[F]Then she [G]gets it [Am]right




Chorus

[F]Like a younger [C]sister who’s [G]oh so [C]shy


[F]She seems a bit a[C]fraid to show her [G]face


[Am]Usually [F]showing [G]glimpses of a [Am]smile


A[F]mused by the [G]world from [Am]space




Verse 3


On [Am]cloudy days or [F]nights


[G]Clouds try and e[Am]rase


The [F]light out [G]of the [Am]sky


[Am]They cover the [F]day


With [G]shades of [Am]grey


And [F]make our [G]skylight [Am]die




Chorus

[F]Evening clouds [C]reflect the [G]light from the [C]land


But [F]hide the [C]light from far a[G]way


[Am]Showing all man’s [F]colors as [G]best as they [Am]can


Until the [F]Sun begins her [G]journey another [F]day [Am]




J  E  T  S
...and yet a Washington Commanders fan (unless they change their name again) ...long story...HTT...C

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Re: "Looking Up"

Hi Jeff,

Great chord sequence and song. Living two miles from the village the night skies do not get hidden with street lights so the moon and stars are brilliant here.

Thank you,

Roger

"Do, or do not; there is no try"

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Re: "Looking Up"

Thanks Roger - Tonight's a good star watching night but no moon to speak of.

J  E  T  S
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Re: "Looking Up"

hi jets lovely song ,just love the mystic night sky ,can be romantic or just a beutiful scenario...stay cool

love is life ,life is for love,keep a true heart and live life to the full....stay cool

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Re: "Looking Up"

Awesome, Jets.

Made me wonder when the last time was that I just looked at the stars.

Maybe me and "Bug" will do that on the next clear night we have.

Very playable, too. I have a daddycool song to try tonight, maybe I'll check this one out, too.

Just play

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Re: "Looking Up"

Hey Daddy and Larry - Thanks

Just a folky melody from thinking too much on a night drive home

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Re: "Looking Up"

I think Neil Young once said "it don't have to be complicated to be good" or something like that...

Just play

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Re: "Looking Up"

God! is that deep or what? Profoundly deep.
I've experienced beautiful sunsets but I dont think I could describe one like you just did...I wish I had seen it too.
"Amused by the world from space" waxing lyrical, I wish I'd written that
keep on keeping on

Phill

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Re: "Looking Up"

'Nother dandy song, Jeff.  I also love watching the sky and really love it when the moon is visible during daylight hours (which is really quite often - you just have to look hard).  Yet another song to try out this evening . . . I'm going to be busy.  James

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Re: "Looking Up"

Thanks Guys

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Re: "Looking Up"

Jets,

How did i miss this one? Its lovely. I love the countryside on dark nights,
as Roger says no articifial lights just the skys in all there glory.
When i was last in Croatia i never seen anything like the stars in the skys there.  Truly lovely, as is this song.

Old Doll.

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Re: "Looking Up"

I just wanted to let everyone know that "Looking Up" has now been properly mixed and is up on my myspace artist page at http://www.myspace.com/stilljeffgilpin

Stop by, have a listen and let me know what you think.

Thanks,

Jeff/jets60

J  E  T  S
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Re: "Looking Up"

Hi Jeff,

I liked this song when you first posted it and this recording is brilliant. The female backing vocals add the finishing touches to the song. Well done.

Roger

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Thanks very much Roger. The backing singer is Jan Delucien. She has a much better singing voice than me in my opinion and was gracious enough to give me a hand or her voice in this case.

J  E  T  S
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Re: "Looking Up"

Hi Jeff/jets60
I enjoyed the song thanks. The lady has a real nice voice which blended well with your own..
Well done
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Re: "Looking Up"

Jeff just had a listen and enjoyed several of the songs including "looking up" and "Gray skys" nice recordings and I like the guitar work on gray skys well done smile

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Re: "Looking Up"

Thanks Ark and Russ - It took a lot of work and a great job mixing which I owe to Mike Trella. Both Jan and Mike is a MySpace Friends of mine if you and they have great music of their own as well. Check them out: www.myspace.com/stupidsexytrella & www.myspace.com/lovingit_music

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Re: "Looking Up"

Hey Jeff
Good work done by all on this one. smile You must be very pleased with the finished tracks. I'll have a stop by your friends site for a listen a little later.

Thanks for this

Kenny

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Re: "Looking Up"

Thanks Ken -Yep very pleased. We still have quite a few more tracks to complete but if the first one out of the shoot is any indication of how the rest will turn out it should be a pretty good set of my music.

J  E  T  S
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Re: "Looking Up"

Is there a recording of this? I couldnt find one. I love the imagery it brings to mind. Verse 3 is my favorite. Love to hear it sometime

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just click on his website or the link he provided smile

selso wrote:

Is there a recording of this? I couldnt find one. I love the imagery it brings to mind. Verse 3 is my favorite. Love to hear it sometime

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oh,duh! thanks Mr Russell

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I just gave a listen: better then I thought it be. well done, sir

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Re: "Looking Up"

Hey Selso - Thanks - Better coming too. There are a few tracks in work that are better than this in my opinion but not quite finished mixing yet.

J  E  T  S
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Re: "Looking Up"

i jeff,

just had a listen to "looking up" and what a very professional recording...congrats and a live band too?

well done and thanks for sharing

phill

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