Y12W14 Dancing with Ghosts
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There’s blood on the dance floor next to her lover’s note
There’s blood outside on the whipping post
His torched silhouette hangs tangled in the boughs
Just outside the master’s house
Chorus
Feel no shame
No shame dancing alone
Feel no shame
No shame dancing with ghosts
There’s blood in the fields where cotton pickers sing
There’s more dried blood caked on banjo strings
She calls for him; she calls for rest
Rubbing the heel of her palm against her chest
chorus
Instrumental
There’s blood in the woods where she gives birth
Under the watch of a pinewood bird
A blood sun sets in the Alabama sky
Deep in the woods you can hear the cry
chorus
Hi James, I'm a bad combination of thick-headed and vastly inexperienced, so keep that in mind.....
So, I'm having a bit of difficulty connecting the dots with this song. What is the action that is represented by the metaphor?
That aside, I think it's a really nice sounding song for such short notice and such a short amount of time. I enjoyed it.
Roy
"I wonder if a composer ever intentionally composed a piece that was physically impossible to play and stuck it away to be found years later after his death, knowing it would forever drive perfectionist musicians crazy." - George Carlin
Hi Roy,
I'm having a bit of difficulty connecting the dots with this song. What is the action that is represented by the metaphor?
SPOILER ALERT
The song is a tragic love story.
V1
Forbidden love discovered/exposed
Man punished and killed
Chorus
Don’t be ashamed to have loved and lost
V2
Everything around her reminds her of him and she misses him
V3
She is pregnant with dead lover’s child and finds a secluded place to give birth
Metaphors:
Blood is life
Blood found outside the body is life gone wrong
Thanks for the listen and post. :D
James
and on my end, thick headed. :oops:
Nice song, again. :D
Roy
"I wonder if a composer ever intentionally composed a piece that was physically impossible to play and stuck it away to be found years later after his death, knowing it would forever drive perfectionist musicians crazy." - George Carlin
Nice song, again.
Thanks.
Thanks, Paul :D
Not much to add here, James, except that it's good to hear you back with your whole studio again.
The music and instrumentation matches the mood very nicely. Are those all sung harmonies or have you gotten a "harmonizer" device?
Looking forward, as always, to more.
Peace
Hi David,
Are those all sung harmonies or have you gotten a "harmonizer" device?
Sung harmonies, but I did have to doctor it a bit with some pitch shift for the high notes and also realign some of the words; especially "feel", "shame" and "ghosts"
Thanks for the listen and post. :D
James
I thought so, but it's getting harder these days to hear these things for certain, which is probably more a statement about my aging ears than about digital technology!
I know it depends on the song and how you want to present it, but sometimes harmonies that are "organically off" (more in terms of timing and phrasing than in terms of pitch) can give a song more of a gospel feel. Don't know why (maybe the topic) but I could definitely hear this song done in that style.
You should do a gospel number at some point. You'd undoubtedly be very good at it.
Peace
Originally, I had done no adjusting on the harmonies, but the different voices was sounding muddled. Then again, like you said it could be not listening to enough "live" music which is influencing what I think is "right".....but I did like the harmonies on this one as far as the notes.... I want to analyze them a bit more because it's a sound I'd like to explore more.
Thanks again for the feedback.
