[IronKnee]

Hi all........this is my entry into the: 
THE SUMMER "BARE BONES" COMPETITION - ENTER BY 31 JULY 2016 
I hope you all like it....as usual, all thoughts and first impressions are welcome.
Thanks, in advance!
                                        -Tom

"Lost"
by Tom Tognaci

http://soundclick.com/share.cfm?id=11894390

She's lost up in the mountains
unable to come down
chasing her more lofty dreams
just to spite the ground

And there she climbs the tree tops
to better glimpse her moon
but still the clouds get in the way
she won't be leaving soon....

...With her bags tied in a knot
and the rags she wears as clothes
her story's old, and one God only knows

When she was just a youngster
she learned that dreaming big
meant reaching for the brightest stars
was better than to dig

Then she heard it on T.V.,
"Work hard at what you love"
She was told that it just takes faith
in the Lord above....

...With her bags tied in a knot
and the rags she wears as clothes
Her story's old, and one God only knows

They say she's in the mountains
believing like a fool
that a wide eyed dreaming kid
one day will sparkle, too...

...With her bags tied in a knot
and the rags she wears as clothes
Her story's old, and one God only knows

[delb0y]

Superb! That's spot on Tom - great playing, great singing, great melody, and great lyrics. Really fine start to the comp and setting the bar nice and high from the off. And, of course, perfect instrumentation.

I think I'm going to like this particular competition.

[IronKnee]

Superb! That's spot on Tom - great playing, great singing, great melody, and great lyrics. Really fine start to the comp and setting the bar nice and high from the off. And, of course, perfect instrumentation.

I think I'm going to like this particular competition.

Thanks Tom.....that means a lot when coming from you 

[Movin Flavour]

Tom,

Definitely a song for the bare bones comp.

Running out of superlatives.

Yet again, great guitars, and vocals.

Lyrics tell a sad story.

Sandeep

[montydog]

Lovely song, very nice guitar playing and beautiful delivery. Right on target for the competition. What hope for the rest of us :-(

M

[IronKnee]

Tom,

Definitely a song for the bare bones comp.

Running out of superlatives.

Yet again, great guitars, and vocals.

Lyrics tell a sad story.

Sandeep

Thanks, Sandeep..........I appreciate it 

Lovely song, very nice guitar playing and beautiful delivery. Right on target for the competition. What hope for the rest of us :-(

M

Hi Monty.......Funny     My music doesn't hit like the many others do  So there's hope in abundance and at a plenty  It's all good fun, however 
Thanks for the generous comments!

                                                                      -Tom

[Wolfini]

Very beautiful song and playing, and the sparse production gives a great live feel that totally adds to the feeling of the song. Sounds like it came off an old scratched Simon & Garfunkel record from the 60ies. Just my stuff.

Bye Wolfi

[shadowfax]

Been so busy didn't know there was a bare bones comp, might try and put a song together for it but then, this song is so good maybe not..

[LostBoy]

Hey Tom,

Lovely tune,it felt like I was listening to you singing it around the campfire.Lovely singing and of course playing.Lyrics are lovely and thought provoking for me.

No biggie,but there was a noticeable bit of background hiss which is unusual in your songs?

Lovely stuff! Goodluck in the comp man!

Leo 

[nooms]

enjoyed this very much
you sing really well kept me with it
guitar works beautifully too.. picking reminds slightly of 'for emily' by paul simon

reaching for the brightest stars
was better than to dig

great stuff
good luck in the comp and elsewhere

[tboswell]

That's just lovely, Tom! 

Played beautifully and performed with passion, just a great listen with a compelling story to tell.

[Skub]

Cool song Tom,reminiscent of Paul Simon in his heyday.

Beautifully played and sung.

[IronKnee]

Very beautiful song and playing, and the sparse production gives a great live feel that totally adds to the feeling of the song. Sounds like it came off an old scratched Simon & Garfunkel record from the 60ies. Just my stuff.

Bye Wolfi

Thanks Wolfini for the very generous comments. And thanks for listening!

Been so busy didn't know there was a bare bones comp, might try and put a song together for it but then, this song is so good maybe not..

Hi Shadowfax.........yea, been busy, myself. And it's always nice to see you stopping by! Thanks!!

Hey Tom,

Lovely tune,it felt like I was listening to you singing it around the campfire.Lovely singing and of course playing.Lyrics are lovely and thought provoking for me.

No biggie,but there was a noticeable bit of background hiss which is unusual in your songs?

Lovely stuff! Goodluck in the comp man!

Leo 

Thanks for the comments, Lostboy.........I'm working on writing tunes that I can sing and play without needing any additional accompaniment. Thanks for noticing!

enjoyed this very much
you sing really well kept me with it
guitar works beautifully too.. picking reminds slightly of 'for emily' by paul simon

reaching for the brightest stars
was better than to dig

great stuff
good luck in the comp and elsewhere

Thanks to you as well, Nooms.........that is one of my favorite lines! Thanks for noticing!!
And thanks for the terrific comparison!

That's just lovely, Tom! 

Played beautifully and performed with passion, just a great listen with a compelling story to tell.

Hi Tom.......always nice to hear from you. Thanks for listening and commenting!

Cool song Tom, reminiscent of Paul Simon in his heyday.

Beautifully played and sung.

Thanks Skub.........S & G are in my top 5 favorite music artists. 

And much thanks to all who are listening, still!
                                         -Tom

[MartynRich]

This is beautiful Tom, easily my favourite of yours. Superb guitar playing and vocal delivey. The song has it all...and done in one take. Cool.

Maybe could have put a middle 8 or little break but who cares about those when you deliver with such conviction? Good luck with this one in the competition.

[hardtwistmusic]

Haven't even listened yet and already this is a favorite of mine.  LOVE the superlative lyric.  LOVE the underlying theme.  Love the folk feel to the lyric.  And, I'm pretty sure I'm going to love the lyric when I go listen after typing this.

When I went to listen, I did NOT like the music.  .  .  then I discovered that somehow I had double clicked when I should click, and was playing the song twice with a second's difference offset between the two. 

Sounded awful.  But then when I caught on, and shut off the offending second recording, it sounded like I expected from you.  Wonderful music to go along with a wonderful lyric.  Excellent prosody between the music and the vocal/lyric.