Just Take A Breath - Henry O'Farrell

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HenryOFarrell

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« on: January 09, 2017, 10:20:06 PM »
 Hey guys, I'd just like to start by saying that I'm really enjoying listening to all the great music being shared on here!

Now on to the music...

This is my new original entitled 'Just take a breath'. It is about taking a sort of step back in a relationship and 'just taking a breath' and a pause, maybe seeing if any problems can heal with time.

Anyway, here's  the link:



The lyrics are:

Chorus: Oh I can’t breath no more, oh my love what are you doing this for
And i know that I’m lost, and i know that it’s all come at a cost
But I don’t want it to end, although you drive me around the bend
Why don't you just take a breath

Verse 1: I’m parking on a double yellow line
And my tickets running out of time
As I lean closer to the window pane
I draw a tiny heart between the teardrops of rain
And then my breathe fogs up the glass once agin

Chorus: Oh I can’t breath no more, oh my love what are you doing this for
And i know that I’m lost, and i know that it’s all come at a cost
But I don’t want it to end, although you drive me around the bend
Why don't you just take a breath

Verse 2: Do you know the old oak tree
Meet me there where the sun meets the sea
I’ll be waiting on the waves in our dingy
Here I will hold you, I might even get clingy
And I know if I fall over board you'll save me

Link: Why don't you just take
A breath for me lover,
Then well get down underneath the cover
And I’ll aim to discover
Some other part of you

Im sorry for my OCD
But I just wanted me and you to work perfectly,
Living in holly matrimony,
Girl love me

Outro: And now I can breath once more, this is what I’ve been waiting for.



I hope you enjoy it, and I look forward to your next shares :)

PaulAds

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« Reply #1 on: January 09, 2017, 10:50:43 PM »
Good stuff, young fella. Great vocals!

I thought the second half of the song felt a little rushed, as if you had one eye on the clock when you were recording it...the lyric perhaps slightly dipped in quality in the second verse. I might personally have looked into tidying that verse up a little...just a personal point of view, of course...

But a good, confident performance of a good write  :)

Very enjoyable.
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HenryOFarrell

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« Reply #2 on: January 10, 2017, 10:07:08 AM »
Good stuff, young fella. Great vocals!

I thought the second half of the song felt a little rushed, as if you had one eye on the clock when you were recording it...the lyric perhaps slightly dipped in quality in the second verse. I might personally have looked into tidying that verse up a little...just a personal point of view, of course...

But a good, confident performance of a good write  :)

Very enjoyable.

Thanks a lot for your great comment. I will defiantly consider a re-write of the 2nd verse, listening back on it with your comment in mind does show it to be somewhat rushed in a way.

Thanks again, your comments are priceless.

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« Reply #3 on: January 10, 2017, 07:48:35 PM »
Hi Henry. Your song delivery always comes over as hyper confident and professional which is a good start. You have some good tunes and at your age you should really go for it  :) I might have mentioned before that I thought your voice sounded a bit like Ed Sheehan but I guess that its just a "modern" voice cos I hear lots of stuff like it. Anyway, go for it mate. Did I mention that I offer a very reasonable management service for a more than reasonable 95% cut  :) ;D

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« Reply #4 on: January 10, 2017, 08:06:39 PM »
Yo Henry.

Good to see you are still at it.  :)

Your delivery kinda reminds me a bit of Cat Stevens in his 'Peace Train' era. (I bet you'll need to google that!) Lots of passion and expression carry the song along and your obvious enthusiasm demand the involvement of the listener. Paul is right,you nailed it lyrically with the first verse and chorus parts,but lapsed a bit with the 'dingy/clingy' combination.

This is another song I've listened to today that would benefit from a band treatment...Mumford style high energy thing would work for me.  8)

HenryOFarrell

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« Reply #5 on: January 11, 2017, 10:36:48 PM »
Hi Henry. Your song delivery always comes over as hyper confident and professional which is a good start. You have some good tunes and at your age you should really go for it  :) I might have mentioned before that I thought your voice sounded a bit like Ed Sheehan but I guess that its just a "modern" voice cos I hear lots of stuff like it. Anyway, go for it mate. Did I mention that I offer a very reasonable management service for a more than reasonable 95% cut  :) ;D

Thanks a lot mate, what an awesome reply! Sounding like ed sheeran, to me is amazing (so thanks for that too!). Ahah I'll take that into consideration, not a bad cut  ;D

HenryOFarrell

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« Reply #6 on: January 11, 2017, 10:38:44 PM »
Yo Henry.

Good to see you are still at it.  :)

Your delivery kinda reminds me a bit of Cat Stevens in his 'Peace Train' era. (I bet you'll need to google that!) Lots of passion and expression carry the song along and your obvious enthusiasm demand the involvement of the listener. Paul is right,you nailed it lyrically with the first verse and chorus parts,but lapsed a bit with the 'dingy/clingy' combination.

This is another song I've listened to today that would benefit from a band treatment...Mumford style high energy thing would work for me.  8)

Well cat Stevens is a legend, so thanks so much!! Ye, a few people have said that about the 2nd verse, so it may need a re-write. A high energy version is a great idea, I'll see if I can find any people interested in doing something like that.

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« Reply #7 on: January 12, 2017, 09:06:48 AM »
Really nice song - I agree that verse 2 could be stronger (you set yourself a really hard task with that rhyme scheme!). I'd also say that "matrimony" sounds a bit unnatural, I'm sure there's a better way of expressing that.

But nice delivery and with a few tweaks a memorable song.

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« Reply #8 on: January 12, 2017, 03:29:57 PM »
Nice performance - good to see something played live in one take.  Think you get away with "clingy" - because you sing it fast, but it wouldn't suffer from a slight rework. ;D  Other than that, loved the lyrics.

Great guitar work at the end - more of that please!!

HenryOFarrell

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« Reply #9 on: January 12, 2017, 07:41:14 PM »
Really nice song - I agree that verse 2 could be stronger (you set yourself a really hard task with that rhyme scheme!). I'd also say that "matrimony" sounds a bit unnatural, I'm sure there's a better way of expressing that.

But nice delivery and with a few tweaks a memorable song.

Okay, verse 2 being slightly weak seems to be general consensus. I will defiantly try and see if I can improve it!! Thanks so much for the constructive criticism :)

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« Reply #10 on: January 13, 2017, 11:15:07 AM »
Nice performance - good to see something played live in one take.  Think you get away with "clingy" - because you sing it fast, but it wouldn't suffer from a slight rework. ;D  Other than that, loved the lyrics.

Great guitar work at the end - more of that please!!

Hi, thanks very much for your feedback. I'm glad you enjoyed the guitar at the end too :)

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« Reply #11 on: January 13, 2017, 03:18:29 PM »
Hi Henry

Great effort - you have a strong and a distinctive voice. Your guitar playing is effective and rhythmical. And all played live! As an old geezer I hear Cat Stevens in your voice. Put it this way, I'm an old rocker at heart, but my wife has much more modern tastes and she would love this! In fact I'll ask her! Cheers,

Bill

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« Reply #12 on: January 13, 2017, 03:23:43 PM »
Really nice song. You are clearly confident singing live and I really enjoyed your playing. I wanted the song to be a tad slower, just a bit. 

Thanks for sharing

Steng

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« Reply #13 on: January 15, 2017, 09:18:57 PM »
Really nice song. You are clearly confident singing live and I really enjoyed your playing. I wanted the song to be a tad slower, just a bit. 

Thanks for sharing

Steng

Thanks so much, your feedback is much appreciated. I'll see how it sounds a bit slower!

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« Reply #14 on: January 17, 2017, 02:31:19 PM »
Nice effort Henry - Vocal style does sound a bit like a Ed Sheeran Tribute act but you are young enough to develop your own style in time - You have a raw talent that i'm very envious of.

This song would not sound out of place on one of Ed's albums so you are defiantly going in the right direction :)