Helo fellow forumites and Happy New Year!
This song seems to have had a second wind so thanks again to all who commented later.
Great song. Can't add to the comments already but my twopence for what it's worth is that the title doesn't do the song justice. Minor point I know but my suggestion for changing would be changing it to "Noah's little white dove" which gives it a more interesting and less generic sounding title.
Hi Micky,
Fair point. it's not the most original title in the world.
Hey Alan,
Sorry I seemed to miss this earlier.
Really cool lyrics. I generally have a read before listening and I'm here thinking how cool it is that it's talking about a religious fable but the natural rhythm is quite juxtapositioned from what you'd expect given the topic. So excited to listen and see how that pans out.
And damn you nailed it! Not sure if I've heard any of your stuff before I really enjoy your vocals. Digging the bridge too great bit of work on the guitar there.
Really enjoy the hearing the first line of each verse which dragged me back to the forefront each time, fantastic melody there. Some of them seemed more powerful than others though ("I was born on the...", "40 days and 40 nights..." and "My father was a preacher...") but not sure why.
Quite an enjoyable listen indeed.
Thanks for sharing,
Scott.
Thanks Scott - I appreciate your comments.
This has an ethereal, haunting sound that suits the subject matter well. Since it's about a flood, though, I thought there might be some crashing sounds somewhere, reminiscent of thunder.
Otherwise, I don't actually have any nits. And other people have said all the good stuff already. 
I like the way the words and the melody fit together; I don't think I would change anything there.
Hi Vicki,
Thanks for taking the time to listen and comment. Sound effects is a difficult one. I used them on "Boats" and many didn't like them. You can't please everyone.... :-)
MONTY 
WTF
I did not expect that
I'm stunned....overwhelmed, and very very
impressed
Is that a pedal steel or lap steel.....or what
My only thought was that the intro was just amazing,
very hooky....you should use that more. I think you
should embrace the 'wierdness' your getting with the
gtr...and maybe 'process' the naked vocal in the break
a bit.
Very creative/imaginative etc etc......love it
MERRY CHRISTMAS
Thanks a million Bin, your comments knocked me out. The guitar is a resophonic slide guitar or "dobro" which is played lapstyle. It's wood bodied and played with fingerpicks and a metal bar slide.
I loved the lyric. I liked the music. The vocal was perfect to my ears.
I'd have liked two things from the lyric.
1. I'd like for the preacher to be unrelated to the singer/protagonist. In my mind, the statement made by that verse is better made without the intimate, personal, blood relationship, but with an unrelated preacher symbol. As it was, I wondered how the singer/protagonist could so casually and (seemingly) unemotionally describe that scene.
2. I'd like the flood to be a little less literal and more vaguely presented . . . so that each listener can decide for him/herself whether it is a literal, or figurative flood. I'm (as a listener) nearly always more excited to wonder than to know.
Hi,
Thanks for taking the time and for your thoughtful comments. This was a family which kept our hero trapped by convention and custom - he didn't like his father so there was no sadness when the flood took him. As for a less literal flood - it's a good idea but may have been harder to put in images which is what I like to do.
Liked the overall sound of the song but I think for what is quite a long song I'd like some kind of change of chords somewhere rather than repeating the same. Also the instrumental bit could do with a change of drums and perhaps a solo over the top?
Hi,
Thanks for commenting. There were actually 3 separate parts, all with different chord sequences and there were 2 separate slide solos over the instrumental parts so i'm frankly baffled....:-( The drums dropped in and out as well.....
Hi Alan,
Fantastic intro - drips forboding - it did make me expect a darker sounding song.
The guitar and organ sound great together.
Loved the solo.
The vocal suited the mood of the song - though I wouldn't have minded a bit more edge to it. You're just too silky smooth!! 
Very classy write.
Merry Christmas.
Digger
Hi digger,
Many thanks for your kind words - perhaps I could take up smoking again to get a bit more grit in my voice!
Hi,
Very nice song and good song, excellent guitar sound and chord progression.
I love the sound of the organ.
I think the drums are too behind in the mix.
Good stuff!
refusedrevival
Hey, thanks for the compliments. I don't like prominent drums - it's just one of my foibles!
Hey!
The song really screams David Bowie :-D
I love the lyrics, very clever written!
The organ sets a great tone to the instrumentation and song as a whole and this slide guitar in the bridge is pure genius.
Really great work, this song would definitly deserve a bigger audience!
Wow! Your comments made my day but I'm really struggling with the David Bowie comparison. He was actually pretty talented whereas........
another very classy track from you, Alan...sumptuous sounds and great lyrics too
not the sort of thing i generally listen to...and i'm unfamiliar with the things that it reminds people of...
but my ignorance didn't spoil my enjoyment of it
is the next track on the CD "Molehill Song" 
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Thank you Paul. I'm pleased that you enjoyed the song even though it's not your genre. LOL about the Molehill.
There's a great overall sound and production to this, it's intimate and epic at the same time. It gives the alone on a mountain vibe to me.
I particularly liked the Dobro type solo's very nicely played and it sounds wonderful.
Nice work.
Yodasdad
Thanks for your comments particularly the dobro playing - it's amazing what a lot of time and some reverb can do!
Once again thank you all and I look forward to listening to the music on this great forum over the next 12 months
M
