Hi Tom
Absolutely excellent. Your finger picking is so solid - wish I could do that. The production, though simple sounds spot on to my ears. Could have fitted in nicely on Dylan's Blood on the Tracks album. Like others, I read the lyrics earlier before listening to the song tonight and thought they were excellent, although I guess I was slightly disappointed by the hook line of "the hardest part of lonely is when you’re all alone". There are so many great lines in the song, I felt this one let it down a bit, like it was kinda stating the obvious.
Great song though - all the best.
Bill
Hi Bill, thanks for listening and commenting.
The title line may sound obvious. Maybe through a lack of writing skill, I wasn't able to convey the inspirational point. Let me try to explain:
When I was young I bought into the romantic notion of the lonely poet writing the verses that would one day change the world for the better. The idea of the lonely poet....the loner who lived on the out-skirts of society was somehow romanticized into something cool. Well......the starving artist really went hungry, and the lonely poet life got really old after awhile. I realized that the hardest part of lonely was being all alone.
It sucked.
Maybe it doesn't mean much to anyone else but me......maybe, because I was there
. Or, maybe because I'm no poet
Either way, I like the song's line, and realize that I need / want to become a better writer.
Thanks again!
Not much to add, except that its another beauty of a song. I wish, wish, WISH i could play guitar like this. So good.
Thanks Caz........just practice.
Use those times when you become bored. That's what I've done to manage!
Thanks, again!
Lovely song and just love your fingerpickin..takes me ages to do a simple arp..damn!!!
Thanks, Man!!
Hi Tom,
Very nice melodies.
The picking is as good as ever.
Liked the bit of edge in the vocal - sounded a bit more gruff.
A bit of harmonica would have been cool.
Digger
Yea....I just bought some harmonicas
Thanks for commenting!!
A beautiful song. Fine storytelling and a nice clear vocal. Loved your fingerpicking style on the acoustic guitar.
Paul
Thanks, Man!!
And thanks to all who have listened!
-Tom