[Paulski]

Old school country waltz.
Any advice or comments would be welcome and thank you for listening  

https://soundcloud.com/paulcanuck/when-this-bottle-lets-go-of-my-hand

When this Bottle lets go of my Hand
 Copyright © 2017 Tennyson Road Music

 The bar is near empty
 The party-ers gone
 The band's getting ready
 To tear their gear down
 And I see that you've text'd me
 Wondering when I'll be home

 Well, I'll be there just as soon as I can
 When this bottle lets go of my hand

 For years you stood by me
 When you shouldn't have cared
 For years you revived me
 From slumped in my chair
 But a drink is a mistress
 And she don't like to share

 So I'll be home just as soon as I can
 When this bottle lets go of my hand

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 I feel your love streaming down through this phone
 But my life's spinning out of control
 It's my hand, not my heart that she holds
 And she's cold...
 Oh, so cold...

 The bartender comes over
 And tells me to leave
 I hope he won't notice
 What I've stowed in my sleeve
 Cause she'll hold me again
 When we're out in the street..

 But I'll be with you as soon as I can
 When this bottle lets go of my hand
 I promise I'll be home.. .. just as soon as I can
 When this bottle lets go of my hand

[Skub]

Yo Paulski.

This. Is. Lovely. 

Quality from the get go. Beautiful tone on the py-annie,sympathetically and tastefully sung,played and executed.

Great lyrics too,emotive,yet avoiding the parmesan trap. Cleverly done.

Ta for the chance to listen Paul. 

[adamfarr]

Hey Paulski. If it wasn't for you, Brett Detar, and Jason Isbell i would never ever listen to any country music ever, so... I really like it - possibly because you sound so at home and do it so well. I am sure that I would have tried to make one long line out of the pre-chorus bit ("well, I'll be there...") but you keep us hanging on for the resolution which is just something I don't really have in my vocabulary.

One idea that struck me was that maybe "don't like to share" should be the last line, to underline the cycle he can't break out of, and I think switching the second and third verses could work really well, also given the theme of the break section. A bit late to the party I know, but when you go on your world tour perhaps you could experiment with that...

Cool stuff (waltzes are usually cool and this is even cooler)...

[pompeyjazz]

Lovely song Paul. I just love that piano. I think the Bvs are excellent as well. Reminded me of some Neil Young stuff, Harvest Moon comes to mind. It's just the right length as well Imo. Great melody, some lovely chord changes and fills. Absolutely flipping excellent 

[PaulyX]

This is perfectly crafted Paulski.
Neither over-played nor under-played - it is just right in terms of number of instruments etc.  Each verse continues the theme but adds its own humorous touch.  The chord progressions in the outro are just excellent too, and round the whole thing off beautifully.  And as ever, note-perfect and characterful singing from you.
Top stuff.
PS Still looking forward to hearing "Drink from the Toilet" when it hits this board.

[Paulski]

Cheers for the comments guys - thanks for taking the time 

@Skub - thanks Davey - glad I didn't cross the cheese threshold for U (I thought I had  )

@adamfarr - cheers Adam - yeah I know what you mean about country - I don't listen to "new" country much myself - just sounds like "wanna-be rock" That verse switch is an interesting idea and I promise to try it when I take that world tour...

@pompeyjazz - thanks John esp the comment about the ivory tickling  And I do like 'em short - especially when it's a ballad. I find 3/4 really allows brevity to happen. I have no idea why 

@PaulyX - thanks Pauly. The chord progs are pretty old-school but glad they worked for you. Work on Drink from the Toilet is a bit constipated ATM but eventually I hope things will flow... 

[delb0y]

Excellent. But I knew it would be when I saw the title and the writer! Was only yesterday listening to Merle Haggard singing Swinging Doors, and this has the same feel and message.

No criticism, just to say that I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Brilliant piano, by the way

Derek

[Binladeda]

 Hey Paul

 Excellent Song    I think this country ballad style suits you
 very well.  Very relaxed, and tight    Love those smooth deep
 notes you get.  Lovely accompaniment and production.  Always
 great to hear a master craftsman at work 

 Love your work Paul.....excellent song

[Viscount Cramer & His Orchestra]

Love those country piano trills!

Bet you're sick of 'does what it says on the can' reviews but you nail your chosen genre/styles so well that it's inevitable.

Big tradition of country, drinkin' tearjerkers....what better to cry into than your beer....'What Made Milwaukee Famous (has made a loser out of me)' is one of my faves....just for the title alone!

Well here we've got another, deftly done, nicely played.

[Yodasdad]

Paulski,

Clever title/lyric/theme.

Enjoyed the tasty and proficient piano licks in this.

Clear imagery and storytelling as usual from you.

Liked the harmonic shake up at the end.

This is undoubtedly country but with definite Paulski stamp on it.

Good stuff.

Yodasdad

[Vintage54]

   Paulski,

      This is a hit, just great. I hear country songs on the radio selling millions that can't hold a candle to this, love it. When it comes to country, i usually like the outlaw kind, the kind that crawls out of the ditch, and though this occupies the middle of the road, it's still a winner for me. Thanks for letting me hear it.

                         Vintage54

[Royston]

Hi Paul

Enjoyed this song as I like Country music I like the theme the arrangement, and the performance was outstanding a very good write.

Royston

[shadowfax]

you should be writing for Broadway plays mate..certainly got the talent..

[Oldbutyet]

One of the thing i love about your songs is that they brings back great memories, not sad ones great ones, this one would be the highlight of any singalong night, in any bar in the world and as Kevin rightly said "you should be writing for Broadway plays"

Paul (Pie Annie)     Magic Man   

[Neil C]

Paul,
Love the lyrics as ever to a neat tune. I hope they're not autobiographical - no need to answer that.
Great middle eight and chord changes at the end as well.
Well song and lovely tinkling too.
Cheers
 
Neil