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As has been said, this is very good. Well structured, gets the point across.

I'll third the motion for more imagery. It's easy to OD on imagery for its own sake, but adding some pictures would realy spice this piece up.

Also, a few potential tweeks:
Will I ever call you my friend again? Just dropping the "my" hear might sound more natural.
Tomorrow it won't feel as strange This sounded ackward to me, as in, I don't think I'de ever say that. Maybe something like "Tomorrow is a better day", or "Try again another day". Neither of those are particulary good, but you get the idea.

Keep it up.]]> Sunday Songwriters Group SlowPlay https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/week-42-long-lost-friend/#post-195623 https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/week-42-long-lost-friend/#post-195566 Sat, 26 Aug 2006 20:13:00 +0000
This seems to come across as a regret filled piece which is backed up by some good imagery. As David says I think you need to maintain the use of imagery in there.

Otherwise good stuff - the bridge has me intrigued as to how that will play with the rest of the song. I'm interested to hear that.

Good stuff

Bob :wink:]]> Sunday Songwriters Group Bob https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/week-42-long-lost-friend/#post-195566 https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/week-42-long-lost-friend/#post-195347 Fri, 25 Aug 2006 04:32:38 +0000 Sunday Songwriters Group Dneck https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/week-42-long-lost-friend/#post-195347 https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/week-42-long-lost-friend/#post-195315 Fri, 25 Aug 2006 02:32:13 +0000 welcome back, Im hearing a simple guitar in a minor key for this. I like it and I like the concept of time still slipping away even as you are singing the song. This bit:
We'll meet again
But not today
Tomorrow it won't feel as strange Good work, I look forward to hearing it, "not today, Tomorrow it will sound just as good", just a little para-phrase, sorry I couldnt resist :D .

cheers

Paul]]> Sunday Songwriters Group pbee https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/week-42-long-lost-friend/#post-195315 https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/week-42-long-lost-friend/#post-195312 Fri, 25 Aug 2006 02:14:03 +0000
There's a nice melancholy to this that takes hold right from the first stanza. I think it might make things stronger to stick with the concrete imagery that you use in the first part of the first verse in the second, so instead of:
Seasons fly by
The leaves, they fall
We never
Spoke again at all

I wonder
Do you think of me?
Now you face
Fading from my memory You might try something like:
Seasons fly by
The leaves, they fall
We never
Spoke again at all

I wonder
Do you think of me?
While faces like photographs
Fade from memory Granted, that's not very original, but I think that you want to have some tangible objects on which to hang your intangible melancholy.

The chorus is very strong, especially the "...we'll meet again, but not today..." part, which again adds to the general wistfulness of the song.

Any ideas as to music?

Looking forward to more.

Peace]]> Sunday Songwriters Group David Hodge https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/week-42-long-lost-friend/#post-195312 https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/week-42-long-lost-friend/#post-19936 Thu, 24 Aug 2006 13:07:00 +0000

Long Lost Friend

Verse 1

Seasons fly by
The leaves, they fall
We never
Spoke again at all

I wonder
Do you think of me?
Now you face
Fading from my memory


Chorus

But what now?
Do we somehow
Meet up and try not to feel strange
Long lost friend
We'll meet again
But not today
Tomorrow it won't feel as strange

(But I know it will)


Verse 2

The years fly by
How we all change
If we ever meet up
Would I seem the same?

Been so long now
Are you sill around?
Don't know I could even
Find you face again


Chorus

So what now?
Do we somehow
Meet up and try not to feel strange
Long lost friend
We'll meet again
But not today
Tomorrow it won't feel as strange

(But I know it will)


Bridge

Will I ever see your face again?
Would I know your voice if you called to me?
Will I ever reconcile this pain?
Will I ever call you my friend again?

Would I know you if you passed me in the street?
Would I know it was you, if you said “Hi” to me?
Would I shake your hand, shed a tearful grin?
‘Cos with a long lost friend, where would you begin?


Chorus

So what now?
Do we somehow
Meet up and try not to feel strange
Long lost friend
We'll meet again
But not today
Tomorrow it won't feel as strange

(But I know it will)

We'll meet again
My long lost friend
Somewhere
Somehow
And it'll be OK

We'll meet again
My long lost friend
But not today
Tomorrow it won't feel as strange
Tomorrow it won't feel as strange
Tomorrow it won't feel as…..

Strange

Comments welcomed as always!

Pete]]> Sunday Songwriters Group Embrace_the_Darkness https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/week-42-long-lost-friend/#post-19936