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This is actually the first time anyone's taken one of my songs and rearranged it - I wasn't sure I'd like anyone "tampering" with my music, but I think you've done a pretty damn good job here John.

This is actually a very personal song to me - I wrote it, originally, just after I got divorced way back in 1984. I actually forgot about it for years - then I re-wrote it, as best as I could, for that particular SSG assignment. Back then, the main fingerpicking section was D C and G - for the SSG assignment, I tried to make it sound less like "More Than A Feeling" by using Dsus2 (200320) Cadd9 (x32030) and G6 (320030) for a slightly different feel.

It's strange sometimes - you get an idea for lyrics, you get a melody line, you put some music to it - and it's been done before. D, Cadd9 and G - just off the top of my head I can think of "More Than A Feeling," Rod Stewart's "Every Picture Tells A Story," Status Quo's "Whatever You Want" - although I believe both the last two were recorded in drop D - and Guns'n'Roses "Sweet Child Of Mine." All completely different songs, but all share the same chords.....

Anyway, thanks a lot, John - you've shown me that not all of my songs have to be done in the same old way, there ARE other ways to do them!

:D :D :D

Vic]]> Sunday Songwriters Group Vic Lewis VL https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/year-8-wk-40-time-again-mp3/#post-358435 https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/year-8-wk-40-time-again-mp3/#post-357798 Sun, 08 Aug 2010 17:37:19 +0000
Nice interpretation :D

I like the speaking sections and the mood/effect it has on the song.

Thanks for sharing.

James]]> Sunday Songwriters Group jamestoffee https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/year-8-wk-40-time-again-mp3/#post-357798 https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/year-8-wk-40-time-again-mp3/#post-39725 Sat, 07 Aug 2010 17:19:28 +0000
I was actually looking for some SSG songs to add to my song list as covers
when I found this wonder piece by Vic.

http://soundclick.com/share?songid=7090246

After playing with it awhile I realized I could add a preamble that would fit this
topic thereby killing two birds with one stone.
Changed a word here and there and made my own arrangement and came
up with this.

My apologies to Sir Vic I hope you approve

Time Again
(Vic Lewis with additional lyrics by John Roche)

http://soundclick.com/share?songid=9496424

Standing in the pouring rain
Trying to forget my past
And to the reflection in the window pane
I ask why nothing good ever seems to last

In my time I've done some stupid things
Been a fool not only to myself
But to those who tried to give me love
I turned away from their help

But if I could have my time again,
I don't think that things would be same,
No I wouldn't make the same mistakes
I couldn't be the cause of more heartache.

Now with hindsight I can see
The way I treated you like dirt
Now I know what I did wrong
How could I have caused so much hurt?

But if I could have my time again,
I don't think that things would be same,
No I wouldn't make the same mistakes
I couldn't be the cause of more heartache.

Now for the first time in my life
These eyes of mine can plainly see
That everything I've ever done
Was for the benefit of only me

But if I could have my time again,
I don't think that things would be same,
No I wouldn't make the same mistakes
I couldn't be the cause of more heartache.

:note1: :note1: :note1:

John]]> Sunday Songwriters Group Celt https://guitarnoise.forum/sunday-songwriters-group/year-8-wk-40-time-again-mp3/#post-39725