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This story is a poem sent to me by Lesley Sawyer from a blog on her MySpace site and I put it to music and am posting it so she can hear it and maybe see if it's alright. We don't know who wrote the poem. If anybody does please tell me. j mt
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facemask93 said

Nice , i like your tunes lots man

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Same old story. Something just broke and I think it's my heart. It wasn't an arrow. It wasn't a dart. Mighta been a meteor that tore it apart Something just broke and I think it's my heart. Something just broke and I think it's my heart…
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facemask93 said

Great song man , put a smile on my face

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One night this lady, unbeknownst to me, on the verge of suicide, asked me to write a happy song for her. Instead of killing herself, she left her husband. Now she's married to someone else and is acting very happy, herself. UPDATE: She killed…
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lgh said

This is a nice song. I enjoyed it. LG

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Do you see that girl? Do you see that boy? Walking hand in hand? They're on top of the world. Can you see that boy? Can you see that girl? Kissing in the park. They're on top of the world. I can see that girl. I can see that boy. Walking…
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lgh said

Love it! LG

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Do you see that girl? Do you see that boy? Walking hand in hand? They're on top of the world. Can you see that boy? Can you see that girl? Kissing in the park. They're on top of the world. I can see that girl. I can see that boy. Walking…
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Wildgeas Music said

Perfectly Taylored. Fits nicely!

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Do you see that girl? Do you see that boy? Walking hand in hand? They're on top of the world. Can you see that boy? Can you see that girl? Kissing in the park. They're on top of the world. I can see that girl. I can see that boy. Walking…
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thetworegs said

Nice and lively...the glass is half full never empty...keep looking forward kinda song...love those Trumpets

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Do you see that girl? Do you see that boy? Walking hand in hand? They're on top of the world. Can you see that boy? Can you see that girl? Kissing in the park. They're on top of the world. I can see that girl. I can see that boy. Walking…
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crackitopen said

Joyous!Like the trumpet....an announcment...

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HAPPY Everybody asks me why I'm so happy They will get the message when they see your face... (C) 2011 Royal T Music Buddy Holly's music has been very central to my life. Sometimes I try to write a Buddy Holly song.
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kavin. said

Yeahh!! I detect a pattern here..

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A friend of mine, a drummer named Don Landry, put this together and I added voices. He didn't ask me to but he said he likes what I did.
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Guest said

Crumbs, that's stirring stuff! Really well done. What a track!

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One night this lady, unbeknownst to me, on the verge of suicide, asked me to write a happy song for her. Instead of killing herself, she left her husband. Now she's married to someone else and is acting very happy, herself. UPDATE: She killed…
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Guest said

This is great. Lovely music and lyrics. Most tender.

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HAPPY Everybody asks me why I'm so happy They will get the message when they see your face... (C) 2011 Royal T Music Buddy Holly's music has been very central to my life. Sometimes I try to write a Buddy Holly song.
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Guest said

Well, what can I say. This is happy. Nice one! You can rock it too!

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HAPPY Everybody asks me why I'm so happy They will get the message when they see your face... (C) 2011 Royal T Music Buddy Holly's music has been very central to my life. Sometimes I try to write a Buddy Holly song.
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Permanent Tourist said

I really REALLY like this . . . . I really dig the hard sound. This rocks . . . very Beatleseque in a good way. Surprised I never checked out your stuff before now.

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A friend of mine, a drummer named Don Landry, put this together and I added voices. He didn't ask me to but he said he likes what I did.
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LimboManBand said

This is just plain terrifying! Musical imagery of truly epic proportion. I imagine they are hearing this in night skies over Libya tonight. Perhaps they'll stop murdering their citizens.

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For a short clip of of a video of this: https://vimeo.com/214337550/f68cc0c21b This song made me a professional songwriter when George Sluizer, the director of THE VANISHING, put it in the movie by that name. SWEET RAIN Key G G…
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Guest said

Beautiful soulful piece.

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For a short clip of of a video of this: https://vimeo.com/214337550/f68cc0c21b This song made me a professional songwriter when George Sluizer, the director of THE VANISHING, put it in the movie by that name. SWEET RAIN Key G G…
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Guest said

Beautiful song! Soooo lovely!

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One night after three month of no rain, as we were driving home from singing at Gringos in Grapevine a splash of water hit the windshield. I said to myself, "Sweet Rain." I went home and wrote the song. It's on the soundtrack of a movie called…
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Guest said

Oh I lost this one, found it!!!

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I've been told that drowning is a dreamy way to go. THE ANGELS CRIED "NO!" He lived high on the mountain top He lived there with his love He tumbled to the valley deep When she gave him a shove And when he hit the valley deep It must…
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Guest said

All you need now is an Irish accent and you are now a folky!! Welcome to the club!

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(C) 2011 Royal T Music. LET IT GO 032011 Key - G I do a lot of walkin' so I find a lot of stuff I fill my pockets up with bolts and nuts Once upon a while I find a diamond in the ruff But mostly dimes and nickels in the ruts…
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Guest said

Yeah, love yer chorus there. Great song!

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Probably anyone who plays the guitar could write this song.... Someone asked if I was actually in Spain in 2003. Actually, 2000. Working on the movie, THE STONE RAFT with George Sluizer, from a book by Jose Saramago. Inspired by something Jenni…
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Guest said

Another lyricful gem from you JM.

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I had this house I had been working on and I had all my movie making stuff in it. It burned down. That's sort of like this song but not... WASTING OF YEARS by James Michael Taylor I have a brain that I must keep busy I have a heart with…
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crackitopen said

tender...

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