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A song that Rick Babb started and I helped finish. (He brought me the first verse and the chorus and the music.) HERE COMES LONELY Ronnie says it's over but I don't believe I'm not willing to give up I'm not willing to see She's made up…
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HEY! I just had a GREAT idea! Hey... SAM THE LION... hey, you guys... hey, you, SAM THE LION guys... I watched the video of you guys doing your set of JMT songs... you had JMT on stage with you... (LOVED IT!) How about this... DO THIS SONG !! And have BOTH JMT and Rick Babb on stage with you! Maybe also do "Quiet Tonight" ??? Hmmm... start strong with HCLonely and then go softer with QT ??? Or... maybe start soft with QT and then break out strong with HCL ??? Hmmm... which way... which way... What a nice decision to have to make! BUT MAY I SUGGEST... do them... either, both, or all of them... as SAM THE LION songs! Do NOT simply "cover" the Babb/Taylor versions... own the songs. (that is... "own the songs" period... end of sentence!) I watched you SAM THE LION guys play on that "Songs of JMT" video... and after watching it, it is my firm belief... you guys can "own" any damn song you want!

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A song that Rick Babb started and I helped finish. (He brought me the first verse and the chorus and the music.) HERE COMES LONELY Ronnie says it's over but I don't believe I'm not willing to give up I'm not willing to see She's made up…
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Here is ANOTHER great Rick Babb song!

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This is a Rick Babb song. Hey! What's that sound You're not around The silence makes me see Just what you meant to me It's quiet tonight Ah, you're not coming back You drove away I watched you pack I can't hear a thing But the sound…
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Yes, this is a great song. When I was allowed the honor of choosing my own "Best Of JMT" collection, I am proud to say... in that collection, I included another great Rick Babb song... "Here Comes Lonely" You know, Jimmy... I think I have a CD... someplace, in some drawer or box... tossed in with my collection of JMT "Works In Progress" and my collection of... "Hey, JohnQ, here is new song I'm working on!" CD's... well, that CD I am thinking of... I believe it is called... something like... Babb-ylon... ??? Maybe even a Babb-ylon II... ??? Think I'll go look... see if I can find it... see if I can find them...

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The Winnowing Wind I feel the wind blow thru me Oh, please don't let it undo me Let it level and true me The Wind. The Winnowing Wind And here I stand, alone, against the wind, And, who am I to think that I Can stand alone against the…
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Very nice! I like the way you’ve composed this song; it is musically expressive of the central metaphor. Jenni Mansfield Peal

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The Winnowing Wind I feel the wind blow thru me Oh, please don't let it undo me Let it level and true me The Wind. The Winnowing Wind And here I stand, alone, against the wind, And, who am I to think that I Can stand alone against the…
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Greg Connor said

Wow! Beautiful lyrics and accompanying music.

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The Winnowing Wind I feel the wind blow thru me Oh, please don't let it undo me Let it level and true me The Wind. The Winnowing Wind And here I stand, alone, against the wind, And, who am I to think that I Can stand alone against the…
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I love the way this song moves the chords fluidly, appropriate to the subject. Very pretty! And I have felt the winds of change blow through me, as well as atmospheric winds, so I like the metaphor.

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THE SWING When I was a child we'd drive 200 miles To Gramma’s in the Spring I’d hop out of the car. Run to her back yard. Gramma had a swing The times have changed... And when I became a dad I took all the rope I had And tied it to…
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James Michael Taylor said

"That was brilliant. We are crying." Maria Moss

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THE SWING When I was a child we'd drive 200 miles To Gramma’s in the Spring I’d hop out of the car. Run to her back yard. Gramma had a swing The times have changed... And when I became a dad I took all the rope I had And tied it to…
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thetworegs said

Beautiful James

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DOG PARK Everybody meet me down at the DOG PARK If you need me I’ll be down at the DOG PARK Sunday afternoon and I’m bound for the DOG PARK Everybody gets along at the DOG PARK White and black and brown at the DOG PARK Nobody’s looking…
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Love it!Share it with everyone.

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THE SWING When I was a child we'd drive 200 miles To Gramma’s in the Spring I’d hop out of the car. Run to her back yard. Gramma had a swing The times have changed... And when I became a dad I took all the rope I had And tied it to…
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MinnesotaCoffeeTable said

The last note was from Colleen via the MN coffee table

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THE SWING When I was a child we'd drive 200 miles To Gramma’s in the Spring I’d hop out of the car. Run to her back yard. Gramma had a swing The times have changed... And when I became a dad I took all the rope I had And tied it to…
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MinnesotaCoffeeTable said

What a pretty but melancholy song. Truer words never spoken. Such a poignant visual.

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I wrote this at my dad's urging. He likes it. We sing it together. I have YouTube Video of it up. EULOGY He grew up in Clinton, Oklahoma Red dirt back yard, Gramma's place Honey suckle in a dust bowl Life as hard as limestone lace…
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I like what I am listening to.....

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Since my ear found your voice And my eye found your face All the sights and the noise Will never erase The song I started singing The song I sing today... (C) 2019 Royal T Music I wrote this about Violet.
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Greg Connor said

Beautiful and Heartfelt song!

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Yeah, I know. I can't understand it either. TESLA Who invented remote control? TESLA Who invented the fluorescent light? TESLA Who invented the radio? TESLA And who died alone and forgotten in 1943? TESLA So, you say now, “Don’t be…
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This poem is a master piece.

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M E L I S S A Key of G These are letters I like to say - M E L I S S A These are notes I like to play…… Letters that sparkle. Notes that jingle Make a little song in my heart There’s a song in my heart today - M E L I S S A I wish…
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I like it.

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Florencia - I would telll you the chords but I don't know what they are... The tide is going out in Avila I can feel it in my blood Here I am in South beach Florida Just like you knew I would Florencia, I've been waiting…
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Florencia Di Concilio It’s not the first time someone writes me a song, though it is the very first time I actually like it. I love the song, to tell you the truth! You’re awesome James Michael Taylor! You made my day. ❤️

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LANCASTER STREET Midnight in Cowtown. 90 degrees Too hot for a blanket. Too hot for a sheet The trash on the sidewalk is trying to sleep Breathing the bus fumes on Lancaster Street Sunshine brings tacos. Sunshine brings beans. Sunshine…
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James Michael Taylor said

Laurie Callinan - Its very beautiful. Love the line about the garbage trying to sleep.

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LANCASTER STREET Midnight in Cowtown. 90 degrees Too hot for a blanket. Too hot for a sheet The trash on the sidewalk is trying to sleep Breathing the bus fumes on Lancaster Street Sunshine brings tacos. Sunshine brings beans. Sunshine…
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James Michael Taylor said

Connie Pittman Ramsey Visually sorrowful and heartfelt.... Thank you James, once again, for going where most dare not go

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My buddy Lu Mitchell went the way of a song yesterday... Sad. MISSING LU I will miss you, now that you’re gone I will miss you, as I carry on I held your hand up a step or two Now I will miss you. I will miss you There are those who…
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Nice tribute. Thoughtful and to the point. She will be missed.

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My buddy Lu Mitchell went the way of a song yesterday... Sad. MISSING LU I will miss you, now that you’re gone I will miss you, as I carry on I held your hand up a step or two Now I will miss you. I will miss you There are those who…
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A beautiful tribute, James. We miss you too!! Jerry Lobdill

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