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I Dream You
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I’ve posted this “Naked” version because Mrs Russe wanted me to… :-)
It wasn’t “finished” in my mind - there was a certain amount of “orchestration” to come.
But I ended up liking the starkness of this version.
The original intention was that it gave you more of a comforting “cuddle”. But this sounds more like he wants to enfold you, he even believes he could enfold you, but in fact, as we can all hear, he’s probably not capable of bringing such comfort!
For/to RL
I Dream You - A A J Russe
Alone in the darkness
With no teddy-bear
If you don’t ask the question
You will not be scared
Beyond the curtain
And over the bed
The pictures are running
From the words that you’ve said
Well some things are true dear
You believe them or not
You carry your burden
And like what you’ve got
When you were younger
Before you’d been kissed
Before you knew better
You knew all of this
And I long to
Enfold you
Wipe those tears away
So I dream you
To free you
I dream you every day
You dance in the moonlight
And juggle the stars
I know you dance naked
And forget the scars
But still after all of this time
You’re not sure
Is that all there is
Or could there be more
And I long to
Be with you
And wipe those tears away
So I dream you
To see you
I dream you every day
Copyright (c) 2012 A A J Russe. All Rights Reserved
Howard R Music
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Thanks for the comments on Macho Chihuahua. Coming from you it is really a compliment.
Guest
said
Naked is always good! Great song!
Quite nice in this stripped down version ... love the subtle organ ... the simplicity adds to the sense of starkness and the melody is very effective with the words.
Guest
said
Wow, i like this song. It's great ...
Howard R Music
said
Great song. The way you sing it reminds me of an old Bloodrock tune, DOA. Best of luck.
Guest
said
A little Purple sounding! Pretty FN cool.
Andrew Russe
said
lol - the bass was an organ set to "hammer house of horrors", perhaps I overdid it! (The reverb on the vox is deliberately "chilly" as well) I wanted stark and lonely in the verses. But I also wanted comfort in the choruses - which is what the other instrumentation was intended to bring... but I've given up on that idea... it now sounds to me like the singer is incapable of bringing the comfort he offers, and he knows it... so I'll leave it them both to it :) And nope, I didn't steal the teddy bear... But mine were removed from me and given to my sister when I was about 8 years old... so I do know exactly what I'm talking about lol
Lady Jane
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odh is right; the bass feels a little sinister. Did you steal the teddy bear, Andrew?
odh
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Something slightly unsettling. Which is a good thing. Could be the treatment on the bass. I like...
Guest
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"I dream you every Day" Some tunes dont need a lot of stuff. Focused and moving
Nosda Cariad
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I'd agree with G. Connor: it already is a very nice song as is. And the relative nakedness of it fits the story pretty well.
Andrew Russe
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I'm reaching that conclusion too :) If I'd held it back and put the parts on that I was rehearsing that day it would have been fine... and possibly better... But I was trying them out today, and they seem surplus to requirements now! (Mrs R has got her way lol)
Greg Connor
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I like it. Why fill it up with more than you need. I think you captured it perfectly.
peterdonaghey
said
Wow this is awesome! Thanks for the comments on my tracks.. theres more on soundcloud if you like :) https://soundcloud.com/peterdonaghey
Lovely melody (and you carry it very well). Though I can 'hear' some more instrumentation and harmonies, this 'naked' version is not so shamed to be that way.
James Michael Taylor
said
Very nice... Like something in a musical. The voice doesn't sound like Freddy Mercury but has the dramatic tension...
thetworegs
said
Naked is nice ....loving the musical feel to it like something of fiddler on the roof ........beautiful vocal......
JR James
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Great writing and another tender vocal performance. I agree about the Naked version...BUT.....I Do here the orchestration you speak of going on and it should fit it well especially in a slow 3/4 tempo. Great work!
