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I Like It As It Is

Uploaded November 10, 2013 1:47pm.

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This song has been sat on the marvellous mechanical mouse organ in the broom-cupboard for well over a year.

A few weeks ago I got a bit of a scare - the mouse organ nearly broke down (in the middle of sorting out Delta Dawn). While I was fixing it (we will, we will mend it…), I found this thing in a songwriting-demo form with a hip-hop beat, just two rather messy guitars, and a gorgeous but rather flawed vocal.

It got written at the same time as Cobwebs and I Like This Girl… but I didn’t know how to play/record this one.

When I found it the other week, I played it to Mrs R and she went “wow”… So I mixed the demo as best I could and sent it to Lala (muse/inspiration in this case).

I very nearly posted it on here as well… But this is what I could hear in my head when I listened to it, and the demo doesn’t sound like this at all…. So I fixed it up, replaced everything, and gave it some extra sparkles.

I’ll probably find now that Lala preferred it as it was. But I prefer it like this…

I Like It As It Is - A A J Russe

Please don’t change a thing
I like it as it is
There’s magic in your words
I like it as it is

When you come through my door
When you take a breath
When you raise your head
I like it as it is

And when you wonder
What can he see?
How can I tell you?
I can’t even think
I like it as it is

Please don’t change a thing
I like it as it is
Every time you sing
I like it as it is

And when you’re laughing
Laughing at me
How on earth could I tell you?
When I can’t even breath
I like it as it is

Please don’t change a thing
I like it as it is
Every time you sing
I like it as it is

Copyright (C) 2013 A A J Russe. All Rights Reserved.

Colleen Dillon said June 14, 2020 5:53pm

Perfect!!

Sister Savage said August 10, 2015 12:25pm

I love it as it is.

Sister Savage said August 2, 2015 9:58am

I really love that change up to the chorus. "And when you..." Swoon swoon.

Guest said March 11, 2015 11:13am

...always a tremendous amount of care and effort put into your music. Like it.

MemphisMaiden said February 16, 2015 9:26pm

Excellent !

Sister Savage said February 12, 2015 6:28pm

"And when you wonder..." gets me every time.

Sister Savage said February 12, 2015 6:19pm

There's magic in your words...

JR James said September 9, 2014 8:29pm

I missed this one. Really Nice Ballad.

Merry Bear said August 25, 2014 1:14am

Nice -- really, really nice.

thetworegs said August 17, 2014 9:32pm

I still like it as it is!!

H R Music said August 17, 2014 3:16pm

Wonderful piece. Enjoy the variety in your material.

Gary Fox said March 18, 2014 3:16pm

Great song, killer delivery! Love the tasty guitar parts.

thetworegs said February 24, 2014 7:36pm

Oh yes !!!...how did I miss this one ..great vocal as always and of course I like it as it is please don't change a thing .....

Guest said November 19, 2013 10:05pm

As usual, I am in awe. Great piece. Best of luck. Fan: Howard R Music

Roger M. Harris said November 16, 2013 4:11pm

A piece of magic ....... again :)

jip said November 15, 2013 4:54pm

Brill. (applause)

Guest said November 14, 2013 7:39pm

Lala loves it (as it is, *and* as it was.), X!

Guest said November 13, 2013 12:09pm

Me too.

Guest said November 13, 2013 3:52am

Pure pro work arrangement on all fronts. Like it

Guest said November 12, 2013 7:21pm

Best pipes soulful arrangement

Jason Earls said November 12, 2013 3:44pm

good song, excellent vocal!

another cultural landslide said November 11, 2013 10:45pm

Soulful brilliant vocal! w;-)

Nosda Cariad said November 11, 2013 6:37pm

And I like it as it is too! :)

FDR said November 10, 2013 4:40pm

Nice one!

Wildgeas Music said November 10, 2013 3:30pm

Real good man.

Guest said November 10, 2013 3:26pm

I like it a bunch.....So did Kimmy

Greg Connor said November 10, 2013 3:05pm

Beautiful Andrew!

Guest said November 10, 2013 2:17pm

Splendid.

Saved!