Smile

Robert James

Okay, another 50/90 Challenge song. This started out it’s life as idea #17 and it now becomes finished mix number 4/50.

Another song that feels like not-being-shit was in its grasp but it didn’t quite get there. I think the dinky little wimp of a rhythm guitar tone might be the main offender this time. Either that or the two-echoey mix. I haven’t decided yet.

The lead and rhythm guitar signal paths are very similar this time. They both use a Les Paul Standard into a Klon KTR into an Analog Man King of Tone into a Fender Deluxe Reverb. The rhythm also used an Earthquaker Devices The Depths while the lead also used a Real McCoy Custom RMC10 wah and an MXR Carbon Copy Mini delay.

Chorus

Smile - Let it go - like you mean it

let it show - don’t you know

breath - let it out - that’s the standard

there’s no doubt - jump and shout

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Verse 1

Just goes to show you

Don’t you know this is the way

Just take a moment

look around and think it through

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Verse 2 and 3

I heard a rumor

is it true what can you do

So look around you

is it true all black and blue

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Outro

Just thinking it through

still hoping it’s true