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Free
A new song. I decided last week to write something new.... with nothing but the title word, I started. All parts are me playing and singing.... Guitars and mandolin were fun to play...... drums are JS3 and the bass was midi played through Cake Sound center sample...... piano and B3 are not me. It's called "Free" .... reminiscing a bit and looking back, ahhhh those were great days .... as well as perhaps a bit forward too. https://www.box.com/s/3tmzt8ha1g96hplst04e Hope you enjoy it.....
My website & music: www.herbhartley.com MC4/5/6/X1e.c, on a Custom DAW Focusrite Firewire Saffire Interface BMI/NSAI "Just as the blade chooses the warrior, so too, the song chooses the writer "
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The Band19 
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Like this Herb. Pittsburgh Steel and Detroit Power. Nice to be free, now a daze it's just that not so fresh feeling... When I was 18, I had a good friend, "Joe Scopa" He was full of piss and vinegar. He was injured in an auto accident and close to the edge, but came back. And he would speak about the experience and say that it made him appreciate life more. I was partying with him one night, and he told me how earlier that day he pulled up to a light and looked over at an older man in a really nice car, Joe was in "Bessy" his old Camaro, and he said even though the man was clearly well off, he felt as though the man envied him because he was young and had his whole life ahead of him. The next day, Joe was killed in a head-on driving Bessy when her brakes failed. :-( But he was a free spirit. It's good to be free, because you never know.
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Sittin downtown in a railway station one toke over the line.
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Thanks.... I spent the most time actually on this write working on the second verse. I even re-wrote it completely this morning and recorded the vocal second verse in an hour around lunch time. Then I changed a line after recording it so I had to record it again..... and I could easily tweeze a word or two even now.
I was thinking about some of the guys I hung with in high school.... jacked up cars, nice paint jobs, big fat racing slicks, mostly Chevy and Ford, but one guy actually had an old funeral hurse that he jacked up and dropped in an engine with a turbo charger sticking through the hood..... very cool car. We all were concerned when they did the draft lottery.... to see who got lucky and who didn't.
Glad you like it.
My website & music: www.herbhartley.com MC4/5/6/X1e.c, on a Custom DAW Focusrite Firewire Saffire Interface BMI/NSAI "Just as the blade chooses the warrior, so too, the song chooses the writer "
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This took me someplace special Herb. Can't ask for more than that in a song.
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That's a compliment of the highest order Timidi
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Wow, no that surely gives a person something to think about. Very lovely song with a message for many. I'm free in the sense that I'm retired now and don't have to work, yet I'm thankful for the work I have had in my life. My freedom is creating my music, painting my pictures and praising my Lord. Comfort come in many form for many people. It is a big world we live in and I often think of those who have never in their entire life have known what it is to be free. This song would surely work for them. Great arrangement, vocals, instrumentation, production and mix. Very nicely done.
Peace be with you and blessings, John
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Thanks John. I simply started to write a song with the idea of FREE in it...and then what did that mean to a man at 3 stages in his life.... as a kid who really has no cares other than to be home when momma said to be home, as a young man facing the world and the draft in the 60's and then in the final days when losing loved ones ...and what is freedom in each of those situations.
I'm glad this is touching so many folks in a special way.
My website & music: www.herbhartley.com MC4/5/6/X1e.c, on a Custom DAW Focusrite Firewire Saffire Interface BMI/NSAI "Just as the blade chooses the warrior, so too, the song chooses the writer "
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Great work on this song Herb... I really enjoyed it...
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Thanks Frank.... it was a fun tune to write. I'm glad you enjoyed it.
My website & music: www.herbhartley.com MC4/5/6/X1e.c, on a Custom DAW Focusrite Firewire Saffire Interface BMI/NSAI "Just as the blade chooses the warrior, so too, the song chooses the writer "
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This sounds great Herb!! You really sang about a lot of things that reflect moments in my life and others that I can really relate to. This is really a great song!! And as for the loud comment I made a few weeks ago I wanted to let you to know that EVERYTHING for me at that time was too loud, I had just repaired some wiring on my monitor speakers and I missed one very important wire, but I got it fixed so now everything sounds as it should sound. I had a bad short and had to remove a section of wiring.
I really enjoyed hearing this one Herb!! Thanks for posting!!
Bobby
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Thanks for listening Bobby..... Glad you like it too.
My website & music: www.herbhartley.com MC4/5/6/X1e.c, on a Custom DAW Focusrite Firewire Saffire Interface BMI/NSAI "Just as the blade chooses the warrior, so too, the song chooses the writer "
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Lynn
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Great song, Herb. It was heartfelt and very warm. You have a way with words, and you express them very well. Congrats!
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Herb - a touch of Willie Nelson there - I really love this. Well done my friend.
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Lynn: Thanks, I really enjoy writing.... all sorts of things actually.... but song lyric has a special place in my heart. The art of crafting a song lyric is high on the level regarding the satisfaction I get from the activity..... love it... Thanks...
Mark.... Willie.... very good, I will take that as a compliment since I really like Willie. I'm glad you enjoyed it. Thank you.
My website & music: www.herbhartley.com MC4/5/6/X1e.c, on a Custom DAW Focusrite Firewire Saffire Interface BMI/NSAI "Just as the blade chooses the warrior, so too, the song chooses the writer "
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Great song and great production. I especially like the arrangement. Very tasteful. I'm hearing Willie Nelson too, which is a compliment!
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Folkeman: thank you for listening....
My website & music: www.herbhartley.com MC4/5/6/X1e.c, on a Custom DAW Focusrite Firewire Saffire Interface BMI/NSAI "Just as the blade chooses the warrior, so too, the song chooses the writer "
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Makke
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enjoyable music.. nice song and performance..
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Makke: thank you for taking the time to drop in and listen
My website & music: www.herbhartley.com MC4/5/6/X1e.c, on a Custom DAW Focusrite Firewire Saffire Interface BMI/NSAI "Just as the blade chooses the warrior, so too, the song chooses the writer "
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Nice ballad Herb. Pretty melody too!
Daryl
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Sounds Really Good Herb ...Nice Mix!!!!!!
Whoa.... to you ...oh...earth and sea...
for the devil sends the beast with wrath.....
because he knows the time is short.....
let him who hath understanding.....
reckon the number of the beast.....
for it is a human number...
it`s number is.....
666 So if JESUS rose from the DEAD Does that mean he`s the ORIGINAL ZOMBIE?
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ohgrant
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Great song Herb, Love that instrumentation, tremolo picking during solo was sweet. Great lyrics that I can relate to. Pittsburg steel and Detroit power. I worked for many years at the last of the big Pitt steel plants once called Wheeling-Pittsburg steel; it’s now being dismantled and sold for scrap. You have a way of writing tunes that I can relate too. Great tune here.
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Daryl, Alkie, and Grant.... thanks....The "tremelo picking" is a mandolin which I am attempting to learn how to play..... I was thinking about the guys who used to hang out back in the day who had those 1960's era muscle cars..... with the oversized tires and engines.....air shocks jacking up the back ends..... sweet paint and glass pack mufflers......
Thanks
My website & music: www.herbhartley.com MC4/5/6/X1e.c, on a Custom DAW Focusrite Firewire Saffire Interface BMI/NSAI "Just as the blade chooses the warrior, so too, the song chooses the writer "
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Hey Herb, This sounds nice. The mando part fits just right. How did you clone yourself to sing all those parts?  "All parts are me playing and singing.... piano and B3 are not me." 
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Hey, Herb, Excellent song with great songwriting and performances with a nice fusion of traditional Country and Americana! The lyrics and vocals are great, I like how the acoustic solos blend nicely with the mandolin, and the mix sounds fantastic. Really nice work, buddy!  Bob
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Scotty and Bob.... thanks for listening...
Bob, I really like this genre.... unfortunately it's not very popular these days..... but I still love it.
My website & music: www.herbhartley.com MC4/5/6/X1e.c, on a Custom DAW Focusrite Firewire Saffire Interface BMI/NSAI "Just as the blade chooses the warrior, so too, the song chooses the writer "
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MannyNY
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Herb,
Thought I’d replied already - this is what happens when I listen at work. I like this genre , it can come across as hokey at times but more often than not I find it comforting (especially when it leans towards the Americana side of the tracks). Good stuff all around - lyrics, music and performances are all on the money. You’ve got the kind of voice that makes me “trust” you. Not sure why. This is some form of compliment (a poorly worded one?) and your voice is perfect for this type of song. A+
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Manny, that's an interesting way to phrase it.... it makes sense to me. Thank you.
My website & music: www.herbhartley.com MC4/5/6/X1e.c, on a Custom DAW Focusrite Firewire Saffire Interface BMI/NSAI "Just as the blade chooses the warrior, so too, the song chooses the writer "
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Hi Herb-
Really well done-- the whole thing. Lyrically was great, and the arrangement and mix were spot-on.
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Hi Herb, For what my two pen'orths worth, I tuned in to hear Herb Hartley and that's exactly what I got. ..........Nice one. ........ Regards, Vincent. PS....sorry about this firefox compression.
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Tom & Lost.... glad you dropped in to listen. Thanks...
My website & music: www.herbhartley.com MC4/5/6/X1e.c, on a Custom DAW Focusrite Firewire Saffire Interface BMI/NSAI "Just as the blade chooses the warrior, so too, the song chooses the writer "
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