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I pictured your white cat singing this.  She looks like she'd be sultry.  I really like your songwriting.  I find myself sketching out the form.  It's always very inventive.  Congratulations on finishing another great tune!

Laura, now you've done it. You've gone ahead and continued with being your own person.
 
Loved it.

Thank you to you all for the comments!
eph221, my white cat would have appreciated that :)
Synkrotron, thanks for your support :)
bapu, I seem to keep being myself no matter how I try not to be. :)
Wookiee, thanks for the tip about the mix. I've definitely heard OF Kate Bush, but I'm not sure I've ever heard her sing. I should check her out.

Thanks again,
LJ

Yea cool I like it ! Your vocals fit perfectly with this music you created , nice piece of work !
 
J.S.

This is my favorite of all the tunes of yours that I've heard.  It makes excellent use of your unique vocal abilities.  The song comes across really well despite some production shortcomings.  Laura, you should really consider letting someone help you on the production side.  I saw where James Yoyo volunteered, and I'm sure there are others who would be happy to help, myself included.  It would make a big difference in the finished product.

Thank you so much for your comments, Marshall, blue ice, Larry Jones, philz, and emerald soul (I'm sorry, I can't figure out how to "bold" your names on this device). I appreciate each and every one very much.

philz, I still wish more than anything that I were capable of doing what you suggest, but it's beyond me. So it seems that my only choice is to keep trying to do it myself and have it not sound good enough or not try to do music at all. I'm not sure which to choose any more.

Thank you, Lynn, for your very kind and encouraging comments. 
 
I actually thought about putting in some harmony and then decided that I'd been overdoing it with the harmony lately, but on second thought, you have a good point. It's very helpful to hear another perspective.
 
Right now though, I'm not sure about anything. I'm hoping it passes, though :)
 
Thanks again,
LJ
 

You always put a smile on my face.
 

stevec - Thanks for your comments; they're really making me think.
The instrument you mention is one of the Rhodes organ variations from the standard Kontakt library.
 
MarkusClinus - and you always make me want to smile back :)
 
daryl1968 - Why, thank you, Mr. '68 (if I may call you that)!
 
To all of you thank you very much for taking your time to listen and respond. :)
LJ

mgh , thanks for your comment - I have to tell you, you gave me a real laugh, because when I skimmed your message, I read,
 
"i actually like this less than your others simply because (...) it still sounds just like you."
 
And I agree with you :)

It's like another poster said...It's Skinnybones Lampshade.  Very catchy, if not a bit repetitive in the verse, nicely done.  Though, like I always say, bring up them drums a little!  Always love your stuff.

Added two harmonies and tried to improve the drums ... but it all disappeared somehow .... guess it's true there's no cure for stupid [pointing at me].

This is a quirky number --- to me that is a good thing!!!  It is not just the interesting way that you present your vocals but when it started I thought that it had a bit of an almost reggae feel to it (primarily some of the drum fills and a touch of the keyboard) but some where around the middle of the song it seemed to transition slightly to a more pop (or something else) feel.  I thought that was either very cool or perhaps my imagination.  I'll go for cool. 
 
I too liked the sparseness of this number and please put my vote down for some added harmonies.
 
Nice one!!!!

Hi Laura, this is a good demo of your song -- the vocals are upfront and understandable (and well performed), the mix is good and the arrangement is interesting.  (A nit:  too many snare hits repeating that kinda drag down the feel a bit.)  Your chord changes, as usual, are very interesting while your guitar playing is crisp and never ceases to intrigue the listener.  
 
You're a unique singer/songwriter.  You're not a software hobbyist searching for that 'perfect' eq or a creator of sterile pastiche.  You've got soul.  Your demos sound fine.  Carry on.
 
I look forward to hearing you in 2017.  
 
Allan
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ABull, Allan, thank you for taking the time to listen to the song so carefully and for your kind and thoughtful critique. I look forward to hearing you in 2017, too!
 
jamesg1213, thanks very much for that cheery comment. It's much appreciated! 
 
Happy New Year. Wishing good health and happiness to you all! :)
 
LJ