Original Country Ballad - "I Pretended She was You"

Nice sounds and mix Eddie.  

Thanks for listening and for the compliments, guys!  Again, if there's anything you think ought to be tweaked, please let me know.  I've grown accustomed to any flaws in there. 
 
Cheers,
Eddie
 

Timidi, thanks for listening and for the comments.  The vocal is loud, yes, but that is common to this style, I think.  Maybe I'll try pulling it down a bit.  And my concept of the song is a guy trying to explain his actions to his wife, who has found him out.    Good points, though ... keep 'em coming!
 
Cheers,
Eddie
 

Eddie, this is very good. Beautiful pedal steel. Is that you playing it? Nice vocals too. Great mix. The only thing that could make it any better in my opinion is some prominent harmonies during the chorus. But other than that it's great! Good job!

Eddie,
 
Love strings, love pedal and generally enjoy country / western  music. Playing is terrific and I like the mix. Vocals are prominent and that’s your intent – they sound good to me (but just a tiny bit too up front for my ears).
 
So there you have it – a solid country tune, fit for bar-rooms, honkey-tonks and 18 wheelers.
 
You did ask for crits/suggestions and I have none but two things did occur to me as I was listening.
1)      Lyrically, I don’t think there’s a person on earth dumb enough to hear those words “I pretended she was you” and even consider doing anything other than knocking you out.
2)      The pacing of the words. It felt like you were struggling to sing it so slowly – as if it would have flowed more easily if the track was a bit faster.
 
 
Good job.

MannyNY
1)      Lyrically, I don’t think there’s a person on earth dumb enough to hear those words “I pretended she was you” and even consider doing anything other than knocking you out.
 

doncolga
Great title.  Fabulous rationalization...so does she buy it?
 

 
Thanks for the comments, guys.  As for the lyrics, the guy is struggling to rationalize his wrongdoing, but I'm not making it clear whether he's actually telling his wife, or just imagining doing so.  Interpret it as you wish. 
 
Cheers,
Eddie
 
 

Nice work.
 
Is that you singing?  I agree with the things mentioned above. The doubling is OK when used properly, and this is done too loudly. It should be barely audible to work right.  I normally keep my doubling at -24 db or there about... solo the vocal bus and you can hear it, but, in the mix, not so much, it just adds some fattening.
 
The vocal phrasing and flow are awkward in quite a few places. This indicates that, from a songwriting POV, it really needs to be re-written to flow better, and easier. You try to say too much in the given time.....so rewrite it to say it better in the allotted time and phrasing.....
 
The blatantly silly excuse ...I pretended it was you.....quite unbelievable..... I would look at that as part of the rewrite, assuming you plan to do so...... or leave it and move on.... I tend to move on quite often. But sometimes, the rewrites are well worth the time and effort. Of course, if you have "fallen in love" with this version, a rewrite is hard to do.
 
The style was classic 80's country.... Micky Gilly, urban cowboy time frame..... definitely not contemporary style for today's Nashville.
 
Aside from all that... nitpicking...... it sounded good.

Eddie TX
 
As for the suggestion that I rewrite the song, including the title, um, how about I just leave this one as is and write another one!  Cheatin' songs are a whole sub-genre unto themselves.  Lots of different angles to explore (no pun intended).  And of course the song's title is a silly excuse -- sinners have always come up with pathetic excuses.  This one's no different.

Guitarhacker
The style was classic 80's country.... Micky Gilly, urban cowboy time frame..... definitely not contemporary style for today's Nashville.

That's exactly what I was going for, buddy ... thanks!
 
Cheers,
Eddie
 

Well, to rewrite the song for a better flow was simply a suggestion..... I have a number of tunes I have been prompted to rewrite by the powers that be, however, after having rewritten them several times already, I decided to "let them be" and simply move on as well..... guess it all depends on what the end goal for the song is.....
 
 
Classic 80's country... yep, you nailed it and BTW..... I love that era in country music.....