Last Goodbye

[Martin E]

This is my summer holiday song  Should hit the charts. Well when hyped enough.

A Roger McQuinn/Byrds type of song. I wrote the basics of the song in about 15 minutes I think. Lyrics and recording took a bit longer though 

Lots of sunshine and a cool beer within reach are well recommended while listening.

http://www.martin-e-music.nl/mp3/lastgoodbye.mp3

[zeoy]

Although the Byrds references are quite obvious it sounds very fresh. Very sweet little song and singing, harmonies and overall production is flawless as always.
Thanx for sharing Martin

[kara]

ok, I want that beer 

As usual nice idea, good recording , very good production 
I don't know if it will hit the charts, perhaps if we had some kind of 50-60's revival   

And do me a favour and get that bass a bit clearer in the mix 

k

[Laguna Rising]

Hi Martin
I have my beer but no sunshine, it's still raining and it seems it won't stop

That's a very nice track, and I like the singing and playing in it.
Your mix is very clean indeed, and there are no muddy tracks or notes (as I have in mine :envy:)
You have a natural talent for catchy vocal lines, well done

Cheers

[Martin E]

Thanks for listening Zeoy, Kara and Laguna

It's an uncomplicated song and not pretentious as such.

@Kara Although getting the bass right in the mix is, I agree, one of my problem area's. I don't think it's really that bad in this one. But I'll have a critical listening again.

@ Laguna  Still having rain We've been having sunshine and 30 degrees Celcius since last week.

[Max el Belga]

This is definitely and without any doubt a potencial HIT ! It even passed the most severe test I know and in a way that I´ve never seen before.
To try out a mix and to listen to it more "objective", with some distance, I open my monitoring room, put the mediaplayer on repeat and go doing something somewhere else in the house, while listening.

If the wife´s at home she often asks me to shut off that blimy... before the song reaches the end...
Your song kept on playing and playing...  If I shouldn´t have stopped it myself it would still be playing !
Now I just have to find a way to get it out of my head !

As you mensioned too, it´s not enough to write a hit to make it a hit though...

Wonderful song !

Max... .. .

PS : If I were Kara and would like to become filty rich, I´d put your song with a smashing promotion campagne on the market !

[Martin E]

This is definitely and without any doubt a potencial HIT ! It even passed the most severe test I know and in a way that I´ve never seen before.
To try out a mix and to listen to it more "objective", with some distance, I open my monitoring room, put the mediaplayer on repeat and go doing something somewhere else in the house, while listening.

If the wife´s at home she often asks me to shut off that blimy... before the song reaches the end...
Your song kept on playing and playing...  If I shouldn´t have stopped it myself it would still be playing !
Now I just have to find a way to get it out of my head !

As you mensioned too, it´s not enough to write a hit to make it a hit though...

Wonderful song !

Max... .. .

PS : If I were Kara and would like to become filty rich, I´d put your song with a smashing promotion campagne on the market !

Thanks, Max. I know all about these severe tests and about wives of musician. They are a special breed. I happen to have one myself.

This is how it goes:
She: "Oh well that's not a bad song Martin but I think you should get someone else to sing it because you really can't sing" "You used to sing much better" He: You will find when listening to my old recordings that I was singing off key half of the time" She: "I don't care what you say I liked your voice much better then" He: Well thanks for the support, Yvonne". She: "Your welcome".  He:

The funny thing was when I had finished the song I couldn't stop listening to it as well. Everytime it ended I would hit the play button again. Seemed to work that way for your wife too.

[Fred S]

Its a beautiful tune, Martin! Perfect in the vibe you were going for and sounds good to me in every respect. An A+ for the vocal melody

Listened to it a few times...enjoyed it a lot 

[FourthMansions]

This is very nice, Martin. Lovely tune and great singing and playing (especially the guitars.) It's highly infectious from the very first bar. This one's a keeper. Thanks for sharing.

[jura]

You have pretty firm and peaceful voice.

Thanks for sharing such music for free even it has commercial potential.

es

[Martin E]

Hi Guys.

Thanks for the comments and the listen. Much appreciated.

[Wyatt]

Martin,

You really have a smooth touch with this. You really have a talent for the instrumental/vocal blend. Very high on the re-listen-ability scale. I think I am getting what you are going for, finally..so I will stop trying to drag you to the front of the sound-stage and turn up your vocals.

Lovely performance; lovely production work..and you have a great voice, IMO..thanks for sharing that.

Wyatt

PS..I try to make sure I don't play anything for my wife until it's really-really finished..that may help..then again it may not..>shrug<

[Max el Belga]

Martin, this morning I did a test.  I showed some IMO amazing songs to someone with a very good nose for very good music.  Your song was amongst them.
Without any hesitation and without asking, the subject pointed to your baby and said : "That´s a realy good song !"

Congrats,

Max... .. .

[drboomboom]

Martin,

Love the twelve string. I hear Byrds alright, and a little Chad and Jeremy too. Great harmonies, recording, mixing and arranging...lyrics too. Wow, now there was a passage that sounded like the Association. Very happy and bouncy, yet whistful. Good stuff.

[Martin E]

Thanks Wyatt, Max and Dr BB.

@ Wyatt Thanks for the nice comments

@ Max. He didn't happen to be a A&R manager 

@ Dr BB Thanks, I don't know Chad and Jeremy but I do know the Association. I still have some vinyl records of them lying about.