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An older song of mine recorded recently. I have no idea where all the semi-religious references came from - it was pretty much stream of consciousness. It's a bit repetitive, right down to the intro. I grew up on hand me downs - they still seemed new to me, though. Not much more about this one that I can think of.
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Lyrics
sunlight pouring down
yellow wrapped around the heavens when
amber burns to brown
as winter preys upon the autumn rain again

I can feel the wind upon my face
lifts me up, makes me lose my place
pick me up, if just to pass me around
nothing pleases like a brand new hand me down

heaven's falling down
if you could hear the angels, what would they say?
Such a lovely sound
I would listen but I can't hear much today

I can feel the wind....etc

say a prayer for me
are you there for me when I fall down?
I'm in ecstasy
I would force a grin but I can hardly frown

still, I can feel the wind upon my face
lifts me up, makes me lose my place
pick me up, if just to pass me around
nothing pleases like a brand new hand me down
Song Stats
Hits: 1616
Comments: 29
Fans: 13
Plays: 126
Downloads: 73
Votes: 7
Uploaded: Nov 21, 2007 - 01:27:30 PM
Last Updated: Dec 06, 2007 - 02:24:13 AM Last Played: Nov 09, 2009 - 04:29:19 PM
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Comments
Feter said 735 days ago (November 21st, 2007)
Brand New Hand Me Down
Wo man ..cool guitar work here .your singin is
gorgious .perfect lyrics .for some reason I feel
this belong to Rock folk dunno maybe my ears are wrong?
just Top my friend !!!
Brian D said 735 days ago (November 21st, 2007)
thanks
glad you like it. I never know how to categorize these songs. It seems very poppy to me - thats why I chose that category. anyway, thanks for listening. you were quick on this! I just posted it.

cheers!
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gail60 said 735 days ago (November 21st, 2007)
another nice one
Brian, I always enjoy your voice. Great singer! This is a nice song. Really liked the lyrics and the music. I loved the semi-religious references btw~ This is not a hand me down song. It is top notch all the way! Great job!
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Brian D said 735 days ago (November 21st, 2007)
thanks
you're sweet. I'm glad you think so highly of it. I'm kind of ambivalent about it. I just recorded it to tidy up my unfinished stuff. I'm cleaning out the attic, so to speak.

thanks for listening !
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lengold said 735 days ago (November 21st, 2007)
Brian this is
gorgeous. I wish you'd come and clean out my attic. Your songs make me feel very humble. I know your songs well enough to know that this going to be a favourite, it will grow and grow. I think 'Catchy' should be your middle name. Superb.
Cheers
Len


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Brian D said 735 days ago (November 21st, 2007)
stop! don't stop!
you've giving me a swelled head! I'm glad you like it so much. I wasn't gonna put it up here as I wasn't so sure about it. now I'm glad I did!

thanks again

PS I'm mastering a lot of these songs to put up on iTunes, CDBaby, eMusic, etc., as I write this. The unmastered versions will stay up on here and be available as always. I'll let you know when they're up. the mastered versions sound pretty damn good (soundwise).
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lengold said 735 days ago (November 21st, 2007)
Brian
...No download..... Help!


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Brian D said 735 days ago (November 21st, 2007)
thanks!
.... and there you go with the download. I was confused by the new upload dialog buttons.
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sloparts said 735 days ago (November 21st, 2007)
Wow
This is a great song with a stellar arrangement. Love all of it. The guitars, the vocal, the lyrics, the whole feel of it. It's just outstanding Brian. Kudos to you for a really great piece of work.

You really could categorize this as Country Rock, Folk Rock, Pop, or maybe best of all as a Crossover song. You choose.

Ed
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Brian D said 735 days ago (November 21st, 2007)
thanks!
I love music that has a little twang to it. I love all that alt country stuff. I was weened on Neil Young (and Glen Campbell doing all those great Jimmy Webb songs as a tot - my mom had his albums - i liked them cuz they were on Capitol - the same label as the Beatles!)- I guess it started there. perhaps I should call these songs 'folkcountryrockpop'. a whole new genre!

thanks for listening!
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said 735 days ago (November 21st, 2007)
Unbelievable!
Absolutely unbelievable. Well, actually, not at all unbelievable, because I know your stuff and it is all AWESOME.

Top notch all the way, man. I've told you before though, I love your sound.

An inspiration to say the least. Keep them coming oh Great One. :-)
Brian D said 734 days ago (November 22nd, 2007)
thanks!
thanks for the praise! you're giving me a swelled head!
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ktb said 735 days ago (November 22nd, 2007)
prolific
Man, the great ideas and continuity of high end trax you make just floors me. This is great. As always the perfect blend of your fine vocals on an outstanding instrumental bed. bravo
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Brian D said 734 days ago (November 22nd, 2007)
thanks
I'm glad you like it. It's funny - I really wasn't sure about this one - what do I know? anyway, thanks for always listening!
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Scott Carmichael said 735 days ago (November 22nd, 2007)
You're no doubt
One of my fav tune-smiths @ MJ... your heart felt craftsmanship, and perfect productions... along with vocal perfomances that shine... no exception here...
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Brian D said 734 days ago (November 22nd, 2007)
thank you
I'm really humbled by the praise. thanks. it makes all the work worth it.

happy thanksgiving!
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pablatone said 735 days ago (November 22nd, 2007)
Very cool
Man, thank you so much for sharing your tunes here! I don't have any critique to offer 'cause I think you have it pretty wired. So let me offer this- one of the things I appreciate the most about your songs is that they inspire me to put in the extra effort and make things "just right" when I'm tempted to let something that is a little off go by. Again, thank you Brian. Happy Thanksgiving.
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Brian D said 734 days ago (November 22nd, 2007)
thanks
you're quite welcome. its humbling to think someone would use me as a reference point when creating their own recordings. I'm glad you like my stuff and thanks for the nice comments.

happy thanksgiving to you, too!
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Ed Hannifin said 731 days ago (November 25th, 2007)
Only thing missing...
...is that arresting graphic element that makes the song LOOK cool in iTunes...

I love the lyrics and I love the vocals here... Nice sense of "light and shade" as Jimmy Page used to put it... Great use of space... Love the guitar playing... It's a superbly written song...

Ed
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Brian D said 729 days ago (November 28th, 2007)
thanks
I'm glad you like it. thanks for listening.

PS I love Jimmy Page - love his acoustic playing, too (Black Mountain Side, etc)
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craft said 729 days ago (November 28th, 2007)
Cool pop song
cool and fresh... Pro singing and playing. The lyrics are gorgeous. You have a great voice. Well done
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Brian D said 729 days ago (November 28th, 2007)
thanks
thank you very much. quite kind of you.
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mandolinquent said 729 days ago (November 28th, 2007)
The title
Can I just put a word in for the title? I know it grew out of the refrain, but the title made me want to listen... I love a song title which suggests something.
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Brian D said 729 days ago (November 28th, 2007)
thanks!
me too. the title actually came first - it took me a while to write a song around it. thanks for listening!



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psexnyc said 729 days ago (November 28th, 2007)
Wow!!
I love the way you make GarageBand sound. Makes me wonder what the heck am I not doing!

You got a new fan here!!
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Brian D said 729 days ago (November 28th, 2007)
thanks
thanks for listening !
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racerat said 723 days ago (December 4th, 2007)
yeah!
Brian,
Found you through the forum post about your new iTunes CD. Congrats!

This is a great song. Very poppy. I dig it. You have an amazing voice. I usually don't like to do comparisons, but you sound a bit like the vocalist from the Gin Blossoms. Anyway, great mix, nice combo of instruments, mandolin (?), harmonica. You have some nice chops. Catchy lyrics. new fav. quick D/L

Philip
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Brian D said 722 days ago (December 4th, 2007)
pine street
pine/scott here, glen park.

its ukulele!

thanks forlistening - glad you like it.

B
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timothy devine said 714 days ago (December 13th, 2007)
great sound
Good luck w/new CD
I'll be back latter for more
no time now
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