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Here's a new one, chock full of saxophones.



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Some Sunny Day

As you climb into the rafters
With a rope around your heart
When the pain is all you find
It can overwhelm your mind
Until you just can't tell an ending from a start

But some sunny day
You'll be laughing as the clouds roll away
And cry as you may
You know everybody needs that sunny day

And as you dread one more tomorrow
But not the hand that holds the knife
There's a voice inside your head
Who would rather see you dead
It will trade a peaceful lie for your life

But some sunny day
You will thank that lucky star you chose to stay
And cry as you may
You know everybody loves a sunny day

When the clock strikes the hour
When the push comes to shove
Can you turn around and save your love?

Some sunny day
You'll be laughing as the clouds roll away
And cry as you may
You know everybody needs that sunny day


©2014 by Mark Kaufman

Out of The blue, into the black...Hey Hey My My

You sound like Little Steven singing here.

Like the chicago horns.

Cool Harmonies.

Decent tune man, cool production!

Hi Mark,

Real nice song.
Liked it all, cool bass.

I thought this line was special....
But not the hand that holds the knife

and this section too.....
When the clock strikes the hour
When the push comes to shove
Can you turn around and save your love?


Calvin


http://www.soundclick.com/bands/0/calvinstewart

Great song, love the sax. It definitely has a Springsteen / Bowie of late 70s feel in the instrumentation. Great variation between verse and chorus.

If I understand the lyrics, this is about suicide with the chorus highlighting why it's better not to ?

Interesting that you changed line 2 of the chorus in the second iteration (which I like). Perhaps consider also changing in the third iteration, for example

"You'll be thankful that things ended up this way"

Really enjoyed it, thanks!

yeah Mark,i like the sax and most of all,the message.Mighty fine job.Mike

Mark,

What a great listen!

A little bit of everyone in there - which makes it quite original - and still familiar. So many cool tidbits - your attention to detail is awe-inspiring!

When do you get those horn parts in your head - before? during? after? I think it is a hard thing to do...

Totally enjoyed that.

floyd

Little Steven! That's a first...I'm getting raspy in my old age. Thanks Bugs!

Thanks Calvin—I always appreciate hearing what parts work for you. Cheers!

Hallo Dublin! Despite my German surname I have a lot of ancestors from there and from County Cork--Gilmores, Fosters and Greers. I really appreciate your thoughts, and I'll take a Bowie/Springsteen comparison any day. Thanks!

Thanks Michael!

Thank you Floyd! When do I get those parts written? It's always different for every song. In this case things came about pretty much in order of how the instruments were introduced...it began with that guitar riff and progressed to the bassline next. After thinking for awhile on it, it occurred to me that the bassline would sound awesome reinforced with saxophones, so I guess I didn't really write a horn part, I just had horns play the bass riff.

This song was actually going to be part of a pretty cool project with another songwriter, but we had to table it due to unforeseen circumstances. We were each going to write an instrumental song, completely record it, and then send it to the other writer to finish off with vocals and melody. We would have ended up with two songs started by one writer and completed by the other. It was something neither of us had tried before...a collaboration in which each writer has complete autonomy, both in writing our own original instrumental song as well as in finishing the other writer's instrumental song in any way we liked. I hope to try it again someday. But the point is, this song was completely finished as an instrumental before I even thought about lyrics and melody.

It sort of recharged my batteries, writing something that way. I've never done that, completely finishing the music tracks before moving on to melody, harmony and lyrics. That's actually the way David Bowie normally works, always just focusing on completing a full musical bed before even thinking about melody and lyrics. Really an interesting way to do things, and brings on a lot of surprises. I never would have dreamed up a song like this if I hadn't done it this way.

Thanks again for the listen!

You gotta love it, real music

Wow! What an inventive, different and effective lyric. Great vocal that sits perfectly in the mix. Soooo much happening. Did you mix it? Kudos. A fine project.

No doubt. This is a real smoker... the vocal harmonies are sweet and the arrangement and instrumentation are on point.
Digging the classic groove, especially liked the break.

Mark, you are killing it from start to finish.

Are they live drums?

Hey, Mark...

In agreement with everyone else here. Love the saxes. At the end, love the pause...then BAM...to the ending part. Wild and creative and enjoyable listen. Good work!

Nice work here Mark! Really enjoy all the instrumentation. Really good musically to my ears. Everything fits great together.

Talent man...you got it!

Ricky

great song, and great rock sound! there's so much to hear within it, it's a powerful arrangement! bravissimo, well done

Hi Mark,
I'm in agreement with the crowd -- super cool song -- it sounds great!!
Lisa

Mark,

Loved it, for me a little like Billy Joel. Especially cool arrangement here!

steady-eddie.

Hey Mark ...

Man, I sure have missed you and your great music! I've told you this before but repeat it at the risk of being uber-redundant: Your song "El Dorado" is one of my all-time favorites. It blows me away every time I listen to it.

And now, another fave by you! It's all been said, so I'll just echo the sentiments already expressed ... fabulous!!!! You're a studio genius, my friend. And not too shabby as a composer, musician and singer. Great stuff, Mark!

Al

PS: Loved that abrupt ending!!!

Great work all around. This tune has a real Joe Jackson feel going on. Man, what a production!