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I've Been Down So Long
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A typical blues tune. More or less.
blues bluesrock
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One man recording the cobwebs of his mind; Shall we listen in?
One man singer-songwriter musician. Included here are songs written as far back as the late seventies, up to and including the present day. Four of the songs were recorded in the late 90's and make up an EP called Skies. Other albums include A Man Alone from 2002, and The World At Large from 2005. Since then, songs have been released singly as they've been completed. A new album is now available - Tales Of Love And Defiance (talesofloveanddefiance.com)
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Genre
Blues • Electric Blues
Charts
#845 today Peak #38
#139 in subgenre Peak #7
Author
Michael Carpenter
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2017 Michael Carpenter
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June 30, 2017
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MP3 5.2 MB • 160 kbps • 4:30
Story behind the song
Straightforward I-IV-V blues, but some odd timings here and there. I had the intro and most of the first verse for ages, but could never think of a line to finish the verse. Eventually I did, then wrote the remaining verses very quickly. A different guitar is used for each section. Recorded and mixed in Cubase, except for the vocals which were done with the TASCAM DP-32SD and transferred over. Instruments used: Drums - Band In A Box Bass - 1978 Fender Jazz Rhythm - Epiphone Casino Intro lead - Fender Stratocaster (Mexican) Middle lead - Gibson Les Paul Traditional Outro lead - Fender Jag-stang (Japanese) Vocals processed with Melodyne Video: https://youtu.be/1kpO1-ymdU8
Lyrics
Ive Been Down So Long Ive been down so long You know it looks like up to me Ive been down so long You know it looks like up to me Ive been down so long There ain't no lower left to be Well everything's so wrong I guess it must be right for me Yes, everything's so wrong I guess it must be right for me Now everything's so wrong It has to be my destiny I done lost my woman You know she walked right out on me I don't have no woman Because she walked right out on me When I lost my woman She said oh lord at last she's free Ive been down so long You know it looks like up to me Ive been down so long You know it looks like up to me Ive been down so long There ain't no lower left to be I've been down so long There ain't no lower left to be
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Michael Bennett
Jul 02, 2017
Sounds great!