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Thanks so much Mark, a compliment from the master means a lot :)

Dude, I'm floored by that. Thank you so much for that, that truly means a lot. That brought a little tear to my eye (more than one, to be honest).

Thank you so much. IF you like the looperman version, maybe you also want to check this one: https://youtu.be/ukBUDm18JAw

Wow. I need a walk, that was huge. I have to stop reading your comment or I'll really burst into tears. Thanks man (person (banana)).

Thanks Mykael! We know each other's taste and that makes a comment like that extra wonderful.

I'm not sure I could actually do it, but I'd love to try to write something for you to record. Drop me a DM if you would consider that (and no worries if you have your own sources).

Thanks a lot Wayne and glad to have you back. Hope life doesn't overload you too much!

Hey buddy of course Manuela is sincere, nobody is thinking otherwise! I live her very much and she is always incredibly helpful. I really really appreciate every comment she makes and I totally appreciate every critical comment. Those are the best comments, and I wish everyone would do that!

They don't even have to be nice, but Manu always manages to do it in a respectful way. She has years of experience and a wealth of knowledge and it's totally amazing and great she shares some of that here. Couldn't be better.

Also, don't hesitate to give me similar advice. I'm very sorry if I gave the impression I didn't like it - the opposite is true. 1 comment saying "ooh, this is a bit XYZ" is 100 times more helpful than 100 comments saying "yeah great" (although of course I also like those ;) )

Again, I love what Manu said, but I felt I knew her well enough to also make a little joke :) my apologies if that wasn't clear to you :)

All good my man! Thanks for listening and commenting, even commenting that the reply wasn't clear is a useful comment, so thanks for that!

Thanks a lot Paul, that is very much appreciated :)

Your production values are so much better, and I have to say I enjoyed the structure of your song just fine. I gave it another listen and it's a really excellent track!
Maybe we need to set up an exchange - you produce my track and I do the minimum of (re)arrangements on yours :)

Thanks for listening my friend!

Thanks a lot buddy!! BTW This one also has a video now (**DANGER DANGER NOT VERY SUBTLE PLUG** ;) )
https://youtu.be/ukBUDm18JAw

Thanks so much for listening, really appreciated :) Especially when a track is a bit older you start getting these doubts... was that really worth it? Was that any good? So it's extra nice if somebody likes you takes that trouble and says "hey I liked this one!"

Thanks a lot Majid, much appreciated :) I hope you can hear the joy I had making it (and a bit of the pain in the lyrics)

Thanks a lot man! Still needs some work but this is one of those tracks I got really enthousiastic about when playing and then I just have to show it to people... so thanks for listening :)

That would be awesome! I'm tempted to improve some of it, but you know what? No. The original energy is nice, even if it isn't perfect :)

Let me know what it got you, even in a DM/mail (you have my mail I think). Thanks a lot Angie!

Cheers Paul! Thank you so much :)

Thanks so much Micky!! That means a lot!

Thank you so much buddy!!

Thank you so much Angelus!

I knew that you, Manu, Rita, as mothers would get the "to hell and back"... in their case, mother and baby genuinely almost didn't make it. The lyrics represent the conversation I had with him (with some tears) but I think many parents will still recognise the feeling.

Thank you for the compliments! :)

And yeah... I'm the opposite. People ask me how many grandchildren I have and are surprised to hear I don't have any (yet) ;)

Dank je wel Rita!!

He pas op he, Duits, niet Dutch ;) Ik ben Hagenees, dus dan had ik wel klehne Josefiene gezongen ;)

En ze heeft er al van genoten, begreep ik. Ze heeft heel schattig staan dansen op mijn liedje, en toen moest ik ook even een traantje weg pinken :)

Thank you so much Majid! {hug}

Thank you Attila, big fistbump back, your words are much appreciated and right back at you!

Sorry to hear about your loss!! Yes music helps us deal with our happy and our sad moments - and sometimes it can make something good come out of a bad situation.
Btw that's a 6 hours trip from where I live to where you live - I can sort of get wanting to distance yourself from London, but holy carp man, that's a lot of distance ;)

Thank you Michael!!

Hi Ian, thank you so much for the great comment! Much appreciated :)

Wow Micky, that's an awesome comment. The prasie makes me blush and thanks a lot for the tips!

The current drums are sort of placeholders in midi. Drums are still my weak point; recording live drums is hard (harder even than playing live drums) and the accoustics in my practice room are absolute horse shizzle, so even with a decent 4 mic setup it still sounds like bleh.

I got an electronic drumset hoping this would make recording easier, but they sound worse, so... I keep trying.

One way that seems to give decent results is to record live drums on a single mic aimed at kick/snare, then enhance them with midi/samples... but this still takes time... and I have too many projects :D (oh, and a full time job and a life of course)

I'll keep trying! And thanks so much for the encouraging words!

That's a lovely comment mate, that just made my whole day!

Many thanks from a banana lover,

B.