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MP3 songs for Review/Critique / Re: Something About Leavin (re-written)
« Last post by popitup on September 11, 2026, 09:51:09 pm »
Mostly, I was suggesting in the first verse you could add something like  . . . long time back, or many years ago, to set up the timeline up for a first time listener. Eventually, they will get it, the way you've worded it, but it could be stronger with some kind of opening clarification. Even something simple like "years ago, that's all Dad said", and in the second verse "my son, now a college man"
It's tricky to tell the story of a life in a 3 minute song, so any small thing to help the listener get it along the way can be helpful. As I mentioned the emotional part is all there, just a few small things . . . BTW, I really like it !
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MP3 songs for Review/Critique / Re: Something About Leavin (re-written)
« Last post by redwriter1 on September 11, 2026, 08:17:27 pm »
I think you did a great job on this . . . the storytelling and the emotion of it all really comes across for me. You could probably add a few things here and there to clarify who's talking, and maybe the first verse could help the timeline a bit (eg. thirty years ago . . .)

I notice on the Suno site the song title says "AND THEN HE SAID SOMETHING", maybe that was your original title ? Definitely go with "Something About Leaving"
Well done, good song !
Bruce

Yeah I have to edit the title, thanks for correcting that............
V1 Dad is leaving because there's a divorce
V2 Son is leaving for college
V3 Dad is dying of cancer in the hospital (thus the 'don't care about the stages)

I had to say 30 years to show the passage of time.  If you have a better line........... I sure will change it,!!  There should be a better way of saying it that's for sure, I just couldn't think of one.
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MP3 songs for Review/Critique / Re: Something About Leavin (re-written)
« Last post by popitup on September 11, 2026, 07:20:57 pm »
I think you did a great job on this . . . the storytelling and the emotion of it all really comes across for me. You could probably add a few things here and there to clarify who's talking, and maybe the first verse could help the timeline a bit (eg. thirty years ago . . .)

I notice on the Suno site the song title says "AND THEN HE SAID SOMETHING", maybe that was your original title ? Definitely go with "Something About Leaving"
Well done, good song !
Bruce
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MP3 songs for Review/Critique / Re: Something About Leavin (re-written)
« Last post by redwriter1 on September 11, 2026, 01:28:03 pm »

Looks like you changed the last lines in the verses and choruses....

Yes, I think it does clear it up... 

Nice job...

Well I actually changed alot, including the whole bridge, but the main thing was instead of "that's all "he" said... I changed it to "that's all Dad said" so we know who's talking.
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MP3 songs for Review/Critique / Re: Something About Leavin (re-written)
« Last post by Tex on September 10, 2026, 09:22:40 pm »

Looks like you changed the last lines in the verses and choruses....

Yes, I think it does clear it up... 

Nice job...
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MP3 songs for Review/Critique / Re: Something About Leavin (re-written)
« Last post by redwriter1 on September 10, 2026, 07:54:15 pm »
Now that you told me what you was going for I can see it, but the first time I listened I was confused. You might see what others say.



I re-wrote it, is it clearer now?
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MP3 songs for Review/Critique / Re: Something About Leavin (re-written)
« Last post by Tex on September 09, 2026, 08:15:08 pm »
Now that you told me what you was going for I can see it, but the first time I listened I was confused. You might see what others say.
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MP3 songs for Review/Critique / Re: Something About Leavin (re-written)
« Last post by redwriter1 on September 09, 2026, 05:38:51 pm »
I see what you're saying, but if I spell everything out, it's not really the art of songwriting for me.  I will look at it again.
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MP3 songs for Review/Critique / Re: Snow Storm In July
« Last post by Tex on September 09, 2026, 03:21:19 pm »
Thanks for your comments Kay-lynn.  Like you've said it's always a work in process. 
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MP3 songs for Review/Critique / Re: Something About Leavin (re-written)
« Last post by Tex on September 09, 2026, 02:08:04 pm »
You might want to find a way to make that a bit clearer.
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