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rhonda raye

By jwh on October 20, 2024 4:36 pm

it is Mom's birthday this week  big_smile

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i wrote this song for my Mom's 70th in 2022. i went a little wild with the original version (ended up going a bit power-pop w/ drums & a bunch of guitars & harmonies & guitarmonies), and even though she loved that recording i thought it might be nice for her to have a more chill version to listen to that felt more like i was sitting in the room singing to her.
so yeah, here's a live version i recorded this week with just a single guitar and vocal. ok!

XO

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Heartfelt and lovely. Continue to love your stripped-back songs. Absolutely inspiring. Need to try a guitar/vocal song only one of these weeks smile

The tones you’ve been pulling out week on week are fantastic - you’ve really been making the most of these minimal compositions, and the variety is fantastic - what did you use this time?

Happy Birthday Rhonda! What a lovely song and a lovely mom heart heart heart

I really like these live takes you've been doing. It really shows off your skill as a musician to get this all in one take. Beautiful song and singing. Well done!

Happy birthday mom! Really nice sound in the recording and, of course, great composition and vocals.

Beautiful hommage to your mommy. Moms are the best.

Nice sensible performance. It sounds super good too.

what a touching tribute to your mom! I'm sure she'll enjoy having this version to add to her custom song collection from her son. Agree with PeterM, these stripped down songs really showcase your skills songwriting and performing.

I really like your choices with melodies. Great vocal performance too!

I feel this is coming straight from your heart. Lovely and touching. It must be a wonderful mother and woman.
Btw.: was Brian Wilson inspired by her too, when he wrote „help me Rhonda“? smile

Happy birthday to your mom! This is sooo beautiful, the guitar sound is incredible and the vocals are so delicate yet cut right through. I've said it before, but you're just nailing these solo vocal/guitar tracks. This song has that uncanny quality to me where it feels like it's always existed somehow.

Happy Birthday Rhonda!  Any mom would be thrilled to get a tribute as lovely as this.  You continue to kill it on these live stripped down tracks.  Just a great cozy intimate sound.

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