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there's interest!

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Honored to hear that being in Des Moines IA played a small part in inspiring the evolution of such a beautiful song. Thanks for sharing a bit of the process. For those that aren't songwriters, we enjoy hearing about the inspiration and development of songs. Well done

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I forget which highway I got on after leaving Des Moines, but a good chunk of the tune happened there.

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for those of us that ARE songwriters, we enjoy hearing about the inspiration and formative developements...

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Beautiful. Sew/sow, that's terrific

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Cheers, KC. Glad you dig it. Hope to get to sit and play guitars with you before too long...in Australia, of course. Hey to H.

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I was a little heebie-jeebied to read that you were in Iowa, because I had just noted the Everly Brothers subvibe. Good, solid song that runs straight through, and fantastic nuances. Feels less like a performance and more like honesty in public.

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Cheers, Doug.

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That song is beautiful. Very much looking forward to whatever you do with that country album since I love so much of the Scud Mountain Boys material.

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Thanks, Steve. I appreciate that.

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So wonderful. Thanks for Sharon. Memoing that song from earlier now…

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"Thanks for Sharon" is a good title. Thanks.

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yes , would love to see the different versions of a song!

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Thanks for chiming in, Sara.

I'll make sure to give that idea a try.

When i hear certain box sets (dating myself) that have alt takes that didn't make the record, it's often very obvious why they didn't make the record. I still find such takes interesting.

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It’s interesting for me because when I was a teenager I picked up a guitar and started trying to play songs & then for a long time, I wasn’t able to for various reasons. I found an old cassette tape during the pandemic & I found little instrumental compositions, nothing amazing, but in short seeing the evolution of something makes you feel less crazy? I like alternate versions too, I guess we’ve been robbed of them in this digital age as I realise now it’s been a while since I heard any! Sorry for the ramble but, in a way I forgive myself because Spotify etc as a listener and learner I’ve been reflecting on how it changed how I listen & it’s not a small thing! I’m sure I don’t need to tell you as a working musician, but I worry about the impact on all of us. Ok long ramble over!

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