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Wink Of An Eye
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Man in good mood. Woman in bad mood. Resulting conversation. Glass half-full.
indie songwriter acoustic folk blues ballad country lyrics unique fingerstyle jazzy crossroads hank49 michael redding original words music lyri rock electric mandolin ha
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Hank49 - Original words and music in a variety of styles including Americana, Country, Folk, Blues, Indie, and Rock. Facebook mirror: http://www.faceboo
I am a musician and songwriter (primarily guitar and mandolin, but with amateur forays into banjo, fiddle, concertina, percussion and keyboard), jammer and jam host, recording engineer, producer, studio mole and occasional performer. When I perform solo, I'm hank49. When friends accompany me, we're hank49 and Loose Canon. Loose Canon is an ever shifting assembly of fellow musicians including Tom Edwards, Mitch Prevatte, Brian Chaney, Kevin Chaney, Lena and Jason Redding, Bronson Shanahan, Robert Darlington, Dave Eske, Johnny Decker, John O'hara, John Seay and more.
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Genre
Acoustic • Acoustic Folk
Charts
Peak #128
Peak in subgenre #15
Author
hank49
Rights
2009, Michael J. Redding (aka hank49)
Uploaded
May 18, 2009
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MP3 10.5 MB • 320 kbps • 4:34
Story behind the song
Life. And what ails you.
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WINK OF AN EYE Verse 1A Just passing the time here Watching the play Whats on your mind, dear, today? You say youre lonely Youre so afraid What can I do; what can I say? Verse 1B Here we go again I dont know again Out on a limb Ill take it slow again You just say when CHORUS Come on and sit here beside me Life is a bird on a wing Everythings made of it Dont be afraid of it Nobody knows what it brings With all the pain and misfortune Weve got our reasons to cry But dont miss a bit of it Take a big hit, cause its Gone in the wink of an eye Verse 2A Youve had enough, hon You just want to cry You feel dead inside Yeah, thats a tough one But you can relax I keep all that stuff under my hat Verse 2B I could go on and on Right through the dawn Until the days end But youre really out there now Can I get an amen? CHORUS Come on and sit here beside me Life is a bird on a wing Everythings made of it Dont be afraid of it Nobody knows what it brings With all the pain and misfortune Weve got our reasons to cry But dont miss a bit of it Take a big hit of it Gone in the wink of an eye Bridge: Look at me, here I am Who am I preaching to you As if I know We can reach up to the sky If we just believe that its so Instrumental section: Verse Part B Intro Verse 3A If youre inclined, gal To being my girl, well Im just the kind to give it a whirl What could go wrong, pal With both of us blind now When we get lost whatll we find? Verse 3B Thats just the start of it The best part of it Is anything goes Were the heart of it Wouldnt you know? Repeat Chorus
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Dan Junk
Nov 05, 2012
Fantastic MR 49!!
Frankfurt Dialog Company
May 25, 2009
Hank this is a great piece and I kind of don´t know why you call it a DEMO because to me this sounds rather finished. First of all you have a wonderful and down to earth poem. Yes indeed, it´s just a wink of the eye in the end! Great rhtyhmic and tonal changes here, you really know how to play this guitar, and also how to record it. Sounds great. Your voice seems to treat the lyrics just as it should be. There might be some minor pitch issues here, but hey: Think of Bob Dylan, did he ever care for appropriate intonation? And does he have an audience. What I´m talking about is originality, and you got tons of it here. So, honestly, just quit calling it a DEMO and in my view we´re all set.... :D Congrats, great song! Andreas