<% response.write(gTopic) %> by <%response.write(gArtistName)%> on The Pipeline at IndieMusicPeople

New (old) Song
I've done a home recording of a very old song of mine called Only You Know Who You Are about a secret and unrequited love affair from many years ago - the affair never came to anything but at the time it seemed very important and I did write this song about it!

I'd like to record it properly one day but hope you enjoy this living room version anyway!

Only You Know Who You Are

Add Comment

Richard Scotti

1/9/2015 11:58:24 AM ---- Updated 1/9/2015 12:00:28 PM

This song has excellent potential. May I suggest an idea? Not a single word was changed. It's just an arrangement of the sections. The "Please leave me" part is very strong and emotional. It's the crux of the song and very catchy as well. It really helps breaks up the repetition of the verses when it follows a verse. Two long verses in a row without a break is too much verse in my opinion. I think this will hold the listener's attention better. But it's just one person's opinion. I just want other people's songs to sound as good as they can be. It doesn't mean that I think my idea is the best idea. It's just a suggestion that I think will help. I've gotten a lot of flack from some folks who were shocked at my attempts to make suggestions about their songs so I stopped doing it until this moment! I hope it's OK with you.
Feel free to disagree with me!

I’ve let you go, now set me free
(Only you know who you are)
I wanted you, you wanted me
(Only you know who you are)
You came to me, out of the blue,
(Only you know who you are)
You know that I can’t be with you
(Only you know who you are,
Only you know who you are)

Please, please leave me
Please, please leave me
Please, please leave me
(Only you know who you are,
Only you know who you are)

Why did I let these feelings in
(Only you know who you are)
Into my life, under my skin
(Only you know who you are)
It’s over now, will never start
(Only you know who you are)
You left a scar inside my heart
(Only you know who you are,
Only you know who you are)

Please, please leave me
Please, please leave me
Please, please leave me
(Only you know who you are,
Only you know who you are)

Instrumental break

I’ve let you go, now set me free
(Only you know who you are)
You know that I can’t be with you
(Only you know who you are,
Only you know who you are,
Only you know who you are)……..

Please, please leave me
Please, please leave me
Please, please leave me
(Only you know who you are,
Only you know who you are)

Add Comment

Chandra Moon

1/15/2015 8:53:37 AM

Hi there Scotti - of course I don't mind at all - thanks very much for the suggestion. I'll try singing it that way a few times and see how it goes. The song needs a lot of work if I record it properly anyway as it's rather dirgy in it's current form. It's a really old early song that never got any attention on my albums.

It's funny how sometimes I get an urge to try and do something with an old song that seemed not worth bothering with at the time but hopefully it'll be worth it.

I never mind feedback or even criticism when it's well intentioned so thanks for the suggestion and the time you've taken to think about it!

Add Comment

Richard Scotti

1/16/2015 5:50:20 PM

The one thing I've learned is that if you believe in a song no matter how rough it sounds, there are great rewards in staying with that song and working on it until it lives up to what you know it can be. I've taken incomplete songs of mine from 10 or more years ago and worked on them to where they are today and it's so gratifying. It's like having a son or daughter who isn't doing too well in school but after some tutoring, he or she makes the honor roll! As I mentioned, I think your song has much potential. The subject matter is very interesting and the music has merit too. With some tender loving care, this song can be a real winner. Don't give up on it.

Add Comment