Feb 2022 s020622 skirmish songskirmish folk americana
I missed the superskirmish but glad to be able to drop in on this one.
Hey, it's no Blackbird or Here Comes The Sun but...I got my second one on the board!
Pretty
February 6, 2022
https://www.johnstaplesmusic.com/FAWM2022/JohnStaples-Pretty.mp3
some days are pretty good
some days are pretty bad
some days I feel like
you're the only
friend I've ever had
a pretty boy
a pretty girl
against the whole wide world
I found you at the DMV
one day in May I think
I was wearing bluejeans
you wore pretty pink
my hands began to tremble
and my heart began to race
when I saw that pretty smile for me
upon your pretty face
some days are pretty good
some days are pretty bad
some days I feel like
you're the only
friend I've ever had
a pretty boy
a pretty girl
against the whole wide world
we built a life together
on a love that's strong and pure
we'll always find the brightest days
of that I'm pretty sure
we've earned a pretty penny
enough to buy us pretty things
and now we're sittin' pretty
and we're living all our dreams
some days are pretty good
some days are pretty bad
some days I feel like
you're the only
friend I've ever had
a pretty woman
pretty man
with a pretty damn good plan
© 2022 John Staples
JohnStaplesMusic.com
@williamjames Mar 2022
Simple and clean,really picks up towards the end as you start tying the lyrics together. Very relaxing and encouraging listen!
@berni1954 Mar 2022
Delightful little love song. Pure Americana in style. Gorka or Petis might have written this.
@angelinapowersuit Mar 2022
So clever how you weave "pretty" throughout your story. And of course, how it transition to girl and boy to woman and man. And the confidence and assurance of the last line. "I found you at the DMV" verse is pretty perfect to me :-) Along with the beautiful finger picking. Oh, and it's clear your voice is in its comfort zone here, great performance!
@liz561 Mar 2022
Love the picking on this and it's so lovely with the melody. Clever wordplay on the lyrics and the vocals are very intimate. This was such good work for a skirmish-I can't believe you did this in an hour.
@tamsnumber4 Feb 2022
I love this write and story and how many ways you used "pretty" and a sweet melody, this was a great song to get out of a skirmish prompt!
@marthie Feb 2022
you have too much talent - so glad you are using (and sharing) it! This is something you can listen to and then fall asleep to.
@vaughan Feb 2022
This has a "Gordon Lightfoot" karma to it!! I love this!
@musicsongwriter Feb 2022
Very beautiful song John. So glad I've found it. Such a pleasure to listen to your beautiful vocals and guitar. I love your soulful songs. I love every song I hear from you. It is always special to hear your work.
@petemurphy Feb 2022
Eh, I don't need to hear Blackbird or Here Comes The Sun again. I've heard 'em a million times, and I prefer to listen to stuff I haven't heard before, like this beautiful song. Gorgeous melody, expertly performed. An all round win, in my opinion!
@wurzelfrau Feb 2022
Such a lovely story and a warm-hearted delivery. (I don't know if you say that in english ^^) I really enjoyed it.
@cicpisces Feb 2022
Enjoyed that melody. I like the contrast of good and bad. Good use of the prompt. Nice write.
@sheilerk Feb 2022
You’re off to a pretty darned good start. Every one a winner. I’d buy this album on spec! This song could have come out on Valentine’s Day, it’s as sweet as a box of chocolates, but only the best kind. I love the many ways you incorporated the word pretty without it ever sounding forced or overdone. Smooth as silk, and it really is SO pretty!
@mikeb Feb 2022
Solid write, a very pretty story and melody! Pretty good guitar pickin' too! ;-)
@karlsburg25 Feb 2022
Well i can tell you something the plucking is as good as blackbird and its so soothing to listen to . You are such a wonderful storyteller john if i haven't mentioned that before and the flow of the music with your emotive vocal really gets me in a rather spiffing way. By the way whats a DMV???
@mikeskliar Feb 2022
sounds like a good life from that last verse. nicely done.
@grayland Feb 2022
OH MY!!! This is one of the best, pure americana tunes you've ever written...and that's saying a ton. No frills ... a perfectly done finger picked guitar and one of the best voices on the planet... that'll do!! I can see the album cover..you're sittin on a haystack...hmmm.. sounds familiar !!
"I found you at the DMV" Damn I love that line!!! I'll be adding this one to my playlist!!
@zeekle1998 Feb 2022
I love your guitar playing, so smooth and interesting. You have a real knack of adding great lyrics and the performance for an hours writing is just amazing. This song just prmy point.
@gm7 Feb 2022
Great song! Just a guitar, a mic and a great story in the style of John Prine.
Well done John
@thedutchwidows Feb 2022
This is great. Lovely picked guitar, and your voice sounds awesome. The lyric is super strong. Might be the most uses of the word 'pretty' from those I've hear so far. Good stuff.
@apolez3 Feb 2022
Strong Voice wowzers, great melody too... kinda reminds me of one of my favorite songs just the caliber of it... 'Fire & Rain' by James Taylor very sweet,,
@debs Feb 2022
Hi John! This is beautiful - I really enjoyed spacious in the verses with your beautiful guitar work between the lines. Loved how many ways you used "pretty" as well.
@artie Feb 2022
Beautiful song. So much feeling and sentiment -- made me feel like I was right there in your shoes.
@hmstreetteam Feb 2022
This is pretty. It’s a distinctly American sentiment, nicely encapsulated in not too many words.
@judypie Feb 2022
This is pretttyyyy pretttyyyy good! (Do you watch curb your enthusiasm?) That comment doesn’t work otherwise.
Anyway, beautiful love song John! Great delivery as always <3
@tcelliott Feb 2022
What a lonely sounding tribute. This is beautiful but from a "this world can be tough" perspective that makes it all the more endearing. You did good, John.
@chroes Feb 2022
A beautiful story, performed perfectly. Chapeau.
@writeandwrong Feb 2022
Awwwwww, I was thinking you were gonna sing about Roberta here, but when I got to the DMV section, I'm thinking you're writing about your lovely Rose. This is absolutely beautiful from beginning to end... Post-FAWM work for this tune sounds like a pretty damn good plan to me!! How'd you do all that in a skirmish???! Love it!!!
@metalfoot Feb 2022
Lots of pretty in this song -- the lyrics, the guitar line, the melody. Nicely done, sir.
@coolparadiso Feb 2022
Really nice painted picture, i like how you slowly add more and more info, then sum it up in chorus. And of course your lovely delivery
@lissielou79 Feb 2022
Lovely folk song. Lyrics tell a beautiful story. Great work!
@ajna1960 Feb 2022
Aw what a beautiful love song, just in time for Valentines :)
Incredibly well written and performed, as always :)
@scruffyblues Feb 2022
Great song and beautiful vocals and guitaring. Really lovely!
@pearlmanhattan Feb 2022
Great story and well written lyrics. As always, your performance is classic and lovely! Well done! Great skirmish!
@andygriff Feb 2022
I like this. Nice guitar work and storytelling. Especially good given how quickly it was written!
@ductapeguy Feb 2022
This song is pretty sweet John. All the pretties work very well.
@aprilm Feb 2022
This is beautiful! And pretty too! I love the soft guitar and your voice is molasses - so sweet and delicious to listen to.
@keithcuts Feb 2022
super cool folksy tune
told a story and told it well.
all the details work
super song
keeper
well done