For the skirmish, "Pretty" - this is about my home town in NZ, the gateway to a national park and a big lake.
https://www.newzealand.com/uk/te-anau/
The sound cloud pic is from my home town - you can see how pretty the place is....
My Home. © J Challis 2022
Mount tops
Glistening snow
That’s the place
I called home
So pretty
Sun shining
On the cool cool lake
The sun drenched dips
We did take
So pretty
People so friendly
Never a care
Friends all around
Good times we’d share
So pretty
I remember the day
I left that place
I had a smile
And a tear on my face
So pretty
Looking back
I wish I was there
Never a worry
I do declare it’s
So pretty
Mount tops
Glistening snow
That’s the place
I called home
So pretty
@johnstaples Feb 2022
This is a lovely song and it makes me want to travel to see your home in person! Really awesome descriptions in your lyrics. Nice work!
@musicsongwriter Feb 2022
Beautiful, nostalgic and pretty song. Lovely take on the prompt.
@dorit Feb 2022
This is super arsty vibey, and I love the whispers in here. Great idea!
@nadine Feb 2022
This is very nostalgic and pretty. Great homage!
@cicpisces Feb 2022
Your home town sounds so pretty. Some great descriptions here. Captured the joy of a place. Nice work.
@paulroe Feb 2022
The beauty of nature and nostalgic reflections. The refrain reinforces what is already clear as day - that the New Zealand scenery is beautiful, as is and as recollected
@artie Feb 2022
What a beautiful homage to your hometown. The guitar is beautifully hypnotic and really gives the song legs.
@apolez3 Feb 2022
"like the whispering"
"Mount tops
Glistening snow
That’s the place
I called home
So pretty"
this verse is very pretty!
@thedutchwidows Feb 2022
This is such a great write. I really love the whispered backing vocal. Very nicely done!
@writeandwrong Feb 2022
Aww, I think this takes us to a place we all hold close in our heart where the beauty just took us to our happy place. For me, that is Yosemite National Park in California. Half Dome. And there's a lake...Mirror Lake. Thank you for letting my mind wander as you performed. I really enjoyed the listen. Fantastic skirmish.
@tcelliott Feb 2022
That's a pretty guitar line. And I like your repeated "so pretty" like a mantra, almost. Great imagery.
@coolparadiso Feb 2022
I’ll forgive your 5 minutes this time. Well the guitar defined pretty! And yes there is pretty in so much. Nicely said.
@metalfoot Feb 2022
Love that chord structure and the lyrics are evocative!
@ajna1960 Feb 2022
Firstly, is the photo of where you live ? It's stunning !
Love the song, and the longing for home is kinda sad. Beautiful picking.
@pearlmanhattan Feb 2022
Nice imagery and great presentation! Good skirmish!
@whispermouse Feb 2022
I'm into the way the guitar arpeggios take a wistful turn at the end of each verse. Nice skirmish!
@mikeskliar Feb 2022
nicely done, i like the 'half talking' type of delivery, and nice phrasing and guitar playing.
@aprilm Feb 2022
I can see the town and it sounds pretty!