Feb 2022 skirmish s021922a uniqueplace mandolin acoustic-one-take
Simcoe Country Skirmish. YEAH
Thanks @ductapeguy!
#skirmish, #S021922a , #uniqueplace
What makes a place special?
Has been asked far and wide
It might be a landscape
Known to many world wide.
These places are valued
For their beauty or charm
They may be attractions
Or it may be a farm.
They make us feel special
They are often remote
We commune with nature
We can be all alone
We can be in a crowd
With exciting events
There's always a sense of
what this space represents.
For me, there are many
That come to my mind
When I think back and try
To pick one I find
There is one common thread
That defines it as special
ANd the reason for this
Is purely sentimental
We've travelled together
To countries far and wide
And it wouldnt be the same
Without you by my side
@seanbrennan Mar 2022
What a touching song! I hadn't read the full lyric before I hit play and genuinely wasn't expecting that broad opening to narrow down into an "it's about you" type conclusion.
@ayehahmur Mar 2022
Lovely sentiment, beautifully told. I pretty much knew where you were going with it but I still smiled during the last verse.
Really neat rhyming too! I especiallt liked "events", "sense" and "represents". Thank you for this, it really made me happy to listen to.
#tit4tat
@n24 Feb 2022
What a sweet song, gorgeous rhythms on the mandolin and a lovely sentiment, it’s a wonderful reveal at the end the common thread of companionship in those places. This feels like it could be a classic picked out of o’ brother where art thou or something like that. The fact that you wrote it for a skirmish is mind blowing!
@williamjames Feb 2022
Nice rhyming here. Mandolin sounds very folky and fits this song very well. Very relaxing listen.
@nancycunning Feb 2022
I got to this one last in listening through the skirmish songs, and it's a fun summary of the other songs.
Feels like it could be the theme song for the Little Traveller CDs my kids loved when they were little, where two little girls went to places like Ireland and Iran and India.
Great write and recording.
@moonraccoon Feb 2022
You went meta! <3 thinking outside the box. I like it.
@crutherford Feb 2022
i love the punchline in this. it makes perfect sense - but for some reason i didn't expect it! i love when i am surprised! very sweet linda!
@jwhanberry Feb 2022
Good meta take on the prompt. What does make a place special? Interesting that they are often remote although it's really personal and some folks find the middle of a city to be special. Good skirmishing.
@tippyteapot Feb 2022
Lovely!
@kahlo2013 Feb 2022
Very sweet and heartfelt feeling love song that flows so beautifully with your gorgeous lyrics and the strumming. I like all the images and examples you share. Nice!
@ductapeguy Feb 2022
Such a comfortable and a beautiful romantic love song.
@kevinmason Feb 2022
How sweet! I love the idea that the person you're with makes the place really special, and I agree. Lovely skirmish song!
@chickenjail Feb 2022
I like this take on the skirmish! The places aren't special, it's the people that make them special. Reminds me of a Jon Brion song called "Meaningless" in that way. Nice skirmish!