???? I like your thinking. I still have lyrics and vocal melody lines going through my head after listening. 
This location is very interesting. I have been a couple of times on my trips to the Eastern Sierras. If you Google "Bodie", there are some interesting articles, and lots of pics. That would help in getting a bit more feeling.Pierre,
We have the story ... My only real concern is being able to do the song justice. The real challenge is to express the depth of emotion in words that the music already expresses by itself.
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Yes, I definitely heard "Rosa May" in there a lot too.
Shel
AHMEN JEFF. She's perfect as is.Ness.........that was absolutely beautiful! Beyond the technical skills to pull this off, you also have an amazing knack for conveying the mood behind the piece. Thanks so much for sharing this with us!
Rosa May is my favorite cut from El Dorado, just a great song. Watching Neil play it at the camp, and now watching you play it, you can really see how some of those notes you have to stretch for - like that low F - are really key to the mood of the song.
Among the countless thrilling moments at IGC, two that really stood out for me were two of the instrumental pieces we got to hear, both of which hit me at a deep emotional level. One was Muriel's incredible "View from Space" on the harp guitar; the other was when Neil played "Rosa May". When the room is so silent you could hear a pin drop - and everyone is so rapt in attention to the song that it seems like nobody is even breathing - you know you are witnessing a magical moment.
On the topic of coming up with lyrics for this......I'm a bit torn, but I think I'd lean towards the "leave it alone" camp. Granted, the story behind the lone gravesite in the Sierras could be the basis of a very compelling lyric, in the right hands. But, to me, it's the rare instrumental piece that goes beyond cool and interesting, and actually connects on an emotional level - but when it does, it almost seems to be at a deeper, more primal gut level than most lyrics can reach. As Shel noted, it would be a real challenge to come up with lyrics that would be worthy of this song.
Jeff
Thanks Jason. I read a bit about her yesterday. She's an interesting character. There's definitely lots of inspiration in the little I read.michelew wrote:This location is very interesting. I have been a couple of times on my trips to the Eastern Sierras. If you Google "Bodie", there are some interesting articles, and lots of pics. That would help in getting a bit more feeling.Pierre,
We have the story ... My only real concern is being able to do the song justice. The real challenge is to express the depth of emotion in words that the music already expresses by itself.
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Yes, I definitely heard "Rosa May" in there a lot too.
Shel
Jason
I won't go drawing a moustache on the Mona Lisa - well not on the forum anyway. 
Well, I think it would actually be fine to do that, but you'd have to rename it "Moe Lisa" :side:... I won't go drawing a moustache on the Mona Lisa - well not on the forum anyway.
