Videos

Letter To My Younger Self - Demo

Posted by bemuzic on February 23, 2011 at 8:55am

372

Get Embed Code

<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/e/-MzYoLZhgm4"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="false"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="never"></param><embed wmode="opaque" src="http://www.youtube.com/e/-MzYoLZhgm4" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="344" allowscriptaccess="never" allowfullscreen="false"></embed> <param name="wmode" value="opaque"></param></object>

writer, song, original, acoustic, unplugged

The thing I did recently with my loop pedal and Cigar Box Strummer has turned into a song....here's a quick demo.It's sort of me now (aged 51) talking to myself aged about 12 or so...wondering if the lyrics are a bit corny??? Opinions welcome.LYRICS:LETTER TO MY YOUNGER SELFDON'T DO WHAT THEY SAY WITHOUT ASKING QUESTIONSIF YOU MAKE A FOOL OF YOURSELF WELL THAT'S OKGET TO KNOW WHO YOU ARE THEN LEARN TO LIKE ITHOLD ONTO YOUR FRIENDS DON'T PUSH THEM AWAYCHORUSIF YOU COULD SEE WHAT WAS COMINGYOU WOULD TURN YOUR HEAD AWAYBUT THE WORLD JUST KEEPS ON SPINNINGIT'S GONNA HAPPEN ANYWAYREMEMBER THAT PEOPLE ARE NOT PERFECTTHEY JUST DO THE BEST THEY CANSO KEEP AN OPEN MIND AND CHANGE IT OFTENLAUGH AT EVERY SINGLE THING YOU CANCHORUSI DON'T PRETEND TO KNOW THE ANSWERSI STUMBLE ALONG MOST OF THE TIMEJUST WANTED TO TRY TO MAKE THINGS EASIERTHAT'S WHY I WROTE THIS LETTER FOR YOUCHORUS

You need to be a member of Cigar Box Nation to add comments!

Join Cigar Box Nation

Comments

bemuzic March 28, 2011 at 6:12pm

thanks a lot Ed
Edwin Klipsch March 28, 2011 at 3:58pm

I like. You sounded great and the song is not corny. It is very much true to life, it applies to all of us as we look back over our lives.

Ed
Heidi Harris March 3, 2011 at 11:32am

so sweet and awesome! thanks for sharing this :) I loved its simplicity.
bemuzic March 1, 2011 at 4:48am

thanks Mama Mojo : -)
Mama Mojo February 28, 2011 at 11:46pm

Great job, Bemuzic! I really like this version and can really relate to the lyrics as well! Keep 'em coming!
Mark Bliss February 28, 2011 at 6:51am

Yeah, I was gonna say!

"Fernando - yesterday I was a crazy teen, my back hurts, my beard is grey I'm going bald and now I'm turning 60! Celebrate 40, from where I'm standing there's nothing much wrong with that haha :)"
smojo February 28, 2011 at 4:08am

Fernando - yesterday I was a crazy teen, my back hurts, my beard is grey I'm going bald and now I'm turning 60! Celebrate 40, from where I'm standing there's nothing much wrong with that haha :)
bemuzic February 27, 2011 at 1:51pm

thanks Warren : -)
Warren February 27, 2011 at 1:19pm

Very nice song. Great performance too :)
bemuzic February 27, 2011 at 11:58am

thanks Slim...mmm I have an old diary from when I was 15, maybe I should have a look through : -)