“Farewell, My Fair-Weather Friend”
Hi everyone, I have the 2nd installment in my "Fair-weather Friends" trilogy. The first link, SoundClick, is the posted demo I made of the song when I wrote it, and the second link is the demo Suno made. Tell me what you all think.
“Farewell, My Fair-Weather Friend”
Words & Music by Tom Tognaci
https://soundclick.com/share.cfm?id=15074523
He can buy you your diamond rings,
Just to keep in your box of things.
He can buy you your fresh new start,
And all it costs is my broken heart.
He can take you most anywhere,
Fly to Spain for your affair.
All those places we’ve never been,
While I was hung up on thick and thin.
Farewell, my fair-weather friend,
You jump from sack to sack
So, wherever you’re going,
Keep on going,
And don’t come back.
You say with him the time just flies
But all that time with you he buys
You wear his watch, the seconds sweep
But all your time is for him to keep
Farewell, my fair-weather friend,
You jump from sack to sack
So, wherever you’re going,
Keep on going,
And don’t come back.
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I like them both for different reasons.
I like your version because it has your emotion behind it. the vocals and the guitar harmonize really well together.
I like the Suno version because the added sax gives it more depth.
Both are missing the drums in my opinion, in both cases would fill out the sound.
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I think that came out very well. The song itself is very good, so it has a strong foundation to work with.
The guitar and bass felt the strongest to me. They seemed uniformly good.
The vocals were mostly good, and having the 2nd vocal worked well, but there are a couple of spots where it felt artificial.
The sax was a bit mixed as well. I didn't like it when it first came in, but it felt more natural later on.
All up, I think it's an improvement over the original recording.
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Thanks for the comments, guys.
There is some soft percussion in the second, however.
I'm tickled pink that you like the song. It's #2 in my Fair-Weather Friends trilogy. Thank you!
It was after listening to Johnny Cash's "Fair-Weather Friends" that I decided to write my own. It turned into three separate and distinct songs.
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Your first version has a huge difference that the second one will never have: your heart, although of course, the arrangement, the sound, the instruments, all sound great with Suno, that's so obvious.
It's a sad song, with beautiful lyrics, raw but full of dramatic poetry, without embellishments.
I like both versions, but I'm allergic to the Ai version. I don't know why, maybe because I don't give it my time.
Great work, you're a great creator, and I think you've already had some good hits. This song could be another one. @IronKnee
Tae care
Mora
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So, for the record, no one really cares for a demo made by suno.
We all want to hear the original artist, and his / hers home recordings only?
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Hey Tom , I like the original better
But Suno does a decent job
Sounds good man
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You have to be kidding. LOL
When I sing, Elvis, what I saw and grew up with is that I got looks like I had two heads.
LOL...thanks for lying to me in such a gentle way.
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I'm not lying , I don't think you need Suno
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I may not need suno, but the world needs it to help enhance their listening pleasure.
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Good lyrics on both and Suno more than does them justice. Enjoyed them both0
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Right the world needs Suno , give me a break . Your getting brainwashed like everybody else
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As you can surmise, suno did create an awesome atmosphere, but the melody, lyrics, and key musical features are all me.
Thanks!
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I thank Suno can serve to make us learn about arrangement, opening our mind and ears to other possibilities but then, it is us to do it if not maybe we can let appear dependance
A
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Hey there M... I love playing my own music, and will until i die. But, I must say, suno does my music the justice I've always wanted.
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I don't think you "NEED" Suno either. You've been writing great songs that I've listened to for ten years or more (assuming you're the same guy I listened to that long ago.) But let's talk about 'need.' I'm a Construction person. I can build a dog house, or a house, or an apartment complex without a 'framing hammer.' I can certainly get the job done with a smaller 'finish hammer.' People use the framing hammer because it's a better tool for framing, not because you can't frame it without the right hammer. NOT saying Suno is the "right tool." BUT I am saying is that until you've tried a different tool, you really don't know what it might do or how it might help you. I can tell you this much. There definitely are some things Suno could do that would be useful to you in terms of efficiency and speed even if you don't keep and use the music it creates. Heck, I can listen to 20 musical ideas from one 'cover' of an existing song. No way I could get an idea of my options that quickly any other way. I'm dependent upon the instrumentals it creates, but you would not be. All I can do is get new vocal melody ideas from it. Your skillset would let you make way more use of than I can.
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THAT is a remarkable advance that I've been able to take advantage of without relinquishing control of the melodies and direction of the song. What's coming next is even more advantageous from my standpoint. Being able to get each of the instrument tracks in MIDI format is going to be huge for me.
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Hey there Hardtwistmusic... I'm having some much needed fun.
I've been writing and playing for 50 years in a closet. I've been recording music on my roll top desk since 2009, when i decided $500. a pop was too much to pay some Nashville axe man and his studio to get something decent that I can send to producers.
There wasn't a producer that ever responded. I've always felt my songs were good. And now I can prove it to myself.
I'm going to have my fun weather anybody objects or not... Preferably not ;-)
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I was either here, or on The Songwriter Forum U.K. with you about ten years ago. I've always thought your songs were high quality, and consistent with what it should take to get play. I'm not musician enough to evaluate your instrumentals, but I know I always like them. Using Suno is probably (not for certain) the equivelant of buying two lottery tickets instead of one. Doubles your chances from one in a gazillion to two in a gazillion. As far as producers not responding, I read something about that. Music industry people want an artist to "bring their own audience" if they are to sign a new talent. That means that the artist (who is bringing his own audience) has a safe sales outlet that makes him a safer investment. Doesn't matter as much about the quality of the songs and the performance as it matters that there is an already existing audience to sell to. I'm just repeating that, not endorsing it. . . but I don't totally doubt it.
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You are exactly right about that. You have to prove to them, first, that you can make them money.
I'm doing all of this for myself. I guess I always have. This "hobby" keeps me sane.
And yes, of course, I remember you. For me, friendships have come and gone along this internet highway. It is hard to keep track, especially when some are constantly changing their "name... label...handle" whatever it is you want to call it. But Hardtwistmusic, I know... and has been around a long time.
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I'd call it more of a "Hobby/Dream." But I agree. . . it's not about making money, it's about writing because we can't "not write."
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