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Working On My Broken Heart #531889 04/07/19 10:49 AM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 12,315 Florida floyd jane OP Veteran
OP floyd jane Veteran Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 12,315 Florida	A co-write with Michael LeBlanc. Mike is an excellent lyricist. I've written a couple dozen songs with him. He allows me free-reign to change what I choose to (seems to trust me). Many of them, I will modify only small parts of the lyric - he has a good sense of lyric writing. For this one, it ended up about half and half. It had good bones. I do the melody, music & production. It's a good "partnership". (Mike is actually a BIAB user, but has never posted here) WORKING ON MY BROKEN HEART maybe some nails and a hammer or paperclips and glue i'm trying my best to remember but i aint got a clue need to think this through so i can make a start gotta get busy working on my broken heart i might try a little whiskey though it hasn't worked before or something else just as risky like that blond standing by the door just give me some time to figure out all these parts i'll think of something working on my broken heart working on my broken heart trying to find that spark how do you gather something so shattered like some puzzle in the dark i'm doing my best working on my broken heart might be a piece missing here or there but i think i can make it work it needs to feel like somebody cares to find its way out of this hurt might have a chance if i can catch this thing off guard at least it's a plan working on my broken heart working on my broken heart trying to find that spark how do you gather something so shattered like some puzzle in the dark i'm doing my best working on my broken heart i'm doing my best working on my broken heart ©2018 Michael LeBlanc and floyd jane Words and music. All rights reserved. The BAND: RealTracks in song: ~700:Bass, Electric, PopHalfNotesPush Ev 085 MIDI SuperTracks in song: 2999:Piano, Rhythm CountryFolk8thsMike Ev 085 RealTracks in style: 1945:Guitar, Acoustic, Rhythm GroovinFolk Ev 085 RealTracks in song: 2916:Guitar, Acoustic, Rhythm CountryFolk8thsBrent Ev 085 RealTracks in song: 2883:Pedal Steel, Background CountryEddy12-key Ev 085 MIDI SuperTracks in song: 2999:Piano, Rhythm CountryFolk8thsMike Ev 085 RealDrums in Song: BluesRockSlowEv^1-a:SideStick , b:Snare Extra Special Sweet Harmony - Janice Merritt - my "musical sis". (thanks to Bud Merrit for recording and processing the harmony track). Comments welcome. Have at it. fj 150+ Songs produced using BIAB RealTracks And 50 more... and some more...

Re: Working On My Broken Heart floyd jane #531891 04/07/19 10:52 AM User Showcase
Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 2,360 Middletown, PA. 44kfl Veteran
44kfl Veteran Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 2,360 Middletown, PA.	Well happy Sunday evening, this fits the mood here perfectly solid write, very nice harmonies super co-write the recording quality is excellent awesome man, Kenny

Re: Working On My Broken Heart floyd jane #531895 04/07/19 11:47 AM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 7,678 Northeastern, USA rsdean Veteran
rsdean Veteran Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 7,678 Northeastern, USA	Floyd, This is absolutely beautiful... Your vocal is great and the harmony with Janice is stunning - radio ready for sure. The production is just stellar - every part of this song sounds amazing. "i might try a little whiskey though it hasn't worked before or something else just as risky like that blond standing by the door" Wow! Some tremendous lines... Loved it all! Bob Robert S. Dean - SoundCloud Song Channel

Re: Working On My Broken Heart floyd jane #531911 04/07/19 01:18 PM User Showcase
Joined: Apr 2018 Posts: 1,998 Mill Valley, California USA D Deej56 Expert
Deej56 Expert D Joined: Apr 2018 Posts: 1,998 Mill Valley, California USA	Floyd and Mike, A well-written, well-constructed, well-performed and well-produced tune . . . and it goes to show that music is more than the sum of its parts . . . because add those all up and they don’t tell just how a terrific a song this is. Very sweet listen! All the best, Deej

Re: Working On My Broken Heart floyd jane #531922 04/07/19 02:53 PM User Showcase
Joined: Mar 2018 Posts: 6,581 Rustyspoon# Veteran
Rustyspoon# Veteran Joined: Mar 2018 Posts: 6,581	FJ and crew, Congrats on nice addition! Beautiful & easy to follow. Everything is top notch! Very strong lyrics. I know it is sad song....but whiskey verse made me smile. P.S. FJ since you have comments "turned on"... I think it would be interesting if Janice sung one of the choruses (or verses) solo and then the last one you and Janice in duet. Future idea ? Thank you for sharing! Misha.

Re: Working On My Broken Heart floyd jane #531928 04/07/19 03:19 PM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 5,622 Sydney Australia PeterF Veteran
PeterF Veteran Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 5,622 Sydney Australia	floyd Lovely song production and performance. Everything works as it should, and sounds great. Beautiful harmony by Janice and a great lead vocal. Top notch all the way. Peter

Re: Working On My Broken Heart floyd jane #531929 04/07/19 03:20 PM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 8,139 Originally Missouri ... Now Al... Al-David Veteran
Al-David Veteran Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 8,139 Originally Missouri ... Now Al...	Hello Floyd ... I know Mike from a different music site ... you probably know which one I'm referring to. I'll soon be active over there again. And you're right ... he writes an excellent melody. Like you, he's a word magician. You two remind me a bit of Bill Osofsky with your word magic - or maybe it's the other way around. Three of the best writers over there. This is very, very good. I should say ... excellent. The music you chose is perfect prosidy for the lyric. You are talnted in so many ways. Another wonderful creation - totally enjoyed everything about it. Alan BIAB 2024 Ultra Plus-all StylePaksWin1132GB DDR5Rhyzen 9745xAT 2035 MicPeavey Nashville 112 AmpIbanez ART120* Acoustic/Electric/Washburn D200S Acoustic*Stromberg Monterey Jazz Guitar Loops: https://aldavidmusic.wixsite.com/bestmusicloops

Re: Working On My Broken Heart floyd jane #531944 04/07/19 05:09 PM User Showcase
Joined: Sep 2017 Posts: 723 Virginia Belladonna Journeyman
Belladonna Journeyman Joined: Sep 2017 Posts: 723 Virginia	Nice co-write. Reminds me of "traditional country".

Re: Working On My Broken Heart floyd jane #531952 04/07/19 08:42 PM User Showcase
Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 3,615 Murgon Queensland Australia Rob4580 Veteran
Rob4580 Veteran Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 3,615 Murgon Queensland Australia	As always this is well produced. The lyrics fit very well in the melody. I'm a sucker for a good harmony and this is no exception. Well done to you both. Rob https://soundcloud.com/ironbarkbob https://open.spotify.com/artist/6IPuZM4B48Drnd38DEWC7L https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoXdTc0EC_3aaZSqT4dyzug Using Studio One.

Re: Working On My Broken Heart rsdean #531983 04/08/19 03:05 AM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 12,315 Florida floyd jane OP Veteran
OP floyd jane Veteran Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 12,315 Florida	Originally Posted By: 44kfl Well happy Sunday evening, this fits the mood here perfectly solid write, very nice harmonies super co-write the recording quality is excellent awesome man, Kenny Thanks, Kenny! Originally Posted By: rsdean Floyd, This is absolutely beautiful... Your vocal is great and the harmony with Janice is stunning - radio ready for sure. The production is just stellar - every part of this song sounds amazing. "i might try a little whiskey though it hasn't worked before or something else just as risky like that blond standing by the door" Wow! Some tremendous lines... Loved it all! Bob Bob - Thanks! I'm fond of those lines...and they are a good "look into this co-write"... Mike had a verse that used the whiskey/risky rhyme, but it was a "downer" feel-sorry-for-myself kind of thing, rather "heavy-handed". I liked the rhyme, so wrote a different "lighter-side" verse using it in a different way. It gave the lyric a better focus... 150+ Songs produced using BIAB RealTracks And 50 more... and some more...

Re: Working On My Broken Heart floyd jane #531987 04/08/19 03:19 AM User Showcase
Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 5,507 Ontario, Canada BlueAttitude Veteran
BlueAttitude Veteran Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 5,507 Ontario, Canada	Wow, so good! Vocal is just pure perfection, and the harmonies from Janice are about as tight as they could be with great tone of course. Just the icing on the cake. So many good lines to list them all, I think my favorite might be: "I might try a little whiskey though it hasn't worked before or something else just as risky like that blond standing by the door" Mix is excellent, I listened first through my studio monitors then through the 'phones. Loved it! Dave Blue Attitude Website Blue Attitude YouTube channel

Re: Working On My Broken Heart floyd jane #531993 04/08/19 03:42 AM User Showcase
Joined: Feb 2017 Posts: 3,414 Deryk - PG Music PG Music Staff
Deryk - PG Music PG Music Staff Joined: Feb 2017 Posts: 3,414	Wow - you did an outstanding job on this. It is warm and heartfelt, and the vocals are stunning. Love the harmonies and love the tone of the song as well. It has all the traits of a great classic country song. Not a thing I'd change on this one - thanks for sharing! Cheers, Deryk

Re: Working On My Broken Heart floyd jane #531996 04/08/19 03:50 AM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2017 Posts: 785 Alabama cliftond Journeyman
cliftond Journeyman Joined: Dec 2017 Posts: 785 Alabama	AW such a good song here, why cant folks on radio understand the crowd is still here for great songs, and this one is living proof!!!! Cliff

Re: Working On My Broken Heart floyd jane #532033 04/08/19 06:57 AM User Showcase
Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 114 Phil Babylon Apprentice
Phil Babylon Apprentice Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 114	Great song. Good lead vocal and harmonies. I always think your productions are spot on.

Re: Working On My Broken Heart floyd jane #532035 04/08/19 07:09 AM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 2,294 Midwest HearToLearn Veteran
HearToLearn Veteran Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 2,294 Midwest	Nope. Sorry. You posted a song. I posted my response to that song. You posted your response to my response. I haven't been able to respond to that yet...and you post ANOTHER song in that time?!?! Sorry, you're cover is blown. It's not "Floyd Jane!" It's "The Floyd Janes!" There is surely more than one of you! You have to be a group. Tell me you're a group. Yes, I love the song. It has a wonderful emotion to it; and it has a different delivery than I've heard from you recently. I really like it a lot. Your voices compliment each other especially well on this song. So...great job to ALL of you. Last edited by HearToLearn; 04/08/19 07:09 AM. Chad (Hope that makes it easier) TEMPO TANTRUM: What a lead singer has when they can't stay in time.

Re: Working On My Broken Heart floyd jane #532039 04/08/19 07:39 AM User Showcase
Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 1,944 Texas Jim Expert
Jim Expert Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 1,944 Texas	Another great piece of songwriting... The lyrics are coherent, vivid, & well directed... Congratulations to you & Mike for both the good lyrics & melody... Janice's harmonies & Bud's skill adds to the success of the production... And, of course, your plaintive vocal gives the tune the soul of good country song. Jim †=☮&♥

Re: Working On My Broken Heart floyd jane #532105 04/08/19 03:26 PM User Showcase
Joined: Jul 2015 Posts: 5,438 United States Torrey Bliss Veteran
Torrey Bliss Veteran Joined: Jul 2015 Posts: 5,438 United States	Beautiful tune Floyd! Love the way that second verse picks up and takes off! The chorus is over the top good! Whoever that background singer is has really got it together....just kidding!! Janice always helps take a tune to a higher level! Great!! Thanks, Torrey I'm a peripheral visionary! I can see the future but only way off to the sides! SW

Re: Working On My Broken Heart floyd jane #532117 04/08/19 10:41 PM User Showcase
Joined: Sep 2016 Posts: 2,454 Netherlands, Haarlem Birchwood Veteran
Birchwood Veteran Joined: Sep 2016 Posts: 2,454 Netherlands, Haarlem	Hi FJ, A very nice performance. You managed to make your sad song sounds sadder than mine ;-) Good voice, and I liked your doubling of it, very subtile. I 'liked' it on your site. Best regards, Hans Hans Berkhout (Birchwood) https://soundcloud.com/user-296497130

Re: Working On My Broken Heart floyd jane #532124 04/09/19 01:36 AM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 971 olemon Expert
olemon Expert Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 971	It's beautiful song performed and produced beautifully. Has a heart-felt 'live' vibe. Very enjoyable. My songs are here: https://soundcloud.com/scott-h-olson

Re: Working On My Broken Heart Deej56 #532159 04/09/19 04:36 AM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 12,315 Florida floyd jane OP Veteran
OP floyd jane Veteran Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 12,315 Florida	Originally Posted By: Deej56 Floyd and Mike, A well-written, well-constructed, well-performed and well-produced tune . . . and it goes to show that music is more than the sum of its parts . . . because add those all up and they don’t tell just how a terrific a song this is. Very sweet listen! All the best, Deej Thanks, Deej. As I said, Mike gave me some "good bones" to work with...he always does... 150+ Songs produced using BIAB RealTracks And 50 more... and some more...

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