During the pandemic, I spent most of my time walking near rivers and the ocean with much time to contemplate, at near 70, what matters most. I found this afforded me much time to view my life through the “Rear View Mirror”.
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This is lovely! Reminds me of Kate be Wolf if you know her stuff. Killer lines and beautifully crafted hooks. Also you have taken a potentially sad topic and made it beautiful. Great performance too.
Don’t know where the stray be came from and can’t edit!
Eric, that is very kind of you…thanks for taking time to listen.
Oh, this is lovely, with some wonderful lines… Loving the should have/could have/would have line. Your river also gets to the sea. Very impressive song! I’d buy this.
Thanks, Ian, for taking the time to comment. So many of us are sharing these feelings in our third act.
Brilliant lyrics – and beautifully supported by the arrangement. A classic in the making
Thank you Chris. I was watching the interview with Fergus and I think I saw you there?
What a lovely clever song. More more more
Thank you for the encouragement, Richard.
Such a lovely song Charlotte. Beautifully played with some luscious harmonies.
Hi Charlotte, Lovely melody, lovely picking, and a lovely message – I think things do get clearer the older we get, and we examine ‘through the rear-view mirror’. Cheers, Phil
Thank you, Phil.
This is a treasure. So poignant and sensitively constructed. Beautifully performed too. I think most of us can relate to these lyrics.
Thank you, Suzanne…
So beautiful, Char! Captures regrets so perfectly!
Thanks, Melissa… it’s going by quickly isn’t it?
Another really fantastic song Charlotte. Beautiful lyric, matched by the tune, arrangement and performance!
Thanks, Paul, for listening and your kind comment. Hopefully it’s the last pandemic song…?
That’s absolutely lovely, emotional and profound. And the river as metaphor for life too…..perfect. Thank you.
Thank you…rivers are such a great metaphor for so much in life. One of my favorite sayings is “Don’t push the River…”
Love this
Thank you Ervin
I got completely lost within the song when listening to it. What wonderful lyrics. Thanks for sharing it.
Thanks, Bill… the river in the video is where I wrote it, and I got lost in that river’s flow…
Listening again, this is so very captivating! What’s the story, Charlotte, is this a new song, it sounds like you know it so well, and your delivery is perfect. Amazing!
Thank you! Honestly, if it sounds like I know it well, it is because I write in my head a lot rather than on paper, and I am often inspired out in nature, so I have to sing lines over and over to remember them…or I sing into my phone. I have a little computer mic and a cardboard box in my office(very high tech) and usually just do a first/final draft that way. Sometimes I try a little guitar lick to add intro. Not a new song, by the way. I am not concerned about aging, per se, but I am now in my 70th year, and when I wrote this song, it was during a pandemic escape trip to a new corner of the Northwest with beaches so rugged and beautiful, I literally spent most of my time weeping at the achingly haunting landscapes.
This is so beautiful. Captures beautifully a moment of contemplation. I love everything about it. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for listening and commenting Rebecca. These times certainly inspire contemplation.
Absollutely beautiful song. Should have, could have, would have line is a great lyric.
Thank you!
You’ve beautifully captured this time in our journey. Lovely production and presentation too.
It is a shared journey, isn’t it? Thanks for commenting.
I cannot listen to this without tears forming in my eyes – it is simply wonderful.
Thank you, Dave. I am caught by surprise so often by my emotional response to the writers here…I appreciate your comment.
Ooh, beautiful imagery, great hook, should have/would have etc. I also love the harmonies.
Thank you Julie… my husband and I get to be back up singers together!
Really nice sad song. Super video which compliments it perfectly. I think you are right that song matches the theme bob on.
Really nice sad song. Super video which compliments it perfectly. I
think you are right that song matches the theme bob on.
Thank you, Andy. Appreciate the comments.
Superb song!
Thank you!
Wow Charlotte, what a simply gorgeous song. I love it, it is a song I would choose to cover as it stirs my emotions. Beauty to ashes / ashes to beauty, what a powerful line. I also, like Eric said earlier hear essences of Kate Wolf (I newly discovered her music).
Hi Jayne! It is so cool to see your name here and remember our chat with Kris….
How beautiful Charlotte. And what a beautiful place to create, write and play. Some lovely phrases and lyrics as the others said. And beautifully performed.
There’s a lot of road in my rear view mirror and I’ve no idea how much ahead. But it’s been a journey. X
Yes, Heather, it truly was. Someday I hope we all get to share our journey stories. So much rich history amongst us all.
Luscious Lyrics, Rich Tone & Ethereal Harmonies… …Thank You…
Thanks Terry…I sent a message to you through the connection section.
In my personal view of life, music is both essential and yet sadly trivialized; powerful enough to make us laugh and cry, dance and sing, yet used most often to sell toothpaste and toilet paper. In it’s more pure and powerful form, a song is an incantation that summons spirit from hidden places deep in the heart and mind, and capable of turning back time. With all this in mind, you have created a beautiful song that is both delicate and powerful, deep and beautiful, and I hear you.
Thanks.
Dan, what a thoughtful comment. I learned much about you in your discussion about music. It is always about spirit to me which is from where it arises. Thank you for hearing the heart behind this piece. And for taking the time to reflect on paper your response.