Spectacularly good and so charming. Youn make it sound easy but this is immaculately done. Bravo guys I'm transported. Thanks for sharing this treat

ha, we need more music like this man! very well realized too. Wonderful guitar playing. smile inducing. see?  :)

How wonderful ! Great throwback style like McCartneys Honey Pie. Ace x

@sound23-941370948: Thank you for coming by to listen. James is a fine vocalist, and Ray is a skillful musician!

Ha! You & the boys nailed this style perfectly Terry.  A plethora of instrumentation, but all appropriately acoustic....banjo, reeds, brass etc. And even the vinyl crackle lead in & out.  Very well done.

James Bell (a musician I met on mp3u.com a dozen years ago) approached me recently with an idea for a song. He described the style and wondered what I might be able to do. Well, I know my limitations, so I turned to Ray Brookes, who in no time created a marvelous arrangement to support James' smooth vocals (when is the last time you heard a sousaphone used for a bass line?) Old-school sound? Ray and James captured it so well (yeah, that's me in the backing vocals...minimalist that I am ;)

Lyrics:
The Girl Of My Dreams


You're the girl of my dreams
I fall apart at the seams
Whenever I see
The Girl of my dreams

Everyone knows
I feel so aglow
Got my head in a spin
Can't you hear my heart singing

MIDDLE
The way you dance, I'll take the chance
To win your love someday
So let's dance. I'll show you romance
In the old fashioned English way

The bells will chime
if you say you'll be mine
and every day you'll be
The Girl of my dreams

Bell: Lyrics, melody and lead vocal
Brookes: arrangement
Wigmore: production and backing vocal

Girl of My Dreams -  Bell Brookes Wigmore

Canada Stands With Ukraine
Elbows Up, Canada!
Never 51.

*singer-songwriter

Connecting, creating and sharing with others has been quite a transformative experience and one that I trust will continue for years to come. I enjoy listening to musicians on SC, and try to leave encouraging and descriptive comments.
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