“You” Song-In-Progress mp3 For YOU
Family, Nova Scotia, Songwriting | Posted by Jannie on 13 June 2011 @ 12:58 PM 37 Comments
Once there was a very handsome, very artistic man
who bought an old cabin on the beach in Nova Scotia,
remodeled it, lived in it a while, and sold it in 1987.
In 1989, a woman who moved to Nova Scotia was out
bicycling, saw the beach house and fell in love with it.
Soon she met the man who built it and they married.
Eventually they were blessed with a daughter, “The Pea,” as in Sweet Pea.
Last week in a Most Excellent Recording Studio the woman
sang and played guitar for the rough draft of “You,” the song
she wrote for the very handsome, very artistic man she loves.
Here are the lyrics…
“YOU”
Verse 1:
You came along at last with a song
I waited to hear forever
You standing there with October in your hair,
Your eyes like the ocean,
The bluest blue, eyes I fell into
Verse 2.
You took my heart in your hands with your art
Then we talked for hours
You walked me home when the moon was our own
And the stars started singing
The way they do when dreams come true
Bridge:
You put your arm ’round my shoulder
And then, I reached up for your hand
Everything changed in that moment forever
The way love had planned for me and you
Verse 3.
You here with me in a house near the sea,
The Child upstairs dreaming
You say my name and my heart tells my brain
To hold you forever
Here like this, lost inside a kiss with you
You, you, you….
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The woman feels brave enough today to email you
the free “You” basic song outline, with flaws and all.
Just leave a comment here and “she’ll” send you it.
Posted with love by Jannie of the Jazzment.
xoxoxooxoxoxxo
Yes, the pix show the actual beach house Jim built from the old shack he added onto and renovated.
On 13 June 2011 at 1:52 pm Moonduswriter said,
Oh Dear Jannie
What a sweet story . The song is a keeper my dear / a ballad of true love
Thanks for sharing
Would love to hear the MP3 version
Excited for you and dreams for tomorrow
On 13 June 2011 at 2:12 pm Eric 'Bubba' Alder said,
I can add it to my collection!
P.S. – Sister is cute. I see it runs in the family.
On 13 June 2011 at 3:38 pm TheWeyrd1 said,
I’m a fan of lyrics…and girls with guitars… I like your lyrics! So, I’d love to hear the melody that goes with them…
On 13 June 2011 at 5:59 pm Talon said,
Just beautiful, Jannie. You and Jim are truly blessed.
Tomorrow is the spy’s and mine 31st anniversary. He, too, has amazing blue eyes. I’m going to share this with him. xxx
On 13 June 2011 at 6:37 pm G said,
Kewl lyrics.
Sounds like an interestng ballad.
On 13 June 2011 at 7:11 pm Daisy said,
What a wonderful story, Jannie. I loved the pictures too. How neat that you’ve written this song for your hubby. I bet he is very pleased.
On 13 June 2011 at 8:08 pm Jannie said,
Hey, guys ‘n dolls — thanks for the excellent words.
Hope you all received your “You” Song-In-Progress mp3s fine and dandy?
I’m going to go eat some soup, then zip down to the store for a Snickers ice cream bar.
xooxoxoxox
On 13 June 2011 at 9:55 pm Robin said,
Hi Jannie – the cottage and your family and your song and everything is gorgeous! Frank has blue eyes too. – R
On 14 June 2011 at 4:44 am SnaggleTooth said,
Such pretty pics! The clouds, the cute folks, The nifty tribute song of love… You are so lucky! Nice house too!
Time to shower n nap to get ready for another day.
Faster computer in 2 das, yay! I shall return…
On 14 June 2011 at 5:32 am G said,
Nice outline of the song. Perhaps you can add it as a bonus track. Not sure if drums would be needed, but defitinitely a piano would be a great addition.
On 14 June 2011 at 5:45 am Natalia said,
Awww, beautiful romantic story!
Love the song. You are very talented.
On 14 June 2011 at 7:43 am Jannie said,
Hi Robin — I’m hearing about all these blue eyes guys!
You are so sweet to pop in.
Snag — I am lucky, yes! I must never forget that. Hope you had a fun shower and great dreams during your nap.
Hey, G, thanks. Drums can be as subtle as desired, a sweet jazz kit, soft and light might do the trick. So much fun to create!
Hi, Natalia, thanks a lot. Hope you got the Mp3 okay?
Gotta get back to songland while the house is nice and quiet!
xoxoxoox
On 14 June 2011 at 7:54 am Lynn said,
Do you miss that house? It is so beautiful and what a wonderful story that the man of your dreams built it. I love those lyrics. Just lovely.
On 14 June 2011 at 7:54 am sheila said,
Oh that’s so beautiful!!!!!!!!! I love that close up of baby Kelly with the house clearly in the background. Very cool! What a beautiful place! And dang, your sister looks just like you!
Come and enter my giveaway today!
On 14 June 2011 at 9:27 am brian said,
smiles. this is loverly jannie…def a song i hear him playing again and again…
On 14 June 2011 at 10:07 am Alice Audrey said,
You met your husband by bicycling past a house he built? I met mine by walking down a busy street.
On 14 June 2011 at 10:09 am Dr. J said,
That’s sweet, Jannie!
Sort of the good version of Rod Stewart’s view of marraige in which he said, “Rather than get married, I’ll just find a woman I can’t stand and buy her a house!”
On 14 June 2011 at 10:32 am ayala said,
A great story of love and lovely pictures!
On 14 June 2011 at 10:54 am Jannie said,
Hi Dearest Lynn. Jim does miss the house. He regrets selling it, but he was living in Hawaii, and moving to Texasnat the time — it was complicated. I’ve been in it a couple times, the new folks have done another addtion. Wonderful spot!!
Hey, Sheila, yes, Rosie and I look quite alike. She’s cuter, tho!! Kelly was 19 months old in those pix, and that was the only one she was smiling in — was not digging the photo session that day.
Hey, Brian, it will be exciting to see it come together whoohoo with tinkly touches, and such. It’s fun writing songs, and was high time Jim had his own!!
Hey, Alice Audrey, well I fell in love with his art before I ever knew he existed. But I actually first laid eyes on him in his mother’s doorway. And it was in October. He became my landlord, and I ran off with him here to Texas. Walking down the street, eh? How cute! Did you speak to him that first day?
Dr. J! Oh, that’s hilarious what Rod Stewart said. He’s been through a string of beauties, married most of them.
And he’s SUCH a talent!! His jazz standards album is sweeeet.
Hi, Ayala — thanks!! Now, I best git on over to G-Mail and send y’all the Mp3!!
xoxooxxo
On 14 June 2011 at 2:50 pm Lance said,
Jannie,
You have such a sweet, sweet way with words…
And your ginormous pictures always make me smile!
On 14 June 2011 at 5:52 pm G-Man said,
Jannie….
How beautifully Romantic.
You both are blessed….G
On 14 June 2011 at 6:35 pm Jannie said,
Ahh, Lancie, and you have a way with sweetness too! yeah, some big-ass pix, eh? One forgets when one is out flitting in the Real Blogosphere, that always here at grannie jannie’s the pixels are maxed out.
Dearest G-Man, your presence here oh Imperial One. Hi. Yes, blessed. And muchly blessed by having you as a friend who has enriched many moments, with many many more to come I know!
xoxoxo
xoxoxo
On 15 June 2011 at 9:23 am karyn and Barks said,
Is that how you guys met? I like.
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On 15 June 2011 at 1:30 pm Linda said,
What a lovely song. I’m sure that’ll be his #1 request. Oh, and great beach shot. Makes me wish I was at the beach…well maybe not this week…graduation!
On 16 June 2011 at 11:35 am Hilary said,
Hi Jannie .. You, You, You .. wonderful song and it’s absolutely superb .. sung for the man and child in your life .. I’m so looking forward to the new CD ..
The pictures are fun – living a life with YOU … great to read and to see – many thanks .. cheers for now … xoxoxox Hilreeeee
On 16 June 2011 at 2:04 pm Jannie Funster said,
Hey Karyn, good luck on the contest. I will vote.
Linda, he does like it, and I’m so glad he does.
Hi Hilary — yes, the new cd is shaping up, slowly but surely. And so much fun!
xoxoxoo
On 16 June 2011 at 5:38 pm KB said,
Simply Beautiful!
On 16 June 2011 at 5:52 pm Jannie said,
Thank you so much, Dear KB. Sweet of you as usual to pop in, always puts a grin in my heart to “see” you.
xoxoxo
On 17 June 2011 at 12:23 am Patricia said,
What a lovely post and can hardly wait for the new CD…I know my iphone has an MP3 player but I do not know how to use it…
My guy has blue eyes too and builds beautiful houses…lovely words in your song and tribute
On 17 June 2011 at 12:25 am Alice Audrey said,
I was walking down the street with my friend, whom he knew. He recognized her and stopped to talk, then followed us to a coffee house where we argued over the nature of Ray Bradbury’s writing. Eleven years later to the day we went back to that coffee house, and the same book was sitting right behind us.
On 17 June 2011 at 5:50 am Jannie said,
Patricia — I SO had to smile at that iPhone part, as I don’t know how to use my iTunes part of mine either. I really need to set it up. Would be so much easier than listening to my tunes-in-progress in my e-mail. I’ll get Kelly to help me — she’s good with technology. All the kids are these days.
Alice Audrey — that is amazing and astounding and so so so so cool about your meeting and the Bradbury book. I bet he was stricken by your major awesomeness right away!
COFFEE TIME!!!
xoxoxo
On 17 June 2011 at 8:08 am Jeanne said,
Jannie,
Ooooooh… Where shall I start?
I just love the photos in this post. I love the picture of your sister, niece, and Kelly. I just love the picture of you and Jimmy. I really love the picture of Kelly (smiling in front of the beautiful house).
I know how much hard work goes into building a house (since we built ours ourselves in 1998-9). It must have been hard for him to let the house go after all his hard work. It’s so cool how you two met, though. Hubby and I met at work. He started working there in February (1996) and I had started in December (1995). His desk was next to mine. We later learned that our boss had put his desk next to mine on purpose. Yes, he was matchmaking for us. Isn’t that funny?
My Hubby has blue eyes too. They can be very intense blue. Sometimes they get blue-gray. Sometimes they even get bluish-green. Usually, though, they are very blue. Like very beautiful marbles. A complex hue of blue.
I love, love, love the song and can’t wait to hear it! I am so excited for your second CD. The sooner the better!
Jeanne
On 17 June 2011 at 9:13 am Jannie said,
Jeanne, Jeanne, Jeanne, Jeanne, Jeanne, Jeanne, Jeanne, Jeanne, Jeanne, Jeanne, Jeanne, Jeanne, Jeanne, Jeanne, Jeanne, Jeanne, Jeanne, Jeanne, Jeanne, Jeanne, Jeanne, Jeanne, Jeanne, Jeanne, Jeanne, Jeanne, Jeanne!!!!!!!!
Hi.
As I type I’m istening back to the crazy 6 minutes, 16 seconds recording I did just NOW whilst drinking coffee, playing guitar, singing and kissing the hubby off to work. With the last lingering strains of “Evergreen” ringing in my brain…
pauses to slug coffee…
I love how all the blue eyed guy stories are coming out of the blogwork, blogwood? woodblog? Hey!! I bet you wondered where your wood shipment was from last winter!!?
But back to your comment…
It WAS hard for him to let the beach house go. But you know what’s really really kinda cool? When he sold it, it was the MOST MONEY, as in highest price ever paid, for a house in his county, Lunenburg, to date then. EVER. Like $275,000 I think. He’s a true artistic pioneer. YAY, JIMMY!!!!!!
Oh I LOVE your former boss!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If ever you see him, please tell him thanks!!
And when you next talk to Tori Amos, tell her I love her too! (But I love YOU more, don’t tell her that. She is the sensitive type and I ought not hurt her feelings. )
toodle-doodle!
xoxoxoox
On 17 June 2011 at 9:32 am Jeanne said,
Jannie of the non-ticketed hills (times infinity to the nth degree),
I thought I detected some Evergreen. LOVE IT!
Yes, lots of blue eye stories coming out of the blog-work indeed!
Alas, I wasn’t going to say anything but I did wonder about the wood shipment. Luckily we managed to get through the winter. Sadly, we had to use the furnace (propane) to make it through, though. We were not woodstove-only this year. Unfortunately, propane is expensive. We are currently keeping our eyes peeled for a new place to get local wood from. The place we’d been using didn’t have it this year. This threw us for a loop. Once the wood from the year before was used up, it was furnace time. (Plus, it was a cold winter).
Wow… That house must be most awesome! That Jimmy is a hard-working man!
I haven’t seen Former Boss in a long time but if I see him, I will give him your regards. LOL
Don’t worry. I won’t say anything to hurt Tori’s feelings.
Jeanne
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo
On 22 June 2011 at 2:11 am Heather said,
Beautiful story and pictures and beautiful to hear you play it live tonight! Hooray!!!
On 22 June 2011 at 7:58 am Jannie said,
Thanks dear Jeanne! My dad will give you all the wood you want. All you need to do is go up and truck it back.
HEATHER!! How sweetly awesome to see you. Sorry I got there a bit late and didn’t get to hear you sing last night. We’ll let you know where we’re planning on going next week for an Open Mike — hopefully we can all hang then! And yes — I know — sang the song from memory last night, no cheat sheet — whooohooo, I’m progressing.
xoxooxoxoxoxoxoxo
On 2 July 2011 at 12:58 pm becca givens said,
Jannie – I found you via breadcrumb from Olivia’s site … congratulations on your 1st CD …
This post is lovely – and I like the lyrics to your song … sweet post and photos! Good luck!