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Blue Spark Sparrow
by I. Spike

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Submitted on: Jun 01, 2008 - 06:03:51 PM
Last Updated: Jun 01 2008 - 07:16:45 PM
Keywords blue (39)sparrow (1)bird (6)ethnic (38)groove (67)spark (1)
Description This song was specifically written for Mystified to sing and she smashed it out of the park! Thank you for doing a really beautiful job CAt!
Lyrics Blue Spark Sparrow

blue spark sparrow
melting wings of sugar cane
I’d love to fly my kite today
but there’s so much rain

in each drop a little message
secret musings of the sun
promising a kind of weather
for this tiny world made for one

in my brooding thoughts of you
black soaked rain clouds block my view
sun blind me quick, so I can’t see
all of the sparrows calling me
calling me

moon soaked cathederal
ginger bread fills the midnight square
I’d love to find my footing
but I’m floating in air

everything is so much different
from this place in the clouds
I can hear the rain on my tongue
and taste my voice aloud

in my brooding thoughts of you
black soaked rain clouds swallow my view
moon blind me quick, so I can’t see
all of these blue sparks cascading over me
over me
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Peter Bauckham said 220 days ago
Written for
and sung beautifully by Mystified. Nice song and great production too - love the guitar solo. Excellent - but sadly no download.

Peter

Feter said 220 days ago
Blue Spark Sparrow
ahhh yes Cat at her real wonderful spirit folkie and
natural and clear ..love this so much ...great tight
band behind her ..well done my freind ..thnx alot for
sharin such great colab !!!!

magnatone said 220 days ago
Blue Spark Sparrow
what a wonderful, wonderful collab. There's just nothing but good things to say about this song: lyrics, vocals by mysti; guitar, instrumentals, production. Spot on in all respects - THANKS!

thetiler said 220 days ago
My god
I thought I was hearing Karen Carpenter at first. It really sounds like her for sure to my ears at the start.

This is quite striking.

Way to go!

Impressed!

I. Spike said 219 days ago
A Carpenter, yes!
Karen Carpenter! That's a hefty compliment! I hadn't thought of that until you mentioned it, but I think she does sound like her.
Thanks for the big ears! (Symbolic big ears of course...)

biba_nova said 220 days ago
Faved and downloaded
Very impressive singing and playing - almost celtic in parts to my ears but then what do I know

Cat and I are listening to this together in one world cafe Utah...I am hearing the vocal harmony that was left out of the mix

:-)

Mystified said 220 days ago
Thanks, B :)
Those harmonies...they just keep popping up, don't they????
One World Cafe was a trip, wasn't it? Great fun! :D

(I'm looking forward to hearing the final coffee shop tunes all together, too!)

Vic Holman said 220 days ago
excellent....
..on all levels. Once in a great while you come across a song here that would be a million seller. here's this years top model!

excellent collab.

I. Spike said 219 days ago
What a million could buy...
Thanks for the giant compliment!
One million seller would be nice, then I could buy my chocolate factory, import the oompa-loompa's and start wearing a funny purple coat and a top hat....

J.A.Stewart said 220 days ago
No Doubt
This is Cat's best vocal performance yet... Beautiful job. :) As Bill (Tiler) noted the early modulations immediately brought Karen Carpenter to mind, but then just lovely Cat glass tones.

Nice musical groove as well... with an unusual treatment of an old familiar genre.

Kudos to both of you. ;)


--- Joe

Outtaorbit said 220 days ago
nicely
done ...kites, and sugar cane

said 220 days ago
Great!
I'm always waiting for the Spike tune to arrive. What a great combo we have here? Ms. Cat and Sir Steve, this is an excellent song. I have to agree with J.A. Stewert that "this is Cat's best vocal performance so far" I've heard. Great, tasty music work from you as usual... Loved the key changes. Excellent production, crystal clear! Great work.

Take Care
- Yeman A. Al-Rawi

I. Spike said 219 days ago
Danka!
Thank you!
I'm really happy that people are enjoying this piece.

Mystified said 220 days ago
Thank you Steve...
...for the fabulous song to sing to :)

It was fun to see how this song progressed from the initial instrumental that I sang to--your 'final touches' painted this song in Spark'ling hues!

screamalexz said 220 days ago
...
yes this is some beautiful singing on this piece. a very nice tone on mysti's voice for this track. she seems to be really relaxed and really lost in the song.

caroline said 220 days ago
i haven't voted on this site for a very long time...
.. until today!!! i would pay good money for this and i truly wonder if somebody else wouldn't too - this is completely amazing - the only place for you two to go now is pro - tell you what.. i'll light a candle!! thank you - the angels brought you together - big loves xoxoxox

I. Spike said 219 days ago
Tidbit tasting.
That's very sweet! I'd even accept bad money in place of good. I'm just glad that there's a place (MacJams) where we can share these little tidbits!

craft said 219 days ago
this is so...
beautiful.. I love it

Pie said 219 days ago
If I were to be hypercritical...
...I would say the song is about minute too long. Where and how it could be shortened I'll leave to you. I just seemed to lose a little interest in what was a fantastic piece.

Be cool,

Pie





I. Spike said 219 days ago
I would agree with that.
I know where it is.... The chorus repeat at the end. That's why I did a breakdown in the 2nd to last chorus. I actually could make that edit without too much trouble. I might try it.
I am the short song enthusiast, so this suggestion hits home.

Pie said 219 days ago
My...
My work here is done.

Mystified said 218 days ago
ah hah!
...so the great and powerful PIE has spoken! ;)

(thanks for listening and commenting!)

guitapick said 219 days ago
Very cool...
...and unexpected chord changes with dissonances that just melt into another world...beautiful singing...

Sweet stuff, people. Kudos...so nice.

LunaTrick said 219 days ago
Nice song
Tuneful... nice arrangement... well delivered!

Einarus said 219 days ago
One word says it all:
Fantastic.

said 218 days ago
Blue Spark Sparrow.
You sound like the carpenters , Karen Carpenter I have all the records.
Especially at the beginning. Really good. Well done you guys.

Peace Dee.

lengold said 218 days ago
This is the
real deal - perfection in every way.
Cheers
Len



said 217 days ago
instantly likeable
Beautifully sung and played. Could you ever get tired of being compared to Karen Carpenter?

Just lovely.

SC

richardhowardjones said 217 days ago
Flabbergasted.
Excellent from both of you. I'm bowled over.

Dragonas said 216 days ago
Polished and Professional
I got the link to this song from Mystified in the chat room, and boy am I glad I listened!
Simply amazing vocals!
Totally professional sounding production all around.
Downloaded and Fav'd.

I can't wait to hear more.




psexnyc said 216 days ago
Wow!!
Congrats on such a nice flowing, easy to digest song. Well done! I'm at work using my laptop to provide a musical backdrop over the constant drone of office background noise. And this song had the ability to cut through it all and to elicit a response: "Who is that playing? What radio station is that? Can you play it again?"

Congrats guys. I'm going to play the song again....this time, a little louder.

SlimGirlFat said 215 days ago
Wow
Great song and yes I'll go with the Karen Carpenter similarity on your vocals Cat. Gorgeous harmonies and I love the addition of iSpikes vocals.

Beautiful melody, arrangement and mix.

In Awe!

Slimmie






aclarke said 214 days ago
Sorry....
it's taken me so long to get around to listening to this fine song. Wonderful collaboration here... super high production values (of course, I expect no less). So nice to hear Cat sing something like this... and more un-needed evidence that she can easily master any style.

Steve- very strong song... you are a master in your own right.


Dj French Toast said 214 days ago
Beautiful
Lovely song indeed !

biba_nova said 213 days ago
Listened again just
I am afraid I just don't get the Karen Carpenter comparisons here. Cat doesn't sound anything like Karen on this.
I love the track, the way it is produced - it jumps out at me like it could have come from one of Bowie's mid-80's albums like Tonight or Never Let Me Down. Very smooth sound.
I would agree with a previous comment that this is perhaps a verse/chorus too long, but it is a wonderfully crafted production overall.

Bravo i-spike and mysti

:-)

Char said 124 days ago
Mystified
did an exceptionally beautiful job in her delivery. This was so elegant in the melody and the production. Thank you, both.

saymme said 124 days ago
( :
This is so beautiful...so glad I found it & get to listen (& dl big TX!) Mystifieds voice is as always the best, here it gives Your ong the exact right sound...songs with both female & male vox tend to be in a higher level in my book attimes,this does & wonderful lyrics..Lyrics I find make half the song..!(!)You dont say what You use wishing it would be in the description ! Your voice is great(!) really great gives it even more spice. With Your musicplaying its JUST RIGHT in my ears:) - could have more of it !!! TX MY PLEASURE ! lena

jiguma said 84 days ago
Wow!
Beautiful song - great backing and wonderful vocal.

Not much else to say really.

Love it.

Neil

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