The Weight of the World (5 of 14)

[Mark Kaufman]

Here's number 5 of 14 new songs for FAWM (February is Album Writing Month). Any crits or comments are most appreciated. http://soundclick.com/share?songid=7328447 The Weight of the WorldHurricanes and tornadoesBlacking out my skies of blueThey can blow my town to kingdom comeBut as long as I love youI’ll be laughing under the weight of the worldI got one foot in the wildfireGot the other one in my shoeWhen I know you’re there to love meThere ain’t nothing I won’t walk throughI’ll be laughing under the weight of the world40 days and 40 nights of rainWouldn’t change a thingI’ll just dive to the bottomAnd I’ll pull the plug on your drainAnd I won’t complainI’ll be laughing under the weight of the worldLet the earthquake shake me babyLet the snowstorm make me freeze The volcano blows and the lava flowsLet it swirl around my kneesI’ll be laughing under the weight of the world40 days and 40 nights of rainWouldn’t change a thingI’ll just dive to the bottomAnd I’ll pull the plug on your drainAnd I won’t complainI’ll be laughing under the weight of the worldI’ll be laughing under the weight of the worldI’ll be laughing under the weight of the worldI’ll be laughing under the weight of the world(Copyright 2009 by Mark Kaufman)

[kitz]

Really Cool Mark!!I miss the great big horn section on 40 days and 40 nights section...Reference material:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZ40kVRvcdkJust a thoughtKitz

[feaker]

MarkI am tired just thinking of your music making efforts:)This must have been fun to put together. My kinda music.Like to see you use less of the harmony in the verse. Your voice does not need help. Especially with that vox background patch in there. Maybe intermintent?This one gets the juices flowing. Inspired me to head to the studio before seven.Sounds a little Beatle influenced. (a good thing)Are you playing those keys? Man that was good.Great stuff. Keep it going.Paul

[suzdoyle]

Cool song! I really like the harmonies, and the numerous stops in it. Not to mention the lyrics are great.Overall it sounds very bright (which may have been your intention); I found myself wondering how it might sound with more "fatness" or lows in it. Otherwise, I think it's awesome! Nice job!Suz

[ideascapes]

Hey Mark. It's inspiring to see you writing so many songs. February is "Song Writing Month" for me...as in one song.I'm hearing Beatles too and I love all the stops and harmonies. Good title too. Your vocal performance throughout is excellent.I hear what Suz is saying about the low end--there's not much bottom in the drums.5 down, 9 to go??!!Vince

[Mark Kaufman]

Thanks everyone! This whole deal inspires me, too...I've never tried anything like this before. In fact I've rarely EVER tried to tell the muse what to do, always just waited till something happened. So, to be honest, I'm even more surprised that the production sounds any good at all...I'm so pleased to be getting critiques like "need more low end on the mix". Yeah!! I mean, I envisioned a lot more noisy, nasty recordings, so I guess all this hanging out on the Tech thread has been an enormous help.Thanks for all the nice comments and suggestions. I'm logging them all, but not thinking too much for now...it's off to the next ones. Cheers!-Mark

[ig88]

Did you play everything? Its a good groove but maybe its not my style. The mix is solid. The vocals sound awkward. Reaching to hard its straining in my ears

[gburgess]

Nice mark. No way I could keep up with the 14 song pace. GB

[mojobone]

If I were given this to master, I might've been tempted to pump up the bottom a bit; but it's perfectly period correct for the age of vinyl, when you could only put so much bass on a record without making the disc shorter or having the needle pop out of the groove. Kudos.

[cameron]

I hate it when my needle pops out of the groove.