To Be With You

Story Behind The Song

Based loosely on my own experience.

Song Description

Song about finding the right one when you thought all hope had gone. My latest upload 'To Be With You' is an unashamed shot at the market cornered by the likes of the British girl band Girls Aloud. Their last 2 singles Untouchable and The Loving Kind are tracks that I adore the sound of. They may lack musical integrity according to musical snobs, but they are what they are - great pop songs. I have tried to emulate them. You have to imagine them being sung by female vocalists. As a lone songwriter I don't have female vocalists I can call upon to record the vocal track. This is the same track musically as another upload of mine called 'Zimbabwe' - only this version is a lot more upbeat in the musical and lyrical sense. Any and all feedback, both good and bad, welcome.

Song Length 3:59 Genre Pop - Europop, Pop - General
Tempo Medium Fast (131 - 150) Lead Vocal Female Vocal
Mood Ecstatic, On Cloud Nine Subject Joy, Love at First Sight
Language English Era 2000 and later

Lyrics

When you walked in my life, I couldn't believe just how lucky I could be
that day, you came in my life (I knew it was meant to be)
The day that you came, I couldn't breathe 'cos things had never been that good
for me, a future I couldn't see (you know)

The day that you came into my life
I knew just what to do

To be with you it's all I need it's why I've waited all this time
To be with you it's all I need and now it's true you're really mine
Just when I thought my luck was out you came and saved me just in time
I'm looking to the future with hope that is no longer blind

Waking next to you is what I've been waiting for, I thought this day would never come
to me, you were worth the wait (I prayed you'd walk through that door)
Now that yesterday's gone and this day is here, I'm not afraid of anything
Because you're standing right by my side, (my dear)

The day that you came into my life
I knew just what to do

To be with you it's all I need it's why I've waited all this time
To be with you it's all I need and now it's true you're really mine
Just when I thought my luck was out you came and saved me just in time
I'm looking to the future with hope that is no longer blind

And when it comes to the crunch, we will work it out, you know it's not untrue
The days we'll be together, will far outweigh, the number when we're blue
You'd think after a lifetime, of looking for, the one who's not arrived
We'd be grown up about it, it's just insane, like we've just come alive

To be with you it's all I need it's why I've waited all this time
To be with you it's all I need and now it's true you're really mine
Just when I thought my luck was out you came and saved me just in time
I'm looking to the future with hope that is no longer blind

It didn't occur to me that the great Todd Rundgren sound could be updated, but here it is! A fun, bouncy melody with keyboards that have that pleasant pop and echo to it. It moves along pleasantly, then there's the hooky chorus melody.

Very 80's,very popular right now, feels like a modern English influence!This fits into a scene in the movie "Weird Science" Great work,brought me back!
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Was a little lost at first with long instrumental but it picked up. Lead vocals were a bit drowned out , I'd watch that during production. This song reminds me of 80s sound of groups like Ah Ha , Crowded House etc. I think the bridge was really good and overall I'd listen to more from this artist. Keep it up I'm sure your music can get up from good to excellent!

To me this is a good throwback to the pop music coming out of the eighties and nineties. Well done!

Love the beat and bass, very nice vocals.

The 70's / 80's vibe is enticing in this song.
The lyrics and vocal feel very fitting, I do like the tone, how it carries the performers emotion.

I like the beat of the song. I like some of the vocals. It sounds like an 80s song which I do like that kind of music. Great structure of the song too. Pretty good melody.

Very well-built song with good vocals and instrumentation and a really fine arrangement. Has an 80's feel to it and a very pleasant flow.

I like the groove and the sort of retro feel of the instrumentation - I get a mid 80's vibe from it. Nice sounding vocals and good recording and mixing as well!

The quality of the song i.e. Arrangement and the sound quality was well put together.

Nice clear recording. The rythmn reminds me of the many 80's era songs, especially with the synthesizer and electric drums. Vocals were very good, maybe a little too much reverb, but thats just my own personal taste.

Nice track

Lyrics Nigel Barrett Music Nigel Barrett
Producer Nigel Barrett Publisher Nigel Barrett
Performance Nigel Barrett

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