Don't Talk Bad About Me When I'm Gone
by @savvyaz
Liner Notes
#finished the Finish It Challenge - This one started back in 2023 when someone exited a Zoom meeting saying this farewell. I immediately wrote it down and had the chorus melody. I wrote the rest of the lyrics a few weeks later. Tonight I got to add the final melodies and pull it all together. Enjoy! ......
Don’t Talk Bad About Me When I’m Gone
Savannah Rogers
My friends, we gossip all day long The rumor mill’s still going strong Tell me all that’s going on (I hope it’s not about me When I’m gone)
I love my family, they love me We make mistakes, we disagree Regretful, hurtful words pile on (I hope they’re not about me When I’m gone)
Gone, gone, when I'm gone You're gonna miss me when I'm gone Gone, gone, when I'm gone You're gonna miss me when I'm gone But don’t talk bad about me When I’m gone
We’ve had our fun, it’s been a blast Time sure sometimes travels fast I’m outta here, I’m moving on But don’t talk bad about me When I’m gone
Gone, gone, when I'm gone You're gonna miss me when I'm gone Gone, gone, when I'm gone You're gonna miss me when I'm gone But don’t talk bad about me When I’m gone
I’ve felt the highs, endured the lows On beautiful, sometimes lonely roads These wounds will heal, we’ll carry on (It wasn’t all about me) Now I’m gone
Gone, gone, when I'm gone You're gonna miss me when I'm gone Gone, gone, when I'm gone You're gonna miss me when I'm gone But don’t talk bad about me When I’m gone
Don’t talk bad about me When I’m gone
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Love the feedback, everyone!! Thank you so much. @paulhenry @metalfoot @burr
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I like the way you sing this. I think it would be fun to try an uptempo country arrangement. The way you wrote and phrased the lyric works really well. You make it become original, if that makes sense.
There's something about the chorus that bugs me. I've listened to it several times trying to figure it out. I think it has to do with the energy of the song when you transition from the verse to the chorus. You keep the same chord and the same energy, when the chorus kind of demands that you take it up a notch.
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This feels like one of those songs which has always existed, if that makes sense? I know you just wrote it in FAWM but it has that feel to it. Which is a wonderful trick if you can do it!
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your earthy voice works pretty well with these down-to-earth lyrics ... playful and catchy! nice way to finally take an old idea and tie it all together...
@billwhite51 I like that rounds idea!
@mbmusic , thank you so much for these sweet words! I am happy you enjoyed the song.
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that chorus would be cool sung in rounds with the audience, lyrics are packed with excellent verses and i like the bluesy melody and unaffected delivery.
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I'll only talk bad about you when you're here... 😂 Great song! You have a really nice voice! I really like the lyrics and melody. The bridge melody was a nice touch to tie it all together. Great job! Well I'm off... don't talk bad about me... 😂
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I like the little bends in your voice at the ends of lines - adds a nice bluesy vibe - and yea, the chorus would be fun with a live audience. I hadn't heard of the Finish It challenge - I, apparently, alway complete in that yearly (by week 3, I'm looking for and crumpled paper w/ 1/2 scribbled verses on it...😆 )