"Not my Guide" ft.SinJimMusic

BeccaJohnson

Genre: Ballad

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This song is a collaboration with SinJimMusic.It is a beautiful song and it was a pleasure to work with him.
I have recorded the song at Len Gold's using GB.

I hope you all enjoy listening to it!

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Lyrics

"Not My Guide"

Your picture's still on my mind
Shame I couldn't sleep
Oh how I was so blind
And I could hardly breathe

If I could,
Change myself
Change my destiny

Ch:

The games we've plaid
The bets we've made
And lost our space
It's love we waste
The fire's gone
No more control
The river's wide
You're not my guide

It's really you and it's me
The shadow in the past
When winter comes I'll be gone
I'll erase you from my dreams

If I could,
Change myself
Change my destiny

Br:

There is nothing,
There is nothing more to blame
I just wonder
I just wonder if I could change

Change myself,
Change my destiny

Song Stats

Hits: 1447
Comments: 53
Fans: 29
Plays: 112
Downloads: 77
Votes: 14
Uploaded: Mar 03, 2008 - 09:33:38 AM
Last Updated: Mar 03, 2008 - 09:33:38 AM Last Played: Sep 13, 2009 - 06:21:43 PM

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Comments

	said 615 days ago (March 3rd, 2008)
	Very nice song,well performed and composed..enjoyed

BeccaJohnson	BeccaJohnson said 615 days ago (March 3rd, 2008)
	Hello Thank you,I am very glad you liked the song!:-)))) Check out my latest song called I'll walk away

Godchaser	Godchaser said 615 days ago (March 3rd, 2008)
	Ballad bliss Nice piece of songwriting.Lovely piano work and sweet vocal work.Much enjoyed. Blessings, Check out my latest song called As i Walk

BeccaJohnson	BeccaJohnson said 615 days ago (March 3rd, 2008)
	Hello It was a great experience to work together with SimJimMusic,I think the piano sounds just great! thank you for your comment! Check out my latest song called I'll walk away

lengold	lengold said 615 days ago (March 3rd, 2008)
	You know how much I love your voice and SinJimMusic's sound bed is very tastefully done. I am very impressed also by your lyric writing skills. It was a joy to help you with this. Love Len Check out my latest song called Dodgy Doughnut

BeccaJohnson	BeccaJohnson said 614 days ago (March 4th, 2008)
	Len Gold Thank you Len for your help! I must say it was a great job and your mastering is getting better and better each time! Looking forward to record with you in the future! Love,Becca Check out my latest song called I'll walk away

Rebsie	Rebsie said 615 days ago (March 3rd, 2008)
	From one Rebecca to another You've got a really nice strong and confident voice, and you can do tenderness too, which is a great combination. :) You've both done a great job here. The piano is very pretty, and the beat, when it comes in, fits very snugly with it. The singing is really lovely and the harmonies fantastic. Check out my latest song called Amongst The Colours (w/ Luna Trick)

BeccaJohnson	BeccaJohnson said 614 days ago (March 4th, 2008)
	Thank you Thank you for your comment.It really was a different thing I have tried with my voice,as normally I sing in different style and I guess more strong. I am very glad that you like the song,I think SimJim would be pleased to hear those comments! Check out my latest song called I'll walk away

Feter	Feter said 615 days ago (March 3rd, 2008)
	"Not my Guide" heartfelt and sweet song ..very nice voice as always awesome ..thnx for sharin ! Check out my latest song called A Night With Feter feat'(Roxylee sloparts crissew johnwhitehead and Yamin AL Yamani )

BeccaJohnson	BeccaJohnson said 614 days ago (March 4th, 2008)
	Reply You are so welcome!!!!I am very pleased that people are down to download this song.Very proud of this collab! Check out my latest song called I'll walk away

Mcboy	Mcboy said 615 days ago (March 3rd, 2008)
	u go girl very very very nice singing.........nice collab.....kool song all around!!!! Check out my latest song called Heros( aclarke/mcboy)

BeccaJohnson	BeccaJohnson said 614 days ago (March 4th, 2008)
	Cheers! That is great,Cheers!:-))))) Check out my latest song called I'll walk away

MarkHolbrook	MarkHolbrook said 615 days ago (March 3rd, 2008)
	Gorgeous! Love the piano and your voice blends so beautifully with the song. Love it! Gives me a goal to shoot for! A lofty goal for sure! Check out my latest song called Never Say Goodbye - Bond Challenge

magnatone	magnatone said 615 days ago (March 3rd, 2008)
	Not My Guide This is great. Being a pianist, I notice piano parts, and it's played beautifully here. Who is that playing? Great piano chops! Vocals are gorgeous, lyrics excellent. The orchestration goes together so well. Great job! Check out my latest song called Symphonic Smackdown

MarkHolbrook

MarkHolbrook said 615 days ago (March 3rd, 2008)

Wow...
I'm sorry but I just listened to this using my Bose noise canceling headphones (which are great BTW)... and wow... Becca... I'm awed by this, your voice, the piano... I already know of SinJim and simply wow...

Thanks so much for making this downloadable. A fav for my ipod for sure.

There is such a haunting quality about this song... Wow...

Check out my latest song called Never Say Goodbye - Bond Challenge

thetiler	thetiler said 615 days ago (March 3rd, 2008)
	I enjoyed this, both singing and playing. Becca sounds very close to Madonna in texture and style. This is a very nice addition to MJ in my opinion. I like this style of singing especially the emotional-kinda spanish flavor. Great to hear more females at Macjams. Thanks all! Check out my latest song called The Bluebird Cafe (with two other guest)

ceilidh

ceilidh said 615 days ago (March 3rd, 2008)

a great song
with BRILLIANT vocals Becky and truly wonderful piano playing.
very emotional and VERY lovely melody of the piano.
listening to it again... wow guys. It is like to be dipping a spoon into a nice thick filling of a cheese cake, so rich and flavourful... no empty and boring over sweetened whipped cream.
a beautiful collaboration...

Check out my latest song called Gartan Mother's Lullaby

ktb	ktb said 615 days ago (March 3rd, 2008)
	wow kudo's to you both. I thought this was excellent. Your voice is soulful and a delight to the ears. I thought maybe it might sit higher in the mix :-) the piano and the strings were a dramatic backdrop. Check out my latest song called off the deck (w/Z293)

BeccaJohnson	BeccaJohnson said 609 days ago (March 9th, 2008)
	Thank you! That is so great to hear that.I really enjoyed recording this song and looking forward to work on some more in the near future! Check out my latest song called I'll walk away

droop	droop said 615 days ago (March 3rd, 2008)
	Hey Becca I really like your vocal on this. A neat song with a great backing track. You and Simjim did a great job here. Check out my latest song called Last Teardrop

BeccaJohnson	BeccaJohnson said 609 days ago (March 9th, 2008)
	Hello I am very glad you liked our collab. Cheers! Check out my latest song called I'll walk away

Jim Bouchard

Jim Bouchard said 615 days ago (March 3rd, 2008)

Really great!
Very nice song, lyrics, singing. Technically, I feel like the effects on the vocal caused it to feel sort of thin. The piano has such a rich sound, so that in comparison the treatment of the vocal sounds sort of ill-matched. It's like there's a small room reverb on the vocal and there's a concert hall reverb on the piano, and it feels like they should sound a bit more unified, especially since the vocal recording and performance are top notch. When the drums come in the vocal mix seems more integrated, but I still think that's a bit that could be easily fixed by paying a bit more attention to placing the two main elements of the song, the piano and the vocal, in the same sonic (virtual) environment.
Also while I'm being a jerk and being overly picky, I think you mean "games we've played" rather than "plaid". Great collaboration, though!

Check out my latest song called Weather or Not w/awigze

lengold

lengold said 614 days ago (March 4th, 2008)

Jim
I thought I should respond to this.
Pleased you liked the song. Becca left the technicalities to me - I only had an mp3 to work with for the sound bed and although with a little bit more expertise on my part I could have maybe matched the reverb a bit better - I am actually quite pleased with the result, but take your comments on board.
English is not Becca's native language and I am very impressed that she writes lyrics in English so well. I think we can allow her the odd spelling mistake.
Cheers
Len

Check out my latest song called Dodgy Doughnut

	said 615 days ago (March 3rd, 2008)
	Neat vocals Your voice reminds me of freestyle era in NY towards the late 80's early ninties, Cynthia (in particular), Expose, etc...

dirigent	dirigent said 614 days ago (March 4th, 2008)
	Not my Guide Beautiful vocals, what a great song, congrats!! Check out my latest song called Autumn

dlb	dlb said 614 days ago (March 4th, 2008)
	Lovely song Beautifully sung and performed. Very enjoyable. Check out my latest song called All About You (ft. Linda Courtien)

SinJimMusic

SinJimMusic said 614 days ago (March 4th, 2008)

Great Job Becca
Wow Becca, this is just incredible. I love your lyrics, they're very meaningful and you sing them perfectly. I've got to say that this turned out to be amazing. I thought I had sent you the GB file, but I can upload it to rapidshare or something if you or Len would like to adjust the other parts of the song. The song now feels complete and the melody you've created fits in perfectly. I'm very impressed at your lyrics, vocals, and overall talent here. It was great to work with you and I love how it turned out. I'd love to work with you on some other songs!

Check out my latest song called - When the Smoke Clears -

SinJimMusic	SinJimMusic said 614 days ago (March 4th, 2008)
	Comments I forgot to thank everyone here for their comments, I'm really glad that you enjoyed this as much as we did! Check out my latest song called - When the Smoke Clears -

craft	craft said 614 days ago (March 4th, 2008)
	cool love the piano playing so as the vocals... Great collab Check out my latest song called Blue Lights (feat. Spleenveil)

	said 614 days ago (March 4th, 2008)
	Beautiful.... Lovely singing to go with a lovely piano. Jack

Moviz	Moviz said 614 days ago (March 4th, 2008)
	Very enjoyable performance Becca.... Love the vocals and the writing... very dramatic sounding too with that excellent piano backing, regards M Check out my latest song called A Soldiers Dream (Remix/record)

saymme	saymme said 614 days ago (March 4th, 2008)
	: ) VERY NICE SONG ! ! You have a BEAUTIFUL voice . . I can only dream of singing like that, You are Gifted so great to find You , Found You in the forums : ) 8 ) Love to hear it & my thx for dl ! FAVED !!

aclarke	aclarke said 614 days ago (March 4th, 2008)
	What an... absolutely beautiful voice.... Very, very nicely done. Looking forward to hearing more from you! Adam Check out my latest song called Ballad of The Little Tiki

Lennon714	Lennon714 said 614 days ago (March 4th, 2008)
	well done! the production is extradinary on this track. The music perfectly compliments the outstanding vocals. My compliments to you both. Great job! Check out my latest song called Anarchy, Inc.

	S H A T N E R!!! said 614 days ago (March 5th, 2008)
	Me and Spock love this We have put it on the computer on bridge of the Enterprise Check out my latest song called 1

BeccaJohnson	BeccaJohnson said 613 days ago (March 5th, 2008)
	Hello Everyone! Thank you for all your comments!I am so Pleased it turned out good and that you like the song!!! I would love to do more collabs in the future,I hope you get back to my page,I will keep updating it! Cheers Everyone!!!!! Check out my latest song called I'll walk away

jiguma	jiguma said 612 days ago (March 6th, 2008)
	Lovely song, beautiful voice, great backing. I'm hearing too much fx on the vocal, especially at the start of the song, and I think that takes away from your beautiful voice. Would love to hear a remix of this with a much straighter vocal - I mean, the same vocal without the fx I guess. I guess I'm agreeing with Jim :) Neil Check out my latest song called Under My Skin

Bob Rodgers	Bob Rodgers said 612 days ago (March 6th, 2008)
	Wow! This is beautiful, I love your voice Becca and it blends so nicely with the piano, so well played and performed! Lovely harmonies too and a really great song! Very much enjoyed and downloaded, thanks!! Check out my latest song called In My Mind

BeccaJohnson	BeccaJohnson said 612 days ago (March 6th, 2008)
	Hello Bob! Thank you,very glad to hear from you.I will work on your song next,sorry that it took me so long...Just work at the moment is abit hectic:-) But,Thank you so much.I really appreciate your opinian! We should decide which song we are going to work on. Take care and speak soon. Check out my latest song called I'll walk away

five_extra_arms	five_extra_arms said 612 days ago (March 6th, 2008)
	Very Talented It's always good to see a new vocal talent here. Uncle Len is quite proud of you and your abilities. I would love to hear his dark deep voice with your lovely voice in a song someday. I think it would be a pretty powerful teamup. Welcome to macjams. I look forward to hearing more from you, so get busy! Bob Check out my latest song called Paper Sack

davisamerica	davisamerica said 612 days ago (March 6th, 2008)
	wow len very cool... man ... very nice Check out my latest song called No Son(egobandit band)

davisamerica	davisamerica said 612 days ago (March 6th, 2008)
	3rd listen wow .. love the vox delivery ... man .. this is out standing!! Check out my latest song called No Son(egobandit band)

Kenta_and_Linda_Rocks_together	Kenta_and_Linda_Rocks_together said 611 days ago (March 7th, 2008)
	I love this A beautiful song the mix is gorgeous as your singing... Very cool Collab. Check out my latest song called Beat The Beast (with vox)

Robert Rayner	Robert Rayner said 609 days ago (March 9th, 2008)
	Hi Becca Listened to this lovely song for the first time last night at Lens, and listening again this morning with the headphones. Really impressive singing (as usual) great piano, and well done Len on your production skills. Cant wait for your next song! Check out my latest song called She Dreams of Love

BeccaJohnson	BeccaJohnson said 609 days ago (March 9th, 2008)
	Thank you! I am soooo happy that this song got so much response.Sorry for my spelling:-) Thank you for the comment.I really hope you enjoy the song,and I hope that we will work on your song in the near future! Love, Becky Check out my latest song called I'll walk away

bud	bud said 609 days ago (March 9th, 2008)
	Excellent collab your voice is wonderful and you really do the song emotional justice. Well done all around. Check out my latest song called Expanding Toys (Halloween Remix)

Diviner	Diviner said 609 days ago (March 9th, 2008)
	Wow Thats a really good track. The music is amazing, what a lovely sound bed, and the lyrics are brilliant and so well sung. I'm very impressed, its such a good track. Check out my latest song called Space Program (Space Race 2009)

BeccaJohnson	BeccaJohnson said 609 days ago (March 9th, 2008)
	Hello Thank you.It has been a real pleasure to work with SinJim,He is an amaizing musician.Hope we work on one more song. Thank you for your comment! Check out my latest song called I'll walk away

SinJimMusic	SinJimMusic said 609 days ago (March 9th, 2008)
	Comments Thanks for all the great comments everyone, it's awesome to get such a great response from all of you! Check out my latest song called - When the Smoke Clears -

massa	massa said 607 days ago (March 11th, 2008)
	Simply amazing! Can't get tired of listening to this song. 10 all over! Sweet voice... sweet piano... sweeeet! Check out my latest song called Song for Collab

Dj French Toast

Dj French Toast said 607 days ago (March 11th, 2008)

Becca
Your voice is really Awesome ! I love how much passion you deliver ...I can tell you really feel what your saying and it comes through ...The music is pretty and your vocal only adds to its beauty ...I wish I had some one making R/b with me right now Id love to use your vocals.....I really like the production and your poetry is simple and uncluttered very nicely done I love this one : )

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	said 605 days ago (March 13th, 2008)
	Beautiful. Hi this was simply wonderful to lsten to and very good lyrics and awsome music. Well done you guys and thanks and for shariing. Peace Dee

	said 531 days ago (May 26th, 2008)
	Great! Great song. Really well played and sung. I loved your vocals and I was wishing to hear it less effected but it's great... Very fine piece of work you should be proud of! Take Care - Yeman A. Al-Rawi

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