Broadjam Artist: Bob Birthisel
Song: Farmer’s Daughter
Reviewer: John Walradt and Robert Quigley
Positive Comments: I stepped into this like quicksand (and you know how hard it is to pull out) with the beautiful wistful melody and the delays on the guitar strums that David Gates or Gordon Lightfoot would have arranged. The lovely melody sells this song and that’s a huge asset to any songwriter. The lyrics have some different twists that are interesting, witty, charming, and refreshing to hear rather than the usual cliches. Vocal harmonies are in just the right places and the instrumentation smooth as sunlight on a field. If you can’t get lost in this song, then you just can’t be moved by a beautiful tune.
Constructive Comments: Sometimes the best constructive comment is to realize there’s nothing more you need to do to it. This is a very beautifully arranged song.John