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Heart-Stopping Lies (Kara Squ...
by Kara Square
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Thu, Apr 12, 2012 @ 12:58 PM
 
panu
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permalink   Thu, Apr 12, 2012 @ 3:33 PM
another thought-provoking tuneful offering from one of my fave singer/songwriters. you always delight & never disappoint. (great idea to upload your samples as wav. files!)
 
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permalink   Kara Square Thu, Apr 12, 2012 @ 4:07 PM
In person, I would surely blush at such kind, supportive words… Thank you, panu. It’s extra, EXTRA nice as I respect and enjoy your songwriting intensely.
CiggiBurns
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permalink   Thu, Apr 12, 2012 @ 4:23 PM
To be recognised and respected shouldn’t be too much to ask, ever. You have a unique ‘voice’ in every sense of that word. Everything you do is stamped with quality because you are a special and especially talented person. Just another truly excellent song to add to your catalogue - I can’t wait to watch you rise and rise.
 
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permalink   Kara Square Thu, Apr 12, 2012 @ 4:45 PM
Ahhh… thank you so much for your support, dear Ciggi. I feel so incredibly fortunate to have folks out there who appreciate what I do. You and panu made my night.
VickyDan
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permalink   Fri, Apr 13, 2012 @ 12:13 AM
A simplicity of interpretation, but with much feeling in the voice.
I think we can do great things with it.
A cry of internal revolt …. against indifference, against the difference also …..
I really like.
Votre talent est à multi Facettes.
 
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permalink   Kara Square Fri, Apr 13, 2012 @ 8:20 AM
Thank you so much, VickyDan. You definitely understand the feelings I was trying to convey… it feels good to be understood. Your super-kind compliments are very appreciated.
TheDICE
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permalink   Sat, Apr 14, 2012 @ 10:57 AM
I agree with panu, you never disappoint, and you are really GREAT at writing, and your voice is extremely pleasant to me.

The harmony “my love” is terrific! I started singing along at the 2nd chorus. myyy loooo-ve… i love it.

 
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permalink   Kara Square Sun, Apr 15, 2012 @ 8:13 AM
Well, thank you, thank you, and thank you! It delights me that the harmony part stood out. I did a whole harmony track for this one and only liked the “my love” parts… I’ve actually messed with this track for over a month… re-sang it a handful of times…
timberman
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permalink   Sat, Apr 14, 2012 @ 11:17 AM
Sad indeed. And of course thought-provoking. I wish I could hug you.
 
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permalink   Kara Square Sun, Apr 15, 2012 @ 8:14 AM
Hugs back at ya’. Thanks for listening, friend.
Speck
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permalink   Mon, Apr 16, 2012 @ 2:10 PM
Just heard TheDICE’s mix. Mighty fine. Couldn’t help wondering why I hadn’t heard this before. Turns out for some reason (malfunction in the apparatus?) I didn’t get a notification of your last two uploads. Guess I gotta pay closer attention to the new uploads list. Anyway… great stuff. Thoughtful, personal, important. And such clean sound too.
 
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permalink   Kara Square Tue, Apr 17, 2012 @ 4:18 PM
Thank ya’… You know, I’ve had some notification issues, too. I’ll e-mail the Admin’s and see if anyone knows what’s up.

This song was one of those that took months to write… I had a lot of parts that were more general (statistics and such about rights denied), but it turned out that the personal stuff just mattered more. It’s the feeling that hurts most… and most needed conveyed. (Of course, I suppose that’s generally true…) Thanks again, Speck.
 
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permalink   debbizo Mon, Sep 17, 2012 @ 2:26 PM
Quote: Kara SquareThis song was one of those that took months to write… I had a lot of parts that were more general (statistics and such about rights denied), but it turned out that the personal stuff just mattered more. It’s the feeling that hurts most… and most needed conveyed. There’s a lot of feeling here and it goes straight to the heart! Thank you for sharing this so that I could work on it for Secret Mixter.
Jeris
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permalink   Tue, Apr 17, 2012 @ 6:09 PM
Just heard TheDice remix and had to check out the original…this is great Kara, and of course I love all the uke : )
 
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permalink   Kara Square Wed, Apr 18, 2012 @ 8:25 AM
Thank you, Jeris! I’ve got another uke ditty to post this Thurs. or Fri. It’s such an addicting instrument to me…
 
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permalink   Jeris Wed, Apr 18, 2012 @ 8:27 AM
Cool :)
Donnie Drost
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permalink   Sun, Apr 22, 2012 @ 4:38 AM
Genuine great music with blunt and direct words, like always - very, very good!
 
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permalink   Kara Square Mon, Apr 23, 2012 @ 8:47 AM
Thanks for your kind words, Donnie. Thanks, also, for stopping by!
Admiral Bob
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permalink   Tue, Apr 24, 2012 @ 8:21 PM
A powerful case made in the most personal terms.
 
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permalink   Kara Square Wed, Apr 25, 2012 @ 8:41 AM
Thanks, Admiral.
sLow_starteR
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permalink   Fri, Apr 27, 2012 @ 3:24 AM
awesome lyrics & highly tuneful, as usual! would work really great in a film…
great job!!
 
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permalink   Kara Square Fri, Apr 27, 2012 @ 6:24 AM
Thank ya’, sLow!

would work really great in a film…

I really hope you’re right!
Vidian
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permalink   Sat, Jun 23, 2012 @ 7:42 AM
Oh, There it is :D Haha this is great!
 
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permalink   Kara Square Mon, Jun 25, 2012 @ 2:33 PM
Hey- thanks again, Vid!!!
Jacob Nowak
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permalink   Sat, Aug 18, 2012 @ 4:11 AM
Kara this is great (ukulele version is so catchy). Really. I’ve heard this in my head about hour and some people start to ask me what i’m crooning.
 
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permalink   Kara Square Sat, Aug 18, 2012 @ 6:27 AM
:D Thank you, Jacob. I try to write my songs in a catchy way, so it’s always nice to hear that it’s successful. Your comment also validates my thought of keeping this particular song simple (just uke and vox) for the album I’m working on.
Snowflake
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permalink   Sun, Sep 16, 2012 @ 11:58 AM
you are prolific. i love discovering and rediscovering your Works. i swear we feel the same way about the world. great track Kara.
 
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permalink   Kara Square Mon, Sep 17, 2012 @ 4:22 PM
Quote: snowflakei swear we feel the same way about the world.
I certainly concur. And it certainly feels wonderful to be understood and supported. Thank you, snowflake. It means a lot to me.
 
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permalink   Snowflake Mon, Sep 17, 2012 @ 6:12 PM
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HEKTOR THILLET (coffeeeurope)
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permalink   Sun, Sep 16, 2012 @ 10:01 PM
I feel you Kara… Luckily we have each other and all of these other wonderful human beings [like the ones at ccmixter] to help us pull through it with worldly emanating love and good vibe. This song hits home - really moved me. Almost like you took the words out my mouth. You should try and share it with the GLBT community… hmmm…wow… deep. Thanks for that :-)
 
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permalink   Kara Square Mon, Sep 17, 2012 @ 4:28 PM
Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts, Hektor. Knowing that people like the folks of ccMixter exist definitely fills me with hope. Now we’ve just got to spread the love! :) I agree- I’ll have to share it… any specific ideas/places that you think I should approach?
Quarkstar
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permalink   Sun, Mar 23, 2014 @ 11:51 PM
First heard this on the Transitions and Transformations Mixter. Beautiful song, delicately put, heart-stopping honest and catchy too.

It’s a shame and a scandal that this song has to exist at all. I wish we lived in a society where the issue did’t even come up.
 
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permalink   Kara Square Mon, Mar 24, 2014 @ 8:07 AM
Thank you so much, Quarkstar. I am sooo with you… it really is surreal that this is still an issue at all.