palmistry and conflict diamonds at the burj dubai (original song by e.f. beckley)

[iluvyou123100]

Great song :) I really like it. GOOD JOB!

[efbeckley]

@iluvyou123100 thanks, i'm really glad you liked it :-)

[AnnaKarina2]

I said 8 months ago your video is Very Nice but now I say it is Very Beautiful and Nice!!! ^_^

[efbeckley]

Respond to this video...thanks for commenting again, i appreciate your support!

[bowlingballout]

There's a soupçon of Red House Painters in this song.

Nice.

[efbeckley]

@bowlingballout thanks, i'm not sure what you mean, but i was trying to be a painter for a few minutes. it's a picture of pride and human desire to rise above the rest.

[bowlingballout]

@bowlingballout

Red House Painters is the name of a terrific band. Very haunting. One of my favorite songs of theirs is called "have you forgotten".

I hope you take my previous comment as high praise.

:D

Apparently there are two versions on YT. I suggest watch?v=L1tZavRpEbk

[efbeckley]

@bowlingballout if you meant it as a compliment i will take it that way, thanks for taking the time to listen to one of my songs, i really appreciate it!

[johnmusicover]

wonderful original song

[efbeckley]

@johnmusicover thanks for commenting, i'm glad you liked it!

[danbergam]

You got a precious gift to write such beautiful, mind/heart-catching, thought-provoking lyrics!

I'm still reading'em, trying to go between the lines, for more of the possible ways to look at them!

The shyness of each verse's first lines makes a catching contrast with that "a rebel never wins", as much as our romantic common-places about far, exotic lands contrasts with the misery of million persons living there, like abandoned (in a large-scale) to their destiny.

Perfect song.

T.u.+f.

[efbeckley]

@danbergam thank you, Dan, for the kind comment. this song is supposed to be about the desire to be great that each of us have, and the envy that the multitudes have for the few. i am very proud of this song, so thank you very much!

[danbergam]

@efbeckley

It's amazing, when a song can be read in so many ways!

To be proud of such a song like this is... just what you have to do, really! :-D

I'm very happy for you, for how you're able to dig in your Soul for to reveal these jewel: man, you got a precious, priceless treasure in that Soul of yours!

^_^

Thanks to you!

[RaelWander]

Hey mister E.F.,

Thanks for the friend invite, just decided to check out some of your songs...This is really good stuff, honest and solid acoustic songs... Reminds me of Neil Young a lot!

Kind regards,

Rael

[efbeckley]

@RaelWander hi. i just saw you comment today, even though you posted it a week ago. sometimes yt doesn't put every comment in my in box, and this video hasn't been getting many comments lately, so i don't check here much. i'm really glad you liked this song and i really appreciate your support. sorry for the delayed response.

[Tadek59]

Excellent video and beautiful song !

Great job !

5*****

[joselitomarjarino]

GENIUS tyou very much, jos

[twcrock]

Sounds very good,amazing!!

[dominiquedv]

Beautiful song and sea.

[Shipmate1936]

being a lover of the ocean and everything,this is heaven! well, as close to heaven as I can get.

[just1117hx]

So Beautiful Its Like Nothing Ive Ever Heard Before...

[irishghetto]

I find my self going back to this song all the time. I love this song !

Thank's for sharing it with me.

-Caroline

[dvs1572]

Another classic.

The obvious cliche is to say your lyrics are what shine, I believe the music is just as good.

[AmurgAprins]

The hook is the song itself , i do like it as it is :)

[efbeckley]

exactly, thanks for noticing!

[nagman1679]

Great Song!!!!

[Dogbandit]

Dude you are talented but there is no HOOK in this lovely song. Where is the Chorus?

Perhaps taking the 'Rebel never wins' which appears twice and turn it into an anthemic repeating chorus.

how about:

'Rebel never wins,

Diamond smuggled

and i don't have the answers'

I dunno, just shootin' it.

[efbeckley]

the 'c' part was cut due to a lack of intrest on my part. it would have been what one might consider a chorus, but i liked it a lot without a 'hook'. 3 lines appear twice.

[mrgenius4]

i play and this song everyday and also play it on my guitar

love this song

love it so maawcch

[Elainecyb]

Wonderful! I adored so much the music as the interpretation. Obigado for sharing.

[mimteatr]

thanks for sending me a message about your post, loved it! keep on!

[dvs1572]

Your approach grabs my attention. Usually i'm very impatient with songs that are virgin to my ears. Not the case with your songs.

[darkamythyst]

I like this and I have actually visited the oregon coast when i was about 12, very very cool!!!

5*****

[efbeckley]

thanks for commenting and raring, i'm glad you liked it!

[blackbeltbrown]

@efbeckley

wont u chk out my stuff

[Ebonee1986]

Nice Song!!!

[jigglyfidda125]

(dark side of Dubai)

-2of the 9/11 hijackers were from Dubai

-abu dhabi sheik Issa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan tortures people. (google him)

-dubai was built on exploitive slavery

-only 12% is rich, the majority are in poverty in a class-based society

-local women are invisible behind ninja-suit burkas (causing homosexuality)

-media censorship/ restrictions are over-the-top

-theres child-trafficking for jockeys

-job discrimintation based on ethnicity such as ''arabs only'' is common in newspapers

[mrgenius4]

this song touchs me

[efbeckley]

hey, thanks, that really means a lot to me, and i got your message about putting the mp3 on your phone- that's awesome! did you make it the ring tone? anyway, i appreciate your support and i hope you shared it with your friends!

[MarijuanaSamadhi]

good song, bro

[NoOrdinaryGirl777]

good song, haha my cuz lives in oregon, thats cool!

[NunaFeedTheDucks]

love the song thank you very much for sharing, great video x x x

[nutier]

very nice video that i like ! thank you for sharing .

nutier

[mjacki]

Very soothing...I like it!

[sockenfrank]

you´re a good musician.

show yourself.

[Nekrosmaster]

OMG...AWESOME!!

[efbeckley]

hey, thanks for checking out my song; i'm glad you liked it!

[mrgenius4]

beautiful

[Eeba3215]

best one yet! =D

me likey lot

[IgDai]

Beautiful song, bravo !

[lov3andr33a]

beautiful

[moon2425]

kool

[MsDimon6]

its ok

[namnoiz]

thanks for posting your song its a good un!!!

[melaniejsnow]

Another great one. Thanks so much for sharing this with me. Have a beautiful day!-M

[Lubsly]

awesome... 5 stars!!!!

[mrchilli]

awesome

[LengHerMawii]

WoW!!Awesomeeee...u have a beautiful voice n i like ittt...keep it uppppp

[bobitsuki]

that was quite impressive.....love it!!!!!

[Mate12345]

good one bro!!! :) rg mat

[mrgenius4]

aaweesomee dude

[missbeauty58]

This video and song was wonderful dear.

5 stars*

Love from Norway

Carina XXX

[meshal15]

Great!!! Thanks!!

[michaelplaying]

Beautiful the sound of the sea and the music.

Thank you very much for sharing.

greets,

michael

[messybluesboy]

Well done! The next Neil Young! Great lyrics!

[mktmic7]

awesome*******

[mommarox2]

wow,this hits home.

loving this song very much

endless starz

[mamamialove]

Powerful lyrics

[MrBillTroop73]

Nicely done!

[MattkNT]

very nice song!

[mindsmacktori]

kewlio buddddddyyyyyyy lol

[loveroxlife]

I reallly like this song!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[efbeckley]

thank you so much, that really means a lot to me!

[metalMania2413261]

i like the song its good

[ManCityFan1988]

yeah its cool - well done

[lareluna]

that was nice... u live in dubai?

[efbeckley]

lol, nope!

[mariuszevo]

Beautiful!.Song & Guitar!.*****!.Thanks!.

[leolava]

you can sell the lyrics and make some cash.

It is a great piece of Art, your effort is appreciated.

=).

[lunacatz]

That was beautiful and it matched your vocals nicely. Thanks for sharing this with me.

[LMKVeiz159]

nice

[lambarini]

u have sum real good lirics ere! i liked watching the sea 2 this song :) xx

[LilMizzChriss216]

this is good

[efbeckley]

thanks for commenting!

[lefthooklyrics]

cool songwriting. you have a natural edginess to your voice, i'm jealous. hell, i'm jealous of anyone that can sing.lol

[efbeckley]

thanks for checking out my song and commenting, i'm glad ypu liked it!

[Lady0nline]

This is great nice writing did anyone ever tell you that you sound like Neil Young?

[DTG16]

good tune and lyrics

keep it up!

[bonzelite]

great song! very good stuff, friend

and good visual idea, very simple but effective

[itsdevilsheena1]

:) such a great video awesome

[jedy150]

nice job man

[efbeckley]

i wrote this song.

[hop503]

Kool song man

[AngelStafford86]

Very nice :)

[emisbruda]

nice

[Germantownmadien]

This soo good! you got my vote. :) also keeping on making songs... cause your good at... no joke ^^

[ericlehto]

Cool

[gianmerlo]

The base is beautiful, the sound of text is good, good guitarist.

[justatwilightgirl]

Amazing <3333

[hasifleckerl]

beautiful!

[JuanLorenZerimar]

Kool song like the lyrics!

[JoeFielding72]

My friend your song has made my day. I hope you are enjoying your Wednesday. Your are a Star in my house hear. My son Austin and my mom wanted me to tell ya they enjoy your music and videos very much too. God bless you and your family.

[katkaaliaskatte]

hey....very goood....really....:D

[kaattz]

hey man, nice words, beautiful bg and a pretty good tune!

thanks for sharing!

[groberson2007]

very good. *****s

[HoldorFold]

good song

5 star

[KaroKaraokeCountry]

Beautiful video and song bravo:-)))

5********

[klasydj]

GREAT song, GREAT voice and BEAUTIFUL background...THANKS for sharing...

5*****

[indricablurrmyIS]

nice song<3

:]

[kikyolover94]

good song and nice lyrics. and i agree with u that some songs are too long so it's good to have short songs

[inspiration0agent]

at first I was like meh . But after several listens I'm digging this song.

[hartage]

nice...

[Jastababe]

Not bad...not bad at all....great scenery as well..wooTwooT

[korealdinho]

Not bad

[kevykev38]

Wow!! This song is beautiful.

[hippi28]

nice i like it :D

[efbeckley]

thanks for checking out my song, and thanks for commenting!

[EVELYNEMIL]

Great Material!. Saludos Emilio. Thanks for the video.

[efbeckley]

thanks for commenting, i'm glad you liked it!

[johnbarn01]

Hi Ef. Like it -But Short ! Wish you had extended it a bit.

Potential all over it for that!Wanted to hear more.

John F.

[efbeckley]

thanks for commenting. most songs are too long, that's why i make mine short.

[Andyforsure]

That's really good mate :)

Keep it up!

[efbeckley]

thanks for commenting!

[irishghetto]

Wow ! beautiful song, I loved it.

Thank's for sharing your talent.

[efbeckley]

i'm really glad you liked it!

[Inky261]

good

[efbeckley]

thanks!

[jcbluegrassband]

great song!!!  five stars for you

[efbeckley]

hey, thanks for the comment and rating!

[HolywoodRose7]

Ö

Great!! 5*

[efbeckley]

thanks for checking out my new song, and thanks for the rating!

[JoshyBoy98311]

Awesome song. =)

[efbeckley]

thanks, i'm glad you liked it!

[jazzifarian70]

Oh Man, the Oregon coastline..Splendid, thanks for sending over. 5er's.

[efbeckley]

thanks for the comment and rating!

[dusstead]

Brilliant stuff!!... Love this *****

Brian

[efbeckley]

thanks for the comment and rating!

[geesoul]

lets go surf!

[efbeckley]

the water's cold!

[gtasahomo]

Nice song. 5 stars.

[efbeckley]

thanks for checking out my new song, and thanks for the rating!

[Ivoryticklermama]

good 5*****

Joan Atwell on atwell land rural la.

[efbeckley]

hey, Joan, thanks for the comment and rating!

[jiggly1192]

i digg it. you have a classic voice and the chords are great! :] this is actually the sound that's really popular right now. if you get big enough on youtube you're sure to get looked into.

[efbeckley]

thanks for the nice comment. i'm glad you liked my song!

[GirlFromHellPhoebe]

very nice song!

[efbeckley]

thanks for commenting!

[haluyakiee]

CUTE! LOL ^__^

nice one ♥♥♥ thanks for sharing your video

-Rozee-

[efbeckley]

thanks for checking out my new song!

[Isolar]

Beautiful:)

[efbeckley]

thank you!

[jecki007]

cool 5 *****

[efbeckley]

thanks for the comment and rating!

[imaginarythings]

Great Song and Perfformance-I loved the sound of the waves!!!~Awesome~5*****'s

[efbeckley]

thanks for the comment and rating!

[bozzrockband]

really great !

Greetings from Germany

[efbeckley]

thanks for commenting!

[HaIIoweenKingDiamond]

amazing vid and song... straight to the favorites

[efbeckley]

hey, thanks fro checking out my song, and thanks for the favorite!

[bosbal]

Great song Ed, thanks for sharing...

The video and pics are fantastic...

Frank

[efbeckley]

my name isn't ed, but thanks for checking out my video!

[francis111]

nice thanks for sharing i am now subscribed

[efbeckley]

thanks for commenting, and thanks for subbing!

[cmwatchers]

its good.like it

[efbeckley]

thanks for commenting!

[imafishgod]

Beautiful as and as always ... you have a lovely heart! ***** Paula

[efbeckley]

thanks for the nice comment, it really means a lot to me!

[glock868]

5 stars for this good job

[efbeckley]

thanks for the comment and rating!

[inuyashanaruto188]

wow that was amazing, keep it up

[efbeckley]

thank you, i'm glad you like it!

[1tompo1]

wow i loved it

[efbeckley]

thanks for commenting!

[ezseeker]

I am preparing to listen again. I truly like it.

Take care,

Easy

[efbeckley]

hey, thanks for checking out my song, i'm glad you liked it!

[HandwhistlerBen]

Absolutely wonderful video and singing!

[efbeckley]

thanks for commenting!

[ronerin]

This is my third listen. You've done a good work, here.

rg

[efbeckley]

thanks for coming back, i'm really glad you liked it!

[irene13aleman]

Nice

[efbeckley]

thanks!

[irene13aleman]

Your Welcome ^_^

[AnnaKarina2]

Very Nice! :)

[efbeckley]

thank you!

[frizzell32]

nice job, keep up the good work.

[efbeckley]

thanks for commenting!

Nice