Modern Life (by coomadoug) - Sheila Kirsten Hughes

Thanks YouTube Australia and New Zealand for featuring this video. And a big thanks to my friends Doug and Eddie, too!
-Sheila
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I've been chatting back and forth with Doug Payne (coomadoug) over the last couple weeks about covering one of his tunes. "Modern Life" is my favorite of his, and seemed best suited for my voice, and also for some cello work, so this is the result. I hope you all enjoy. Please visit Doug Payne's page. He's got a lot of great songs to listen to.
http://www.youtube.com/coomadoug

Thanks for watching, rating and commenting.

-Sheila :D
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This video has also received the "Featured Music Artist Award" from stealthysworld.com (stealth5976) on September 30, 2008. Thanks a bunch Dale!


LYRICS:
City Traffic sitting still
I'm stressed, I'm stuck I'm feeling ill.
There must be something terribly wrong.
I've felt this way for far too long.

We all hate standing in a queue.
We push and shove everything we do.
In a place where speed and greed are good,
they'd sell their Grand Mother if they could.
I know the best things in life are free,
but they just wont wait for me

Life is moving way too fast.
I dont get to be with my baby til last.
Time is precious. Life is short.
Our love shouldn't be just an after thought.
I know the best things in life are free
but they will not wait for me.

So let me hold you through the coldest night
and watch you sleep til the morning light.
Can we say we're sorry when we're wrong?
Let us open up it will make us strong.
You know the best things in life are free.
Slow down baby, you'll see.

Listen to what our children say.
Remember how we were yesterday.
The crazy songs, the cloths we wore
let them bring it on for us once more.
Where the best things in life are free,
let them bring it back for me.

Life is moving way too fast.
I dont get to be with my baby til last.
Time is precious. Life is short.
and love shouldn't be just an after thought.
Time is precious. Life is short
and love shouldn't be just an after thought

Copyright © 2007 words and music by Doug Payne.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Doug
• Payne
• coomadoug
• Modern
• Life
• Sheila
• Kirsten
• Hughes
• Singer
• Songwriter
• folk
• soul
• cello
• featured

[sevenender]

oh you wonderfull woman

you can play cello..how great is this

amazing...why i have never saw this vid...so brilliant...goes tru and tru

hugs

ender

faved

[skhughesband]

Hey ender,

that's pretty funny. I thought you knew I played cello. LOL. Thanks for the lovely comment! :)

[Gordieiati]

Absolutley Fabulous Performance Sheila!!

Brilliance!!!

[skhughesband]

Awe, thanks Gordieiati. Very nice of you to say.

-Sheila

[AAA000999AAA]

what a beautiful voice !!!!!!! and a good play..

i heard you from Paris...bravo..bisous

[skhughesband]

Wow, Paris. How cool! Thanks for coming over and watching. I appreciate it.

-Sheila

[jwashcott]

you are so pretty and talented thank you for sharing on you tube making the world a smaller place from uk veiwer

[volleyballjones]

Great!

[gerdenshed]

A beautiful version of Dougs wonderful song ;0)

Mark...

[drk556]

Love it!! Thanks

[BigWillieWillHom]

Wow!!! Hey Sheila, This Is So very Beautiful Awesome, Gurl!! I Just Love Ya Singing & Guitar Playing So Very Much!! You Have Alot Of Talent!! Keep Up The Fantastic Job!! A Huge Thumbs Up!! Stay Blessed!! Love Ya Lots!!

- BigWillieWillHom :)

[valeryTsytsak]

Мне очень понравилось . Спасибо. Аристократ Валерий Цыцак

[victoriaonevictoria]

5*****, congratulations!

[lileafire]

Such a pure voice resonance! Thank you, Sheila and coomadoug for this beauty.

[TheJuliusJT]

sweet tone but you seem a bit out of breath. anyways.. lovely performance and arrangement.

[Monkberry50]

great sound... great audio... excellent song as well... well done... 5 stars from Washington DC