White Feather Ft Kate Stanton

What a beautiful tribute to your mom @steviej . The special love and closeness between mother and son come through in a big way. Lovely music and vocals. A very heartfelt and poignant collab. Love it!

Heartfelt bounces all through this lyric. Cue the music with it? Heaven! Really a fab thought-provoking piece here. So hauntingly beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

This is wonderful. It has that all-important "tug" I hope to find in every emotional song. This has it in spades! Love, regret, impossibilities, sorrow. An eloquent tribute and so relatable. Kate's vocal as the mother is sublime. Love the white feather image, the Yeahs in the Chorus and the exquisite lyrics. The music is perfect for the message. Wonderful, wonderful!

My sentiment holds with the others who have commented. I am still so impressed when I hear collaborations springing forth from your studio, my friend. All involved; each of your are inspiring to me. And I’m reminded yet again of something precious. Beautiful work everyone.

Wonderful tribute to a mother. MY mother would have been 97 this year...taken too soon.I like the monologue then punctuated with Kate angelic vocals...An amazing pouring of emotion in the lyrics something many of us can,sadly relate to.

A one sided conversation with a departed loved one - but with a wish-fullfillment fantasy @katestantonsings down from above - is such a great song idea. Kate's bit is great because it brings the whole thing in to focus, but the real work of this song has to be done in the verses, because if they don't land then there's nothing at stake. You do a stellar job - you use those verses to explore this from a lot of different angles, truthfully and sensitively. It is really compelling, and I hope it felt as good to share as it was to listen to.

this is a powerul expression of loss, regret, and love. ive written several songs attempting to come to terms with the loss of my mother in 2006, but nothing really can tell the whole story. you have done a remarkable job of capturing so much of all the thoughts feelings and contradictions related to loss. your recitation is exquisite and kate's performance as the mother is heartbraking. i love the yeahs that follow her questions of whether you received the white feather. little things like that go a long way towards making it real.

This is a beautiful, heartfelt tribute to the loss of a loved one. The verses are full of solid imagery that allowed me to feel like I understand some of what you are going through. Great call to bring Kate in to sing the hook, her vocals definitely have an angelic feel to them.

Such a wonderful song. At this writing, I'm visiting my own 93-year-old mother. About 20 years ago she and I wrote a song together--which is such a cool, cool thing to have. My condolences on your losing yours--I know I'll be devastated when I lose mine. Yours certainly inspired a wonderful song from her--and Kate's voice always makes things even better. (And lovely arrangement, David!)

Awww man! This is so...just amazingly awe-inspiring!

Cool mix of styles and vocals in this one!

So many emotions captured in the lyric, sadness, regret, pride, guilt, grief and of course love. Beuatifully performed and produced. A top notch collaboration.

What a heartfelt and thoughtful tribute. It feels real, authentic and therapeutic. Well done all the way around. This was tugging at my heartstrings as I was fully engaged listening.

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wow, interesting stuff... cool.

Like Nadine, I didn't know this song. Thanks to you and Google I could find it and it's amazing. The link, if anyone would like to hear, is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3CoEyYEf4A
This song, although had some spiritual connection, is very original and truly amazing. What a beautiful tribute. Heart-breaking lyric, very beautiful, heart-breaking music, the performances are absolutely brilliant. The rap and the singing, the repetitions, the atmosphere of pronunciation of each word and phrase, the instrumentation, there is so much I feel but can't express apart from saying it's gorgeous, very dear to my heart, very meaningful and I feel tearful. Brilliant collaboration. Great team work.

This morning I was walking out to my car and there was a white feather on the floor of my garage!! Happy release day, Steve & David--what a lovely song to your mum. Thank you for asking me to be a part of it. I think it's a beautiful tribute. --Kate

Shame on me, I don't know Sheeran's song you're referring to! But I completely get the vibes of this song. The arrangement is awesome and I love the idea of the duet. Your voices work well together. Awesome collaboration. What a nice way to approach such a dark topic. My sympathies.