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Train Surfer: collab with JosieC and her friend Peter Geech #317165 11/07/15 04:48 AM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 3,079 wales gibson OP Veteran
OP gibson Veteran Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 3,079 wales	Joanne Cooper (JosieC) gave me her rough idea for this song, words by her friend Peter Geech, and wrote "I think it could do with some “Gibsonizing” ". So I ignored her rough version and gibsonised it as she requested! She then came up with some beautiful vocals. It is all BIAB. vocals me and Joanne. Train Surfer Video by Joanne Cooper Thanks Peter for the great poem and thanks to Josie for thinking of me. It is also a free audio download on this page Train surfer up on high Why’d you playing with that fire You must have been high on the wire You know you’ll land up in your funeral pyre I seen you up on that roof and your body begins to morph Riding that rickety snake as it rattles towards the big smoke Street teen I see you lying back on your hips And watching that coil of blue flash by Always daring, never expecting that a change of tempo Will ruin your death defying dance Train surfer up on high Why’d you playing with that fire You must have been high on the wire You know you’ll land up in your funeral pyre And now the platform approaches and your fun and games are over Others have been watching and they’ll be hoping to cuff you down Your dismount happens to be the most dangerous part of your act Your heart is pumping and your head is still dizzy As you struggle to find a foot hold As you climb down through the window And there’s a jolt and a change of pace You’ve run your race for too long now The wheels of steel are waiting As the train surfs in Surfing in without its rider Train surfer up on high Why’d you playing with that fire You must have been high on the wire You know you’ll land up in your funeral pyre RealTracks in song: 2149:Bass, Electric, NewOrleansBoogie Ev 165 RealTracks in song: 1293:Bass, Electric, TexMexCountry Ev 120 RealTracks in song: 2021:Piano, Acoustic, Rhythm CountryBalladJohn Ev 120 RealTracks in song: 1726:Piano, Acoustic, Rhythm HonkyTonkJohn Ev 120 RealTracks in song: 602:Harmonica, Soloist Train Ev 130 RealTracks in song: 2110:Horn Section, Background, R&B Ev16 110 RealTracks in song: 2407:Synth, Rhythm JazzFunkPlucky Ev 110 RealTracks in song: 1935:Synth, Rhythm, EuroDance EnergyStab Ev16 120 RealTracks in song: ~~591:Banjo, Bluegrass Doc Ev 100 (Soloist) RealTracks in song: 691:Guitar, Acoustic, Strumming AcRockBright Ev 120 RealTracks in song: 607:Guitar, Nylon, Chet Train Ev 130 RealTracks in song: ~2201:Guitar, Nylon, Background CountryBrent Ev 120 RealTracks in song: 410:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm Country Cowboy Ev 165 RealTracks in song: 580:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm Blues Roadhouse Ev 120 RealDrums in Song: NewOrleansMardiGras8ths^01-a: Snare Groove , b: 4 and Hat RealDrums in Song: RnBClassicUptempo^04-a:HHSnr, b:RdSn RealDrums in Song: BossaBrushesPerc^1-a:Congas, No Kit , b:Congas, Shaker, Triangle, No Kit enjoy Alyn, JosieC and Peter. The story behind the song. In South Africa there are a whole bunch of youths who surf the trains in Soweto. Life is cheap for them. There is a video here It's a bit long at 33 minutes but flippin' heck![u][/u] Last edited by gibson; 11/07/15 06:07 PM. My showcase songs My story

Re: Train Surfer: collab with JosieC and her friend Peter Geech gibson #317181 11/07/15 06:27 AM User Showcase
Joined: Oct 2014 Posts: 1,679 Cremona-Italy Sergio Guarneri Expert
Sergio Guarneri Expert Joined: Oct 2014 Posts: 1,679 Cremona-Italy	I like this song. Great result from the collaboration. Nice sound Sergio Sergio

Re: Train Surfer: collab with JosieC and her friend Peter Geech gibson #317195 11/07/15 07:16 AM User Showcase
Joined: May 2015 Posts: 532 Chattanooga, TN SRP Journeyman
SRP Journeyman Joined: May 2015 Posts: 532 Chattanooga, TN	Crazy! Just plain crazy what these guys are doing (I saw the video). Alyn, JosieC and Peter you guys were very creative on this song. I think that you captured the essence of what these guys are risking their lives doing. Great collaboration on all fronts. I of course did not hear the rough draft but it appears that Alyn polished this diamond with his crafty skills. Great job guys! Sonny

Re: Train Surfer: collab with JosieC and her friend Peter Geech gibson #317205 11/07/15 10:21 AM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 12,921 Florida floyd jane Veteran
floyd jane Veteran Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 12,921 Florida	Alyn/Joanne/Peter - Cool project. Watching those guys scared the hell outta me... An interesting subject to write a song about. Both the music and the lyric had a "dangerous train" kind of feel to them. Alyn - I don't think you used enough RealTracks... nice job on the vocal! All mixed together well... The BGVs were cool! Cool stuff. floytd 150+ Songs produced using BIAB RealTracks And 50 more... and some more...

Re: Train Surfer: collab with JosieC and her friend Peter Geech gibson #317216 11/07/15 10:58 AM User Showcase
Joined: May 2010 Posts: 1,719 New Zealand RichMac Expert
RichMac Expert Joined: May 2010 Posts: 1,719 New Zealand	Great collaboration. Wonderful subject for a song. Love the chorus. The rhythm of the verse throws me a bit but certainly sounds train like. Enjoyed hearing Joanne sound more funky. Good one. Cheers. https://soundcloud.com/tuigorge

Re: Train Surfer: collab with JosieC and her friend Peter Geech gibson #317219 11/07/15 11:04 AM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 7,052 Davis, CA G Greg Johnson Veteran
Greg Johnson Veteran G Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 7,052 Davis, CA	Really a wild ride!! Love the driving train feel of the music. The groove is pretty addicting. Arrangement and production are wonderful. Particularly loved the BG vocal sound. This is extremely creative and interesting. Great job, great collab!! Love it guys! Take care. Greg

Re: Train Surfer: collab with JosieC and her friend Peter Geech Sergio Guarneri #317266 11/07/15 06:25 PM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 3,079 wales gibson OP Veteran
OP gibson Veteran Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 3,079 wales	Originally Posted By: Sergio Guarneri I like this song. Great result from the collaboration. Nice sound Sergio Thanks Sergio, we are all glad you liked it Alyn My showcase songs My story

Re: Train Surfer: collab with JosieC and her friend Peter Geech SRP #317268 11/07/15 06:28 PM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 3,079 wales gibson OP Veteran
OP gibson Veteran Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 3,079 wales	Originally Posted By: SRP Crazy! Just plain crazy what these guys are doing (I saw the video). Alyn, JosieC and Peter you guys were very creative on this song. I think that you captured the essence of what these guys are risking their lives doing. Great collaboration on all fronts. I of course did not hear the rough draft but it appears that Alyn polished this diamond with his crafty skills. Great job guys! Sonny Thanks for the praise Sonny, I'll pass it on Alyn My showcase songs My story

Re: Train Surfer: collab with JosieC and her friend Peter Geech floyd jane #317269 11/07/15 06:35 PM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 3,079 wales gibson OP Veteran
OP gibson Veteran Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 3,079 wales	Originally Posted By: floyd jane Alyn/Joanne/Peter - Cool project. Watching those guys scared the hell outta me... An interesting subject to write a song about. Both the music and the lyric had a "dangerous train" kind of feel to them. Alyn - I don't think you used enough RealTracks... nice job on the vocal! All mixed together well... The BGVs were cool! Cool stuff. floytd Yeh there are a few RTs not all running at the same time tho' as I made loops out of some of them. And then the old slice and dice Glad you liked the mix tho' as that was the hardest part. Alyn My showcase songs My story

Re: Train Surfer: collab with JosieC and her friend Peter Geech gibson #317270 11/07/15 06:35 PM User Showcase
Joined: May 2008 Posts: 5,086 Nashville, TN Sundance Veteran
Sundance Veteran Joined: May 2008 Posts: 5,086 Nashville, TN	Until the this moment I'd never heard of train surfing. Catchy collab! Youtube Channel Soundcloud

Re: Train Surfer: collab with JosieC and her friend Peter Geech RichMac #317272 11/07/15 06:38 PM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 3,079 wales gibson OP Veteran
OP gibson Veteran Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 3,079 wales	Originally Posted By: RichMac Great collaboration. Wonderful subject for a song. Love the chorus. The rhythm of the verse throws me a bit but certainly sounds train like. Enjoyed hearing Joanne sound more funky. Good one. Cheers. The rhythm in the verse was meant to be edgy to try and portray the danger. Yeh Funky Jo really got down with her vocals glad you enjoyed Alyn My showcase songs My story

Re: Train Surfer: collab with JosieC and her friend Peter Geech gibson #317274 11/07/15 06:42 PM User Showcase
Joined: May 2011 Posts: 4,335 Florida tommyad Veteran
tommyad Veteran Joined: May 2011 Posts: 4,335 Florida	Very cool collab everyone. A gibsonisation and and Josie C- section. Now that is a unique subject and a unique production. That sure is a lot of real tracks. Very very entertaining. A very creative effort by all three. Tom

Re: Train Surfer: collab with JosieC and her friend Peter Geech gibson #317509 11/07/15 11:46 PM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 5,647 Sydney Australia PeterF Veteran
PeterF Veteran Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 5,647 Sydney Australia	Interesting topic and nicely done. Thought the harmonica fits really well. Bu the stand out was the vocal phrasing - getting those words to fit Alyn was very clever.

Re: Train Surfer: collab with JosieC and her friend Peter Geech gibson #317513 11/08/15 12:23 AM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 3,365 York, England ROG Veteran
ROG Veteran Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 3,365 York, England	Hey team. Great rolling backing with excellent vocals and a super video. Never heard of train surfing but it sounds like fun. Can't wait to try it. ROG. Free online guitar lessons. Cours de guitare gratuit en ligne.

Re: Train Surfer: collab with JosieC and her friend Peter Geech gibson #317519 11/08/15 01:23 AM User Showcase
Joined: May 2012 Posts: 2,936 South Africa JoanneCooper Veteran
JoanneCooper Veteran Joined: May 2012 Posts: 2,936 South Africa	Thanks all for the comments about this collaboration. Alyn really did an absolutely wonderful job of this production. Thank you Alyn! I just wanted to add a little to the story of how this song came about We were having a lovely family spring break in Groot Mario in August and I was strumming away on my guitar (as usual). Pete was inspired by my recent collaboration with John C Gull on "Cecil the Beautiful". Pretty soon after the weekend, Pete drove over to my house and presented me with two hand written poems scratched out in long hand on plain A4 paper. One was titled "Train Surfer" and the other was titled "Toxic Surfer". I took "Train Surfer", put a blues progression to it, modified a few lines, molded a chorus and then did a very rough recording. I also did some investigation to see if I could secure some train surfing footage. I was depressed to learn that it would cost a gazillion dollars per second to use bona fide train surfing footage and obtaining the footage myself was near impossible. So I filed the song away for another day. Then Alyn posted "Old man rapper" which I absolutely loved and had the idea to ask Alyn if he would like to collaborate on Train Surfer. Alyn, in true spirit, jumped right in hands and feet. Some mp3's and wav files flew back and forth between Wales and South Africa and after some very hard work from Alyn, this song was produced. Thank you Alyn and Peter. What a wonderful rendition! Btw the youths in Soweto don't have money for hanggliding so they take up train surfing instead. LyricLab – Where words become music https://www.lyriclab.net/

Re: Train Surfer: collab with JosieC and her friend Peter Geech gibson #317548 11/08/15 05:05 AM User Showcase
Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 2,888 Karlsruhe, Germany boehm Veteran
boehm Veteran Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 2,888 Karlsruhe, Germany	Hi Alyn, Joanne and Peter, what a great collab! A very interesting topic. The music transports that "rhythmic danger" very well. Very interesting arrangement. Liked the vocals and the background vocals. Guenter http://www.21d.de/ Latest Song: What You Desire

Re: Train Surfer: collab with JosieC and her friend Peter Geech gibson #317597 11/08/15 09:42 AM User Showcase
Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 4,497 Kyrkslätt, Finland dani48 Veteran
dani48 Veteran Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 4,497 Kyrkslätt, Finland	Hi, Alyn, Jo & Peter ! What a fun song so superbly executed tune both vocally and instrumentally ! I enjoyed this really much !!! Cheers Dani

Re: Train Surfer: collab with JosieC and her friend Peter Geech gibson #317638 11/08/15 02:58 PM User Showcase
Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 8,865 South Carolina C Charlie Fogle Veteran
Charlie Fogle Veteran C Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 8,865 South Carolina	A great collaboration and a great production by the entire team. Excellent vocals - perfect Gibsonizing - Terrific backing vocals BIAB 2026:RB 2026, Latest builds: Dell Optiplex 7040 Desktop; Windows-10-64 bit, Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz CPU and 16 GB Ram Memory.

Re: Train Surfer: collab with JosieC and her friend Peter Geech gibson #317821 11/09/15 10:25 AM User Showcase
Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 3,615 Murgon Queensland Australia Rob4580 Veteran
Rob4580 Veteran Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 3,615 Murgon Queensland Australia	Smiled all the way through this song. Very original idea. Most entertaining. I do hear a touch of Trex Im sure. Rob https://soundcloud.com/ironbarkbob https://open.spotify.com/artist/6IPuZM4B48Drnd38DEWC7L https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoXdTc0EC_3aaZSqT4dyzug Using Studio One.

Re: Train Surfer: collab with JosieC and her friend Peter Geech Sundance #317930 11/09/15 09:39 PM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 3,079 wales gibson OP Veteran
OP gibson Veteran Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 3,079 wales	Originally Posted By: Sundance Until the this moment I'd never heard of train surfing. Catchy collab! I had heard of it happening in India, what a fun hobby....NOT glad you enjoyed Alyn My showcase songs My story

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