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#341101 03/20/16 12:18 PM
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Hi, friends !:))

Well, you know, we had one of these wonderful
days of Spring that I just had to write this
tune about ! A tribute to Spring ! May it
come back soon again !!!:))

This was my first mix on the upgraded Mixcraft 7
and I did not have access to the PG reverb that
I usually use but ok, fun it was to do anyway !

Box:

http://app.box.com/s/a7fs7i6waix9x91f8zrmf36rgshvw9dd

Soundcloud:

http://soundcloud.com/dani-lindroos/spring-is-here

Style: MOTFAST.STY (Motown)
Bass: 902 Bass, el Smooth Cool Sw 16 075
Piano: 904 Paino, el Rhytm Smoot Cool Sw 16 075
Drums: Realdrums = Motown 60:s Popswing
Guitar: 812 Guitar, el Rhytm Western Swing Sw 165
Strings: 1840 Synth Pad Pop Modern Groove mellow Ev 16 075
Soloist: 1355 Guitar, el Country Boogie Brent Sw 140

Recorded and mixed with mixcraft 7, Mic used = Slagg

This Is Spring (music & words by Norman Wibe)

Verse:

Spring is here, back again !
like a long lost friend
awake anew
she´s burstin´through
icy layers in the end

Chorus:

Oh how fun
to feel the warmin´ sun
fill your lungs with crispy air
everyone´s
on the run
in this lovely weather, fair

Verse:

Nature´s play
nothing´s gray
everything is turnin´green
floes on bay
melt away
with a speed so seldom seen

Chorus:

Oh how fun
to feel the warmin´sun
fill your lungs with crispy air
everyone´s
on the run
in this lovely weather, fair

Bridge:

Weather´s gettin´warmer by the day
soon it´s summer on display

Verse:

Love this breeze
just like a tease
is the wind that spells of spring
feel at ease
in perfect peace
ain´t it just a lovely thing

Chorus:

Solo

This is spring, sweet and lovely spring !!!

Cheers
Dani

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Fantastic song Dani. A great arrangement, clever chord progressions throughout.

And I'm glad Spring has arrived. Stay warm!

Trev


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Dani, sounds like Spring to me! Great song and delivery.

Bob

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Dani, your music is timeless. Everything is turning green here too. I just posted some drone photos from around my farm over on Facebook. Enjoyed my listen.


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Hi, Trevor !:))

Thank you for your most kind words !
We had the kind of springday here
recently but after that the temps
chilled a bit, spring will eventually
return in full force soon and fulfil
my description of it ! :)) (Chuckle)

Cheers
Dani

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Hi Dani,

what an uplifting song! Nice vocals and
harmonies. And a great arrangement.
Enjoyed listening a lot.

Guenter

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Really lovely song Dani. Such a nice 60's soul feeling. Truly spring feeling, I felt definitely the crispy air smile. Maybe piano could be bit louder and the solo guitar bit quieter.

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Hi, Bob !

Thank you for your most kind
words ! I´m glad you got the
spring feeling as intended !

Cheers
Dani

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Hi, Charlie !

I thank you so much
for your most kind
words !:))

I love springtime !
Up here it is really
a season to long for
after a dark and long
cold winter !!:))

Nice you´ve got it too !!

Cheers
Dani

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Very cool Dani. Excellent vocal. Loved the back track


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Spring just puts that spring in your step.
Love the bridge. Well done.

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Springy!

smile

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Interesting mix of crooning and country guitar - nicely evocative. Finally cooling down here following hottest February on record - so nice weather in both hemispheres.

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Nice song. Great vocals. A bit short solos IMO... Great choireing...


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You sure have cheered me up Dani, listening to your song sure lifts the mood.

Great mix as usual.

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Hi, Guenter ! smile

Thank you for your most uplifting
and kind words !:))

Yes, spring can vary a lot
up here depending on how long
and cold the winter has been
but mostly it ends up the way
I described !:))

Cheers
Dani

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Hi, Janne !:))

Glad you liked it !

Nice, that you got that
springfeeling as it was
exactly what I aimed for !

You may be right about
adjusting those instruments,
usually when I put in a solo
many say that it is too low,
so I thought I´d mix it pretty
high ! Maybe it was too high
this time ?

Cheers
Dani

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Dani!

Your songs remind me of Burt Bacharach's and Dionne Warwick's... poppy and uplifting!

You tend to write melodic songs with chordal harmonies, and in my opinion you could probably omit the solos entirely... that type of song (at least as it manifested in the 70s) tended to be singer-focused, and therefore didn't have the solos that were the norm in musician virtuoso focused music. Instead of solos, those songs tend to have strong hooks/recurring motifs

With your background in barbershop music, which is also singer focused, it makes sense that you'd zero in on such songs, as it plays to your strengths. If I had one suggestion to make, it would be to focus on hooks in your songs. You have the chords, melody and singing all nailed!

As always, this is a wonderful song! Thanks for posting!

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Hi, Scott !:))

I am very glad that you liked
the tune and arrangement, thank
you so much for your most kind words !

Cheers
Dani

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Thank you Rob, so much
for those most kind words !
I am so glad you got that
Springy feeling out of it !:))

Cheers
Dani

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