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#391183 01/19/17 07:29 AM
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Latest song from Chris Spruit and myself, something a little different than we normally do:

Lift me up

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Style used: cookin.sty

Guitar: Fender Tele

LIFT ME UP (by Chris Spruit)

Monday is not kind
and I get up in a haze
Much too late to get things straight
what shall I wear
running up and downstairs
Oh come on, what is wrong with my hair

But You lift me up my darling
you lift me up
you lift me up my darling
like the sweet black coffee in my morning cup

Won’t catch the bus,
oh what a mess, what a fuss
The world is in such a bad state
America has got a monkey
typing twitter to hell
my ear is ringing a bell

But You lift me up my darling
you lift me up
you lift me up my darling
like the sweet black coffee in my morning cup

Morning is not kind
and I woke up in a maze
tell me please, so where are the keys
The car broke down
I've got no shoes on my feet
look at this, I'm down on the street

But You lift me up my darling
you lift me up
you lift me up my darling
like the sweet black coffee in my morning cup

sweet sugar
sweet sweet sugar
lift me up
like the sweet black coffee in my morning cup

Song is also up on soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/blue-attitude/lift-me-up-featuring-chris-spruit

All comments pro and con are welcome!


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Hello BlueAttitude, Nice work on this! - Excellent quality in the vocals and sound. Can't wait to hear more. Keep it up! smile


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Very cool. Excellent backtrack. Tele was excellent and very cool tone. Vocal and lyric was excellent as well..


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Dave & Chris,

Cool song. Catchy! - especially the chorus.

Nice work on the tracks. Good opening. The guitar work is nice - tasty solos...
The organ sounds great - stands out nicely without getting in the way.
The drum touches are nice.

Well sung. Nice harmonies.

Well done all 'round. Several listens.

floyd

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Hey, that really was cookin'. I enjoyed this, The guitar work was quite extraordinary too.


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Great mix, love the feel of this, guitars sound so good.

Catchy lines, good write

Enjoyed

Kenny

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Dave and Chris,

A very nice and clean blues/jazz rock song. Very nice vocals and that organ does wonders.

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Originally Posted By: Joe -PG Music
Hello BlueAttitude, Nice work on this! - Excellent quality in the vocals and sound. Can't wait to hear more. Keep it up! smile


Thanks very much, Joe! If you want to hear more we have done 15 so far, all up on soundcloud.

Originally Posted By: Scott C
Very cool. Excellent backtrack. Tele was excellent and very cool tone. Vocal and lyric was excellent as well..


Thanks, Scott! Yeah, I just love the tele. Only had it a few months, I've always been mostly a strat guy. Makes me wish I bought one 20 years ago! I'm playing through the S-Gear amp simulator BTW.

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Originally Posted By: floyd jane
Dave & Chris,

Cool song. Catchy! - especially the chorus.

Nice work on the tracks. Good opening. The guitar work is nice - tasty solos...
The organ sounds great - stands out nicely without getting in the way.
The drum touches are nice.

Well sung. Nice harmonies.

Well done all 'round. Several listens.

floyd


Thanks, Floyd! I'm happy you enjoyed it smile

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Dave & Chris,
Enjoying a few listens - a very upbeat way to get a grey day going.
I liked the topical humour in the lyrics and the way the guitar cuts through the backing.
All good!

Robert

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Originally Posted By: VideoTrack
Hey, that really was cookin'. I enjoyed this, The guitar work was quite extraordinary too.


Thanks very much!

Originally Posted By: 44kfl
Great mix, love the feel of this, guitars sound so good.

Catchy lines, good write

Enjoyed

Kenny



Thanks Kenny, I appreciate you taking the time to listen and comment!

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Dave and Chris,

This is really happy and feelgood from the first bar onwards. I loved it. The backing is mixed to perfection and Chris's singing is an excellent fit.

You've both done a great job creating this. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

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Top notch all around on this. The vocals are really nice and set just right in the mix. Good lyrics and excellent tone and playing on the tele....

Great collaboration. Hope to hear more from you soon.

Charlie


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Originally Posted By: RnAM
Dave and Chris,

A very nice and clean blues/jazz rock song. Very nice vocals and that organ does wonders.

Rob


Thanks, Rob!
Yes, can't beat having a B3 in the mix. I've used one in most of our songs, such a great sound.


Originally Posted By: Robertkc
Dave & Chris,
Enjoying a few listens - a very upbeat way to get a grey day going.
I liked the topical humour in the lyrics and the way the guitar cuts through the backing.
All good!

Robert



Thanks, Robert!
Yes, more upbeat than what we normally do. It's nice to switch things up every so often smile

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I love the almost fusion feel of this - great job guys! Excellent mix as well.

Bob

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Most cool! Love the way the Booker T sounding intro morphed into the fusion feel Bob mentioned.

The vocals, guitar and the entire groove are hittin' the note!

This is one of the more inventive and unique sounding posts we've heard in a long time.

You might want to explore more down this road!

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Originally Posted By: Noel96
Dave and Chris,

This is really happy and feelgood from the first bar onwards. I loved it. The backing is mixed to perfection and Chris's singing is an excellent fit.

You've both done a great job creating this. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Regards,
Noel


Thanks for the listen, Noel, happy you liked it!

Originally Posted By: Charlie Fogle
Top notch all around on this. The vocals are really nice and set just right in the mix. Good lyrics and excellent tone and playing on the tele....

Great collaboration. Hope to hear more from you soon.

Charlie


Thanks Charlie!

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Originally Posted By: rsdean
I love the almost fusion feel of this - great job guys! Excellent mix as well.

Bob


Thanks Bob! I'm always trying to do a better job on the mix, so I appreciate that comment smile

Originally Posted By: Janice & Bud
Most cool! Love the way the Booker T sounding intro morphed into the fusion feel Bob mentioned.

The vocals, guitar and the entire groove are hittin' the note!

This is one of the more inventive and unique sounding posts we've heard in a long time.

You might want to explore more down this road!

J&B



Wow, what a nice thing to say! You made my day with that smile

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Hi, Dave & Chris !


What a nice tune
and so superbly
produced to every
extent !

I liked this a lot !

Cheers
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Originally Posted By: Charlie Fogle
Top notch all around on this. The vocals are really nice and set just right in the mix. Good lyrics and excellent tone and playing on the tele....

Great collaboration. Hope to hear more from you soon.

Charlie


Excellent stuff!! Everything sounds so live and natural. Great production!! Take care. Greg

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