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Party On The Porky Island 
 Summer is coming, or has already arrived somewhere, so it is time to open the barbecue season. Hopefully you can find the right mood with this reggae song    BIAB provides excellent realtracks also for reggae.  This is yet another collaboration with Miira, we have written the lyrics together. Music and arrangement is by me and Miira is taking care of the vocals.  And to whet your appetite, there is also a video  available. This is actually the second part of our Till Meat Do Us Part trilogy, the first song was the title track .RealDrums : Reggae sidestickLoop : gangsta_beat_95b_drum_ev16RealTracks : Electric Bass #1191 Acoustic Piano #1160 Electric Piano #907 Acoustic Guitar #2515, #2678 Electric Guitar #1158 Sax Tenor #1062 Ukulele (double time) #1142Vocals : Miira Mixed in Adobe Audition 2017Lyrics : Party On The Porky Island Sun, the friendly host shining on the giant roast chicken drumstick in your hand enjoy the beat of the band party on the porky island. Gushing plate for lunch oozing grease from the grill glass is full of punch belly asking for refill I'm in trance I'm in love with this meaty romance at the party on the porky island. Waves, the foamy dream cherries on the ice cream people joining in this fat feast they loosen their belts, lusts released party on the porky island. [Chorus] Join the party, celebrate it doesn't matter how much you have overweight barbecue, roast and stew come, come, have some rum drink, eat, have fun, and shake your bum. Sea, the salty taste sweat drops on the growing waist pancakes on the frying pan now eat as much as you can party on the porky island. [Chorus] -------- Janne |  |  |  |  |  
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Lovely vocal. Hint of the girls from Abba there. Well done |  |  |  |  |  
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We watched the video and really enjoyed it! We agree with Scott about the vocal having hints of ABBA. This very nicely done. Good lyric, vocal performance and mixing. Sweet!
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Nice song.  Excellent vocals and I enjoyed the video too.
 
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Hi jannesan, Very cool tune! Really enjoyed the Reggae rhythms and vocals. Very calming. Well done!   
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Lovely vocal. Hint of the girls from Abba there. Well done Thanks Scott for your kind comment    Interesting reference to Abba, not a bad thing I think   Janne |  |  |  |  |  
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We watched the video and really enjoyed it! We agree with Scott about the vocal having hints of ABBA. This very nicely done. Good lyric, vocal performance and mixing. Sweet!
 Alan & Di
Thanks Alan & Di, I'm really glad you enjoyed the song and also the video    And thanks for sharing your nice music on this forum   Janne |  |  |  |  |  
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Nice song.  Excellent vocals and I enjoyed the video too.Charlie
Thanks Charlie for your nice comment, I'm glad you liked especially the vocals   Janne |  |  |  |  |  
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Hi jannesan, Very cool tune! Really enjoyed the Reggae rhythms and vocals. Very calming. Well done!   Thanks Joe very much for your comment    I'm glad you liked our calming reggae. Janne |  |  |  |  |  
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Janne,
 I like this a lot - extremely cool rhythm and vibe. Very well done.
 
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great groove, the reggae works well
 well done, nice arrangement and vocals
 
 
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 Excellent song and production.
 A great Miira performance.
 
 Good set of real tracks.
 
 Sergio
 
 
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Nice upbeat feelgood song!!  Someone fire up the BBQ and pour me a beer!   Nice vocal, crisp mix.  Love the sax.  Very enjoyable song to celebrate the arrival of Summer!!  Take care.  Greg |  |  |  |  |  
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Nice upbeat feelgood song!!  Someone fire up the BBQ and pour me a beer!   Nice vocal, crisp mix.  Love the sax.  Very enjoyable song to celebrate the arrival of Summer!!  Take care.  Greg I totally agree! A carefree happy toe tapping masterpiece. 
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 I guess Do You Hear What I Hear was a bad song choice!
 
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I like this a lot - extremely cool rhythm and vibe. Very well done.
 Bob
Thanks Bob for your comment, I'm glad you liked the vibe   Janne |  |  |  |  |  
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great groove, the reggae works well
 well done, nice arrangement and vocals
 
 
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Thanks Kenny for your kind words about arrangement and vocals    And the great groove is of course provided by BIAB   Janne |  |  |  |  |  
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 Excellent song and production.
 A great Miira performance.
 
 Good set of real tracks.
 
 Sergio
 
Thanks Sergio for liking our song, I surely agree with you about Miira's performance   Janne |  |  |  |  |  
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Nice upbeat feelgood song!!  Someone fire up the BBQ and pour me a beer!   Nice vocal, crisp mix.  Love the sax.  Very enjoyable song to celebrate the arrival of Summer!!  Take care.  Greg Thanks Greg for your positive words about vocals and mix    I'm glad you reached the right mood. I hope you'll get to the BBQ and get a beer or two   Janne |  |  |  |  |  
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Nice upbeat feelgood song!!  Someone fire up the BBQ and pour me a beer!   Nice vocal, crisp mix.  Love the sax.  Very enjoyable song to celebrate the arrival of Summer!!  Take care.  Greg I totally agree! A carefree happy toe tapping masterpiece. Thanks Mario for your kind words, especially 'masterpiece'    Your words warm now when it's cold here in Finland right now, even snowed today in the north. Janne |  |  |  |  |  
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Hi Janne, A very refreshing summer song! But... Rob didn't like the video all that much, being a very convinced vegetarian     But all in all... very nicely done. Rob and Anne-Marie |  |  |  |  |  
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