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Big Star This song was inspired by a post in a Facebook group about peoples fears of being a career musician. Some of the answers were respectable but some were pretty irrational and I used those as the main inspiration of this comical song. 1: Big Star2: _DTHVLY=.STY Death Vly Train-Beat MultyStyle 3: Country Lyrics: I’ll never play the Grand Ol' Opry Or have a million records sold. Cause I won’t sell my soul to Satan Besides I’m getting too damn old. I’ll probably never win a Grammy So hell, why even try. I’ll let my dreams fall to the wayside And I’ll go work a 9 to 5. Yeah I could be a big star Sometimes I play one in my mind. But I’ll probably never “make it” So why should I even try? I’ll play it safe so I don’t wind up Broke and sleeping in my car. I’ll be content with being normal Knowing I could have been a star. I’ll probably never have a hit song Playing on the radio. I’ll never sell out big arenas Touring out there on the road. Won’t have to hide from paparazzi Or get addicted to some drug I’ll never have a groupie orgy In the back of my tour bus. Yeah I could be a big star Sometimes I play one in my mind. But I’ll probably never “make it” So why should I even try? I’ll play it safe so I don’t wind up Broke and sleeping in my car. I’ll be content with being normal Knowing I could have been a star. And I know when get older I’ll probably look back with regret For not following the dreams I had That kept on messing with my head. I’ll say I could have been a big star Sometimes I played one in my mind But I never would have “made it” So I never even tried. I played it safe and didn’t wind up Broke and sleeping in my car. I’m quite content with being normal Knowing I could have been a star. Yes I’m content with being normal Knowing I could have been a star.
Last edited by Samuel Davis; 09/18/18 11:06 AM.
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Samuel,
I think this is your best song to date. I love it.
It is actually very profound, the hook is crazy good, the lyrics are tight as a drum, and it just sounds great too.
I really, really like this song. It says a lot.
Again, it is by far my favorite Samuel song so far. Great job.
Tater is jealous and mad, if that means anything to you.
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Big Star is what you are, this was very cleverly put together lyrics, vocals and the track.
Brilliant !
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Samuel,
I think this is your best song to date. I love it.
It is actual very profound, the hook is crazy good, the lyrics are tight as a drum, and it just sounds great too.
I really, really like this song. It says a lot.
Again, it is by far my favorite Samuel song so far. Great job.
Tater is jealous and mad, if that means anything to you.
Thanks David. Please tell Tater not to be mad. I wouldn't want to get on his bad side lol
Last edited by Samuel Davis; 09/19/18 12:26 PM.
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Big Star is what you are, this was very cleverly put together lyrics, vocals and the track.
Brilliant ! Thanks Beat. Glad you enjoyed it.
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Very nice song! I enjoyed listening to that.
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I'll admit that this type of "trad country" music is quite far from what I'd normally go for or listen to (for better or worse). But I'd still like to think I can appreciate a well constructed & expertly produced piece of art when I hear one, and this certainly marks very high on those fronts. Everything sounds crisp & clear, which for lyrics like yours is obviously very important here. And man oh man, those lyrics are painfully on the nose! 
Last edited by Icelander; 09/20/18 06:40 AM. Reason: Correcting mistakes
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I'm not sure it's your best song to date but it is mighty good. The lyrics are well crafted and you sang them well. Your production is awesome.
What I don't get is how you manage to change how your voice sounds from song to song. Listen to Dixie and Big Star and if you didn't know better you wouldn't think the songs are sung by the same vocalist. Dang but that's good.
A few years ago I listened to many, many Pat Boone songs as much as to study the production as to casually listen. I listened to everything from Moody River to Speedy Gonzalus to El Paso (note for note backing track copy of Marty Robbin's original) to his sacred albums. The producer, arranger and engineer ALWAYS paid attention to molding the voice to the song. You seem to know how to play that game too. Jim Reeves and Marty Robbins songs have the same attention to vocal detail.
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Thanks Icelander and Jim. As for my vocals I try to make them fit to the song. I've studied voice from a young age and can do anything from classical to jazz to rock and obviously country. Each has their own distinct sound in my mind and matching the vocals to the song has just as much to do with the delivery as to how it is mixed. I'm still working on the mixing part but I think I'm getting better and better with each song I do..
Last edited by Samuel Davis; 09/20/18 06:02 PM.
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snip ... matching the vocals to the song has just as much to do with the delivery as to how it is mixed. more snip I've always believed that to be true but you are one of the few vocalists I know to actually say it.
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Merle coulda sung this...except he did all those things. Really good piece.
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Great vocals, lyrics and production. "Yes I’m content with being normal Knowing I could have been a star" very good line to summarize the message  Janne
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