Recently, after I got rather boisterous during a discussion, my wife quietly told me "to chill".
...that I was getting a little "overbearing"
and then, said...
"Sometimes a little bit of you goes a long way"

Well, heck. There's a song.


A LITTLE BIT OF ME

i know sometimes i come on a little bit too strong
obsessive and overbearing some folks say
well since i fell in love with you those labels might belong
'cause a little bit of me
goes a long long way
   
   it'll go the distance, pass any test
   that little chunk of me deep in my chest
   when it comes to you my heart is like a runaway train
   it's the little bit of me
   that goes a long long way

come on baby try me maybe i'll surprise even you
i'll never slip, slack, slide, stumble or stray
my heart stands willing and able to prove it will stay true
it's the little bit of me
that goes a long long way
   
   it'll go the distance, pass any test
   that little chunk of me deep in my chest
   when it comes to you my heart is like a runaway train
   it's the little bit of me
   that goes a long long way


The BAND:

RealTracks in song: ~1846:Bass, Electric, CountryBoogieRootFive Sw 140
RealTracks in song: 384:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm Rock Southern Ev 120
RealTracks in style: 2625:Guitar, Baritone Electric, Rhythm BluesBoogieBassAndLicks Ev 100
RealTracks in song: 1718:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm TexasBluesRockStraightBrent Ev 120
RealTracks in song: 848:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm CountryRockRiff Ev 120 (A:sync)
RealTracks in song: 2688:Guitar, Electric, Soloist RockBrentSimple Ev 120
RealDrums in style: BluesRockSlowEv^4-a:Snare , b:Snare, HiHat

I played some electric guitar... (there just wasn't enough already)

Harmonies: The Amazing Janice Merritt
(recorded and processed by the amazing Mr. Merritt - THANKS y'all!!)


Hope you enjoy it!
Comments always welcome.

floyd

Floyd, buddy, friend, co-writer, humanitarian extraordinaire,

Let me see if I get this straight:

Your wife, glowering at you like a first lady on inauguration day, says:

"Floyd, you are so full of yourself, always bragging and boasting, making blowhard speeches, swaggering and preening and strutting like a rooster. A little bit of you goes a long way."

And you say:

"Thank you everybody, thank you, yes I know I am great, just fantastic, and I should write a song about that, that part about a little bit of me going a long way, because that is just so fantastic, so true, so true, because I am so long, so very, very long, you know everybody says it, and it's just fantastic, and when I write my song about myself it's going to say that, and be just fantastic, because no one goes longer than me, I promise you this, I promise you this."

??????

Just kidding, dude. Funny song.

But, I really want you to run for President. Really.

Well.... it's a love song, ya see......

WOW !

All I can say is WOW !!!!
What a sweet tune perfectly
performed and mixed by Floyd,
Janice and Bud ! Absolutely
superb !

Cheers
Dani

Yep, this song sounds like it came from our house!

Great vocals (as usual), great mix (as usual) and super lyrics.

This is one super song and a keeper.

Nice and punchy

Great mix of the music and especially the vocals

got the message across, great hook, guitar solo, breaks

all done in under three minutes

done like a pro!

enjoyed the listen,

Kenny

Thanks, Dani...

Wow, you nailed this! Very, very catchy and just an overall example of strong songwriting. I loved the harmonies on this, and that kickin guitar solo at at around 1:45. I wouldn't bat an eyelash hearing this on the radio among classic hits.

Great job on this - thanks so much for sharing

Floyd,
I like the way you turned your wife`s comment into a back-at-ya song!
This song has one of the catchiest choruses I`ve heard here and those Janice harmonies are mixed so we can hear how good she is.
Also that little vocal swoop you do on "little bit of me" is cool.
Excellent!

Robert

Well Floyd, first of all I hope you guys are still together ?
Yeah, I know, the same goes for Rob from time to time.
I think it's a 'male musician' kind of thing

But the song, however, is very nice, not too overbearing.
Good backing vocals by Janice.

Anne-Marie

Once again Floyd, tight pro sound with flawless vocal performance! I like the way Janice switched from harmony to unison and then back to harmony in the chorus! Great job getting those guitars all tightly working together in the rhythm bed! Very catchy tune! Thanks, Torrey

Well you did it again, another great tune in my genre again, fantastic, keep it up!!!!!!!

Hi Floyd,

Liked it a bunch! A touch of the classic sound with lots of modern country music treatment. Janice's harmony os, as always, splendid. The girl can song! And that lead male vocal track is pretty danged good, too!

Yo9u always give us nothing but first class entertainment - just another example here. You set the bar pretty danged high fro the rest of us. Thanks for a super listen! Good stuff from beginning to end.
\
Alan

The harmonies really lift this already cool track.
My only crit would be the kick drum sounds a little too clicky.
Small nit though.
Cool.

Love the backtrack on this. Great vehicle for a very cool vocal and lyric. Guitar was exceptional. Well done

I definitely enjoyed this.... the arrangement, vocals...
Simplicity mastered

Thanks, Mario...

floyd, this is another one of your "hits"! Very well crafted. Sounds like something Vince Gill would do - and that's a real compliment in my book.

You just keep cranking them out.

Great sound, and feel to this one. Everything well up to your usual standards of excellence!

Steve

Appreciate that, Kenny. Thanks for the listen...

Floyd,
Another great song and performance, well done! Loved the harmonies - thank you Janice and Bud!

FUN!! CLEVER!! PUNCHY!! Written and sung to perfection!! Enjoyed all of my several listens! This is just so well done in every way. But I disagree-A little of you is not enough, because I always want to hear MORE!!! Great stuff Floyd! A masterful project!! Take care. Greg

Definitely a toe tapper. Good job.

I really enjoyed this one Floyd. There's some excellent chord charting going on behind those great vocals and backing vocals. This one is one of my favorites that's been posted here on the forum in a while. It's more sophisticated than it sounds - now go humble yourself and thank your wife...

Charlie

Hello, floyd

Really nice melody and vocals as usual!
The simple blues chord progression is very pleasant.
The tight drums are also very comfortable.
Enjoyed my listen a lot.

Best regards.

Shigeki Adachi

Love this from the very beginning. Sounds like an old Waylon Genings song and God knows I love me some outlaw music. Great vocal harmonies and superb guitar work.

Quality all the way ,another lesson in songwriting and production. Beleive me im taking notes the phrasing and melodic content are again first class
thanks Floyd

Thanks, Deryk! Very nice of your to say... I think that RealTrack - 2688:Guitar, Electric, Soloist RockBrentSimple - is one of the best ever done. I've used it in several songs recently - and get a little bit different flavor in each of them - so it does not seems redundant at all...

Nice one, Floyd!

Fun lyrics, great vocal, and those harmonies are so tight!

Nice guitar work too, you should play more!

Floyd you just continue to pump out music of the highest quality.

You have absolutely mastered music delivery.

What a team you and the absolutely skilled Janice have delivered - again.

Don't ever stop.

Robert - thanks for noting those things. You always seem to pick up on "the details"... that is TRULY appreciated...




Anne-Marie - thanks for that. I always love having Janice singing with me...

I just gave this a second and third listen. At first I thought this sounded like a Waylon song (and still does) but it just hit me... This sounds so much more like Ween "[*****] Up A Rope."

I absolutely love the feeling you've captured here. Great tune for sure. Keep up the great songwriting.

Floyd, I think you outdid yourself on this one. This is one amazing track.

Thanks Dani,

Janice




Thank you

Janice




Thanks Kenny! It was fun.

Janice



Thank you Deryk for mentioning the harmony!

Janice

Thanks, Torrey. Always enjoy hearing what you have to say about these. (You are really knocking out of the park these days!)




Thanks, Steve - always nice to see you pop in...




Thanks, Alan. I appreciate all that. I know Janice does, too... hope y'all are doing good... (you are doing some cool stuff theses days, too...)

hi Floyd holy smokes love this everything about it great stuff eric

Thanks, Ray. A lot of the music I listen to uses a rather "clicky" kick...




Appreciate you stopping by, Scott...

Thank y'all so much for commenting on my small part with this. Bud could tell you how much fun I had dancing around the house as I learned it!

Janice

LPMan - thanks...




Thanks, Steve. Appreciate that. Your new one is over-the-top good..

Hi Floyd.
I love that line dance style and you certainly do it justice.
Had my feet tapping. Cheers.

Peter - We really appreciate you stopping by for a listen. After all, you and your people are the reason we are all here. Thank you! for the miracle (software) that allows us all to bring our music to life!!!

Thanks, Greg. Always love your reviews... Looking forward to your next one...

Thanks, Belladonna...




Thanks, Charlie... really appreciate that...

Thank y’all for mentioning the harmony. I’m still hearing it

Janice

Thank you Peter! It is very special to hear that from you. We love your products!

Janice

Shigeki Adachi - always glad to see you enjoyed my offering...




Thanks, Sammy - you are doing some cool stuff these days... keep it up!...

That's quite nice of you to say, Brad... thanks...




Great to have you back, Dave (was wondering where you got to...). As for my guitar part, it was just adding those bent notes in the hook each time (since they weren't in the BIAB track)...




Trev - I really appreciate the support you give here in the Showcase... thanks for cheering on the team...

Another great one Floyd.
super rhythm, excellent vocal and lyric as usual.

Sergio

HA! Never heard that one before...




Appreciate that, Gary...




Thanks for that. Eric...

Thanks, Richard.




Thanks, Sergio...

Hey Y’all, it’s very kind of you to mention my harmony. A small part in a BIG production!

Janice

Holy Cow, the video !!
How Floyd Jane's song was made
I can't get over it. It's like a video that had to be made.
Congratulations to all of you!

Saw the announcement from PG Music on my Twitter feed. Excellent video/production. It was way-cool to see your recording spaces and you artists in action!

Oh yeah, the song wasn't bad either:)

Take care.

(p.s. Studio One. Nice. May be my next daw. Sonar is no more.)