Easy rock ballad

_FLKRK12.STY. Country/Folk Rock w/ 12-String
All RealTracks. Quintet. Tempo=120 (110-150)
Instruments: El.Bass, Organ, 12Str.Guit, Ac.Guitar, Drums
RD: NashvilleEven8^5-a:Snare, HiHat , b:Snare, Ride :Brian Fullen
RT1008: Bass, Electric, ElecRock Ev 120 , Craig Young
RT686: Organ, B3, Background Pop Ev 120 , Gene Rabbai
RT1681: Guitar, 12-String Acoustic, Fingerpicking Ev 120 , Pat McGrath
RT405: Guitar, Acoustic, Strumming Ev 120 , Jason Roller


OUT ON THE TOWN TONIGHT

YOUR KEEPING ME UP ALL SATURDAY NIGHT,WHY DONT YOU CALL ME TO SAY YOUR ALL RIGHT

it's QUARTER TO FOUR AND I DONT HEAR THE DOOR , RADIO ON AM JUST WALKING THE FLOOR

EVERY NOW AND THEN SOMETHING GOES BY, I LOOK OUT THE WINDOW AND I GIVE ANOTHER SIGH

NIGHT IS NEARLY OVER AND ITS GOING TO BE LIGHT,THERE AINT NO DOUBT ABOUT IT GIRL YOUR OUT ALL NIGHT

CHORUS

YOUR OUT ON THE TOWN TONIGHT,LIVIN IT UP WITH ALL OF YOUR LIES

YOUR OUT ON THE TOWN TONIGHT,FLIRTIN WITH ALL OF THE GUYS

YOUR OUT ON THE TOWN TONIGHT GIVIN ALL YOU GOT TO GIVE, YOUROUT ON THE TOWN TONIGHT

VERSE 2

YOU COME HOME IN THE MORNING,YOUR HAIR AINT RIGHT, NEVER SAY A WORD ABOUT LAST NIGHT

THEN I LOOK AT YOU AND I SEE IN YOUR EYES,WHAT YOUR GOING TO TELL ME WILL BE ALL LIES

AS I TURN AWAY YOU LOOK AT THE FLOOR, LET ME TELL YOU BABE I AINT TAKING ANYMORE

SITIING ABOUT ON A SATURDAY NIGHT,THERE AINT NO DOUBT ABOUT IT YOUR GONNA STAY ALL NIGHT

CHORUS instrumental chorus.



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beatmaster,

Great sound. I hear a JD Souther vibe... Very nice. Great chorus and mix as well.

Bob

Cool got a late 50's vibe on this one. Super vocal and loved the lyric..

Hello, beatmaster

Yes, this is exactly a 50's pop tune.
I think that vocal atmosphere and lead guitar well reproduced the sounds at that time.
And also Bass.
Enjoyed my listen a lot.

Best regards.

Shigeki Adachi

Bob Thanks

JD Souther vibe...never heard of this guy, but I've been googling, And just found an interesting Artist.

beatmaster,

A pleasant listen. Nice simple production and a crisp clean mix.

Has a Ricky Nelson "Garden Party" feel...

fj

good mix and really feeling that 50s vibe.nice production aswell .thanks for sharing
cheers brad

I really like your use and choice of RealTracks for this particular song! Awesome.

I think Floyd hit the nail on the head. He usually does. Had to check my calendar - yep, 2018, not 1958. Smooth backing tracks and super vocal. Thanks for a terrific listen.

Alan

Very catchy song with good vocals and mix...to my ears this has commercial potential for a show ( HeartBeat) about the period.
Well done.

Robert

I just read a really interesting article by a Nashville producer on how to write a hit song.

He said the most important feature by far--#1--is to put the title in the chorus and use it in the chorus at least twice if not three times, and MAKE SURE the title is the last line of the chorus. He said that was the #1 trait of 95% of the songs that make it to the top of the charts.

Suggested structure?

V, CH, V, CH inst CH (no bridge unless you HAVE to), prechoruses ok 50% of the time as long as you don't repeat lines in prechoruses 1 and 2. And NO third verses. But a BIG third chorus.

SO, it is very interesting to me that this seemingly simple but catchy song reflecting the golden age of happy 50s music is actually a textbook format for what some producers who do research on these things are calling the hit song rules of June 2018.

Hmmmmmmm.

All you have to do is take this same formula, change it to a different style in BIAB, add some hip hop beats and....

Ok gotta run.

Good one beatmaster. You followed the "rules" on this and it really works.

It's a miniature lesson in songwriting form. Thanks. Well done.

Very warm mix on the music as well.

Laid back and enjoyable. The arrangement is so nice the guitar licks are just perfect in the break. And I loved your voice on it too. Great job!

Scott and Shigeki

Thank you for your comments.

beatmaster, just as Floyd said, this has a really nice clean crisp sound. Great job on the vocals and the guitar solo chosen was perfect for this! Thanks, Torrey

Fj Ricky nelson one of my many heroes from that era, love those songs and time,

Brad thanks for your comments and time.

Ember many thanks.

Alan my good lady has to check the calendar as well.

That's all the thumbs up I need.

Flashback to the 50's. I loved music from that era and you have done it justice with this song. The first person I thought of was Ricky Nelson.

This is one super song and you should do more like this.

Robert Thank you for your comments.

I wish I could be making a living out of music.

For films etc. My Dream awww well .

Thanks David

The article you refer to would love to have a read on that.

I've always kind of done it this way, I guess it is because the 50s 60s era to me are amazing.
The K.I.S.S. method was the way I was taught, Keep It Short and Simple.

Beatmaster,

Here ya go. I am going to post this elsewhere because it is an amazing resource. He actually has charted out the hits by hand.

It is amazing to study this. I created a spotify playlist to study these charts and the arrangements and build while I am listening to them.

http://www.beairdmusicgroup.com/blog/

http://www.beairdmusicgroup.com/songwriting-tips-videos/

As I said the song you just posted is "by the book" from the second video in the second link--how to write a country hit.

David

Thanks for that, that's my Saturday night entertainment, ill be busy now.

Have fun!!!!!

Yes, as others have mentioned this certainly has the classic late 50's vibe happening. And that's ok in my book!

Vocals sounds great, good job on the production.

Guitar solo is perfect, is that you playing?

Good song, enjoyed the listen!

Josie, Torrey, Mario, Dave.


Thank you all for your comments and time.

We agree with the "Garden Party" groove.

We are BIG fans of relatively simple productions regarding the number of tracks.
This production leaves a lot of room for each track letting them not step on each other but still work together.

it has the "live" sound of a band that has played together for a while.

And your vocal/guitar performances are nailed! Really like the upfront (but not too much so) vocal.

Nice...we enjoyed it.

J&B

Janice and bud

Thanks for your comments and your time.


I appreciate it.

Really nice work on this one, beatmaster You nailed the old school light rock vibe on this one. I like how delicate and pretty it sounds, and your vocal performance is right on the money. Really well mixed too, and a nice groove to boot.

Great job, and thanks so much for sharing!

Excellent, tune is sort of 50's which is very good. Vocal is clear as a bell and on cue. great song!!!! Cliff

Cool stuff!! I like the vibe. Definitely a retro feel...reminds me of Ray Davies and the Kinks. You've got something really pleasant here!! Take care. Greg

Deryk, Cliff and Greg.

Many thanks for your time and comments,