My next song is called "Back in the Philippines".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqOQhDWTAdQ&feature=youtube_gdata

I grew up there, from ages 1-10.

I hope you enjoy it.

Ok, I am not ashamed to admit it. I am mainly a lyricist, not a singer (and pretty basic in the composition/arranging/instrumentation departments). I used ReaTune (Reapers version of AutoTune) occasionally on the vocal track, followed by 3 band eq and standard vocal-compression preset.

Frankly, I'm trying to develop my lyrical/composition skills, and I'm still working on all my other production skills.

But I want to make cool songs. I want people who hear the song to comment/criticize/(praise) the song/music/lyrics 1st, then maybe on the audio/production quality.

But if you have specific recommendations regading the fx or audio, I will be happy to implement them.

Comments on the arrangement or instrumentation, harmony, video possibilities, etc would also be welcomed.

LYRICS:

BACK IN THE PHILLIPINES

Once I had a little monkey, who'd steal all my toys,/
Timbo liked climbing trees with his skinny blue-eyed boy,/
Memories memories pulling me back,/
five or six miles, way up in a jet,/
Far away from home as you can get,/


Now I'm eating a sloppy mango on the veranda,/
Coconut coconut tumbling down to the sand,/
My silky shirt poofs in the sultry breeze,/
blowing in off of the deep blue sea,/

A local band playing the blues next door,/
I ain't gonna worry my life anymore,/
Flirting brown eyes, in a purple skirt,/
sashaying by, sandals slapping the dirt,/

Back in the Philippines, hey, hey,/
Y'all should come over and see this place,/
Where are you from? Taga saan ka?/
Philippines just for you, whoever you are,/
Fizzling waves, and thundering Spanish guitars,/

Jukin and jumpin, bumpin down muddy dirt roads,/
ride in the back of a flashy Jeepney down to the coast,/
hazy and cool in the sea of bamboo,/
bounce thru the barrio de ja vu,/

Snorkling out in the coral again,/
jellyfish stings, we better go in,/
I tackle you down in the crystal sand,/
scurrying crabs as big as your hand,/

Back in the Philippines, hey, hey,/
Y'all should come over and see this place,/
Where are you from? Taga saan ka?/
Philippines just for you, whoever you are,/
Cascading waves, evocative Spanish guitars,/

Life in the States, it's groovy, it's great,/
But sometimes it feels just like a frantic race!/

Family starting to grumble,/
My list of excuses starting to crumble,/



Back in the Philippines, hey, hey,/
Y'all should come over and see this place,/
Where are you from? Taga saan ka?/
Philippines just for you, whoever you are,/
Towering waves, redolent Spanish guitars,/

Back in the Philippines, hey, hey,/
Y'all come on over and see this place,/
Where are you from? Taga saan ka?/
Philippines capture you, whoever you are,/
Fizzling waves, and thundering Spanish guitars,/
Kent

Last edited by kerkenat; 10/09/11 12:49 PM.