Hello everyone. This song is a joint project with my friend Halya from Ukraine. The song is about the sad everyday life of most people. And about the fact that everyone wishes for happiness but does not realize it. Because happiness is not something you can own. You have to recognize it and feel it.
The song is played entirely by BiaB 2021. Only the vocals have been additionally recorded. The english is definitely not the best, but it is much easier to write a usable song in english than in german ;-)
We hope you like the song. BiaB is definitely the most extraordinary program I have ever used. see you soon Andi ;-)
HAPPINESS
We wake up in the morning It’s always time to work No breakfast on the table, but worries
This is how the years go by Is this the sense of life We will change it, must hurry
Look around you maybe you feel the same it’s up to you
Happiness it’s always on our side but we don’t have the time 2nd+3rd (and we have to take the time) to catch these moments of life
Happiness is something all we want but when we see it we can pass it on
Now we sit together Joy is in our eyes cause we have learned to look
We’re there for each other to give us all the chance to say I’ve understood
****** Song Summary ************* Title: Happiness File:Happiness.SGU Key=C , Tempo 105, Length (m:s)=4:04 No intro. 104 bar chorus, from bar 1 to bar 104. Repeat x1 chorus Melody has 667 notes, Melody harmony is <no harmony>(0) No Soloist track. Song is saved with Volume, Pan, Reverb, Chorus, Bank0, Song is saved with bar changes for Volume Changes, Style is _LASH.STY
RealTracks in style: 2578:Bass, Synth, RetroPop Ev16 085 RealTracks in style: 3643:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm DublinPopSlowMuteChop Ev16 105 RealTracks in song: 3738:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm GrungeSlowCleanArp Ev 080 RealTracks in song: 3438:Guitar, Electric, Soloist BritPsycPopBallad Ev 065 RealTracks in song: 1000:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm HardRockLAFuzzyHeld Ev 120 RealTracks in song: ~686:Organ, B3, Background Pop Ev 120 RealDrums in song: RockHardLA^1-a:Snare, HiHat , b:Snare, Loose HiHat
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HAPPINESS by PROJECT M Lyrics by Halyna Bilous & Andreas Melzer Music by Andreas Melzer Vocals: Andreas Melzer (c)2021 by PROJECT M
I really enjoyed the snappy 90s "Roxette" feel and the liquid-y, accented (to an American) vocals. I did find the chorus less satisfying, reaching out in a different direction with less success.
But everything comes together with "let's go!" =8^)
Cool song!! Great sound!!! What kind of software do you use for mixing/mastering? Sound is HUGE and very pro!! Take care. Greg
Thank you Greg. I save the individual tracks from Biab into my TASCAM DP-32SD and mix it together with my vocals and possibly other instruments. Then I have it mastered at LANDR.com. Viele Grüße Andi ;-)
I really enjoyed the snappy 90s "Roxette" feel and the liquid-y, accented (to an American) vocals. I did find the chorus less satisfying, reaching out in a different direction with less success.
But everything comes together with "let's go!" =8^)
Thank you Mark. Very good review. Many greetings Andi ;-)
Starting off a song with such a rockin' beat made it absolutely irresistible to my ears . Also, I like the way the lyrics struck a balance between the optimistic expectation of being happy with the more realistic consideration of how we could achieve that desirable state of existence.
Your vocal performance was energetic and affirming.
"Music is what feelings sound like."-- borrowed from a Cakewalk Music Creator forum member, "Mamabear".
Hello bluage thank you very much for this great feedback I think it is really nice that you can understand the meaning of the text so well I don't have anyone to check my texts i write them with a dictionary and have them checked with the online translator ;-) but I can imagine that you as a native speaker will find some passages unfamiliar maybe sometimes the meaning of the text is completely lost but i have to say that i can't write song lyrics in my german native language at all.... so I prefer to stay with this method many love greetings andi ;-)
Hello bluage thank you very much for this great feedback I think it is really nice that you can understand the meaning of the text so well I don't have anyone to check my texts i write them with a dictionary and have them checked with the online translator ;-) but I can imagine that you as a native speaker will find some passages unfamiliar maybe sometimes the meaning of the text is completely lost but i have to say that i can't write song lyrics in my german native language at all.... so I prefer to stay with this method many love greetings andi ;-)
Dear 'Project M'...
Rest assured that your written communication skills are just fine, as far as I'm concerned, even across different languages. I had no problem whatsoever understanding the subtext of your interesting lyrics.
Sincerely,
'bluage'
"Music is what feelings sound like."-- borrowed from a Cakewalk Music Creator forum member, "Mamabear".
Hello bluage I honestly would not have thought that I am of course very happy about it This would not have been possible a few years ago many thanks and many greetings Andi ;-)
So HAPPY I found this one, Andi. Great thoughts. Cool song. You really work the software well. You and Halyna crafted a fun, encouraging song with the perfect band. Hey, if you ever want me to "proof" your lyrics (which are perfect btw), feel free to ask.
Hi Marty Thank you for your great feedback And your offer was already accepted with thanks ;-))) By the way many greetings from Halyna See you soon Many greetings Andi ;-)
Hello TuneMonger thanks for your great feedback Well, actually Happiness should go more in the direction of Hard Rock But when I searched for the right style in BiaB it went more into the pop direction. Hard Rock is not the real strength of BiaB. I try it also again and again but one is very often disappointed. Maybe PG Music can improve the hard rock quality. Many greetings Andi ;-)
Like you said, it's sometimes better to let BiaB take the direction and change the song, instead of trying to find something that fits the way you wanted.
Hello Chris thanks for your feedback Glad you like the song I like the double voice effect very much I usually sing louder on the choruses, it gives me more stability on the higher notes since I'm not a good singer unfortunately. But so it is not so noticeable ;-)))) Many greetings Andi ;-)
Hello David Yes that is also true Since I actually always work with RT's, I don't have unlimited possibilities after all So I just let myself be surprised by BiaB Most of the songs I write with Biab I would definitely have played differently with my own band. But that doesn't mean that the songs with BiaB are worse because of that. I even think they are often more interesting ;-) Many greetings Andi ;-)
I thought i replied to your songs, but then noticed I haven't seen this one. That could have been a shame, because it's a solid, rousing song that I would have missed then! Very strong lyrics. Nice to know you made it with that Ukraine guy. They challenge some big problems now...
One little thing: I think this song could have used a background group instead of vocal doubles. I missed them in the lines "Look around you maybe you feel the same it’s up to you" ... where they could have shouted it out here (and some other parts in the lyrics).
But I shouldn't meddle with good songs, so it's up to you. And mind the sibilance!
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. Also, I like the way the lyrics struck a balance between the optimistic expectation of being happy with the more realistic consideration of how we could achieve that desirable state of existence.
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