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Hi all !
Here's a bluesy french song with surreal lyrics ! Christian

https://soundcloud.com/christian-devienne/objectif-oasis

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1) Cramponné sur mon dromadaire,
j'arpente les trottoirs de la ville.
Traverser le désert,
c'est jamais sans péril.
Objectif oasis !

2) Attiré par la belle chamelle
d'une princesse assise en terrasse,
mon dromadaire m'appelle,
m'invite à prendre place.
Objectif oasis !

3) Mon dromadaire se rince la dalle.
Alors, bien sûr, je l'accompagne.
La fille se fait la malle,
on commande du champagne.
Objectif oasis !

Here's a translation :

1) Riding on my dromedary
I go on the sidewalks of the town.
To cross the desert,
It's never without danger.
Oasis is our target !

2) Attracted by a nice she-camel
with a princess sitting outside a street café,
my dromedary calls me,
invites me to take a seat.
Oasis is our target !

3) My dromedary is drinking.
So, of course,I do the same.
The girl goes away,
We order champagne.
Oasis is our target !

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Hi Chris37, Fantastic choice of instrumentation. The different elements really glue well together and a solid key signature choice too. Love the harmonica track in this too, adds a fun western feel to this. Great work!


Cheers,
Joe
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The nice thing about music is that you do not have to understand a word of it to know a good song when you hear it. That is the case here for me. This is a great blues song. You should be very proud of this one.


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I agree with Mario. Music the universal translator. Awesome tune. Loved the feel of the backtrack...


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Nice work on this one! I love the instrumentation, and your voice compliments it perfectly. I really like the bluesy feel to it, and I find it remarkable that even though I can't understand what you're saying, you can still feel the music.

Thanks for sharing smile


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Deryk
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I've been waiting for someone to write a tribute song to a dromedary!! Please give us the back-story: what prompted these camel-thoughts?

As usual, your style/production, etc. is first-class, and your ideas always interesting to me. I'm very partial to the french touch in music, so this definitely pleases!

I found your choice of RT's to be totally 'transparent', meaning that the style and all the instrumental pieces totally supported your overall work without being distractive, and that is a sign of good judgement and smart arranging.

Thanks, Christian, and give your camel a hug from me!

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Thanks Joe, Mario, Scott, Deryk and Tom !
The choice of the dromedary was quite obvious for me.
When you are alone, you feel like in a desert and that's a place where you can meet dromedaries. So, I've invented this travel companion. And in the desert, you need to drink ! So, it was necessary to find an oasis......Christian

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Hello, Chris

Very cool French chanson with blues feel!
Your vocal fits this perfectly.
I really like your chansons.
Enjoyed my listen a lot.

Best regards.

Shigeki Adachi

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