Not That Good

This song is dedicated to Saara Aalto, Finland's representative in Eurovision Song Contest this year. She is very talented singer-songwriter who hasn't received the appreciation she deserves until recently. She has participated in many competitions like Talent Finland, Voice Of Finland, Eurovision qualifying round, Britain's X-Factor, always finishing at the second position. She didn't get a recording deal earlier, maybe because she wanted to write her own songs, she didn't want to sing in Finnish or she just didn't fit into a certain commercial mold of record companies. She has been told that she is "too diverse and that is not a good thing". But fortunately she hasn't made compromises and didn't give up her own style, and finally due to the success in the X-Factor, she has a record out by a big label and gets a chance to perform on a big international arena, in the ESC. She has partly inspired this story which I want to share with you. And best of luck to her in the ESC.

Thanks to Miira for her excellent interpretation of the song. I used The Orchestra instrument in the arrangement for the first time on a larger scale. And not to forget BIAB, the song is strongly based on that excellent acoustic "Liverpool" piano, also the guitar solo fits magically - and I didn't have to do any re-generating or editing for it.

RealDrums: NashvilleEven8
RealTracks:
Electric bass #366
Acoustic guitar #1596
Acoustic piano #892
Cello #1856
Electric guitar solo #1167

MIDI instruments (Timpani, Strings) from style DRAMORK4 played through GPO5
MIDI instruments (Bass, String) from style ORK448 played throught GPO5
Other MIDI: The Orchestra

Vocals: Miira

Mixed in Adobe Audition

Lyrics:

You can say that I'm sweet and cute
but I can read on your lips:
good but 'not that good'
I don't fit in your resume
I'm not made of Chardonnay
but I can be a different taste
every day.

Today I chose my own course
didn't follow yours,
I was free to open avoided doors
to challenge myself and principles in
pre-made scores.
I've been wrong, hurt
and often misunderstood
but I've fought through rocks
to rise above 'not that good'.

I don't play by the mainstream book
and if I don't sell my soul
I'll be still 'not that good'
I may not fit into your mold
or bring you silver and gold
but I can tell my unyielding tale
that's honest and bold.

[Chorus]

[Chorus]

I felt not accepted
I was not that kind you could coerce,
'not that good'
because I was diverse.
But I didn't have to meet expectation of anyone
I could walk candidly
like I had won.

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Janne

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