Previous Thread
Index
Next Thread
Print Thread
Go To
Page 1 of 2 1 2
User Showcase
Joined: Jan 2012
Posts: 3,615
Rob4580 Offline OP
Veteran
OP Offline
Veteran
Joined: Jan 2012
Posts: 3,615
Hi all. This song is loosely based on a retired Stockman (Australian Cowboy) friend of mine.
I have written the lyrics to be more in line with the American Cowboy.

All comments welcome.

Hang Up The Bridle

****** Song Summary *************
Title: Hangup The Bridle
File:Hangup The Bridle.SGU
Key=D , Tempo 165, Length (m:s)=2:36



I'll hang up my bridle and Jagerling spurs.
Fold my bandana that used to be hers.
Oil my old saddle that served me a time.
That's all an old cowboy can do.

I'll turn out the gelding to laze by the stream.
In tall fields of clover, get lost in his dreams.
The long horns are calling its time to go home.
That's all an old cowboy can do.

Chorus
So boil up some coffee and cook me some beans.
The sunsets as good as Ive ever seen.
Lay out my bedroll beneath those sweet stars.
That's all an old cowboy can do.


So if you're a cowboy, there's work here to do.
Shine up those spurs and make them look new.
Pick up your saddle and muster the bay.
There's work for a young cowboy to do.


Chorus
So boil up some coffee and cook me some beans.
The sunsets as good as I've ever seen.
Lay out my bedroll beneath those sweet stars.
That's all an old cowboy can do.


Whistle x 3
I'll hang up my bridle and Jagerling spurs.
Fold my bandana that used to be hers.
Oil my old saddle that served me a time.
That's all an old cowboy can do.

That's all an old cowboy can do.
That's all an old cowboy can do.


RealTracks in style: 3500:Bass, Acoustic, OldTimeFastWaltz Sw 165
RealTracks in style: 3389:Mandolin, BackgroundSoloist OldTimeFastWaltzAndy Sw 165
RealTracks in style: 3387:Banjo Guitar, Rhythm OldTimeFastWaltzAndy Sw 165
RealTracks in style: 3386:Mandolin, Rhythm OldTimeFastWaltzAndy Sw 165
RealDrums in style:JazzBrushesWaltz: a: Brushes b: Snare, Ride

Mixed and mastered with Studio One 6 Pro All vocals myself, the rest band In A Box

Last edited by Rob4580; 04/11/23 08:37 PM.
User Showcase
Joined: Apr 2016
Posts: 6,958
Veteran
Offline
Veteran
Joined: Apr 2016
Posts: 6,958
Well done sir.
I'd much rather hear stockman, tea & damper but I understand the need to address the audience.
Excellent vocal.


Cheers
rayc
"What's so funny about peace, love & understanding?" - N.Lowe
User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 5,644
Veteran
Offline
Veteran
Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 5,644
Rob

Good work, you are very versatile. Greta melody and well sung.

(I'd like to have some damper and tea now that Ray has raised it!)

Peter

User Showcase
Joined: Jan 2013
Posts: 1,324
Expert
Offline
Expert
Joined: Jan 2013
Posts: 1,324
G'day mate....

This is a good creative write.
Good lyrics and full of cowboy imagery.
Vox is well performed and BGV work really well.

I enjoyed the listen....very well done!

User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 1,824
Expert
Offline
Expert
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 1,824
Hi Rob,

This is an excellent production - good vocals, whistling and BV's and the mix is spot on.

Best Regards
Nigel


Nigel Spiers
Christchurch, New Zealand
info@nzacoustics.com
User Showcase
Joined: Jun 2020
Posts: 2,570
Veteran
Offline
Veteran
Joined: Jun 2020
Posts: 2,570
Professionally produced and delivered.
Very enjoyable listen that took me back to the old West, or the Outback, depending on your continent of residence.
Great job.


https://soundcloud.com/user-646279677
BiaB 2025 Windows
For me there’s no better place in the band than to have one leg in the harmony world and the other in the percussive. Thank you Paul Tutmarc and Leo Fender.
User Showcase
Joined: Feb 2022
Posts: 1,031
Expert
Offline
Expert
Joined: Feb 2022
Posts: 1,031
Rob - great song. I always enjoy old cowboy tunes, and love your writing and imagery in this. Every June several friends and old co-workers of mine gather in the back country of the Sierra mountains near the Nevada/California line. They spend days out camping, riding horses and mules, building campfires, telling truth, lies and cowboy poetry. My brother and I and a couple of friends would bring our guitars and sing old cowboy songs from dinner time to the early morning hours. This song really takes me back there 'cause it would fit right in. Thanks for posting this one!

Brad

User Showcase
Joined: Apr 2018
Posts: 2,030
D
Veteran
Offline
Veteran
D
Joined: Apr 2018
Posts: 2,030
Rob,


This is excellent! You’ve really captured the feel of the old American west . . . really like the write, but the vocals and production elements are equally stellar. Nice touch on the whistling. What a treat it was to listen to. Outstanding!

All my best to you,

Deej

User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 23,210
Veteran
Offline
Veteran
Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 23,210
An excellent old style cowboy song.
Great vocal, whistling, and harmonies.
Good mix.


Whenever I get something stuck in the back of my throat, I dislodge it by drinking a beer.
It's called the Heineken Maneuver.

64 bit Win 10 Pro, the latest BiaB/RB, Roland Octa-Capture audio interface, a ton of software/hardware
User Showcase
Joined: Mar 2018
Posts: 6,733
Veteran
Offline
Veteran
Joined: Mar 2018
Posts: 6,733
Rob,
Well written and performed tune. Mix is super clear and listens well. Thank you for sharing.
Misha.

User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2011
Posts: 15,394
Veteran
Offline
Veteran
Joined: Dec 2011
Posts: 15,394
"So boil up some coffee and cook me some beans.
The sunsets as good as I've ever seen.
Lay out my bedroll beneath those sweet stars.
That's all an old cowboy can do."

Excellent!

This is delightful, Rob! We grew up on western novels, tv shows, movies and music and you’ve captured that world.

The imagery in the lyric is so good and your vocals are great. Love the ending!

The BiaB guys really nail the mood and that drum track was a very nice surprise.

Enjoyed it!

J&B

P.S. We also discovered “dampers” from the comments by Ray and Peter and Janice cooked some today - but we did have coffee rather than tea. wink


Our albums and singles are on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, YouTube Music, Pandora and more.
If interested search on Janice Merritt. Thanks!
Our Videos are here on our website.
User Showcase
Joined: Jan 2012
Posts: 3,615
Rob4580 Offline OP
Veteran
OP Offline
Veteran
Joined: Jan 2012
Posts: 3,615
Hi Ray. Thanks for your support.
I may do an Australian version yet. Thanks for your comments.
Rob4580

Originally Posted By: rayc
Well done sir.
I'd much rather hear stockman, tea & damper but I understand the need to address the audience.
Excellent vocal.

User Showcase
Joined: Jan 2012
Posts: 3,615
Rob4580 Offline OP
Veteran
OP Offline
Veteran
Joined: Jan 2012
Posts: 3,615
Thank you Peter.

Originally Posted By: PeterF
Rob

Good work, you are very versatile. Greta melody and well sung.

(I'd like to have some damper and tea now that Ray has raised it!)

Peter

User Showcase
Joined: Jan 2012
Posts: 3,615
Rob4580 Offline OP
Veteran
OP Offline
Veteran
Joined: Jan 2012
Posts: 3,615
G'day chulaivet1966.
Thank you for your kind words. Rob4580

Originally Posted By: chulaivet1966
G'day mate....

This is a good creative write.
Good lyrics and full of cowboy imagery.
Vox is well performed and BGV work really well.

I enjoyed the listen....very well done!

User Showcase
Joined: Jan 2012
Posts: 3,615
Rob4580 Offline OP
Veteran
OP Offline
Veteran
Joined: Jan 2012
Posts: 3,615
Hello Nigel.
Thanks for your comments.

Originally Posted By: NigelSpiers
Hi Rob,

This is an excellent production - good vocals, whistling and BV's and the mix is spot on.

Best Regards
Nigel

User Showcase
Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 7,576
Veteran
Offline
Veteran
Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 7,576
Wow! That's about as cowboy as you can get.

Catchy tune, good arrangement, fun listen. smile


-- David Cuny
My virtual singer development blog

Vocal control, you say. Never heard of it. Is that some kind of ProTools thing?
User Showcase
Joined: Jul 2022
Posts: 2,338
Veteran
Offline
Veteran
Joined: Jul 2022
Posts: 2,338
I only know cowboys from old movies, but your song pretty much fits that image.
Well done.

User Showcase
Joined: Apr 2013
Posts: 8,675
C
Veteran
Offline
Veteran
C
Joined: Apr 2013
Posts: 8,675
Good cowboy song. Enjoyed my listen.


BIAB 2025:RB 2025, Latest builds: Dell Optiplex 7040 Desktop; Windows-10-64 bit, Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz CPU and 16 GB Ram Memory.
User Showcase
Joined: Jan 2012
Posts: 3,615
Rob4580 Offline OP
Veteran
OP Offline
Veteran
Joined: Jan 2012
Posts: 3,615
Thank you Bass Thumper.

Originally Posted By: Bass Thumper
Professionally produced and delivered.
Very enjoyable listen that took me back to the old West, or the Outback, depending on your continent of residence.
Great job.

User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2010
Posts: 8,073
Veteran
Offline
Veteran
Joined: Aug 2010
Posts: 8,073
Rob,

I always enjoy your music. The lyrics are great and your vocal is excellent as always.

Loved it.

Bob

Previous Thread
Next Thread
Go To
Page 1 of 2 1 2

Link Copied to Clipboard
ChatPG

Ask sales and support questions about Band-in-a-Box using natural language.

ChatPG's knowledge base includes the full Band-in-a-Box User Manual and sales information from the website.

PG Music News
Video: Band-in-a-Box® 2025 for Mac®: VST3 Plugin Support

Band-in-a-Box® 2025 for Mac® now includes support for VST3 plugins, alongside VST and AU. Use them with MIDI or audio tracks for even more creative possibilities in your music production.

Band-in-a-Box® 2025 for Macs®: VST3 Plugin Support

Video: Band-in-a-Box® 2025 for Mac®: Using VST3 Plugins

Join the conversation on our forum.

Band-in-a-Box 2025 for Mac Videos

With the release of Band-in-a-Box® 2025 for Mac, we’re rolling out a collection of brand-new videos on our YouTube channel. We’ll also keep this forum post updated so you can easily find all the latest videos in one convenient spot.

From overviews of new features and walkthroughs of the 202 new RealTracks, to highlights of XPro Styles PAK 8, Xtra Styles PAKs 18, the 2025 49-PAK, and in-depth tutorials — you’ll find everything you need to explore what’s new in Band-in-a-Box® 2025.

Reference this forum post for One-Stop Shopping of our Band-in-a-Box® 2025 Mac Videos — we’ll be adding more videos as they’re released!

Band-in-a-Box 2025 for Mac is Here!

Band-in-a-Box® 2025 for Mac is here, packed with major new features and an incredible collection of available new content! This includes 202 RealTracks (in Sets 449-467), plus 20 bonus Unreleased RealTracks in the 2025 49-PAK. There are new RealStyles, MIDI SuperTracks, Instrumental Studies, “Songs with Vocals” Artist Performance Sets, Playable RealTracks Set 4, two new sets of “RealDrums Stems,” XPro Styles PAK 8, Xtra Styles PAK 19, and more!

Special Offers
Upgrade to Band-in-a-Box® 2025 for Mac with savings of up to 50% on most upgrade packages during our special—available until July 31, 2025! Visit our Band-in-a-Box® packages page for all the purchase options available.

2025 Free Bonus PAK & 49-PAK Add-ons
We've packed our Free Bonus PAK & 49-PAK with some incredible Add-ons! The Free Bonus PAK is automatically included with most Band-in-a-Box® for Mac 2025 packages, but for even more Add-ons (including 20 Unreleased RealTracks!) upgrade to the 2025 49-PAK for only $49. You can see the full lists of items in each package, and listen to demos here.

If you have any questions, feel free to connect with us directly—we’re here to help!

Band-in-a-Box 2025 Italian Version is Here!

Cari amici
È stata aggerate la versione in Italiano del programma più amato dagli appassionati di musica, il nostro Band-in-a-Box.
Questo è il link alla nuova versione 2025.

Di seguito i link per scaricare il pacchetti di lingua italiana aggiornati per Band-in-a-Box e RealBand, anche per chi avesse già comprato la nuova versione in inglese.

Band-in-a-Box 2025 - Italiano
RealBand 2025 - Italiano

Band-in-a-Box 2025 French Version is Here!

Bonjour à tous,

Band-in-a-Box® 2025 pour Windows est disponible en Français.
Le téléchargement se fait à partir du site PG Music

Pour ceux qui auraient déjà acheté la version 2025 de Band-in-a-Box (et qui donc ont une version anglaise), il est possible de "franciser" cette version avec les patchs suivants:

BIAB 2025 - francisation
RealBand 2025 - francisation

Voilà, enjoy!

Band-in-a-Box 2025 German Version is Here!

Band-in-a-Box 2025 für Windows Deutsch ist verfügbar!

Die deutsche Version Band-in-a-Box® 2025 für Windows ist ab sofort verfügbar!

Alle die bereits die englische Version von Band-in-a-Box und RealBand 2024 installiert haben, finden hier die Installationsdateien für das Sprachenupdate:

https://nn.pgmusic.com/pgfiles/languagesupport/deutsch2025.exe
https://nn.pgmusic.com/pgfiles/languagesupport/deutsch2025RB.exe

Update Your Band-in-a-Box® 2025 to Build 1128 for Windows Today!

Already using Band-in-a-Box 2025 for Windows®? Download Build 1128 now from our Support Page to enjoy the latest enhancements and improvements from our team.

Stay up to date—get the latest update now!

Forum Statistics
Forums58
Topics84,291
Posts777,356
Members39,611
Most Online25,754
Jan 24th, 2025
Newest Members
bjornen71, CATBELLOU, Banjopotamus, BudLab, ranvidlor
39,611 Registered Users
Top Posters(30 Days)
MarioD 145
zedd 120
DC Ron 106
nonchai 104
WaoBand 101
rsdean 87
Today's Birthdays
There are no members with birthdays on this day.
Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.5