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Hey, I know the 1st of April was two days ago, but Gayle and I are SO EXCITED to tell our friends that we are the first Americans to ever be invited to Eurovision and we are going to Iceland in two weeks for preliminary warmups then off to Sweden in May!! The entire song here was arranged and produced almost in its entirety in RealBand, and I just moved it all to Cakewalk for the mix and some "fancy stuff." In essence, I used a bed of simple BIAB tracks, and then threw in everything but the kitchen sink with too many BIAB synths to mention, extracting the midi and running them through sound libraries. I played a lot of the synths and orchestral hits myself "freehand." This is just for fun and to make people laugh, so feel free to laugh. Just trying to bring some sunshine into this sad old world. THE GREATEST SONGhttps://soundcloud.com/david-snyder-gigs4/the-greatest-song By David and Gayle SnyderV1 Wish I could be a Leprechaun Or just a fairy queen So I could sing All of the truth That is inside of me I wish that I could spread my wings Fly over fjords and streams And finally find my magic place I will at last be free (Chorus) And sing the song of hope and joy That I was meant to sing With every voice inside of me Just longing to be Free And someday you'll see me on TV And they will be clapping And showing love to me And showing love to me! (Verse 2) Wish I could ride a mighty steed Over river beds and seas I would name that horse Pegasus A wonder to be seen! Most people just want something But not me! I want to be a King Be a King!!! (Chorus) And sing the song of hope and joy That I was meant to sing With every voice inside of me Just longing to be Free And someday you'll see me on TV And they will be clapping And showing love to me And showing love to me! (Is she singing Icelandic???) REPEAT CHORUS (This is where Gayle hits the Magic Note!!!) Words and music copyright 2024 by David and Gayle Snyder Gayle Snyder: Vocals David Snyder: Vocals, arrangement, instrumentation, synths and strings, mixing and mastering RealTracks in style: 3587:Bass, Electric, NashvilleRadioPopPushAB Ev 110 RealTracks in song: 1264:Piano, Acoustic, Rhythm PopShiningA-B Ev 120 RealTracks in style: 3633:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm DublinPopArpConstant Ev 120 RealTracks in style: 1528:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm PopPowerBrightGritty Ev 120 RealTracks in song: 1259:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm PopShiningRockA-B Ev 120 RealDrums in style:NashvilleRadioPush16ths^1-a:Snare, Hihat , b:Snare, OpenHat Plus innumerable synths and stuff....piano, etc...
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David and Gayle...this is epic! now that's a big song and I love BIG songs...congratulation on your invitation to Eurovision!
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It's sure, it's won David and Gayle. I will vote for you. You are the best, the kings and queens. Laurent
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Man, that's a lot of music David and Gayle - Bravo!
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Eurovision will never be the same! You two will make it big time in Europe as Eurovisions' Sunny and Cher  Super song. Outstanding backing band. Great vocals and lyrics. Super mix.
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Mission accomplished! Big smile here for sure. Great job, you two! Fun to see Gayle's playful take on your always entertaining madness. Those layers of synths sound GREAT...
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Wow, that's huge!
Congrats David and Gayle!
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Man, it's so cool that your talent matches your imagination in such a wonderful way, David. Funny yet outstanding in so many ways. Maagic note included!! Gayle, that hit the chill center in my being. Good luck over there.
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Hey thanks Dan!
Your own epic sounds have always been the wind beneath our wings!
We look forward to seeing you join us on stage in Sweden for the grand finale!!!!
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"Hey, I know the 1st of April was two days ago ..." Hmmmmm, are we missing something? 🤔 😀
That is an EPIC production. The thought of mixing that makes our collective heads spin! The sheer amount of thought, time and effort is waaaay above our production pay grade!
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Thanks Laurent! That was very funny!!! See you in Sweden!! 
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David
Good luck, I'm sure you are on a winner.
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Hi, David. The title pretty much says it all.  And now I've got this image in my head of you as a fairy queen, and... I can't unsee it! Other than that... I enjoyed it. 
-- David Cuny My virtual singer development blogVocal control, you say. Never heard of it. Is that some kind of ProTools thing?BiaB 2025 | Windows 11 | Reaper | Way too many VSTis.
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David / Gayle,
This truly may be the greatest song... You guys sing the stuff out of this tune.
Love it and congratulations on Eurovision - quite the feat!
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HUGE. Epic. Eurovision will never be the same. Can't WAIT to see the Light and Fireworks Show that go along with that. A joyous final note!!
Thunderous Applause!
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Thanks Brad!
Much appreciate sir!
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David & Gayle, Fun, big sounding tune. Cool finale. David, we need to see and discuss your Eurovision outfit before you go and win that gold. Thank you for sharing, Misha.
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Thank you Mario.
I will grow a mustache and wear my grotesquely tight yellow striped bell bottoms. Thanks for the tip homie!!!
You know the business man!!!!
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Hey DC,
Madness??
Wait a minute just give it to me straight! I can handle the truth!
Are you saying that I.... David Snyder, that I am... Crazy?????
OMG!! I've never heard that before!!
Hey but seriously man thanks for the listen!
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Better than most of the Eurovision songs starting from the bombastic title to the humoristic lyrics and rich arrangement. And the magic note is something to wait for  For some strange reason I'm thinking about Will Ferrell when listening to this song... why? The only problem with the song is that the maximum duration of an Eurovision song is three minutes, so this one would be disqualified, but I guess you will make necessary cuts for the stage version  Janne
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