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https://soundcloud.com/user-294987337/stevie

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This song is a tribute to a great artist

Style : _TIETE16.STY (Fast Tiete Banks Samba 16ths-115)

RealTracks dans ce style Style: 3838:Basse, Acoustique, Samba Bin 190
RealTracks dans ce style Style: 3842:Piano, Electrique, Rythme Fusion Rapide Latin Bin 190
Boucle dans la morceau: World\Latin - samba100b drums ev16.wav
RealTracks dans ce morceau song: ~1437:Piano, Electrique, Rythmee Jazz Funk Groovin DblCrch Bin 110
RealTracks dans ce morceau song: 2766:Guitare, Nylon, Rythme Puerto Rico Aguinaldo DblCrch Bin 120
RealTracks dans ce morceau song: 3338:Synth, Analogue, Soliste, Funk 16th Binaire 110
RealDrums [dans ce Style:SambaFull16ths^1-a:Sticks, b:RideCon

Voice: Solaria Synthésizer V
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What a cool track. Solaria vocal is perfect for this style. Marvelous Melody, jazzy, cool, Stevie Wonder. Your guitar sounds great, and that Synth Lead works great. Nice mix, with the strings, and full tone. Excellent Job!!


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Exactly what Elliott wrote. This track sounds familiar yet it's obviously different. It has a great flow to it. No jerky rhythm changes or awkward chord progressions. Neat, well-mixed and nicely arranged. Great lyric too.

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Really like the production of this song.


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Originally Posted by Elliott Kayne
What a cool track. Solaria vocal is perfect for this style. Marvelous Melody, jazzy, cool, Stevie Wonder. Your guitar sounds great, and that Synth Lead works great. Nice mix, with the strings, and full tone. Excellent Job!!

Thank you Elliott, that means a lot to me and I thank you for the comments.
Laurent

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Laurent, coolly styled mash up tribute. Really like the EP foundation and all the sounds you layered and evolved over it. The lyrics are maybe a bit TOO much like specific phrases of SW tunes, but that's ok with me. What is that final lyric? I keep hearing "I love you more, Steven" but that doesn't sound right. Enjoyed your tune!


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Laurent,

That's a great track. Love the lyrics and mix.

Nicely done!

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Laurent,

I love this style/genre of music - and I'm a huge Stevie Wonder fan.

I enjoyed this more than I can express in words. I always look forward to your music.

Many years ago, I had a friend from Libourne, France (near Bordeaux). I haven't heard from her since the 1980s.

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Cool stuff. I was thinking Nicks but ..... I reckon not. You smoothly incorporated the feeling of several of his songs in the melody and, the lyrics, without being to obvious.


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Originally Posted by Ghostgum
Exactly what Elliott wrote. This track sounds familiar yet it's obviously different. It has a great flow to it. No jerky rhythm changes or awkward chord progressions. Neat, well-mixed and nicely arranged. Great lyric too.

Ghostgum

Thank you Ghostgum for your comments and I'm glad you like it.
Thanks Again.
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I'll take Stevie Wonder. He knocked us all out way back with Fingertips, and kept us on the mat everafter with so many outstanding creations. An extraordinary talent. Man, this is a great tribute, Laurent. You've created the perfect feel and added in the best kyrics to convey these feelings. Great!


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Originally Posted by WaoBand
Really like the production of this song.

Thank you Waoband.
Laurent

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Originally Posted by DC Ron
Laurent, coolly styled mash up tribute. Really like the EP foundation and all the sounds you layered and evolved over it. The lyrics are maybe a bit TOO much like specific phrases of SW tunes, but that's ok with me. What is that final lyric? I keep hearing "I love you more, Steven" but that doesn't sound right. Enjoyed your tune!

Thanks DC Ron, it's true that superimposing song titles can quickly seem artificial. The end lyrics are: I love you so much.
Laurent

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Originally Posted by rsdean
Laurent,

That's a great track. Love the lyrics and mix.

Nicely done!

Bob
Thanks Bob for the comments
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Originally Posted by Al-David
Laurent,

I love this style/genre of music - and I'm a huge Stevie Wonder fan.

I enjoyed this more than I can express in words. I always look forward to your music.

Many years ago, I had a friend from Libourne, France (near Bordeaux). I haven't heard from her since the 1980s.

Alan
Thank you very much for these words that touch me.
What have become of friends? Maybe you can write us a song about it.
Sincerely
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Originally Posted by Guitarhacker
Cool stuff. I was thinking Nicks but ..... I reckon not. You smoothly incorporated the feeling of several of his songs in the melody and, the lyrics, without being to obvious.
Thanks for the comments. When I started working on this style, a mix of Pop and Samba, I thought, this looks like Stevie Wonder and then I went with it.
Laurent

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Hey Laurent,

I like this a lot! Very mesmerizing, warm, bright and sparkly.

Really enjoyed this!

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Originally Posted by BabuMusic
I'll take Stevie Wonder. He knocked us all out way back with Fingertips, and kept us on the mat everafter with so many outstanding creations. An extraordinary talent. Man, this is a great tribute, Laurent. You've created the perfect feel and added in the best kyrics to convey these feelings. Great!
Thank you very much Marty for your kind comments.
Laurent

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Originally Posted by David Snyder
Hey Laurent,

I like this a lot! Very mesmerizing, warm, bright and sparkly.

Really enjoyed this!
Thank you very much David.
Laurent

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Hi, Laurent.

I love the vibe - shades of Our Day Will Come/!

It makes my ears happy. smile


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