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Did He Ditty Do? on Soundcloud
Did He Ditty Do? on YouTube Here's one from the Tunesmithing profession, which I'm sure many of you are familiar with one way or another. This one's about the little ditty that di'n't. So this AR guy, who hasn't signed an act in a long while, finds a guy who almost made it big once with a his one-hit blunder. The AR guy learns that this singer/songwriter has written another, and he's is quite excited to sign him. His boss, who also hasn't cultivated enough quality music in a minute (as he says cuz he's hip) jumps at the chance, which turns out to be his last chance. Style is _FUNKBLS.STY (Funky Blues w/ Organ) RealTracks in style: ~425:Organ, B3, Background Blues Sw 120 RealTracks in style: 1585:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm TexasBluesRockShuffleSol Sw 130 RealDrums in Song: BluesMondaySw8^07-StRide,SnRde RealDrums in style:MotownFunkyTriplets^1-a: Snare, HiHat , b: QuarterHat, TripletSnare was used in the redesign in EZDDrummer. I sang and played bass. Did He Ditty Do?I met Joe Twitty in the city. He said he wrote a little ditty. I took it to by boss where music's often lost. He looked at me and asked, "Well, did he?" I said, "It's sure to be a hit. And it's gonna make us very rich." He said, "Bring him back. We'll make a demo track. He'll sign the rights away." Well, Joe was thrilled and quick to sign it. He bought a purse and hoped to line it. He asked for five percent. He had to pay his rent. I told him that my boss couldn't find it. He said that that was still okay. He knew his hit was bound to pay. He said, "Let's go on and make this demo song. I trust your music boss." BR: I turned and looked and Joe, and said, "I have to know. Your reputations strong, but I could be all wrong. How does your giddy ditty go? "Listen again, my friend. 'Did he ditty do? Did he ditty don't? Did he? Did he? Did he ditty do? Did he do for you? Did he do or won't? Did he? Did he ditty do?'" Like that? Release was wrong for just one reason: it wasn't did-he-ditty season. The record took a loss. They pink-slipped my boss. The moneybelt was tightly squeasin'. It failed and really broke our hearts. It never even made the charts Joe Twitty moved away. There's nothin' left to say because his ditty di'n't. INTRO-- Eb F Bb F V-- Bb Bb Eb Eb Bb Bb Eb F Bb F Gm F Eb F Bb F BR-- Eb Eb Bb Bb Eb Eb F F... Ditty1-- Eb7-Ab7 Dd7-Gb7 B7-E7 Bb Bb-Gm Ab-Eb7 Cm-F Bb Bb.. Ditty2-- Eb-Bb F-Dm Gm-Eb F Ab-Eb Bb-Gm Cm-Ab Bb
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Marty, I think you "dittied" a really good job on this one.
Great vocal and lyrics.
Actually I'm sure many of us can relate to corporate music world, I know I can.
Super mix and a fantastic song.
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Marty,
That's a great song with a great arrangement! Love your excellent vocal.
The lyrics are really clever and so true! LOL!
Awesome mix and overall production.
Bob
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Hi, Marty. From the start, the tongue-in-cheek but really, really clever write comes through. Fun characters you bring to life! Add to that some excellent vocals, backing tracks, and mix to make a truly standout song. A silly song with a very true story. Bravo! 
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Very clever write, Marty, no surprise there!
Fun stuff, enjoyed the video too.
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Marty, super song, funny and arguably true. LOVE your vocals on tis one, and that bass is really solid. Inventive arrangement, and that spoken word part to kick off the middle eight is hilarious. Really nice arrangement and mix, though you MIGHT pan the guitar off center a touch more to give the vocal more space. Great job (again)!!!
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Hug music again...excellent...the bass rolls and rolls and rolls.
The vocal - as alway luxurious.
The narrative - you do these amusing, homily twist based things OH so well.
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Another beautiful musical and video production Marty.
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Even after listening to it for the third time, it still makes me smile.
Love it!
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Marty, I think you "dittied" a really good job on this one.
Great vocal and lyrics.
Actually I'm sure many of us can relate to corporate music world, I know I can.
Super mix and a fantastic song. Thanks, Mario. Yeah, many of us can fill in the real names of the characters in the story. Marty,
That's a great song with a great arrangement! Love your excellent vocal.
The lyrics are really clever and so true! LOL!
Awesome mix and overall production.
Bob Glad it made you laugh, Bob. Thanks. Hi, Marty. From the start, the tongue-in-cheek but really, really clever write comes through. Fun characters you bring to life! Add to that some excellent vocals, backing tracks, and mix to make a truly standout song. A silly song with a very true story. Bravo! Haha. Thanks, David. Glad you like it and see the humor in the reality.
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Hi Babu, It's absolutely GORGEOUS!  I love the spirit, the lyrics, the compo, the vocals, EVERYTHING! And the clip ! It's enormous in quality ! Did you direct the clip?
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Marty,
You have a superior gift for great quirkiness! Love the swing feel. That lead guitar smokes, and the bass line is killer. This is a perfect match for your voice. This should have been around for Bo Diddly, back in the day: Bo Diddly, Dis he Ditty Do? Wouldn't you love to have the DJ who had to introduce that??!!
Another jewel for us. And it shines and sparkles, as jewels should.
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Very clever write, Marty, no surprise there!
Fun stuff, enjoyed the video too. Thanks, Dave. You can easily see why I didn't beg you to play this one when you look at the ditty chords. Although I know you somehow would've made the song so much better, you probably would've avoided me afterwards.  Marty, super song, funny and arguably true. LOVE your vocals on tis one, and that bass is really solid. Inventive arrangement, and that spoken word part to kick off the middle eight is hilarious. Really nice arrangement and mix, though you MIGHT pan the guitar off center a touch more to give the vocal more space. Great job (again)!!! Thanks, Ron. Just an irreverant mix of the same story likely played out so many times for over a 100 years. Thanks for mentioning the bass, too. My favorite line was from the AR guy was when he realized Joe's song was crap. Hug music again...excellent...the bass rolls and rolls and rolls.
The vocal - as alway luxurious.
The narrative - you do these amusing, homily twist based things OH so well. Hi, Ray. Hug music? Ha never heard that one. Sounds like a genre for holding her close without the insentive to move passed first base. Thanks, Ray. Even after listening to it for the third time, it still makes me smile.
Love it! Thanks, Brain --and you're welcome. As long as the music moves ya...
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Hey Marty,
Another very clever song!
Great sound and production dude!
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I laughed the whole time.
How that ditty didn't is simply unbelievable.
Beautiful bass.
Cool video.
Clever.
And a bit twisted.
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Hi Babu, It's absolutely GORGEOUS! I love the spirit, the lyrics, the compo, the vocals, EVERYTHING! And the clip ! It's enormous in quality ! Did you direct the clip? Thanks so much, Paul. I just curated those clips from royalty-free sites on the Internet. Otherwise, yeah, any credit and blame stops with me. Enough about me --I see you have a new one here I want to hear. Marty,
You have a superior gift for great quirkiness! Love the swing feel. That lead guitar smokes, and the bass line is killer. This is a perfect match for your voice. This should have been around for Bo Diddly, back in the day: Bo Diddly, Dis he Ditty Do? Wouldn't you love to have the DJ who had to introduce that??!!
Another jewel for us. And it shines and sparkles, as jewels should.
Alan Haha. Thanks, Alan. A gift like that was probably the reason they wouldn't let me sit at the cool-kids table. Hey, I actually played a local gig with Bo. Afterwards I bought the '69 Ludwig drum set from the drummer ---Bo played the drums in a song and the drummer played Bo's box-like guitar and everyone --including Bo-- went wild when the drummer played Bo guitar as well as Bo --and much better than Bo played drums. Hey Marty,
Another very clever song!
Great sound and production dude! Thanks, David. Hey, broke out Gayle's Chrismas album last week. Happy days are here again. I laughed the whole time.
How that ditty didn't is simply unbelievable.
Beautiful bass.
Cool video.
Clever.
And a bit twisted.
fj Thanks, Floyd. Joe thought the song was too good to wait for Ditty Season. Big mistake, huh? UPDATE: Seems the real twist was after Joe moved away. He opened a detective agency in Des Moines and called it DItty Doit Detectives.
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Release was wrong for just one reason: it wasn't did-he-ditty season.
The record took a loss. They pink-slipped my boss.
The moneybelt was tightly squeasin'.
It failed and really broke our hearts. It never even made the charts
Joe Twitty moved away. There's nothin' left to say because his ditty di'n't.
What a GREAT verse!!! You're killing me Marty!!!
Lots of fun, and so well produced and sung!!! Take care. Greg
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Marty,
Good and clever song!
It's a very funny and slightly sad story about musicians and the music industry everywhere.
No one can write these types of songs better than you.
The vocals and accompaniment are perfect for this song.
And the video is great as always.
Enjoyed my listen and watch a lot.
Best regards.
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Release was wrong for just one reason: it wasn't did-he-ditty season.
The record took a loss. They pink-slipped my boss.
The moneybelt was tightly squeasin'.
It failed and really broke our hearts. It never even made the charts
Joe Twitty moved away. There's nothin' left to say because his ditty di'n't.
What a GREAT verse!!! You're killing me Marty!!!
Lots of fun, and so well produced and sung!!! Take care. Greg Thanks, Greg. Man, if you aren't slain by your own music, then I'm surely no threat. Marty,
Good and clever song!
It's a very funny and slightly sad story about musicians and the music industry everywhere.
No one can write these types of songs better than you.
The vocals and accompaniment are perfect for this song.
And the video is great as always.
Enjoyed my listen and watch a lot.
Best regards.
Shigeki Adachi Thanks, Shigeki. No one wants to write songs like this, so it's a pretty safe niche. Can't wait to see GFTW here soon.
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“because his ditty di’n’t” 😆
All he had to do was visit The Under Assistant West Coast Promotion Man!
We enjoy how you find the humor in real life sorrows, Marty. Both of us were reminded of stories we’d heard about the music industry from Tom Petty to local musician friends.
Everything is in the pocket and, as always, your vocal and bass are full and resonant.
Cool video too!
Enjoyed it,
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