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Hard Times #308353 08/26/15 08:53 AM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 225 Bella Vista, Ca Rick Hansen OP Apprentice
OP Rick Hansen Apprentice Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 225 Bella Vista, Ca	I let BIB do all the heavy lifting on this one. I just mixed up a couple of patches and did some vocal. I wrote it as a rock and roll song but it morphed into a country kind of jam. https://soundcloud.com/mothers-bad-son RealTracks in style: ~684:Bass, Electric, PopHalfNotesSync Ev 120 RealTracks in style: 1726:Piano, Acoustic, Rhythm HonkyTonkJohn Ev 120 RealTracks in song: 1277:Piano, Acoustic, Rhythm PopUpliftA-B Ev16 120 RealTracks in song: ~621:Pedal Steel, Background Easy Ev 136 RealDrums in style: NashvilleEven8^5-a:Snare, HiHat , b:Snare, Ride Hard Times It's a hard time to be a workin man these days You're working longer hours for shorter pay You got to keep on pushin, with just a little luck You'll pay your bills, have some fun and save a couple bucks Well it's a hard time to be a workin man these days It's a hard time to to be a workin girl these days You can work ten years and never see a raise Then the boss she wants to see you and you know its nothing good You'd like to tell her where to shove it if you only could Hard times for a workin man Hard times for a workin man Monday morning oh no its just can't be Monday morning you're not a frend to me Hey Friday evening won't you rescue me Hard Times So mothers tell your newborn kids so they will understand They got to find a dream and hold it close And ride it till the end Working for a living ain't all it used to be To make it in this world you need creativity Hard times for a working man Hard times for a workin man It's a hard time to be a workin man these days Working longer hours for shorter pay You got to keep on pushin, with just a little luck You wont end up livin in your pick up truck It's a hard time to be a workin man It''s a hard time to be a workin man It's a hard time to be a workin man It needs more cowbell! https://therickhansenband.com

Re: Hard Times Rick Hansen #308354 08/26/15 09:10 AM User Showcase
Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 5,139 Florida 90 dB Veteran
90 dB Veteran Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 5,139 Florida	Good one Ricky. True subject matter as well. I feel sorry for the kids trying to make a living these days. Regards, Bob Dyslectics Untie! https://90dbband.bandcamp.com/ https://soundcloud.com/90-db https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCm_3mpivKYV7T7XFJmXL-GA

Re: Hard Times Rick Hansen #308364 08/26/15 11:33 AM User Showcase
Joined: May 2014 Posts: 4,067 The Netherlands RnAM Veteran
RnAM Veteran Joined: May 2014 Posts: 4,067 The Netherlands	Nice song with good lyrics Rickey! Rob and Anne-Marie We are Rob Meulman and Anne-Marie Bovenkamp from The Netherlands. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1gsdNLE7_Gy8qavoOplQow/videos http://rnam.net/

Re: Hard Times Rick Hansen #308399 08/26/15 04:02 PM User Showcase
Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 8,867 South Carolina C Charlie Fogle Veteran
Charlie Fogle Veteran C Joined: Apr 2013 Posts: 8,867 South Carolina	enjoyed my listen. This is well written and performed. Charlie BIAB 2026:RB 2026, Latest builds: Dell Optiplex 7040 Desktop; Windows-10-64 bit, Intel Core i7-6700 3.4GHz CPU and 16 GB Ram Memory.

Re: Hard Times Rick Hansen #308413 08/26/15 10:19 PM User Showcase
Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 3,615 Murgon Queensland Australia Rob4580 Veteran
Rob4580 Veteran Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 3,615 Murgon Queensland Australia	Well done Rickey. https://soundcloud.com/ironbarkbob https://open.spotify.com/artist/6IPuZM4B48Drnd38DEWC7L https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoXdTc0EC_3aaZSqT4dyzug Using Studio One.

Re: Hard Times Rick Hansen #308414 08/26/15 10:32 PM User Showcase
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,646 Kentucky P PgFantastic Veteran
PgFantastic Veteran P Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,646 Kentucky	Nice Country Blues tune, like the piano Biab rocks and so does this tune; thanks for sharing! My Tunes Psalm 57:7 My heart, O God, is steadfast, my heart is steadfast; I will sing and make music.

Re: Hard Times Rick Hansen #308418 08/26/15 10:58 PM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 5,647 Sydney Australia PeterF Veteran
PeterF Veteran Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 5,647 Sydney Australia	Liked it - vocals fit the song very well.

Re: Hard Times Rick Hansen #308457 08/27/15 10:25 AM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 7,052 Davis, CA G Greg Johnson Veteran
Greg Johnson Veteran G Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 7,052 Davis, CA	So mothers tell your newborn kids so they will understand They got to find a dream and hold it close And ride it till the end Love that verse! This is a really easy song to relate to. The money all goes to Wall street these days. Great job with the arrangement and vocal. Enjoyed much!! Take care. Greg

Re: Hard Times Rick Hansen #308733 08/29/15 09:03 PM User Showcase
Joined: Jul 2012 Posts: 1,831 gruverider Expert
gruverider Expert Joined: Jul 2012 Posts: 1,831	Thank you for sharing your art with us. This is a wonderful forum for posting original music. Not to mention a great product for creating music. You have found a suburb community of generous artists who love to listen to, and comment on other artists songs. If only to give feedback to others who are also sharing their art.

Re: Hard Times gruverider #308779 08/30/15 06:09 AM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 225 Bella Vista, Ca Rick Hansen OP Apprentice
OP Rick Hansen Apprentice Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 225 Bella Vista, Ca	Thanks to all who took the time to listen. I think I am going to take this scratch tune and give it the full treatment with BIB, VSTi's and live. Could take a while but I'm going to polish it up and I will post it when I'm done. Thanks again for the support, you're all great. Rick It needs more cowbell! https://therickhansenband.com

Re: Hard Times Rick Hansen #308878 08/30/15 08:31 PM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 3,079 wales gibson Veteran
gibson Veteran Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 3,079 wales	Rickey, good rockin' tune with good lyrics. look forward to more Alyn My showcase songs My story

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