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Still Prayin'_# Hot 100 Billboard Smash #472682 05/13/18 08:00 AM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 8,443 North Carolina David Snyder OP Veteran
OP David Snyder Veteran Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 8,443 North Carolina	Ok, so this started off with something that sounded sorta like Luke Bryan (Most People Are Good) then went off on a tangent. 100% Band in a Box. Lots of vocal effects but not over the top. https://www.reverbnation.com/davidpsnyder/song/29574760-still-prayin https://soundcloud.com/davidsnyderchannel/still-prayin Still Prayin’ By David Snyder V1 Still remember when country music She was my one and only friend I can see it all so well The hell we used to raise back then Floyd Jane was still in Nashville Writing songs about the rain Kim Williams was still trying to get into That Nashville Hall of Fame Then tree wooden crosses Popped up beside the road Randy Travis said give me that And that bank account she turned to gold Pre Chorus But storm clouds started brewing And I knew that things were bound to change I just had no idea that people were going to get so strange Some evil men came along and put hip hop inside my song I looked up at heaven and said hey God! What the hell is going on! Ch: And I’m still prayin’, still prayin’ Oh Lord please make it end Still prayin’, still prayin’ God I hope you’re still my friend Still prayin’, still prayin’ Oh Lord please make it end Oh Jesus I’m calling out to you What else is a country boy to do Oh Jesus make it end I want my country back again V2 Back then when things were safe Taylor Swift was only 12 years old We’d never seen any platinum All we’d ever seen was gold Garth Brooks was on vacation Taking care of family I never saw that Florida Georgia Line Unless the cops were after me Then Garth he went back on the road And my heart stopped being cold I thought for just one second I was back inside the fold Pre Chorus Then the Big Machine started blowing smoke And things would never be the same I just didn’t realize That there would be quite that much pain Somebody started smoking crack inside my song I looked up at heaven and I said hey God What the hell is going on! Ch: And I’m still prayin', still prayin' Oh Lord please make it end Still prayin’, still prayin’ God I hope you’re still my friend Still prayin’, still prayin’ Oh Lord please make it end Oh Jesus I’m calling out to you What else is a country boy to do Oh Jesus make it end I want my country back again Words and Music by David Snyder copyright 2018, ASCAP/Day of Faith Records Band in a Box Production: PM for tracks if you are seriously interested or just go to Xtra Styles 3 and 4 on the website, listen to the country, then go to style picker and enter the words "Hip Hop." There are A LOT of BIAB tracks in here. About 28. Attached Files (Click to download or enlarge) (Only available when you are logged in) David Snyder and Kim Williams 2.jpg (183.23 KB, 163 downloads) David Snyder Songwriter/Renaissance Man Studio + Fingers https://davidsnydersongs.com/ https://spoti.fi/359Gigs www.davidsnydermusic.com/ www.reverbnation.com/davidpsnyder www.soundcloud.com/davidsnyderchannel https://www.songtradr.com/user/profile/david.snyder

Re: Still Prayin'_# Hot 100 Billboard Smash David Snyder #472685 05/13/18 08:08 AM User Showcase
Joined: Oct 2014 Posts: 1,679 Cremona-Italy Sergio Guarneri Expert
Sergio Guarneri Expert Joined: Oct 2014 Posts: 1,679 Cremona-Italy	Great one David. Very well done. Excellent performance and mixing. Sergio Sergio

Re: Still Prayin'_# Hot 100 Billboard Smash David Snyder #472712 05/13/18 10:45 AM User Showcase
Joined: Jun 2017 Posts: 2,991 BC Ember - PG Music PG Music Staff
Ember - PG Music PG Music Staff Joined: Jun 2017 Posts: 2,991 BC	This song definitely sounds like the kind of country music that could be on the top country billboards. I think you did a really good job on this one. I especially loved "But storm clouds started brewing and I knew that things were bound to change." Awesome stuff. Last edited by Ember - PG Music; 05/13/18 10:45 AM. Cheers, Ember

Re: Still Prayin'_# Hot 100 Billboard Smash David Snyder #472717 05/13/18 11:48 AM User Showcase
Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 3,615 Murgon Queensland Australia Rob4580 Veteran
Rob4580 Veteran Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 3,615 Murgon Queensland Australia	Great contribution to the top 100 David. Rob https://soundcloud.com/ironbarkbob https://open.spotify.com/artist/6IPuZM4B48Drnd38DEWC7L https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoXdTc0EC_3aaZSqT4dyzug Using Studio One.

Re: Still Prayin'_# Hot 100 Billboard Smash David Snyder #472718 05/13/18 12:27 PM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 8,684 Northeastern USA rsdean Veteran
rsdean Veteran Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 8,684 Northeastern USA	David, HOLY COW! This is a killer song! Absolutely love it! Speechless... Bob Robert S. Dean - SoundCloud Song Channel

Re: Still Prayin'_# Hot 100 Billboard Smash David Snyder #472719 05/13/18 12:27 PM User Showcase
Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 20,358 Australia Noel96 Veteran
Noel96 Veteran Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 20,358 Australia	David, At the end this journey, I sat here thinking... wow! that was really good. It's a very engaging presentation from top to bottom. I liked everything about it... your writing and singing, the way you arranged the music, and the mix (the opening guitar used for the foundation sounded first class to me). All the best, Noel MY SONGS... Audiophile BIAB 2026 audios on Soundcloud

Re: Still Prayin'_# Hot 100 Billboard Smash David Snyder #472736 05/13/18 06:36 PM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 5,647 Sydney Australia PeterF Veteran
PeterF Veteran Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 5,647 Sydney Australia	David Great stuff. Very engaging, and a top performance. You are on a roll. Peter

Re: Still Prayin'_# Hot 100 Billboard Smash David Snyder #472742 05/13/18 07:59 PM User Showcase
Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 84 Suburban Stucco Tract House - ... Ian Ferrin Enthusiast
Ian Ferrin Enthusiast Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 84 Suburban Stucco Tract House - ...	I really like the Dylanesque vocal. The thing that would really put this over the top IMO is some sort of personalized instrumental track. Dylan had his harmonica to add punch. This is a really strong folk tune IMO but could be made better with a personalized touch. The funky synth is... funky. Maybe you could have someone add real synth fills etc? Anyway, I really enjoyed this but I'm seeing more potential... Peace, Ian My main soundclick page

Re: Still Prayin'_# Hot 100 Billboard Smash David Snyder #472750 05/13/18 11:19 PM User Showcase
Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 5,936 Ontario, Canada BlueAttitude Veteran
BlueAttitude Veteran Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 5,936 Ontario, Canada	Excellent song, David! Love the tip of the hat to Floyd and the Kim Williams reference (cool pic too BTW) Dave Blue Attitude Website Blue Attitude YouTube channel

Re: Still Prayin'_# Hot 100 Billboard Smash David Snyder #472761 05/14/18 12:57 AM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 2,298 Midwest HearToLearn Veteran
HearToLearn Veteran Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 2,298 Midwest	Ok, I only have all of 10 minutes this morning to finally post a very few things. First, really well done. The contrast and irony are great! "Then the Big Machine started blowing smoke" Ha ha ha! What a great line. Are you including this song with your submission for internship? Still laughing...didn't see that one coming. Nice hand claps. Very "current" sounding I can just picture a bunch of 20-somethings singing along in agreement; but missing "it." Or a current country artist for that matter. Great job David. Chad (Hope that makes it easier) TEMPO TANTRUM: What a lead singer has when they can't stay in time.

Re: Still Prayin'_# Hot 100 Billboard Smash David Snyder #472779 05/14/18 03:22 AM User Showcase
Joined: Apr 2014 Posts: 433 Montréal Quebec Canada LPman Journeyman
LPman Journeyman Joined: Apr 2014 Posts: 433 Montréal Quebec Canada	Hi David Snyder I love how you do a cross between Tom Petty & Bob Dylan, and still make an original you. Good song production & Lyrics. Glad you're getting the recognition with hot tracks. All the best LPman Tethered 2018- Band-in-a-Box 2018 Source Files

Re: Still Prayin'_# Hot 100 Billboard Smash David Snyder #472801 05/14/18 05:16 AM User Showcase
Joined: Feb 2017 Posts: 3,414 Deryk - PG Music PG Music Staff
Deryk - PG Music PG Music Staff Joined: Feb 2017 Posts: 3,414	Wow - you really did an amazing job here. Some really strong stand out lyrics here as well, but truly that chorus is what did it for me. Very, very catchy. And very, very well mixed. An interesting choice of RealTracks as well, and it works extremely well. You outdid yourself on this one - thanks for sharing Cheers, Deryk

Re: Still Prayin'_# Hot 100 Billboard Smash David Snyder #472817 05/14/18 06:12 AM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 12,787 Florida floyd jane Veteran
floyd jane Veteran Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 12,787 Florida	"Somebody started smoking crack inside my song" HA! This is an super write throughout. Terrific references covering the bases. Clever, clever, clever. Catchy chorus. The synth stabs work nicely. The "modern" beat track later on, too. Nice "sparse" production... As always, a passionate vocal. Good mix. "...unless the cops were after me." HA! Being mentioned in the song is a cool experience. Being mentioned in the same one as Kim Williams, Garth Brooks and Taylor Swift - well that is a high point. Super job on this, Mr. Snyder... guess I need to write one about you! fj 150+ Songs produced using BIAB RealTracks And 50 more... and some more...

Re: Still Prayin'_# Hot 100 Billboard Smash David Snyder #472904 05/14/18 07:50 PM User Showcase
Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 8,132 Sacramento, California dcuny Veteran
dcuny Veteran Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 8,132 Sacramento, California	Clever and catchy. Nice turn of a phrase - you really are wonderfully subversive. -- David Cuny My virtual singer development blog Vocal control, you say. Never heard of it. Is that some kind of ProTools thing? BiaB 2025 \| Windows 11 \| Reaper \| Way too many VSTis.

Re: Still Prayin'_# Hot 100 Billboard Smash David Snyder #472939 05/15/18 03:24 AM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2017 Posts: 785 Alabama cliftond Journeyman
cliftond Journeyman Joined: Dec 2017 Posts: 785 Alabama	Excellent David, the BIAB does well in this country parody, your vocals work well here, great lyrics. Love it!!!

Re: Still Prayin'_# Hot 100 Billboard Smash David Snyder #472946 05/15/18 03:38 AM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 15,952 GA USA Janice & Bud Veteran
Janice & Bud Veteran Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 15,952 GA USA	Sheeesh man, what a great write! There are enough killer lines in there for three or four good songs. Biting satire, parody, sincerity all in one package and then there's "I never saw that Florida Georgia Line Unless the cops were after me" hahaha And like HTL said; "I can just picture a bunch of 20-somethings singing along in agreement; but missing "it." Or a current country artist for that matter." Wow! J&B 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

Re: Still Prayin'_# Hot 100 Billboard Smash Sergio Guarneri #473221 05/17/18 03:52 AM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 8,443 North Carolina David Snyder OP Veteran
OP David Snyder Veteran Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 8,443 North Carolina	Thanks Sergio! I sure loved your last tune! David Snyder Songwriter/Renaissance Man Studio + Fingers https://davidsnydersongs.com/ https://spoti.fi/359Gigs www.davidsnydermusic.com/ www.reverbnation.com/davidpsnyder www.soundcloud.com/davidsnyderchannel https://www.songtradr.com/user/profile/david.snyder

Re: Still Prayin'_# Hot 100 Billboard Smash Ember - PG Music #473268 05/17/18 09:59 AM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 8,443 North Carolina David Snyder OP Veteran
OP David Snyder Veteran Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 8,443 North Carolina	Thanks Ember! I am really glad you enjoyed it! David Snyder Songwriter/Renaissance Man Studio + Fingers https://davidsnydersongs.com/ https://spoti.fi/359Gigs www.davidsnydermusic.com/ www.reverbnation.com/davidpsnyder www.soundcloud.com/davidsnyderchannel https://www.songtradr.com/user/profile/david.snyder

Re: Still Prayin'_# Hot 100 Billboard Smash Rob4580 #473269 05/17/18 10:00 AM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 8,443 North Carolina David Snyder OP Veteran
OP David Snyder Veteran Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 8,443 North Carolina	Thanks Rob! Really enjoyed your last 60s hit! David Snyder Songwriter/Renaissance Man Studio + Fingers https://davidsnydersongs.com/ https://spoti.fi/359Gigs www.davidsnydermusic.com/ www.reverbnation.com/davidpsnyder www.soundcloud.com/davidsnyderchannel https://www.songtradr.com/user/profile/david.snyder

Re: Still Prayin'_# Hot 100 Billboard Smash rsdean #473271 05/17/18 10:00 AM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 8,443 North Carolina David Snyder OP Veteran
OP David Snyder Veteran Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 8,443 North Carolina	Thanks Bob! Just trying to keep up with ya man. David Snyder Songwriter/Renaissance Man Studio + Fingers https://davidsnydersongs.com/ https://spoti.fi/359Gigs www.davidsnydermusic.com/ www.reverbnation.com/davidpsnyder www.soundcloud.com/davidsnyderchannel https://www.songtradr.com/user/profile/david.snyder

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