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I actually wrote and recorded this quite a few years ago but I drag it out every year around this time and share it. This year I thought I would have some fun with BIB and I re-recorded it with the intention of making it 100% BIB but I couldn't help myself and added some background strings and a live guitar lead.

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It needs more cowbell!

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I enjoyed this - thanks for posting. smile

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Juking tune.... it has lots of good energy and lots to like about it.

On my cans it sounds a bit pushed....almost like it's over compressed.... or on the edge of distortion .... very slight not overtly noticeable.

Love the modulation and the demodulation of keys, not something you hear too much of these days.

Cool sounding guitar part.


Man .... you don't mind changing keys one bit.....

Nice job too on the lyrics....

All around good job.


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Thanks, I have a DAW that goes to 11... .Thanks for the heads up I'll pull it back from the cliff a little if I get some time opened up.


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rickey,

Good rockin' tune. Well done. A nice balance in the mix.

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Hi, Rickey !

and thanks for your Christmas greetings
hereby returned !:))
I loved that groove, I just love the
feel, makes one wanna jump up and......dance !!!:))


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I like the style, bouncy and toe tappin'. Good highway driving music. Well done and thanks for sharing


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Got my feet tapping! Cool song, really enjoyed it a lot.

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Ya got me rocking rickey! And it's kind of late here in my neck of the woods, so that's saying something in itself.

Very enjoyable listen.

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Nice uptempo song - thanks for posting it!


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Hi rickey2005,

Nice bouncy song...I like the key change both up and down.

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rickey, Nice groove on this one. Well written and I especially liked the key changes. Tom

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Nice rocker with some surprises throughout the spot on arrangement. Fun listen. Thanks for dragging it out!


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Ricky,
Good song. I like the key change modulations and the triple-tap ending. classic.

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Thanks for all the positive feedback everyone. It really amazed me how I could fold this song into BIB with so little trouble. And to put it into a "out of the box" arrangement was really a nice suprise.

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It needs more cowbell!

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