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The Bush and the Boat #248349 04/28/14 03:06 PM User Showcase
Joined: May 2010 Posts: 1,719 New Zealand RichMac OP Expert
OP RichMac Expert Joined: May 2010 Posts: 1,719 New Zealand	https://soundcloud.com/tuigorge/bush-and-the-boat RD - Nashville classic waltz - Country waltz Bass - RT 2303 Buzz bass - Sampletank Fat bass synth Guitar - RT 983 Bottleblow - Sampletank Late 1940's. Just after the war. We lived in an inland timber town and occasionally headed to the coast for the weekend with relatives. Borrowed Grandpa Tommy's line-fish boat, dragged for mussels, burleyed for snapper. This is how I remember one trip. Hope you enjoy a glimpse of my childhood. Any comments welcome. The Bush And The Boat We escape from the pine trees and coast down the Kaimais Scull to the workboat and let her slip free Follow old estuary curves to safe harbour Mince up some mussels make the fish feed The cockpit fills quickly with fat golden snapper I'm sunburnt and satisfied my hands are on fire The bush and the boat give us wild pork and seafood The bush and the boat let us live like kings I like what I do and I do what I like Whinging and whining just won't fix a thing That whining just won't fix a thing We head back at sunset to Tommy's calm mooring Sell to Nug's fish shop and buy crates of beer A blaze on the sandspit with smoked fish and mussels Out comes the squeezebox and loads of good cheer As hoarse as the night we crash in our castles Then work in the bush in the morning The bush and the boat give us wild pork and seafood The bush and the boat let us live like kings I like what I do and I do what I like Whinging and whining just won't fix a thing That whining just won't fix a thing The lifestyle was different in the old days One people one country one flag One set of values, one law for all We were proud to call this land our home The bush and the boat give us wild pork and seafood The bush and the boat let us live like kings I like what I do and I do what I like Whinging and whining just won't fix a thing That whining just won't fix a thing Whining just won't fix a thing https://soundcloud.com/tuigorge

Re: The Bush and the Boat RichMac #248354 04/28/14 04:15 PM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 7,927 Edmonton, Ab, Canada Scott C Veteran
Scott C Veteran Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 7,927 Edmonton, Ab, Canada	Awesome song. Loved the back track. Lyrics were very well done. Great story in the lyrics. Well done Scott Collingwood https://soundcloud.com/scottt709 https://soundcloud.com/spiritlevel-ca https://www.youtube.com/@SpiritLevel-ge3hm/

Re: The Bush and the Boat RichMac #248405 04/29/14 07:38 AM User Showcase
Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 2,888 Karlsruhe, Germany boehm Veteran
boehm Veteran Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 2,888 Karlsruhe, Germany	Hi Richard, nice lyrics and a very unconventional backing. Thanks for the glimpse of your childhood. Guenter http://www.21d.de/ Latest Song: What You Desire

Re: The Bush and the Boat Scott C #248435 04/29/14 03:50 PM User Showcase
Joined: May 2010 Posts: 1,719 New Zealand RichMac OP Expert
OP RichMac Expert Joined: May 2010 Posts: 1,719 New Zealand	Thanks for listening Scott. Came across the buzz bass and wanted to include it so made the song very rhythmic. Cheers. Last edited by RichMac; 04/29/14 03:51 PM. https://soundcloud.com/tuigorge

Re: The Bush and the Boat boehm #248436 04/29/14 03:51 PM User Showcase
Joined: May 2010 Posts: 1,719 New Zealand RichMac OP Expert
OP RichMac Expert Joined: May 2010 Posts: 1,719 New Zealand	Thanks Guenter. Those were the days! Cheers. https://soundcloud.com/tuigorge

Re: The Bush and the Boat RichMac #248445 04/29/14 08:08 PM User Showcase
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,646 Kentucky P PgFantastic Veteran
PgFantastic Veteran P Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,646 Kentucky	Nice song, to my ear the buzz bass does not fit the style. I think a standard finger bass would fit better; Could be just me. Still an excellent piece of music. 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: The Bush and the Boat RichMac #248459 04/29/14 11:13 PM User Showcase
Joined: May 2010 Posts: 1,719 New Zealand RichMac OP Expert
OP RichMac Expert Joined: May 2010 Posts: 1,719 New Zealand	Thanks for your opinion Robert. Will keep on exploring! Cheers. https://soundcloud.com/tuigorge

Re: The Bush and the Boat RichMac #248485 04/30/14 06:30 AM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 12,335 Florida floyd jane Veteran
floyd jane Veteran Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 12,335 Florida	Richard, I am very much enjoying your journey! Super lyric on this. A great "glimpse" of the past. I found the bass very distracting - and had to turn the track down considerably listening in phones. (personal choice.. I would like to hear this with an acoustic bass) - but I love that you are experimenting... And... I want to know what is meant by "...burleyed for snapper" We fish for Red Snapper in the Gulf (of Mexico) out 25-45 MILES in 120 feet of water.... floyd 150+ Songs produced using BIAB RealTracks And 50 more... and some more...

Re: The Bush and the Boat floyd jane #248519 05/01/14 06:03 AM User Showcase
Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 20,233 Melbourne, Australia AudioTrack Veteran
AudioTrack Veteran Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 20,233 Melbourne, Australia	Originally Posted By: floyd jane And... I want to know what is meant by "...burleyed for snapper" We fish for Red Snapper in the Gulf (of Mexico) out 25-45 MILES in 120 feet of water.... floyd Hi Floyd "Burley" is a anything enticing that fish will eat, generally tossed from the boat to attract fish to the area. Not sure if it's perhaps more an Australian / New Zealand term or not. Burley often consists of what's left over after cleaning a fish, tossed back into the water. (And, seasick people often just make their own berley, whether they like it or not!) Hope this helps Cheers Trevor BIAB & RB2025 Win.(Audiophile), Sonar Platinum, Cakewalk by Bandlab, Izotope Prod.Bundle, Roland RD-1000, Synthogy Ivory, Kontakt, Focusrite 18i20, KetronSD2, NS40M Monitors, Pioneer Active Monitors, AKG K271 Studio H'phones

Re: The Bush and the Boat RichMac #248521 05/01/14 06:09 AM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 15,202 GA USA Janice & Bud Veteran
Janice & Bud Veteran Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 15,202 GA USA	I love these songs that offer a glimpse into, for me, another world of childhood experiences. Very well done. I'm biased being an old upright bass picker but I can hear one in your song. There are some outstanding acoustic bass RT's. Enjoyed it! 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 are here on our website.

Re: The Bush and the Boat AudioTrack #248523 05/01/14 06:13 AM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 12,335 Florida floyd jane Veteran
floyd jane Veteran Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 12,335 Florida	Originally Posted By: VideoTrack Hi Floyd "Burley" is a anything enticing that fish will eat generally tossed from the boat to attract fish to the area. Not sure if it's perhaps more an Australian / New Zealand term or not. Burley often consists of what's left over after cleaning a fish, tossed back into the water. (And, seasick people often just make their own berley, whether they like it or not!) Hope this helps Cheers Trevor Trevor - thanks for the explanation! We call that "chum"... 150+ Songs produced using BIAB RealTracks And 50 more... and some more...

Re: The Bush and the Boat RichMac #248561 05/01/14 05:39 PM User Showcase
Joined: May 2010 Posts: 1,719 New Zealand RichMac OP Expert
OP RichMac Expert Joined: May 2010 Posts: 1,719 New Zealand	Have taken Robert and Floyd's advice and replaced the bass. (Goodbye buzz bass I may use you later in 'Ratbag Rap') Also dropped one drum track. And the bottleblow. http://youtu.be/bXn3wN_O6nM ( fixed the video May 5th ) Yeah Floyd Australasian term 'Burley'. I see the term chumming is American English from Powhatan. Looked up the red snapper. Discovered there are many species of snapper. Bet they all taste good. Thanks for your comments. Thanks for your answer Trevor. Enjoyed the video! We would drag for mussels from the extensive beds in the harbour where the snapper fed, smash some up to get the fish feeding off the bottom then Dad and I would work stray lines (flat out) from each side of the cockpit until we had all we wanted. Lucky to get a feed these days. Thanks for the encouraging comments and the listen Janice and Bud. Cheers. Last edited by RichMac; 05/04/14 04:59 PM. https://soundcloud.com/tuigorge

Re: The Bush and the Boat RichMac #248597 05/02/14 06:49 AM User Showcase
Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 4,487 Kyrkslätt, Finland dani48 Veteran
dani48 Veteran Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 4,487 Kyrkslätt, Finland	Hi, Richard !:)) I also enjoyed your trip back into your child/youthood !:)) I use to go there quite often nowadays !:)) Cheers Dani

Re: The Bush and the Boat RichMac #248669 05/03/14 05:28 AM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 971 olemon Expert
olemon Expert Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 971	I love the poem, the lyrics. I could see them being read at 'Poetry Night' in the bookstore as part of your collection of published poems. The new mix and RT are much better. The video stopped abruptly, but no matter, I played both versions. This is a wonderful heartfelt window into the past. My songs are here: https://soundcloud.com/scott-h-olson

Re: The Bush and the Boat RichMac #248689 05/03/14 09:43 AM User Showcase
Joined: May 2012 Posts: 2,926 South Africa JoanneCooper Veteran
JoanneCooper Veteran Joined: May 2012 Posts: 2,926 South Africa	Hi Rich Have to play this one to my better half. He loves fishing! Me, I dont eat seafood at all but I do like the song and as said before, I enjoyed the peak into your childhood. Great job. LyricLab – Where words become music https://www.lyriclab.net/

Re: The Bush and the Boat RichMac #248809 05/04/14 02:49 PM User Showcase
Joined: May 2010 Posts: 1,719 New Zealand RichMac OP Expert
OP RichMac Expert Joined: May 2010 Posts: 1,719 New Zealand	Thanks Dani - as i get older I seem to remember more and more detail from the past. Most of it better forgotten. hmmmm. But there is much that's enjoyable. Thanks Olemon - My collection of poems would be a bit of a shocker! Thanks for mentioning the video. Didn't notice the ending. Will put a few more seconds on the last frame. Thanks much Josie. Looks like you are into cruising yachts. I want to do a song about that one day. https://soundcloud.com/tuigorge

Re: The Bush and the Boat RichMac #249115 05/07/14 09:36 AM User Showcase
Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 149 D Dave D - PG Music PG Music Staff
Dave D - PG Music PG Music Staff D Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 149	I really, really like this song! You vocals combined with the backing track is great with such unique lyrics. A great combination and really well done. Dave

Re: The Bush and the Boat RichMac #249127 05/07/14 01:38 PM User Showcase
Joined: May 2011 Posts: 4,329 Florida tommyad Veteran
tommyad Veteran Joined: May 2011 Posts: 4,329 Florida	Richard, thanks for the look into your past. The fishing here in Florida is not like it was 30 yrs ago. I enjoyed taking the journey of your song. If it's about fishing I'm all in. Tom

Re: The Bush and the Boat RichMac #249135 05/07/14 02:37 PM User Showcase
Joined: May 2010 Posts: 1,719 New Zealand RichMac OP Expert
OP RichMac Expert Joined: May 2010 Posts: 1,719 New Zealand	Hi Dave. Thanks for the fabulous comment. It's much appreciated! Cheers. https://soundcloud.com/tuigorge

Re: The Bush and the Boat RichMac #249139 05/07/14 02:42 PM User Showcase
Joined: May 2010 Posts: 1,719 New Zealand RichMac OP Expert
OP RichMac Expert Joined: May 2010 Posts: 1,719 New Zealand	Hi Tom. Loved those weekends at the coast and feel very fortunate to live here now! Glad you enjoyed it. Cheers. https://soundcloud.com/tuigorge

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