Today is my Birthday! It is also Tom's Birthday.
We discovered that we shared a birthday 2 years ago when we posted our first co-write - on March 4th!
So a birthday collaboration is now a tradition. So on to this year's offering...
This past Christmas, I bought Toontrack EZkeys (on sale!) as a songwriting tool.
It contains libraries of short phrases in varying styles.
I figured I could use it occasionally to spark new ideas.
As a test, I loaded some phrases with the chords it uses (you can change those, of course) until I built a complete "song" (intro, verse, chorus, bridge, outro, etc....)
(It's just a piano track). I listened to that until a lyric idea hit me - and I wrote a song.
So the program had served it's intended purpose.
I exported the midi file, took that into BIAB and added the rest of the BAND.
I could not find a BIAB guitar soloist that fit what I envisioned, so, I asked Tom if he would add lead guitar.
And the 2016 birthday song was born.
Besides the perfect leads, Tom's guitar work is also "under" chorus 2 and 3 - the perfect addition....
I brought in the janettes (featuring Janice Merritt) to provide background vocals.
(By pure coincidence, Toontrack asked users of it's product to submit original songs for a declared "Country Month". Since this song used EZKeys for the piano track, I sent it - late, since it required a Soundcloud link and I hesitated, not sure I wanted to do that... but I did... and it was selected to be on one of their lists)
So that's the long story of...
TOO DANGEROUS she ordered straight tequila
so I should have known right from the start
she was more than I could handle
a little too much for my heart
that first kiss should have been a warning
there was nothing I could do
i don't mind a little ragged
or the roller coaster ride
i've seen my share of trouble
but she's a wilder side
a whole new box of crazy
likes of which i've never seen
she's too rough around the edges
she's too dangerous for me
drives a tricked-out f150
with a little too much chrome
she don't mind her reputation
hell, she'll start some rumors of her own
her daddy's 45 on the floorboard
should have been another clue
i don't mind a little ragged
or the roller coaster ride
i've seen my share of trouble
but she's a wilder side
a whole new box of crazy
likes of which i've never seen
she's too rough around the edges
she's too dangerous for me
the devil wears a sundress
and hand tooled boots
I just keep on falling
no caution, no chute
i don't mind a little ragged
or the roller coaster ride
i've seen my share of trouble
but she's a wilder side
a whole new box of crazy
likes of which i've never seen
she's too rough around the edges
she's too dangerous for me
..and the rest of the BAND..
RealTracks in song: ~518:Bass, Electric, Pop HalfNotes Ev 085
RealTracks in song: 1538:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm PopBelieveHeld Ev16 065
RealTracks in song: 1762:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm Pop16thsArp Ev16 085
RealDrums in Song: PraiseWorshipShine^01-a:Snare, HiHat , b:Snare, Ride
Piano track built in EZKeys - exported MIDI - played through 4Front TruePiano
Lead guitar - Tom Adams
harmonies - Janice Merritt (and me)
Janice & Bud - thanks for being great friends and partners!
Tom - thanks for the great guitar work! Happy Birthday, buddy!
floyd
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