Song: Baby I gotta tell you we gotta be more than friends don't you think I care for you? don't you see me make amends?
I wanna be the one to tell you you're the only guy in my life don't you care if you make me blue? we gotta be more than friends
Here we are you know we're just chasing them chasing the moon and stars I'm a holding on tight, but you still want to fight and fight baby it's so hard for me to know if you don't love me, go Why do you make me, please don't make me and I'm still so strong for you baby still hoping you'll be there to save me Don't make me, don't make me, Don't make me, please don't make me blue
I know I wanna give it my all And I hope that you feel it too I know that special look-in your eyes But why do you make me blue?
Here we are you know we're just chasing them, chasing the moon and stars I'm a holding on tight but you still want to fight and fight baby it's so hard for me to know if you don't love me go Why do you make me please don't make me and I'm still so strong for you baby Still hoping you'll be there to save me So don't make me, don't make me don't make me please don't make me blue
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Absolutely a great and beautiful song ! And what a great voice of Desi ! Masterpiece !
Forever Grateful, BUT, sometimes pissed of. Trygve "Leo" Larsen BiaB 2020, Windows 8.1, Intel Core i5 CPU, 270GHz, 32 Gb RAM My OLD tracks on Soundcloud; https://soundcloud.com/trygve-larsen My NEW is unpublished The Universe = Uni-verse ie one song.
Thanks Leo for your kind comments. They are appreciated!
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This is great!!!! Desi's voice and her performance are outstanding (and then some)!! I love the laid back, cool-jazz-with-a-twist-of-funk feel.... really classy music and a credit to everyone involved! Your mix is superb. Everything sparkles
Noel Thanks for stopping by. I genuinely appreciate your comments. They do mean a lot. Thanks! Trev
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ROG, thanks a million. I'm encouraged by your feedback for sure.
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What a nice "first write" on lyrics.... You certainly nailed it first time out...
My only crit is that this superb vocal is way to far down in the mix. Your vocalist is a great singer and her vocal needs to sit CLEARLY on top of the mix, not down in it. My guess is a few dB up (3 to 6 dB should do it) would do the trick. It's almost where it needs to be but not quite fully there. Listen to Celine or Cher or Marriah .... set your vocal level accordingly.
Excellent work.
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DANG! I'm not sure what I was expecting, but this song blew my expectations right out of the water... and I wasn't even swimming!!
I'm guessing Desi had her vocal chords surgically replaced with rubber bands, right? Her vocals stretch so well from note to note! Just beautiful... the perfect vocal accompaniment for your rich jazz composition!
I've always had a hard time trying to build convincing transitions in the jazz realm, but I thought your chords flowed VERY well in this piece... and the lyrics are a perfect fit for the mood and cadence of the song... very well done all around! It's surprising to me just how adding vocals to a good song can make it a great song, and the sum of your contributions on this project work together to create a very compelling composition... as Josie said, it's absolutely gorgeous!
Hi Trev ! An incredible emotive voice with an efficient smooth jazz music ! It is great......I appreciate very much. Thanks for posting this song. Christian
what a beautiful song. Everything fits: lyrics, chord progression, arrangement and mix. Desi is a great singer! Hats off! Give us more of this.
Guenter
Guenter, thanks for your positive comments, they are appreciated.
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What a nice "first write" on lyrics.... You certainly nailed it first time out...
My only crit is that this superb vocal is way to far down in the mix. Your vocalist is a great singer and her vocal needs to sit CLEARLY on top of the mix, not down in it. My guess is a few dB up (3 to 6 dB should do it) would do the trick. It's almost where it needs to be but not quite fully there. Listen to Celine or Cher or Marriah .... set your vocal level accordingly.
Excellent work.
Herb, thanks for taking the time to listen. I genuinely appreciate the feedback, and will have a much better listen to the levels. I thought that they were a fair bit on top from the middle to end of the song, maybe a bit light at the start. I did deliberately keep the vocal "Mmmmm" and "Yeahhh" low during the intro, but perhaps this needs lifting too.
Thanks again.
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Josie, thanks for your positive comments. They're received with gratitude!
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DANG! I'm not sure what I was expecting, but this song blew my expectations right out of the water... and I wasn't even swimming!!
I'm guessing Desi had her vocal chords surgically replaced with rubber bands, right? Her vocals stretch so well from note to note! Just beautiful... the perfect vocal accompaniment for your rich jazz composition!
I've always had a hard time trying to build convincing transitions in the jazz realm, but I thought your chords flowed VERY well in this piece... and the lyrics are a perfect fit for the mood and cadence of the song... very well done all around! It's surprising to me just how adding vocals to a good song can make it a great song, and the sum of your contributions on this project work together to create a very compelling composition... as Josie said, it's absolutely gorgeous!
Pro sounding from start to finish! Great job!
Pat, I'm really blown away by the fantastic feedback. I have to admit I am extremely pleased with the vocal, and there's no doubt that this is the one single item that gives massive strength to the song. Thanks for your comments, greatly appreciated. Trevor
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Hi Trev ! An incredible emotive voice with an efficient smooth jazz music ! It is great......I appreciate very much. Thanks for posting this song. Christian
Hi Christian, Let me say that I'm buzzed out by the positive feedback, yours included. Very much appreciated. Trev
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Scott Thanks for the comments! I'm pleased to receive them Trev
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Very gorgeous and beautiful song with emotive vocal. It is such as a song written by B. Bacharach and sung by Whitney Houston. It was so nice to use Acoustic Piano instead of Rhodes Piano. I also like your chord progression, which is a little bit different from mine. For example, maybe I will put chords on the first 4 bars as follows. (But it is merely a matter of taste.) Ebmaj9 / / / - Fm9 on Bb / / / - Cm(add9) / / / - Dm7 / G7(b5) G7
Anyway, this is great. I look forward to your next song very much.
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