Originally Posted By: floyd jane
Awesome, Pat.

Everything about this is good. A very clever write. Great video.

Floyd... thanks for that... seriously, thanks. Part of the reason why I haven't posted anything here is because you have set the bar so high, I'm frankly intimidated to put my stuff out there, knowing it doesn't compare in any way shape or form to the amazing, professional quality, "this guy ought to be famous" stuff that you post every single time you press SEND on a new song.

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Your attention to detail is evident in the addition of feedback and the "mic claps" of the MC...

I was thinking of you when I added those two details! I also bumped up the midrange on the announcer's audio track to give it that sound you tend to get in live venues from a Shure dynamic mic

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"Let's play some happy stuff..." HA!

that happened spontaneously... I kind of got caught up in the character and it just popped out. I liked it, and it stayed in the mix. Sam Bush is a very spontaneous artist, and I can see him saying something like that.

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Extraordinary rhyming throughout. And non-stop entertainment.

As Noel said, you are a talented man.

floyd

regarding the lyrics: I'd bet that every one who participates on this forum studies your observations on lyric writing when they make their own best effort at putting words to their songs. I found myself re-writing phrases over and over to get better flow, asking myself "what would Floyd do here?"

Whether you realize it or not, your presence on this forum has been nothing short of transformational. Before you came it was cool, but it got magical when you started sharing your insights and encouraging people to try new things. I believe that group excellence is often enabled by the presence of a "super conductor" who treats the whole group as a living project, and develops all of its resources in a manner similar to the management of a single song's resources.

You have been encouraging people here for a long time, and I am now happy to find my name among the names of people who have been encouraged by you! You really ought to be famous. In fact... there's still time....

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ey71h8ep047758h/AAC12jNM0Hz9Q8zsh5iDeqNHa?dl=0