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Animal Farm #365386 09/13/16 10:51 PM User Showcase
Joined: Jul 2016 Posts: 221 Byron Bay, NSW, Australia Matcham OP Apprentice
OP Matcham Apprentice Joined: Jul 2016 Posts: 221 Byron Bay, NSW, Australia	Here's a tune that one might call Orwellian in more ways than one. Hope you like. Lots of realtracks here. [Link no longer valid] BIAB Style is _BLUGRSF.STY RealTracks in style: ~427:Bass, Acoustic, Bluegrass Ev 130 RealTracks in style: ~426:Banjo, Bluegrass Ev 130 (Rhythm) RealTracks in style: ~431:Guitar, Acoustic, Strumming Bluegrass Ev 130 RealTracks in style: ~428:Fiddle, Rhythm Bluegrass Ev 130 RealTracks in song: ~433:Banjo, Bluegrass Ev 130 (Soloist) RealDrums: RealDrums in Song: CountryEven8Reduced: a: Brushes, HiHat b: Snare, Ride Logic Pro used to mix. Ozone to master. Animal Farm Leopard in his country house counting up his loot Lizard on the hustings in his birthday suit Fish is in the restaurant slippery as an eel Snake is in the basement cooking up a deal Bull is in the china shop, dogs have run amok Tiger’s stolen all the cash, eagle’s passed the buck You can run but you can’t hide Rat is on the make in a nightclub downtown Horse in a bordello wiping off her frown Rabbit in the spotlight, needle in his arm Lion in a sports car, a gun his lucky charm Pussy on the catwalk too strung up to ignore Donkey with a wad of cash two asses on the floor You can run but you can’t hide Lil red rooster huffs and puffs Elephant’s in the room Pigs are feeding from the trough Monkeys sing their tune Cockroach in a corporate suit powdering his nose Hawk in a Bugatti hoping everybody knows Ostrich in the courthouse, head buried in a brief Parrot on the TV screen, pitbull for a chief Swallow on the casting couch shoring up her fame Spider on the world wide web where no-one knows his shame You can run but you can’t hide You can run but you can’t hide You can run but you can’t hide Last edited by Andrew - PG Music; 08/24/20 12:41 PM.

Re: Animal Farm Matcham #365391 09/14/16 01:31 AM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 8,330 Edmonton, Ab, Canada Scott C Veteran
Scott C Veteran Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 8,330 Edmonton, Ab, Canada	Very cool creative lyric. Loved the back track Scott Collingwood https://soundcloud.com/scottt709 https://soundcloud.com/spiritlevel-ca https://www.youtube.com/@SpiritLevel-ge3hm/

Re: Animal Farm Matcham #365403 09/14/16 04:06 AM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 12,921 Florida floyd jane Veteran
floyd jane Veteran Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 12,921 Florida	Fun song, Matcham. Clever, nice variety (of animals). Good vocal and well mixed. fj 150+ Songs produced using BIAB RealTracks And 50 more... and some more...

Re: Animal Farm Matcham #365419 09/14/16 05:29 AM User Showcase
Joined: May 2009 Posts: 867 Alyssa - PG Music PG Music Staff
Alyssa - PG Music PG Music Staff Joined: May 2009 Posts: 867	...Snake is in the basement cooking up a deal ...Bull is in the china shop, dogs have run amok ...Cockroach in a corporate suit powdering his nose ...Spider on the world wide web where no-one knows his shame EPIC! Such a well developed lyric, the imagery is amazing. Thank you for this really entertaining submission Alyssa - PG Music

Re: Animal Farm Matcham #365425 09/14/16 05:40 AM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 8,970 Northeastern USA rsdean Veteran
rsdean Veteran Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 8,970 Northeastern USA	Very cool and creative - loved it! Bob Robert S. Dean - SoundCloud Song Channel

Re: Animal Farm Matcham #365431 09/14/16 06:10 AM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 8,491 North Carolina David Snyder Veteran
David Snyder Veteran Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 8,491 North Carolina	Really fun lyrics and great arrangement. Good job on this one Matcham. David Snyder Songwriter/Renaissance Man Studio + Fingers https://davidsnydersongs.com/ https://spoti.fi/359Gigs www.davidsnydermusic.com/ www.reverbnation.com/davidpsnyder www.soundcloud.com/david-snyder-gigs4 https://www.songtradr.com/user/profile/david.snyder

Re: Animal Farm Matcham #365469 09/14/16 09:34 AM User Showcase
Joined: Jan 2016 Posts: 1,664 Joe -PG Music PG Music Staff
Joe -PG Music PG Music Staff Joined: Jan 2016 Posts: 1,664	Originally Posted By: Matcham Here's a tune that one might call Orwellian in more ways than one. Hope you like. Lots of realtracks here. https://soundcloud.com/matcham-caine/animal-farm BIAB Style is _BLUGRSF.STY RealTracks in style: ~427:Bass, Acoustic, Bluegrass Ev 130 RealTracks in style: ~426:Banjo, Bluegrass Ev 130 (Rhythm) RealTracks in style: ~431:Guitar, Acoustic, Strumming Bluegrass Ev 130 RealTracks in style: ~428:Fiddle, Rhythm Bluegrass Ev 130 RealTracks in song: ~433:Banjo, Bluegrass Ev 130 (Soloist) RealDrums: RealDrums in Song: CountryEven8Reduced: a: Brushes, HiHat b: Snare, Ride Logic Pro used to mix. Ozone to master. Animal Farm Leopard in his country house counting up his loot Lizard on the hustings in his birthday suit Fish is in the restaurant slippery as an eel Snake is in the basement cooking up a deal Bull is in the china shop, dogs have run amok Tiger’s stolen all the cash, eagle’s passed the buck You can run but you can’t hide Rat is on the make in a nightclub downtown Horse in a bordello wiping off her frown Rabbit in the spotlight, needle in his arm Lion in a sports car, a gun his lucky charm Pussy on the catwalk too strung up to ignore Donkey with a wad of cash two asses on the floor You can run but you can’t hide Lil red rooster huffs and puffs Elephant’s in the room Pigs are feeding from the trough Monkeys sing their tune Cockroach in a corporate suit powdering his nose Hawk in a Bugatti hoping everybody knows Ostrich in the courthouse, head buried in a brief Parrot on the TV screen, pitbull for a chief Swallow on the casting couch shoring up her fame Spider on the world wide web where no-one knows his shame You can run but you can’t hide You can run but you can’t hide You can run but you can’t hide Hi Matcham, Nicely done! I'm a fan of the banjo! Last edited by Joe -PG Music; 09/15/16 07:13 AM. Cheers, Joe

Re: Animal Farm Matcham #365476 09/14/16 10:12 AM User Showcase
Joined: May 2014 Posts: 4,067 The Netherlands RnAM Veteran
RnAM Veteran Joined: May 2014 Posts: 4,067 The Netherlands	Yes, this is definitely entertaining! Well done. Rob We are Rob Meulman and Anne-Marie Bovenkamp from The Netherlands. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1gsdNLE7_Gy8qavoOplQow/videos http://rnam.net/

Re: Animal Farm Matcham #365487 09/14/16 11:00 AM User Showcase
Joined: Jul 2016 Posts: 221 Byron Bay, NSW, Australia Matcham OP Apprentice
OP Matcham Apprentice Joined: Jul 2016 Posts: 221 Byron Bay, NSW, Australia	Hey thanks everyone! Great to know the lyrics are entertaining. It is of course a lyric-driven song. I've come across the ebook before Joe but, ahem, will flick through it again. Matcham

Re: Animal Farm Matcham #365511 09/14/16 02:37 PM User Showcase
Joined: Jun 2016 Posts: 3,357 Robertkc Veteran
Robertkc Veteran Joined: Jun 2016 Posts: 3,357	Great fun! All the above seconded here on the lyrics... such a cool idea for a song. Your vocal fits the style really well. Now I just need to decide which animal I`ve been today! Robert

Re: Animal Farm Matcham #365535 09/14/16 07:17 PM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 3,079 wales gibson Veteran
gibson Veteran Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 3,079 wales	Matcham, Some songs are more equal than others and this song of yours is excellent. A great listen with some lovely imagery for the animals you chose. A good fun listen Alyn My showcase songs My story

Re: Animal Farm Matcham #365566 09/15/16 05:08 AM User Showcase
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 2,312 Victoria, BC Callie - PG Music PG Music Staff
Callie - PG Music PG Music Staff Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 2,312 Victoria, BC	What a fun song! The lyrics are very creative - well done! This is the "Hot Forum Topic" for today! Callie Marketing Representative PG Music Inc.

Re: Animal Farm Matcham #365620 09/15/16 10:47 AM User Showcase
Joined: Jul 2016 Posts: 221 Byron Bay, NSW, Australia Matcham OP Apprentice
OP Matcham Apprentice Joined: Jul 2016 Posts: 221 Byron Bay, NSW, Australia	Thanks again for your comments everyone. I'm thrilled Alyssa and Callie to get a nod from PG music staff. Matcham

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