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Hi, friends ! I must admit it is a long time I,ve been able to post anything ! To be completely honest with you I have, in fact, written 4-5 songs that I just have not been able to record acceptably. Either I have written too difficult tunes or then my capacities to perform them have been reduced ! Either way, this has been one of the bigger issues regarding my songwriting ! I could always resort to my bassvoice but then there could not be much of those nice harmonies that I love to sing. In any case this is just a try to do another surf tune. I thought the background needed some nice rhytmical fills so I unpacked my fender snd played the solo and the strumming fills you can hear in the background, the rest is Band In a Box ! http://soundcloud.com/user-337827005/surfers-bayhttp://app.box.com/s/huvfe0auxukzsar1a72wb1wn54g8c7g0http://app.box.com/s/wxsksb9ugay3f32zhjnbprwky472xuriRecorded with Mixcraft 7 compressor and reverb used ! The style is: SURFSWP.STY and the instros are: bass 1844, piano 1549, drums = RD:s Surfpopswing, Guitar: 2427, Stringquartet 2452 and synthpad 1808 Here are the lyrics: SURFER´S BAY (Melody and words by Norman Wibe) It´s five in the morn´ and I am weary and worn, but I still just have to go a black eyed Joe devoted to surf not acceptin´ as an answer a ”no” weather is fine and the boards are aligned on the roof of my buggy car We´re ready to go, ready to travel away , travel so far We´re goin´ away to a secret place to Surfer´s Bay leaving no trace Break of dawn will find us flown to the best and favourite shore there we´ll surf the tidal waves rollin´higher more and more nothing else can give such kicks as flyin´on the waves we´ll remeber all these rides until layin´ in our graves in our graves So, please, come along ! to Surfer´s Bay a place for a song a place for to stay There you´ll surely gonna find that surfing gives you peace of mind Surfer´s Bay will help you leave all your troubles far behind Break of dawn will find us flown to the best and favourite shore there we´ll surf the tidal waves rollin´higher more and more nothing else can give such kicks as flyin´on the waves we´ll remeber all these rides until layin´ in our graves in our graves Cheers Dani
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Hi dani48, Great work on this! You definitely captured the surfers vibe with this one. Really dig the vocals. Sweet tune! 
Cheers,
Joe
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Norman!
This is really nice. You get better at the Surf Sound all the time. The addition of your guitar works well...
Enjoyed.
fj
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Dani, Dreaming of California again I see. It's like listening to a new Beach Boys tune. Nice job on the guitar parts. Hang Ten buddy. Good one. Tom
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I would swear you grew up in Southern California and your cousins were the Wilson boys. Well done Dani loved this tune. Guitar was an excellent addition to the song
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Hi Dani.
Pure West Coast from the opening bar.
This certainly is a style which you've developed to perfection.
Loved everything about it!
ROG.
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Hi, Joe ! Thank you so much
for your most kind comments !
The Beach Boys has been my
favourite West Coast vocal band
since youthood - as I´ve always loved
sweet and nice chord progressions
and especially having them so
beautifully sung ! Brian
is a genius and I can reveal that
I will get to hear him and band
over at Pori Jazz incoming summer -
Guess if I´m looking forward to
that !!!!
Cheers
Dani
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Hello Dani
you're the best performer of Beach Boys's style on the forum.
Very pleasant listening; great sound from your Fender
Sergio
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Hi Dani.
Great style and the vocals are fantastic.
I have to ask it --- Do you surf? Cheers.
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Thank you Floyd !
I am glad you tell me I
am improving on these
small surf-tunes !
I have tried so hard and I
can admit that it is
kinda difficult to find
a key that I can sing both
hi and low to !
Very much thanks for
your kind words !
Cheers
Dani
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Hi, Tom !
Dreamin of warmer weather that´s for sure !:))
...and I would not mind coming over to
California either, i have lots of friends
over there many of which are barbershoppers !
Thank you ol´friend for your most kind
words !
Cheers
Dani
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Dani
Thought it was one of your best surf inspired songs.
Peter
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Hello Dani,
This is a real surf tune. We especially like the modulation and the high pitched vocals there.
Well done.
Rob and Anne-Marie
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Dani,
My ears say you`ve still got it! This is a very enjoyable song and I love those layered upper harmony voices. Its nice to hear your Fender... don`t pack it away again!
Robert
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Awesome vocals,
cool song! love that Beach Boys sound
Kenny
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Hello, Dani
Very pleasant surf song!
As Sergio said, you're the best performer of Beach Boys's style on the forum.
The modulations are very cool as always.
And the vocals and the harmonies too.
Enjoyed my listen a lot.
Best regards.
Shigeki Adachi
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Hi, Scott !:))
I do thank you Scott so very much
for your most kind words. I wouldn´t
have minded growing up in California
with the Wilson brothers as my cousins
(chuckle) ! Maybe I could have avoided
those darker times in their history, though ?
In any case, Brian is coming over to
Pori Jazz up here in Finland and thus I will
get a chance to hear this legend - my favourite
composer !
Cheers
Dani
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Dani, this is surely your best surfer song yet. It's very authentic to the genre and the guitar being included helps the vibe a lot. This is outstanding.
Charlie
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Hi, ROG !
So very many thanks for your
most kind words !
Always nice to have your
expert evaluation !
Thank you ROG !
Cheers
Dani
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Very cool, Dani! I have always liked The Beach Boys. Your guitar adds a lot to this one. Glad you shared it!
Steve
Steve Young Music"In order to compose, all you need to do is remember a tune that nobody else has thought of." - Robert Schumann
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