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#423946 07/31/17 10:21 PM
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A barebones R&B-Soul instrumental. It's a musical bed written for a local group of wives who meet for a dance workout session one day a week. They asked me if I could write some original music for them - they were getting tired of the same 12 or 15 songs. This is my first offering. The music is a simple bed, thus the name (nothing to do with trying to repeal or replace anything!)

The horns are a little quiet in the first verse but are more prominent thereafter - kind of a mild build, I guess you could say.

I used the Belair style and changed out a few instruments and added a couple others.

Di's health has kept me away for a couple of weeks. She's doing a little better, so I'm trying to catch up. Will be over to listen as many of the songs posted recently as I can.




Skinny Funk


Key=Eb , Tempo 110, Length (m:s)=3:25
Song is saved with Volume, Pan, Reverb, Chorus, Bank0,
Song is saved with bar changes for Volume Changes,
Style is _BELAIR.STY (Bel-Air Funky Pop w Agogo Bells)

RealTracks in style: 1434:Bass, Electric, JazzFunkPoppy Ev16 110
RealTracks in song: 2347:Horn Section, Rhythm, Funk 2-part, Ev 110 (Simple)
RealTracks in style: 1771:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm JazzFunkMovinMuted Ev16 130
RealTracks in style: 2525:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm FunkWahWahChords Ev16 100
Loop in Song: Drums\BluesRockFunky16ths^1-HHSnr,HHSB
Loop in Song: Pop-Soul-RnB\R n B - ra_jule_90_a drums ev16.wav
RealDrums in style: AgogoBellsEv[single]^01-a,b:8ths A

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Excellent job on this, Alan...

Cool opening. Gets ya movin'an' groovin' right away... then the rest keeps ya going...

Excellent mix. A terrific listen. Well done.

Glad to hear Di is on the mend...

fj

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Diggin this! Love the horns. Great job.

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Excellent tune Alan. Made we want to get up and touch my toes :-). Has a vibe from the 70's. Very funky...


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What a tune! I love the horns on this, and I love the infectious groove as well smile Definitely a feel good song, that's for sure.

Thanks so much for sharing!


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"nothing to do with trying to repeal or replace anything!" HaHaHa!

The wives should like that and get a good workout also.

Like Deryk said "infectious groove" and that is most ideal for workout music.

Well done and great to hear the good news about Di

Fun song!

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Cool brotha! I dig those funky vibes!!

smile

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WOW JamesBrown in the house ,pure Funkadelic .Great mix and Groove .
You de man Big Al this is first class
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you know what you're doing' Hoss,

very nice groove, super mix

enjoyed the listen

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I bet they dance up a storm too this.
Excellent.
Rob

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Originally Posted By: floyd jane
Excellent job on this, Alan...

Cool opening. Gets ya movin'an' groovin' right away... then the rest keeps ya going...

Excellent mix. A terrific listen. Well done.

Glad to hear Di is on the mend...

fj



Thanks a bunch, Floyd. Appreciate all that kindness!


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Originally Posted By: tsanders
Diggin this! Love the horns. Great job.


Thanks a bunch! You have no idea how long I worked with those danged horns! It took hours of convincing to make them see my POV! Glad ya liked it!

Alan & Di


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Originally Posted By: Scott C
Excellent tune Alan. Made we want to get up and touch my toes :-). Has a vibe from the 70's. Very funky...


Thanks, Scott. Wait until your my age ... toe touching is real nice rumor!. Appreciate your very nice comments.

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Originally Posted By: Deryk - PG Music
What a tune! I love the horns on this, and I love the infectious groove as well smile Definitely a feel good song, that's for sure.

Thanks so much for sharing!


Hey Derek,

Well, your comments had a "feel-good" boost for me! Glad ya got into the groove! Best to ya,

Alan


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Originally Posted By: Janice & Bud
"nothing to do with trying to repeal or replace anything!" HaHaHa!

The wives should like that and get a good workout also.

Like Deryk said "infectious groove" and that is most ideal for workout music.

Well done and great to hear the good news about Di

Fun song!

J&B



Hey ... thanks so much! I'll be giving them a CD with about 10 tunes on it in the next couple of weeks. They said they liked what they heard with this one. I have three written so far. Most of them have a late 60s and 70s vibe. Kind of a scaled down James Brown backing tracks. Thanks so much!

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Originally Posted By: David Snyder

Cool brotha! I dig those funky vibes!!

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Hey David,

loved the funky comment! Makes ya want to go out buy a pair of bell-bottoms, a wide belt and get a perm ... Ha! Thanks a big bunch!

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Originally Posted By: Biglad
WOW JamesBrown in the house ,pure Funkadelic .Great mix and Groove .
You de man Big Al this is first class
Brad


Hey Brad ...

Good to "meet" ya! I really appreciate your super comments!~ And yeah, the idea was to create a scaled-bvack James Brown vibe. Glad it came across that way. Thanks a so much,

Alan


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Originally Posted By: 44kfl
you know what you're doing' Hoss,

very nice groove, super mix

enjoyed the listen

Kenny


Buenos Noches, mi amigo!

I'm not sure if I really know what I'm doing, but I have fun trying to present that perception! Glad you liked the groove and the mix. Appreciate all those cool thoughts!

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Originally Posted By: Rob4580
I bet they dance up a storm too this.
Excellent.
Rob


Rob,

Thanks for the kind comment! And yeah, I hope this is a terrific sweat inducer for them! Many thanks,

Alan


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Hello, Alan

What a funky tune!
James Brown is just going to sing out.
As floyd said, cool opening.
Excellent mix.
Very enjoyable listen.

Best regards.

Shigeki Adachi

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