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Soundcloud: Not Every Day Was Sad This song has been looking for a band since early this year when I began writing it. I never imagined I would select a STYLE named "Gumdrop" (Americana Country Pop) that would fit it so perfectly. Someday I want the PGM guys to tell me how they decide on the name of a STYLE. Can't be easy since there are so many. I found two dozen styles in the Xtra Styles 3 PAK for which I wanted to write something. Perhaps there are more songs to come from the inspiration found there. The only instrumentation I added to the song is a Fender Nashville Power Telecaster on the intro, break, and fills. Everything else is BIAB. The tracks were exported from BIAB to Reaper and the guitar, vocals, and harmonies added. Final mix and mastering were done in Reaper. Telecaster EFX via Johnson J-Station. Vocals via the sweet Rhode NT1000. Enjoy, Bob  ****** Song Summary ************* Title: Not Every Day Was Sad File:NotEveryDayWasSad-Gumbdrop.SGU Key=D , Tempo 130, Length (m:s)=4:25 9 bar intro, 133 bar chorus, from bar 10 to bar 142. Repeat x1 chorus No Melody No Soloist track. Style is _GUMDROP.STY (Gumdrop Americana Country Pop) RealTracks in style: ~684:Bass, Electric, PopHalfNotesSync Ev 120 RealTracks in style: 1275:Piano, Acoustic, Rhythm PopUpliftHeld Ev16 120 RealTracks in style: ~1119:Guitar, 12-String Acoustic, Strumming Ev 120 RealTracks in style: ~543:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm Dreamy Ev 120 RealDrums in style: RockHardEven8 w Tamb [Multi] ******************* Not Every Day Was Sad
c. 2017 Bob BufordHazy purple evening, a Colorado sky A waning moon is sinking low and stars go falling by I think about the life I've had, a heart I should have won Guess I could have done it better, but I always choose to run Here looking back now, on a life-song's sad refrains The years have worn the edges, but softness still remains It's such a narrow picture, I choose a wider range Change the way you look at things, the things you look at change Not every day was sad Not every night was blue Not every hasty word Meant "I don't love you." We've come so many miles now Always hand in hand You'd think by now we'd finally understand Not every day was sad. In all the years that passed now I've learned to live alone At least in my own mind I'm back out on my own I wouldn't say it's something I ever meant to do All I tried to hold on to was you Not every day was sad Not every night was blue Not every hasty word Meant "I don't love you." We've come so many miles now Always hand in hand You'd think by now we'd finally understand Not every day was sad.
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Now this is a great song! BIAB backing, vocal with harmony and some fine guitar work makes it excellent. I'm gonna learn to do this one day!
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yep ... & cleverly avoiding 'bad' too.
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yep ... & cleverly avoiding 'bad' too. ...I'm not just another pretty face ya know...wait. 
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Hey Bob, Love this style. Great songwriting and singing, and I especially loved the mix. Good luck on the the contest! "All I tried to hold onto was you."--Great line 
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Hey Bob, Love this style. Great songwriting and singing, and I especially loved the mix. Good luck on the the contest! "All I tried to hold onto was you."--Great line Thanks, David. Really appreciate your nice comments Later Bob
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Hey Mitch, Thanks for the nice comments. Lots of fun, lots of work on this one. But if you get into some of the PGM tutorials, and also some of the forum articles and tips you'll be creating some songs that will blow you away. BIAB is definitely the songwriter's best companion. Can't imagine working without it. Best of luck. Thanks for listening, Bob
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This is really excellent. The vocals, the lyrics, the music. Not a weak point in any of the overall delivery.
The build is sensational and the backing vocals give great dimension.
Thoroughly enjoyable in every way. You've put "Gumdrop" on the map.
BIAB & RB2026 Win.(Audiophile), Windows 10 Pro & Windows 11, Cakewalk Bandlab, Izotope Prod.Bundle, Roland RD-1000, Synthogy Ivory, Session Keys Grand S & Electric R, Kontakt, Focusrite 18i20, KetronSD2, NS40M, Pioneer Active Monitors.
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This is really excellent. The vocals, the lyrics, the music. Not a weak point in any of the overall delivery.
The build is sensational and the backing vocals give great dimension.
Thoroughly enjoyable in every way. You've put "Gumdrop" on the map.
Thanks VT, I really appreciate your comments. This one was harder than I expected and nearly didn't happen. Some of 'em are a real struggle. But finally! I've had the title for years. Just needed to live a bit more. Bob
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Hey Mark, Thanks for the kind comments. This was a fun one, but pretty time-consuming. Anytime I decide to add guitar it adds at least a day to the project. Makes it worth it when folks notice thought. Thanks for listening, Bob
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Very very nice song and production, in all respects.Strong song! I particularly enjoyed the vocal harmonies and the "ooohs" :-) Good luck with the contest Bob!
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Very very nice song and production, in all respects.Strong song! I particularly enjoyed the vocal harmonies and the "ooohs" :-) Good luck with the contest Bob! Hey Jon...I'm a big fan of "OoozanAhhhs" as we call 'em. Thanks for your comment and thanks for listening. Bob
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Guess who’s back again? That’s right! It’s our XPro Styles PAK’s triumphant return with the 11th edition in this series! 100 new styles are coming your way spread across the rock & pop, jazz, and country genres. And this edition's wildcard genre explores the immense and far-reaching catalogue of electronic music! The included 31 RealTracks and RealDrums can be used with any Band-in-a-Box® 2026 (and higher) package.
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XPro Styles PAKs require Band-in-a-Box® 2026 or higher and are compatible with ANY package, including the Pro, MegaPAK, UltraPAK, UltraPAK+, and Audiophile Edition.
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In this PAK you can find: dulcet folk ballads, funky gospel country, Brazilian jazz fusion, upbeat 1980s pop, classic Americana, a plethora of breezy bossa novas, indie singer-songwriter, scintillating synthwave, exuberant electronica, and many, many more!
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