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The Worst Thing She Could Do #434607 10/21/17 10:04 PM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 8,362 Originally Missouri ... Now Al... Al-David OP Veteran
OP Al-David Veteran Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 8,362 Originally Missouri ... Now Al...	I'm *WAY* out of my comfort zone here but wanted to try to create an Elton John type song anyway - just because. I've always enjoyed his music and I'm always willing to try something new. The vocal leaves a lot to be desired as I just don't have a voice for Rock music - and a lot of other genres, too. But, it's what it is, as they say. This is kind of a work in progress - just experimenting. What I noticed as I listened was perhaps I put too much FX on the vocal in the chorus - should I to back off that a bit? (I have a new toy - a TC-Helicon Voice Live Play vocal processor - woo hoo!). He also tends to bury his vocal a bit in the mix, so I went that direction, too. I'm open to any other suggestions and comments. As I said, I'm so far out of my comfort zone here, I can't see my way back! Thanks for the listen and any comments you might have. File:The Worst Thing She Could Do - Am Key=Am , Tempo 130, Length (m:s)=3:23 Style is ELTON1.STY (Elton 1 - Ev. 8ths Rock) Style MIDI Instruments are : Acoustic Piano (1), Strings (49), RealTracks in song: 995:Bass, Electric, HardRockLA Ev 120 RealTracks in song: 697:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm ElecRockDirty Ev 120 RealTracks in song: 697:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm ElecRockDirty Ev 120 RealDrums in Song: RockClassicBritEv^5-a:Snare, Loose HiHat , b:Snare, Ride Bel The Worst Thing She Could Do The Worst Thing She Could Do © 2017 Alan D. David, BMI / Diana Randall, BMI (v1) She looked at me in the strangest way Said there’s something I have to say I’ve tried to say it many times before But I just can’t put it off no more (v2) Wiping tears from her dampened cheeks She said I’ve thought about this days and weeks But I can’t find an easy way to say I have no choice but to go away CHORUS She said I’ll try to make this as easy as I can This ain’t the way I had it planned But as she said goodbye, she did the worst thing she could do When she said I’ll always love you TWO INSTRUMENTAL VERSES CHORUS She said I’ll try to make this as easy as I can This ain’t the way I had it planned But as she said goodbye, she did the worst thing she could do When she said I’ll always love you (v3) She said it’s all me, it’s not about you I did the best that I could do But now I know it just won’t work I’m sorry for the unplanned hurt (4) I nested with my hopes on high Then my wings found the need to fly I’ll always treasure my days with you This is the last thing I wanted to do CHORUS She said I’ll try to make this as easy as I can This ain’t the way I had it planned But as she said goodbye, she did the worst thing she could do When she said I’ll always love you Last edited by Al-David; 10/21/17 11:26 PM. BIAB 2024 Ultra Plus-all StylePaksWin1132GB DDR5Rhyzen 9745xAT 2035 MicPeavey Nashville 112 AmpIbanez ART120* Acoustic/Electric/Washburn D200S Acoustic*Stromberg Monterey Jazz Guitar Loops: https://aldavidmusic.wixsite.com/bestmusicloops

Re: The Worst Thing She Could Do Al-David #434618 10/22/17 12:07 AM User Showcase
Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 3,615 Murgon Queensland Australia Rob4580 Veteran
Rob4580 Veteran Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 3,615 Murgon Queensland Australia	I really enjoyed this lively piano ballad. Great lyrics and well produced. Well done. Last edited by Rob4580; 10/22/17 12:07 AM. https://soundcloud.com/ironbarkbob https://open.spotify.com/artist/6IPuZM4B48Drnd38DEWC7L https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoXdTc0EC_3aaZSqT4dyzug Using Studio One.

Re: The Worst Thing She Could Do Al-David #434619 10/22/17 12:32 AM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 8,362 Originally Missouri ... Now Al... Al-David OP Veteran
OP Al-David Veteran Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 8,362 Originally Missouri ... Now Al...	Thanks a bunch, Rob. I appreciate the feedback. Alan BIAB 2024 Ultra Plus-all StylePaksWin1132GB DDR5Rhyzen 9745xAT 2035 MicPeavey Nashville 112 AmpIbanez ART120* Acoustic/Electric/Washburn D200S Acoustic*Stromberg Monterey Jazz Guitar Loops: https://aldavidmusic.wixsite.com/bestmusicloops

Re: The Worst Thing She Could Do Al-David #434637 10/22/17 04:56 AM User Showcase
Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 4,494 Kyrkslätt, Finland dani48 Veteran
dani48 Veteran Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 4,494 Kyrkslätt, Finland	Hi, Al & Di ! You know that I have a flair for experimenting with different backgrounds so I like to listen to your experimenting - in this case a very nice one !:)) Cheers Dani

Re: The Worst Thing She Could Do Al-David #434658 10/22/17 06:51 AM User Showcase
Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 20,313 Melbourne, Australia AudioTrack Veteran
AudioTrack Veteran Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 20,313 Melbourne, Australia	Alan and Di I think you've captured what you set out to achieve very well. Great lyrics. The instrumental slotted in seamlessly and the overall feel works just like you wanted. A great production, no question. BIAB & RB2025 Win.(Audiophile), Sonar Platinum, Cakewalk by Bandlab, Izotope Prod.Bundle, Roland RD-1000, Synthogy Ivory, Kontakt, Focusrite 18i20, KetronSD2, NS40M Monitors, Pioneer Active Monitors, AKG K271 Studio H'phones

Re: The Worst Thing She Could Do Al-David #434709 10/22/17 01:51 PM User Showcase
Joined: Jul 2015 Posts: 5,468 United States Torrey Bliss Veteran
Torrey Bliss Veteran Joined: Jul 2015 Posts: 5,468 United States	Sounds good Alan! Vocal double in chorus is a good effect! I think you might consider doing this as a slower ballad. I could really hear that working well too! Thanks, Torrey

Re: The Worst Thing She Could Do Al-David #434763 10/23/17 03:26 AM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 12,438 Florida floyd jane Veteran
floyd jane Veteran Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 12,438 Florida	Alan, It is great the you are stepping out of your zone! And doing a fine job. I like the chorus vocal effects. In fact I think you ought to get "heavier" with effects for this particular song. Include them on the verses, too... I'd even go so far as to try the "cranked up Autotune effect". I think it would really work on this. I always had a sense that EJ's piano was brighter sounding that this (I'd up the high EQ to bring that out). A good pop write. Enjoyed it. floyd 150+ Songs produced using BIAB RealTracks And 50 more... and some more...

Re: The Worst Thing She Could Do Al-David #434788 10/23/17 07:18 AM User Showcase
Joined: Jun 2016 Posts: 3,357 Robertkc Veteran
Robertkc Veteran Joined: Jun 2016 Posts: 3,357	Alan, You have absorbed your lessons listening to the music you enjoy and it shows-this is a really good pop song! The arrangement sounds on point and I especially enjoyed the chorus... be interesting to see if you come up with a second version. Certainly go play outside the comfort zone - its an encouragement to all listening here. Robert

Re: The Worst Thing She Could Do Al-David #434802 10/23/17 08:00 AM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 7,969 Edmonton, Ab, Canada Scott C Veteran
Scott C Veteran Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 7,969 Edmonton, Ab, Canada	Very cool tune Alan. Super backtrack and vocal. Well done. Harmonies were excellent Scott Collingwood https://soundcloud.com/scottt709 https://soundcloud.com/spiritlevel-ca https://www.youtube.com/@SpiritLevel-ge3hm/

Re: The Worst Thing She Could Do Al-David #434809 10/23/17 08:14 AM User Showcase
Joined: May 2014 Posts: 4,052 The Netherlands RnAM Veteran
RnAM Veteran Joined: May 2014 Posts: 4,052 The Netherlands	Alan, well you know that we always appreciate when users try something else. And we might say that you definitely succeeded here. A nice different sound, and especially the chorus has a very cool ring to it. We are both Elton John fans, so you couldn't go wrong here. May I challenge you to try a rap song next time? I'm very curious how that will sound ;-) Rob We are Rob Meulman and Anne-Marie Bovenkamp from The Netherlands. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1gsdNLE7_Gy8qavoOplQow/videos http://rnam.net/

Re: The Worst Thing She Could Do Al-David #434810 10/23/17 08:16 AM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 8,334 North Carolina David Snyder Veteran
David Snyder Veteran Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 8,334 North Carolina	Song machine!! David Snyder Songwriter/Renaissance Man Studio + Fingers https://davidsnydersongs.com/ https://spoti.fi/359Gigs www.davidsnydermusic.com/ www.reverbnation.com/davidpsnyder www.soundcloud.com/davidsnyderchannel https://www.songtradr.com/user/profile/david.snyder

Re: The Worst Thing She Could Do Al-David #434823 10/23/17 08:45 AM User Showcase
Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 2,360 Middletown, PA. 44kfl Veteran
44kfl Veteran Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 2,360 Middletown, PA.	man, a super pop write progression really reminds me of EJ I like the vocal effects nice job, enjoyed the listen, Kenny

Re: The Worst Thing She Could Do dani48 #434894 10/23/17 05:00 PM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 8,362 Originally Missouri ... Now Al... Al-David OP Veteran
OP Al-David Veteran Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 8,362 Originally Missouri ... Now Al...	Originally Posted By: dani48 Hi, Al & Di ! You know that I have a flair for experimenting with different backgrounds so I like to listen to your experimenting - in this case a very nice one !:)) Cheers Dani Hi Dani, Yes, and I love the way you experiment with your sound. Thanks for the nice words - really appreciate them. Alan BIAB 2024 Ultra Plus-all StylePaksWin1132GB DDR5Rhyzen 9745xAT 2035 MicPeavey Nashville 112 AmpIbanez ART120* Acoustic/Electric/Washburn D200S Acoustic*Stromberg Monterey Jazz Guitar Loops: https://aldavidmusic.wixsite.com/bestmusicloops

Re: The Worst Thing She Could Do AudioTrack #434895 10/23/17 05:01 PM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 8,362 Originally Missouri ... Now Al... Al-David OP Veteran
OP Al-David Veteran Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 8,362 Originally Missouri ... Now Al...	Originally Posted By: VideoTrack Alan and Di I think you've captured what you set out to achieve very well. Great lyrics. The instrumental slotted in seamlessly and the overall feel works just like you wanted. A great production, no question. Hii VT! Thanks for the losten and the input. So glad you liked it. Thanks for letting me know! Alan BIAB 2024 Ultra Plus-all StylePaksWin1132GB DDR5Rhyzen 9745xAT 2035 MicPeavey Nashville 112 AmpIbanez ART120* Acoustic/Electric/Washburn D200S Acoustic*Stromberg Monterey Jazz Guitar Loops: https://aldavidmusic.wixsite.com/bestmusicloops

Re: The Worst Thing She Could Do Torrey Bliss #434897 10/23/17 05:03 PM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 8,362 Originally Missouri ... Now Al... Al-David OP Veteran
OP Al-David Veteran Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 8,362 Originally Missouri ... Now Al...	Originally Posted By: Torrey Bliss Sounds good Alan! Vocal double in chorus is a good effect! I think you might consider doing this as a slower ballad. I could really hear that working well too! Thanks, Torrey Hi Torrey, Delighted you enjoyed it! O want to clean up the vocal on the - chorus as it seems to get a little lost on the mix - a little much reverb, I think, and maybe bring down the higher EQ just a bit. I'll run it about 10 or 12 bpm slower and see what kind of sound I get. I always appreciate intuitive suggestions! Best to you, Alan Last edited by Al-David; 10/23/17 05:04 PM. BIAB 2024 Ultra Plus-all StylePaksWin1132GB DDR5Rhyzen 9745xAT 2035 MicPeavey Nashville 112 AmpIbanez ART120* Acoustic/Electric/Washburn D200S Acoustic*Stromberg Monterey Jazz Guitar Loops: https://aldavidmusic.wixsite.com/bestmusicloops

Re: The Worst Thing She Could Do floyd jane #434898 10/23/17 05:11 PM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 8,362 Originally Missouri ... Now Al... Al-David OP Veteran
OP Al-David Veteran Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 8,362 Originally Missouri ... Now Al...	Originally Posted By: floyd jane Alan, It is great the you are stepping out of your zone! And doing a fine job. I like the chorus vocal effects. In fact I think you ought to get "heavier" with effects for this particular song. Include them on the verses, too... I'd even go so far as to try the "cranked up Autotune effect". I think it would really work on this. I always had a sense that EJ's piano was brighter sounding that this (I'd up the high EQ to bring that out). A good pop write. Enjoyed it. floyd Thanks for the input, Floyd. Glad you liked it. I'll play around with the EQ on the piano. It's a midi track and I had quite a struggle getting the EQ as bright as I did ... it just didn't respond well to the attempts to brighten it. I tried 6 or 8 real Tracks but couldn't find one that worked. I', still evaluating the chorus. I'm not real happy with it and I posted it in order to get feedback like yours. I'm debating whether or not to double the voice on the verses or to add a half-octave higher harmony voice; maybe even add a half-octave lower to offset the higher. Hmmm ... the cranked up autotune! Ya know, that just might work. Never thought about that. Might play around with that as my new vocal processor has their version of autotune on it. You've given me some great ideas to play around with. I'll see how it sounds using those suggestions - thanks! Best to you. Alan BIAB 2024 Ultra Plus-all StylePaksWin1132GB DDR5Rhyzen 9745xAT 2035 MicPeavey Nashville 112 AmpIbanez ART120* Acoustic/Electric/Washburn D200S Acoustic*Stromberg Monterey Jazz Guitar Loops: https://aldavidmusic.wixsite.com/bestmusicloops

Re: The Worst Thing She Could Do Robertkc #434899 10/23/17 05:14 PM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 8,362 Originally Missouri ... Now Al... Al-David OP Veteran
OP Al-David Veteran Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 8,362 Originally Missouri ... Now Al...	Originally Posted By: Robertkc Alan, You have absorbed your lessons listening to the music you enjoy and it shows-this is a really good pop song! The arrangement sounds on point and I especially enjoyed the chorus... be interesting to see if you come up with a second version. Certainly go play outside the comfort zone - its an encouragement to all listening here. Robert Hi Robert, Thanks so much for the listen and really nice comments! It's fun to step outside one's comfort zone here and there. Sometimes it works out pretty good and not so good other times. But you do9n't know until you make the journey. Thanks so much for the encouragement. If I redo it, I'll post it. Best to you, Alan BIAB 2024 Ultra Plus-all StylePaksWin1132GB DDR5Rhyzen 9745xAT 2035 MicPeavey Nashville 112 AmpIbanez ART120* Acoustic/Electric/Washburn D200S Acoustic*Stromberg Monterey Jazz Guitar Loops: https://aldavidmusic.wixsite.com/bestmusicloops

Re: The Worst Thing She Could Do RnAM #434900 10/23/17 05:16 PM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 8,362 Originally Missouri ... Now Al... Al-David OP Veteran
OP Al-David Veteran Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 8,362 Originally Missouri ... Now Al...	Originally Posted By: RnAM Alan, well you know that we always appreciate when users try something else. And we might say that you definitely succeeded here. A nice different sound, and especially the chorus has a very cool ring to it. We are both Elton John fans, so you couldn't go wrong here. May I challenge you to try a rap song next time? I'm very curious how that will sound ;-) Rob Hi Guys! Thanks for the nice comments. I appreciate the encouragement and positive feedback. When I get time, I hope to "polish" this a little bit. Hmmm ... a Rap song? Now, that's a real challenge! If I can come up with something, I'll do it! Best to both of you. Alan BIAB 2024 Ultra Plus-all StylePaksWin1132GB DDR5Rhyzen 9745xAT 2035 MicPeavey Nashville 112 AmpIbanez ART120* Acoustic/Electric/Washburn D200S Acoustic*Stromberg Monterey Jazz Guitar Loops: https://aldavidmusic.wixsite.com/bestmusicloops

Re: The Worst Thing She Could Do David Snyder #434901 10/23/17 05:19 PM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 8,362 Originally Missouri ... Now Al... Al-David OP Veteran
OP Al-David Veteran Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 8,362 Originally Missouri ... Now Al...	Originally Posted By: David Snyder Song machine!! Ha! But the rhetorical question: Is there any quality in the quantity? That's what I need to keep in mind. BTW ... I have quite a few more ready to go. But I like to wait at least a few days between posts. Best top you and yours. Alan BIAB 2024 Ultra Plus-all StylePaksWin1132GB DDR5Rhyzen 9745xAT 2035 MicPeavey Nashville 112 AmpIbanez ART120* Acoustic/Electric/Washburn D200S Acoustic*Stromberg Monterey Jazz Guitar Loops: https://aldavidmusic.wixsite.com/bestmusicloops

Re: The Worst Thing She Could Do 44kfl #434902 10/23/17 05:20 PM User Showcase
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OP Al-David Veteran Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 8,362 Originally Missouri ... Now Al...	Originally Posted By: 44kfl man, a super pop write progression really reminds me of EJ I like the vocal effects nice job, enjoyed the listen, Kenny Kenny! You are entirely too kind! But I thank you for the encouragement and kindness. This is still pretty rough but I hope to get back to it and give it a little more "zing"! Best to you, my friend. Alan BIAB 2024 Ultra Plus-all StylePaksWin1132GB DDR5Rhyzen 9745xAT 2035 MicPeavey Nashville 112 AmpIbanez ART120* Acoustic/Electric/Washburn D200S Acoustic*Stromberg Monterey Jazz Guitar Loops: https://aldavidmusic.wixsite.com/bestmusicloops

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