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Follow The Money

A song that always seems topical wherever (and whenever) you live.

Lyrics - Leon
Vocals & Harmony - Janice
I played some guitar solos.
Thanks to Bud for recording Janice and his mix input.

The Band:
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RealTracks in style: 2428:Piano, Acoustic, Rhythm RockabillySlowSwingKevin Sw 085
RealTracks in style: ~~938:Guitar, Acoustic, Rhythm JazzFreddie Sw 110
RealTracks in song: 2533:Guitar, Acoustic, HeldChords
RealDrums in style: RockabillySlowSwing-01-Brsh,BrK [Multi]

Follow The Money

(She said) follow the money
See where it leads
Follow the money
See where it leads
It won’t take you to
A happy place
Much more likely to
Lead you to disgrace
Follow the money
Follow the smell
Promise you Heaven
But you wind up in Hell
Promise you roses
But you end up with weeds
Follow the money
See where it leads
Follow
Follow
The money

Follow the money
You can see where it lives
See what it takes away
And see what it gives
Step around the bodies
It helps to close your eyes
It’s only natural
Everybody dies
Follow the money
It’s easy to trace
Goes where it’s cherished
Keeps the others in their place
Money has no conscience
Money has no soul
Likes to pretend that it is
Under your control
Follow
Follow
The money

Follow the money
See where it goes
Follow the money
Follow your nose
Money likes the backrooms
It operates at night
Money doesn’t like to be
Exposed to the light
Follow the money
Follow the trail
It’ll wash away your sins
It’ll go your bail
Money buys the weapons
Money does the deals
Money never stops to think
Money doesn’t feel
Follow
Follow
The money


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Good playing Peter, great arrangement and vocals (can't go wrong with Janice)

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Very cool song. Loved the lyrics. Janice's vocals and harmonies were just excellent. Some awesome guitar Peter. Fit the song so well. Really cool backbeat to this song..


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Dang! Talk about and entrance! Janice, that intro was KILLER. Vocals fantastic. Guitar fantastic. Music feel, groove and production fantastic. Lyrics...meh. lol just kidding Lyrics fantastic.

Knocked me out of my rocker from note 1.

Thanks for the smile. smile


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Man, what an intro! Too cool for words.

Great vocals as per usual, that tone!

Nice guitar work, Peter, those volume swells are the cats meow. Modulation at the end was fun too.

Good one guys and gal, enjoyed the listen!

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Peter / Leon / Janice,

Great song! I love the arrangement on this. Instrumentation and mix is really outstanding - some great guitar work.

As always, the vocal by Janice is flawless and on point. Killer intro...

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Ah. "Promise you roses
But you end up with weeds" classic line. Great song. well done the four of you!


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Really nice job here! Janice's vocals here are on point, and I love the groove on this one. It reminds me of certain tunes by Feist, if you are familiar with her (not sure how popular she is outside of Canada). Really catchy, and easy on the ears.

Great work, and thanks for sharing smile


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Very good song, excellent playing and the vocal is top notch!!!

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Originally Posted By: cubanpete
Good playing Peter, great arrangement and vocals (can't go wrong with Janice)

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Yep, great... intro, lyrics, singing, mix. As usual, Janice is stellar.

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I played some guitar solos.

Hehe. smile Talk about understating your contribution.

The unprepared modulation hits my by surprise each time I hear this. Cool!


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Peter,Leon,J&B,
Yes, love that intro- Janice sounds like she enjoyed this ( interesting to hear how well done the doubled vocal is too).
Leon contributes some of the smartest lyrics on this forum and this is another excellent write.
Guitar playing is also right up there.
Take it to the bank!

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Originally Posted By: cubanpete
Good playing Peter, great arrangement and vocals (can't go wrong with Janice)

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Thanks Mike - I agree it's impossible to go wrong having Janice sing one of your songs.

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Originally Posted By: Scott C
Very cool song. Loved the lyrics. Janice's vocals and harmonies were just excellent. Some awesome guitar Peter. Fit the song so well. Really cool backbeat to this song..


Thanks for the continuing support Scott.

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jeez what a song ,geez what a singer ,But who mixed it .

There is a piano doing its stuff for the singer to get a flavoring from, yet to us listeners its too low.


Guitar stunning though I felt the bass and drums were low as well.

Don't attack guys I'm critiquing this on your level of production ,performance and past history.

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Originally Posted By: Scott C
Very cool song. Loved the lyrics. Janice's vocals and harmonies were just excellent. Some awesome guitar Peter. Fit the song so well. Really cool backbeat to this song..


Thanks Scott. Peter made it easy as he’d already created a great melody!

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Caassshhh! LOL! Love it. Janice this is one of my fav playful vocals of yours and love the harmony. Peter and Leon the lyrics and melody are well written, the arrangement kept my toes tapping and the guitar is spot on. Infectuous fun track.

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Originally Posted By: HearToLearn
Dang! Talk about and entrance! Janice, that intro was KILLER. Vocals fantastic. Guitar fantastic. Music feel, groove and production fantastic. Lyrics...meh. lol just kidding Lyrics fantastic.

Knocked me out of my rocker from note 1.

Thanks for the smile. smile


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Originally Posted By: HearToLearn
Dang! Talk about and entrance! Janice, that intro was KILLER. Vocals fantastic. Guitar fantastic. Music feel, groove and production fantastic. Lyrics...meh. lol just kidding Lyrics fantastic.

Knocked me out of my rocker from note 1.

Thanks for the smile. smile


And thank you for the nice review!!

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Hello, Peter, Leon, Janice & Bud,

Good guitar playing and great arrangement!
I entirely agree with hearToLean.
Talk about and entrance! Janice, that intro was KILLER. Vocals fantastic.
It is a cool tune full of blues feel.
Enjoyed my listen a lot.

Best regards.

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Originally Posted By: BlueAttitude
Man, what an intro! Too cool for words.

Great vocals as per usual, that tone!

Nice guitar work, Peter, those volume swells are the cats meow. Modulation at the end was fun too.

Good one guys and gal, enjoyed the listen!


Thanks Dave glad you liked the arrangement (and the swells).

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Fun track to listen to! Production was really good!
I love the guitar solo work, love the vocal, the lyrics and rhyming scheme very clever and kept to the message. Nice little modulation towards the end to start to take a song out. Great collaboration!


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Originally Posted By: rsdean
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Great song! I love the arrangement on this. Instrumentation and mix is really outstanding - some great guitar work.

As always, the vocal by Janice is flawless and on point. Killer intro...

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Wow, this swings.
Made me think of Andrews Sisters swinging stuff.
Well done everyone involved.


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Originally Posted By: BlueAttitude
Man, what an intro! Too cool for words.

Great vocals as per usual, that tone!

Nice guitar work, Peter, those volume swells are the cats meow. Modulation at the end was fun too.

Good one guys and gal, enjoyed the listen!


Thank you. And Peter gets all the credit for that intro arrangement!

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Janice has those smooth-as-silk vocals that add really nice feel to this bluesy piece. Some great playing and lyrics there, Peter.

Great job, guys. Keep 'em coming.

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Originally Posted By: JoanneCooper
Ah. "Promise you roses
But you end up with weeds" classic line. Great song. well done the four of you!


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Originally Posted By: Deryk - PG Music
Really nice job here! Janice's vocals here are on point, and I love the groove on this one. It reminds me of certain tunes by Feist, if you are familiar with her (not sure how popular she is outside of Canada). Really catchy, and easy on the ears.

Great work, and thanks for sharing smile


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Hi PeterF
It's a good song, well produced. Janice's vocals fit well. Like the cartoon cover. Instruments nicely managed. Definitely enjoyed this. grin

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Originally Posted By: cliftond
Very good song, excellent playing and the vocal is top notch!!!


Thanks a lot.

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Originally Posted By: rsdean
Peter / Leon / Janice,

Great song! I love the arrangement on this. Instrumentation and mix is really outstanding - some great guitar work.

As always, the vocal by Janice is flawless and on point. Killer intro...

Bob


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Originally Posted By: dcuny
Yep, great... intro, lyrics, singing, mix. As usual, Janice is stellar.

Originally Posted By: PeterF
I played some guitar solos.

Hehe. smile Talk about understating your contribution.

The unprepared modulation hits my by surprise each time I hear this. Cool!


Thanks David. Glad you liked the modulation - just trying to keep things interesting.

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Peter, Janice and Leon,

However I look at it, this is really a fantastic collaboration. You've all intertwined your efforts to create something that is enjoyable, so very easy to listen to, arranged with flair and produced with a super quality.

The vocals are awesome and the guitar work is excellent.

All the best,
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Originally Posted By: Robertkc
Peter,Leon,J&B,
Yes, love that intro- Janice sounds like she enjoyed this ( interesting to hear how well done the doubled vocal is too).
Leon contributes some of the smartest lyrics on this forum and this is another excellent write.
Guitar playing is also right up there.
Take it to the bank!

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Another class production!! Clever lyrics, great track, killer guitar, and the golden voice of Janice (always a treat!!). Really well done in every way!! Take care. Greg

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Originally Posted By: beatmaster
jeez what a song ,geez what a singer ,But who mixed it .

There is a piano doing its stuff for the singer to get a flavoring from, yet to us listeners its too low.


Guitar stunning though I felt the bass and drums were low as well.

Don't attack guys I'm critiquing this on your level of production ,performance and past history.


Thanks for the comments. Janice certainly nailed the song.
Always interesting to get feedback on mixing issues and different perspectives.

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Originally Posted By: Sundance
Caassshhh! LOL! Love it. Janice this is one of my fav playful vocals of yours and love the harmony. Peter and Leon the lyrics and melody are well written, the arrangement kept my toes tapping and the guitar is spot on. Infectuous fun track.


Thanks Josie -I loved Janice's ad-lib's as well.

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Originally Posted By: animarorecords
Hello, Peter, Leon, Janice & Bud,

Good guitar playing and great arrangement!
I entirely agree with hearToLean.
Talk about and entrance! Janice, that intro was KILLER. Vocals fantastic.
It is a cool tune full of blues feel.
Enjoyed my listen a lot.

Best regards.

Shigeki Adachi


Thanks Shigeki

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Originally Posted By: Greg Johnson
Another class production!! Clever lyrics, great track, killer guitar, and the golden voice of Janice (always a treat!!). Really well done in every way!! Take care. Greg


I agree 100%!

Great intro, loved it and some very tasty guitar work here.


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Leon, Peter, Janice, (& Bud)...

Exceptional.

An excellent write (so...why do we never hear from Leon? He should be a part of the conversation...).

Janice simply NEVER misses.

Peter, your guitar work in this is SWEEEET!

The whole vibe of the music is superb. I agree with an earlier comment that the piano is mixed too low (the piano is a percussive instrument and should have that "presence"). That is a small thing, though... This is a terrific piece of music.

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Originally Posted By: Tano Music
Fun track to listen to! Production was really good!
I love the guitar solo work, love the vocal, the lyrics and rhyming scheme very clever and kept to the message. Nice little modulation towards the end to start to take a song out. Great collaboration!


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Originally Posted By: rayc
Wow, this swings.
Made me think of Andrews Sisters swinging stuff.
Well done everyone involved.


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Incredibly good.

I always love it when you guys get together.

Great vocals by Janice and I always love that Peter F Guitar.

Just a good, solid and really fun song.

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Originally Posted By: JoanneCooper
Ah. "Promise you roses
But you end up with weeds" classic line. Great song. well done the four of you!


Originally Posted By: Deryk - PG Music
Really nice job here! Janice's vocals here are on point, and I love the groove on this one. It reminds me of certain tunes by Feist, if you are familiar with her (not sure how popular she is outside of Canada). Really catchy, and easy on the ears.

Great work, and thanks for sharing smile


Originally Posted By: cliftond
Very good song, excellent playing and the vocal is top notch!!!


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Originally Posted By: Buford
Janice has those smooth-as-silk vocals that add really nice feel to this bluesy piece. Some great playing and lyrics there, Peter.

Great job, guys. Keep 'em coming.

Buford cool


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It's a good song, well produced. Janice's vocals fit well. Like the cartoon cover. Instruments nicely managed. Definitely enjoyed this. grin


Thanks glad you liked it.

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Originally Posted By: Noel96
Peter, Janice and Leon,

However I look at it, this is really a fantastic collaboration. You've all intertwined your efforts to create something that is enjoyable, so very easy to listen to, arranged with flair and produced with a super quality.

The vocals are awesome and the guitar work is excellent.

All the best,
Noel


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Great Track. Great Vocals. Loved it. The longer you listen the better it gets. Even a change of key...:-)


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Neat song, P,J & B. Really enjoyed it.


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hi peter super vocals and great guitar chops fit perfect great blend on the harmonies great colab guys thanks eric


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Originally Posted By: Greg Johnson
Another class production!! Clever lyrics, great track, killer guitar, and the golden voice of Janice (always a treat!!). Really well done in every way!! Take care. Greg


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Originally Posted By: Greg Johnson
Another class production!! Clever lyrics, great track, killer guitar, and the golden voice of Janice (always a treat!!). Really well done in every way!! Take care. Greg


I agree 100%!

Great intro, loved it and some very tasty guitar work here.


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Originally Posted By: floyd jane
Leon, Peter, Janice, (& Bud)...

Exceptional.

An excellent write (so...why do we never hear from Leon? He should be a part of the conversation...).

Janice simply NEVER misses.

Peter, your guitar work in this is SWEEEET!

The whole vibe of the music is superb. I agree with an earlier comment that the piano is mixed too low (the piano is a percussive instrument and should have that "presence"). That is a small thing, though... This is a terrific piece of music.

fj


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I continue to work on Leon perhaps one day(he keeps threatening to retire and may have some time on his hands if he did).
It's hard to make a bad song with Janice singing.

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You guys are just ridiculously good!!!!, Love it all , lyrics, vocal, instruments!!!

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Originally Posted By: David Snyder

Incredibly good.

I always love it when you guys get together.

Great vocals by Janice and I always love that Peter F Guitar.

Just a good, solid and really fun song.


Appreciate your comments David

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Originally Posted By: lambada
Great Track. Great Vocals. Loved it. The longer you listen the better it gets. Even a change of key...:-)


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Originally Posted By: dcuny
Yep, great... intro, lyrics, singing, mix. As usual, Janice is stellar.

Originally Posted By: PeterF
I played some guitar solos.

Hehe. smile Talk about understating your contribution.

The unprepared modulation hits my by surprise each time I hear this. Cool!


Originally Posted By: Robertkc
Peter,Leon,J&B,
Yes, love that intro- Janice sounds like she enjoyed this ( interesting to hear how well done the doubled vocal is too).
Leon contributes some of the smartest lyrics on this forum and this is another excellent write.
Guitar playing is also right up there.
Take it to the bank!

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Originally Posted By: beatmaster
jeez what a song ,geez what a singer ,But who mixed it .

There is a piano doing its stuff for the singer to get a flavoring from, yet to us listeners its too low.


Guitar stunning though I felt the bass and drums were low as well.

Don't attack guys I'm critiquing this on your level of production ,performance and past history.


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Originally Posted By: edshaw
Neat song, P,J & B. Really enjoyed it.


Thanks appreciate the listen.

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Originally Posted By: F.M.M.
hi peter super vocals and great guitar chops fit perfect great blend on the harmonies great colab guys thanks eric


Thanks Eric much appreciated.

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Hi, Peter & Co !


What a superb tune
in fact absolutely wonderful
in every aspect ! music, singing,
mixing- everything ! With the
icing on the cake in the shape
of Janice´s wonderful voice -
what more could one ask for ?

Congrats to you and all
others involved !


Cheers
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Originally Posted By: Sundance
Caassshhh! LOL! Love it. Janice this is one of my fav playful vocals of yours and love the harmony. Peter and Leon the lyrics and melody are well written, the arrangement kept my toes tapping and the guitar is spot on. Infectuous fun track.


Thank you Josie. Janice smiled big when she read your comment about cash! smile

We do appreciate it.

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Originally Posted By: animarorecords
Hello, Peter, Leon, Janice & Bud,

Good guitar playing and great arrangement!
I entirely agree with hearToLean.
Talk about and entrance! Janice, that intro was KILLER. Vocals fantastic.
It is a cool tune full of blues feel.
Enjoyed my listen a lot.

Best regards.

Shigeki Adachi


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Originally Posted By: Tano Music
Fun track to listen to! Production was really good!
I love the guitar solo work, love the vocal, the lyrics and rhyming scheme very clever and kept to the message. Nice little modulation towards the end to start to take a song out. Great collaboration!


Thanks for mentioning all of that. Peter and Leon made it easy for me!

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Originally Posted By: rayc
Wow, this swings.
Made me think of Andrews Sisters swinging stuff.
Well done everyone involved.


Bud and I like all things swing and the Andrew Sisters can do it. Thanks!!

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Originally Posted By: cliftond
You guys are just ridiculously good!!!!, Love it all , lyrics, vocal, instruments!!!


Too kind!

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Originally Posted By: dani48
Hi, Peter & Co !


What a superb tune
in fact absolutely wonderful
in every aspect ! music, singing,
mixing- everything ! With the
icing on the cake in the shape
of Janice´s wonderful voice -
what more could one ask for ?

Congrats to you and all
others involved !


Cheers

Thanks Dani appreciate your comments.

Peter
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Originally Posted By: Buford
Janice has those smooth-as-silk vocals that add really nice feel to this bluesy piece. Some great playing and lyrics there, Peter.

Great job, guys. Keep 'em coming.

Buford cool


Thank you Buford. I do love the blues!

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Originally Posted By: LPman
Hi PeterF
It's a good song, well produced. Janice's vocals fit well. Like the cartoon cover. Instruments nicely managed. Definitely enjoyed this. grin


Thanks!

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Originally Posted By: Noel96
Peter, Janice and Leon,

However I look at it, this is really a fantastic collaboration. You've all intertwined your efforts to create something that is enjoyable, so very easy to listen to, arranged with flair and produced with a super quality.

The vocals are awesome and the guitar work is excellent.

All the best,
Noel


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Originally Posted By: Greg Johnson
Another class production!! Clever lyrics, great track, killer guitar, and the golden voice of Janice (always a treat!!). Really well done in every way!! Take care. Greg


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Originally Posted By: Greg Johnson
Another class production!! Clever lyrics, great track, killer guitar, and the golden voice of Janice (always a treat!!). Really well done in every way!! Take care. Greg


I agree 100%!

Great intro, loved it and some very tasty guitar work here.


Thanks!

Janice

Originally Posted By: floyd jane
Leon, Peter, Janice, (& Bud)...

Exceptional.

An excellent write (so...why do we never hear from Leon? He should be a part of the conversation...).

Janice simply NEVER misses.

Peter, your guitar work in this is SWEEEET!

The whole vibe of the music is superb. I agree with an earlier comment that the piano is mixed too low (the piano is a percussive instrument and should have that "presence"). That is a small thing, though... This is a terrific piece of music.

fj


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Originally Posted By: David Snyder

Incredibly good.

I always love it when you guys get together.

Great vocals by Janice and I always love that Peter F Guitar.

Just a good, solid and really fun song.


Thanks David!

Janice

Originally Posted By: lambada
Great Track. Great Vocals. Loved it. The longer you listen the better it gets. Even a change of key...:-)


Thanks! I loved that key change also.

Janice

Originally Posted By: edshaw
Neat song, P,J & B. Really enjoyed it.


Originally Posted By: F.M.M.
hi peter super vocals and great guitar chops fit perfect great blend on the harmonies great colab guys thanks eric


Thanks guys!

Janice

Originally Posted By: cliftond
You guys are just ridiculously good!!!!, Love it all , lyrics, vocal, instruments!!!


You are way too kind...but we most appreciate it!

J&B

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Hi, Peter & Co !


What a superb tune
in fact absolutely wonderful
in every aspect ! music, singing,
mixing- everything ! With the
icing on the cake in the shape
of Janice´s wonderful voice -
what more could one ask for ?

Congrats to you and all
others involved !
Cheers
Dani


Thank you so much Dani. I love your new surfing song!

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Super good stuff! Janice, Peter, Leon: a big tip of the hat to all of you. Uh, Bud too for the mixing stuff. Janice's voice is so danged good for just about anything you can throw at her - but these bluesy things are where she shines brightest. Great lyric by Leon, some cool but hot licks by peter and the Jancie & Bud input is always stellar. By the way - I liked it!

And I love key modulations - nice touch! Best to all of you and congrats on a great production!

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Thank you Al and welcome back. Bud said to mention that all the mix credit goes to Peter on this one!

Best to you and Di!

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Great job on this one, I love the swing feel and the writing on this. As usual, Janice did a wonderful job on vocals. I have a thing for swing blues, and this is the real thing. I also agree totally with the sentiment. All in all, a perfect package.

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Originally Posted By: Al-David
Super good stuff! Janice, Peter, Leon: a big tip of the hat to all of you. Uh, Bud too for the mixing stuff. Janice's voice is so danged good for just about anything you can throw at her - but these bluesy things are where she shines brightest. Great lyric by Leon, some cool but hot licks by peter and the Jancie & Bud input is always stellar. By the way - I liked it!

And I love key modulations - nice touch! Best to all of you and congrats on a great production!

Alan


Thanks a lot Alan and best wishes to you and Di.

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Originally Posted By: guitar1
Great job on this one, I love the swing feel and the writing on this. As usual, Janice did a wonderful job on vocals. I have a thing for swing blues, and this is the real thing. I also agree totally with the sentiment. All in all, a perfect package.


Thanks for the kind comments. Always great to hear Janice on a swing blues.

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