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This song, "Homage to My Cats", is the next outcome of the reviewing effort last year. (The first one is "Visiting Beautiful Kyoto (Remixed)" I posted last week (1/11/19)). It is a revised version of "Homage to Cats", and is much simpler and more elegant than the original. I hope, however, you would listen to it as a new song. As always, your feedback will be highly appreciated. You can listen to the song at the following address on Soundcloud. https://soundcloud.com/hirokata1121/homage-to-my-cats
****** Song Summary ************* Key: G , Tempo: 150 Style: WALTZIN.STY (Waltzin' - Slow Swing Waltz) and -WALZFST.STY (Fast Waltz - Pop-Country) Instruments (DPro): Simple Thumb Muted 1 Martin Steel (natural) Twelve String Guitar (with pad) FG Bright Tip Vibes
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Fun and whimsical, just like a cat's attitude. I lived with cats all my life, I dig it  Maybe you should license this to cat cafe in Japan, so they can play it for cats. I remember when I visited Tokyo years ago, cat cafes where very popular. Best regards, Misha.
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Chili the cat would like this very much.
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Pretty tune Hiroshik. Lovely melody and very nice backtrack. Super choice of instruments. Well done
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Fun and whimsical, just like a cat's attitude. I lived with cats all my life, I dig it Maybe you should license this to cat cafe in Japan, so they can play it for cats. I remember when I visited Tokyo years ago, cat cafes where very popular. Best regards, Misha. Hi Misha, Thank you for your comment. I am glad you think the song well describes cats' attitude. Because you are a cat fancier, let me introduce my cats to you. https://youtu.be/stSxySAvSW8Yes, cat cafes are popular in Japan. I understand they are for the people who love cats very much but are not allowed to have them at their home for some reasons. Licensing the song to cat cafes looks a nice idea but no plan so far Best regards, Hiroshi
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Chili the cat would like this very much. Thank you for your comment. I understand Chili the cat is the name of a tweeter in Texas. Am I right? Is he very popular? Hiroshi
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Pretty tune Hiroshik. Lovely melody and very nice backtrack. Super choice of instruments. Well done
Scott, Thank you! I am glad you like it. Hiroshi
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A lovely homage, Hiroshi! I bet the cats love this as much as we do. Very relaxing. I thought the mix sounded top notch. Very professional, and well layered. Thanks for sharing
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Deryk
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Fascinating subject and composition! Our Border Collie just rolled her eyes but we love it! Well done as always to your high production standards... J&B
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Nice work HiroshiK! Really enjoyed this piece, the overall timbres are very warm and soft; just like cats are. Well done!
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Joe
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I really love when people do stuff like this. Thanks for sharing with us. It definitely was purrfect! 
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Ember
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Hi, Hiroshi!
What a wonderful tribute
to your cats ! I loved it
and I love cats not least my
own ! I have two of them i.e.
Naomi (the black one) and
Lady (the White one - a birma)
Take good care of yours!
Cheers
Dani
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Hi Hiroshi ...
What a pretty and interesting piece of music! I love the casual fun this song presents. the recording quality is superb and the tracks are a perfect selection. I really enjoyed my listen!
Wishing you the best ...
Alan
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Nice elegant composition... It just might be the cats meow!  PS Hope this posts... The PG Forum seems slow & shaky this morning.
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very pretty and melodic song
I enjoyed the listen,
Kenny
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What a fabulous tune... Really enjoyed this one Hiroshi. Only complaint is that it's now long enough lol
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I haven't heard your other version of this song; however, I really like this one. A nice gentle but frolicking melody. Meow!
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A lovely homage, Hiroshi! I bet the cats love this as much as we do. Very relaxing. I thought the mix sounded top notch. Very professional, and well layered. Thanks for sharing Deryk, Thank you for your comment. I am glad you like this song. I am especially happy to know you kindly value my mixing work. Hiroshi
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Fascinating subject and composition! Our Border Collie just rolled her eyes but we love it! Well done as always to your high production standards... J&B Hi J&B, Thank you for your comment. I am glad you like the song. I am sure your Border Collie is very cute. We had a dog at home for a long time. It was just 8 years ago that we had a cat for the first time. I must confess we were instantly knocked out by her. Hiroshi
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Nice work HiroshiK! Really enjoyed this piece, the overall timbres are very warm and soft; just like cats are. Well done! Hi Joe, Thank you for your comment. I am glad you enjoyed it. Hiroshi
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