Spending Time With You

First, quick apology for the long opening narrative. I tried to pare it down, but ...

Recently, Noel Adams asked me if I would post/repost one of Di's recordings because many of the newer forum members have never heard her sing ... and, hopefully not so ... she might not be able to sing again due to poor health. Note: she IS getting better! Noel wanted the new members to have that opportunity. Also, I've thrown out some thoughts about a few subtle changes we would like to make. Any comments on those thoughts are welcome.

We wrote this one in 2011 and recorded it in 2013 ... not too long after we ventured into the wonderful world of Band In A Box. The recording quality, from a technical POV, is far from wonderful as we were brand new at this sort of thing. I think our abilities have improved a little since then. We posted the original here on the forum a little over five years ago. At that time we'd titled it "The Best Thing I Do For Me". We're open to opinions on the title. Our original post was an MP3 on Soundclick. The link above leads to a Wave file on Soundcloud. The genesis of the song is ... one day Di said "Write me a sultry song." Yep ... just like that! I said okay, but you help.

In this paragraph, I'm reiterating some possible flaws I hear in the mix. Open to more opinions regarding that. Her vocal track is a little too forward in the mix, I believe, and is also just a wee bit ahead of the backing tracks. Also, there is a little too much reverb on her voice for songs representing that era. We hope to rerecord it if Di's voice ever allows that again.

We no longer have the original tracks, so we can't make those adjustments, nor can I post the tracks here. I promise you ... they're all BIAB backing tracks, except the guitar solo is me. The old computer fried, causing us to lose the folder with the tracks on the HD, as well as corrupting the files on the memory stick (used for our backup files ... so much for that!) we had in the USB port. We're also going to make a few small changes in the lyric. The lyric changes, we believe, will put the two affected lines back into the subject's personal arena/activities and not refer out to to something that's observed or thought, as the original lines suggested. Any opinions on that?

All that said, I think this is the best representation of her vocal acumen. For those who'd like to see a video (from 2013) of her singing (I'm helping her out a little bit), I've posted a link to an online karaoke site we belong to but haven't been very active on the past few years. Since it's not a BIAB created song, I'll pull down that link if anyone objects ... no offense taken if so. The link is posted after the lyric ... the very last thing in this post.

Thank you, Noel, for your kind thoughts regarding Di's vocal performances. And thanks to everyone else for tolerating us again!

Lyric

Spending Time With You (Eb)

© 2011 Alan D. David, BMI / Diana Bowers, BMI - All Rights Reserved

(v1)
I like champagne in a crystal glass
And I sure do like my bubble bath
And then I like to paint my toes
Maybe put a little bit of powder on my nose
I like my steaks medium rare
Enjoying life without a care
I like a man in a stylish hat (new lyric: And relaxing with a quiet nap)
But there’s one thing I like more than that

CHORUS
I love being pampered
We both know that’s true
But it’s all second best
To the day we said “I do”
The best thing I do for me
Is spending time with you

(v2)
I like shopping, buying new clothes
And I like ribbons, buttons and bows
It’s hard to beat a night on the town
Or sitting and reading when there ain’t no one else around
Daydreaming in the afternoon
Or talking to myself in a quiet room
Those things are nice, yes it’s a fact (new lyric: Lying on the couch and petting my cat)
But there’s one thing I like more than that

CHORUS
I love being pampered
We both know that’s true
But it’s all second best
To the day we said “I do”
The best thing I do for me
Is spending time with you

TAG
Ooooh…ooooh…ooooh
Best thing I do for me is, spending time with you


If you're interested, and no one objects, here's a link to the karaoke video I mentioned above (We were both 66 years old at the time):

http://www.singsnap.com/karaoke/r/ae5f6669a

Last edited by Al-David; 11/05/19 04:58 PM.
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