Song #12 of 26 – Just Like Jesus

Initial BIAB Style – _12STACF – Fast Country Boogie w/ Pedal Steel (although in the end, I didn't actually use the Pedal Steel)

Track #1 – RT1949: Piano, Acoustic, Soloist PopRootsy, John Ev 16
Track #2 – Guitar Soloist: Kontakt VSTi with Inidiginus Renaissance Nylon
Track #3 – RealBass 518: Bass, Electric, Pop HalfNotes Ev 085
Track #4 – RealDrums: NashvilleEven8^2-SideStick,HiHat
Track #5 – RealPiano 365: Guitar, Acoustic Fingerpicking Ev 085
Track #6 – RealGuitar 1118: Guitar, 12-String Acoustic, Strumming Ev
Track #7 – RealStrings 811: Piano, Acoustic, Solo Acc PopVancouver Ev
Track #8 – Strings: Orchestral Companion Strings VSTi with Ens Strings Espressivo

Chris and John trade lead vocals and John sings the harmony vocal; vocals were all run through Melodyne 4 to pull them a little better in tune, with slight reverb using Anwida Soft Reverb Light VST.


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Just Like Jesus
by Chris Werle and John Ford
Copyright 2000 by Chris Werle and John Ford

1 If I could be a light to the world for even just one day,
I'd travel far to the ends of the earth to help the lost find their way.
And then, when my journey was through, there'd be no more dismay.
Just like Jesus, I'd make it all go away, I pray. I'd make it all go away.

2 If I could be a maker of peace, I tell you what I'd do:
I'd garner trust in the hearts of men, to every nation be true.
And then, when my labor was through, there'd be no war or fray.
Just like Jesus, I'd make it all go away, I pray. I'd make it all go away.

BRIDGE
And then, when my labor was through, there'd be no war or fray.
Just like Jesus, I'd make it all go away, I pray. I'd make it all go away.

3 If I could sing praise to the Lord, I'd call upon His name.
I'd make known all the things He has done. Thanks to Him I'd proclaim.
And then, when my tribute was through, no doubting hearts would stay.
Just like Jesus, I'd make them all go away, I pray.
I'd make them all go away.

ENDING
Just like Jesus. Just like Jesus. Just like Jesus.
I'd make them all go away.


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Since I’ve been teleworking since March 2020 (as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic), that has afforded me time at home to work on all the original songs my buddy Chris Werle and I (John Ford) have written. Chris wrote the lyrics, chords, and melody. I then transcribe it into notation, since Chris doesn’t read music. I then write the harmonies, most of the instrumental solos and/or counter melodies, arrange all the instruments, and put everything together.

All songs started in Band-in-a-Box (and some of them are over 20 years old). Then they were worked up in either PowerTracks Pro or RealBand. Since Chris and I live in different states now, I had to rely on previously recorded vocals and his guitar playing from old PowerTracks or RealBand .SEQ files. Because of limitations in RealBand with some VSTi’s, I did have to export the some of the MIDI tracks out of RealBand and render them to audio in Cakewalk (for those that RealBand didn’t render properly), after which I would bring the audio back into RealBand. But most of the songs and the final mix were exclusively rendered from RealBand.

My goal here is to post one song each day until all 26 of the songs have been posted. Some have been posted previously, but I have gone back and reworked all of them, so they are all new mixes and are different from what was originally posted.

Most of the songs are Christian in nature, so if that’s not your thing, that’s fine. But it’s our thing. So without further ado, here is the music.

John

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