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And now for something completely different. Well, it's more Firesign Theatre than Monty Python. It's ostensibly about a young partier who overdoes it and gets sick on a Ferris wheel. It's about the ups and downs of growing up, and why we long for Neverland. I took it as an opportunity to use accordion, mandolin and marimba in the same song.

Although I've been using BiaB in other ways since last century, this was one of the first songs I did in 2019 when I decided to do some DAW recording. I thought it sounded alright back then. HA! But then I found this forum. Well, after all the advice that I found here, I decided to try to take the same stems and reprocess them. Any comments to help further improve it are much appreciated.

Style is _SOFTROK.STY (Dreamy Soft Rock)

RealTracks in song: 1262:Piano, Acoustic, Rhythm PopShiningHeld Ev 120
RealTracks in style: 691:Guitar, Acoustic, Strumming AcRockBright Ev 120
RealTracks in song: ~1025:Guitar, Electric, Strumming CleanOpen Ev 120
RealTracks in song: 1287:Accordion, Rhythm TexMex2Beat Ev 120
RealTracks in song: 3190:Mandolin, Soloist, CelticHornpipeAndy Sw16 070
RealTracks in song: 3523:Marimba, Rhythm IslandGroove Ev16 100
RealDrums [in style:RockSoftEven8^1-a:Snare, HiHat , b:Snare Ride

I played bass, sang and did the voices.

On The Ferris Wheel

Who's that said to me hours ago, "Let's go out for a ride"?
We got far out, and then... I don't know. Something happened inside.
All I know is we take this turn, and find our way to the pier.
And all the joints we passed by were burnt. But how I ended up here
drinking this beer...? I don't know.

On the ferris wheel we go 'round and 'round,
singing songs that go up and up, then down.
On the pier of steel we get lost 'n' found---
both feet off of the ground.

Is there somebody I can tell? Is there somebody here?
A doc in the house? A fool in the cell? Someone, lend me your ear.
Where is here? Where are we right now?
I lost my face in the crowd. Someone's spinnin' me. Holy cow!
Why's that bell spinning loud? What can this mean? (Is it a Leslie ringing)

On the ferris wheel we go 'round and 'round,
slightly back as it lifts us off the ground.
All the beer we spill never makes a sound
as it's gravity bound.

BR: There's only one problem I cannot deny:
wherever they got 'em, I can never ride the ferris wheel this high. Hello.

The ginger baker ran out of cream making domino pie.
The taffy bender began to scream, 'though we will never know why. (He's twisted)
If you say to me, "How do you do?", I don't do very well.
But if you do to me how you do do, then we've got something to tell
everyone else. (While they're singing:)

All way round we go, stomachs letting go.Just look out below. Oh-oh. NO!
We'll get off in time. Walk the crooked line. Everything is fine, is it?
'Round and 'round we go, but when it stops we know
we both have to go home. Oh, oh, no.
Now it's getting slow. Yes, it's swinging low...
We both have to go home... with both feet back on the ground.
(All riders, have your tickets ready.)

Enjoy whatever happens!
marty

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