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Hey I seriously enjoyed this. The video quality is excellent. All the way around, just a marvelous production. Merry Christmas y'all. 
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Love that strong bass, Bud. Great tone. You guys are really knocking me out with these videos. Each one better than the last, which was already good. Wish I was your neighbor, man. You guys have so much fun. WOW, when you come in with that solo, Peter, it drives this magnificent song to the higher echelons of musical mastery. Janice, your vocals are superior and I love that you bring those background gals in to complete it.
[Now the word SCAT. I remember the first time I heard it was also what bears do in the woods. "No! That is what the best improvisational singers do." And where did that expression "going south" get to mean a bad thing? Heck, you guys prove both of my points.]
Happy Christmas to all of you. Thanks for mentioning the bass Marty albeit a super simple pattern It would be most cool to have you hike around the property. We are always pointing out coyote scat on our bike rides and hikes so we thought the three meanings of the word interesting at the least. We appreciate your comments! J&B
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Thanks for all the comments on my part in this fun song.
Bud's emerging video production skills along with Janice's dancing & singing are wonderful highlights of this production.
Thanks again for inviting me in on this one.
Merry Christmas to all on the forum and hopefully 2022 brings some normality somewhere down the track.
Peter
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Hi Janice, Bud and Peter,
Automatically I interpreted Scat in Dutch (Schat), but reading the lyrics, it meant something different.
Schat means darling and google couldn't tell me wat scat meant, but it has to be something nasty, like get lost.
And that is what Janice had to sing all the time; about those nasty men...
But the song is lovely, swinging and gives a cheerful mood when listening.
My feet are still swinging a bit. Will take some moments to stop that.
And the song is very well mixed. Sounded bright and bassy where it had to be.
Compliments for that to Peter (bright guitar) and Budd (swell mix) and of course Janice with brilliant vocals.
Lovely house too!
Nice weekend,
Hans Hahahaha Scat singing is a term for what mostly jazz or jazzy big band singers used to do. Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong were the masters of it. The singer just riffs verbal sounds that aren't actually words to sometimes imitate an instrument. Scatting is what Janice is doing during the dance. Scat also means go away. So the name of the song was intended to be a double entendre. Glad you like it and that it got your feet swinging!! Happy Holidays! J&B
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Wow..! great singing voice, so smooth...
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What a cool Video! Our once shy Janice is really coming out. You go girl!  Fun song - Well written, sung and mixed. Much enjoyed. Josie Thank you Josie. Well, Janice said the only audience when videoing is me Glad you liked it and Merry Christmas! J&B
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Bud, your productions are always so crisp, clean, and clear.
The guitar was communicating throughout. How work on that guitar.
Enjoyed the video. Did the bike run over any scat?
Satiny smooth vocal! Everything presented well. Glad you liked it. There’s plenty of coyote scat on our trails! Reckon scat is a triple entendre J&B
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Fantastic production all the way around. Janice's dance is so cool! Wonderful story telling. You own Vimeo.
Oh yeah, and a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! to all the fine folks at PGM and everything they do for us. Very well done, the three of you!
Nice video too.
Rob and Anne-Marie Thanks y’all! And best to you over the holidays and new year. J&B
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This is a very cool tune. Loved the groove to the song. Peters guitar was superb. And of course the vocal always perfect. And the scatting is an art in itself. Super production Bud. Well done Thanks Scott. It was a fun project. We are enjoying this video thing! J&B
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Janice, Bud and Peter,
Very nice Blues. So fun.
Bass and guitar are in good mood
Janice's vocal is also the best.
Wonderful scat.
The video is also good.
I feel America in driving on the right side.
Enjoyed my listen and watch a lot.
Best regards.
Shigeki Adachi Thanks Shigeki and we appreciate you mentioning the scat verse! Have a great new year, J&B
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Great to see this again!
Love the song, and of course, love seeing Janice do her cool thang! Scat is awesome.
Nice job on the video too, Bud, and Peter always brings his "A" game.
Best to all three of you for Christmas, looking forward to hearing what you do in 2022! Thanks Dave! We appreciate your support very much and wish you and yours a very happy new year. J&B
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SO good. And SO much fun!
Y'all ALL really knock-it-outta-the-park. Awesome Bass! Awesome guitar. Awesome vocals.
The mix is SUPERB.
Video is killer. One of the best ever presented on the forums. They get better and better with every new offering. The quality of the video recording is STUNNING! The camera work AND the performance are to be commended!!
SO good.
SO much fun!!
fj Thank you for the vocal, guitar and bass compliments. And, wow, your remark regarding the video made the learning and time all worthwhile. We appreciate the years of support, collabs and friendship. Best to you and yours for the new year and onward! J&B
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Hello Janice, Bud and Peter
Great song
Really top sung and played
The video fits very well
Your song is really great.
Many greetings
Andi ;-) Thanks for watching and the nice comments! J&B
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Hello Janice, Bud and Peter
Great song
Really top sung and played
The video fits very well
Your song is really great.
Many greetings
Andi ;-) Thanks for watching and glad you liked it! J&B
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A wonderful Xmas gift!!! All my best to the wonderful band and the queen of the forum!! Merry Xmas!! Take care. Greg Thanks Greg. Happy new year. J&B Hi, Bud and Janice !:))
This is as good as it
possibly can get !
Janice the scat mama - splendid !
I loved it !
You two should have the most
happy Holidays !
Cheers
Dani Thanks Dani. Glad you liked the scat singing. Best to you and yours for the new year. J&B
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J&B/Peter,
Wow the whole band sounds great! Bud, you should play on more tracks! That bass sounds as good or better than any of the realtracks IMHO! Everything sounds perfect! Thanks, Torrey Thanks. And the bass comment is much appreciated! J&B You three are dynamite together! Peter's axe, Janice's singing, and
Bud playing bass are absolutely fantastic. The video was a perfect choice for this song.
Loved it. Glad you liked it Mario! J&B Hey I seriously enjoyed this. The video quality is excellent. All the way around, just a marvelous production. Merry Christmas y'all. Thank you! J&B Wow..! great singing voice, so smooth... Thanks! J&B
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