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Mario, Fun lyrics, cool guitar playing. Drums are a bit hidden, but overall great overall effort. Thank you for sharing. Misha. P.S. This is not as weird as your Santa tune last year 
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Always good to end on a Blue note. Mario. That ensure they'll be back for more, and we will. And a nod to the rich cats. The rest of us don't often think of them this way.
Outstanding lyrics, and a fun vocal to present them. Man, I love that line: "She got the elevator and he got the shaft." Good one, Mario. I'll be back for more next year. Thanx Marty. I also will be back next year.
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Mario, Fun lyrics, cool guitar playing. Drums are a bit hidden, but overall great overall effort. Thank you for sharing. Misha. P.S. This is not as weird as your Santa tune last year Thanx Misha. It appears as though I can only come up with comic lyrics as all other lyrics I try suck!
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Hi, Mario. nbsp:nbsp:nbsp: The paper was on time
nbsp:nbsp:nbsp:But my wife was late o boyHa!  Love the guitars! I thought they were from BiaB until I checked the notes. The drum seems overprocessed and distant to my ears, but I'm no expert, Nice to hear your voice. I enjoyed the song - congratulations for getting another in under the wire!
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Hi, Mario. nbsp:nbsp:nbsp: The paper was on time
nbsp:nbsp:nbsp:But my wife was late o boyHa! Love the guitars! I thought they were from BiaB until I checked the notes. The drum seems overprocessed and distant to my ears, but I'm no expert, Nice to hear your voice. I enjoyed the song - congratulations for getting another in under the wire! Thanx David for this very kind review, especially that guitar comment. Yes I think I did over process the drums.
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HI Mario,
I always enjoy it when you do a vocal - should do it more! Maybe just a tad more higher EQ (not much) and a bit more reverb. Guitar work sounding great! A fun lyric and a nice listern!
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Well done Mario. Excellent vocal and loved the lyric. Guitar callbacks were excellent. Love the blues..
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Man, that was full of funny lines. You definitely should write more lyrics and sing them. Nice guitar work and a great way to finish off the year, Tom
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Nice blues guitar, and loved the lyrics, Mario!
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Super cool tune, Mario! +1 for more future vocals and lead guitar, both were really, REALLY fine. Agree with prior comments on vocal and drum processing tweaks. Oh, and like the splash ending, too! Just a lot of fun all the way through...
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HI Mario,
I always enjoy it when you do a vocal - should do it more! Maybe just a tad more higher EQ (not much) and a bit more reverb. Guitar work sounding great! A fun lyric and a nice listern!
Happy New Year!
Alan & Di Thanx all for listening and those constructive comments. Well done Mario. Excellent vocal and loved the lyric. Guitar callbacks were excellent. Love the blues.. Thanx Scott
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Man, that was full of funny lines. You definitely should write more lyrics and sing them. Nice guitar work and a great way to finish off the year, Tom Thanx so much Tom. My lyrics, singing, and mixing of them are one of my weakest points so I am reluctant to showcase them. But maybe I will try harder next year. Nice blues guitar, and loved the lyrics, Mario! Thanx so much Bob.
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Hey Mario...great to hear you sing and the lead ax is great! I'm not rich so I can't identify with the song but I enjoyed the song!
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Hey Mario...great to hear you sing and the lead ax is great! I'm not rich so I can't identify with the song but I enjoyed the song! Thanx so much Dan. I'm not rich either so I can't relate either. I mean rich monetarily, however I am very rich and blessed in other areas!
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We can hear the smile in your vocals!
There are so many clever lines but the last really takes the cake, Mario. 😊
Not only did we enjoy your fun vocal but your guitar fits perfectly too.
You know we love your blues!
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We can hear the smile in your vocals!
There are so many clever lines but the last really takes the cake, Mario. 😊
Not only did we enjoy your fun vocal but your guitar fits perfectly too.
You know we love your blues!
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Mario, I haven't heard you sing since that math song you did a while back - and they're my favorites of yours. This is great. I had a smile on my face all the way through. Great idea and loved those lines you came up with! Great guitar work too. Man this one was fun!
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Mario,
Hmmm, not sure why you feel out of your comfort zone . . . it’s a good blue tunes with a sweet solo and a compelling vocal. Really like that organ . . . or at least that what it sounds like thought I don’t see it listed. Would love to hear more of this type of stuff from you.
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Mario, I haven't heard you sing since that math song you did a while back - and they're my favorites of yours. This is great. I had a smile on my face all the way through. Great idea and loved those lines you came up with! Great guitar work too. Man this one was fun!
Brad Thanx so much Brad. Singing is out of my comfort zone as I am more of an instrumentalist guy. Also mixing a vocal is one of my weak points. However I plan on trying to sing more this year.
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Mario,
Hmmm, not sure why you feel out of your comfort zone . . . it’s a good blue tunes with a sweet solo and a compelling vocal. Really like that organ . . . or at least that what it sounds like thought I don’t see it listed. Would love to hear more of this type of stuff from you.
Deej Thanx DeeJ. Singing is out of my comfort zone as I am more of an instrumentalist guy. Also mixing a vocal is one of my weak points. However I plan on trying to sing more this year. That is an organ, a Hammond B3: Piano - Arturia B3 - preset - Gimme Some Lovin'
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