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Let's Get Drunk For Joy After several dark and depressing songs from me, I think you deserve something more cheerful. But those expecting complex chord changes will be disappointed, because this has only 3 chords  I participated in a 3 chord song contest on a local forum with the original version of this song. It got positive reactions, so I decided to make an English version using the softest Synth V vocalist I have, namely Saros and Weina, Saros really sounds soothing on those lower notes. To make those chords sound more interesting, I used quite a lot of microchords with rapid changes between them. And, of course, those three chords are not the simplest ones: A7sus, DMaj7, Gm6/Bb  And based on my experience, the message of the song is quite simple: drinking alone is depressing, drinking with someone doubles the joy. RealDrums: DanceHallClassicWes PopPepSquad^03-a:Quiet hihat, digital snare, b:Cheers, Quiet hihat Loop: Pop-Soul-RnB\Pop - pop_ballad_Drums_108_b ev16.wav RealTracks: 683:Bass, Electric, PopHalfNotesPush Ev 120 4006:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm ModPopSoulRiffs Ev16 130 3703:Guitar, Acoustic, Fingerpicking 90sAcRockSlowGroove Ev 090 3718:Guitar, Baritone Acoustic, Rhythm Americana8ths Ev 120 3197:Guitar, Electric, Soloist PopBalladMellowBrent Ev 130 1744:Synth, Rhythm ModernDancePopRaveDrops Ev 120 2581:Synth, Rhythm PopBell8ths Ev 120 Vocals: Synthesizer V Saros & Weina Mixed in Cakewalk by BandLab (Ozone 11, Neoverb, Nectar 4, Neutron 4) Lyrics: We must undergo the pain fight it hard but never numb lips and knuckles can swell up the kiss of death shall never come. Grieving has to shake us up to remove all stubborn smut so that we could pristinely feel zest in our guts. I don't drink alone I don't sink for sadness I toast just for joy in your presence and gladness for love and beauty in lust for life. We must double our joy not let this bliss be watered down happy hearts may effervesce they bubble free and can't be drowned. Raise the glasses to wake up chemistry in every sense freeing the plague of luxury contagious and intense. I don't drink alone... Let's get drunk together off flavors of wines off the aura in eyes that shine. Let's taste the aromas of the succulent sweeties on our trips to nightly treats. I don't drink alone... ------------------------------ Janne
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Hi, Janne. As advertised, this is a happy song! Nice and upbeat, vocals sound great. I can tell you from experience I've managed to ruin more than a few songs by trying to be clever with too many complicated chords.
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Janne, happy song for sure! Nice, open arrangement, and those vocalists sound great. Great use of microchords, I need to give those another look. THANKS for posting!
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Who's Joy? Whose Joy? Another Popfinger pleasure for sure. Great use of the microchords option, and wow it's hard to imagine this only has three chords. No 1-4-5 here. I really dig the driving beat. Really enjoying the lyrics, and you fashion those synth voices so well. Excellent harmony. Excellent write, Janne. Have one for me.
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Hi, Janne. As advertised, this is a happy song! Nice and upbeat, vocals sound great. I can tell you from experience I've managed to ruin more than a few songs by trying to be clever with too many complicated chords. Thanks David for your positive feedback It is hard to believe that complicated chords could ruin a song  Janne
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Janne, happy song for sure! Nice, open arrangement, and those vocalists sound great. Great use of microchords, I need to give those another look. THANKS for posting! Thanks DC Ron for your pleasant comment Yes, I recommend trying microchords, they can create interesting variations even when used on just one instrument. Janne
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I like the slightly Latin side and the voices which are very well done. a success.
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Hey Janne, This is great! Loved it! Such a gorgeous production. The part about drinking made me a remember something my Mom said to me when I was a kid about the "drinking thing." For some reason my Dad and her felt I was growing older and needed to have "the conversation." Or, one of them! Anyway she said: "Dave, you know that place where people are trying to get to when they drink alcohol?" "Not really, Mom. I have never had any." "Well, anyway, what your father and I want you to know is, that place where they want to go, you don't need any artificial ingredients to get there, Dave. Because, I don't know how to say this, but...your brain is making its own juice." !!!!!!!!!!!! Ha ha ha. Things haven't changed much. Good song!!!!
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Wait, there are more than three chords?! Who knew!  Excellent, Janne, good write, and I really like the vocals too. Enjoyed!
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Janne,
This is excellent. You really do some outstanding work with the Synth V voices.
Everything sounds great and the mix is awesome.
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Janne, just what I needed, a happy go luck drinking song.
Super synth vocals.
Great backing band and mix.
Loved it.
BUT now I have to go and crack open a beer. Don't fret, I will toast it to you!
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Who's Joy? Whose Joy? Another Popfinger pleasure for sure. Great use of the microchords option, and wow it's hard to imagine this only has three chords. No 1-4-5 here. I really dig the driving beat. Really enjoying the lyrics, and you fashion those synth voices so well. Excellent harmony. Excellent write, Janne. Have one for me. Cheers Marty and thanks for your insightful comment I can reveal that Happy is Joy's cousin and Ms. Ery is Joy's mother-in-law And as Stimpy puts it: 'Happy happy joy joy'. Janne
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I like the slightly Latin side and the voices which are very well done. a success.
Laurent Thanks Laurent for your positive comment Janne
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This is a most joyful write and sounds like it was fun to create too.
There’s almost a rumba feel to it that gives us “happy feet.” Saros and Weina are a perfect fit for each other and we agree with you on the soothing quality of Saros’s low notes.
Great band choice and mix ... no surprise there.
Thanks for lifting us up!
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Bouncy and upbeat! The three chords work like a charm. Mix is spot on. Excellent work with the synth voices. Those synths sound like it would be too complicated for me to figure out to use them.
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HI Janne,
Definitely a fun song! I really like the percussive elements.
I've used the micro chord option a few times and found them to me quite nice for certain songs. I enjoyed this a lot!
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Cool tune Janne. Loved the song. I grew up on 3 chords songs. Excellent groove. Super vocal and lyric. Well done
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It certainly has a positive and happy feel, but for my personal taste the percussion makes it a bit hectic.
Nevertheless, I enjoyed the listen.
Good work on the harmonies!
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Hi Janne,
I sometimes have the same feelings as where your post started with; "after several dark and depressing songs... etc."
And the you come up with something cheerful: Drinking!
Sometimes I do that on my one, but only after a hard days work on making songs or reparing things in the house, coocking, or whatever reason.
But at first: your songs can be dark sometimes, but never depressing. I understand you feel that way, but your songs always have a nice twist in them that give me - at least- a smile or a melancholic feeling.
Second: This song is a lovely, funny song with very good use of the artificial vocals. I'm still thinking of making a duet with one or more AI vocals, but I'm still a bit scared of the amount of work that entails.
So, I love your song. Maybe the percussion could use some reverb, but I'm not very sure about that.
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This is great! Loved it! Such a gorgeous production. The part about drinking made me a remember something my Mom said to me when I was a kid about the "drinking thing." For some reason my Dad and her felt I was growing older and needed to have "the conversation." Or, one of them! Anyway she said: "Dave, you know that place where people are trying to get to when they drink alcohol?" "Not really, Mom. I have never had any." "Well, anyway, what your father and I want you to know is, that place where they want to go, you don't need any artificial ingredients to get there, Dave. Because, I don't know how to say this, but...your brain is making its own juice." !!!!!!!!!!!! Ha ha ha. Things haven't changed much. Good song!!!! Thanks David for your positive feedback And thanks for the fun story, your mom was right, your brain is making the most creative juice on this forum, and I surely enjoy its juiciness Janne
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