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Links:I got a little bored with my usual BIAB style, so I decided to write something different, in a retro 80's Synth-Pop style. Not very sophisticated, even by my own (low) standards, but hey, it's fun and catchy. I figured this forum would be the _perfect_ audience for a Teen-Pop song  Enjoy my 2-chord epic and write something, I can take it  As always, a BIG thank you to Marty for listening to it and giving feedback. I hope you didn't suffer too much! Some technical information:Style: SPIRALS.STY, but there's not much left of it The band: Synthesizers: 1751, me, myself and I Bass: me Drums: yours truly Guitar: guess who Vocals: Goldmania Bella You can find the lyrics in the next post.
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Title: All I Want Is U
(Chorus)
I love you
I want you
No matter what I do
You look away
I need you
To love me
No matter what I try
I look you in the eye
I guess you have no clue
You're way too cool
I'm such a fool
I could have anyone
But all I want is you
Okay, and now?
(Verse)
I change my hair, wear my best dress
But you walk by, you just don't care
And I guess, have to confess
As long as I'm not with you, my life will be a mess
(Bridge)
All dolled up, with make-up and stuff
A sexy look, but that's not enough
I think I give up
You live in your own bubble
You're trouble, trouble, trouble
(Chorus)
Cause I love you
I want you
No matter what I do
You look away
I need you
To love me
No matter what I try
I look you in the eye
I guess you have no clue
You're way too cool
I'm such a fool
I could have anyone
But all I want is you
(Chorus)
I love you
I want you
No matter what I do
You look away
I need you
To love me
No matter what I try
I look you in the eye
I guess you have no clue
You're way too cool
I'm such a fool
I could have anyone
But all I want is you
(Outro)
La la la
La la la
La la la la
La la la la
La la la la la la la la
La la la la
La la la la
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B.D., very fun and catchy. Definitely captures a certain style of pop music. Like that it has a synth focus but is light and airy, and not a relentless wall of fuzz. The vocals are really nice, too. So...well done!
DC Ron
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Brain, you captured that era perfectly.
Super groove
Great vocals.
Outstanding backing tracks
Super mix.
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The melody & phrasing have a def. ABBA thing on top of the synth/dance party music.
Cheers
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Hi, B.D. As advertised, light 80's pop - light and fluffy. And importantly, it contains the word "fool", as any unrequited love song must.
-- David Cuny My virtual singer development blogVocal control, you say. Never heard of it. Is that some kind of ProTools thing?BiaB 2025 | Windows 11 | Reaper | Way too many VSTis.
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B.D.,
The production on this superb. Great song and Goldmania Bella has never sounded better.
EXCELLENT!
Bob
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Hi B.D.
Not a genre I'm an expert in but the imaginative production sounds just right.
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BD,
Damn Good.
Catchy. Excellent Pop. Vocals done right.
Solid mix.
That's a lot of U in there. Nice.
When you say you did Drums - what does that mean?
This is really well done.
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Very fun. Reminds me of Queen. My inner teenybopper is snapping along. More please.
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B.D., very fun and catchy. Definitely captures a certain style of pop music. Like that it has a synth focus but is light and airy, and not a relentless wall of fuzz. The vocals are really nice, too. So...well done! Thanks, Ron ![[Linked Image - Only viewable when logged in]](https://www.pgmusic.com/forums/images/icons/default/thumbs_up.gif) Hi-Pass and getting the synthesizers out of the center does most the job
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Brain, you captured that era perfectly.
Super groove
Great vocals.
Outstanding backing tracks
Super mix. Thanks a lot, Mario. Much appreciated!
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The melody & phrasing have a def. ABBA thing on top of the synth/dance party music. ABBA? I take that as a great compliment Thanks Ray! By the way, I'm planning to cover one of their songs, but I haven't decided which one yet, there are so many to choose from...
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Hi, B.D. As advertised, light 80's pop - light and fluffy. And importantly, it contains the word "fool", as any unrequited love song must. Thank you, David, Love and fool often come together, I think
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B.D.,
The production on this superb. Great song and Goldmania Bella has never sounded better.
EXCELLENT!
Bob Thanks Bob for your really nice words. Much appreciated!
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You had me hooked right from the start. I love the 80s sound. Ace production.
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This is cool, not BIAB, but still cool. I like the modern techo dance groove. Sounds like a pop hit.
Are your vocals AI or a real person?
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Hi B.D.
Not a genre I'm an expert in but the imaginative production sounds just right.
Vic Thanks a lot for your nice comment, Vic. Much appreciated!
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BD,
Damn Good.
Catchy. Excellent Pop. Vocals done right.
Solid mix.
That's a lot of U in there. Nice.
When you say you did Drums - what does that mean?
This is really well done.
fj Catchy pop, just what I was after. Thanks Floyd I made the drums with an E-drum that I got almost for free a few weeks ago. I couldn't find any suitable Realdrums, so I beat the poor thing until it felt right and recorded the MIDI. Not being a real drummer, my dynamics were all over the place and have been tweaked here and there, but the groove is basically unchanged and better than anything I've found in BIAB (at least for this genre). What you hear is the standard NI Kontakt “Pop” drum kit fed by my MIDI data.
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You know, Brain, You send me the song to check the lyrics, but I always get carried away with the song. You NEVER have anythng wrong in the lyrics, and actually craft them better than many of us who only have one language. There is one thing I can (facetiously) say that is wrong. The U doesn't mean You, except for the lazy folks; it means University. Surely the lazy will inherit the language and one day u will be right. I REALLY enjoy this song. So well crafted, recorded, mixed, mastered and then you come up with such a cool video. Wow what did you use to make you snyth a lip-syncer.
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