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Rockin CrocksThere's a story behind this one. First, it's just a musical bed - no vocal and a quasi-lead piano. The story: My best friend owns the bowling alley in a nearby town. He asked me if I liked Elton John. I told him I liked him quite a bit. He told me Elton John was one of his favorites. He then asked me if I'd ever written a song in an Elton John style. I told him I had not. He challenged me to do so. he said he didn't want a sugary sweet song like Candle In The Wind or Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word. He said he wanted to hear something that would knock the lint out of his belly button as he listened. (He has way with words!) I told him I thought I could write the music to a song like he wanted, but there'd be no vocal - I can barely sing Mary Had A Little Lamb, let alone like Elton John. (But I do have a pretty decent cover of Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word). Anyway, this is what I came up with. Whatcha Think? Alan Title: Rockin Crocks File:Rockin Crocks.SGU Key=A , Tempo 170, Length (m:s)=2:26 Style is _BENDER.STY (Bender New Orleans Hard Rock) RealTracks in style: 2429:Bass, Electric, NewOrleansMardiGras Ev16 085 RealTracks in style: 2431:Piano, Acoustic, Rhythm NewOrleansMardiGrasKevin Ev16 085 RealTracks in style: 2585:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm PunkHeldPlus Ev 165 RealTracks in style: 2584:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm PunkMuted Ev 165 RealDrums in style:RockHardLA^1-a:Snare, HiHat , b:Snare, Loose HiHat
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Alan,
I'm convinced there is no style you cannot conquer. This sounds like Elton through & through. A great rocking groove, great instrumentation and an awesome hard-hitting mix.
Loved it!
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Hi Alan!
It would be interesting to see how many of our songwriters on this forum can take this ‘bed’ and put melody and lyrics to it, and record the vocal over the top!
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It's quite successful. Well done Alan
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Alan, wow! You can really find the gold in these RTs! That piano really was grooving! Great job, enjoyed it!
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Alan,
I'm convinced there is no style you cannot conquer. This sounds like Elton through & through. A great rocking groove, great instrumentation and an awesome hard-hitting mix.
Loved it!
Bob Bob, You are much too nice. But I can manage to live with it - don't stop! I like almost all genres of music. Thus, I explore and experiment with many different sounds as I have the time. Besides, I like Sir Elton's music a lot. Glad you enjoyed it! Alan
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Hi Alan!
It would be interesting to see how many of our songwriters on this forum can take this ‘bed’ and put melody and lyrics to it, and record the vocal over the top!
Andrew D Thanks for the listen and very nice comments. I would love to hear someone author a lyric and the vocalize it! Thanks for the listen! Alan
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It's quite successful. Well done Alan Laurent, Thank you very much. I'm happy to hear you think I did OK with it. Thanks for letting me know! Best to you, Alan
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Alan, wow! You can really find the gold in these RTs! That piano really was grooving! Great job, enjoyed it! Thank ya, sir! I appreciate all that. This one took me a little longer than most of my songs - about 6 hours. Glad ya enjoyed it! Alan
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Oh, yeah, I can see big round sunglasses and Liberace flamboyance when I listen. How does the alley owner like it? Definitely something Elton would do. It's like what he would send to Tuapin and wait for the lyrics. Well done, Alan!! Always a treat.
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Yep, could definitely be an early Elton song. Structure it a bit more (add a bridge and make a more distinctive chorus), find a singer on Fiverr and get famous 
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Ya gotta love the title! Great backstory that came to coooool fruition with this production! Yeah, it's so easy to see him, costume, and all tickling the ivories. It's amazing how well that rhythm piano captured the vibe in lieu of a solo-accompaniment track Excellent, J&B
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I think it's a great sound, Alan. It's Elton-inspired but all you.
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Hectic and fun, but I think it would be a lot better if there was an alternative instrument playing a solo in the middle third; ie: not just a few seconds of something else.
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Alan, not only did you knock the lint out of my belly button you knock my socks off as well as my glasses!
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Mission accomplished, Alan! Six hours, well, you did say he is your best friend. Great work, I could hear a bit of Croc Rock in the progression, if my ears don't deceive me.
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Oh, yeah, I can see big round sunglasses and Liberace flamboyance when I listen. How does the alley owner like it? Definitely something Elton would do. It's like what he would send to Tuapin and wait for the lyrics. Well done, Alan!! Always a treat. Thanks, Mario. Sorry for the late reply, Di is struggling and that comes first. Glad you liked it! Uh ... you got Mr. Taupin's number? He could write a great lyric about how to prepare pickled pigs feet and make it sound great. (I'll pass the pigs feet, though!). Take care, Alan
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Yep, could definitely be an early Elton song. Structure it a bit more (add a bridge and make a more distinctive chorus), find a singer on Fiverr and get famous Thanks, B.D. I was over on Fiverr several days ago and looking around. Good suggestion! Best to youl. Alan
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Ya gotta love the title! Great backstory that came to coooool fruition with this production! Yeah, it's so easy to see him, costume, and all tickling the ivories. It's amazing how well that rhythm piano captured the vibe in lieu of a solo-accompaniment track Excellent, J&B Thanks so much, folks! And yeah, appearance aside, he does tickle those keys quite nicely. I was looking at my bank account yesterday. It looks pretty good, but I think Sir Elton has a few more numbers than i do before the decimal point. And yeah, that RT carries the load quite nicely. Best to yas, Alan
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I think it's a great sound, Alan. It's Elton-inspired but all you. Thanks a bunch, Beth. I appreciate that! Alan
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