Originally Posted by jannesan
What a fun song with a nice punchline in the end, creative songwriting. I don't know what genre this song is, or actually I do, it is Marty genre smile Some blues, some country and a lot of heart. Nice groove with the BIAB band, EZ & bass, expressive singing. The harmonica solo is simply superb, nice dialog with the vocals.

Janne
Thanks, Janne. Coincidently I just finished a discussion of genres with Chris Spruit. Yep, I guess I have no respect for the pigeon-holing process. You're right, Bob did a great job agreeing with the vocal and expounding on the story.

Originally Posted by dcuny
Hi, Marty.

Ha!

Fun write, and Bob did you good with his excellent harmonica playing.

Hello, David. You know how you play the chord progression and eventually words start taking the place of your da-da-das. "She's got a kid and yadda da" was first. Next, yadda yadda was replaced by "and it's me." Since I didn't want it to be cornily all about me, I took the route of many guys I knew who were turned off by the thought of an instant family. The cowboy theme came with the words driftin' and clear blue sky. You are so right about Bob's excellent contribution.

Originally Posted by Rustyspoon#
Hey team,
cool western satire tune, clever word play. Excellent bass & harmonica playing. Vocals are clear and easy to make out without reading text. Solid mix. Thank you for sharing.
Misha.
Thanks for listening and your kind comment, Misha. It was a blast working with Bob.

Originally Posted by DC Ron
Super cool tune, guys. Can I be the only one that thought from the post title that Bob Millard had fathered a kid? Ha! A lively toe tapper, and a LOT of fun, even with my brief confusion.
Thanks, Ron, and you are not alone. Seems a lot of titles followed by "on Soundcloud" or "on YouTube" end up humorous, and I thought this one would sound even more hilarious adding Bob's name. I'm sure his wife would do a double-take and have a few questions.

Originally Posted by Noel96
Hi Marty,

This is a great listen. It's an excellent write, an excellent arrangement and terrific performances. You and and Bob have really pulled out all the stops on this one. It was very easy to hear that a lot fun went into making this track. You've both done a great job.

--Noel
Thanks so much, Noel. You're right, we had a blast, and will have to do it more.

Enjoy whatever happens!
marty

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