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This song has a "twist" at the end so, if you listen, please listen to the whole song. I'm doing all the singing and adding a little guitar but it's mostly BIAB. PLEASE DON'T READ THE LYRICS FIRST..........YOU'LL SPOIL IT. ****** Song Summary ************* Title: THREE O'CLOCK File:THREE O'CLOCK.SGU Key=C , Tempo 90, Length (m:s)=4:42 No intro. 104 bar chorus, from bar 1 to bar 104. Repeat x1 chorus No Melody No Soloist track. Song is saved with Volume, Pan, Reverb, Chorus, Bank0, Style is _JAZFUNK.STY (Jazz Funk Groovin') RealTracks in style: ~~1636:Bass, Electric, JazzFunkBreezy Ev16 075 RealTracks in style: ~~1639:Piano, Electric, Rhythm JazzFunkBreezy Ev16 075 RealTracks in style: ~~1637:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm JazzFunkBreezyChords Ev16 075 RealTracks in style: ~~1638:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm JazzFunkBreezyMuted Ev16 075 RealDrums in style:JazzFunkGroovin^1-a:Sidestick, Hihat , b:Snare, Hihat THREE O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING...........SITTING HERE ALONE THREE O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING...........SHE AIN'T AT HOME THREE O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING...........SOMETHING SURE AIN'T RIGHT THREE O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING..........GOT A FEELING....SOMETHING'S WRONG TONIGHT SOMETIMES SHE LIKES TO GO OUT NIGHTS...... CHECKING OUT THE TOWN SEARCHING FOR SOMETHING........SEE WHAT'S GOING DOWN I KNOW THAT GIRL JUST LIKES TO HAVE HER FUN...IT'S PART OF THE DEAL BUT WHEN IT GETS THIS LATE AT NIGHT...CAN'T HELP HOW I FEEL BUT IT'S THREE O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING....NOW .I'M GETTING SCARED NIGHTS CAN GET REAL DANGEROUS......THINGS CAN GET REAL BAD YOU GOTTA BE ON YOUR TOES....IF YOU PLAY THE NIGHTTIME GAME CAUSE IF YOU'RE NOT SMART ENOUGH., QUICK ENOUGH...IN A NEW YORK MINUTE, EVERYTHING CAN CHANGE BUT WAIT A MINUTE NOW I HEAR ...THE TINKLE OF A BELL SOME NOISES DOWN THE HALL....YEAH I CAN TELL BABY CAME BACK HOME....AND SHE'S OKAY SO NOW THOSE WORRIES IN MY MIND....CAN JUST FADE AWAY MAYBE SHE'S HUNGRY..COULD USE A LITTLE BITE I GUESS SHE'S HAD ENOUGH OF THIS PROWLING 'ROUND ... CALLING IT A NIGHT TIME FOR FANCY FEAST... I'LL PUT IT ON THE FLOOR SIT BACK AND JUST RELAX 'CAUSE FLUFFY'S HOME, WON'T BE WORRYING ANY MORE
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Hi Sol!
Ha! I was initially anticipating ‘Nightstalker’ vibes. The music certainly conjured that up - using that motif on guitar, e-piano etc.
Here in my home city, there’s a curfew because the kill rate of native wildlife is huge, so it’s not your loved one you should worry about!
Good song!
Andrew
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Hi Sol!
Ha! I was initially anticipating ‘Nightstalker’ vibes. The music certainly conjured that up - using that motif on guitar, e-piano etc.
Here in my home city, there’s a curfew because the kill rate of native wildlife is huge, so it’s not your loved one you should worry about!
Good song!
Andrew Glad you were surprised at the end. I like that song style because it's so simple yet effective ( I think).
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Hi, Sol. The rattle of the collar at 2:36 had me laughing.  Cool write! This line: But when it gets this late... Background Vocals:Three O'clock...also cracked me up. Fun song! 
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Hi, Sol. The rattle of the collar at 2:36 had me laughing. Cool write! This line: But when it gets this late... Background Vocals:Three O'clock...also cracked me up. Fun song! Thanks. I'm glad you like the song. I had a fun time writing it.
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I guessed it around line 5 or 6 - but that did not spoil the fun.
What a great song! Loved the concept. Lyrics, backing band, and sound fx mesh perfectly. And those ultra smooth vocals are the icing on the cake.
Well done.
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I guessed it around line 5 or 6 - but that did not spoil the fun.
What a great song! Loved the concept. Lyrics, backing band, and sound fx mesh perfectly. And those ultra smooth vocals are the icing on the cake.
Well done. Thank you so much. It was a lot of fun to write that song.
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Very clever Sol. Great groove and chord progression topped off with an outstanding vocal. Super lyrics!
I really enjoyed this and I'm glad that this wasn't a cat-astrofic adventure.
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Great job, ya got me good! Good thing you said not to read the lyrics first because that's what I normally do. Payoff was worth it, got a big grin on my face!
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Very clever Sol. Great groove and chord progression topped off with an outstanding vocal. Super lyrics!
I really enjoyed this and I'm glad that this wasn't a cat-astrofic adventure. "Cat-astrophic" made me laugh. Glad you like the tune
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Great job, ya got me good! Good thing you said not to read the lyrics first because that's what I normally do. Payoff was worth it, got a big grin on my face! Glad you followed directions and didn't read the lyrics first. I debated even putting the lyrics on there because I thought some people might read them first and mess up the surprise. Anyway, glad you like the song. I had fun writing it.
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It's very good and the ending is delicious.
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It's very good and the ending is delicious.
Laurent Thank you very much. I've never had one of my songs called delicious before. I like it.
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How many times has quarter-to-three shown up in a Blues song? Excellent vocal and guitar, Sol. I followed your directions and was very glad I did. I caught on a little before the end, but what a great twist.
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How many times has quarter-to-three shown up in a Blues song? Excellent vocal and guitar, Sol. I followed your directions and was very glad I did. I caught on a little before the end, but what a great twist. Thank you. I was hoping that people would follow directions and not read the lyrics first. Thanks for following directions and I'm glad you liked the song.
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I enjoyed that, Sol, musically and mentally imagining my cat Tigerlily starring in the video. She's a house cat, though, so no city streetwalkin' for her. Very clever. Have you heard of Xylophone Cat ?
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I enjoyed that, Sol, musically and mentally imagining my cat Tigerlily starring in the video. She's a house cat, though, so no city streetwalkin' for her. Very clever. Have you heard of Xylophone Cat ? I listened to the xylophone cat video. Very funny! Thanks. Glad you like my little song. I enjoyed writing it.
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I really like the instrumentation, arrangement, mix and production, plus the vocals are great, but I was disappointed by the end lyrics as I think the strength of the earlier verses were let down by the girl being a cat.
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I really like the instrumentation, arrangement, mix and production, plus the vocals are great, but I was disappointed by the end lyrics as I think the strength of the earlier verses were let down by the girl being a cat. Glad you liked the song and, it's interesting that you were disappointed at the ending. The thought that it be a real person to continue the song never occurred to me.... and now as I think about it, I'm wondering how I would have ended the song and what the story would have been. I guess I just liked the idea of an unexpected ending.
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