This is the vocal version of the "Venus Twinkles" instrumental - the lovely Lucy Rod of Argentina the vocalist - thus should you be interested, see that post for further details.
The lyrics are easily readable in the video.
BiaB samples used: Piano: Pop Ballad Acoustic Piano ~ John Jarvis Bass: 3 Guitar Country Rock ~ Tobin Frank Drums: Country Rock Guitar Solo Pop Ba ~ Brian Fullen Guitar: Country Rock Guitar Solo Pop Ba ~ Darin Favorite Acoustic Guitar: Country Rock Guitar Solo Pop Ba ~ Tony King Cello: Sobbing Cello & Nylon Guitar ~ Matt Nelson Violin: Viola & Violin Ballad ~ Avery Bright Viola: Viola & Violin Ballad ~ Avery Bright Harps 1 & 2: Heaven Blissful Celtic Harp Pop ~ Sharlene Wallace Fiddle: Fidget Bluesy Pop with Fiddle ~ Andy Leftwich Koto: New Age Bossa w/ Koto Synth: Miles Black Guitar Solo: Bricks Indie Rock w Guitar Solo ~ Mike Durham
Key C ~ 120bpm ~ 160 bars ~ 5:28
Some favourite Waoist Adages: #1: Play on the Way. #13: Ask not for whom the flower blooms, it blooms for you. #58: Bring consciousness to it. #63: On the road to effortlessness, effort must be made. #92: Be Love Now, the rest will come on its own.
Hi Chay! I find it interesting that the vocal helps accentuate the instrumental sections - giving them more prominence as it were - whereas when it’s all instrumental, some parts aren’t as distinct because one section flows into another - which is good in itself. That’s how it came across to my ears anyway. The vocal sections also ‘anchored’ the song by returning to the familiar vocals.
Lucy’s vocal is very good, albeit subdued due to the pitch of the melody she was singing - I felt sometimes I really wanted to hear her ‘let it rip’ by singing a higher melody line, but that probably wasn’t what you were seeking.
A great listen - you’ve been teasing us with this for a while, while we wait for the instrumental version to drop off the ‘chart’.
Your compositions and their arrangements always intrigue me in the very best way possible. You have a wonderful ability to segue from instrument to instrument and to create a musical journey that shines with musicianship, musicality and keeps the listener thoroughly engaged. Lucy's vocals were a perfect fit and really lifted what was already a superb creation. I really enjoyed this a great deal.
Chay, glorious build and beautiful, sophisticated arrangement. Each section transitions seamlessly into the next in interesting ways. Love the outro. Very nice vocals by Lucy. Might want to level the vocals a smidge as they were a bit buried around 2:00 to my ears. Lovely song with a cool Holiday interpretation.
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The vocal wasn't all that exciting, but it helped to frame your instrumental parts and really breathe some life into them. So it was worthwhile overall and really helped to me to appreciate what you were doing here musically. Enjoyed it.
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Hi Chay! I find it interesting that the vocal helps accentuate the instrumental sections - giving them more prominence as it were - whereas when it’s all instrumental, some parts aren’t as distinct because one section flows into another - which is good in itself. That’s how it came across to my ears anyway. The vocal sections also ‘anchored’ the song by returning to the familiar vocals. Lucy’s vocal is very good, albeit subdued due to the pitch of the melody she was singing - I felt sometimes I really wanted to hear her ‘let it rip’ by singing a higher melody line, but that probably wasn’t what you were seeking. A great isten - you’ve been teasing us with this for a while, while we wait for the instrumental version to drop off the ‘chart’. Andrew
Thanks, Andrew. Lucy being Argentinean wasn't familiar with the "Twinkle, Twinkle" lullaby and her vocals pretty much followed my demo, which was sung in hushed tones so as to not get banging on my wall. When I've sung the song without recording and thus not fearful of complaints spoiling it I hit higher notes here and there which I expected Lucy to do as I'd also given her YT links to the sung lullaby. I've now done a rock version with different instrumentation and I used both my demo and Lucy's vocals together and they match perfectly except in one verse where she sings "lull-a-by" and I sing "lullaby", so as I really like the new version and me and Lucy singing together I need to sing it louder and I'm happy to pay Lucy again for a louder take with some higher notes hit. Based on the very rare opportunities to record vocals it probably won't be done until late January at best. It's so frustrating when it's sung songs I now want to be doing. Even where I need a female vocal I've still got to record a demo first and that's so hard where I live.
Some favourite Waoist Adages: #1: Play on the Way. #13: Ask not for whom the flower blooms, it blooms for you. #58: Bring consciousness to it. #63: On the road to effortlessness, effort must be made. #92: Be Love Now, the rest will come on its own.
I think I've told you this before, but I'm always amazed at how well vocals work with your songs and make them so much more interesting. Really good
Thanks, B.D.! So long as I can get recording time there'll be more sung songs to come. For a few weeks I've had 2 chord structure experiments in the works, but I've just not been inspired re what instrumentation to give them, so I've no new instrumentals in the pipeline.
Some favourite Waoist Adages: #1: Play on the Way. #13: Ask not for whom the flower blooms, it blooms for you. #58: Bring consciousness to it. #63: On the road to effortlessness, effort must be made. #92: Be Love Now, the rest will come on its own.
Hi Chay. Your compositions and their arrangements always intrigue me in the very best way possible. You have a wonderful ability to segue from instrument to instrument and to create a musical journey that shines with musicianship, musicality and keeps the listener thoroughly engaged. Lucy's vocals were a perfect fit and really lifted what was already a superb creation. I really enjoyed this a great deal. --Noel
Wow & =wAo=, Noel! Thanks for that 5 Star reviews! If only I could get such reviews for my books!
Some favourite Waoist Adages: #1: Play on the Way. #13: Ask not for whom the flower blooms, it blooms for you. #58: Bring consciousness to it. #63: On the road to effortlessness, effort must be made. #92: Be Love Now, the rest will come on its own.
Chay, glorious build and beautiful, sophisticated arrangement. Each section transitions seamlessly into the next in interesting ways. Love the outro. Very nice vocals by Lucy. Might want to level the vocals a smidge as they were a bit buried around 2:00 to my ears. Lovely song with a cool Holiday interpretation.
Much appreciated, Ron. I just compared the db levels of the vocals as later on they're louder as there's more instrumentation behind them, and you're correct as the section you mentioned is the same volume level as the 1st verse, but the harps come in at the same time, so they could be 0.1 or 0.2db lourder.
Some favourite Waoist Adages: #1: Play on the Way. #13: Ask not for whom the flower blooms, it blooms for you. #58: Bring consciousness to it. #63: On the road to effortlessness, effort must be made. #92: Be Love Now, the rest will come on its own.
The vocal wasn't all that exciting, but it helped to frame your instrumental parts and really breathe some life into them. So it was worthwhile overall and really helped to me to appreciate what you were doing here musically. Enjoyed it.
Thanks for listening and responding, TM.
Some favourite Waoist Adages: #1: Play on the Way. #13: Ask not for whom the flower blooms, it blooms for you. #58: Bring consciousness to it. #63: On the road to effortlessness, effort must be made. #92: Be Love Now, the rest will come on its own.
That little bit of vocal in there really brings the song, which is extremely well constructed and works well as an instrumental, to life. Adds that extra little bit of spice to kick things up a notch or two.
This is a beautifully crafted song! I liked the gradual build-up of the instrumentation on the intro! The violin is a perfect choice to fill in where needed! The vocal is such a lovely part of the arrangement! You have certainly delivered a very polished pro sound here! The production/mixing/mastering sounds excellent to me! Thanks, TB
Hi, Chay. Pleasant listen. As others have said, you do an great job intertwining all the parts and keep the song moving.
Thanks for listening and responding, David. Much appreciated.
Some favourite Waoist Adages: #1: Play on the Way. #13: Ask not for whom the flower blooms, it blooms for you. #58: Bring consciousness to it. #63: On the road to effortlessness, effort must be made. #92: Be Love Now, the rest will come on its own.
Hi Chay, That little bit of vocal in there really brings the song, which is extremely well constructed and works well as an instrumental, to life. Adds that extra little bit of spice to kick things up a notch or two. Good stuff, enjoyed!
Thanks, Dave. The rock version, which I think I mentioned somewhere above, just has lead guitar solos between the verses (2 styles interchanging) and now that I've listened to the demo a few times I prefer it to this version!
Some favourite Waoist Adages: #1: Play on the Way. #13: Ask not for whom the flower blooms, it blooms for you. #58: Bring consciousness to it. #63: On the road to effortlessness, effort must be made. #92: Be Love Now, the rest will come on its own.
WaoBand, This is a beautifully crafted song! I liked the gradual build-up of the instrumentation on the intro! The violin is a perfect choice to fill in where needed! The vocal is such a lovely part of the arrangement! You have certainly delivered a very polished pro sound here! The production/mixing/mastering sounds excellent to me! Thanks, TB
Thanks a lot, Torrey! I'm pleased with the sound of all of my posts, but none of them are mastered as I don't have enough room left on my PC for more programs. The only one I've tried is Soren AI Mastering, but while it can improve the sound of individual instruments - I've only used it 3 times, twice for guitar solos and once for a B3 solo - the finished product of a complete track never sounds as good as the original, despite the different settings I've tired.
Some favourite Waoist Adages: #1: Play on the Way. #13: Ask not for whom the flower blooms, it blooms for you. #58: Bring consciousness to it. #63: On the road to effortlessness, effort must be made. #92: Be Love Now, the rest will come on its own.
You found a really good singer who showcases your song very well. Laurent
Thanks, Laurent! Much appreciated.
Some favourite Waoist Adages: #1: Play on the Way. #13: Ask not for whom the flower blooms, it blooms for you. #58: Bring consciousness to it. #63: On the road to effortlessness, effort must be made. #92: Be Love Now, the rest will come on its own.
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