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Without A Word Of A Lie (Soundcloud) Without A Word Of A Lie (Youtube) This song will be a bit of deja-vu for Mr Dee, as it was written in January 2024 prior to me using BIAB. I thought it was such a reasonable song that it merited an update and enhancement that BIAB gives. So essentially i've swapped out the original drum pattern, my basic bass playing and acoustic rhythm, and used BIAB drum, bass and electric rhythm guitars to fill out the sound. I was working on this prior to Sol releasing his recently song "Your A Baby and Wonderful", which I really enjoyed. I mentioned in my comments to Sol that babies are pure and unspoilt until society starts to shape them. Well, this song sort of goes down that path on how we all get swept up in life's course and things shape us...in this song how the negative things have shaped us. Enough psychoanalysis!!! So the video was shot in 2024, you see me playing bass and rhythm to my original track, but as that's been swapped out of the audio you'll notice it's not in sync. The original is on my Youtube channel should you want to see it. WITHOUT A WORD OF A LIEDo you remember the lies we’re strung when we were young? Mind games played by loved ones, still haunt you. Serve to beguile us, misdirect us and dumbfound us. Without a word of a lie, we were so naive. Without a word of a lie, without a word of a lie. Without a word of a lie, without a word of a lie. Do you still wear the scars from the lies of yesteryears? Innocence came at the expense of humility. All said in jest I’m sure, still we stay repressed, Without a word of a lie, per chance to scream. Give it some time, the seed of a lie will grow. Self confidence so fragile and breaking. Give it some time, the fruit of a lie will show. Innocence is never lost, it’s taken. Can you sense the betrayal that held you back? Does it still threaten you today? You know you’re still hurting, don’t say it ain’t so. Without a word of a lie, needed love to dream. Without a word of a lie, without a word of a lie. Without a word of a lie, without a word of a lie. Give it some time, the seed of a lie will grow. Casual lying is the game you play. Give it some time, the fruit of a lie will show. That’s how you get your rush, acting that way. Give it some time, the seed of a lie will grow. Self confidence so fragile and breaking. Give it some time, the fruit of a lie will show. Innocence is never lost, it’s taken. Without a word of a lie, without a word of a lie. Without a word of a lie, without a word of a lie. Without a word of a lie, without a word of a lie. Without a word of a lie, without a word of a lie. ****** Song Summary ************* Title: Without A Word Of A Lie Key=E , Tempo 136, Length (m:s)=4:45 Style is _PUSHY.STY (Pushy Ac Bass Medium Pop Push) RealTracks in style: 3122:Bass, Acoustic, PopHalfNotesPush Ev 120 RealTracks in style: 1262:Piano, Acoustic, Rhythm PopShiningHeld Ev 120RealTracks in style: 1270:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm PopUpliftSyncMuted Ev16 120 RealTracks in style: 1259:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm PopShiningRockA-B Ev 120 RealDrums in style:NashvilleEven16^5-a:Snare, HiHat , b:Snare, Ride Seagull Coastline Acoustic - Me Vocals and BVs - Me
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Hi K-Dub!
Wow! That 2 years went quick! This song has gotten a good upgrade - you’ve kept all your good elements and added some BIAB tracks. The change has accentuated your vocals and your acoustic. Dare I say more successful than a Windows 11 upgrade? I still love that low vocal you did.
We should give some of these songs a run when we get together soon with our co-conspirator.
It sounds like you’re having fun auditioning all those additional styles you have access to!
Well done!
Andrew
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Thank you Andrew,
Yes, I was quite pleasantly pleased with the end result. It took me a while to choose the style as I was trying to find a style based on a popular song. I racked my brain for ages wondering what is this song like, and couldn’t really come up with anything. So yes, I kept the best bits, my bass had to go.i nearly stacked two drum tracks, the original and real drum, but they overwhelmed each other. Added reverb to most tracks, pushed guitars hard L&R, vocals centre and Bob’s yer Auntie! It’s been hard trying to do any recording or even cuddling a guitar in this hot weather, so even though I’ve redone this song, I haven’t done a lot of brainstorming for new material.
By all means we can give it a go next get together, it’s been a while but not long now.
Cheers Andrew
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Lee, this is one powerful song that tells it like it is
Great vocal and video
Lyrics like "Give it some time, the fruit of a lie will show.
Innocence is never lost, it’s taken." are so true.
Super mix
Loved it
Principal: Your child always causes trouble in school.
Me: My child causes trouble at home, do I ever call you?
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Lee, super job retooling this one with BiaB. Love the "Without a word of a lie" lines sung in the lower register. A very cool and original sound. Nice vocals overall, too. Especially like it when the harmony comes in high with the "time" line. The band really crackles as well.
A really well-crafted tune you have here!
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Good song, I liked the low-voiced chorus, very catchy. A few prosody issues but the topic is bound to cause that. Nice job, overall!
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Lee,
I like this. Great arrangement and vocals.
Excellent job.
Bob
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Thank you Mario
The subject matter is quite intense and I think the metre of the song reflects that well. The style upgrade from BIAB added extra umph to the original production, with two electric guitars driving it along just below the overall level. Additional reverb to the vocal has also smoothed that as well.
Glad you enjoyed it, kind regards Mario.
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Thank you Ron,
Yes, it was certainly worth spending time getting this redone and giving it a bit more grunt. The vocal does have a few levels to it, from the lows of the chant to the high in “time” and that does serve to give the listener some break on an otherwise average vocal.
Thank you for your review and listening, much appreciated. Kind regards.
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Thank you Rob,
The low register does give it a menacing undertone, which is what I was trying to convey. The subject matter is a dark one, just how much unnecessary baggage we’ve all had put on us at a young age. Hopefully my next number will be a bit lighter.
Thank you for your review and listening. Kind regards.
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Thank you Bob,
It was a good song to do some BIAB improvements to, and it gave me a valuable opportunity to explore and reinforce my usage of BIAB. Im not sure that the PUSHY style was exactly what I wanted, but it provided the drive and intensity that the song merited.
Thank you for listening, kind regards. Lee
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Good song KW, I like the lyrics and I like your vocal too. Especially like the way you do the "Without a word of a lie, without a word of a lie." bit, very effective.
I watched the video, nice to see you in action on the acoustic also.
Excellent!
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Lee
It's a cool sounding song with a catchy chorus!
I've obviously never heard the original but this one is worthy of the attention you gave it!
Your music gives Grateful Dead vibes when I hear it and it sounds great!
Thanks, TB
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Your song brings back nice memories of The Kinks of UK - specially Ray Davies singing.
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