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Whoah now,
Somebody's been playing with a voodoo chile. I wouldn't be messing with that voodoo chicken either down there in the swamps of Georgia if I were you. Dem blues can get a little too spooky around midnight for my taste when the man in Black comes to tell you what time it is.
It'll be time to go to hell time if you playin' the wrong kind of voodoo, children, and so you better take it easy.
It's Sunday and I think y'all need to be going to church instead of messing all up in the devil's music.
No but really this is some good blues and I really enjoyed it!
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What a dark sound, Peter's guitar roars like walking in a deep swamp and the harmonica adds to the ghostly mood, even Janice's voice sounds double haunting - she must be under some kind of spell... or maybe not, just excellency doubled  I enjoyed every detail, great work with the mix, a muddy blues song has never sounded this bright, you have made the impossible possible, that requires more than average mojo! Janne
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Hi Janice, Bud and Peter,
Well, this is something completely different from what I'm used to from you! A dark song, dark (but fantastic) vocals, and fantastic guitar playing from Peter. I searched in Google translate for the meaning of "Mojo" but it came up with "Mojo" in Dutch...?
Whatever, as I wrote; a great song, wonderful singing and solo.
Liked the lyrics, especially:
"met an old woman on the corner
i knew she had my answer
i saw wisdom behind her eyes
she said quit listening to them lies"
Janice, I also warned you for those wrong men you always sing about. Now she comes too!
Hans Thanks for the kind words! We are very happy you liked it. And guess what ... we are working on another mean man song J&B
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Sorry it took a while to get to this.
Yes, this has a swamp rock TJ White feel and is a great line in grit.
LOVE the double vocals...a nice bonus given the time frame.
Peter's trem guitar is ace. Thank you Ray. We are happy you agreed with the TJ vibe! J&B
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Superb. Grit, Janice's incredible voice(s ) in a new musical context (is there any style she cannot sing?), and THAT guitar! Brilliant mix, excellent writing (musical and lyrics) ... what am I to say? You consistently do it again, and again, and again. Hats off to y'all. Thank you! J&B That was effin fantastic. Quite the delicious tune. I'd like a second helping. "Please, sir, I want some more."
The doubling worked out well. Gritty, yes, gritty. All sounds good and that guitar sounds like it is alive. Glad the grit came through. Thanks for the nice comments! J&B
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Wow what a cool change up. Loved the production and sound processing. Super vocal and lyric. Peters guitar was very cool and kudos on the harp playing. Perfect bass lines. Really well done. Thank you Scott. It was fun all the way around and we’re glad you liked it. Thanks for all and for mentioned the bass track. J&B Bud, Janice, and Peter,
Great production!
A very hard blues song.
Doubling Janis 2016 and Janis 2026 is a very nice idea.
It's a wonderful doubling.
Peter's guitar and harmonica are fantastic too.
Enjoyed my listen a lot.
Best regards.
Shigeki Adachi Thank you Shigeki. We appreciate all you wrote and are glad you liked the vocal double. J&B
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Love this song and treatment.
I do a lot of character voices - 32 on one tape I did for a beloved back in 1980 - and one character I created in 74 is called Swampbucket José, a near-in, downloose and intasight cowboy - and he'd probably comment something like this: "If any hootowl, bushwhacking, sidewinding outlaw was to say anythin' disheartening 'bout this song, well I theorise that in ma opinion I calculate that I think that I have a high-pothesis that that would make no nevermind on account that it's ma kind of music!"
This is him: Thanks Swampbucket Jose ... we appreciate your thoughts! J&B I like it. That vibrato guitar is perfect for the job.
Janice's vocals sound really good doubled. You should consider that more often. Thanks Herb. We finished today a new song with Janice's vocal doubled. Had I known she could nail the double so quickly with no needed alignments, etc., I would have suggested it long ago. Even after 45 years she continues to amaze me! J&B
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Whoah now,
Somebody's been playing with a voodoo chile. I wouldn't be messing with that voodoo chicken either down there in the swamps of Georgia if I were you. Dem blues can get a little too spooky around midnight for my taste when the man in Black comes to tell you what time it is.
It'll be time to go to hell time if you playin' the wrong kind of voodoo, children, and so you better take it easy.
It's Sunday and I think y'all need to be going to church instead of messing all up in the devil's music.
No but really this is some good blues and I really enjoyed it! Hahahahahaha! We’ve been treading very lightly after reading this. Glad you liked it! J&B
Our albums and singles are on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, YouTube Music, Pandora and more. If interested search on Janice Merritt. Thanks! Our Videos
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What a dark sound, Peter's guitar roars like walking in a deep swamp and the harmonica adds to the ghostly mood, even Janice's voice sounds double haunting - she must be under some kind of spell... or maybe not, just excellency doubled I enjoyed every detail, great work with the mix, a muddy blues song has never sounded this bright, you have made the impossible possible, that requires more than average mojo! Janne This review helps make all the effort we put into this production more than worthwhile. Your creative and supportive comments are much appreciated! J&B
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Hi Janice & Bud,
This song is absolutely mesmerizing—it pulled me into another world. Loved the grit and overall tone throughout. Wow!
Thanks so much for sharing.
Catherine
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