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Sailing Through The Breeze on Soundcloud
Sailing Through The Breeze on YouTube A song about embracing nature to overcome some of the ill effects of culture. When posting i add the Style as well as the RTs in that style with their numbers. Any other RTs used that are not in that style are listed as "in song." It's helpful if someone hears some RT that they want to use it. I had that experience listening to DC Ron's song once. For this song i lost the 3 RT soloists that would have been listed below as "in song." Style is _ROYALST.STY (Royal St New Orleans Piano Funk) RealTracks in style: 3782:Piano, Acoustic, Rhythm NewOrleansFunky Ev16 095 RealTracks in style: 2618:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm Funk16thsMutedWahWah Ev16 100 RealTracks in style: 2619:Organ, Rhythm Funk Ev 100 RealDrums in style:FunkHalfNotePulse: a: Snare, Kick b: Busy Kick, Snare was used in the redesign in EZDDrummer. I sang and played bass. Sailing Through The BreezeAll the problems of life can upset your sure-foot stride. There's a method you could use to get through. Whenever you're tripped up and you feel you've had enough, trim your sails to the wind and renew. Then it's alright sailing through the breeze. Through the calm night, we'll be doing what we please. With the sunrise warmer winds will blow. If the sea swells, sailing skills will show. Everything you know you'll set free by letting go. When you listen to the wind it lifts your soul. So then everything you see will be clear as clear can be, and the truth of wind is what you'll know. Don't be afraid of crashing waves. They wash away all the strife. And when you feel the world is drowning you, the breeze will save your life. V-- (A A E E)2 CH-- D A E A-A7 D A E A BR-- F#m F#m E E D F#m Bm E.E.E.E.
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Marty, I don't know how you do it but you come up with one great song after another. Plus they all sound like they came from a professional studio, thus they are all radio ready and should be on the radio today. I am so jealous! Your vocal is very strong, the lyrics very good, and the mix is perfect.
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Hi Marty,
I have heard this song a few times now and I still think it is amazing! Your harmonies are very beautiful. A few miracles happen in the video, but that is exactly what makes the atmosphere so wonderful. I just wondered why that man with the oar kept rowing while the wind was filling the sails. But there probably wasn't a place for him to sit. That boat was so full...
But, as I said, a lovely song. It quickly makes you want to go sailing again yourself. But right now, the weather here isn't cooperating.
Sail ahead, Marty!
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Marty,
That's an amazing piece of music!
That guitar and your vocal are complete standouts. This mix is stellar - agree with Mario - it sounds like a studio cut.
Loved everything about this one!
Bob
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Ha! Nice one, Marty! Certainly a better solution than doom scrolling, which seems to be quite the thing these days.
Great vocals and harmonies. The scatting is fab, as is that wild finish. Couldn't quit focusing on the bass--that's some hypnotic stuff you've got going on. Liked the (uncredited?) solo, it fit right in. Super mix, too.
VERY COOL!
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Hi Marty!
I love the variety of BVs you have in this song - even some scatting in the outro!
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Well, Marty, when I heard the first opening chords I thought, "Oh no! Is this another nauseating country dance hall tune filled with cavalier macho cliches with a polished twang? Then it straight into a wildly abandoned wacky good time song with you belting out unpolished down home vocals and was IMMEDIATELY GREAT!!! I loved it!!! The nondescript words at the end is the perfect touch. If you're going to write a fun cut it loose type of song, serve it up sloppy on a big oval platter, go for the gusto and let it rip! And that's exactly what you did and it brings out the mood, emotion, with a lot of punch like nothing else can. Great job, my friend!
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Marty,
You are such a "breeze" of positivity in this forum! This place would certainly be a lot less interesting if you were not here posting these wonderful songs! Man, you were getting busy with that bass towards the end and that scat stuff put a smile on my face! Keep on rockin'
Take care, TB
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Really cool Marty.
I would have liked the intro to continue under the 1st vocal line for a few beats as it seemed to end abruptly BUT that's absolutely noting to worry about as it's just my expectations getting in the way.
Fab song, fab vocal and a bass line that is all Marty: in the pocket, moving confidently and always in support of the song.
Cheers
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This song, Marty, is a breath of fresh air, and the video makes you want to get away from it all.
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Brilliant production again! Love the backing vocals and solo. When I first saw the title my robot mind automatically read "Sailing Through the Red" as it's the title of a poem I wrote in the early 70s. It inspired a friend to create a single acoustic guitar instrumental, which I just played lead to. I still have it on tape, but it's very poor quality sound. Anyway, love the song!
I recently wrote on a couple of new forum posts with YT links that my YT comments had vanished, so for some reason I now have to log-in to YT in order to see them when previously I could always see them when clicking the YT links here. I now recall that I wrote on one of your YT posts - either this one or the previous one - that your music and lyrics reminded of 2 of my favourite Japanese poems, which I wrote that I'd post here, so here they are!
Studying texts and stiff meditation
Can make you lose your Original Mind.
A solitary tune by a fisherman, though,
Can be an invaluable treasure.
Ikkyu (1394-1481)
Too lazy to be ambitious
I let the world take care of itself.
Ten days worth of rice in my bag;
A bundle of twigs by the fireplace.
Why chatter about delusion and enlightenment?
Listening to the night rain on my roof
I sit comfortably with both legs stretched out.
Ryokan (1758-1831)
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Marty, I don't know how you do it but you come up with one great song after another. Plus they all sound like they came from a professional studio, thus they are all radio ready and should be on the radio today. I am so jealous! Your vocal is very strong, the lyrics very good, and the mix is perfect.
Loved it Thanks, Mario. I never question the source, but i sure do enjoy the process. YOU? Jealous? Ha! You are nothing but inspirational to me. Hi Marty,
I have heard this song a few times now and I still think it is amazing! Your harmonies are very beautiful. A few miracles happen in the video, but that is exactly what makes the atmosphere so wonderful. I just wondered why that man with the oar kept rowing while the wind was filling the sails. But there probably wasn't a place for him to sit. That boat was so full...
But, as I said, a lovely song. It quickly makes you want to go sailing again yourself. But right now, the weather here isn't cooperating.
Sail ahead, Marty!
Hans Thanks, Hans. Your comment too has lasting value.  All of those "what's wonky with this video" questions are sent to my A(small i) department. Do you like how he's back-stroking? Are you a sailor? I mean, do you like sailing? Remminds me of that song we never finished, Hans On Deck. Marty,
That's an amazing piece of music!
That guitar and your vocal are complete standouts. This mix is stellar - agree with Mario - it sounds like a studio cut.
Loved everything about this one!
Bob Thanks, Bob. You mean a lot to me. I listen to our songs a lot. Ha! Nice one, Marty! Certainly a better solution than doom scrolling, which seems to be quite the thing these days.
Great vocals and harmonies. The scatting is fab, as is that wild finish. Couldn't quit focusing on the bass--that's some hypnotic stuff you've got going on. Liked the (uncredited?) solo, it fit right in. Super mix, too.
VERY COOL! Thanks, Ron. Yep. Sail right passed all those doom scrolls. If it all ends tomorrow, at least you sailed through today. Thanks for the nod to the bass. That scat at the end was just an ad libed placeholder where i wanted to have the solotist breeze through. Hi Marty!
I love the variety of BVs you have in this song - even some scatting in the outro!
Andrew Thanks, Andrew. That scat at the end wasn't meant for the final mix, but i couldn't a carefree soloist.
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Marty,
Breezy. And Positive Fun.
That comes through in the vocals. You sing with a smile.
Very cool Bass!
Good mix.
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A great song with truly beautiful harmonies. And a fantastic outro. Love it! I think I've told you this before, but just like Floyd, I always see you smiling when you sing. You spread good mood...
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Hey Marty, Fun song, good vocal and great harmonies! Love the scat at the end especially, made me smile picturing you doing it 
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This one almost goit past me, don't know how I missed it. Nice song, love the nautical allegory, and the scat singing at the end. How many songs have you written now? More than all the sonnets you wrote, I'll bet! Great work, Babumusic owes you a raise!
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Well, Marty, when I heard the first opening chords I thought, "Oh no! Is this another nauseating country dance hall tune filled with cavalier macho cliches with a polished twang? Then it straight into a wildly abandoned wacky good time song with you belting out unpolished down home vocals and was IMMEDIATELY GREAT!!! I loved it!!! The nondescript words at the end is the perfect touch. If you're going to write a fun cut it loose type of song, serve it up sloppy on a big oval platter, go for the gusto and let it rip! And that's exactly what you did and it brings out the mood, emotion, with a lot of punch like nothing else can. Great job, my friend! Ha! Thanks, John. Glad it wasn't that dance hall rag you dreaded. I bet that pedal steel in the opening didn't help. Right? You get it. If it's a song promoting apathy, it should be simultaneously careless and carefree. Marty,
You are such a "breeze" of positivity in this forum! This place would certainly be a lot less interesting if you were not here posting these wonderful songs! Man, you were getting busy with that bass towards the end and that scat stuff put a smile on my face! Keep on rockin'
Take care, TB Ha! Thanks, Torrey. Hope i'm not the cool breeze that Chuck Berry sang about. Glad you made it to the end. Really cool Marty.
I would have liked the intro to continue under the 1st vocal line for a few beats as it seemed to end abruptly BUT that's absolutely noting to worry about as it's just my expectations getting in the way.
Fab song, fab vocal and a bass line that is all Marty: in the pocket, moving confidently and always in support of the song. Thanks, Ray. This song was done for like 18 months, but I couldn't get a satisfactory soloist. SO i ended up using 3 different ones (and by then i just wanted to get it done ) Thanks again, my fellow bassist. This song, Marty, is a breath of fresh air, and the video makes you want to get away from it all.
Laurent Thanks, Laurent. Sail away from all of stuff that tends to trim your sails. That's the message, i guess. Brilliant production again! Love the backing vocals and solo. When I first saw the title my robot mind automatically read "Sailing Through the Red" as it's the title of a poem I wrote in the early 70s. It inspired a friend to create a single acoustic guitar instrumental, which I just played lead to. I still have it on tape, but it's very poor quality sound. Anyway, love the song! Thanks, Chay, and i really enjoyed the poems.
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Marty,
Breezy. And Positive Fun.
That comes through in the vocals. You sing with a smile.
Very cool Bass!
Good mix.
fj Haha! "Sing with a smile." I like that. Like it all. Thanks, Floyd. A great song with truly beautiful harmonies. And a fantastic outro. Love it! I think I've told you this before, but just like Floyd, I always see you smiling when you sing. You spread good mood... Yes, thanks, Brain. I think you did too, and Floyd agrees. I'm gonna hafta film me next time. Nah. hehe! Nobody wants that. Hey Marty, Fun song, good vocal and great harmonies! Love the scat at the end especially, made me smile picturing you doing it Thanks, Dave. Yeah, to me that scat has connotations of the alternate meaning of the word, but thanks. It was a quick ad lib after recording one of the harmony parts because i knew something had to be there. Didn't even try to Melodyne it. This one almost goit past me, don't know how I missed it. Nice song, love the nautical allegory, and the scat singing at the end. How many songs have you written now? More than all the sonnets you wrote, I'll bet! Great work, Babumusic owes you a raise! Thanks, Bob. It was probably the tailwind. It's weird man. I've written over 200 in 5 years, but stopped last December to remaster old crap. Now the new crap is mostly done, I'm writing more. Oh, yeah, I wrote 155 of those back in '69; had to write one more than The Bard, but that, of course is the only comparison. I'd much prefer the stories you write.
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A great song with truly beautiful harmonies. And a fantastic outro. Love it! I think I've told you this before, but just like Floyd, I always see you smiling when you sing. You spread good mood... Yes, thanks, Brain. I think you did too, and Floyd agrees. I'm gonna hafta film me next time. Nah. hehe! Nobody wants that.I would 
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Marty,
What a happy, perky little tune.
It put a smile on my face for sure!
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