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Link: Freckles, Wrinkles, Belly Button After a couple of unsuccessful attempts to change the world with protest songs, I remembered the words of the British philosopher and bedroom musician John L.: "All You Need Is Love". Wise man! So I wrote a simple, cheesy, very clichéd love song. A Reggae, to lighten the mood a bit. Reggae always cheers me up, and that's exactly what I, and the rest of the world, need right now. And it’s a small, long-overdue tribute to the love of my life. Yes, even Germans have feelings sometimes. Mrs. Thomas hasn't listened to the song yet. So if you happen to be traveling in Europeland later this year and see a guy with a black acoustic and matching sunglasses playing in a pedestrian zone, she probably didn't like it. Anyway. Here it is. Write something... The usual technical information:Smiling eyes and "this is no Reggae bass" consultant: Marty Style: JESTER.STY The Band:Bass: 2610 Drums+Percussion: a bit of RT FunkSwing, mostly me (programmed, not played) Guitars: 1158, me, 1x AI Synth: 1159, 2703, 3784, me Vocals: 1x AI (main) + 5x Synthesizer V (harmonies) Tracks Stats for those interested:BIAB: 6x Me: 7x AI: 2x You can find the lyrics in the next post.
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Title: Freckles, Wrinkles, Belly Button
(Intro)
I love the little freckles
On your nose
They smile at me
When I smile at you
(Verse)
I love your cute belly button
With the piercing
It's shaped like a heart
That says "I love you"
When you're asleep
And snuggled deep into your pillow
Deep in Neverland
(Pre-Chorus)
I look at you
And you're the most beautiful thing
I've ever seen
(Chorus)
That's why I love you, love you, love you, love you so
That's why I want to, want to, want to let you know
That I will never, never, ever let you go
And stay with you
That is all I want
You to know
(Verse)
I love your beautiful hazel eyes
Which warm me
When the world is cold
I love those little laugh lines
Around your smiling eyes
Full of joy
That shine like gold
And when you close your eyes
(Pre-Chorus)
I look at you
And you're the most beautiful thing
I've ever seen
(Chorus)
That's why I love you, love you, love you, love you so
That's why I want to, want to, want to let you know (oh)
That I will never, never, ever let you go
And stay with you
That is all I want
You to know
(Bridge)
You are my everything
The air I breathe
The one who keeps me grounded
The one I'll never leave (never leave)
Never leave
(Chorus)
That's why I love you, love you, love you, love you so
That's why I want to, want to, want to let you know (oh)
That I will never, never, ever let you go
And stay with you
That is all I want
You to know
(Outro)
I, I love you
I love you
I, I love you
I will love you
I, I love you
Forever
Last edited by B.D.Thomas; Yesterday at 01:51 PM. Reason: Lyrics added
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Hi B.D.!
I have to admit that I got ‘lost in the sauce’ of this one. There is a splurge of reggae and ska on the forum atm, and yours is a very worthy addition. The backing band speaks for itself (very good), but the higher melody lines of the AI singer really illustrate the euphoria of love.
Well done!
Andrew
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B.D., What a cool lighthearted and fun song. Love the groove and excellent mix. Great video as well! I think Mrs. Thomas will approve.  Bob
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VERY nicely done, B.D.! Cool tune, and the vocals are quite nice and a very convincing stand in for the way contemporary human vocals are processed these days in popular music. Reggae was a nice choice and, yes, it always makes ME feel happy, too. And so did your song. Perfect arrangement and mix. Lots of dynamic range but lots of space, too. Am POSITIVE Mrs Thomas will L-O-V-E it. Not that I wouldn't enjoy seeing you busking. That would be cool.
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I decided not to comment any songs with AI vocals, because I'm against using them, because they don't have that human interpretation, even mistakes.
But you mentioned "All you need is love" and that reminded me about a great and useful book I just read: "All you need is ears" by George Martin. It taught me a lot about producing music. One thing is, that the best meters are your ears. If the music don't sound good, even tho the meters show otherwise, they're either metering wrong things or wrongly right things.
But to your music: the background was well produced.
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Hi B.D.!
I have to admit that I got ‘lost in the sauce’ of this one. There is a splurge of reggae and ska on the forum atm, and yours is a very worthy addition. The backing band speaks for itself (very good), but the higher melody lines of the AI singer really illustrate the euphoria of love.
Well done!
Andrew I've never heard the expression "lost in the sauce" before, and I've come across conflicting explanations of what it means. For the sake of my sanity and my ego, I’m going to assume it means something good Thank you, Andrew ![[Linked Image - Only viewable when logged in]](https://www.pgmusic.com/forums/images/icons/default/thumbs_up.gif)
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Hi Brain,
We’ve already seen Janice & Bud make reggae, and now you too! I think I need to release a reggae track soon as well...
A beautiful song! At first, I thought there was a bit too much reverb on the vocals, but I was wrong, I noticed while listening.
And secretly, I had hoped you would have used an African accent or perhaps a Caribbean voice... But the voice you used was also very pleasant to listen to.
But guess what? My legs and body started swinging when I listened and didn't stop when typing this message... so, a dangerously good song!
But that title...?
Hans
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Hey Brain, Such a great feel to this one! Reggae always cheers me up too, I should do one sometime  As always I love your productions, such a great sound through the 'phones. On my second listen as I type.
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