Originally Posted by jannesan
You are a great storyteller and together with your warm grandfatherly voice (love those low notes) and your steady bass playing, the combination is a flawless one, no need for a patch... other than for the sympathetic bumpkin. Great band, the clarinet solo sounds like made for this song, nice effects. Fun and upbeat song that wipes away all the worries in the world and will be hopefully played till the cows come home.
Originally Posted by jannesan
You are a great storyteller and together with your warm grandfatherly voice (love those low notes) and your steady bass playing, the combination is a flawless one, no need for a patch... other than for the sympathetic bumpkin. Great band, the clarinet solo sounds like made for this song, nice effects. Fun and upbeat song that wipes away all the worries in the world and will be hopefully played till the cows come home.

Janne
Thanks, Janne. i started looking for a soprano sax for the solo, but none was fruitful. The clarinet surprised me --hardly any regeneration needed. Ha, you know that expression about the cows? Not sure the history of it, but knew it wouldn't be universal.

Originally Posted by floyd jane
Crazy story. Well told....
Cheering the underdog!!!

Cool music. Well sung.
Good mix.

I like how their 10 kids all look the same age!

smile

fj
Thanks, Floyd. Always wondered about that expression, Underdog. Hmmm. Yeah, Ai, huh? What're ya gonna do? I tell it that all their kids looked alike and figured it'd get that it wouldn't just be a litter of 10 kids. That's why i use a small i for Ai, and also not to confuse it with my buddy Al.

Originally Posted by Ezekiel's Storm
Loved your song and your vocal delivery, especially the low notes. Fun instrumentation. You are my favorite bass playing bumpkin!
Thanks, Scott. i was going for a story told by Johnny Cash, but... i gotta get me one of them Bumpkin Basses.

Originally Posted by Janice & Bud
We too can picture Grandaddy Babu telling stories to a bunch of children sitting at his feet. 😊

That’s a fun story and a fun band to go with it.
The clarinet was a nice surprise.

As others mentioned your vocal sounds great.
And your resonance on low notes is really good.

Your bass is standout as is the mix and your always supportive video.

Enjoyed it!

J&B
Thanks, Janie & Bud. When our kids were little i'd tell them bedtime stories every night. Never had anything planned and just started ad libbing --jamming. Some of the stories were really good, and they all had some moral to them. Often i was amazed at how the story developed and couldn't wait for the next part. Another example of why there's no credit in creativity.

Originally Posted by vicarn
Hi Marty.
A solid production on an old theme.
Nice vocal baritone sounds here and there.
What I'm scratching my head about is the "stealing wood" line.
Does it have any relevance or was it purely to rhyme with good?

Vic
Thanks, Vic. Good question. Back when i wrote this one i was reading a book where one of the characters was arrested on a felony charge of stealing wood --some exotic and rare wood that amounted to 70K. But yeah, it was mostly to rhyme with good.
Janne
Thanks, Janne. i started looking for a soprano sax for the solo, but none was fruitful. The clarinet surprised me --hardly any regeneration needed. Ha, you know that expression about the cows? Not sure the history of it, but knew it wouldn't be universal.

Originally Posted by floyd jane
Crazy story. Well told....
Cheering the underdog!!!

Cool music. Well sung.
Good mix.

I like how their 10 kids all look the same age!

smile

fj
Thanks, Floyd. Always wondered about that expression, Underdog. Hmmm. Yeah, Ai, huh? What're ya gonna do? I tell it that all their kids looked alike and figured it'd get that it wouldn't just be a litter of 10 kids. That's why i use a small i for Ai, and also not to confuse it with my buddy Al.

Originally Posted by Ezekiel's Storm
Loved your song and your vocal delivery, especially the low notes. Fun instrumentation. You are my favorite bass playing bumpkin!
Thanks, Scott. i was going for a story told by Johnny Cash, but... i gotta get me one of them Bumpkin Basses.

Originally Posted by Janice & Bud
We too can picture Grandaddy Babu telling stories to a bunch of children sitting at his feet. 😊

That’s a fun story and a fun band to go with it.
The clarinet was a nice surprise.

As others mentioned your vocal sounds great.
And your resonance on low notes is really good.

Your bass is standout as is the mix and your always supportive video.

Enjoyed it!

J&B
Thanks, Janie & Bud. When our kids were little i'd tell them bedtime stories every night. Never had anything planned and just started ad libbing --jamming. Some of the stories were really good, and they all had some moral to them. Often i was amazed at how the story developed and couldn't wait for the next part. Another example of why there's no credit in creativity.

Originally Posted by vicarn
Hi Marty.
A solid production on an old theme.
Nice vocal baritone sounds here and there.
What I'm scratching my head about is the "stealing wood" line.
Does it have any relevance or was it purely to rhyme with good?

Vic
Thanks, Vic. Good question. Back when i wrote this one i was reading a book where one of the characters was arrested on a felony charge of stealing wood --some exotic and rare wood that amounted to 70K. But yeah, it was mostly to rhyme with good.

Enjoy whatever happens!
marty

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