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If booze could talk, what would it say? I say booze can talk you just have to listen to it's song BAND IN A BOX style _SZHONKY 388 Bass Realdrums PopRock8th 496 Guitar 502 Guitar 1563 PIano (both simple and blues varition) Superior Drummer Mixed in Cakewalk People Been Drankin' © 2026 by HappyRon Hill CHORUS: (Rubato) People been drankin’ back since the dawn of time People been drankin’ since water turned to wine People been drankin’ - is anyone in doubt? People been drankin’ so don't leave me out! VERSE 1 Last night, I peered down into my beer And my beer says, "Lend me your ear. Oh — and lend me your cash, and lend me your brain, And I'll tell you what you wanted to hear!" And my beer says CHORUS: People been drankin’ back since the dawn of time People been drankin’ since water turned to wine People been drankin’ - is anyone in doubt? People been drankin’ so don't leave me out! VERSE 2 Last night, I grinned down into my gin, and my gin says, "Lo and behold! Drink me just like the bold highwaymen did, with their swords and their fists full of gold!" And my gin says CHORUS: VERSE 3: Last night, I cried down into my rye, and my rye says, "Head for the hills! Drink me just like the sly moonshiners did, from their jugs filling up to the gills!" And my rye says CHORUS: VERSE 4: Last night, I swum down into my rum, and my rum says,"Aaarrh, matey, aaarrh! Drink me just like them thar pirates once did, when they’re slammin' their hooks on the bar!" And my rum says CHORUS: VERSE 5: (Rubato) Last night, I zip-lined into my wine, and my wine says, (spoken) "Don't keep me hid! Drink me just like the old Romans once did, when you (a tempo) drink me and you go make a kid!" And my wine says CHORUS: Don't leave me out! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_70lxEi0Qko
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The whole idea of fake emotion is repulsive. If this were a song written by someone real about a real situation, I would say it is just another song. Not great, not total crap. One of the things that is never talked about. AI does not do anything, period, full stop. AI is a software program that people use to produce things that they are interested in or that they think can produce income. The problem isn't that AI made the song. The problem is that the person who used AI to make the song had nothing to say. No experience behind it, no real loss, no real story. So they faked the emotion with crying audience clips because the song couldn't generate it on its own. A tool doesn't have intent. The person using it does. And if your intent is to manipulate people into feeling something you've never felt yourself, it doesn't matter whether you used AI or a guitar to do it — it's still dishonest. The real problem is that many people do not understand what AI actually is. It's a statistical engine that recognizes patterns in data and generates output based on what it's seen. It has no emotion, no intent, no experience. Every AI song, every AI video, every AI anything — a human being decided to make it, and that human being is the one responsible for whether it's honest or garbage. I have a serious AI lab, and I am doing serious work with AI, producing serious results. There are some things AI is very good at. AI music generation is not one of them currently. What will happen in the future? Who knows! But one thing is for sure. Music and what people like is highly subjective. There are definitely people who like AI-generated music. So....my take, let people like or dislike whatever they want. Cheers, Billy
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Does disabling the lead-in bars prevent it from becoming out of sync? Options - Preferences - Count-in - uncheck 'Allow Lead-in".
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Thanks for the positive comments
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Rob, Thanks. We appreciate it very much. Yeah, Prine has always been one of my musical heroes. Bob
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Little by little, I am giving it all away as I meet someone who really needs the guitars and such that I have. The rest of the "stuff" is just that, stuff. I did not get here with it, and I am not taking it with me. My wife has some idea what some of the things I have are worth. If she dies first, I don't care what happens to the "stuff" when I die. There is equipment I own that very few people would have any idea of what I am doing with it. I have made some original discoveries in genetics that I could not get published in the USA because I am not under the watchful eye of a university. I had to go to Europe and publish through Zenodo. Based in Geneva, run by CERN. My protein paper is there with DOI 10.5281/zenodo.20411754. The link https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20411754 Here is a non-technical version I wrote that anyone can read and understand. https://medium.com/p/bdbb851414df So...where does all this "stuff" go? I hope someone finds it and can actually use it. As I don't plan on dying this week, I will keep the Anderson Guitars for a bit longer LOL. And actually, the best solution to the issue is just not to die! Cheers, Billy
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You Windows folks have the patience of Job.  Great playing by you and that midi Strat? Wow!!! What Bob said, "It has a great avant-garde jazz feel." Enjoyed it, J&B
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Strong rocker. Excellent performances by you. Like others said the piano slides were very cool. Josh? Well done, J&B
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That’s a poignant melody and lyric and your vocal and band present it well. Good one, J&B
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Thank you Vic - yes, that does make sense. You and Rob have given me lots to think about when writing lyrics. Much appreciated. Andrew
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Excellent song construction on all levels. Lyrically a great idea for the theme - I've always felt that songs, poetry and other writings are somehow already 'in the air' and writers are just lucky enough to pluck them when the time is ripe - but here the chord structure, instrumentation, arrangement, mix and production are all first class, so credit is due to the builder of the song. The vocals are perfect for the song's expression, plus I particularly love the lead guitar work. All 100% professional - and no AI! Thanks, Chay. Appreciated.
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Burnin' Cool write. Sumptuous vocals. Peter is on fire. Gorgeous mix. That 5 minutes fly by fj
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Janice & Bud, That is so kind. Thank you - we appreciate the kind words. Bob
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Perfecto! Back in the day we used to watch some major boxing matches. Your lyric and the music captures the feel so well. We agree with Ezekiel’s comments completely. This made us laugh out loud: “She got a tattoo that says Moider Da Bum!” You nailed the Tom Waits vibe too! J&B
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Thanks TuneMonger!
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Thanks Mario and Ron. And just to be clear, I'm not suggesting a formulaic approach, but what is appealing to me is that this might tug me out of routine thinking to try out new ideas. However, I have to admit that Steve C's version of the song has some interesting and appealing harmonic passages on the back of familiar lyrics and meter. Andrew
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Hi Andrew, sorry, I haven't been in the forum for a while... It is also the use of external monitors that causes this behaviour. I tried this because of the drop-station failure in a multi monitor setup. I use 2 external Monitors (because of Cubase, not for BIAB), one via usb3/thunderbolt and one via HDMI. If I disconnect the monitors and work with the internal macbook display everything is fine. I feel a bit sorry for you guys because it is nearly impossible to test every weird setup.
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