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Chay, Well done. Excellent listening. Nice track choices, well mixed. Changes up nicely. Cool stuff. fj
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Mike, I was working in research at Kodak when that song came out. Kodak wanted the registered trademark symbol ® instead of demanding copyright infringement and stopping playing it because it was free advertising for our film. Interesting spin on what really happened. There is no copyright on titles nor individual words nor was there any in the 1909 version of Title 17 when the song was released—nothing to demand in that regard. Paul Simon and someone at Eastman Kodak sat down and worked it out—lawyers were never involved. Later, when Kodak tried to license the song for advertising, the attorneys could not work out a satisfactory deal until the 1990s. Trademark is different and Kodak was/is aggressive about protecting theirs—as they should be. Aspirin, Zipper and Thermos are three brands fell into the public domain through a process commonly called "genericide" due to the owners not being aggressive enough to protect their property. The BBC and Australia self-censored airplay since, at the time, they did not allow commercial names in songs over the radio but Kodak had no hand in that.
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Hi J&B! I love those vocal harmonies, and of course one can’t have good BVs without a good lead vocal. I understand the comments about vocal v piano volumes, but to my ears, listening on Airbuds, there was enough space in the mix that I thought the lead vocal was still the main feature. I love the use of minor iv in the outro. Really enjoyable! Andrew Thank you Andrew for all of those positive comments. We felt that the piano and held bass chords worked with the vocal intro. We used an imager on the piano to expand the stereo field to hopefully give the centered vocal room. Thank for mentioning it! J&B
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Welcome back indeed. We were not aware of an accident and hope you are doing better. And continue to so. Your songs are always very engaging from the get go. And that makes it difficult to try and parse them out. Particularly when we had just rather listen again.  So ... great band, excellent arrangement and a fine open/airy mix. Very cinematic and much enjoyed by us! Fits perfectly while watching a gentle breeze sway our porch plants. Take care, J&B
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The below lyric reminded Janice of her Mama saying that she could walk into a room where Janice’s Daddy was. And they would look at each other and her knees would get weak. 😊 “No matter where we are or what we do our love is there. We keep it in the looks we share.” Marty, this song would fit so well in the soundtrack of a romantic comedy movie. Fine performances and production. Also, we thoroughly enjoyed the vid’s light show during Dave’s solo. Please keep spreading the joy! J&B
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Andi / All, This is a spectacular production all around. Vocals, instrumentation and mix. A highly successful collaboration. I throughly enjoyed this! Bob
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Laurent, Thanks so much from both of us. Bob
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I really like the driving rhythm and the overall vibe of your song. Good choice of instruments and beautiful vocals, they fit the song perfectly. Toe-tapping goodness ![[Linked Image]](https://www.pgmusic.com/forums/images/icons/default/thumbs_up.gif) Anytime I hear "toe tapping" it makes me smile . . . That's exactly the reaction I was going for. Thanks for the very kind review!!
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You're a hopeless romantic, ain't you. Good melody and that chorus is catchy--I like the harmony too. I enjoyed your vocals--a lot of feeling in the singing.
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Sometimes I think the trumpet is the hardest because the world is full of people who come up and tell me they used to play trumpet! I do wonder what they know that I don’t. 😎 [Trumpet is not my best instrument; it’s in second.]
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Hi Mario! Even though you said the title has nothing to do with the song, it is interesting how a title can influence a listener’s perceptions. To me, the synth pad and the downwards trickles of melody did suggest rain, albeit not the storm-ish type, but the constant, ground-nourishing type. Good lead and bass work! As Rob said, you’ve given me an ear worm! Andrew
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This one is written by one of my all-time favorite songwriters. Another brilliant production, Brain. Excellent arrangement. I'm with you on Reggae's mood-lifting ability. Hey, did you ever write a protest song about all the sappy love songs? [Finally the temperatures are back to a level where I can work in my studio without getting blisters on my skin.] I'm glad you like it, even though it's pretty different from my usual stuff. I think I've written a song before with a line that I'll never write a love song, but of course a punky protest song about all those love songs is a good idea. There's always room at the top. Thank you for listening (again) and your kind feedback, Marty. Much appreciated
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+++ HERE +++ is a neat little video where one of the session musicians and recording engineer discuss how the guitar sounds were created in the song Choosin' Texas by Ella Langley.
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I agree with Janne, your song sounds like a folky McCartney song. The lyrics are pretty good, too. My new favorite of yours
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That's what I thought/remembered. F5 simply isn't supported in RB Much like Rebuild .. I haz a sad Not as big of a deal to me as I don't try to retain many BiaB workflows in RB It's not BiaB .. it's a different animal that uses 'some' BiaB features, and TBH I like it better than BiaB. I have never had a base BiaB style work for me, so I find one with some tracks I like and start replacing other tracks right away in RB, so the BiaB features I use are pretty much RT related. Not Choruses and preset styles. /that's just how I roll, I know others use it much differently, and I agree that is a feature people kind of expect after working in BiaB .. // at least we kept the lights on for a while
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