SONG TITLE : "SCARED OF LOVE SO TRUE"
(a song showing my softer ballad side. lots different
from my previous punk offering.lol.)
(dedicated to people in love everywhere. we need lots more love in this world imho.)
ARTIST : moi..ALF-L..(a lad from london (c) 2014/15)
***BEFORE PLAYING THE SONG PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING.***
1. due to the variety of playback systems out there. watch your levels till comfortable with song.
2. feel free to critique the song. apologies if the listener hates the song. the song was mixed for quality earbuds. use them if possible.
3. like all my songs , i used the biab/rb/reaper combo to create this one. (ive done about 90 original songs useing this combo over many years.)
4. people have asked me for more production details in past songs ive posted.
let me explain why i'm unable to do that, much as i like to share info.....
awhile back i had very serious surgery i wont bore people with, which i came through thankfully.
(i'm fit as a fiddle now and hope to stay that way.)
as a result (due to this darn world covid situation) my doctors want to protect me /the surgery success and have me isolate wiith just my wife. but all my darn song production details are backed up in other locations, which i cant get to right now. i only have final song stereo mixes here. so please understand.
5. i like to sing in and experiment with many different vocal styles. this is one of them.
HERE IS THE LINK TO THE SONG>>>>>
https://soundcloud.com/user-302791555/sotruecalfl2015STORY : is about discovering true love and falling deeply in love with someone, and being "scared of love so true". in this case its a man out of town, maybe a military man away from his love at home.
fyi..in my case i never thought i would find "my soulmate"...then just when i least expected it...
BAM...it happened. my wife and i knew the first week we were meant to be together.
good old chemistry.
OBJECTIVE : i wanted a very loveing ballad of a song. that reflects how lots of people in the world might think when they fall so much in love. and it scares them so much...and that other person becomes the whole center of their being. as in "hits you in your gut".
SALIENT DETAILS :
1. this was a lot of work, aiming for a certain "sound picture". one is never happy of course.
one just does ones best.
2. i augmented certain RT's with a few of my own guitar traks.
3. verse 1. song starts off vocally with a man away from his love "thinking of her again."
wondering "does she think of me too"...when he is away. hoping she is staying true.
then at end of verse 1 is a subtle voc double.
4. verse 2. he needs to get some bucks/moolah/dough to "buy her a pretty ring".
and he "promised her not to sin". he is "scared of love so true". the title of the song.
then reinforced with higher vocs "but when it hits you in the gut, ya gotta see it through".
meaning when you meet that special love, you must see it through.
5. at 1min46secs, story/dialogue interlude about when my wife and i first met.
6. at 2min3secs subtle attempt at a "wedding call" in the background.
hopefully it worked. i like it and i hope others do too.
7. at 2min11secs, return to the main theme of the song. "scared of love so true".
a really human emotion. and i'll share something when i met my wife ...
ie i was thinking "my goodness what a wonderfull kind golden hearted woman , i dont want to screw it all up and lose her". (cos like most men lol...i can be a fool sometimes.)
what i mean is, for the first time in my life i was rocked to my core by this person, after haveing been round the block a few times. how might i put it . it was like discovering the most unique beautifull flower that i had never ever seen before.
8. outtro. guitar theme per intro...starting at 2min56secs. i like the sound picture of my guitar.
hopefully others do also. you wouldnt believe how much i tested to get that texture.lol.
best to everyone. have a great year. whether you liked the song or not.
oldmuso
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