I made some rather harsh comments the other day about a Rob and Anne-Marie's song Come out and See.

Floyd commented This one really sticks in your head... I can still hear it going "ooh, baby.." - always something special when you can do that...

That got me thinking, and I hope this song serves an apology! grin

The vocal was written to be sung with a British accent, but I couldn't really pull it off:

Baby I Love You
I was motoring down the road
When some lady caught my eye
And I found my legs becoming oh, so weak

So I pulled my Bentley over
And I stepped out by her side
But I struggled to find the right words I should speak

Now, saying "Baby, I love you"
Might be what the ladies want to hear
But it's vulgar, trite and lazy
And feels completely insincere

And yet...
While I strove to be refined
And avoid those tired cliches
Some other chap stepped in front of me
And cut right to the chase

Of course, he said
"Ooh, baby I love you"
"Oooh, baby, let's run away"
She didn't give me a second glance
As the two went on their way

(Broke my heart, it did)

They say it takes a big man
To admit that he is wrong
Well, it's a big, big man
Who is singing you this song

Not every chap is Shakespeare
Modern gals don't call for Keats
The language of love is music (play on!)
Auto-tuned with heavy beats

Now I say: "Baby I love you"
"Oooh, baby, let's run away"
"Oooh, baby, honey baby"
"Baby, baby, babe"



Sorry, no BIAB instruments on this! blush

Apologies to Johnny Cash, for obvious reasons.

Yes, it's got piano pedal squeaks, and lots of other defects. I used a single microphone in the middle of the living room, with kids wandering around and plenty of interruptions. It was an interesting challenge building a usable song out of that!

As always, comments are welcome! laugh


-- David Cuny
My virtual singer development blog

Vocal control, you say. Never heard of it. Is that some kind of ProTools thing?