With the rest of the team taking a Christmas break, I had to do this one completely on my own, including the ooohs, which involved me singing a top "A" and I can tell you, this isn't where I normally like to hang around.

I couldn't put the title up front in case the MODs thought it was spam and trashed it, but it's for all you people who enjoyed the Christmas shopping (or not). Yes, it's all recorded, mixed and mastered in Powertracks (simply the best ever DAW, IMO) so no RTs, sorry. Best played nice and loud - especially you, Floyd! So here we go - a bit of frivolity to start the New Year.

SHOPPING
Your heart beats fast, your mouth is dry
You can't shake it off, no matter how you try
The feeling's too strong, you can't resist
It settles on you like a strange red mist
You're going shopping, way downtown.

You only have to want it, you don't have to need it
You don't know what it is, but you'll know it when you see it
The feeling's too strong, you can't resist
It settles on you like a strange red mist
You're going shopping. Don't forget that credit card.

A little piece of plastic gets you everything you please
But don't run out of credit or they'll bring you to your knees
The feeling's too strong, you can't resist
It settles on you like a strange red mist
You're going shopping. Better take some hard cash.

When it gets late and it's closing time
It's time to go home and start shopping on-line
The feeling's too strong, you can't resist
It settles on you like a strange red mist
You're going shopping. You just can't get enough.

And a very happy New Year to you all.

ROG.

Hi, Rog !:))

Chuckle !! Was down in Estonia
over the Xmas and my two adult
daughters caught that same
disease you´re singing about !
You hit the nail´s head with
this one Rog (but you knew that
all along !) (lol) !!:))


Cheers
Dani

Man I hate shopping..... one of those necessary evils IMHO....

Cool song... very well done... nice wide sound on these speakers.

I like the groove of the song.... retro....reminds me of Marie Laveaux (just the groove)

Job well done.

Loved it Rog! A combi of Abracadabra and Money for Nothing styles. What a Cracker!
Loved the lyrics - got me laughing cos we had a rush of blood pre-Christmas and have bought TWO new 10" Tablets - and now we wonder why.
Great mix - full, rich and bounces round my little rubber room nicely with the monitors turned up.
Move over Mark -Rog is a-coming !
HAPPY NEW YEAR, Rog and Crew
Ian

Rog,

LOL! This is perfect!

Bob

Hi Rog,

very funny and grooving song.
Congratulations on your ooohs!
Happy New Year.

Guenter

ROG,

Yeh!! Only 364 shopping days till next Christmas YAY

Brilliant who needs the girls?!? but then they were probably shopping LOL
Sounds good on my system when played LOUD.

+10 to all the previous posts,

Alyn

Bravo, ROG! I heard a mild, subdued Dylan in your vox. Very pleasant production, my friend. Thanks for posting.

Hi ROG,

"you don't know what it is but you'll know it when you see it" - too true.

Fun stuff. Sounds great and I thought you did a bang up job on the ooo's.

Josie

Love it! Very well produced and performed. Guitar solo's outstanding, thanks for sharing!


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ROG...

AWESOME! (I had it LLLLOOOOUUUUDDDD!!!). Everything sounds GREAT!

I think Alyn may be rubbing off a bit... Super interesting write.
Well done.

Love your vocal (really confident here!). Guitar sounds great. Fabulous job on the horns!!!! Terrific mix.

Worth hearing again!

Dani - Pleased that it made you chuckle! I've got a grown up daughter too, so you can see where the idea came from.

Herb - Thanks for the listen. I'm glad you liked the groove, if not the shopping.

Ian - I'm a great fan of both Steve Miller and Mark Knopfler, so that was a complement indeed. The rubber room sounds a bit naughty, but I'm glad the mix worked well in it!

Bob - Perfect? That'll do nicely. Many thanks.

Guenter - Always looking for that groove. Just made it on the oohs, but I'll be pleased to have the girls back.

ROG.

What a neat song. Excellent lyrics. Neat bounce to the song. The guitar was awesome as well

Number one: A hearty plus one on what's already been well said. Enjoyable in all aspects.
Number two: Thank heavens for Amazon.

Alyn - Just counting down those days, old pal. When the girls get back we're going to be swapping shopping stories for weeks. Don't you just love it!

Don - It means a lot to me to see you stopping by for a listen. Many thanks for the kind words my Irish chum.

Josie - I like to think the song is about my daughter, but I suspect that particular line comes from personal experience. Hey, thanks for the confidence booster about the ooohs!

Robert - Many thanks. You were very kind about my guitar playing.

Floyd - Yes, yes, I can get along with "awesome". I think Alyn has made us all sit up and take notice. He's certainly made me look very closely at what I'm writing these days. Thanks for all the positives.

ROG.

Dude that is sic! love the whole tune. Great ending too. The vocals sat right there!

Scott - Thanks for the listen and the nice comments.

Janice and Bud - Glad you enjoyed it. I second you comments about Amazon!

Rob - Many thanks. The ending took me longer than the rest of the song, so I'm pleased it worked for you.

ROG.

As they used to say in the colloquial vernacular - groovy one ROG.


Regards,

Bob

ROG, what a cool tune! I really enjoyed that. Great vocal and guitar. Nice job on the oohs. The groove is just perfect on this. Thanks for sharing, Tom

I like the drive and vocal delivery, + on the guitar work. Calls for a cool video.
Doug

Rog, nothing wrong with those Oooohh's and Ahhhh's

What a great driving beat

And as far the lyrics go: "How True"

I really likes the 3 sets of triplets on the floor toms at the end. Was that a loop or how did you do that?

Great job

hi rog this is great love your stuff very engaging thanks eric

ROG...

Somehow we missed this! Glad we saw it this time around. Way too cool! loved the lead guitar and your vocal sounds great. Di isn't much of a shopper...I do more than she does!

Great cut...we loved it! Super groove!!!!!!!!

Al & Di

Bob, Tommy - I'm always searching for that groove, man!

Doug - A video of the girls shopping? It's just possible!

VideoTrack - Thanks for the listen. The toms were MIDI and were played in real time from the Alesis keyboard. I had to do it that way because the timing was improvised in relation the the original tempo.

Eric - Many thanks for the kind words.

Al & Di - Glad you found it in the end and pleased you liked the "groove".

ROG.

ROG,

Firstly, apologies for taking so long to get to this one.

As everyone has already said (or implied), this is brilliant. You've really done a fantastic job putting everything together on your own! "Incredibly creative" just popped up in my head somewhere between laughs! You've got the knack for using humour!

In a recent post, I recall something about you feeling a bit barren on the creativity front after listening to Alyn's work. I just want to reassure you that that DEFINITELY is not the case.

What a great listen!
Noel

My normal MO-late to the party but glad I came.

This is fantastic. The vocals and instrumentation are perfect.

I can see the B52s singing this one.

I thought I commented on this...sorry. Love it!!! What a performance.

I can picture Mark Knopfler covering this tune. You could trade off guitar licks with him in the live version.

Hi Roger
I am a bit late to the party on this one but glad I got to it. Love the song. Hate the shopping! I dislike shopping so much that I have put a halt to all Xmas presents in our family...what a relief! Well done

Great song Rog and great performances. Love the infectious beat.

John