Hello everyone,

The new song:

Pretty cries

Y'all will hear where the inspiration for this came from (not from personal experience though ).

Just kidding. This was sort of an 'in between' solo project. I was experimenting with the melodist and it came up with something that sounded a bit like Rockabilly. Then I thought: 'why not change the chord sequence a little and add some Rockabilly RTs. That worked out nicely.
On top of that I added the Brent Mason Spaghetti Western soloist which I never used before, neither heard anywhere on the forum.
This song has been on the shelf for a couple of months. I created the video a couple of days ago. Check it out, it´s good for a few laughs.
All comments are welcome.
Rob


Style is ZZCONTRY.STY (Country 4/4 Style)

MIDI Instruments: Electric Piano (5), Muted Electric Guit (29),
592:Bass, Acoustic Bluegrass Doc Ev 100
2421:Bass, Acoustic, RockabillySlapBoomChicka Ev16 100
2513:Guitar, Acoustic, Fingerpicking BoomChickHighJoe Ev16 110
2447:Guitar, Baritone Electric, Background SpaghettiWestern Ev 065 (CustomFX)
598 Guitar Acoustic, Strumming Bluegrass Doc ev 100
RealDrums in Song: Country2Beat16^1-a:SideStick, HiHat , b:Snare

Lyrics:

all day I'm wondering where she could be found
the girl from the pictures, the girl from around
a desert of loneliness here in this place
i'm waiting for your sweet embrace

cause ooh baby that love gets me high
you should be somewhere nearby
tonight baby I would pay that price
for hearing those pretty cries

all day I'm wondering why nights are so cold
not getting much younger not feeling too old
still I'm so lonesome I fear I would die
if faith and love won't send you by

cause ooh baby your kisses they burn
it's time to love you in return
cause now I can see what they meant
by paying those 'higher rents'

I would shoot the moon I would run for miles
I would tie you up I would bring you down
just to have you around.....

Chorus

I think that about the creepiest thing I've seen or heard here. JMO, of course.

I enjoyed it! It's a little dark, seductive, but I thought it was well put together, while a bit risque! Arrangement and vocals/mix are top notch as usual! Take care. Greg

Great Job.
Nice job on the lyrics.
The guitar fill tied this song together nicely.
Liked the last chord on the finish.
Rob

Interesting song and way different from what we normally hear from you. Quite unique. Excellent mix, performance and arrangement.

Enjoyed my listen.

Charlie

Rob and Ann Marie. Well I think this is absolutely FANTASTIC. The little stars in right place had me laughing out loud. I am in complete admiration.

Hi Rob and Anne-Marie,

As with all your music, this is terrific to listen to. The mix, the arrangement and the performance all add together to give 10/10. 'Outstanding' is one word that consistently springs to mind when I hear (and watch) your work.

These lyrics are quite different from your usual ones. Normally your writing style is more along the lines of free verse poetry. While such impressionistic lyrics have their own beauty, I am out of my comfort zone when it comes to commenting on them. This time around, I enjoyed the additional attention given to rhymes and the lyric flow that resulted as a consequence of them.

My favourite line was "a desert of loneliness here in this place". The phrase, "desert of loneliness" is an excellent metaphor. It conjures up a very vivid image.

All the best,
Noel

• 90dB's version of my song, Brighter Than Any Star

That was different!!

a bit risque but a good laugh

well done, as usual

Alyn

yup....



There goes the PG forum "G" rating.

Wow, What a pair of -- eyes. Sounds good. Those real tracks are so cool. Nicely mixed and once again perfectly sung. Another good one. What a pair- you and A-M that is. Tom

Hi Rob and Anne-Marie,

really different. Great mix, performance and arrangement.
The video was really "creepy".
Enjoyable listen.

Guenter

I think you did a great job of setting up the nervous energy that the lyrics convey IMHO.

Loved those comments Tom. You got me laughing before 10 AM. Not easy! Take care. Greg

Well - THAT - was different! Did someone sing about the stars coming out tonight? Unusual song that was masterfully written and performed.

Did you use a different approach to mixing? Still sounds "radio ready" but different somehow but my ears are not trained enough to discern what the difference is.

thank you Greg!

thank you Rob!

An interesting write. What interested me most about it was how much it was "an RnAM song" - your signature sound - not just production, but writing and vocal stylings, as well..

Good mix. The guitar solo seemed a bit "stretched".

floyd

Hi RnAM. Fascinating! Kept wondering what was going to happen next in the video and the quivery guitar solo suited the quivery video so well. Great atmosphere. Cheers.

What the heck. The cage needs rattling every
now and then. Very different, risqué only by
a 1940's lens, film noir debuts at the forum; all
come to mind.

Y'all can do such disparate productions and
yet somehow always retain the RnAM stamp
of signature and excellence.

Also a plus one on the line Noel singled out.

In a word, "Cool."

J&B

Thank you Charlie!

Haha, thanks Joanne,

I was lucky to get my hands on such cool 1940s footage

What he said:)

Cool production of a unique and well crafted song.

Thank you Noel,

Your loyal support and comments are always appreciated!
I find that writing lyrics for a song is much harder than creating the song itself. Especially with band in a box, the musical part can be a breeze sometimes.
Depending on any available inspiration, the lyrics go a certain way. In this case I had some inspiration right away, due to the specific sounds of the real tracks. So I could finish this song pretty soon. That's definitely not always the case sometimes I wish there was a real good 'lyric machine'

Rob

thank you Alyn!

Hi Tommy,

I knew you'd like the eyes staring at you
Thanks for the nice comment.

Rob

Thank you Guenter,

Some folks here find the video creepy for some reason?
I think it's more like.. funny?
anyway, thanks for your nice comment.

Rob

Haha Patrick,

Nervous energy, that's a good analysis. I did my best to make the vocals kind of 'breathy' too. after the basic mix, where I always use the z3ta+ as a mastering unit, I ran it through again to enhance the 'breath' effect.
Thanks for your nice comment!

Rob

Hi Jim,

Different approach.... not really, although I used completely different RT's this time and I processed the vocals with the z3ta+ to get that breathy sound.
Thanks for your nice comment,

Rob

Hi Floyd,

It isn't an RnAM song at all, because I did it completely on my own.
Apart from RnAM songs we both do solo projects from time to time.

Regards,
Rob

Hi Rich,

Thanks, our next song will be about something completely different, i.e. the region where Anne-Marie lives. This will be all about, nature, trees, meadows, nothing too exciting

Regards,
Rob

Thanks J&B,

Indeed, the cage needs some rattling at times!
Speaking of a 1940's lens, if you're curious about a better 'pair', this one's probably from the 50's..... check out our cover of
Flightless Bird
Thanks for the nice comment!

Regards,
Rob

Hi, Rob & Anne-Marie !

This was very interesting indeed !:))

Cheers
Dani