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Posted By: tommyad I'll Take Mexico (Co-Write Greg & Tom) - 01/18/16 08:25 PM
Greg Johnson contacted me and asked if I would like to collaborate with him on a song. I assumed incorrectly it turned out, that he would be singing it since he has one of the best voices on the forum. He really wanted my take on it so I gave it a shot. I should make this very clear that the majority of this write was Greg’s. We hope everyone enjoys it. Tom

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Vocals and Electric Guitar: Tom Adams



I’ll Take Mexico

I’m finally leaving, gonna make a run
I’m cashing out Gonna sell this dump

Pack my truck and go
Down to Mexico

Don’t check my Facebook, I won’t post
Gonna try a new look, turn into a ghost
i know where to go
I'll take Mexico

They’ll know me there as the guero
Underneath the big sombrero
Nice and slow
I'll take Mexico





They dream of California, the golden state
They can come up north and take my place
Take my share of gold
I’ll take Mexico

I’ve lost my way, I’ve lost control
Gonna make a break before I lose my soul
i know where to go
I'll take Mexico

They’ll know me there as the guero
Underneath the big sombrero
Nice and slow
I'll take Mexico


I’m hoping for a leap of faith it’s the place we need to be
not knowing if you’ll jump on board makes it hard for me to leave

So, come on baby, be my only one
Leave this northern nightmare for the southern sun
Pack your stuff and go
Down to Mexico

We’ll be loving and living life so well
What we left behind can just go to hell
like I told you so
Let’s take Mexico



They’ll know us as the gueros
Underneath the big sombreros
Nice and slow
Let’s take Mexico

©2015 Greg Johnson/Thomas Adams
Posted By: ROG Re: I'll Take Mexico Co-Write Greg & Tom - 01/18/16 08:35 PM
Hey Guys, how cool is that?

Apart from it being a fabulous song and a stunning performance from Tom, what about that arrangement!

Loads of things going on there which are SO professional. Lots of variety with different instruments taking their part, but never getting in the way of each other. The step-change when the drums drop out in the bridge, the pauses and just so much of interest.

Brilliant piece of work and congrats to you both.

ROG.
Posted By: Scott C Re: I'll Take Mexico Co-Write Greg & Tom - 01/18/16 10:53 PM
Hi Tom and Greg

What a beautiful song. Awesome vocal and lyrics. Going to be a favorite tune..
Posted By: gibson Re: I'll Take Mexico (Co-Write Greg & Tom) - 01/19/16 04:08 AM
Tom,

That was nice and it had "Tom Adams" all over it. Shame Greg didn't add some harmonies as I too think he has one of the best male voices on thus board.
A good listen with lots of variation in the backing, well done

Alyn
Posted By: PeterF Re: I'll Take Mexico (Co-Write Greg & Tom) - 01/19/16 05:30 AM
Greg & Tom
Really liked that a lot - great chorus - laid back vocal suits the song so well.
Excellent - think I'll have another listen...
Cool song....

I like this. Nice work on the collab.
Posted By: boehm Re: I'll Take Mexico (Co-Write Greg & Tom) - 01/19/16 11:38 AM
Hi Greg and Tommy,

very nice arrangement and cool vocals.
A very enjoyable laid back song.

Guenter
Really nice song. Great write, production and performance. This was a good collaboration. Hope you guys do some more together.
Posted By: 44kfl Re: I'll Take Mexico (Co-Write Greg & Tom) - 01/19/16 07:04 PM
I knew that I was gonna like this with you two guys working together on it...and it's great. I can hear the accordion, sounds cool, Tom's guitar accents, awesome, light skinned, fair haired dudes, whatever, running down to Mexico. Solid write and performance, sounds like a hit song.

Kenny
Posted By: tommyad Re: I'll Take Mexico (Co-Write Greg & Tom) - 01/19/16 07:32 PM
Originally Posted By: ROG
Hey Guys, how cool is that?

Apart from it being a fabulous song and a stunning performance from Tom, what about that arrangement!

Loads of things going on there which are SO professional. Lots of variety with different instruments taking their part, but never getting in the way of each other. The step-change when the drums drop out in the bridge, the pauses and just so much of interest.

Brilliant piece of work and congrats to you both.

ROG.
ROG, Thanks for the very kind comments. Greg gets all the credit for the instruments dropping out on the bridge. I just tweaked the SGU by cutting the bridge in half, changing out the instruments, etc. The arrangement ended up very close to his original demo after taking on several different forms and then circling back to the original. He is very accommodating and easy to work with. Thanks again, Tom
Originally Posted By: Scottt709
Hi Tom and Greg

What a beautiful song. Awesome vocal and lyrics. Going to be a favorite tune..
Scott, We're very pleased you liked it. Tom
Posted By: RnAM Re: I'll Take Mexico (Co-Write Greg & Tom) - 01/19/16 09:38 PM
Very nice work guys!
Like that Accordion and additional electric guitar.

Rob
Another great one y'all. Pure pleasure. Great lyrics and production. A good listen all the way through. Not a darned thing to criticize.
Posted By: SRP Re: I'll Take Mexico (Co-Write Greg & Tom) - 01/20/16 01:35 AM
What a terrific song! You guys put it together in a very professional way. I like everything about it. Very good listen.
Sonny
Posted By: HiroshiK Re: I'll Take Mexico (Co-Write Greg & Tom) - 01/20/16 05:52 AM
I am a a Japanese and I am not so familiar with US country songs, but I can say I like this song.

Hiroshi
Wow, you guys, just how great is that!

Sensational lyrics. I really liked the chord structure around the chorus. This gave the song its own hook.

This collaboration has to be seen as a real winner.

Missed Greg's vocals, 'cause they're always good, but Tommy, you nailed it instead.

Trev
Two of my favorite writers together! Nice.

Has the perfect relaxed, south-of-the-border feel.

"They’ll know me there as the guero
Underneath the big sombrero
Nice and slow
I'll take Mexico"

...makes me want to go on vacation.

Nice guitar accents. As ROG said, the bridge dropout is super.

Good mix (of course).

Easy and smooth. Nice and slow...

fj
Posted By: JeffB720 Re: I'll Take Mexico (Co-Write Greg & Tom) - 01/21/16 12:54 AM
Wow guys! I was just thinking today that it would be great to win the lottery and head down to mexico! and here is a song about doing that very thing.

Great song. Great production. lots of cool things going on with a great mix.

Reminds me of Jimmy Buffet type of feel. Or the Chris Isaak baja sessions.

Awesome !
Posted By: tommyad Re: I'll Take Mexico (Co-Write Greg & Tom) - 01/21/16 10:02 AM
Originally Posted By: gibson
Tom,

That was nice and it had "Tom Adams" all over it. Shame Greg didn't add some harmonies as I too think he has one of the best male voices on thus board.
A good listen with lots of variation in the backing, well done

Alyn
Gib, I thought he should have sung the whole thing! He wasn't having that though. That was about the only thing he wouldn't compromise on. Maybe I'll get him back someday by writing something for him to sing. Tom
Originally Posted By: PeterF
Greg & Tom
Really liked that a lot - great chorus - laid back vocal suits the song so well.
Excellent - think I'll have another listen...
Laid back. Mexico. Yeah that works. Thanks, Tom
Originally Posted By: Guitarhacker
Cool song....

I like this. Nice work on the collab.
Herb, We're happy you liked it. Tom
"They’ll know me there as the guero
Underneath the big sombrero
Nice and slow I'll take Mexico"

Like mr jane said...makes us want to
head for the border (it is still open
isn't it?)

It appears that Greg has brought out
the CA side of Tom. That Tom genre
jewel has a lot of facets for sure!

We both enjoyed this mashup of two
of our fav forum artists. Great write,
vocal, guitar and production. But with you two
how could we expect anything less?

Forum fun!

J&B
Posted By: 90 dB Re: I'll Take Mexico (Co-Write Greg & Tom) - 01/21/16 03:47 PM
You guys done did good on this one. Enjoyed it.


Regards,

Bob
Posted By: rsdean Re: I'll Take Mexico (Co-Write Greg & Tom) - 01/22/16 08:28 AM
Greg / Tom,

Great song! Very cool lyrics and arrangement. Outstanding vocal from Tom as always...

Bob
Posted By: tommyad Re: I'll Take Mexico (Co-Write Greg & Tom) - 01/22/16 10:34 AM
Originally Posted By: boehm
Hi Greg and Tommy,

very nice arrangement and cool vocals.
A very enjoyable laid back song.

Guenter
Guenter, Thanks a lot for the nice comments. Tom
Originally Posted By: 44kfl
I knew that I was gonna like this with you two guys working together on it...and it's great. I can hear the accordion, sounds cool, Tom's guitar accents, awesome, light skinned, fair haired dudes, whatever, running down to Mexico. Solid write and performance, sounds like a hit song.

Kenny
Kenny, Thanks for listening and commenting. We appreciate it. Tom
Originally Posted By: Charlie Fogle
Really nice song. Great write, production and performance. This was a good collaboration. Hope you guys do some more together.
Charlie, Thanks, glad you liked it. Tom
Posted By: toucher Re: I'll Take Mexico (Co-Write Greg & Tom) - 01/22/16 11:26 AM
Awesome, all the way around.
Posted By: Noel96 Re: I'll Take Mexico (Co-Write Greg & Tom) - 01/22/16 09:16 PM
Tom and Greg,

Fantastic! My very first thought was "How on earth does Tom manage to get such a full and vibrant production sound to his mixes? This is brilliant!" And then the song came along.... excellent writing and performing.

"Leave the northern nightmare for the southern sun" - what a great line. To appreciate how well it works, it's worthwhile giving it a southern hemisphere flavour. Down here, we'd say "Leave the southern nightmare for the northern sun".... when the alliteration is split up, the line looses a lot of ooomph (to my ears, anyway)!

Enjoyed it a lot.
Noel
Posted By: tommyad Re: I'll Take Mexico (Co-Write Greg & Tom) - 01/23/16 03:35 PM
Originally Posted By: RnAM
Very nice work guys!
Like that Accordion and additional electric guitar.

Rob
Rob, Thanks for checking in on this one. We appreciate it. Tom
Originally Posted By: David Snyder
Another great one y'all. Pure pleasure. Great lyrics and production. A good listen all the way through. Not a darned thing to criticize.
David, Glad you liked it! Tom
Originally Posted By: SRP
What a terrific song! You guys put it together in a very professional way. I like everything about it. Very good listen.
Sonny
Sonny, Thanks for the positive comments. Tom
Originally Posted By: HiroshiK
I am a a Japanese and I am not so familiar with US country songs, but I can say I like this song.

Hiroshi
Hiroshi, Maybe we can get Country Music to grow on you. Thanks, Tom
Originally Posted By: VideoTrack
Wow, you guys, just how great is that!

Sensational lyrics. I really liked the chord structure around the chorus. This gave the song its own hook.

This collaboration has to be seen as a real winner.

Missed Greg's vocals, 'cause they're always good, but Tommy, you nailed it instead.

Trev
Trev, Thanks for the very kind review and your ongoing support for us both. Tom
Posted By: Sundance Re: I'll Take Mexico (Co-Write Greg & Tom) - 01/23/16 06:58 PM
Cool laid back. Sweet lyrics, big sound and loved that vocal Tom.

Great collab guys!
Posted By: tommyad Re: I'll Take Mexico (Co-Write Greg & Tom) - 01/24/16 10:14 AM
Originally Posted By: floyd jane
Two of my favorite writers together! Nice.

Has the perfect relaxed, south-of-the-border feel.

"They’ll know me there as the guero
Underneath the big sombrero
Nice and slow
I'll take Mexico"

...makes me want to go on vacation.

Nice guitar accents. As ROG said, the bridge dropout is super.

Good mix (of course).

Easy and smooth. Nice and slow...

fj

We enjoyed your review. Thanks, Tom
Originally Posted By: JeffB720
Wow guys! I was just thinking today that it would be great to win the lottery and head down to mexico! and here is a song about doing that very thing.

Great song. Great production. lots of cool things going on with a great mix.

Reminds me of Jimmy Buffet type of feel. Or the Chris Isaak baja sessions.

Awesome !
Jeff, Thanks for the nice words. I decided if i won the lottery I'd disappear so far into Mexico that even Sean Penn couldn't find me. Tom
Originally Posted By: Janice & Bud
"They’ll know me there as the guero
Underneath the big sombrero
Nice and slow I'll take Mexico"

Like mr jane said...makes us want to
head for the border (it is still open
isn't it?)

It appears that Greg has brought out
the CA side of Tom. That Tom genre
jewel has a lot of facets for sure!

We both enjoyed this mashup of two
of our fav forum artists. Great write,
vocal, guitar and production. But with you two
how could we expect anything less?

Forum fun!

J&B

Love the review! The border isn't just open ,it's wide open. Nice use of the word facet. Yeah I may steal that. Thanks, Tom
Originally Posted By: 90 dB
You guys done did good on this one. Enjoyed it.


Regards,

Bob
Bob, Thanks! Cali is a long way from fl geographically but not musically. Tom
Posted By: olemon Re: I'll Take Mexico (Co-Write Greg & Tom) - 01/24/16 10:23 AM
I love this!

It's catchy, there's a oh-so-cool hook in that elegant chorus. I knew it was going to be good, coming from you two songsters.

And you know it's top-shelf when you just get lost in the song as I did. Way to go.

Take a bow, fellas!
Posted By: tommyad Re: I'll Take Mexico (Co-Write Greg & Tom) - 01/24/16 06:33 PM
Originally Posted By: rsdean
Greg / Tom,

Great song! Very cool lyrics and arrangement. Outstanding vocal from Tom as always...

Bob
Bob, Thanks for stopping by. Always glad to hear from you. Tom
Originally Posted By: toucher
Awesome, all the way around.
Thanks man. We're glad you liked it. Tom
Originally Posted By: Noel96
Tom and Greg,

Fantastic! My very first thought was "How on earth does Tom manage to get such a full and vibrant production sound to his mixes? This is brilliant!" And then the song came along.... excellent writing and performing.

"Leave the northern nightmare for the southern sun" - what a great line. To appreciate how well it works, it's worthwhile giving it a southern hemisphere flavour. Down here, we'd say "Leave the southern nightmare for the northern sun".... when the alliteration is split up, the line looses a lot of ooomph (to my ears, anyway)!

Enjoyed it a lot.
Noel
Noel, You're right the alliteration only works up here. Thanks for the generous comments. Tom
Originally Posted By: Sundance
Cool laid back. Sweet lyrics, big sound and loved that vocal Tom.

Great collab guys!
Hey Josie, We both thank you. Tom
Originally Posted By: olemon
I love this!

It's catchy, there's a oh-so-cool hook in that elegant chorus. I knew it was going to be good, coming from you two songsters.

And you know it's top-shelf when you just get lost in the song as I did. Way to go.

Take a bow, fellas!
Scott, We appreciate your kind words. Tom
Posted By: MarioD Re: I'll Take Mexico (Co-Write Greg & Tom) - 01/24/16 06:42 PM
I am late to the party but I am sure glad that I came! Everything that I wanted to say has been already said.

This is a super collaboration with a perfect mix, super vocals, great backing tracks, great lyrics all put together in a smooth, toe taping song.

Loved it!
Posted By: tommyad Re: I'll Take Mexico (Co-Write Greg & Tom) - 01/24/16 11:52 PM
Originally Posted By: MarioD
I am late to the party but I am sure glad that I came! Everything that I wanted to say has been already said.

This is a super collaboration with a perfect mix, super vocals, great backing tracks, great lyrics all put together in a smooth, toe taping song.

Loved it!
Mario, We're glad you gave it a listen. Thanks, Tom
Posted By: dani48 Re: I'll Take Mexico (Co-Write Greg & Tom) - 01/25/16 01:47 PM
Hi, Tom and Greg !

I enjoyed the tune and the
performance really much !
Just the way it should be
with such skilful artists
like you two !:))

Cheers
Dani
Posted By: tommyad Re: I'll Take Mexico (Co-Write Greg & Tom) - 01/26/16 10:09 AM
Dani, Thanks for the nice praise. We appreciate your words. Tom
Meant to comment sooner and thank everyone for the nice feedback! When I first joined the forum, I remember being pretty blown away by Tommyad, the blues man. Over time, I realized he's not just a blues man. He can do it all (rock, country, folk) and do it all well. I personally love the character in his voice. I sent him a work in progress which he edited, restructured, cleaned up, and arranged it into a gem. He is an incredibly cool and talented guy, and I'm thrilled to have made it on to his website. Thanks Tom!! Take care. Greg
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