Follow The Money

A song that always seems topical wherever (and whenever) you live.

Lyrics - Leon
Vocals & Harmony - Janice
I played some guitar solos.
Thanks to Bud for recording Janice and his mix input.

The Band:
RealTracks in style: 2426:Bass, Acoustic, RockabillySlowSwing Sw 085
RealTracks in style: 2428:Piano, Acoustic, Rhythm RockabillySlowSwingKevin Sw 085
RealTracks in style: ~~938:Guitar, Acoustic, Rhythm JazzFreddie Sw 110
RealTracks in song: 2533:Guitar, Acoustic, HeldChords
RealDrums in style: RockabillySlowSwing-01-Brsh,BrK [Multi]

Follow The Money

(She said) follow the money
See where it leads
Follow the money
See where it leads
It won’t take you to
A happy place
Much more likely to
Lead you to disgrace
Follow the money
Follow the smell
Promise you Heaven
But you wind up in Hell
Promise you roses
But you end up with weeds
Follow the money
See where it leads
Follow
Follow
The money

Follow the money
You can see where it lives
See what it takes away
And see what it gives
Step around the bodies
It helps to close your eyes
It’s only natural
Everybody dies
Follow the money
It’s easy to trace
Goes where it’s cherished
Keeps the others in their place
Money has no conscience
Money has no soul
Likes to pretend that it is
Under your control
Follow
Follow
The money

Follow the money
See where it goes
Follow the money
Follow your nose
Money likes the backrooms
It operates at night
Money doesn’t like to be
Exposed to the light
Follow the money
Follow the trail
It’ll wash away your sins
It’ll go your bail
Money buys the weapons
Money does the deals
Money never stops to think
Money doesn’t feel
Follow
Follow
The money

Good playing Peter, great arrangement and vocals (can't go wrong with Janice)

Mike B.

Very cool song. Loved the lyrics. Janice's vocals and harmonies were just excellent. Some awesome guitar Peter. Fit the song so well. Really cool backbeat to this song..

Dang! Talk about and entrance! Janice, that intro was KILLER. Vocals fantastic. Guitar fantastic. Music feel, groove and production fantastic. Lyrics...meh. lol just kidding Lyrics fantastic.

Knocked me out of my rocker from note 1.

Thanks for the smile.

Man, what an intro! Too cool for words.

Great vocals as per usual, that tone!

Nice guitar work, Peter, those volume swells are the cats meow. Modulation at the end was fun too.

Good one guys and gal, enjoyed the listen!

Peter / Leon / Janice,

Great song! I love the arrangement on this. Instrumentation and mix is really outstanding - some great guitar work.

As always, the vocal by Janice is flawless and on point. Killer intro...

Bob

Ah. "Promise you roses
But you end up with weeds" classic line. Great song. well done the four of you!

Really nice job here! Janice's vocals here are on point, and I love the groove on this one. It reminds me of certain tunes by Feist, if you are familiar with her (not sure how popular she is outside of Canada). Really catchy, and easy on the ears.

Great work, and thanks for sharing

Very good song, excellent playing and the vocal is top notch!!!

Thank you Mike.

Janice

Yep, great... intro, lyrics, singing, mix. As usual, Janice is stellar.


Hehe. Talk about understating your contribution.

The unprepared modulation hits my by surprise each time I hear this. Cool!

Peter,Leon,J&B,
Yes, love that intro- Janice sounds like she enjoyed this ( interesting to hear how well done the doubled vocal is too).
Leon contributes some of the smartest lyrics on this forum and this is another excellent write.
Guitar playing is also right up there.
Take it to the bank!

Robert

Thanks Mike - I agree it's impossible to go wrong having Janice sing one of your songs.

Peter

Thanks for the continuing support Scott.

Peter

jeez what a song ,geez what a singer ,But who mixed it .

There is a piano doing its stuff for the singer to get a flavoring from, yet to us listeners its too low.


Guitar stunning though I felt the bass and drums were low as well.

Don't attack guys I'm critiquing this on your level of production ,performance and past history.

Thanks Scott. Peter made it easy as he’d already created a great melody!

Janice

Caassshhh! LOL! Love it. Janice this is one of my fav playful vocals of yours and love the harmony. Peter and Leon the lyrics and melody are well written, the arrangement kept my toes tapping and the guitar is spot on. Infectuous fun track.

Thanks glad we could make you smile.

Peter

And thank you for the nice review!!

Janice

Hello, Peter, Leon, Janice & Bud,

Good guitar playing and great arrangement!
I entirely agree with hearToLean.
Talk about and entrance! Janice, that intro was KILLER. Vocals fantastic.
It is a cool tune full of blues feel.
Enjoyed my listen a lot.

Best regards.

Shigeki Adachi

Thanks Dave glad you liked the arrangement (and the swells).

Peter

Fun track to listen to! Production was really good!
I love the guitar solo work, love the vocal, the lyrics and rhyming scheme very clever and kept to the message. Nice little modulation towards the end to start to take a song out. Great collaboration!

Appreciate your comments & support Bob.

Peter

Wow, this swings.
Made me think of Andrews Sisters swinging stuff.
Well done everyone involved.

Thank you. And Peter gets all the credit for that intro arrangement!

Janice

Janice has those smooth-as-silk vocals that add really nice feel to this bluesy piece. Some great playing and lyrics there, Peter.

Great job, guys. Keep 'em coming.

Buford

Thanks Joanne.

Peter

Thanks Deryk will look up Feist.

Peter

Hi PeterF
It's a good song, well produced. Janice's vocals fit well. Like the cartoon cover. Instruments nicely managed. Definitely enjoyed this.

Thanks a lot.

Peter

Thanks for those comments! I do appreciate them.

Janice

Thanks David. Glad you liked the modulation - just trying to keep things interesting.

Peter

Peter, Janice and Leon,

However I look at it, this is really a fantastic collaboration. You've all intertwined your efforts to create something that is enjoyable, so very easy to listen to, arranged with flair and produced with a super quality.

The vocals are awesome and the guitar work is excellent.

All the best,
Noel

We appreciate all that thanks Robert.

Peter

Another class production!! Clever lyrics, great track, killer guitar, and the golden voice of Janice (always a treat!!). Really well done in every way!! Take care. Greg

Thanks for the comments. Janice certainly nailed the song.
Always interesting to get feedback on mixing issues and different perspectives.

Peter

Thanks Josie -I loved Janice's ad-lib's as well.

Peter

Thanks Shigeki

Peter

I agree 100%!

Great intro, loved it and some very tasty guitar work here.

Leon, Peter, Janice, (& Bud)...

Exceptional.

An excellent write (so...why do we never hear from Leon? He should be a part of the conversation...).

Janice simply NEVER misses.

Peter, your guitar work in this is SWEEEET!

The whole vibe of the music is superb. I agree with an earlier comment that the piano is mixed too low (the piano is a percussive instrument and should have that "presence"). That is a small thing, though... This is a terrific piece of music.

fj

Thanks much appreciated.

Peter

Thanks Ray.

Peter

Incredibly good.

I always love it when you guys get together.

Great vocals by Janice and I always love that Peter F Guitar.

Just a good, solid and really fun song.

Thank y’all so much. Hey, Derek, I’ll listen to Feist this evening.

Janice

Thanks appreciate the comments.

Peter

Thanks glad you liked it.

Peter

Thanks for the comments and support Noel.

Peter

Great Track. Great Vocals. Loved it. The longer you listen the better it gets. Even a change of key...:-)

Neat song, P,J & B. Really enjoyed it.

hi peter super vocals and great guitar chops fit perfect great blend on the harmonies great colab guys thanks eric

Thanks Greg much appreciated.

Peter

Thanks a lot Mario.

Peter

Thanks floyd appreciate the comments.
I continue to work on Leon perhaps one day(he keeps threatening to retire and may have some time on his hands if he did).
It's hard to make a bad song with Janice singing.

Peter

You guys are just ridiculously good!!!!, Love it all , lyrics, vocal, instruments!!!

Appreciate your comments David

Peter

Thanks appreciate the comments.

Peter

Thanks y’all. When Peter and Leon invite me in I always know it’s going to be fun!

Janice

Thanks appreciate the listen.

Peter

Thanks Eric much appreciated.

Peter

Hi, Peter & Co !


What a superb tune
in fact absolutely wonderful
in every aspect ! music, singing,
mixing- everything ! With the
icing on the cake in the shape
of Janice´s wonderful voice -
what more could one ask for ?

Congrats to you and all
others involved !


Cheers
Dani

Thank you Josie. Janice smiled big when she read your comment about cash!

We do appreciate it.

Bud




Shigeki, it is always great to hear from you! And your comments are much appreciated. Thank you!

Janice



Thanks for mentioning all of that. Peter and Leon made it easy for me!

Janice



Bud and I like all things swing and the Andrew Sisters can do it. Thanks!!

Janice

Too kind!

Peter

Thank you Buford. I do love the blues!

Janice




Thanks!

Janice



Thank you Noel.

Janice

You are too kind Greg. Thank you!

Janice



Thanks!

Janice



Thank you so much floyd. I couldn’t agree more that Leon needs to join the party!

Janice

Thanks David!

Janice



Thanks! I loved that key change also.

Janice





Thanks guys!

Janice



You are way too kind...but we most appreciate it!

J&B



Thank you so much Dani. I love your new surfing song!

Janice

Super good stuff! Janice, Peter, Leon: a big tip of the hat to all of you. Uh, Bud too for the mixing stuff. Janice's voice is so danged good for just about anything you can throw at her - but these bluesy things are where she shines brightest. Great lyric by Leon, some cool but hot licks by peter and the Jancie & Bud input is always stellar. By the way - I liked it!

And I love key modulations - nice touch! Best to all of you and congrats on a great production!

Alan

Thank you Al and welcome back. Bud said to mention that all the mix credit goes to Peter on this one!

Best to you and Di!

Janice

Great job on this one, I love the swing feel and the writing on this. As usual, Janice did a wonderful job on vocals. I have a thing for swing blues, and this is the real thing. I also agree totally with the sentiment. All in all, a perfect package.

Thanks a lot Alan and best wishes to you and Di.

Peter

Thanks for the kind comments. Always great to hear Janice on a swing blues.

Peter