Life Wins

This is yet another song that I got in my dream and definitely not the last one The dream started as a musical, located in a trailer park and a man singing happily the "Life wins" chorus part. Then it turned into a synth pop song which I was playing with a band. Then for some reason, I was kicked out of the band. After that I hired Nile Rodgers to produce the song. So after I woke up, I decided to finish it, although it took me 16 months to get to this point. At that time I had watched Nile Rodgers documentary, from it I used the idea to start with the chorus. But I didn't ask him to produce my song, maybe I will if this turns out to be a hit ...

Unfortunately I didn't find any Nile Rodgers RTs, where are they? There should be some Well, I used Zane instead, that was the closest playing style I could find.

It took me quite a long time to figure out what Life Wins could mean, and at some point I got a profound thought how real life is like the Game of Life computer game, continuously growing and eating space on its way, but on the other hand, a persistent fighter, surviving even in the most difficult conditions.

RealDrums: SynthDrumsDisco
Loops: GeorgiaFunkA, 80sPopRockA

RealTracks:
Electric Bass #2608
Electric Piano #1437
Electric guitar #1436, #2539, #2618
Electric guitar soloist BritSyncFunky #3443
Vocal Mmms #3278

Lead vocals by me
Backing vocals by Vocaloids CyberDiva & Daina

Mixed in Cakewalk by BandLab

Lyrics:

Life wins, life wins
life wins over misery
you will see eventually.
Life wins, life wins
life wins over agony
you will see eventually.

when your boots of dreams are stuck in the mud
when the path of fate is signed with your blood
watch a flower breaching soil in a pit
reaching out for the Sun with its grit.

Life wins...

when your skin of solace yearns for its fill
when the hails of hurt seem destined to kill
watch the penguins shaking through arctic chill
their march of months to the sea for the krill.

Life wins...

Life is cruel
we get tramped and eaten
yet life's persistent
it yields, gets up again
always taking a chance
finding cracks in a
shatterproof substance.

Life wins...

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Janne

Janne,
A very singable funky chorus anchors your more complex images in the verses; I liked that chilly penguins picture!
The backing, including synth vocal harmonies ( better and poppier sounding than Helicon harmonies for this style), sounds good.
I enjoyed the idiosyncrasy matched to a very positive and catchy song.

Robert

Terrific, hummable song. Great intro. I love the support the harmonies lend your lead vocal. And who'd ever think krill would end up in a song? Guitar solo was the icing. Very fun tune that I enjoyed listening to several times.

Janne, super song. Love the groove! Your vocal was really good. The mix is excellent.

To nitpick I though the synthesized harmonies sounded just that, synthesized. If they were a little lower in volume and maybe a touch of reverb and/or delay it would help. BUT this is only my opinion and others may not agree.

Regardless this is an excellent song!

Boy did this sound good on the monitors. Speakers were bouncing on my desk. Very cool song. Super vocal Janne and backtrack. Well done

Thanks Robert for your nice comment Those chilly penguins are really one of the best examples of animals surviving in the hardest conditions on Earth, so I'm glad you liked that picture. Also good to hear that you found the song very positive although there are so many unpleasant things in life.

Janne

Thanks TuneMonger for your kind words Hummable - hmmm maybe that's why it was easy to remember when I woke up in the morning Glad you liked the intro, I tried to create something catchy and easily recognizable leading shortly to the chorus.

Janne

Janne,

A good lively Pop sound. The opening grabs you right away. Had me dancing in my chair!

Very catchy - as a Pop song should be. The verses are quite catchy, too - nice!

A really nice production. And very well mixed. I like your vocals on this. Excellent drums. Nice ending guitar...

I enjoyed this. I wish I could dream music like that!

fj

Janice said, a la Steve Martin, that your song gave her happy feet!

The vocaloid backing sounds good to us...that synthetic feel is what
we frequently hear in current pop music.

We also like the ever so slight hint of reggae in the song.

Good dream, good write and good vocals.

Nice mix also!

Enjoyed it...

J&B

Thanks Mario, I appreciate your positive feedback I'm glad you liked my vocal. You are right, I didn't work much on the harmonies, I could have added some vibrato, but that doesn't work very well when there are several voices singing together. I used Izotope's Vocal Doubler on that track, maybe that amplified the synthesized effect. But I'd rather use real singers to do the job, maybe Nile Rodgers brings his Chic girls

Janne

Thanks Scott, it's a pleasure to get such a nice feedback I hope your speakers didn't fall off your desk

Janne

Thanks Floyd, I really appreciate such a heartwarming feedback from a master of songwriting I tried to make it catchy from the beginning so I'm really glad I managed to convince even you I wish you musical dreams

Janne

Thanks Janice and Bud for your positive words Happy feet describes my dream very well, the dream started with a man dancing. I guess the reggae feeling came from the backbeat on the loop I used, interesting observation.

Janne

Yeah, funky reggae! That's what life is. Very creative, Janne. Keep the dream alive.

Thanks Marty for your positive feedback Yes, let's keep the dream alive - that sound a very good song title

Janne

Janne.

Funky tune! By definition a song of hope. Nice arrangement and vocals. I jumped right in listening and was surprised how well your electronic girls singed this with you after reading comments. Easy listener. I liked that solo too. Thank you for sharing and keep dreaming!

Misha.

Hi Janne ...

Man, that was a really cool listen! This is very creative and so much fun to listen to. I always enjoy listening to your music. Thanks so much for this great listen! Loved it!

Best to you. Please be safe ...

Alan

Interesting and creative.

All the RT's work well together and that mix is tight! It has that professional sheen or grit to it that is so appealing.

Thanks Misha for your kind words a song of hope, very nice description! I'm glad you liked the solo, I had many alternatives for it but this one really strike me with its quality. Yes, let's keep dreaming!

Janne

Thanks Alan for your very kind and supportive words

Janne

Thanks for your kind and positive feedback Nowadays I don't do much tweaking with effects, although in this one I used Neutron 3 for bass and drums to give them some spark.

Janne

Sounds great Janne!

Thanks David

Janne

Hi Janne,

A cool song! Nice bass in a funky song.
And you sang it with conviction! The lyrics give spirit to live your life how hard it can be.
It is always a pleasure hearing your songs. They have something familiair now, because of your way of singing, but still are also very creative when it comes to the angle you choose.

Nicely done Janne!
Hans

Janne

Super creative and catchy. Love the various textures and overall musicality.
One of your best vocals and I liked the backing synth vocalists.

Really nice in all aspects.

Peter

Thanks Hans for your kind support for my singing and songwriting I'm glad you found the spirit of the message

Janne

Thanks Peter for your kind feedback I'm glad you like the vocals, learning to sing is a long road, but good to know I have made some progress

Janne

Starts off like a funky cover of Go Ask Alice but that changes when the vocals begin.
I reckon the vocaloid harmonies could be pulled down a little at the beginning so your main vocal holds court OR pull your main vocal from the choruses and let those treated vocaloids float... there are some very slight variations in pronunciation between you & them.
Lovely message.

Thanks Ray, I appreciate your kind comment Pronunciation differences are inevitable when it comes to my mouth, but there can be also variation between vocaloids (Brit & american accent).

Janne

Love the funky opening. When the vocals started ("life wins") it wasn't what I expected, but it fit into your song quite well. Catchy pop, Mr. Popfinger.

Janne,

Nice groove to this . . . an ear worm feel to this. Very imaginative song and production that works its way in the more the song plays. Like the high harmony you have going on, really resonates. Is that high harmony a live singer or auto-generated? If the latter, it sounds like the former. If the former, nice job by your vocalist. Yeah, the more I listen to this the more I’m digging it. Great solo—perfect ending!

All my best,

Deej

Hi, Janne !


Your absolute best !
A real masterpiece
I really liked this
tune very much rhytm,
instrumentation, chords
and vocals all very very nicely
performed and mixed !

Cheers
Dani

Thanks for your kind feedback

Janne

Thanks Deej for your heart-warming words Glad you felt the ear worm, and that it is even growing on you Harmonies are computer generated singers, nice to hear that they are not distracting you.

Janne

Thanks Dani, that is really wonderful feedback Glad you liked so many things in my song, I'm really smiling now

Janne

Hello Jannesan,

Song that pleases with its optimistic lyrics. A pleasant atmosphere that makes the heart. Choirs well done. Well done.
ps: nice flower

Kindly regard

Dero13
alias JaniJackFlash

Thanks Dero13 for your kind comment, I'm glad you found the essence of my song
That flower is called zinnia, the picture is taken in my mother's garden.

Janne