Well, this one is special for a number of reasons, some of which I'll keep to myself, but I will tell you a couple of things about the song and recording that are big deals to me. First of all, this is a co-write with the talented Floyd Jane. And second, along with Floyd, Janice was kind enough to sing harmony on this track. Thank you, Floyd, Janice, and Bud.

This isn't a song born out of the pandemic, though it somehow seems relevant. No, it's just a song about change that's been on the shelf for several years and was suddenly ready.

Well, here goes....

Hit The Highway Again

There ain’t nothin’ wrong
With puttin’ down roots
Having a place to hang our hats
Kick off our boots

But when these walls
Start closing in
Got to get out of Dodge
Cut another notch
In the places that we’ve been

Chorus

Hit the highway again
Throwing caution to the wind
Destination who knows where
Pick a dot, baby, I don’t care
Let’s hit the highway again

There’s a blacktop with a white line
Runnin’ through this town
Now we can take it nice and slow
Or put the hammer down

And leave right now
Or light out with the sunrise at our heels
It’s the land of the free
It’s time that we
Remember how it feels

Repeat Chorus

Bridge

We got a Silverado for rough terrain
I’ll be ridin’ shotgun
You can take the reins

Break

Tag

Style is _NAUSAMP.STY (Nausea Pop Rock w Amplitube Bass)

RealTracks in style: 995:Bass, Electric, HardRockLA Ev 120
RealTracks in song: 671:Organ, B3, Background Southern Ev 120
RealTracks in style: 632:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm PopAmericanMuted Ev 120
RealTracks in style: 1259:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm PopShiningRockA-B Ev 120
RealTracks in song: ~669:Guitar, Slide, Background EasySouthern Ev 120

Drums: EZdrummer 2

Scott and team,
A pro collaboration! Clean modern country tune. Vocals, mix, everything done well and listens easy. Partly it seems personal, but this feels universal:
"It’s the land of the free
It’s time that we
Remember how it feels"

Thank you for sharing!

Misha.

Perfect production, fine singing, I liked the line "pick a dot..." Excellent work. Very clean sound, both vocals and instruments, I found myself listening for some dirt but that is just a matter of personal taste. Congratulations on a fine tune!

VERY Jackson Brown.
Very cool.

Nice tune. I like the lyrics. The lead guitar sounds cool. I would have moved it off the vocal as to not cover the voice. But that is just me. Everything else just fell in place.

Perhaps we all miss "how it use to be", finding escape in a car. Route 66 and all that.

Billy

Great Song y'all!!

Super job all around!

YEAH!!!! Good song!

Love your vocal, excellent background vocals too.

Nice modulation! Nice mix too.

Pretty much perfect in everyway, well done

Scott,
Yes, we can hear the Floyd in this excellent write ( I`m not familiar with your music but it sounds like you guys are kindred musical spirits).
A very good natural and energetic vocal, fine harmonies and a tight band - well done to all involved!

Robert

Pro sound, excellent vocal, excellent write and mix.

Agree with Ray wouldn't have been surprised to hear this on a Jackson Browne album, and an excellent use of the slide RT adds to that sound.

Great choice on recruiting your backing vocalists who sound great in the mix.

Well done to all involved.

Peter

Hi Scott
Completely professional sounding package. Great vocal and harmonies. I agree the tone of that slide is very reminiscent of David Lindley on a Jackson Browne tune. Excellent collaboration.
Regards,
Leon

That slide is straight off Jackson Brown's epic Running on Empty.

Very good work from all.

We worked on this song years ago.
Then Scott took it over.
I don't remember specifics, but I don't think there is much of me left in this.
So, Scott really deserves the credit for how it turned out.

Janice, Thanks! a bunch for joining me to do the harmonies!!

Having recently read Guitarhacker's 10 Co-Writing Commandments, I am now bound to the code, but I believe I can make a few comments without getting into too much trouble.

Foremost, this is absolutely a co-write and a co-production and any credit belongs to the team.

Floyd and I didn't quite finish this song together, but there was little left to do when we stopped working on it. Floyd is such a prolific songwriter who collabs with so many people on so many projects, it's no wonder he doesn't remember some of the details, but let me tell 'ya, his contributions were huge. We started with a basic melody, a style, and some lyrics, but the title was something else, the chorus was different, the verses were not developed. Floyd transformed the song into what it is.

And when he and Janice offered to lend their voices to the project, well, that was icing on the cake.

Thanks for the spins and the feedback. I'll swing back around later and respond to some of the comments.

Be well.

Scott

Ironically...those were written by Clay Mills.

Scott - that was a very gracious response...

Great song, loved the jackson Browne lead tone!!! Cliff

Very cool tune. Super vocal and lyric. Excellent collaboration. Slide was very cool.

Thank you for listening and commenting, Misha.


When you say 'dirt' do you mean saturation? There's not very much to the mix really, just some eq and comp on instruments. There's no tape emulation. The 'Grit' setting on the T-Racks Bus Compressor may have been on though. Thanks for the spin and the feedback.


From the beginning the RT's together created that vibe. We appreciate the listen.


Thanks, Billy. I have a tendency to have too much going on in a track.

Dave, Robert, Peter & Leon,

Thanks for mentioning the harmony! It was fun being invited in on this.

Janice

Great job all. Digging this tune. Harmonies... sweet.

"Nausea Pop Rock w Amplitube Bass"?

I thought that was a typo, but nope!

Anyway, this song couldn't be further from that description. Nice track, but your vocal was the real star here.

Easygoing write, catchy melody - I enjoyed the listen.

Great toe tapper. The whole collab, was just brilliant from start to finish. Really enjoyed my listen

Really good stuff all the way around composition lyrics music production instrumentation it's all there great work.

Rob

Scott & Company ...

What a great song! There's not much left to say that hasn't already been mentioned. There's not a single thing to nit-pick, from my POV.

When I retired from the Army in 1988, I took about 6 months to do just this. Took the northern route from St. Louis to Sacramento, down to Bakersfield and then back over Interstates 40 and 44. Great time! This song brought back those memories, by which I am delighted!

Kudos to all concerned!

Alan

Thanks so much!


Thanks and I agree, those BGVs make all the difference.


Floyd is a talented songwriter. There's no doubt about that. Thanks for the spin.


Thank you, Peter. I'm sure Floyd and Janice & Bud appreciate it too.

Excellent song. Love the chorus. Great choice on collab partners, Scott. You, Floyd, Janice, Bud... that's enough reason to make this special. Very polished song.

Really cool tune! Like a mash-up of the soundtracks from the animated movie "Cars" and the 80's hit "National Lampoon's Vacation". Just ell me one thing...
This part of the song VVVVVV

There’s a blacktop with a white line
Runnin’ through this town
Now we can take it nice and slow
Or put the hammer down

FJ wrote this didn't he???

Or at least the "hammer down" part???

Good song!
Well done.
Nice collaboration.
Sounds very good.

Fun song!! And you picked the A-team for collaborators!! I too have the urge to hit the hiway right about now...been too long! Very good stuff!! Take care. Greg