A couple of months ago, I came across Realtracks #3770 (Tin Whistle) and #2582 (a "popping" synth). They inspired me. So I set about creating a song designed around them.

Here is where I ended up...

• ♫ Such A Wonderful Day
  (lyrics on Soundcloud)

I hope you enjoy it.

Please feel free to critically comment on any aspect of the song.

All the best,
Noel


The BIAB Band

RT 916 Bass, Acoustic, Rumba Ev 110
RT 1262 Piano, Acoustic, Rhythm PopShiningHeld Ev 120
RT 2932 Guitar, Acoustic, Fingerpicking SongwriterAlternating8thsQuinn Ev 110
RT 2582 Synth, Rhythm MutedMelody Ev16 120
RT 3770 Tin Whistle, Low, BackgroundSoloist Folk8thsGeoff Ev 110

RealDrums CongasEv8[single] (a) More High Conga (b) More Low Conga


MIDI, VSTs, Effects...

Rhythmic Shaker: EZ Drummer 2
MIDI Organ: Dimension Pro VSTi
MIDI Guitar: Strum GS-2 (AAS), Dreadnought Smooth, Jazz Bossanova 2

MAutoPan VST: MIDI Organ, MIDI Guitar

RT 1262, Piano: Ozone 9 Dynamics
RT 916, Bass: Renaissance Bass VST

Vocals: ReaFir, ReaTune, ReaEQ, ReaComp, Nectar 3
Final Output: Ozone 9

Noel,

You've always been one of my favorites here and you certainly did not let me down with this one!! What a beautiful tune with a great uplifting vibe!

I sure miss seeing your tunes posted here and this was a nice surprise to see this one today!

Thanks and take care, Torrey

Noel,

A song full of sunshine! Such a positive message...

Nice production. Good vocal (a "signature" Noel sound!). Well mixed.

Good to see a new one from you! Hope all is well on your side of the world...

fj

Hi Noel,

Cool retro beach sound. It would have fit right in with so many of the beach movies that were prevalent back in the 60's. You did a great job on the vocals. The band and instruments you chose really fit the genre well. It was a nice departure back to a more innocent time, even just for a moment. Thanks for posting it.

This had its own sound/feel/touch to it , for sure a lovely melodic beach, sunshine feel good song, that inspires the listener ! and poppy sound that you tap along too,

Vocals, for the style you do Noel , Absolutely a perfect fit and range Your voice suits your material That you produce .

Thanks

WOW what a fantastic song. Your vocal is spot on. Loved the tin whistle lead, great choice! The popping sounds add a melodic rhythm to the groove, brilliant.

Two thumbs up.

nice positive song mate.
just an idea , maybe double the vocs...in places
eg in choruses for example.
"when i'm with you etc ..."
best
om

Mr UP & SMILING as always.
I loved :Sailing with you
Sharing the sun and embracing the blue.

Fantastic and uplifting Noel.

Great choice of instrumentation, the breaks came as a pleasant surprise, and lyrically your rhyming style works perfectly.

Excellent mix. There's a real lot to like about your delivery and production.

This cheerful song flies in the face of the on-rushing tide of bad news we encounter day by day. Very refreshing. I can almost smell the sun-drenched seaweed! Well done.

Take care,

Ghostgum.

Wow, you sure created something special from a tin whistle and synth, Noel. Lovely song, very uplifting --right to touching the sky.

Always pleasure to hear your upbeat lyrics and melodies. The inspiring instruments support beautifully the "touching the sky" mood. I really like the tin whistle RT - flying free like the seagulls. Great production and your pleasant vocal is always something to wait for.

Janne

Great melody, beautifully sung, and well produced. Great to hear you again!

As already said, it's got the signature upbeat Noel sound.

"Sweeping the sea/you and me/...flying free"

Nice rhymes and alliteration.

Love the "stop" at 1:57.

A pleasure to listen to.

I certainly enjoy the Noel music genre.

Such a positive, upbeat song.

Engaging melody and lyrics.

Tin whistle is a cool add. Gives it a bit of a Celtic flavor.

Noel

Incredibly upbeat and uplifting.

Need a bit of this in Sydney at the moment!

Lovely work.

Peter

Yes it is "Such a Wonderful Day"

A happy song.

moto

"Such a wonderful day
A beautiful world
And a marvellous life
And right here and now
This moment is gold
You, me, sunshine and adventure all align"

Noel, your songs are so joyous! You know what a sentimental sort I (Janice) am and this beautiful song of yours made me smile all the way through. Bud was smiling too!

The tin whistle is a great addition and the entire production is so smooth. We like the stops in the arrangement also. Your vocal, as always, is soothing to hear.

We've always loved the positivity in your songs but these days it is appreciated even more. We hope all is well with you and yours and we look forward to your next song.

Enjoyed it!

J&B

Hi Torrey!

....and right back at ya!!! You've always been one of my favourite song posters on here. I've picked up quite a bit in instrumentation, presentation and mixing from you over the years. I'm not in your league, but I like having fun. That's all that matters to me.

BIAB is brilliant for creating. With this song, once I heard the two Realtracks, I set out a standard AABA format, created a progression that sounded OK and then let inspiration (or lack of it) lead me.

I personally find the AABA format the easiest to work with. That's why I chose it. Verse-Chorus formats take a bit more effort for me.

Thanks for taking the time to have a listen and to comment. I sincerely appreciate it.

All the very best,
Noel

Noel,

This sounds great mate!

That whistle is a a good choice.

Nice to hear from you again.

Very cool backtrack. I can see how it put you in the mood for such a lovely vocal and lyric. Well done Noel

This is SO beautiful!!! A summer song, for us all to relax to and forget our worries! Beautifully sung, too. It reminds me a little of "Bein' Green" (or "It's Not Easy Being Green"). It fills me with joy, just like that song fills me with joy. Bravo!!! we could all do with more songs like this, to lift our spirits - thank you!!!

(P.S. LOVE the syncopation around "Everest")

Hi floyd!

It's great to see you Thanks for dropping in.

I'm glad to read that the mix and production sounded OK. They're always the hardest part for me.

Things are not too bad here in Australia. I've been reading about Florida and covid quite a bit, though. I hope that you and your family are doing all right and staying out of harm's way.

All the best,
Noel

Noel,
Very nice positive tune. We surely need good vibes now. Strong vocals, great instrumental arrangement, with cool breaks. Neat percussion. Mixed very well. Easy listen. Ohh yes, that tin whistle. It is wonderful. I hope we get more
Thank you for sharing.

Misha.

Oh wow Noel! Great song and production. Amazing how using totally different instruments style you made them work so well.
Loved it!

Mike B.

Hi Bawb,

Thanks for taking time to visit and to listen. Much appreciated. Thanks for your comments, too. I love music from the 60s and I often find that what I write and arrange ends up with musical elements from that period.

Thanks again and all the best,
Noel

Lovely burst of melodic positivity, Noel.
'I feel like running up Everest and touching the sky'. Really like that line and the way you sing it (and of course the way you sing the whole song).
Regards,
Leon

G'day Noel....

I can't add anything that hasn't already been said.
You have great command of your personal 'style'.
Always a relaxing, carefree vibe to your material.

Well done....keep up the good work.

Back to it....

Yet another positive uplifting song from you Noel. Had a listen on the headphones, your vocal the backing tracks, everything coming together so well. Your choice of instruments to use is brilliant, sound so complete together. Must have taken you a while to get that mix together.

I can easily imagine this song in a Musical, Just a wonderful song.

Hi Noel,

I'm sure some time ago I told you your vocals sounded like those of Robin Gibb, from the BeeGees. But not from the times they sang super high, but later in his solo time. You denied knowing him, as I can recall. But now listening to this very very nice song, the same feeling came to me about the vocals. And as a former fan of them I know now, it is true!
But beside that part, your song was delicate to listen to, but also a happy song. Someone called it á piece of sunshine' or something of the kind. I think it was Floyd.

I think the choice of instruments was well done. The flute worked out nicely here.

So, I enjoyed my listen very much,
Hans

Noel,

Such a beautiful song... One of your best vocals.

Love the sentiment and arrangement - sounds like a lost Roger Whittaker track.

Excellent as always!

Bob

Hi Beatmaster!

It's great to see you. Thanks for passing through my thread. Thanks for commenting, too. I appreciate your thoughts.

All the best,
Noel

Nobody does what you do better. 2582 was perfect for you, I can hear why you employed it. Loved the crescendo in the melody. Fantastic work!

I really like this one, Noel!

Has your signature vocal sound as others have mentioned. Congas work really well, as does the EZD2 shaker. And I've always been a fan of the tin whistle, nice choice.

Just lovely!

And great to see you with a new song too!

Hi Mario.

Thanks for having a listen. I appreciate your comments, too. When I heard that tin whistle, I was determined to use it. It was serendipity that it worked with the popping synth track!

It's good to see you.

Take care and all the best,
Noel



Hi om.

Thanks for the visit. Also, thanks for mentioning that about doubling the vocals. It honestly never occurred to me. The minute I read your thought, I could hear exactly what you meant. It would definitely enhance my production.

Thanks again for dropping by,
Noel

Hi Ray,

Good to see you. That's one of my favourite lines too. On reflection, I think I could have worked that metaphor a lot better than I did. Still, it is what it is and and I can always revisit it if the urge ever grabs me.

Thanks for taking the time...

All the best,
Noel



Hi Trev,

It's great to see you drop in. Thanks for listening. Actually, those little rhythmic variations came about from the rhumba rhythm (I'm using a rhumba bass RT, though people in the Americas seem to spell it without an "h"). Because this rhythm is based on an eighth-note pattern that fits to the eighth-note count of 12312312 (this is one bar), I thought I'd try it in the melody.

When I set words to this, I got...



When I tried it, I liked the resulting interruption to the rhythm so I kept it.

It's good to know that all those years of learning about dance rhythms has paid off for me!

Thanks for the visit.
Noel

Hi Ghostgum,

Thanks for passing through. Yeah... there's quite a bit of doom and gloom around right now.

I grew up in a little seaside town and around once a year piles of kelp and other seaweeds would wash up on the local beaches. When I read, "Sun-drenched seaweed," the smell was amazingly there, and very real, inside my head again (over 50 years later). Thanks for the step back in time.

Thanks for taking time to listen and to comment, too. I appreciate it.

All the best,
Noel

Hi Marty,

Thanks for jumping in and having a listen. The whistle and synth are such great sounds. I always like finding backings that inspire my creativity. BIAB is fantastic where that's concerned. I've been using the program for 15 years and I'm still finding out new stuff!!!

I sincerely appreciate your time and your comments.

All the best,
Noel

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Hi Janne,

It's great to see you Thank you for dropping by.

I'm glad you picked out "Touching the sky." That was one of my favourite lines, too. I don't know why. Maybe because whenever I sing it, I see this little cartoon character in my head puffing and panting as he runs up Mt Everest and, at the top, he jumps up and touches a cartoon sky! That probably sounds weird. Oh well...

I appreciate your visit. Thanks again!
Noel

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Hi TuneMonger.

Thanks for giving the song a listen and writing your thoughts. I honestly appreciate it.

All the very best,
Noel

Man, you really did use that whistle to marvelous effect. Such a feel-good sound for such a feel-good song. Splendidly phrased lyric (the Everest line bounces so classy). Really smile-inducing. Thanks. I needed that.

Hey David,

Thanks for taking time to listen. Thanks also for noticing all those "ee" sounds and the alliteration. That second section was so loaded with sonic relationships that I didn't worry about whether there was a rhyme scheme or not!

Appreciate the visit.

Regards,
Noel

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Hi ES!

Thanks for passing through the thread. It was the Celtic flavour that I heard when I first listened to the whistle. It captivated me.

I appreciate that you had time to have a listen.

All the best,
Noel

Thanks, Peter.

Melbourne and Sydney have swapped places since you wrote this. However I look at it, though, Australia has done well when it comes to covid. It's easy to lose sight of just how seriously damaged the world is because of this virus.

Thanks for listening and commenting. I'm glad you had time to give it a run through.

Regards,
Noel

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Hi Captain!

Thank you for listening. I appreciate it greatly.

All the best,
Noel

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Hey David!

It's always good to see you. I actually have a few songs written. Circumstances haven't favoured me when it comes to sitting down and getting them recorded. I'll get there one day! I'm envious of your ability to create so consistently.

Thanks for dropping in.

Regards,
Noel

Hi Janice.

It's so good to see/read you This song literally came about by an accident. Serendipity is what people call it, I think. I honestly don't know why I write songs with positive vibes. As I've said before, I think it's my mother's fault. She always managed to see the best in everyone and every situation. Now that I'm in my 60s, I have no idea how she managed to do that. Maybe a tiny amount of her outlook on life rubbed off on me. Wherever it comes from, though, I'm glad it inspires me to create music. I honestly cannot imagine life without Band In A Box.

All the best to you and Bud,
Noel

Such a wonderful Feelgood song!!! Really nice work Noel.......song and production are top notch!! Take care. Greg

Noel,

As always, it's a very positive song.
I feel uplifted.
The addition of a little Latin touch is also very nice and fresh.
Enjoyed my listen a lot.

Best regards.

Shigeki Adachi

'Noel96'...

This is the very first thing that came to my mind after I listened to your wonderful song, 'Such a Wonderful Day':

"Sunshine, lollipops and rainbows
Everything that's wonderful is what I feel when we're together..."

Do you recognize those lyrics? They're from a 'smash hit' song that was released in 1963.

LOREN

Hi Noel,

Great song with great vocals that we remember so well.
We love the whistle RT and that sweet midi sequence that comes out throughout the song.

Rob and Anne-Marie

Hi David,

It's always a pleasure to see that you've jumped into one of my threads. Thanks for the visit. I appreciate the feedback, too.

All the best,
Noel

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Hi Scott,

It's great to see you. Yeah, most of the backing track came first with this one. In this regard, the process of creating this song was more like "top line writing". I know that floyd has mentioned this process a few times. For those who may read this and not have heard about top line writing...

...it's a process where song producers create a complete backing track. This is then sent to writer(s) who create words and music to sit on top of the production. This process is very common in today's pop industry.

Sorry to get side tracked! Thanks again for dropping in.

Hope good things come your way,
Noel

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Hi James,

Thanks a tonne for passing through the thread. I sincerely appreciate it.

I don't know what to say after reading your wonderful comments! I'll take them, though Also, I apologise for not getting back to you swiftly. Life pulled me out of the mainstream for a while. I'm back now, though, and will be in touch soon!

Thanks again for taking time to listen and to comment.

All the very best,
Noel

Hi Misha!

Thank you for taking time to have a listen and to write some comments. I'm very grateful. I really enjoyed creating this song. For me, I think it's definitely easier to be inspired by happy thoughts rather than thoughts of angst or reflection.

Thanks again for visiting!

My best regards,
Noel

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Hey Mike,

Thanks for dropping in. It's great to see you. Thanks for having a listen, too. I sincerely appreciate your comments.

All the very best!
Noel

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Hi Leon,

I'm glad to see that you had time to drop in and have a listen! Much appreciated.

You picked out my favourite line of the song! I struggled with trying to fill this last line of the bridge for a long time. Even though nothing came to mind, it seems that my head was cycling permutations and possibilities in the background because I literally awoke one morning and it was the first thing on my mind. I like it when that happens

Thanks again for passing through the thread.

All the best with your own songwriting,
Noel

Hi Chulaivet,

Thanks for dropping by. I'm glad you have a chance to have a listen. I appreciate your comments, too.

Best regards and happy songwriting!
Noel

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Hi musiclover!

It's good to see you. I hope that all is travelling well over in your section of the world! Thanks for listening. I always struggle with mixing. This one took a couple of weeks to bring together in a way that I was mostly satisfied with what I heard. Still, it's fun! I can't imagine life without BIAB.

All the best,
Noel

Hi Hans,

Thanks heaps for passing through the thread.

I'm a huge Bee Gees fan from long before they defined the disco era. Although they were born in the Isle of Mann, they grew up in Queensland, Australia. They started making a name for themselves here in the 1960s.

Here's one of my favourite songs from 1968. This kind of folk sound really sits very comfortably with me. Now that I'm listening to the below clip, I think many of my productions have overtones of this period in time.



Thanks for all your comments. I am very grateful.

All the very best,
Noel

Hello Noel
This song is really a lot of fun
Very well played and sung
Many greetings
Andi ;-)