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Here is my first post in Fawm 2013. The backing tracks are band in a box. It started out a swing waltz and then went to even 8. The way I accomplished this was to create 2 separate files, one with the waltz portion the other even 8. I transferred the waltz portion to Real Band 2013 and cut it off at the ending BIAB created. Without closing Biab I then transferred the even 8 portion of the song to the cut off location. It also goes from 120 waltz tempo to 140 even 8 tempo. There was a small amount of cutting required to get the files to line up properly.
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Remote Control
©2012 Robert Taylor

I lost my wife to another man
I lost my truck in a bet
just when I thought that things couldn't get any worse
I found out that was not so
when I lost my tv remote control.....

Chorus
I lost my remote control
now my life's in shambles
cause I gotta get up everytime I want to change the channel
thats not the way that tv was meant to be enjoyed you know
I can live without a lot of things but I can't live without my remote control

I can live without that woman
I can live without that truck
but to think of life remoteless
leaves me horror struck
I've got to search until I find it
so I can fill this empty hole
I can live with out a lot of things
but I can't live without my remote control NO!

Chorus
I lost my remote control
now my life's in shambles
cause I gotta get up everytime I want to change the channel
thats not the way that tv was meant to be enjoyed you know
I can live without a lot of things I can't live without my remote control
I can live without a lot of things
but I can't live without my remote control
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The waltz portion style is Country Waltz W/Piano
Bass 1122 Swing Waltz
Piano 1701 Swing Waltz
Real Nashville Classic
Gtr 828 Elec Swing W
Gtr 989 Elec Rhy Swing Waltz


The Even 8 Portion Style Country Brent Gtr Solo
Bass 519 ev 8
El Gtr Solo 1515
Realdrums Nashville Ev8
El Gtr Rhy 844
El Gtr Rhy 847




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Hi Robert,

What a great start to FAWM! I have to hand it to you, you've really developed your voice as a songwriter.

Loved the lines ...
    "The thought of life remoteless
    Leaves me horror struck"

The arrangement was very creative. Starting as a waltz and going to 4/4 worked for me!

Overall ... a good fun song that had me smiling and tapping my toes.

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Great little tune Robert, you just have proven to me that its possible to write a song about anything and everything as you have done, and no doubt the more you write the better a person gets.

great disipline as well.

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Robert,

Great start. Funny - and clever. The change from 3/4 to 4/4 was very well done. Looking forward to the rest...

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Robert,

Very nice start and a cool song. Really like your voice in this one as well.

Bob

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Good job. Enjoyed the fun and humor of the song. Nicely put together.

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Good start.
Real fun song.
What is your user name on fawm.org?

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Thanks Noel96, musiclover, floyd jane, rsdean, austin51 and boehm for the listening and taking the time to comment.

boehm my fawm user name is imustbenuts, that is what I thought the first time I decided to try FAWM. This will be my third one. It is so much fun and you meet so many great folks.

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Bob, how can you come up with such winners day after day, year after year!

I really enjoyed this one! Very seldom do I laugh out loud at a song but I did on this one. Great job!

This is a keeper for sure!


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Robert,

Great start. Funny - and clever. The change from 3/4 to 4/4 was very well done. Looking forward to the rest...

floyd




Big +1 here, had me laughing my fool head off.

Later,

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This is song 2 in the FAWM collection. I began this song in an entirely different direction. But I began to hear Africa in it so I changed directions.


2. Walk in Africa Fawm 2013 Soundcloud

2. Walk In Africa Reverbnation

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Hi, Robert:

"Remote Control" is a hoot... Hope there are more like this coming.

The Africa piece is clever, too... Nicely mixed. But you don't intend it as the first week FAWM challenge -- "City Songs" -- do you? Or just call it "Mombassa".


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LOL! Funny. Cool timing change.

Good luck with your challenge this year.

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Thanks Brallan and Sundance for the response.


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This is song #3 in the FAWM songwriting challenge; It is a Christian Rock song, all of the tracks are Band in a Box 2013 including the lead guitar. All tips and suggestions are always welcomed!



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Thus song really rocks, Robert! Hard to believe it's a worship song... what's next, "Sock it to me, Jesus." (No disrespect or blasphemy intended... only humor and support).

A great vocal, a perfect mix...this is getting into pro territory for sure.


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Robert,

STOP!!! - You need to start a new thread called "FAWM submissions" - (or something like that)... so it's more recognizable when it "pops to the top". (And include links to the first 3)

I almost missed #2 (cool sound!!) and #3 (great job on "rockin' out" - a suggestion, though... on a rocker, bring the drums and guitars up(!) - about equal to the vocal - and add some more reverb to the vocal - to get that "rock sound") --- because they were "tucked in under" Remote Control....

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