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#244627 - 03/18/14 05:26 PM [User Showcase] What Is Love ?
Registered: 03/02/13 Posts: 3482 Loc: Helsinki, Finland dani48 Veteran Registered: 03/02/13 Posts: 3482 Loc: Helsinki, Finland	Hi, friends ! I bring you a tune from my 1992 record. The song is named "What Is Love?" after I had pondered quite a while on the subject ! The original is in Swedish and I post both tracks here for comparison ! Style: CFPBTSw.STY (Slow Country Waltz 2 fingerpicking guitars (RS 85) Instruments used: Bass: 1122 Ac bass Country Waltz (CW) Piano: 1127 Pedal Steel Rhytm (CW) Drums: Realdrums Nash Classic Waltz Sw 1 HHSdST RDSn Guitar: 2054 Guitar AC fingerpicking (CW) Strings: 826 Guitar AC fingerpicking (CW) Soloist: 51 Synth Strings 1 Recorded and mixed with Mixcraft 6 Vocal recorded thru zoom H4n The version with me and the guitar: http://app.box.com/s/52yq2nfn0olbtn15k6nt The Newer version (with BIAB backing) http://app.box.com/s/9ra2xwnw3daum9zenz87 Twenty years between these versions ! Cheers Dani The Lyrics (free translation from the Swedish original): WHAT IS LOVE? (Free translation from the original version VAD ÄR KÄRLEK by Dani) Love is so red, red as a flower, a rose so sweet Love is so blue, blue as the sky and the bluebells too Love is the feeling you´ll have as you lay in the field and the sun shines so warm up above Love is so free, free as the shriek from a gull in flight Love is a song, rising so sweet t´wards the endless sky Love is the feeling of joy, that you´ll have on return to discover the lights are all on, back home Love is having a good friend who´ll be true till the end and when you´re in need, puts his arm around you, making you feel warm inside yes, so warm there inside Love can be blind, blind as a flake in a winter wind Love can be deaf, deaf as the bare trees without no leaves Love is the gift that was yours, to be able to choose, to be able to tell right from wrong solo Love is to aid, aiding someone who just needs a hand Love is so sweet, sweet as the sweetest of summer times Love is a hair turning gray, to be able to share everything with the one who´s so dear Yes that is love, that is love, yes that is love !!! © Dani Lindroos 1992 Edited by dani48 (03/19/14 04:37 AM)
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#244653 - 03/18/14 11:18 PM [User Showcase] Re: What Is Love ? [Re: dani48]
Registered: 02/11/05 Posts: 2646 Loc: Kentucky PgFantastic Veteran Registered: 02/11/05 Posts: 2646 Loc: Kentucky	Very nicely done, great vocal performance; thanks for sharing! _________________________ My Tunes Psalm 57:7 My heart, O God, is steadfast, my heart is steadfast; I will sing and make music.
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#244674 - 03/19/14 07:31 AM [User Showcase] Re: What Is Love ? [Re: dani48]
Registered: 05/12/12 Posts: 2394 Loc: South Africa JoanneCooper Veteran Registered: 05/12/12 Posts: 2394 Loc: South Africa	Hi Dani I love listening to you singing in Swedish. I think it is because I can just listen to your voice and not even worry about the words. I just drown myself in that. _________________________ Let me tune your vocal with Melodyne for a Fiverr First song with BIAB for windows video course available
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#244699 - 03/19/14 01:24 PM [User Showcase] Re: What Is Love ? [Re: dani48]
Registered: 06/22/12 Posts: 2868 Loc: Karlsruhe, Germany boehm Veteran Registered: 06/22/12 Posts: 2868 Loc: Karlsruhe, Germany	Hi Dani, great song. I would prefer you singing in Swedish, too. That gives it a special touch. I love the original. Guenter _________________________ http://www.21d.de/ Latest Song: What You Desire
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#244710 - 03/19/14 07:23 PM [User Showcase] Re: What Is Love ? [Re: PgFantastic]
Registered: 03/02/13 Posts: 3482 Loc: Helsinki, Finland dani48 Veteran Registered: 03/02/13 Posts: 3482 Loc: Helsinki, Finland	Hi Robert ! Thank you for your very kind words !:)) Cheers Dani
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#244711 - 03/19/14 07:27 PM [User Showcase] Re: What Is Love ? [Re: JoanneCooper]
Registered: 03/02/13 Posts: 3482 Loc: Helsinki, Finland dani48 Veteran Registered: 03/02/13 Posts: 3482 Loc: Helsinki, Finland	Hi, Jo ! You are just too kind !:)) I have to admit that my voice has come down considerably since 92 and the 92 version is also recorded in a pro studio. It is funny, but I remember it was a one direct take !:)) Cheers Dani
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#244712 - 03/19/14 07:30 PM [User Showcase] Re: What Is Love ? [Re: boehm]
Registered: 03/02/13 Posts: 3482 Loc: Helsinki, Finland dani48 Veteran Registered: 03/02/13 Posts: 3482 Loc: Helsinki, Finland	Dear Guenter ! I thank you for your most kind words. I do agree with you that it may be a better version, but as I had to involve BIAB, I felt I had to redo the tune and try to convey the lyrics if not exactly as the original but quite close and naturally not rhyming !:)) Cheers
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#244722 - 03/19/14 10:26 PM [User Showcase] Re: What Is Love ? [Re: dani48]
Registered: 12/21/13 Posts: 4421 Loc: Davis, CA Greg Johnson Veteran Registered: 12/21/13 Posts: 4421 Loc: Davis, CA	Nice work Dani!! I think it translated well into English, other than the word "shriek" which may be too harsh. Beautiful and thoughtful song!! My grandfather was a full-blooded Swede. I would love to see Sweden someday. Take care and keep posting! Greg
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#244865 - 03/21/14 01:01 PM [User Showcase] Re: What Is Love ? [Re: dani48]
Registered: 12/13/13 Posts: 665 olemon Journeyman Registered: 12/13/13 Posts: 665	This has a sweet smoothness to it, as your music usually does, and I love the vibrato in your voice:) _________________________ My songs are here: https://www.reverbnation.com/scottholson and here: https://soundcloud.com/scott-h-olson
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#244989 - 03/22/14 01:30 PM [User Showcase] Re: What Is Love ? [Re: Greg Johnson]
Registered: 03/02/13 Posts: 3482 Loc: Helsinki, Finland dani48 Veteran Registered: 03/02/13 Posts: 3482 Loc: Helsinki, Finland	Hi, Greg !:)) Thank you for your most kind comments !:))I think I sung "cry" instead of the word "shriek" I came to the same conclusion as you that shriek was a bit too harsh !:)) Now Greg, if you should have your ways hereby, just pop in !:)) Cheers Dani Edited by dani48 (03/22/14 01:33 PM)
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#244990 - 03/22/14 01:34 PM [User Showcase] Re: What Is Love ? [Re: olemon]
Registered: 03/02/13 Posts: 3482 Loc: Helsinki, Finland dani48 Veteran Registered: 03/02/13 Posts: 3482 Loc: Helsinki, Finland	Hi, Scott ! You are much too kind with me but I do appreciate it very much !:)) Cheers Dani
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#245175 - 03/24/14 11:07 AM [User Showcase] Re: What Is Love ? [Re: dani48]
Registered: 12/05/11 Posts: 6450 Loc: GA USA Janice & Bud Veteran Registered: 12/05/11 Posts: 6450 Loc: GA USA	Very, very nice. Interesting comparison too. It was neat listening to the Swedish version -- w/o a vocal I was completely focused on the vocal and melody. Really beautiful. Thanks for sharing. _________________________ Never grow up...it's a trap. Our 2018 album release J&B YouTube Sampler J&B Website
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#245209 - 03/24/14 03:44 PM [User Showcase] Re: What Is Love ? [Re: dani48]
Registered: 04/01/11 Posts: 959 Loc: Maryland SpaceDog Expert Registered: 04/01/11 Posts: 959 Loc: Maryland	Dani, Thanks for posting both versions. I think it like the sound of swedish version better also but it nice to know the meaning. SD
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#245229 - 03/24/14 06:58 PM [User Showcase] Re: What Is Love ? [Re: Janice & Bud]
Registered: 03/02/13 Posts: 3482 Loc: Helsinki, Finland dani48 Veteran Registered: 03/02/13 Posts: 3482 Loc: Helsinki, Finland	Hi, Janice & Bud ! Thank you so much for your most kind comments !:)) I agree that the Swedish version (the original) is more to my liking too, but I wanted to try out BIAB on this one too !:)) Cheers Dani
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#245503 - 03/27/14 11:46 AM [User Showcase] Re: What Is Love ? [Re: dani48]
Registered: 08/10/12 Posts: 6473 Loc: Florida floyd jane Veteran Registered: 08/10/12 Posts: 6473 Loc: Florida	Dani, Very enjoyable to hear both versions - in different languages - 20 years apart. Good job on both! floyd _________________________ 125+ BIAB Songs
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#245596 - 03/28/14 04:47 AM [User Showcase] Re: What Is Love ? [Re: floyd jane]
Registered: 03/02/13 Posts: 3482 Loc: Helsinki, Finland dani48 Veteran Registered: 03/02/13 Posts: 3482 Loc: Helsinki, Finland	Hi, Floyd !:)) Thank you for your most kind comments !:)) Yes, I felt I had to involve BIAB as this forum is ment primarily for music where BIAB is involved !:)) But I also wanted to display the original version as it shows how much I have dropped since those days (chuckle) !!:)) Cheers Dani
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#245869 - 03/30/14 12:59 PM [User Showcase] Re: What Is Love ? [Re: dani48]
Registered: 08/25/03 Posts: 3072 Loc: wales gibson Veteran Registered: 08/25/03 Posts: 3072 Loc: wales	Dani, Thanks for putting both versions up for us to listen to. I will always like your original versions best, but the BIAB version is almost a different song and beautiful. Alyn _________________________ My showcase songs
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#245918 - 03/30/14 07:26 PM [User Showcase] Re: What Is Love ? [Re: dani48]
Registered: 12/13/12 Posts: 958 aleck rand Expert Registered: 12/13/12 Posts: 958	Dani, Are my ears playing tricks on me or is that really you singing in Finnish (or is it Swedish)? Is it possible that singing in a different language changes the way a voice sounds? Beautiful sounds, sentiments. Dean
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#246090 - 03/31/14 08:29 PM [User Showcase] Re: What Is Love ? [Re: gibson]
Registered: 03/02/13 Posts: 3482 Loc: Helsinki, Finland dani48 Veteran Registered: 03/02/13 Posts: 3482 Loc: Helsinki, Finland	Hi, Alyn !:)) You are just all too kind, but I sure appreciate your kind words !:)) You are right, they are almost like two different songs !:)) Cheers Dani
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#246091 - 03/31/14 08:34 PM [User Showcase] Re: What Is Love ? [Re: aleck rand]
Registered: 03/02/13 Posts: 3482 Loc: Helsinki, Finland dani48 Veteran Registered: 03/02/13 Posts: 3482 Loc: Helsinki, Finland	Hi, Dean !:)) Thank you for your kind words !:)) Yes, I think singing in different languages (this was Swedish) really makes it sound differently. It may depend on different pronounciation, vowels and generally different sound of the language (and probably on other matters also) ? Cheers Dani
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