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#282645 - 01/30/15 02:39 PM [User Showcase] Just A Little After Midnight
Registered: 10/31/08 Posts: 14973 Loc: Australia Noel96 Veteran Registered: 10/31/08 Posts: 14973 Loc: Australia	Some of the most important people in my life celebrate a birthday in January. That got me thinking about writing a song... Just A Little After Midnight I hope you enjoy what I've put together. Please feel free to comment on any aspect. All thoughts welcome. Regards, Noel LYRICS Just A Little After Midnight © 2015 Noel Adams. Words and music, all rights reserved. Just a little after midnight Earth was several summers younger That's the instant when it all began It was your time to arrive Glad to be alive Just a little after midnight Street lights flickered through the window It's a moment that heaven won't forget You awakened like the dawn That night when you were born Around the room, faces were smiling Glistening eyes were everywhere In those early hours that miracle morning You were the answer to a prayer Just a little after midnight When all the town was quietly sleeping Like a beacon, you shone a light of hope And you still shine today The star of life's cabaret Happy birthday Welcome to a whole new year Time continues to march along Let's celebrate being here Happy birthday May all of your dreams come true Close your eyes, make a wish Happy birthday to you May every dream come true Happy birthday to you BIAB The entire musical backing for this song was created in BIAB/RB and the tracks mixed in Reaper. My band was made up of the following instruments... 518: Bass, Electric, Pop HalfNotes Ev 085 508: Guitar, Electric, Rhythm Dire Ev 085 542: Guitar, Electric, Rhythm Dreamy Ev 085 362: Guitar, Acoustic, Strumming Ev 085 689: Organ, B3, Background Pop Ev 085 2200: Guitar, Nylon, Background CountryBrent Ev 085 2336: Viola, Background, Pop Ev 085 RealDrums: NashvilleEven8^5-a:Snare, HiHat , b:Snare, Ride _________________________ LINKS TO MY BIAB/RB SONGS audios on Soundcloud videos on VIMEO
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#282654 - 01/30/15 03:30 PM [User Showcase] Re: Just A Little After Midnight [Re: Noel96]
Registered: 01/28/12 Posts: 2702 Loc: Murgon Queensland Australia Rob4580 Veteran Registered: 01/28/12 Posts: 2702 Loc: Murgon Queensland Australia	Beatles over tones on this one. The vocal even reminded me of Richard Starky. Good work. Rob _________________________ https://soundcloud.com/ironbarkbob https://open.spotify.com/artist/6IPuZM4B48Drnd38DEWC7L https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoXdTc0EC_3aaZSqT4dyzug Using Studio One.
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#282684 - 01/30/15 06:17 PM [User Showcase] Re: Just A Little After Midnight [Re: Noel96]
Registered: 12/05/11 Posts: 7276 Loc: GA USA Janice & Bud Veteran Registered: 12/05/11 Posts: 7276 Loc: GA USA	"Happy birthday Welcome to a whole new year Time continues to march along Let's celebrate being here" Amen, let's celebrate the moment and not worry about yesterday or tomorrow. Interesting about Jan and b'days. Back before I retired our office used to celebrate the Jan babies on one day because, including me, there were so many. Everything sits so well with this mix...your fine vocal and all the RT's were so nicely laid out on the soundstage via my monitors. We always look forward to one of your productions and this one did not disappoint. So well done and so upbeat. Thank you. J&B _________________________ Check out our BiaB SoundCloud songs! J&B YouTube Sampler J&B Website Our album "All Over The Map" is on Apple Music, Spotify and others.
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#282687 - 01/30/15 06:41 PM [User Showcase] Re: Just A Little After Midnight [Re: Noel96]
Registered: 05/30/08 Posts: 4428 Sundance Veteran Registered: 05/30/08 Posts: 4428	"time continues to march along, let's celebrate being here" What a great sentiment for every day. Pretty arrangement too. Josie _________________________ Josie My Song Walking Streets Of Gold passes 5K Youtube views! My Songs My Videos
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#282701 - 01/30/15 09:17 PM [User Showcase] Re: Just A Little After Midnight [Re: Noel96]
Registered: 09/27/10 Posts: 2718 Loc: Sacramento, California dcuny Veteran Registered: 09/27/10 Posts: 2718 Loc: Sacramento, California	Hi, Noel. What a sweet song. Really nice work, especially how you brought various instruments (organ, guitar, cello) in at various points to create variety. I certainly wasn't expecting the word cabaret to appear. I also like the way you threaded in "Happy Birthday" without referencing the melody to allegedly copyright version of the song. Since I seem to be in extra nit-picky mode, so I can't help but mention: Happy birthday especially to you As opposed to a happy birthday to someone else? _________________________ -- David Cuny My virtual singer development blog Vocal control, you say. Never heard of it. Is that some kind of ProTools thing?
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#282719 - 01/31/15 04:25 AM [User Showcase] Re: Just A Little After Midnight [Re: Noel96]
Registered: 04/07/13 Posts: 5038 Loc: South Carolina Charlie Fogle Veteran Registered: 04/07/13 Posts: 5038 Loc: South Carolina	Nice sentiment in the lyrics. Enjoyed my listen. Good song. Charlie _________________________ BiaB Ultra Pak+ 2019:RB 2019 Build 3. Dell Inspiron AIO Desktop; Windows-10-64 bit, 7th Generation AMD A9-9425 Processor Five Core 3100 Mhz and 16GB DDR4 Memory.
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#282720 - 01/31/15 04:27 AM [User Showcase] Re: Just A Little After Midnight [Re: Rob4580]
Registered: 10/31/08 Posts: 14973 Loc: Australia Noel96 Veteran Registered: 10/31/08 Posts: 14973 Loc: Australia	Originally Posted By: Rob4580 Beatles over tones on this one. The vocal even reminded me of Richard Starky. Good work. Rob Hi Rob, Thank you for passing through the thread. I appreciate it. I also appreciate the smile you've given me with those comparisons! If only they were true! LOL. All the best, Noel _________________________ LINKS TO MY BIAB/RB SONGS audios on Soundcloud videos on VIMEO
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#282723 - 01/31/15 04:37 AM [User Showcase] Re: Just A Little After Midnight [Re: Janice & Bud]
Registered: 10/31/08 Posts: 14973 Loc: Australia Noel96 Veteran Registered: 10/31/08 Posts: 14973 Loc: Australia	Originally Posted By: Janice & Bud "Happy birthday Welcome to a whole new year Time continues to march along Let's celebrate being here" Amen, let's celebrate the moment and not worry about yesterday or tomorrow. Interesting about Jan and b'days. Back before I retired our office used to celebrate the Jan babies on one day because, including me, there were so many. Everything sits so well with this mix...your fine vocal and all the RT's were so nicely laid out on the soundstage via my monitors. We always look forward to one of your productions and this one did not disappoint. So well done and so upbeat. Thank you. J&B Hi J&B, Happy belated birthday Bud! I don't know why I know so many people whose birthday is in January. I suppose, theoretically every 12th person I know (on average) has to be born in January. Maybe I'm just overly observant regarding that month! Thanks for dropping in and having a listen. And I agree. 'Today' is all any of us has to work with. There's no absolute knowing what's around tomorrow's corner. I notice that there are a few songs of yours that I haven't yet commented on. I apologise for being so slow. I will get there. That's a promise All the best to you both, Noel _________________________ LINKS TO MY BIAB/RB SONGS audios on Soundcloud videos on VIMEO
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#282725 - 01/31/15 04:39 AM [User Showcase] Re: Just A Little After Midnight [Re: Sundance]
Registered: 10/31/08 Posts: 14973 Loc: Australia Noel96 Veteran Registered: 10/31/08 Posts: 14973 Loc: Australia	Originally Posted By: Sundance "time continues to march along, let's celebrate being here" What a great sentiment for every day. Pretty arrangement too. Josie Hey Josie, It's always great to see the name 'Sundance' appear in a thread (not just my thread, by the way). Thank you for taking time to have a listen and to comment. I'm grateful. All the best, Noel _________________________ LINKS TO MY BIAB/RB SONGS audios on Soundcloud videos on VIMEO
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#282729 - 01/31/15 04:46 AM [User Showcase] Re: Just A Little After Midnight [Re: dcuny]
Registered: 10/31/08 Posts: 14973 Loc: Australia Noel96 Veteran Registered: 10/31/08 Posts: 14973 Loc: Australia	Originally Posted By: dcuny Hi, Noel. What a sweet song. Really nice work, especially how you brought various instruments (organ, guitar, cello) in at various points to create variety. I certainly wasn't expecting the word cabaret to appear. I also like the way you threaded in "Happy Birthday" without referencing the melody to allegedly copyright version of the song. Since I seem to be in extra nit-picky mode, so I can't help but mention: Happy birthday especially to you As opposed to a happy birthday to someone else? Hi David, Thanks for dropping in. That's an interesting article on the copyright of "Happy Birthday". I never knew that so much controversy surrounded the song! Also, thank you for drawing my attention to "especially". I'm glad you picked that up. You are absolutely correct. In it's most common use, "especially" doesn't really make sense. It's time to overdub. Regards, Noel _________________________ LINKS TO MY BIAB/RB SONGS audios on Soundcloud videos on VIMEO
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#282730 - 01/31/15 04:47 AM [User Showcase] Re: Just A Little After Midnight [Re: Charlie Fogle]
Registered: 10/31/08 Posts: 14973 Loc: Australia Noel96 Veteran Registered: 10/31/08 Posts: 14973 Loc: Australia	Originally Posted By: c_fogle Nice sentiment in the lyrics. Enjoyed my listen. Good song. Charlie Hi Charlie, Thank you. I appreciate the support and the positive feedback. May good things come your way, Noel _________________________ LINKS TO MY BIAB/RB SONGS audios on Soundcloud videos on VIMEO
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#282745 - 01/31/15 06:41 AM [User Showcase] Re: Just A Little After Midnight [Re: Noel96]
Registered: 06/22/12 Posts: 2868 Loc: Karlsruhe, Germany boehm Veteran Registered: 06/22/12 Posts: 2868 Loc: Karlsruhe, Germany	Hi Noel, very sweet song. An absolute alternative to the usual Happy Birthday song. Good vocals and a nice arrangement. Enjoyable listen. Guenter _________________________ http://www.21d.de/ Latest Song: What You Desire
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#282762 - 01/31/15 09:17 AM [User Showcase] Re: Just A Little After Midnight [Re: Noel96]
Registered: 05/02/14 Posts: 3180 Loc: The Netherlands RnAM Veteran Registered: 05/02/14 Posts: 3180 Loc: The Netherlands	Hi Noel, this got such a very nice groove! very well done! Regards, Rob _________________________ We are Rob Meulman and Anne-Marie Bovenkamp from The Netherlands. RnAM Homepage (completely restyled) YouTube Channel
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#282771 - 01/31/15 10:53 AM [User Showcase] Re: Just A Little After Midnight [Re: Noel96]
Registered: 11/13/14 Posts: 551 Loc: North Yorkshire, England receder Journeyman Registered: 11/13/14 Posts: 551 Loc: North Yorkshire, England	Hi Noel, A very enjoyable and uplifting listen, thanks for sharing. I loved the "ringing" of the guitars throughout the song. The lyrics were great too ... "And you still shine today, The star of life's cabaret". Great imagery. I am finding that you regulars on here are all very good lyricists. Great job! Rec _________________________ Win 10 x64, BB 2017 E'Thing, Sonar Platinum (LT Updates), Variax JTV-89F, Fender USA Tele & others. New Songs: In The Bleak Midwinter , O Come O Come Emmanuel
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#282781 - 01/31/15 12:26 PM [User Showcase] Re: Just A Little After Midnight [Re: Noel96]
Registered: 08/10/12 Posts: 7040 Loc: Florida floyd jane Veteran Registered: 08/10/12 Posts: 7040 Loc: Florida	Noel, Everything about this struck me as "genteel". You can feel the love in it... "Earth was several summers younger" - such a nice line... "Around the room, faces were smiling Glistening eyes were everywhere In those early hours that miracle morning You were the answer to a prayer" ... this really captures a birth day (family) feeling perfectly. Your band also carries the "genteel" banner. The strum guitar works perfectly for this - the simplicity of the band, too... The organ is well used... I listened a number of times... your vocal is so very sincere (and genteel). floyd _________________________ 125+ BIAB Songs
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#282797 - 01/31/15 02:13 PM [User Showcase] Re: Just A Little After Midnight [Re: Noel96]
Registered: 12/27/03 Posts: 12131 Loc: Hamlin NY MarioD Veteran Registered: 12/27/03 Posts: 12131 Loc: Hamlin NY	Noel, it's all been said. Your lyrics and vocals are spot on and your instrumentation is not only perfect but also mixed perfectly. Great job on this one. _________________________ If you are sitting in public and a stranger takes the seat next to you just look straight ahead and say "did you bring the money"? 64 bit Win 10 Pro - the latest BiaB and RB - Roland Octa-Capture audio interface - a ton of software and some hardware.
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#282813 - 01/31/15 04:17 PM [User Showcase] Re: Just A Little After Midnight [Re: boehm]
Registered: 10/31/08 Posts: 14973 Loc: Australia Noel96 Veteran Registered: 10/31/08 Posts: 14973 Loc: Australia	Originally Posted By: boehm Hi Noel, very sweet song. An absolute alternative to the usual Happy Birthday song. Good vocals and a nice arrangement. Enjoyable listen. Guenter Good morning, Guenter (at least it's morning here in Australia). I hope all is sailing along well for you. Thank you for your uplifting comments. I'm sitting here smiling at the moment. I appreciate that All the best, Noel _________________________ LINKS TO MY BIAB/RB SONGS audios on Soundcloud videos on VIMEO
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#282815 - 01/31/15 04:19 PM [User Showcase] Re: Just A Little After Midnight [Re: RnAM]
Registered: 10/31/08 Posts: 14973 Loc: Australia Noel96 Veteran Registered: 10/31/08 Posts: 14973 Loc: Australia	Originally Posted By: R & AM Hi Noel, this has got such a very nice groove! very well done! Regards, Rob Hey Rob, Thank you for listening! I'm grateful for your comments. What I now need to do is to learn how to produce my songs so they sound as professional as yours! Maybe one day ... All the best, Noel _________________________ LINKS TO MY BIAB/RB SONGS audios on Soundcloud videos on VIMEO
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#282819 - 01/31/15 04:32 PM [User Showcase] Re: Just A Little After Midnight [Re: receder]
Registered: 10/31/08 Posts: 14973 Loc: Australia Noel96 Veteran Registered: 10/31/08 Posts: 14973 Loc: Australia	Originally Posted By: receder Hi Noel, A very enjoyable and uplifting listen, thanks for sharing. I loved the "ringing" of the guitars throughout the song. The lyrics were great too ... "And you still shine today, The star of life's cabaret". Great imagery. I am finding that you regulars on here are all very good lyricists. Great job! Rec Hi Rec, It's really great that you've jumped into the PG Music forums. I'm thankful that you found time to have a listen to my song. I appreciate the positive feedback. As for my lyrics, I'm only a novice. What ability I might have (luck or otherwise) is largely due to Pat Pattison (a professor at Berklee College in Boston) and to working my way methodically through floyd jane's lyrics when he posts his songs. Pat is a worldwide authority on lyric writing. If you're interested, he has a free 6-week course at... http://www.Coursera.org Simply type Pat Pattison in the 'search' box and you'll find it. I notice that the next course starts on February 2. You'll find his approach very eye-opening and, as I said, it's completely free. Once again, thank you! All the best, Noel _________________________ LINKS TO MY BIAB/RB SONGS audios on Soundcloud videos on VIMEO
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#282823 - 01/31/15 04:52 PM [User Showcase] Re: Just A Little After Midnight [Re: floyd jane]
Registered: 10/31/08 Posts: 14973 Loc: Australia Noel96 Veteran Registered: 10/31/08 Posts: 14973 Loc: Australia	Originally Posted By: floyd jane Noel, Everything about this struck me as "genteel". You can feel the love in it... "Earth was several summers younger" - such a nice line... "Around the room, faces were smiling Glistening eyes were everywhere In those early hours that miracle morning You were the answer to a prayer" ... this really captures a birth day (family) feeling perfectly. Your band also carries the "genteel" banner. The strum guitar works perfectly for this - the simplicity of the band, too... The organ is well used... I listened a number of times... your vocal is so very sincere (and genteel). floyd Hi floyd, Once again, thank you for taking time to listen and to pass on your thoughts. I appreciate your uplifting comments. This is my first newly written song in almost a year and it feels good to jump back on my hobby horse. I also tried a different structural approach with this one. The first section ("Just A Little After Midnight") is AABA and the second section ("Happy Birthday") consists of two verses (which I guess makes it AAA form). It was an approach I stumbled across recently and I thought I'd try it out. Essentially, the first section provides the background information that sets up the second section. As a single form, it would be written as AABACC. It's quite an interesting structure. I'll have to play around with it some more. It's got potential! Thank you for dropping by. All the best, Noel _________________________ LINKS TO MY BIAB/RB SONGS audios on Soundcloud videos on VIMEO
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