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#341101 03/20/16 12:18 PM
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Hi, friends !:))

Well, you know, we had one of these wonderful
days of Spring that I just had to write this
tune about ! A tribute to Spring ! May it
come back soon again !!!:))

This was my first mix on the upgraded Mixcraft 7
and I did not have access to the PG reverb that
I usually use but ok, fun it was to do anyway !

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Soundcloud:

http://soundcloud.com/dani-lindroos/spring-is-here

Style: MOTFAST.STY (Motown)
Bass: 902 Bass, el Smooth Cool Sw 16 075
Piano: 904 Paino, el Rhytm Smoot Cool Sw 16 075
Drums: Realdrums = Motown 60:s Popswing
Guitar: 812 Guitar, el Rhytm Western Swing Sw 165
Strings: 1840 Synth Pad Pop Modern Groove mellow Ev 16 075
Soloist: 1355 Guitar, el Country Boogie Brent Sw 140

Recorded and mixed with mixcraft 7, Mic used = Slagg

This Is Spring (music & words by Norman Wibe)

Verse:

Spring is here, back again !
like a long lost friend
awake anew
she´s burstin´through
icy layers in the end

Chorus:

Oh how fun
to feel the warmin´ sun
fill your lungs with crispy air
everyone´s
on the run
in this lovely weather, fair

Verse:

Nature´s play
nothing´s gray
everything is turnin´green
floes on bay
melt away
with a speed so seldom seen

Chorus:

Oh how fun
to feel the warmin´sun
fill your lungs with crispy air
everyone´s
on the run
in this lovely weather, fair

Bridge:

Weather´s gettin´warmer by the day
soon it´s summer on display

Verse:

Love this breeze
just like a tease
is the wind that spells of spring
feel at ease
in perfect peace
ain´t it just a lovely thing

Chorus:

Solo

This is spring, sweet and lovely spring !!!

Cheers
Dani

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Fantastic song Dani. A great arrangement, clever chord progressions throughout.

And I'm glad Spring has arrived. Stay warm!

Trev


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Dani, sounds like Spring to me! Great song and delivery.

Bob

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Dani, your music is timeless. Everything is turning green here too. I just posted some drone photos from around my farm over on Facebook. Enjoyed my listen.


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Hi, Trevor !:))

Thank you for your most kind words !
We had the kind of springday here
recently but after that the temps
chilled a bit, spring will eventually
return in full force soon and fulfil
my description of it ! :)) (Chuckle)

Cheers
Dani

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Hi Dani,

what an uplifting song! Nice vocals and
harmonies. And a great arrangement.
Enjoyed listening a lot.

Guenter

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Really lovely song Dani. Such a nice 60's soul feeling. Truly spring feeling, I felt definitely the crispy air smile. Maybe piano could be bit louder and the solo guitar bit quieter.

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Hi, Bob !

Thank you for your most kind
words ! I´m glad you got the
spring feeling as intended !

Cheers
Dani

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Hi, Charlie !

I thank you so much
for your most kind
words !:))

I love springtime !
Up here it is really
a season to long for
after a dark and long
cold winter !!:))

Nice you´ve got it too !!

Cheers
Dani

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Very cool Dani. Excellent vocal. Loved the back track


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Spring just puts that spring in your step.
Love the bridge. Well done.

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Springy!

smile

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Interesting mix of crooning and country guitar - nicely evocative. Finally cooling down here following hottest February on record - so nice weather in both hemispheres.

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Nice song. Great vocals. A bit short solos IMO... Great choireing...


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You sure have cheered me up Dani, listening to your song sure lifts the mood.

Great mix as usual.

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Hi, Guenter ! smile

Thank you for your most uplifting
and kind words !:))

Yes, spring can vary a lot
up here depending on how long
and cold the winter has been
but mostly it ends up the way
I described !:))

Cheers
Dani

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Hi, Janne !:))

Glad you liked it !

Nice, that you got that
springfeeling as it was
exactly what I aimed for !

You may be right about
adjusting those instruments,
usually when I put in a solo
many say that it is too low,
so I thought I´d mix it pretty
high ! Maybe it was too high
this time ?

Cheers
Dani

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Dani!

Your songs remind me of Burt Bacharach's and Dionne Warwick's... poppy and uplifting!

You tend to write melodic songs with chordal harmonies, and in my opinion you could probably omit the solos entirely... that type of song (at least as it manifested in the 70s) tended to be singer-focused, and therefore didn't have the solos that were the norm in musician virtuoso focused music. Instead of solos, those songs tend to have strong hooks/recurring motifs

With your background in barbershop music, which is also singer focused, it makes sense that you'd zero in on such songs, as it plays to your strengths. If I had one suggestion to make, it would be to focus on hooks in your songs. You have the chords, melody and singing all nailed!

As always, this is a wonderful song! Thanks for posting!

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Hi, Scott !:))

I am very glad that you liked
the tune and arrangement, thank
you so much for your most kind words !

Cheers
Dani

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Thank you Rob, so much
for those most kind words !
I am so glad you got that
Springy feeling out of it !:))

Cheers
Dani

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Hi, Floyd !:))


Glad you feel the springyness !!:))
Am so waiting for the real thing
over here !:))

Thank you for your kind comment !

Take care

Dani

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Hi, Peter !

How nice to hear from you !
Also thank you for your kind
comment, very much appreciated !:))

You probably go towards winter
when we are heading towards summer ?
Came to think of it - spring can
really mean totally different things
depending on where we live on this
planet ?

Cheers
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Hi, Trygve !:))


Thank you for your most kind
words ! Really made me glad !:))
good luck with the vocaloiding !!!


Cheers
Dani

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This is a very pretty song!!

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Really nice Spring Song, Dani.
Makes me feel like working in the garden!

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Hi, Musiclover !:))

Thank you so much for your
most kind words ! I am glad
that I could cheer you up
with this little song of the Spring !:))

Cheers
Dani

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Dear Pat !:))

Thank you so much for your
kind and supportive words !
You are most surely right,
I could leave out instrumental
solos completely on certain tunes
and replace them with sung parts.
I am a child of the 60:ies so it is
quite natural that Bacharach and Wilson
both made a huge impact on me !

I will consider your suggestions
thoroughly for future projects !

Cheers
Dani

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So uplifting Dani!

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Hi Dani

I like the sound in this song.
the rhythm and the harmony are too great.

Great song.
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Hi, David !:))


Thank you for your most kind
words really much appreciated !
Good luck with your new commitments !

Cheers
Dani

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Hey Dani,

This is really nice... uplifting, joyful and just perfect for a song about Spring. I love the flow of rhymes in the chorus... that's clever writing!

It's two thumbs up from me!

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Hi Dani
Well that certainly made me feel like spring (even though it is Autumn here). Nice!


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Hi, Rob & Anne-Marie !

You are way too kind
with me, but I am naturally
pleased by your most kind
words !:))

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Hi, Josie !:))

Thank you for your most
kind words !:))

Cheers
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My good Sergio !:))

I am very glad that you liked
the tune and I do thank you
so much for those kind words !:))

Cheers
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Hi, Noel !:))

I am so glad that you liked the tune
I tried to get that slightly mysterious
springy feeling into it and to some extent
I may have succeded ?

Thank you Noel fo your most kind words !:))

Cheers
Dani

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Hi, Joanne !:))


Very many thanks for your
most kind words !

Cheers
Dani

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Hi Dani, you have an awesome sustain in the voice ! Good piece. I am impatient to see the spring too, not really here yet where I am living.
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Spring time, can picture the bunnies hoppin' with this one! Love the harmonies; excellent work; thanks for sharing!


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Very Nice Dani!! It's starting to get Springy here too, and your song put me in the mood. Beautiful vocals/harmonies and a happy lyric to start the season off right! Enjoyed it a lot! Take care. Greg

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Hi, Pascal !:))

Thank you so much for your
most kind words !!!:))
spring is coming up here,
we have already had temps
of over 10 degrees c and my
cats can stay out on my
glassed terrace !:))

Spring will come to your place
soon I am sure !:))

Cheers
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Hi, Robert !:))

Thank you so much for
your most kind comments !:))
We have citybunnies over here
jumpin over the turf of our parks
here and there !:))

Cheers
Dani

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