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Big Star #491687 09/18/18 11:06 AM
Joined: Aug 2017 Posts: 547 Florida Samuel Davis OP Journeyman
OP Samuel Davis Journeyman Joined: Aug 2017 Posts: 547 Florida	Big Star This song was inspired by a post in a Facebook group about peoples fears of being a career musician. Some of the answers were respectable but some were pretty irrational and I used those as the main inspiration of this comical song. 1: Big Star 2: _DTHVLY=.STY Death Vly Train-Beat MultyStyle 3: Country Lyrics: I’ll never play the Grand Ol' Opry Or have a million records sold. Cause I won’t sell my soul to Satan Besides I’m getting too damn old. I’ll probably never win a Grammy So hell, why even try. I’ll let my dreams fall to the wayside And I’ll go work a 9 to 5. Yeah I could be a big star Sometimes I play one in my mind. But I’ll probably never “make it” So why should I even try? I’ll play it safe so I don’t wind up Broke and sleeping in my car. I’ll be content with being normal Knowing I could have been a star. I’ll probably never have a hit song Playing on the radio. I’ll never sell out big arenas Touring out there on the road. Won’t have to hide from paparazzi Or get addicted to some drug I’ll never have a groupie orgy In the back of my tour bus. Yeah I could be a big star Sometimes I play one in my mind. But I’ll probably never “make it” So why should I even try? I’ll play it safe so I don’t wind up Broke and sleeping in my car. I’ll be content with being normal Knowing I could have been a star. And I know when get older I’ll probably look back with regret For not following the dreams I had That kept on messing with my head. I’ll say I could have been a big star Sometimes I played one in my mind But I never would have “made it” So I never even tried. I played it safe and didn’t wind up Broke and sleeping in my car. I’m quite content with being normal Knowing I could have been a star. Yes I’m content with being normal Knowing I could have been a star. Last edited by Samuel Davis; 09/18/18 11:06 AM. Samuel Davis Jr BIAB 2018 + Cubase + Ignite BMI www.sammycountry.com

Re: Big Star Samuel Davis #491878 09/19/18 08:08 AM
Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 8,330 North Carolina David Snyder Veteran
David Snyder Veteran Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 8,330 North Carolina	Samuel, I think this is your best song to date. I love it. It is actually very profound, the hook is crazy good, the lyrics are tight as a drum, and it just sounds great too. I really, really like this song. It says a lot. Again, it is by far my favorite Samuel song so far. Great job. Tater is jealous and mad, if that means anything to you. David Snyder Songwriter/Renaissance Man Studio + Fingers https://davidsnydersongs.com/ https://spoti.fi/359Gigs www.davidsnydermusic.com/ www.reverbnation.com/davidpsnyder www.soundcloud.com/davidsnyderchannel https://www.songtradr.com/user/profile/david.snyder

Re: Big Star Samuel Davis #491889 09/19/18 10:05 AM
Joined: May 2017 Posts: 1,685 beatmaster Expert
beatmaster Expert Joined: May 2017 Posts: 1,685	Big Star is what you are, this was very cleverly put together lyrics, vocals and the track. Brilliant ! win 10 64 bit 16gb,i7 chip, ssd 500gb, m-audio air, ,Roland BK-7M, 1000,shure sm7b,sonar,acid,mixcraft, variety of plugins.Sample tank 3,Kontakt. TC Helicon Voicelive 3 2 . https://beatmaster1.bandcamp.com/releases

Re: Big Star David Snyder #491904 09/19/18 12:25 PM
Joined: Aug 2017 Posts: 547 Florida Samuel Davis OP Journeyman
OP Samuel Davis Journeyman Joined: Aug 2017 Posts: 547 Florida	Originally Posted By: David Snyder Samuel, I think this is your best song to date. I love it. It is actual very profound, the hook is crazy good, the lyrics are tight as a drum, and it just sounds great too. I really, really like this song. It says a lot. Again, it is by far my favorite Samuel song so far. Great job. Tater is jealous and mad, if that means anything to you. Thanks David. Please tell Tater not to be mad. I wouldn't want to get on his bad side lol Last edited by Samuel Davis; 09/19/18 12:26 PM. Samuel Davis Jr BIAB 2018 + Cubase + Ignite BMI www.sammycountry.com

Re: Big Star beatmaster #491905 09/19/18 12:35 PM
Joined: Aug 2017 Posts: 547 Florida Samuel Davis OP Journeyman
OP Samuel Davis Journeyman Joined: Aug 2017 Posts: 547 Florida	Originally Posted By: beatmaster Big Star is what you are, this was very cleverly put together lyrics, vocals and the track. Brilliant ! Thanks Beat. Glad you enjoyed it. Samuel Davis Jr BIAB 2018 + Cubase + Ignite BMI www.sammycountry.com

Re: Big Star Samuel Davis #491926 09/19/18 03:10 PM
Joined: Sep 2018 Posts: 1,362 Denmark W Will Josef Expert
Will Josef Expert W Joined: Sep 2018 Posts: 1,362 Denmark	Very nice song! I enjoyed listening to that.

Re: Big Star Samuel Davis #491986 09/20/18 06:39 AM
Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 4,786 Iceland Icelander Veteran
Icelander Veteran Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 4,786 Iceland	I'll admit that this type of "trad country" music is quite far from what I'd normally go for or listen to (for better or worse). But I'd still like to think I can appreciate a well constructed & expertly produced piece of art when I hear one, and this certainly marks very high on those fronts. Everything sounds crisp & clear, which for lyrics like yours is obviously very important here. And man oh man, those lyrics are painfully on the nose! Last edited by Icelander; 09/20/18 06:40 AM. Reason: Correcting mistakes Just because you can, doesn't mean you should! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- BBox 2022 Audiophile, Mac Pro Intel, OSX 10.6.8, 800x600 (TV VGA)

Re: Big Star Samuel Davis #492018 09/20/18 12:13 PM
Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 10,811 Winston Salem, NC USA Jim Fogle Veteran
Jim Fogle Veteran Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 10,811 Winston Salem, NC USA	I'm not sure it's your best song to date but it is mighty good. The lyrics are well crafted and you sang them well. Your production is awesome. What I don't get is how you manage to change how your voice sounds from song to song. Listen to Dixie and Big Star and if you didn't know better you wouldn't think the songs are sung by the same vocalist. Dang but that's good. A few years ago I listened to many, many Pat Boone songs as much as to study the production as to casually listen. I listened to everything from Moody River to Speedy Gonzalus to El Paso (note for note backing track copy of Marty Robbin's original) to his sacred albums. The producer, arranger and engineer ALWAYS paid attention to molding the voice to the song. You seem to know how to play that game too. Jim Reeves and Marty Robbins songs have the same attention to vocal detail. Jim Fogle - 2025 BiaB (Build 1128) RB (Build 5) - Ultra+ PAK DAWs: Cakewalk Sonar - Standalone: Zoom MRS-8 Laptop: i3 Win 10, 8GB ram 500GB HDD Desktop: i7 Win 11, 12GB ram 256GB SSD, 4 TB HDD Music at: https://fogle622.wix.com/fogle622-audio-home

Re: Big Star Samuel Davis #492050 09/20/18 06:00 PM
Joined: Aug 2017 Posts: 547 Florida Samuel Davis OP Journeyman
OP Samuel Davis Journeyman Joined: Aug 2017 Posts: 547 Florida	Thanks Icelander and Jim. As for my vocals I try to make them fit to the song. I've studied voice from a young age and can do anything from classical to jazz to rock and obviously country. Each has their own distinct sound in my mind and matching the vocals to the song has just as much to do with the delivery as to how it is mixed. I'm still working on the mixing part but I think I'm getting better and better with each song I do.. Last edited by Samuel Davis; 09/20/18 06:02 PM. Samuel Davis Jr BIAB 2018 + Cubase + Ignite BMI www.sammycountry.com

Re: Big Star Samuel Davis #492154 09/21/18 02:35 PM
Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 10,811 Winston Salem, NC USA Jim Fogle Veteran
Jim Fogle Veteran Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 10,811 Winston Salem, NC USA	Originally Posted By: Samuel Davis snip ... matching the vocals to the song has just as much to do with the delivery as to how it is mixed. more snip I've always believed that to be true but you are one of the few vocalists I know to actually say it. Jim Fogle - 2025 BiaB (Build 1128) RB (Build 5) - Ultra+ PAK DAWs: Cakewalk Sonar - Standalone: Zoom MRS-8 Laptop: i3 Win 10, 8GB ram 500GB HDD Desktop: i7 Win 11, 12GB ram 256GB SSD, 4 TB HDD Music at: https://fogle622.wix.com/fogle622-audio-home

Re: Big Star Samuel Davis #492160 09/21/18 03:34 PM
Joined: Aug 2018 Posts: 1,381 Tangmo Expert
Tangmo Expert Joined: Aug 2018 Posts: 1,381	Merle coulda sung this...except he did all those things. Really good piece. BIAB 2021 Audiophile. Windows 10 64bit. Songwriter, lyricist, composer(?) loving all styles. Some pre-BIAB music from Farfetched Tangmo Band's first CD. https://alonetone.com/tangmo/playlists/close-to-the-ground

Re: Big Star Samuel Davis #492278 09/22/18 09:13 PM
Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 4,258 Finland jannesan Veteran
jannesan Veteran Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 4,258 Finland	Great vocals, lyrics and production. "Yes I’m content with being normal Knowing I could have been a star" very good line to summarize the message Janne Hear My Music: Soundcloud YouTube

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