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I made two versions of my new song called 'We Are'. I made it this weeks. And I put the links of both to SoundCloud in this post. https://soundcloud.com/user-296497130/we-are-metalhttps://soundcloud.com/user-296497130/we-are-funkBut I must warn you, it's not for the faint of heart. I haven't heard Metalsongs on this forum before, so therefore I use this title. And I als have to make a confession: I never thought I would make a Metal-song. I don't realy like it. But BB has these styles included so I had to try them. Both versions use the style Mighty, but with complete different instruments. The tempo is 95. I was inspired by an article about the release of a single from a group called Rammstein; Deutchland Although I don't like that music, it did something to me. And so I made these two version of a song concerning the Dutch, but with a big wink. It is in no way my intention to make some sort of Nationalistic song! That's why included topics in the lyrics to prefent Nationalists to use this song. The metalversion nearly costed me my voice, but to my surprise people who listened to it, liked it! I also included some Dutch sentences in the song. I like trying new things and this was one of them. Let me hear what you think. If I hear a great silence from you all, I have an answer. The lyrics: (They diver a littlebit in the two versions) We Are (c) HWBerkhout, april 2019 From out of nowhere we came and stayed We had the best boats that were ever made We created windmills that grind so swell And wooden shoes that fit all well Chorus 1 Come meet the Dutch You'll love us God made the world We did our own Chorus 2 Our place is small But we need no wall We are the kind You never find Chorus 3 We are the Dutch But don't [*****] with us We make our world Were we belong Dutch: Nederland ligt onder water We kunnen allemaal goed zwemmen Dat is iets voor later... (The Netherlands lay below sealevel, but we can all swim well. That's something for later...) We invented the microscope, Discovered much land. South Africa, Indonesia and even New York were in our hand We have the dykes to keep dry feet We sell our paitings to those who need Now we have HipHop and partydrugs We dance on beat while smoke our weed We blow our mind, to stay at ease And don't forget, we have our cheese Bridge We don't wanna spend much money on armour We give away our flowers to the pope each Easter And we travel so much! Ch 1 Dutch: We hebben mooie steden, die zijn echt 'in' Ook een koning en Argentijnse koningin Ooit was de koning Napoleon's broer Nu is het een 'echte' Hollandse boer (We have nice cities, that are so populair. ALso a king, and an Argentinian queen Once our king was Napoleons' brother, Now we have a 'real' Dutch farmer) Solo Ch 1 Ch 3 + We are the Dutch But we talk so much Yes, we talk too much
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Big fun. Soundcloud went down here before I could hear the funk version. I'll try later.
You have a good metal voice. The songwriting is solid and the backing believable. Here's hoping your feet stay dry for a long time to come.
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Hans,
Your lyric is wonderfully funny!
"We blow our mind, to stay at ease
And don't forget, we have our cheese"
HA! Good lines through the whole thing...
I liked the metal version best. Nice use of BIAB.
fj
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Well that was certainly different! Some definite attitude and very cool lines... Metal and Funk...the power of BiaB in talented hands. We listened to both...has your voice recovered?  Fun experimentation! J&B
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I really liked both versions of the song. Not sure I could pick a favourite. Thanks for posting them on the forum to share with us.
Cheers,
Ember
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Hi Tangmo, Floyd, Janice and Bud,
Thanks for your comments. And you certainly don't belong to the faint of heart!
Floyd, you mentioned a few lines my son was complaining about. He said that you don't say it like that in English. I disagreed and you proved I was right. Thanks for that as well.
And Tangmo, you have convinced me to continue making Metal songs (...)
Janice and Bud, read what Tangmo said. No, it was an attack on my voice, but it's alright now. Only the funkversion I will record again. The voices in the chorus were not so clear.
Did you like the Dutch lines in the songs? I hesitated a bit about it, as wel as sending that Metal song to the BB-forum (cost me a lot of followers, I'm afraid).
While writing this I am enjoying the song 'Missed the message' from Janice and Bud ( 3rd time it's playing now). Although an 'oldie' I liked the song, the build up, the choir, but most of all that bluesy voice.
I can't make those songs. It's that voice...
Bye,
Hans
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Hi thanks Ember!
I was writing a reply and saw your post after sending my reply.
But now you also belong to the brave ones.
Cheers!
Hans
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Nice composition... Both seem to sound pleasing to my ears, but... You made me do some homework... I had to find & listen to your reference... Deutchland by Rammstein... Then I had to find a translation of the lyrics... Whew... Their video looked & sounded menacing but... The lyric translation seemed quite innocuous... Anyway I enjoyed listening to your songs & my excursion ... Thanks!
Jim
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Hi Jim,
Thanks for the compliments and your investigation efforts.
But I didn't try to copy that Rammstein song. It only inspired me to sing about the Dutch and do this in a Metal way. Later on I also did the Funk version, 'cause I prefer that style above Metal. But Rammstein is a Metalbased group.
I was afraid your investigation would have led to the claim that I was incorrect about the Dutch merits, or that my translation of the Dutch lines in the lyric was wrong ;-)
But this was not the case, I noticed.
Rammstein was afraid their song could be 'hyjacked' by rightwing populists, so they did something with the images of their video and the lyrics to counter that. And I made my lyrics more humourous for the same reasons.
But what did your investigations learned you as well?
Thanks,
Hans
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Hans,
You got the cheese!
Metal is not my thing, but this was very cool! I like your humor. Production is top notch. Vocals sit very well in both of versions! You figured it out! Funk version is very original and experimental sounds unique. Very creative lyrics. I sincerely believe you done excellent job on both.
The only critical point I will make on these, is Funky version is a bit bassy...instruments, not voice. I have very neutral, open back headphones and bass leaks a little.
Thank you for sharing!
Misha
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Loved the metal version. Super backtrack. BIAB laid down a very cool backtrack. Guitars were very well done..
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Lots of fun man! Head bangin'
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Hi Jim,
Thanks for the compliments and your investigation efforts.
But I didn't try to copy that Rammstein song. It only inspired me to sing about the Dutch and do this in a Metal way. Later on I also did the Funk version, 'cause I prefer that style above Metal. But Rammstein is a Metalbased group.
I was afraid your investigation would have led to the claim that I was incorrect about the Dutch merits, or that my translation of the Dutch lines in the lyric was wrong ;-)
But this was not the case, I noticed.
Rammstein was afraid their song could be 'hyjacked' by rightwing populists, so they did something with the images of their video and the lyrics to counter that. And I made my lyrics more humourous for the same reasons.
But what did your investigations learned you as well?
Thanks,
Hans
To be honest, I had never heard of them nor have I listened to or seen their videos... So it was a learning experience for me just to see who they are...
Jim
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What a big fat sound you have going on here. Really liked how the bass stood out on the intro.
Very clever write, very entertaining. Rob
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LOTS of attitude here!! And lots of volume...the light on my audio interface stayed red almost the whole time! Very cool composition. Nice to hear some metal here. Great job!! Take care. Greg
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Hi Rob and Greg,
Thanks very much for your reviews! It was nice to read how you put it here. But Greg, I carefully watched my audio interface while making / mixing and mastering this song. It was only somewhat red. You have exaggerated a bit, I think.
But I'm afraid I won't make much Metal the coming time. It's my throat...
Nice weekend,
Hans
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