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We Are People, Too #539322 06/03/19 09:24 AM User Showcase
Joined: May 2018 Posts: 2,000 United Kingdom musician17 OP Veteran
OP musician17 Veteran Joined: May 2018 Posts: 2,000 United Kingdom	New song. Hope you enjoy? :-) We Are People, Too (Bandcamp link - sorry, Soundcloud is becoming too expensive for me!) Style is _DERANGE.STY (Derange Sync Percussion Funk) RealTracks in style: ~1433:Bass, Electric, JazzFunkGroovin Ev16 110 RealTracks in style: ~1437:Piano, Electric, Rhythm JazzFunkGroovin Ev16 110 RealTracks in style: ~1435:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm JazzFunkGroovinChords Ev16 110 RealTracks in style: 2617:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm Funk16thsWahWah Ev16 100 RealDrums [in style:FunkSync16thsPerc^3-a:Sidestk, b:Snr LYRICS: We are people, too, You know ... Black or white or brown Or so ... Of whatever shade Or hue We are people, too ... It's true. We are kindred souls You know ... Let us close on wars The door ... Let us hate agree To cease Let us try again For peace. It's hard to live when people hate And all they do is retaliate With mindless anger at all we do ... You know, my friend, we're people, too ... You can't desire a world the same! Why would you want that - it'd be lame! We're all the same, yet different, We all have unique talent Me, I write and sing my song If you agree, please clap along: United we must be in diversity United we must be if we wanna live. We are people, too, You know ... Black or white or brown Or so ... Of whatever shade Or hue We are people, too ... It's true. This world is craving unity, The people shaking hands for all to see, Refusing to fight no more Letting, instead, our spirits soar ... Love Mother Earth, foremost and first, Love Father Sun, who gives us warmth, Love all creation as thyself No more, no less ... and you shall delve Into the mystery of happiness And joy of life you shall possess, Love everyone, and what is more Love yourself, friend, forever so! [BRIDGE] Remember: but for God's own grace It isn't YOU, that broken face That you would want so much to hate ... Oh, trust me, it's not too late To put down swords and dance instead To songs of joy that emanate From all our hearts, whether we're white, Or black, or brown ... we'll be alright. So come on, friend, and sing with glee This song I write for you and me Let's stop the fights and love instead All who we are ... and life won't be so bad. Last edited by musician17; 06/03/19 09:54 AM. My website

Re: We Are People, Too musician17 #539460 06/04/19 04:58 AM User Showcase
Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 1,944 Texas Jim Expert
Jim Expert Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 1,944 Texas	You've created a nice combination of singing & recitation to get across your message of peace... It reminded me of the works of an American singer/songwriter who went by the name of Luke the Drifter... He often combined recitations & singing within the same song to get across his messages. Good job on this one! Jim †=☮&♥

Re: We Are People, Too musician17 #539476 06/04/19 06:19 AM User Showcase
Joined: Jan 2016 Posts: 1,664 Joe -PG Music PG Music Staff
Joe -PG Music PG Music Staff Joined: Jan 2016 Posts: 1,664	Hey there musician17, thank you for sharing this! The arrangement is wonderful to the ears and the mix sounds well polished too. Fantastic work on the vocals. Keep it up! Cheers, Joe

Re: We Are People, Too musician17 #539530 06/04/19 10:51 AM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 7,733 North Carolina David Snyder Veteran
David Snyder Veteran Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 7,733 North Carolina	Nice one James! Great song. Hey on Soundcloud, I just start a new channel when I am full! 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: We Are People, Too David Snyder #539580 06/04/19 07:46 PM User Showcase
Joined: May 2018 Posts: 2,000 United Kingdom musician17 OP Veteran
OP musician17 Veteran Joined: May 2018 Posts: 2,000 United Kingdom	Jim: Thank you! The comparison with Luke the Drifter is certainly very flattering for me! :-) Thanks so much for listening and commenting! Joe: Thanks! I wasn't too sure about the mix (specifically about the way my spoken word voice sections sound), so it's good to know I found the right "recipe", eventually :-) David: Thank you! I think I'll just use Audiomack and certainly Bandcamp for the foreseeable future - I'd get confused with all the multiple Soundcloud accounts, otherwise, haha ;-) But thanks for listening - much appreciated!!! Thanks all so much for taking the time to listen and comment! My website

Re: We Are People, Too musician17 #539667 06/05/19 01:22 PM User Showcase
Joined: Feb 2017 Posts: 3,414 Deryk - PG Music PG Music Staff
Deryk - PG Music PG Music Staff Joined: Feb 2017 Posts: 3,414	Nicely done - love the groove, and your switch up from the usual vocal delivery went over nicely too Flows smoothly and the lyrics as always hit really hard. Great work - thanks for sharing! Cheers, Deryk

Re: We Are People, Too musician17 #539683 06/05/19 07:23 PM User Showcase
Joined: Apr 2016 Posts: 6,248 Cooran Queensland Australia rayc Veteran
rayc Veteran Joined: Apr 2016 Posts: 6,248 Cooran Queensland Australia	I think Jim's correct - some sustain or a pad that gives that impression would be excellent to smooth the melody and better suit the backing. Nice melody. Cheers rayc "What's so funny about peace, love & understanding?" - N.Lowe

Re: We Are People, Too musician17 #539759 06/06/19 09:39 AM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 6,892 Davis, CA G Greg Johnson Veteran
Greg Johnson Veteran G Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 6,892 Davis, CA	Some wonderful sentiments here James!! A nice, unifying message! Enjoyed it! Take care. Greg

Re: We Are People, Too musician17 #539827 06/06/19 09:36 PM User Showcase
Joined: May 2018 Posts: 2,000 United Kingdom musician17 OP Veteran
OP musician17 Veteran Joined: May 2018 Posts: 2,000 United Kingdom	Thank you Deryk, rayc and Greg! Very kind! Thanks for listening :-) My website

Re: We Are People, Too musician17 #539918 06/07/19 12:01 PM User Showcase
Joined: Jan 2016 Posts: 1,664 Joe -PG Music PG Music Staff
Joe -PG Music PG Music Staff Joined: Jan 2016 Posts: 1,664	Quote: Joe: Thanks! I wasn't too sure about the mix (specifically about the way my spoken word voice sections sound), so it's good to know I found the right "recipe", eventually :-) Haha indeed! All in due time but you got there. Well done! Cheers, Joe

Re: We Are People, Too musician17 #540013 06/08/19 05:47 AM User Showcase
Joined: Sep 2016 Posts: 2,314 Netherlands, Haarlem Birchwood Veteran
Birchwood Veteran Joined: Sep 2016 Posts: 2,314 Netherlands, Haarlem	Hi James, It's your lyrics I like. They str a bit black, but there is a way... I agree with some others that maybe it is better to 'glue' your voice somewhat more in your mix. That brings more cohesion between vocals and instruments. Hans Hans Berkhout (Birchwood) https://soundcloud.com/user-296497130

Re: We Are People, Too musician17 #540030 06/08/19 07:59 AM User Showcase
Joined: May 2018 Posts: 2,000 United Kingdom musician17 OP Veteran
OP musician17 Veteran Joined: May 2018 Posts: 2,000 United Kingdom	Joe: haha, thank you :-) Hans: how do you mean, "glue"? Remember, I know NOTHING about production - though I'm learning as fast as I can :-) Thanks for any explanation! My website

Re: We Are People, Too musician17 #540078 06/08/19 12:30 PM User Showcase
Joined: Sep 2016 Posts: 2,314 Netherlands, Haarlem Birchwood Veteran
Birchwood Veteran Joined: Sep 2016 Posts: 2,314 Netherlands, Haarlem	Hi James, With glueing I mean that your voice and the instruments must be more connected. Now your voice is very close to the microfone and the instruments sounded a bit to soft. So maybe you take some more distance from that mike or make the instruments sound louder. But all is small proportions. And in my first sentence in my post some words were cut out. I think that's when I checked them with the Google-translator. I think I wanted to write they are black, but you gave a direction as well (there is a way...). But I'm not sure what I meant with that 'str'. Must be something nice! Hans Hans Berkhout (Birchwood) https://soundcloud.com/user-296497130

Re: We Are People, Too musician17 #540079 06/08/19 12:34 PM User Showcase
Joined: Jun 2017 Posts: 2,945 Victoria, BC Ember - PG Music PG Music Staff
Ember - PG Music PG Music Staff Joined: Jun 2017 Posts: 2,945 Victoria, BC	What you have here is really great. You're doing good work. Thanks for sharing. Cheers, Ember

Re: We Are People, Too musician17 #540126 06/08/19 09:00 PM User Showcase
Joined: May 2018 Posts: 2,000 United Kingdom musician17 OP Veteran
OP musician17 Veteran Joined: May 2018 Posts: 2,000 United Kingdom	Hans: aha, thank you. You're not the first to mention balance issues, so I will take another listen (with that in mind) as soon as I get a chance to sit down calmly with it! :-) . Thanks also for your kind words re: lyrics. They seem to have somehow come together for this particular track, it seems. Ember: Thank you - it's so nice to hear words of encouragement such as yours - really does help. My website

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