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Lords Of Shedland The first song I wrote was a ditty for my then 4 year old niece...thirty years on I`m still making wacky not-much-sense songs to sing to my 10 year old. Some are a bit rude- this one doesn`t come with blushes,just a few broken things. Style is _FLKSHS8.STY (Folk Swing 8ths Ukulele and Shak) RealTracks in style: ~2480:Bass, Acoustic, Held Sw 110 RealTracks in style: ~1142:Ukulele, Strumming FolkSwing Sw 110 RealTracks in style: 2440:Guitar, Acoustic, Fingerpicking FolkySwing Sw 110 RealTracks in song: 1146:Fiddle, Background CountrySwing Sw 110 (Outside) RealDrums in style: ShakerSwing8ths: a: Shaker b: ShakerSwing8ths shedland choir Lords Of Shedland Trespassers Will can`t you read the sign on the door of my shed for strange design not now I`m busy run along and play making a Picasso from sprockets chains and plates making a Picasso from sprockets chains and plates outside a scratching sniffles mumbled words he needs some wood to make a sword you`d best come in then mind the messy floor to fight this battle we`re going to need a saw to fight this battle we`re going to need a saw suddenly I`m not the man can`t who fix the roof take the salt out of the sea equally we are the brigands from number 33 Lords of Shedland once we were Kings or Jedi I forget plotting revenge on turncoats in our castle shed I was Little John you my Robin Hood feared by the bad we sang the song loved by the good feared by the bad loved by the good suddenly I`m not the man can`t who fix the roof take the salt out of the sea equally we are the brigands from number 33 happily we are motley fools masters of foreign tongues finally climbing stairs to bed retelling all we`ve done Lords of Shedland © Robert Cordrey Dec. 2018
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Robert,
A 4-minute Audio Movie. A story well told. You have a way of painting picture with words.
This is an enjoyable listen (journey).
The BAND, the vocal, the arrangement all help tell that story. And the sound effects were quite effective!!
fj
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Robert, Very nice kids tune! In my opinion, it is much harder to write a good tune for younger audience than the one for grown ups. You have done a great job on this! Listens very well. Vocals are very smooth! Fx was a nice touch.
P.S. Sadly, kids get hooked on the "bubble gum" radio pop tunes which rarely have any thought behind it and are based on cycling of single catchy phrase. I wish there would be more cartoons, kids shows that would feature more indie / modern folk tunes such as this.
Thank you for sharing! Misha.
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interesting song. I like it when the words evoke images that ask me to fabricate a meaning (rather than telling a linear story that everyone will hear in exactly the same way)
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Hi Robert,
I like your song very much, with the soundeffects and nice chorus. You must have had plenty of joy making it.
Hans
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Great song Robert... Personally I like writing songs for little ones... Your song has some great lyrical images... And those sound effects are really delightful... I certainly enjoyed listening to your creativity... Perhaps its the kid within me !
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Absolutely lovely. Captures the imagination of a child with the wisdom of a grown-up. The band is a perfect accompaniment.
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Good stuff, Robert! Love the sound effects throughout, very effective, also loved the vocal treatments.
And of course very much enjoyed the story! You are truly a master of words.
Ending was great!
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Robert this has to be my favorite song of yours. Loved the picture on Soundcloud. Very cool story in the lyrics. This is just a feel good song. Thoughts of a childs imagination. Very cool. My youth was all about Cowboys and Indians, Roy Rogers, Zorro, and the Lone Ranger and of course homemade forts made with anything laying around. Well done. !!!!!
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Very clever lyrics, painting a really nice picture and the sound effects add even more to make this song an enjoyable journey to childhood plays. Musically gives me Beatles and 60's vibes.
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Accurate perspective and quite an imaginative production. I liked the bit of chaos at the end of the song.
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floyd nailed it, "A 4-minute Audio Movie."
The vocal, the arrangement and the mix are all remarkably tailored to the lyric. Great work with that!
Pardon another quote but some folks say it so much better...tangmo said:
"Captures the imagination of a child with the wisdom of a grown-up"
What a wonderful way of describing what we heard!
We much enjoyed this and we always enjoying connecting the dots that you artfully leave.
J&B
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Nicely done! A really solid children's tune for sure - nicely catchy and easy follow, with a nice and simple groove. Thanks for sharing
Cheers, Deryk
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Robert,
A 4-minute Audio Movie. A story well told. You have a way of painting picture with words.
This is an enjoyable listen (journey).
The BAND, the vocal, the arrangement all help tell that story. And the sound effects were quite effective!!
fj Thank you,Floyd- had to edit out a bunch of effects- there were so many to choose from! Robert, Very nice kids tune! In my opinion, it is much harder to write a good tune for younger audience than the one for grown ups. You have done a great job on this! Listens very well. Vocals are very smooth! Fx was a nice touch.
P.S. Sadly, kids get hooked on the "bubble gum" radio pop tunes which rarely have any thought behind it and are based on cycling of single catchy phrase. I wish there would be more cartoons, kids shows that would feature more indie / modern folk tunes such as this.
Thank you for sharing! Misha.
Well said, Misha. Most of the Dad tunes I come up with are never recorded, just used to torture the youngster. I agree - as soon as kids get past the Raffi/Sesame Street stage there`s not much non-Disney music out there. Glad you enjoyed this. interesting song. I like it when the words evoke images that ask me to fabricate a meaning (rather than telling a linear story that everyone will hear in exactly the same way) Pat, Thanks for listening and commenting. Hi Robert,
I like your song very much, with the soundeffects and nice chorus. You must have had plenty of joy making it.
Hans Hans, Its fun to do a song you`re not serious about- the bgv choir I enjoyed the most. Great song Robert... Personally I like writing songs for little ones... Your song has some great lyrical images... And those sound effects are really delightful... I certainly enjoyed listening to your creativity... Perhaps its the kid within me ! Jim, I figured you`d be a kindred spirit on a song like this- thank you! Robert
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Robert,
A 4-minute Audio Movie. A story well told. You have a way of painting picture with words.
This is an enjoyable listen (journey).
The BAND, the vocal, the arrangement all help tell that story. And the sound effects were quite effective!!
fj Floyd said it just right! You are wonderful wordsmith/storyteller Robert....always interesting and imaginative lyrics! Enjoyed!! Take care. Greg
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Absolutely lovely. Captures the imagination of a child with the wisdom of a grown-up. The band is a perfect accompaniment. I appreciate that, especially as its the kind of song I tend to put in the "family ears only" file. Good stuff, Robert! Love the sound effects throughout, very effective, also loved the vocal treatments.
And of course very much enjoyed the story! You are truly a master of words.
Ending was great!
Thank you,Dave! Robert
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Good write, I hadn't realized "written by Dad" was a genre of music as well.
Loved the harmonies and FX!
Favorite line: we are the brigands from number 33
There are a lot of references here, but you've done a good job making them understandable to people not in on the humor.
Thanks for opening up your file!
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Scott... your favourite song of mine?! My masterpeices of introspective angst take a back seat to the silly Dad song- that`s both devastating and about right.I`m glad this took you back to Lone Ranger days.
Janne- thanks for noticing the bit of Beatles influence.
Ezekial`s Storm - Thanks for your listen and comments.
J&B - I`m glad the story was visual as well as musical.
Deryk- Thanks for your listen
Greg - Thanks for following along.
David - The harmonies were fun.Thank you for the positive comments.
Robert
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Hi Robert, Excellent mixdown on all of this and the vibe is very appealing. Adding the strings to this is a nice touch. Keep it up!
Cheers, Joe
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