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#688594 - 12/06/21 11:11 AM
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NEW SONG POST: Same Old Song
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Registered: 12/21/13
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Loc: Davis, CA
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Hi Fellow BIABers! Happy Holidays!! Hope you are all well. I KNOW many are very productive, putting out some killer music! Thanks so much for the kind words on Lonely Again........means so much to me! This is a song which I would describe as a Covid era meditation......kind of a Covid blues which is not blues but more jazz/Bossa fusion. BIAB has really turned me on to the Bossa vibe. And again I used a mute trumpet.....have completely fallen in love with that sound! Hope you enjoy and would love to hear what you think. Take care all! Greg https://soundcloud.com/gjohnson-2/sameoldsong?si=7e59256f52e24f3aa9786ee2ee15710bTracks: Bass: 903 Piano 1997 Drums. Smooth jazz cool sw 16 Guitar 1073 Sax 2411 Mute trumpet 2791 Same Old Song Same old song Clock-radio goes off, exactly 6:15 Same old drive Turn on the morning show and hope the lights are green Another lunch, another shift, a glass of wine when I get home Turn on the TV for the evening news so I won’t feel so alone Same old news Wall Street’s rockin’ as we watch the fires burn Same old blues Same old voices talking; Will we ever learn? The anchors they go head to head...tell us how the world should be But somehow in the narcissistic spin, they’ve forgotten you and me Same old song Same old life The sun keeps moving and the seconds tick away Same old face In the mirror, but the whiskers turn more gray I play the record on repeat and so thoughtlessly sing along Another chance to tap out the beat but it’s still the same old song Same old song Clock-radio goes off, exactly 6:15 Same old drive Turn on the morning show and hope the lights are green The lights are green
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#688617 - 12/06/21 12:19 PM
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Re: NEW SONG POST: Same Old Song
[Re: Greg Johnson]
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Registered: 08/10/12
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Greg,
Killer. Good-As-It-Gets.
Your always-knock-out vocals.
Cool tracks. Good mix. I'll say it again - BIAB was MADE for Greg Johnson - just to show off his enormous talent.
Top-shelf writing. Your prosody is a showcase of "what prosody means". You are a hell of a songwriter.
I don't know how it is possible, but you get BETTER with each new release.
Gorgeous.
fj
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#688633 - 12/06/21 01:04 PM
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Re: NEW SONG POST: Same Old Song
[Re: Greg Johnson]
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Registered: 02/20/10
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Really like your smooth jazz mode. My favorite of yours in that group was "Make the Moment Last." Sometimes I go listen to you on the BIAB Jukebox. Really, I could listen to you sing anything. Well, don't try death metal. Same Old Song - I'm sure its words echo what many of us feel. The song hit home for me. And the voice is, of course, world class. Nonpareil work!
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#688674 - 12/06/21 04:43 PM
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Re: NEW SONG POST: Same Old Song
[Re: TuneMonger]
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Greg.not my genre...but superb vocals.
well well done. clever clean guitar lead before the
vocs come in again.
how bout doubling the vocs later on in the song ?
best
merry xmas.
om
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#688680 - 12/06/21 05:03 PM
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Re: NEW SONG POST: Same Old Song
[Re: Greg Johnson]
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Registered: 07/10/15
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A wonderful song to listen to. The vocal is killer.
Thanks for a cool song to listen to this afternoon. I also get the message loud and clear.
Billy
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#688681 - 12/06/21 05:14 PM
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Re: NEW SONG POST: Same Old Song
[Re: Greg Johnson]
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Smooth and delicious.
A nice right with a great vibe.
Interesting message.
Vocals, mellow as can be.
Well done.
Edited by CaptainMoto (12/06/21 05:15 PM)
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#688689 - 12/06/21 06:15 PM
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Re: NEW SONG POST: Same Old Song
[Re: Greg Johnson]
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Registered: 09/27/10
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Loc: Sacramento, California
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Hi, Greg. I agree with you - the Bossa and you get along great, and the mute trumpet is a velvety addition to and already smooth mix. Your voice is wonderful as always, at the production is clear. Wonderful. 
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#688702 - 12/06/21 06:38 PM
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Re: NEW SONG POST: Same Old Song
[Re: Greg Johnson]
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Smooth sound. Fantastic recording. The vocals and band are mixed well Good lyrics.
Nice one.
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#688813 - 12/07/21 07:55 AM
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Re: NEW SONG POST: Same Old Song
[Re: Greg Johnson]
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Registered: 02/03/16
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Greg, that was simply awesome. Loved the lyrics, loved the backing track, loved that clear sound AND LOVED YOUR VOCAL !
Man, you're a hell of a vocalist !
So good...
Take care,
Stefan
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#688831 - 12/07/21 08:54 AM
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Re: NEW SONG POST: Same Old Song
[Re: Greg Johnson]
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Registered: 08/12/04
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Hi Greg,
Very cool song, great vocals and perfect mix.
yes - I enjoyed the muted trumpet.
Best Regards
Nigel
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#688845 - 12/07/21 09:53 AM
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Re: NEW SONG POST: Same Old Song
[Re: Greg Johnson]
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Greg,
Can't go wrong with Bossa, works very well with serious lyrical subject you tackle. Excellent tune in all respects. Beautiful poetry and tasteful vocals. Mix is A+ Thank you for sharing.
Misha.
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#688976 - 12/07/21 08:30 PM
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Re: NEW SONG POST: Same Old Song
[Re: Greg Johnson]
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A smooth bossa protest song designed to eat into the brain via the earworm.
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#689036 - 12/08/21 03:23 AM
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Re: NEW SONG POST: Same Old Song
[Re: Greg Johnson]
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Hi Greg
This is so atmospheric
The voice fits so beautifully to the song
The soloists fit perfectly
I am thrilled
Many greetings
Andi ;-)
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#689045 - 12/08/21 03:46 AM
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Re: NEW SONG POST: Same Old Song
[Re: Greg Johnson]
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"Same old news, same old blues" - but it all sounds so new and fresh.
Love your understated vocals Greg.
Great choice of backing tracks - your voice and the band are on the same old page.
Cheers,
Mike
Edited by mkg50 (Mike G) (12/08/21 05:36 PM)
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#689191 - 12/08/21 09:43 AM
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Re: NEW SONG POST: Same Old Song
[Re: Greg Johnson]
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Hi Greg,
Really smooth song that goes so very well with your vocals!
Like the trumpet.
Rob and Anne-Marie
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#689256 - 12/08/21 01:09 PM
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Re: NEW SONG POST: Same Old Song
[Re: Greg Johnson]
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#689359 - 12/08/21 04:51 PM
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[Re: musician17]
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Outstanding vocal!
Killer groove!
Super instrumentation! Great use of RTs!
Fantastic mix!
Loved it
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#689505 - 12/09/21 04:56 AM
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Re: NEW SONG POST: Same Old Song
[Re: Greg Johnson]
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Man, it just doesn't get better than this! Great write, great vocal. Simply outstanding, Greg! Best to you and yours for Christmas
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#689516 - 12/09/21 05:53 AM
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Re: NEW SONG POST: Same Old Song
[Re: Greg Johnson]
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Stunning on so many levels, Greg. Yes, I, too, love that jazz/Bossa fusion and it sounds great on you. What a wonderfully soaring song. ANYthing but the same old anything. So well written, performed and produced.
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#689613 - 12/09/21 12:25 PM
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[Re: Greg Johnson]
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Awesome vocal Greg. Backing band was perfect for the song. Very cool mix. Well done
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