A few years ago while working on a song together floyd and I discovered we share a
birthday. (March 4th) In an unusual moment of clarity, I realized this week that it also
serves as a code to live by. (March Forth!). We have posted collabs the past few years
to celebrate. This year it is a little different. Bud Merritt had sent me some notes on a
song he was working on using the words pier and peer. He wanted an island feel and I
immediately thought to bring in floyd and turn it into a duet. I knew that both floyd and I
have spent many wasted hours with beers in hand at the famed sunset celebration at
the pier in Key West called Mallory Square, so we used that as the setting. With Bud’s
OK we decided to use this as our annual birthday post. Of course Janice was willing to
help out with harmonies. To make an already long story short, here it is.
https://soundcloud.com/tommyad/pier-pressurehttps://tommyadamsmusic.com/musicStyle is _ISLANDP.STY
RealTracks in style: ~~519:Bass, Electric, Pop HalfNotes Ev 120
RealTracks in style: 1564:Piano, Acoustic, Rhythm IslandJohn Ev 110
RealTracks in style: 1175:Guitar, Acoustic, Rhythm PopCalypso Ev 100
RealTracks in style: 1177:Guitar, High-Strung Acoustic, Rhythm PopCalypso Ev 100
RealTracks in song: 2670:Pedal Steel, Background HippieTrainEddy Ev 110
RealDrums: RealDrums in Style: PopCalypso^1-a:Snare, Closed HiHat , b:Snare, Ride
MIDI SuperTracks in song: 1797:Piano, Rhythm IslandJohn Ev 110
RealTracks in song: ~2201:Guitar, Nylon, Background CountryBrent Ev 120
Recorded in Logic Pro X
Plug Ins : Nectar 2, Neutron 2, Ozone 8, Tonal Balance, Waves LinMB, Waves, L3-LL Multi Limiter
PIER PRESSURE
I don't feel the need to intercede
Y'ALL can right the ship
i might get loud, but i don't follow the crowd
ain't in nobody's grip
I make my own decisions
when I cast my vote
You can leave me here
I’ll just drink my beer
don't feel i'm missing the boat
always going along to get along
how'd we all get there
That little voice inside of me asking
do you really care
Yeah I’ve been giving in to pier pressure
I join my friends for a drink at Mallory Square
as long as the beach is within reach
there's treasure
Let’s have another rum
before the setting sun
THAT'S pier pressure
my Facebook friends with their latest trends
tend to bring me down
I don’t wanna text what happens next
my every mis-step making the rounds
If they want to give their opinion
i’ll tell them where to go
I won't post what i eat
try not to tweet
and pull my hat down low
always going along to get along
how'd we all get there
That little voice inside of me asking
do you really care
Yeah I’ve been giving in to pier pressure
I join my friends for a drink at Mallory Square
as long as the beach is within reach
there's treasure
Let’s have another rum
before the setting sun
THAT'S pier pressure
drink 'em down
here comes another round
that's pier pressure
2018 B. Merritt/ T. Adams/ floyd jane