A Day Away

Boris the Bull

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too much personal gunk in this to get into, but i had a ton of fun making this one. it's a back to basics song for me, recording much the same as when i did in my youth during the 80s... just me, a guitar, and a 4-track (along with some household instruments).

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Lyrics

A DAY AWAY

Carry the load
Away

Bury the holes
Away

When you call and say you'll be right over
When you get there, she ain't there

Cherish the woe
Away

Lavish your soul
Away

When you call and say you'll be right over
When you get there, she ain't there

When she calls and says she'll be right over
When she gets there, you ain't there

What you need is a day away for freedom
What you really need is a day away
Away
Away
Go far away

And if I leave you here to die,
Well, you'll know that i don't love you anymore.

But should you leave me here to die,
Well, I'll know that you don't love me anymore.

© SoupCan Productions, Inc.

Song Stats

Hits: 1542
Comments: 25
Fans: 6
Plays: 215
Downloads: 112
Votes: 14
Uploaded: Sep 29, 2005 - 11:27:11 AM
Last Updated: Sep 29, 2005 - 09:12:25 AM Last Played: Aug 24, 2009 - 05:41:45 AM

Song License

Creative Commons License:
Attribution-NoDerivs-NonCommercial

Song Actions

Hardware:

- Mac G5 2 x 2.0GHz
- M-Audio Mobile Pre
- C.F. Martin D15 Mahogany Dreadnaught
- MXL condenser mics
- a metal baking whisk (for tambourine)
- a piece of cardboard on my scruffy chin (egg shaker)
- two screwdrivers (as woood blocks)
- my voice

Software:

Garageband 2

Comments

eltopo	eltopo said 1518 days ago (September 29th, 2005)
	Striking stuff This is incredible, raw folk music, boris. I love the soaring falsetto parts, and use of DIY sounds. Check out my latest song called Gentrification (live)

Boris the Bull	Boris the Bull said 1518 days ago (September 29th, 2005)
	thoughts from the Bull... thank you so much eltopo! i haven't posted much in the past few months due to a busy schedule. your words really mean a lot! thank you!!! i'm coming to your room to listen tonight!!! hehe Check out my latest song called What You'd Be Like

caroline	caroline said 1518 days ago (September 29th, 2005)
	the bear and i love this.... yummy guitar and we listen to your ballerina song all the time so we like your voice too - we'll take this away with us if you don't mind and add it to our collection of boris the bull hits! thank you - from me and the bear x Check out my latest song called clink that link mjrf

drakonis	drakonis said 1518 days ago (September 29th, 2005)
	Great work Pretty guitar work. Unique and warm singing, effects don't detract or muddy them, well mixed. And as usual, great lyrics. Crisp recording. Simple and cohesive. ttfn, Drakonis Check out my latest song called Lullaby for the Inner Child

	said 1518 days ago (September 29th, 2005)
	I like this a lot.... Shades of Traffic (Steve Winwood) with your vocals and chord changes... very intelligently written and again, sung so well. I wish it went on longer. And a nice instrumental break wouldn't hurt, but that is just my particular slant and preference. It is amazing how a stripped down song can deliver so much! D

Jim Bouchard	Jim Bouchard said 1518 days ago (September 29th, 2005)
	incredible such simplicity of means and such wonderful results! truly the work of genius... Check out my latest song called Weather or Not w/awigze

Boris the Bull	Boris the Bull said 1515 days ago (October 2nd, 2005)
	incredible caroline, drakonis, and dadai... what can i say? these words coming from you all just floors me. seriously! i'm amazed by the amazing! thank you! and James... now i know the extent of <i>your</i> madness. look in the mirror, my friend, if you want to see genius! Check out my latest song called What You'd Be Like

aclarke	aclarke said 1517 days ago (September 30th, 2005)
	It don't get much better than this. Love the vocal style on this and guitar is excellent. The change-up (when I leave you here....) took me by surprise- masterful! Very cool list of instruments, too! Check out my latest song called Ballad of The Little Tiki

Boris the Bull	Boris the Bull said 1515 days ago (October 2nd, 2005)
	It don't you are the best! thank you for your kindness, my friend!! coming from you (and everyone else here), i'm honestly humbled beyond words. this is what i love about MacJams... such brutal goodness from folks. awesome. thanks! Check out my latest song called What You'd Be Like

alley-oop

alley-oop said 1517 days ago (September 30th, 2005)

No bull
Where the hell have you been? Rumor has it that you were playing the yak circuit in Tibet. Boris the Sherpa. Hauling cargo up Everest. Hey, anyway it's great to have a new Boris song here! So much great stuff going on in this tune. The guitar: Very very nice guitar song.(Martin D-15, whoa! new?) Sweet playing. I like the simple guitar intro then, very elegant playing. The composition: Three different parts. All contrast and connect so well with the next part. Each with a different Boris vocal. You sing so good!
Lyrics: Man! Relationship with a stark end. Not easy to sing about or live through. I wonder if this is in the first-person. Boris, great that you're back

Check out my latest song called anymore

Boris the Bull

Boris the Bull said 1515 days ago (October 2nd, 2005)

No bull
lmao! well, i've been quite busy with a project. haven't had spare moments to
Sherp, let alone make music. the Martin D-15 is an old companion, but i hate
to admit that my 30 year old $25 imitation epiphone which is beat to crap
(and who's name is - yup, Boris).

anyhow, thank you for the extensive feedback, my friend, it really means a
lot! and yeah, it's a first-person song. neither good nor bad, just calling it as
it is. i know you know... hehe! thx!!

Check out my latest song called What You'd Be Like

	said 1517 days ago (September 30th, 2005)
	Excellent woh - Those vocals were a surprise - especially the high Steve Winwood ones. I also hear shades of Dear Prudence, not a bad thing. I hear the Beatles were pretty good. :) But that vocal work, again - wow.

	said 1517 days ago (September 30th, 2005)
	PS Were you going to segue into another song at the end? I started humming an old Aeosmith tune. :) --- Mungo

Boris the Bull	Boris the Bull said 1515 days ago (October 2nd, 2005)
	PS wow! such great comparison! thanks for checking this one out! as for Aerosmith, i hope the song you heard was Nobody's Fault... i can't get enough of that song. hehe! Check out my latest song called What You'd Be Like

stevel	stevel said 1516 days ago (October 1st, 2005)
	Marvellous What a great song...beautifully performed! Good to have you back at MJ! Steve Check out my latest song called Electricity

Boris the Bull	Boris the Bull said 1515 days ago (October 2nd, 2005)
	Marvellous thank you, my friend! it's good to be back! Check out my latest song called What You'd Be Like

	said 1515 days ago (October 2nd, 2005)
	SLANKY Jasper!

chakeres	chakeres said 1515 days ago (October 2nd, 2005)
	Very Nice I like your guitar playing. This mix is done well and I especially like how you have presented your vocals. Nice piece.-JAC Check out my latest song called Steady

cjhoose	cjhoose said 1515 days ago (October 2nd, 2005)
	soothing soaring sounds really like the sound of the guitar, and the creative percussion! A good rainy day song. Check out my latest song called Julia

jiguma	jiguma said 1514 days ago (October 3rd, 2005)
	I hear Traffic Great tune Boris! Love the vocals - especially where you go up to the higher register - and the picking. I hear Traffic on this also - waiting for a Chris Wood flute solo to come in. You'd be very pleased with how this turned out I would imagine! Welcome back! Neil Check out my latest song called Lost In Translation (w Mike Watkins)

Boris the Bull	Boris the Bull said 1513 days ago (October 4th, 2005)
	I hear Traffic neil, i appreciate your feedback. thanks for checking it out and your support. it's good to be back! yay!! Check out my latest song called What You'd Be Like

	hunghung said 1512 days ago (October 5th, 2005)
	Great sound this recording is really good, I like the way the artist sang and the way he playe the guitar.

Boris the Bull	Boris the Bull said 1511 days ago (October 6th, 2005)
	Great sound thank you for the kind words, hunghung! Check out my latest song called What You'd Be Like

thetiler	thetiler said 1511 days ago (October 6th, 2005)
	Like that decending chord pickin and sing You have interesting stuff in there. Like the innovative pickin and the singin has that new age feel. The high part of the vocal has thrill feeling. Check out my latest song called The Bluebird Cafe (with two other guest)

Boris the Bull	Boris the Bull said 1511 days ago (October 6th, 2005)
	Like that decending chord pickin and sing as always, tiler, coming from you - that's a hunormous compliment! thank you! Check out my latest song called What You'd Be Like

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Name: Me and Boris the Bull

... The murky subways of Boston brought forth Me and Boris the Bull. Providing fresh, familiar sounds, a positive background landscape emerged. Originally a way to shed the fear of playing in public, the subways provided an incredible experie... [see more]

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