Saturnine Organic

Jim Bouchard

No artwork

Get Flash to see this player.

Description

Responding to The Orbiting's invitation to remix their song, I came up with this Bossa Nova version. I replaced all the midi and loop guitars with real guitars, added Drums on Demand Volume 6 loops, changed some sounds in the original music track, played bass guitar, added a plucked real viola track, and tweaked the main vocal track in Peak. I did change some of the chords in the music, as the sung melody allowed for that, making the song into something really pretty different from the original. Since that seemed to be implied in the invitation to remix, I hope that's okay. I've always wanted to work with ledeb and so I tried to make the most of it.

Leave a Comment

You must be registered and logged-in to comment.

Lyrics

Saturnine

An empty book,
filled with photographs of you,
on the Great Wall of China,
Brooklyn, 1992.

Can't take back now what you've left behind.

We all fall,
(Endings never escape shame.)
We all fall
(Aren't you the one who never had a reason for love?)
We all fall
(and who will bear the blame?)

You're pulling faces now,
every feature in a frown.
It's our wedding day
and you said you didn't like my gown.

Can't give you now what I've left behind.
(and who's to blame?)

We all fall
we all fall
(and I'm not to blame)

Every photo fades,
the ink it drains away,
and in my empty book,
the pages start to fray.

I wonder if you know what you've missed.

We all fall...

Song Stats

Hits: 2395
Comments: 34
Fans: 20
Plays: 415
Downloads: 110
Votes: 30
Uploaded: Aug 27, 2006 - 01:07:36 PM
Last Updated: Aug 27, 2006 - 01:07:36 PM Last Played: Nov 07, 2009 - 05:54:26 AM

Song License

Creative Commons License:
Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike

Song Actions

Keywords:

bossa nova (13), The Orbiting (26), ledebutant (48), illuminati (27), Lisa Purdy (3), Matt (8)

Hardware:

my eMac, ART Tube PAC, Peavey bass, Fender Esquire electric guitar, Guild G37 acoustic guitar, Peavey Delta Blues amp, SM57, viola, Rode NT1000

Software:

Garageband, Peak Pro 5, Drums on Demand Volume 6

Comments

	said 1169 days ago (August 27th, 2006)
	I Can't Think The top of my head fell off when I smiled too much. Excellent remix of an excellent song.

ledebutant	ledebutant said 1169 days ago (August 27th, 2006)
	Master Musican The top of my head is on the floor next to Mungo's. I can't think either. I've been sitting here with my hand over my mouth, trying not to be a geek and cry because I'm so completely blown away!!! I really can't think. I'll be back in a minute to comment more sensibly. Check out my latest song called Black Star (MJ Live Aid w/jgurner)

Ed Hannifin

Ed Hannifin said 1169 days ago (August 27th, 2006)

White bird...
...in a golden cage...on a winter's day...

This is stunning, Jim.

It's true to ledeb/The Orbiting, but it's an amazing step away into a
psychedelic acoustic place that somehow, now that I'm hearing it, is
what my mind always wanted to hear ledeb doing...

Very cool. Into the remix collection and iPod it goes, with gratitude.
THis is my idea of excellent.

I'm drop-jawed.

Ed

Check out my latest song called After Loving Anne (w/jiguma, SISTERS, Komrade K and Scott Carmichael)

illuminati	illuminati said 1169 days ago (August 27th, 2006)
	I think this is Saturnine as it was meant to be Never has trauma seemed so carefree! Jim, you've taken our little song of of mystery and misery and sent it on vacation. We needed that! Check out my latest song called Vainglorious

Pie	Pie said 1169 days ago (August 27th, 2006)
	It's Saturnine Jim, but not as we know it. Class Check out my latest song called Kaleidoscope (Single)

snowdragon	snowdragon said 1169 days ago (August 27th, 2006)
	I too thought of It's a Beautiful Day but with the plucked viola it's hard not to. :) This is one terrific job JB. I haven't heard the original but this may be one of those remixes that I just listen to without any desire to hear what spawned it. I don't think I've ever heard Ledeb sound better. Check out my latest song called The Wolf 7

Stun Nutz	Stun Nutz said 1169 days ago (August 28th, 2006)
	(!)!)(!)!(!)(!)!)!()))!(!)!))!)!) Wow... another great version of a great song. The instrumentation on this is wonderfully fluid and I just love everything you have added to this. Check out my latest song called Gossamer dissected

Stun Nutz	Stun Nutz said 1169 days ago (August 28th, 2006)
	Jeez! I just realized my first sentence sounds a lot like Mungo's second sentence! Check out my latest song called Gossamer dissected

Stun Nutz	Stun Nutz said 1169 days ago (August 28th, 2006)
	ohh... ..and I forgot to mention that the top of my head is the cream filling between Mungo and Ledebutant's head tops. Check out my latest song called Gossamer dissected

The Orbiting

The Orbiting said 1169 days ago (August 28th, 2006)

Thank You
Not sure that this will post, because the comment form is offline,
apparently, but I wanted to give it a shot and thank you from the
bottom of my heart for the effort and time and creativity you put into
your version of this song. It's pretty powerful to hear another take on
our music, let alone a take by a musician of your caliber, Jim. So, thank
you a million times over.

Check out my latest song called Mayday

The Orbiting	The Orbiting said 1169 days ago (August 28th, 2006)
	Oops (that last one was from me, Lisa) Check out my latest song called Mayday

perceptualvortex	perceptualvortex said 1169 days ago (August 28th, 2006)
	Whoa Wow, what an amazing transformation. I'm completely blown away, what an excellent remix of a great song. Check out my latest song called Machine Man (w Beastie Boys)

Peter Greenstone

Peter Greenstone said 1169 days ago (August 28th, 2006)

very cool
I never heard the original but I guess I should. I really like what you've
done here. The combination of real and unreal instrument sounds makes
for a very unique and lush landscape. Obviously the vocals are from the
original; I really like the performance and the treatment.

Very trippy. You definitely gave it the Bouchard sound which I always like.

Check out my latest song called From Nothing

Cori Ander	Cori Ander said 1169 days ago (August 28th, 2006)
	You have made wonders You have made wonders to this song! Very pleasant and most interesting listening! Check out my latest song called Guitar test — Martin CSN (Gerry Tolman Tribute)

	said 1169 days ago (August 28th, 2006)
	Marvelous Great REMIX...LOVE IT. Very nice...very nice, indeed.

alley-oop	alley-oop said 1168 days ago (August 28th, 2006)
	superb!! wow! Check out my latest song called anymore

datafunk	datafunk said 1168 days ago (August 28th, 2006)
	brilliant gorgious mix! Check out my latest song called Dr Lioli vs the seven blender army (feat Dr Lioli as himself)

jiguma	jiguma said 1168 days ago (August 28th, 2006)
	I'm amazed! Pick of the bunch here Jim! I love the original song, but I think this has taken it onto a new level altogether. Your creative playing/mixing has made this sound as if it was the original idea of the song. Excellent playing, excellent remix, amazing skill and craftsmanship. Have I got the idea across that I like this? :) Neil Check out my latest song called Under My Skin

Jim Bouchard

Jim Bouchard said 1168 days ago (August 28th, 2006)

Thanks a lot everybody!
since the reply function is not working right now, I'll just say thanks so
much for all the kind words everybody. Aw shucks, I'm really sort of
abashed at all the superlatives. I had fun playing with this song. The main
problem that I had with the .band files for this is that I couldn't play them
for very long before they'd lock up, on my little eMac which is rapidly
running out of room, and so I was shooting in the dark a little bit in
actually remixing the original tracks. So I came up with something
new...I've been listening to a lot of latin music lately, mostly Milton
Nascimento and Sara Valanzuela, and this sort of feel seemed to be a
natural for the sort of chord progression that I was working with.

Check out my latest song called Weather or Not w/awigze

Drew Kopr	Drew Kopr said 1167 days ago (August 29th, 2006)
	Whoa! Now that's what I'm talking about....KICK ASS!!! Check out my latest song called The End (Ramonaji Collab)

Pete_NB	Pete_NB said 1167 days ago (August 29th, 2006)
	Love this! I know a great song when I try to pay attention to the lyrics and the music distracts me too much. This song just transports me away. Love it! Check out my latest song called Doodle Tree

DOCTORBIZARRE	DOCTORBIZARRE said 1167 days ago (August 29th, 2006)
	WOW This version is really cool and trippy! Total hippy track! Very cool! Check out my latest song called STORM

composerclark	composerclark said 1166 days ago (August 30th, 2006)
	wowowowowowow! This is AMAZING! I should have listened to this a lot earlier... the feel is hypnotic, lulling me right into the mix, and there's tons and tons of interesting things going on all the time. I am blown away. If this isn't a 10, I don't know what is. 10-10-10-10 Check out my latest song called Scarlet Nightfall

Bubowski	Bubowski said 1166 days ago (August 30th, 2006)
	Fantastic This is an astounding remix. I loved the original and love this version as well. A completely new look at the structure of the original song. Very cool....great work! Check out my latest song called Galaxy Band 8

j2morrow	j2morrow said 1163 days ago (September 2nd, 2006)
	Incredible The way you rethought this and transformed it is amazing. In my opinion a great song just got better. This isn't satunine or taciturn at all...it's a wonderful inviting song. Kudos. Check out my latest song called CAPTURE THE RAPTURE

	I/O said 1163 days ago (September 3rd, 2006)
	Falling down whit this song is beautiful Good lsd helper. Nice song Check out my latest song called Paolo vs Michael

darksun48	darksun48 said 1162 days ago (September 3rd, 2006)
	amazing this is a great remix of a great song...keep up the good work Check out my latest song called Rage (collaboration with Alannah)

	said 1150 days ago (September 15th, 2006)
	Cosmic! Beautiful, beautiful, BEA-U-TI-FUL re-mix! Another head hits the floor. Well done Jim! Take care! All The Usual Suspects: http://www.macjams.com/song/24358

slide	slide said 1123 days ago (October 13th, 2006)
	ingenuity and beyond Really beautiful! The mood is really dreamlike and magical. Excellent vocals and very nice sounds. Mix is full of ingenuity. Check out my latest song called wink in your eyes

slide	slide said 1123 days ago (October 13th, 2006)
	ingenuity and beyond Really beautiful! The mood is really dreamlike and magical. Excellent vocals and very nice sounds. Mix is full of ingenuity. Check out my latest song called wink in your eyes

damiengh	damiengh said 1041 days ago (January 2nd, 2007)
	Possibilities This truly shows the power of what can be done through a music arrangement. You can change moods and even meaning of a song with the artistic positioning of new lines chord changes etc. Great Job on this one. Check out my latest song called Tea and Scones

jpfeiff	jpfeiff said 1028 days ago (January 16th, 2007)
	With a title like this.. I had to listen. I like it LOTS. I'll have to seek out the ooriginal, now, to hear the differences. The overall sound is very cool, sounds professional all the way Check out my latest song called The Fog

	said 845 days ago (July 17th, 2007)
	Floating whatching clouds , having a very good time listening to this .

	said 812 days ago (August 19th, 2007)
	I love it. It's a brilliant remix. I do think the vocal is a little bright.. the "S's" are a little harsh for me. I think they could be smoothed into the music a little better. But really GOOD.

Fan List

Pie

Artist Info

Name: Jim Bouchard

I have been playing music a long time. When I was growing up my brothers had a band called the Regal Tones which was quite popular in our little town in upstate New York State. They got bitten by the music bug and later went on to found the p... [see more]

Check out some of my other songs:

Genre Info

More songs in Acoustic Rock:

Chat

Dadai.2	14
dave_b	5
FrankAxtell	41
kravworld	0
Lennon714	22
maxruehl	66
scaustrita	12
sloparts	27
tonestones	3