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I first heard this song called "CRUSH" by tsand19151 and then saw the video he posted in the forums and just WANTED so sing all over it so badly ..... here is MY version ... called DREAMIN .... the lyrics are about ... OK this part is gonna be DEEP .... it's when you are in a totally different "mind space" from someone else at any particular moment .... for example .. when you are drunk and someone else is NOT ... or they are .. and YOU are not ... etc. etc. the list is endless and I could be here forever .... but the concept is when two people are on different planes at THAT MOMENT .... and how they just don't GET "it" at THAT moment ... does that make sense ????
Lyrics:
I could be dreaming
But I just don’t know
I could be make believing
I might be high … I might be low …
Does anybody really care
Where my mind is right now
At any given time
If it’s not where they are
We all live in the here and now
But what about tomorrow
Or yesterday
Just reserved for someday
I could be dreaming
But I just don’t know
I could be make believing
I might be high … I might be low …
it’s not like you care
If I’m not where you are
Ooh - my head is hurtin
From trying to make you understand
That I am here but you are not
You’re there
who am I – who are you
I could be – I could be dreaming
But I just don’t know
I could be make believing
I might be high … I might be low …
Does anybody really care
Where my mind is right now
Oooh I’m somewhere where you’re not
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my humble opinion &mdash 12/09/06 - 01:10:35 AM
Not a breakbeat :D
But dark and attractive. I like the mood of this piece, it's depressing in a soothing way. I'm not a fan of the constant guitar solo, but that's a stylistic choice i'm not going to say is wrong, it Just didn't resonate with me. When the guitar is featured it does some very tasteful playing and I appreciate it fully. Alannah your voice is a perfect fit. [ Reply to This ]
Aerojet ... &mdash 12/09/06 - 03:09:33 PM
.. thanks for the listen ... I enjoyed the "irony" of your comment in that the lyrics are specifically about when people are in two different places - i.e. this certainly applies to music as well ... when one person totally "feels" it .. and someone else just does "not" ... also ... this could apply to "any given day" ... one day you might listen to a tune and say .. "nope not for me" .. and then some time later when you are in a totally different mood .. the same song might just hit you and you are groovin away to it .... this is the IRONY I was trying to capture in the lyrics.
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"Music is the way our memories sing to us across time" [ Reply to This ]
very powerful stuff! &mdash 12/09/06 - 01:35:41 AM
Loved the way your voice was breaking up in places.
Your vocal really brings this instrumental to life.
Compliments the virtuoso playing by tsand beautifully.
More of this kind of stuff please. [ Reply to This ]
Thanks for the listen .. &mdash 12/09/06 - 03:24:05 PM
.. and comments Stu ... I am also hoping for "more of this" type of stuff .....
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my goodness &mdash 12/09/06 - 10:40:59 AM
Janice we thought you were gone!... talk about the heart & soul of a song... comin' from the gut... the best of all places... you nailed this
and you picked a great place to jump on... Tim has consistantly outstanding music
great job [ Reply to This ]
I totally agree with you .... &mdash 12/09/06 - 03:26:23 PM
... about Tim having outstanding music ... I love his stuff too .... there may be another collab between he and I in the near future .... and, of course, I always enjoy when the name "Janis" and my own are in the same sentence ! Thanks Scott.
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I hade to... &mdash 12/09/06 - 01:58:37 PM
Listen and I most say your voice fits well in this heavy ROCK tune.
Kudos my friend.
And take care
Kenta [ Reply to This ]
Thanks Kenta ... &mdash 12/09/06 - 03:28:42 PM
... for your unflailing willingness to give my tunes a listen and a comment ... your support is appreciated.
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"Music is the way our memories sing to us across time" [ Reply to This ]
Incredible vocal... &mdash 12/09/06 - 02:03:48 PM
This is as good as it gets in the female rock vocal. Inclined or reclined you really sing the dayoights out of this song. Great! Rock/blues... great guitar leded riffing. I am a fan... [ Reply to This ]
Thank you so much ... &mdash 12/09/06 - 05:01:34 PM
... for your generous compliments Dadai ... I shall continue to "sing the heck" outta more songs !
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strong and fragile &mdash 12/09/06 - 02:43:08 PM
Wooow... Alannah, you ARE the queen of soul... Angry, passionated, strong and fragile at the same time. The most distinctive female voice at MJ for sure. Cherish that unique style of yours...
- Walter [ Reply to This ]
that's funny ... &mdash 12/09/06 - 05:03:35 PM
.. because I think YOU have the most distinctive Male voice on macjams .... thanks for your rave review.
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Hmmmm.... &mdash 12/09/06 - 08:33:15 PM
Maybe you two distinctive vocalists should join up for one incredible rock duet?
Hmmmm....
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Dadai
... It's just music [ Reply to This ]
...what a set of lungs! &mdash 12/09/06 - 11:38:45 PM
Alannah, you have an amazing voice....(Janis Joplin, look out!)
How do you hold those notes for so long!
Thanks you!
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Hey thanks .... &mdash 12/10/06 - 12:08:25 AM
... I'm gonna have to listen to this again cause I wasnt even aware there was a long note in there .. hahahaha but I think I can hold a note longer than I can hold my breath if that makes any sense ! hahaha Thanks for the listen and comments ... muchly appreciated !
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Nice! &mdash 12/09/06 - 11:46:51 PM
I'm a big fan of Tim's music and the additon of your vocals are excellent! Nice job singing- really enjoyed this one. [ Reply to This ]
Thanks for the visit Mikey .... &mdash 12/10/06 - 12:11:30 AM
... I too am a big fan of Tim's music ... when I hear something I like ... I'm all over it like a fat kid on a smartie ! hahahaha
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Excellent voice! &mdash 12/10/06 - 12:37:43 AM
Amazing vocals as always Alannah! Like AEROjet, the constant soloing is not my favourite style, however in the context of you adding your voice (and firmly imprinting your own style) to an already completed piece (I got that right didn't I?), that's not a big problem. I'd really like to hear you doing a collab from scratch with one of the heavier players/bands here (Springclock "springs" to mind or tsand19151 again for example). Sometimes I feel like the discipline of working an original song up from scratch would uncover an even more incredible aspect of what you do here so well.
Neil [ Reply to This ]
Thank you so much ..... &mdash 12/10/06 - 01:06:39 AM
Jiguma for your comments .... to be honest ... I wouldn't have the FIRST CLUE of how to create a song from scratch .... I wish I were musically inclined that way ..... but sadly I am not .. which is why I am grateful for the FABULOUS musicians here at Macjams who ARE able to do this and allow me to sing all over their songbeds !!!!
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hey -- you're really good !! &mdash 12/10/06 - 04:13:44 AM
sort of a concrete blond thing goin' on -- i like this. Is this all your guitar work as well ?? As an original composition, it's really great -- keep up the soloing -- I'd love to work together sometime !! [ Reply to This ]
thanks for the listen .... &mdash 12/10/06 - 05:01:34 AM
.. the guitar work is all tsand19151 ... I only provided the vocals to his already completed excellent tunage !!!!!
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strong vocals &mdash 12/10/06 - 02:04:05 PM
love your vocals, reminds me of "heart", "starship", and some of the other great gutsy female artist of that era. the lead work is most excellent as well. and the thought behind the lyrics.. how true !!! [ Reply to This ]
I'm really likin .... &mdash 12/10/06 - 09:00:39 PM
... some of these comparisons of the rock greats of yore ! Rock is my preferred genre .. even though I have experimented with lots of other areas here on Macjams. Thanks for the listen.
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dark and deep &mdash 12/10/06 - 05:08:42 PM
shades of black sabbath meets alice in chains, make that alannah in chains. great bluesy delivery. looks like from the consensus. that we have a queen of rock! you definantely broke out a sweat on this. [ Reply to This ]
Thanks Vic ... &mdash 12/10/06 - 09:04:38 PM
... my son would love the Black Sabbath reference .... I think anytime that someone is compared to someone else who is making a bjillion bucks with music that's a compliment for sure !
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wow.... &mdash 12/10/06 - 07:42:40 PM
my first collab here!!!! excellent job, Lady. My only gripe is that I wish the guitar wasn't playing under your kool vocals. But as I explained to you I lost the working copy of the track due to a hard drive crash so I wasn't able to edit it. Anyway, love your style!!!!! And yes, folks, we are in the process of doing an "official collab from scratch. Excellent passion you show here. Gonna love working with you as you make me look good!!!!!!!!!!! wow........ [ Reply to This ]
Ohhhhh ..... &mdash 12/10/06 - 09:06:58 PM
... I luvved the guitar part ... I would miss it if it were gone .... that is what attracted me to the song in the first place ... heh heh .... and if you heard me singing that song without the music in the background I think it might sound pretty scary !
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Nice &mdash 12/10/06 - 09:10:12 PM
This is pretty heavy! Best one I've heard you sing on! You should do more rockers like this! [ Reply to This ]
thanks Biz ... &mdash 12/10/06 - 09:17:07 PM
... I definitely plan to do more rawkers like this !
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Love the occasional "rasp" &mdash 12/11/06 - 04:46:51 PM
I think someone referred to it as a break in the voice--rasp, break--call it what you will, but it's raw, powerful, emotive, and incredibly attractive in this song. I love the passion in this! [ Reply to This ]
Heh heh ... &mdash 12/11/06 - 04:51:07 PM
... could it be all those nasty cigarettes I tend to smoke while I am singing? This might sound odd to you ... but that raspy sound only comes out of my mouth when I am singing quietly .... even though it sounds like I am belting it out ... I am not ... when I sing louder it comes out clearer as you will see from some of my other tunes ...thanks for the listen.
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hot damn, girl! &mdash 12/12/06 - 12:06:54 AM
I have visions of holding a few plastic beer cups (and dancing amongst a bunch o' empty ones on the ground!) in a sea of swaying people, most of whom are nodding their heads in tempo -- back home, we called it Summerfest, the largest live music festival in the world. I'm really going to miss it next year (since I've moved across the country), and this song reminds me why I loved it so much. The energy and passion in live music. Now, I know this isn't live, but I'll be damned if I can't tell the difference. Sounds like you're singing on stage with the band -- and thousands of rockers in the audience are going ga ga for you. You're great at this genre, Alannah. Do you ever sing live? I'd love to see that! [ Reply to This ]
Trust me .... &mdash 12/12/06 - 12:31:50 AM
.. when I say this ... there is a thousand times MORE energy when I sing LIVE ... I have yet been able to capture that live sound while recording .. hahahahaha however ... my "live" performances have been limited to my 4 times per year visits to the Karaoke Bar ... and the one time I got too drunk and jumped up on stage with the band and started singing .. hahahha yeah I wanna forget THAT one .... there was this ONE other time where the band actually allowed me to sing with them ... and four lines into the tune I forgot the words .. yeah that sukked .... but glad to know this one brought back some "flashbacks" for ya ... if I could remember lyrics I WOULD be singing live ... looks kinda bad when you are rawkin out with a cheat sheet in your hand.
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Almost missed this one... &mdash 12/12/06 - 02:06:52 AM
This phenomena happens to me most of my walking life, Alannah... ...ending up on way different pages than most... -- I think that you did a nice job singing all over this. I have to say though, that I do also agree very much with Jiguma. He put it beautifully. And you know what, I'd be happy to work up a piece with you, and I'd be willing to bet that others would join me. I think that it would make for an interesting match. What do ya think....
Nice job, Lady - Dion [ Reply to This ]
Of course I would love to work with you ... &mdash 12/12/06 - 11:37:26 AM
... ya know ... I have never worked up an original piece with anyone yet .... ALL of the songs I have posted have been me singing on top of already completed pieces ... there were maybe a few moments on a couple of them ... where there were some additions and or changes made a bit after I sang on them .... and I had help mixing on a few others too ... I think we can all tell which ones I mixed and which ones others mixed ... hahaha - a true collab would be great tho! I'll let you be the leader on that tho because I wouldnt even know where to begin.
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Rock on! &mdash 12/12/06 - 12:43:28 PM
You go, girl! This is a nice zone for you to be in - love the way you rock this track, love the rasp and the waver, you're giving me future collab ideas soul-sister! I totally felt this. I do like the music- it could be mixed better, but I bought this track as a total package, which was led off by YOU selling it. By the way, I like how your vox fades later than the music - it adds to that whole "was that a dream?" vibe. Alannah, rockin' my world! [ Reply to This ]
HAHAHAHA &mdash 12/12/06 - 01:18:41 PM
Yes .. the constant thread about needing to be mixed better ... well I had either better get better at this ... or else I should leave these elements to the professionals ... I just like to sing ... I'm no studio engineer for sure! And I'm sure my "lack of a mac" doesn't help matters much. Thanks for the listen and comments. "You're" the man when it comes to having "soul".
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Flippped twice by This! &mdash 12/12/06 - 06:59:02 PM
Youve got me in the pit, rocking to this, so rock n roll it hurts!
excellent tune! [ Reply to This ]
heh heh .. &mdash 12/13/06 - 04:04:29 PM
.. nothing wrong with a little rock n roll PAIN now and again .... haha
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Nice, nice &mdash 12/12/06 - 07:28:05 PM
Thanks for pointing me here! What a cool vocal track on top of this fine work by Tim. Great job to interpret the vocal sound required here, just awesome! . - Harold [ Reply to This ]
Actually ... &mdash 12/13/06 - 04:06:35 PM
... all my songs are my interpretation os someone elses track .. heh heh .... I'm not talented enough to make my own music!
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Alannah...... &mdash 12/12/06 - 08:37:01 PM
Thanks Nightbird ... &mdash 12/13/06 - 04:08:14 PM
... I'm looking forward to doing more like this!
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Coooolll &mdash 12/12/06 - 09:53:42 PM
My favorite posting of yours. Great job of putting lyrics to the tune. The lyrics are like a snug glove on a musical hand. Gave me a bit of 60s San Francisco hippie chills--especially when your voice broke like joplin's in a couple of places. Bravo. [ Reply to This ]
thanks J2morrow ... &mdash 12/13/06 - 04:11:18 PM
.. for giving this a listen and commenting. I luv the 60's vibe in music myself ... things were simpler then! As interesting as today's "bells" and "whistles" are in music .. the bar is getting set higher and higher ... I sometimes just like good old fashioned beltin em out!
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great &mdash 12/20/06 - 07:49:53 PM
Nice emotion here Alannah!! I completely understand what you mean about someone not being on the same level as you...even if it is for a moment!! Sometimes it lasts longer than moments haha. Your voice shines over this great track. [ Reply to This ]
Thanks .... &mdash 12/21/06 - 10:55:11 PM
... for stoppin by OneSweetWorld. I think I am in a differehce place all the time ......
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Slow, draggin' beast &mdash 01/06/07 - 02:01:41 AM
The tempo of this is great, it especially gives the verse a slow, draggy feel that pulls you along in it's wake. You have got a fabulously sensual i've-just-smoked-20 cigarettes-deal-with-it-loser voice which is really unique (and powerful). The harmonies on this are sweeet.
There are parts when you're voice growls so much it threatens to break-up ... makes you sound even more like a woman singing on the edge.
Really glad I came to this - pleased to meetcha
Steve [ Reply to This ]
sing you can, hmmm? &mdash 01/17/07 - 02:21:56 PM
make believing you could be! strong strong voice. perfect for this tune really. just one question: i know the voice is the most important here, but i wouldn't mind bringing the instruments up front just a little bit. cheers [ Reply to This ]
what a great performance &mdash 02/13/07 - 01:58:00 PM
great vocals for a great song!!! Very well done... Love that vocals!!! Rock it till it break!!! [ Reply to This ]
Janis, is that you? &mdash 03/13/07 - 05:21:02 PM
YEah &mdash 05/12/07 - 11:01:36 PM
Voice. &mdash 05/23/07 - 08:33:00 PM
Your voice is equal parts jazz, soul, Janis Joplin, and Melissa Ethridge. I like it. Never heard anything like it. You managed to find a great song to sing over - I had never heard it before. It's interestingly constructed and has some very cool, snaky guitar leads. [ Reply to This ]
I think ... &mdash 05/24/07 - 10:25:03 AM
I always manage to find very kewl songs to sing over .. heh heh .. there are a LOT of very talented artists here at Macjams ... I just wonder whether or not I am doing them any favours by singing all over their wonderful tunes .... they are truly generous and gracious enough to allow me to put my stamp on their music for sure! And yes ... certainly Joplin and Etheridge were definitely there in my top fav five!
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don't think i am dreaming &mdash 11/13/07 - 12:11:37 PM
Thanks DAVIS .... &mdash 01/06/08 - 02:49:36 AM
GEEZ .... ONLY TWO months LATER I just noticed a comment on one of my tunes .... ACK ...... forgive MEEEEEEEEEEEEE! hahahaha ( I actually posted this earlier .. and then NOTICED that it didn't appear here ... I finally found it ... on someone elses song .... weird SAFARI MISFIRE ?????) We'll never know !
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Well said &mdash 01/19/08 - 07:02:02 AM
with your example of being the solo drunk- this song makes me feel like the intoxicated person, I can literally feel that wall between my reality and theirs in this music, kind of a through the looking glass type of feeling, a pane separating two realities. Love it [ Reply to This ]
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But dark and attractive. I like the mood of this piece, it's depressing in a soothing way. I'm not a fan of the constant guitar solo, but that's a stylistic choice i'm not going to say is wrong, it Just didn't resonate with me. When the guitar is featured it does some very tasteful playing and I appreciate it fully. Alannah your voice is a perfect fit.
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