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Inspired by something my son said he wanted for lunch.
Lyrics:
CHORUS:
Rainbow Sandwich! - Don't think I can live without my
Rainbow Sandwich! - Tastes so good to me
Rainbow Sandwich! - Don't you want to share a bite with me?
First I took some red from my neighbor's flowerbed
Then I scooped myself some orange from an early morning dawn
Next I took a feather and I mixed them both together
Then I added in some yellow from the golden shining sun
CHORUS:Rainbow Sandwich...
Next I took some green from the oceans and the streams
Then I used my trampoline to take some blue down from the sky
My purple came from heather then i squished it all together
And I'm sharing it with anyone who ever wondered why
CHORUS:Rainbow Sandwich...
Hardware:
A seriously overtaxed G3 iMac
Shure KSM-44 mic
Software:
Garageband
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very nice!!! &mdash 04/04/07 - 03:07:09 PM
I think this is more than just a childs song.
This is a lot more!! Your son sounds like a special
guy!! Being a bass player, I loved the bass lines in this song.
Just a fun song!! [ Reply to This ]
Thank you... &mdash 04/04/07 - 06:30:19 PM
...so much! I am a k-8 music teacher and so I have observed that kids listen with very open ears and will give pretty much anything a chance, but they are also remarkably sophisticated musically and they are brutally honest if they don't like something! So when I write and record my own "children's music," I am trying to pass the "kid test:" Would one of my students actually ask for this song, or will they groan and start talking to their neighbor every time I try to sing it?
Also, as a parent of 3, I know how important it is for children's music to be listenable for the grown-ups in the house, too!
Thanks again for the listen, and for taking the time to comment, and for your kind words.
~Brian
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Pure Joy &mdash 04/04/07 - 03:18:28 PM
This is really lots of fun and I agree with musichead that this transcends children's music and is just cool. It could be about a lot of different things, trying new things, embracing the diversity in the world...or a rainbow sandwich.
I really enjoyed your voice and I always, always dig marimba.
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Thank you! &mdash 04/04/07 - 07:55:45 PM
Thank you for taking the time to listen, and to post. I love your ideas about the different possible meanings for "rainbow sandwich," and I'm glad you liked the song, and my voice, and the marimba.
I've spent a little time listening to some of your stuff, and WOW!
I love your voice, and your songs. I immediately donloaded the first one I heard, and I look forward, when I have some more time, to hearing more.
Thank you again for your kind words.
~Brian
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So cool, Brian... &mdash 04/04/07 - 03:22:32 PM
...been waiting for your first and it's wonderful!
Read your bio. Take it you're doing all the tracks? Great blend.
Reggae and (to my ear) some Buddy Holly blending into what's obviously your own style. I really love the lyrics. I'm a teacher, too...and, as you know, love my daughter. I love the way kids think. This captures it perfectly.
It's the best when somebody uses what's right for the piece and doesn't try to show off anything else that's really not necessary. Tasteful. I've got a good friend who's a pro percussionist/composer/etc., too. You've obviously got it going, Brian. I'm very into this piece and looking forward to what's coming up next (and next) (and next)....
Welcome to macjams! [ Reply to This ]
Thank you! &mdash 04/04/07 - 07:18:28 PM
...for listening, and your supportive comments, and for making a newbie feel welcome. I love this place!
As you guessed, I'm playing everything. I still need to tweak the percussion a little, and the bass might be a little too loud in the "half-time" bridge. This was supposed to be the scratch vocal, but I like it, and so I think it's staying, and after the marimba solo there is supposed to be a sax solo but my friend hasn't come in to lay it down yet.
So, what subject do you teach?
~Brian
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Subjects I teach: &mdash 04/04/07 - 09:48:35 PM
I'm a Special Ed teacher. I've taught from K-8. Lately it's been 4th through 6th grades. My kids have problems handling their emotions. Many have learning disabilities.
I'm a homeroom teacher. Use a lot of different approaches to teach reading/writing/math/art/music/computers. I like to combine.
A big part of my job is teaching the kids socialization skills and how to cope with their environments. It's challenging...and I really like it.
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I live between the notes [ Reply to This ]
FOR ADULTS, TOO &mdash 04/04/07 - 03:23:40 PM
Worthy of Paul Simon, "Kodachrome" days.
Great Soundstage. The Full package with attention to all the Details.
Super Capture.
Fine Mix.
"Not missin' not a single thing", (ZZ Top).
Very Cool offering.
Very Best,
Dixie [ Reply to This ]
Thank you... &mdash 04/04/07 - 06:39:56 PM
...for your post. You can't know how flattering and cool it was for you to make the Paul Simon comparison. I love that guy, and have everything he has ever recorded. I used to be part of a duo in college that did the whole Simon and Garfunkle thing (not nearly as cool in the mid-90s as it would have been in the mid-60s!) and when I did the arrangement for Rainbow Sandwich, I was definitely thinking of Paul Simon's Graceland album, with whoever that really young South African fretless electric bass player was. Now that you bring it up, though, I can also totally hear the "Kodachrome" vibe with the offbeat acoustic guitar part. Good ears, man!
Hey, I just checked out your stuff, and it rocks! The boogie swamp dixie vibe is fun, but I got totally drawn into the basement window song. Nice!
~Brian
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so THAT'S what was hearing in there.... &mdash 06/04/07 - 09:50:09 PM
Fun! &mdash 04/04/07 - 05:36:22 PM
Thank you! &mdash 04/04/07 - 07:58:33 PM
Thank you, I'm glad you liked it!
Earlier in my life I wrote a lot of sad songs, but lately I'd rather just smile!
~Brian
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Hey I think &mdash 04/04/07 - 07:12:47 PM
a rainbow sandwich would be considered light fare right?.... It's all my wife will let me eat now.... and welcome to MJ Brian... exellent job... did I hear a nod to Beethoven in the marimbas... joyful joyful indeed [ Reply to This ]
Yup! &mdash 04/04/07 - 07:29:14 PM
You totally nailed the Beethoven nod! I was wondering if anyone would notice that!
Thank you for listening, and I'm glad you liked it!
~Brian
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sheesh &mdash 04/04/07 - 07:14:11 PM
RE: Guitar &mdash 04/04/07 - 07:41:55 PM
It's an old thing a friend of mine found in his grandmother's attic. It's trying to look like an old Gibson L-4, but its really a cheapo-cheapo sixties plywood knockoff, and completely falling apart. Looks really cool, though!
~Brian
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Fun &mdash 04/04/07 - 08:16:46 PM
Great fun! The xylophone is really a nice touch. Welcome to MacJams and thanks for sharing. [ Reply to This ]
Xylo... &mdash 04/09/07 - 11:03:49 AM
Thank you for the great comments, and the warm welcome.
OK, I wasn't going to share this, but I have to admit that the marimba was played on a keyboard. Specifically, an old consumer level Yamaha PSR-530. (By the way, RE Marimba/Xylo- not too big a difference between the two- marimba is like a xylo but pitched an octave lower, almost always has more range in both directions, and is usually played with soft yarn mallets, so it usually sounds warmer than the xylo.) I actually studied classical percussion, and so I really can play the marimba, but the marimba sound on my cheesy old Yamaha is just great! Absolutely better than I have gotten every time I've tried to mic a real marimba.
Yamaha seems to have made a decision a few years ago to have a pretty clear dividing line between their entry level consumer stuff (now sounds like a cheap toy) and their high end pro stuff (you pay through the nose). But there was a brief shining moment 8 or 9 years ago when you could buy a consumer level board like my PSR-530 for $400 bucks and get some really high quality sounds. I use that thing in orchestra pits all the time for everything from timpani to glockenspiel, and universally get raves from fellow pit members, and outright disbelief when I try to tell audience members that the percussion sounds came from an electric keyboard.
Maybe more info than most of you needed, but hey, its a forum for musicians, so that's my marimba secret.
Anyway, thank you again for listening, and I'm glad you liked it!
~Brian Weiland
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HOUSE OF MANY ROOMS &mdash 04/05/07 - 09:08:42 AM
What a Feast! (this Sandwich is).
I'm Dancin'.
Marimba. Bass. Unbelievable KIT.
Fabulous Texture.
Vocals are Crisp and Light on their feet.
I can see Taj or JT walking with This one.
Don't care How you did it; it's just Great.
PRO Level Production Values
Superb ramble, Brother. Knocked Out Loaded!
Best Regards,
Cooper [ Reply to This ]
Thank you! &mdash 04/09/07 - 03:02:52 PM
...for your great words. I'm glad you liked it!
Turns out that I live on Martha's Vineyard and so I've met JT (though never played with him- damn, maybe someday...) I have shared a bill with Taj, though, at an event at Carly Simon's house, no less! I played after Father Guido Sarducci and before Taj Majal, and as I looked out into the audience, Tom Hamilton from Aerosmith was checking me out! He talked to me afterwards, and it turns out he was mostly interested in my clear lucite guitar, but hey, it was still pretty cool!
Anyway, thank you for the listen, and the kind words!
~Brian Weiland
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Delightful! &mdash 04/05/07 - 11:12:43 AM
This is such fun! I love the lyrics and the sentiments expressed - the energy and bounce in this tune are quite contagious. You really captured that "Graceland" vibe - this song toes the line between children's music and adult contemporary so well, I can see it being produced on either side, which is a hard feat to manage, but you pull it off with lightness and style! [ Reply to This ]
Hello! &mdash 04/07/07 - 08:21:55 PM
I'm glad you gave a listen! As a parent and a music teacher, I really want my children's music to be just as enjoyable for the parents, so I'm very happy when you say that this song could go either way- that's exactly what I was shooting for!
Gotta go to work, but I definitely wanted to respond to you. I've been listening to some of your older stuff and been blown away! I was listening to "Casualties of Faith" and I just have to say that your distorted lead dulcimer is so unbelivably cool! You had an excellent comment at some point that pretty well exactly sums up what I was thinking as I listened to your music: you wrote something like: "if the radio was playing music as good as what people are contributing to Macjams, I'd still listen to it."
Hear, hear! Well said!
~Brian Weiland
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Cool little song.... &mdash 04/05/07 - 12:59:36 PM
Nice vocals mixed in with this Caribbean tune. Light and good-hearted. Some solid bass work, too!
Kudos [ Reply to This ]
Dadai, &mdash 04/07/07 - 06:01:10 AM
Thank you for the listen, and for your kind words. I was pretty happy with the bass line, so I'm glad you liked it too!
There is so much music on this site I don't even know where to begin, but since you were kind enough to check out my song, I think I'll go on over to your corner.
~Brian
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Great Song! &mdash 04/07/07 - 03:57:17 PM
Rainbow sandwich... what a wonderful idea, and you've created a superb song to carry it. The Paul Simon references are well-deserved; this is really, really good. I'd play it in my car on a summer evening, loudly, with the windows down and tapping the steering wheel. And people would hear it, grin, and start dancing... traffic cops would be bopping away, blowing their whistles in time with the song... soon the whole city would be snapping their fingers, smiling and singing.
Songs like this can save the world - or at least the little corners of it we live in. Thanks! [ Reply to This ]
Thank you Rik &mdash 04/09/07 - 02:35:01 AM
That is perhaps the coolest, happiest, funnest, most flattering, and at the end, nicest thing anyone has ever said about my music. What an amazing community this is!
If one major purpose of this forum is to encourage each other to create more, you are surely one of the most valuable members!
Thank you again!
~Brian Weiland
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real fun &mdash 04/07/07 - 07:57:48 PM
You're Welcome! &mdash 04/09/07 - 03:07:20 PM
You're very welcome, and thank you for listening!
~Brian Weiland
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cool &mdash 04/09/07 - 05:13:04 PM
I like the Paul Simon vibe of the song, gives it a nice layer of sophistication [ Reply to This ]
Thank You! &mdash 06/12/07 - 10:38:59 AM
Cool song. &mdash 04/12/07 - 09:39:22 PM
I especially like the marimba break! I also like that you have the colors of the rainbow in the correct order. The bass groove is really catchy, but could maybe be moved back in the mix, a bit. Your melody instruments could come forward a bit more to support your vocals. I'll bet you sing this with students. This would be really fun with 1st & 2nd graders. It's good to see this kind of song - not too cute, but not too serious either - nice balance! [ Reply to This ]
Thank You! &mdash 06/12/07 - 10:53:14 AM
I know you posted your comment a while ago, but I did want to at least reply.
I think your observation about the bass being too loud is a good one. I wanted it to somewhat up front, of course, for this style. I brought it up to what I thought was good, but now that I've heard it on other people's systems, I think you're right that it's a little too much.
This will be the opening and title track of my children's CD, so I appreciate the feedback!
~Brian Weiland
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fun &mdash 05/04/07 - 09:17:14 PM
fun music, love the calypso feel, something the parents won't hate...very good [ Reply to This ]
Thank you... &mdash 06/13/07 - 07:28:01 PM
...very much!
I know you posted this a long time ago, but I do feel as if I should respond to every oone who makes the effort to come over here and listen to my song. I am very glad you liked it- a children's song tha tthe parents wont hate was pretty much exactly what I was going for!
~Brian
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Just what do you put in &mdash 05/19/07 - 02:19:48 AM
a rainbow sandwich? A little bit of everything I'd imagine! Pretty catchy and I couldn't help but smile all the while I was listening to it. Cute and cheery tune Brian, I like it! ;) [ Reply to This ]
Thank you... &mdash 06/13/07 - 07:43:27 PM
very much for the listen. Glad you liked it- I'm headin' on over to check out what you're up to!
~Brian
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Hi Brian &mdash 05/20/07 - 09:06:40 AM
I like this very much.
I kinda like fluff n Nutters for now but i cant wait to try a rainbow sandwich.
dbily
great song
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Hello! &mdash 06/13/07 - 08:02:49 PM
Sorry it took me so long to respond. I've been away from MacJams for a while, and didn't know you'd posted. Thank you very much for the listen, and for your kind and encouraging words. If you like Fluffernutters you must be from New England, like me! My brother never could decide if he liked peanut butter and jelly sandwiches or fluffernutters better, so he'd usually just put peanut butter, jelly, and marshmallow fluff together into one big gooey mess! I couldn't even watch him eat it! He used to put orange juice in his cereal, too. He told me it was "to save time."
Anyway, I just went over and checked out the song you sang for your mother. I LOVED it, and I'll bet she did, too. Music can really touch people's hearts, and I think you have done that with your singing on that song. Great job! Sing more!
~Brian
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What a fun song! &mdash 05/22/07 - 08:24:27 AM
and you can play all those instruments, which makes it a very talented piece, too. It has an island feel and" Joy" sprinkled in to remind us to stop being so serious. Love it. :-) [ Reply to This ]
Hello! &mdash 06/13/07 - 08:04:57 PM
Thank you for the listen, and the nice comments! Sorry it took a while for me to notice you had posted- I'm off to check your corner now!
~Brian
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great/how old is u'r son? &mdash 08/19/08 - 02:55:49 PM
cool marimba solo
nice playing all around
I love the bass line and the total rhythm track rocks
you got me hungry for some kid play
going to the sandbox
see ya
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This is a lot more!! Your son sounds like a special
guy!! Being a bass player, I loved the bass lines in this song.
Just a fun song!!
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