Is This Love?

michael2

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More in my series of pop songs. This isn't 60's pop though. I was going for a late 70's New York kind of pop. Jonathan Richman, The Velvet Underground, The Cars,...

I recorded this with a drum machine that's built into a Casio I have and threw some percussion over the beat on the choruses. I kind of have an obsession with old Casio's and the wife is begging me to get rid of some of them. I love her, but it's never gonna happen. No band on this one, all me (for better or worse).

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Lyrics

I have no idea, made them up as I went along and it's just nonsense for the most part. You couldn't understand Lou Reed half the time either.

Song Stats

Hits: 1334
Comments: 10
Fans: 5
Plays: 97
Downloads: 60
Votes: 4
Uploaded: Apr 10, 2007 - 09:56:34 PM
Last Updated: Apr 10, 2007 - 09:56:34 PM Last Played: May 20, 2009 - 01:15:58 PM

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Keywords:

pop (568), postpunk (1), new wave (23), incromprehensible mumbling (1), lou reed fixation (1), skinny ties (1), torn skinny jeans (1), striped tee-shirts (1), fake farfisa (1), drugs are bad for you (2), it's quite likely that you are a better musician than I am (1), ()

Hardware:

Tascam 4 track, Intel Mini Mac, Casio something or other (the organ sounds and drums come from this awesome "toy" keyboard), Fender Tele, Epiphone valve amp, Ibanez bass, SM57 mic (really gotta get a new mic)

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Comments

cherryunited	cherryunited said 960 days ago (April 11th, 2007)
	like the vibe.kinda reminds me of weezer in a way. nice and smooth. Check out my latest song called No Time

michael2	michael2 said 960 days ago (April 11th, 2007)
	hey there i see that you're new (me too - as of a couple of weeks ago). i'm glad you liked my song, i'm actually pretty pleased with it for being thrown together in 2 and 1/2 minutes. I'm looking forward to hearing your stuff. when you get some up, please let me know. see you around. Check out my latest song called Behind Enemy Lines (w/Bud and Particle Dots)

vbluesky	vbluesky said 960 days ago (April 11th, 2007)
	so true doen't matter what the words say, no one listens to them anyway, I can't remember who sung that? but its true> reminds me of a Eno type of song where feeling is more important than expensive instruments, you do a good idea with what you have... I love toast with jelly and butter Check out my latest song called SMILE ( onesweetworld Remix )

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TobinMueller said 959 days ago (April 11th, 2007)

Excellent production
Perfectly recorded, very pro. Radio ready, as they used to say (back when people listened to radio). I love the track, altho for the length of the track my ears wanted a tad more development, like a bridge or something. (If it is destined for a CD, you don't need more development, if it sites between more developed songs.) For 2 and 1/2 minutes, its brilliant. The vocal stylings have an end of day satisfied tiredness that is both hip and lazy, almost drug induced, and I like the rhyming scheme; top notch. Full of personality and very enjoyable. Wonderful guitar work too. Excellent production.

Check out my latest song called Forge A New Life (MJRF)

drakonis	drakonis said 959 days ago (April 11th, 2007)
	Nice nice stuff Love the laid-back Cars-like style here... the bass-line is great, though a break would be good... guitar-work is fun, and the dreamy slurred singing works well (scary to think what would happen if you actually thought up lyrics then!) Cool catchy tune! ttfn, Drakonis Check out my latest song called Lullaby for the Inner Child

dajama	dajama said 959 days ago (April 11th, 2007)
	Nice I like this a lot. Got a sweet, uptown kind of Dandy Warhol thing going on. Very cool. Great sound - the production is nice. Can't decide if I think it would benefit from a bridge or if it would lose its magic if something too dramatic happened. Either way, nice work. Looking forwrad to hearing more. Check out my latest song called Across the Wire (MJRF)

michael2	michael2 said 956 days ago (April 15th, 2007)
	i felt the same way about a bridge. so i just subtley changed what i was singing. i used to feel like i needed a bridge and a chorus in everything i did, but i started to get bored with the classic song structure. thanks for stopping by. Check out my latest song called Behind Enemy Lines (w/Bud and Particle Dots)

	said 726 days ago (November 30th, 2007)
	couldnt tell it was a casio drum machine. very good production! love the choo choo train organ. of course the singing;), nice n upfront and clean too! enjoyed the feel of it too. little guitar solo? hihihihi. Marc

bud	bud said 725 days ago (December 1st, 2007)
	Cool track Michael ya know - I shot the You Might Think I'm Crazy video. I still can't get that song out of my head - they were a catchy bunch those guys. This reminds me a little of The Cars mixed with Chilton's Like Flies on Sherbert. Don't know why exactly - it's a cross between the polish and the duh. Check out my latest song called try not to think

Heightened	Heightened said 684 days ago (January 11th, 2008)
	Don't do it! Any song like this that comes out of a Casio should be worshipped. Thanks for the download! Check out my latest song called A Journey Through Starburst Galaxy M82

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Name: michael2

I'm a guy who never wanted to do anything but play music. I grew up with classic rock and prog rock before discovering punk and the new york dolls once I got to high school. As i got a little older (and less angry), I developed a love o... [see more]

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