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Yeah, a rock duet… couldn’t resist.
I started it a couple of weeks ago, purely with midi instruments. It didn’t sound that bad, but I asked Alan (APB) if he could redo the guitar parts with a REAL guitar. No more than two days later he sent me his lines... WOWSERS! The song became so much more alive… Big big thanks again, Alan, for being my personal pro studio musician. What a luxury…
And of course… big thanks as well to my friend Tan (Wildcat) for co-writing the lyrics and lending her voice to the song. You rock, dear!
Hope you enjoy it.
-Walt
Lyrics:
Smart, state-of-the-art, shiny and blue
Fully equipped and designed just for you
How does it feel, leather and silk
Sweeter and smoother than honey and milk
Put on your suit, oxygen’s low
But I’m raising the heat instead
Starting the engines, graciously slow
You will drive me through the sky
Make with me a spacedrive
Crazy planet ride
Don’t call my name tonight
I forget who I am this night
I will drive you to Venus
With my limousine called Mars
And I hope you’ll enjoy the ride
On this milky boulevard
You don’t need a belt, ‘cause I’m holding you tight
We’re welcomed by stars tonight
No left or no right, straight on to the light
Oh, my sweetheart, all I’m telling you
I love your car, babe, this is so true
You make me feel so safe
When you drive me through the space
Feel my steering wheel, held with one hand
Strictly obeying your captain’s command
How does it sound, roaring V-12
Full orchestration for you and myself
Take a deep breath, don’t close your eyes
‘cause there’s plenty to see outside
starting our journey to paradise
I will drive you to Venus
With my limousine called Mars
And I hope you’ll enjoy the ride
On this milky boulevard
You don’t need a belt, ‘cause I’m holding you tight
We’re welcomed by stars tonight
No left or no right, straight on to the light
Oooh, your car is so sexy
(repeat chorus)
Oooh, your car is so sexy
Hardware:
same old + Alan's magic guitars
Software:
GB4
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Just great &mdash 11/18/07 - 08:45:32 AM
Very very nice melody line, Yes Alan adds alot to the mix. He has done the same for me and my songs. Great singing and writing. Well just a real real good job!!!!! [ Reply to This ]
steve &mdash 11/18/07 - 10:07:10 AM
Thanks for popping in. Sure, Alan did a splendid job! I was blown away when he sent me his guitar lines. That's so professional... He really put some gasoline into the track, and I hope it's not the last time;-)
Walt [ Reply to This ]
Go Walter! &mdash 11/18/07 - 08:52:06 AM
See, told you guitar-driven rock songs were fun and liberating. :)
It's totally different from your other stuff and brings out a whole new dimension in your voice. Fine contributions from your collaborators too. Could this be the start of a new MacJams supergroup?
I wouldn't mind a car like that either. More street cred than my rusty VW Polo... [ Reply to This ]
rebsie &mdash 11/18/07 - 10:14:16 AM
It was so much fun to do this... Yeah very liberating :-) Now it's your turn, Rebs! And like you see hereunder (Alan's comment), this guy accepts only quality products as a payment;-)
Thank so much for your lovely comment!
Walt [ Reply to This ]
:o) my pleasure .. &mdash 11/18/07 - 09:42:00 AM
thanks very much Walter, all credit to your original
parts and writing skills- as you say, I really did just re-play 'em and it suited me down to the ground..
that and window of opportunity helped me deliver quickly...that style to me shows a little your 'gothic' rock influence.
I personally really enjoyed the overall catchyness of the song, solid arrangement and the imagery in the lyrics and Tanya's "sleeper"-ish poppier/punk pull additions are excellent and a fine contrast to your vocals when on her own .. and works well when combined too.
Was great to return the favour for your "oo" last
christmas ;o)
Now that vehicle beats my '95 Saab 900 SE .. but I still wouldn't want to put winter tyres on it .. or see the road tax or price of spare parts ;o)
Keep well my friends.
PS. I accept all forms of popular musician payment: stout, red wine, whisky .. should you require me again ;o) hehehehe, kidding!!
/Alan [ Reply to This ]
alan &mdash 11/18/07 - 10:37:48 AM
I can't thank you enough for your brilliant work, man... as well as for your quick delivery and very professional treatment.
Haha, I fooled you... that's definitely NOT my 'limousine called Mars' in the picture. But I guess you don't want to see the real one... Besides, I'm sure your old Saab has got much more sex appeal;-) (Damned, I'm way out of decency here...)
As for the payment: I couldn't agree more on that part. And I'll even add some Belgian beers to the list as well...
Thanks and thanks again!
Wamt [ Reply to This ]
Love It! &mdash 11/18/07 - 11:30:07 AM
I'd love to say I jumped on the limousine called Mars for the ride while I was listening to this song, but being a fan of double entendre and having done the math, I think I'll leave your limousine alone, Walter. :-) (The song art is hilarious).
I LOVE this in every way. It's just a really enjoyable listen, to start with, which absolutely can't be overrated. You're all obviously having lots of fun on this one, Alan playing with gusto, Tanja cooing, "ooh your car is so sexy," you singing in full-on seductive rock star mode, "Feel my steering wheel, held with one had, strictly obeying your captain's command." I'll bet you had a ton of fun doing the vocals for this.
I fell in love with it, the instant you sang the word, "Smart." Your accent is such a great part of your singing.
Alan, what great playing.
Ooh, this song is so sexy. [ Reply to This ]
lisa &mdash 11/18/07 - 01:40:53 PM
Double entendre? What double entendre? :-) Haha, this time I enjoyed writing the lyrics as much as I performed them.
These are great and lovely words you wrote here, Lisa. I enjoyed reading them over and over again, mostly with a big smile on my face. Thanks for passing by and for your ever wonderful comment!
Walt [ Reply to This ]
great intro &mdash 11/18/07 - 11:48:39 AM
The drums captured me from the start, and those guitars sounds fab. Very tasty melody choices played through the song. Reminds me of 'the edge' from U2 in some parts here. Your deep voice suits this like butter on bread Walter. Cool wildcat vox as your counterpart.
And did I mention the drums... very well put together.
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thor &mdash 11/19/07 - 01:50:35 PM
Thanks so much, man... After two years of working with GB, I finally found out that there are some really cool mastering presets(!). Especially for a rock song like this, it adds some extra punch I guess. But of course, Alan's guitar performance and sound makes the whole song so much more alive, compared to my initial midi guitar parts. Thanks again, Thor...
Walt [ Reply to This ]
great &mdash 11/18/07 - 02:14:06 PM
Alan's guitar playing is great... This song as a nice rock feel... Well done by U 3... Great vocals as always.. [ Reply to This ]
craft &mdash 11/19/07 - 01:59:19 PM
I'm just a lucky man, having these two great collaborators on my side:-) Obrigado pelo convite, craft!
Walt [ Reply to This ]
I like it &mdash 11/18/07 - 02:25:30 PM
Reminds me of some early punk/early new romantic. Cool singing both both parties and the guitars are very well played.
Very good track, esp since it makes me chuckle as well. [ Reply to This ]
keith &mdash 11/19/07 - 02:00:55 PM
yeah yeah yeah &mdash 11/18/07 - 03:28:36 PM
this is totally amazing. love everything, the vocals (both yours and wildcat's), the guitars are perfect. alan, great job on guitar!! this is a great tune, walter, very nicely done. can't say enough. [ Reply to This ]
sergio &mdash 11/19/07 - 02:11:47 PM
Thanks a million for your continuous support, mate! I'm really glad you like the song. Your latest track is excellent BTW...
Walt [ Reply to This ]
you guy and girls &mdash 11/18/07 - 03:32:20 PM
your rockin this one like the whole sound. great guitars!! Almost rocky horror in some parts!!! excellent [ Reply to This ]
egobandit &mdash 11/19/07 - 02:35:46 PM
Rocky horror...just when I'm working so hard to get rid of my dark side... haha, kidding;-) I guess I hear what you mean. Thanks a bunch for stopping by and lending your ear to it.
Walt [ Reply to This ]
The Man can rock! &mdash 11/18/07 - 05:42:39 PM
Walter Stardust and his Sedan from Mars.
Kick ass tune. Great collab between the three of you.
Excellent composition and the vocals between you and Wildcat are intense. Alan's guitar work really drives this home! [ Reply to This ]
vic &mdash 11/20/07 - 03:24:47 PM
It was great fun doing this one. Sweet to hear this nice Ziggy comparison, especially when it comes from a guy who's got a lot of Bowie running through his veins ;-) Thanks so much, Vic!
Walt [ Reply to This ]
- &mdash 11/19/07 - 12:26:49 AM
Woooohoooo! Really enjoyed that - that was like the space mountain ride at disney.Explosive stylish,speedy and top notch production.I was never much of an 80's fan and I dunno if I'm wrong but that sounds like a retro vocal to me and if the 80's had been more like this then I'd have probably gone the other way and become.. something else!
Sexy flash n cool.
Fantastic - best song heard in ages..yeeha!
RG [ Reply to This ]
- &mdash 11/19/07 - 12:34:20 AM
richard &mdash 11/20/07 - 03:31:13 PM
Haha... a space mountain ride at Disney. I must try that once in my life :-)
I wasn't aware the song sounds very eighties... Well, unconscious influences of my youth I guess...Anyway, it was great fun, especially with the support of my two talented collab partners.
Thanks for expressing your joy so much:-)
Walt [ Reply to This ]
Great combination ! &mdash 11/19/07 - 02:08:53 AM
The three element in this song fit together very well.
I think Wildcat's voice is the spice that makes this collab so excellent. [ Reply to This ]
robert &mdash 11/20/07 - 03:33:59 PM
I couldn't agree more with you about Tan. She rocks, doesn't she? Thanks, Rob, for popping in again and leaving this nice comment. Very much appreciated.
Walt [ Reply to This ]
Thank you Alan and Walt &mdash 11/19/07 - 09:59:39 AM
Thank you both for the patience and encouraging to do this song.
It was fun. [ Reply to This ]
tan &mdash 11/20/07 - 03:38:03 PM
You did a wonderful job, girl. I'm so happy with the result! I especially love that little growling in your voice... never heard that before... Thanks so much for joining us!
Walt [ Reply to This ]
Switched On My MJ Player... &mdash 11/19/07 - 11:36:20 AM
and suddenly I was transported back (in this sexy car) to the late 70s/early 80s. And there was this tune playing that reminded me of different influences of that period.
Some crisp guitar licks and a bubbling male vocal reminiscent of 80s Brit Pop... then, as if Ellen Foley had dropped in for a look at the shiny *Dashboard Lights*, I'm reminded of Meat Loaf. lol
Interesting ride on the Moorlandtmobile. ;)
--- Joe [ Reply to This ]
joe &mdash 11/20/07 - 03:45:31 PM
Oh gosh... Meatloaf... such a great motivation to finally start with my watersoupdiet:-) Welcome in my retro-spacemobile, Joe. So glad you enjoyed the tune. Thanks for your nice comment.
Walt [ Reply to This ]
Milky Boulevard &mdash 11/19/07 - 05:06:21 PM
this rock ...a real cool rockin colab my friends
Walter and tanya this is cool duet ...alan your
guitar is mean one here ...just loved it !!
More more !!! [ Reply to This ]
feter &mdash 11/20/07 - 03:48:00 PM
A big thanks for this very sweet comment. It was such great fun to work with Alan and Tan on this. Keep well!
Walt [ Reply to This ]
Alan's V-12 string guitar &mdash 11/19/07 - 05:33:23 PM
high octane music, takes me over the top! This is great fun... I will tell you that the unusual wandering chords, the rockin' guitars, the strange dreamy lyrics, and your and Tan's melodramatic singing, made this sound like a psychadelic 70's sci-fi movie soundtrack... and that is not a bad thing, it was caught me in a campy-smirky mood. Walter, your singing is always so intriguing to listen to... Tan's singing/talking fits really well in this piece too, and I think APB's guitar-work is superb, really gives some growly bite to this trippy back-seat-space ride.
ttfn,
Drakonis [ Reply to This ]
eduard &mdash 11/20/07 - 03:52:58 PM
'...a psychadelic 70's sci-fi movie soundtrack'... You're such a poet, Eduard:-) I at least enjoyed reading your comment as much as you seem to have enjoyed listening to the song. Always great to see you popping in. Your thoughtful and very sweet words are much cherished!
Walt [ Reply to This ]
Wow! &mdash 11/19/07 - 06:25:58 PM
A new alter ego? What a trip this was, Walter. Alan, Tan, Walter: amazing work. And funny, too ;) I bet it was as fun for you guys, too ;) [ Reply to This ]
esatella &mdash 11/21/07 - 02:52:06 PM
:-) no new alter ego, just a trip in spaaace... You bet it was fun! Thanks for stopping by again, Estella. So much appreciated...
Walt [ Reply to This ]
'Terraplane Blues' updated... &mdash 11/19/07 - 08:43:12 PM
...to the 21st century by Ziggy Stardust...or Riff Raff....
(My first car was named Riff Raff, actually...)
This joins all those great, "it's all about my cool car" songs, from Robert Johnson to Chuck Berry and Tom Waitts and everyone else...
Great sound and it really does sound like all of you are having fun.
Ed [ Reply to This ]
ed &mdash 11/21/07 - 03:01:48 PM
Riff Raff... haha, what a funny name. I can hardly imagine how that car looked like ;-)
Well, this song is not exactly about my... ahem... car (blush). Perhaps I should have checked the 'explicit' box:-) But I'm sure you got the metaphor pretty well...
Thanks for popping in again, Ed!
Walt [ Reply to This ]
Well, really... &mdash 11/21/07 - 04:07:54 PM
...listen to a lot of those old blues and rock & roll car songs, and they weren't about anybody's car, either...
Listen to 'Terraplane Blues'...or Bob Franke's 'Fuji Blues', which is NOT about a bicycle...
Yep, it was subtle, you understand, but I WAS able to figure out what you were getting at...
Ed
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And my car... &mdash 11/21/07 - 04:09:26 PM
Wowsers indeed! &mdash 11/21/07 - 01:33:08 AM
This must be the first time where "Moorlandt" and "Rock" appear on the same page at MJ!
Good song, great playing (excellent git Alan!). The drums work well too Walt - your midi kit?
Can't imagine how this could be better - excellent vocals from you both and a very clean, pro production.
Congratulations!
Neil [ Reply to This ]
neil &mdash 11/21/07 - 03:07:13 PM
Well, that was a happy little sidetrip. So glad you enjoyed it, Neil.
I must confess... those drums are nothing more than 'out of the box' JamPack loops. But I guess they work pretty well for the song. And I tried to give them some extra punch with that new visual EQ tool in GB4.
Thanks so much again Neil!
Walt [ Reply to This ]
Crazy Sex Rock &mdash 11/21/07 - 01:54:20 AM
This almost has the Doors thing rather than the 80s hair metal thing. It's hard for me to pin it down exactly. "milky boulevard" seeming inadvertantly over the top (Break on Through (To the Other Side) ) rather than calculatingly over the top, i.e., Cherry Pie. My preference would have been for "chunkier" guitar rather than the bright and spangly one here. But I prefer L7/7 Year Bitch to Pat Benatar. [ Reply to This ]
matt &mdash 11/22/07 - 05:51:47 PM
whoo... I had to read your comment a couple of times (sorry, I'm not native Eglish) to get it absorbed in my gray cells. Thanks for your thoughtful words. They are all much appreciated.
Walt [ Reply to This ]
Well.. &mdash 11/21/07 - 06:04:09 PM
that was a surprise - a very nice one. Great collaboration by all of you. Very good songwriting/arrangement/production. Both vocals are superb - really good to hear your voice in a different way, works very well. Excellent.
Cheers
Len
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len &mdash 11/22/07 - 06:04:13 PM
Hmmm... sometimes I'm too e l a s t i q u e ? Just making music that suits my mood in that particular moment. And I gave up caring about genres.
Very honoured about your words, and so glad you enjoyed this ride in space.
Walt [ Reply to This ]
a little rockier &mdash 11/21/07 - 11:21:17 PM
than I expected from the moor man...
awesome tune...
The guitar rocks n the duet voxs are very hip.
did i say the guitar rocks
oh yea
nice mix with all the instruments easy to here and the up front rockin sound is a sure fav
peace
tim [ Reply to This ]
tim &mdash 11/23/07 - 02:52:20 PM
Thanks for honouring me with your visit. Man, I like your last song...
Sure, this one is a little sidetrip, wanted to do this for a long time already. And I'm such a lucky boy to have these two great partners joining in.
Walt [ Reply to This ]
Very cool - &mdash 11/21/07 - 11:23:53 PM
Oingo Boingo and B52's meet at the Milk Bar! Great production, writing, playing, vox. Excellent collab. [ Reply to This ]
bud &mdash 11/23/07 - 02:54:43 PM
Glad you liked this little tune... Thanks so much for popping in and taking your time to listen. Very very much appreciated.
Walt [ Reply to This ]
welcomed by stars &mdash 11/22/07 - 07:50:36 AM
et bien je vois que tu fais de l'excellente musique aussi dans ce genre ! Mais plus rien ne m'etonne venant de toi... Et en plus tu t'entoures ici de collaborateurs de talent, belle prestation de Tan et Alan !
Tres bon a tous les niveaux Walter, et ta voix colle bien ce rythme et ce style de musique (tout comme les autres). Alors encore une fois bravo !
Mais pour moi quel fastidieux travail de traduction du texte. Vivement une prochaine chanson in French...
Amicalement
Marc [ Reply to This ]
marc &mdash 11/23/07 - 03:02:07 PM
J'avoue que j'ai eu pas mal de joie à créer cette chanson;-) L'idée était dans mon tirroir depuis des mois déjà, et enfin j'ai trouvé le moment et l'énergie à l'effectuer. Je suis très content que tu aimes le résultat.
Le texte était si difficile à comprendre? Et oui... il y a certainement encore une chanson en français dans le futur;-)
Amicalement,
Walt [ Reply to This ]
Hey, man! &mdash 11/22/07 - 08:30:32 AM
Nice ride. This is clever and funny, and best of all, has a hook! Great vocal line in the chorus elevates this from cool to super cool. It does sound like the B-52s left the states and set up shop in Berlin. [ Reply to This ]
matt &mdash 11/23/07 - 03:05:26 PM
Ich bin kein Berliner, but I truly enjoyed your comment:-) And for suren the B+52's seem to pop up in a few comments here. I take this as a big compliment.
Thanks a bunch for taking the time to listen and for writing these nice and uplifting words.
Walt [ Reply to This ]
Nice &mdash 11/22/07 - 12:00:22 PM
Reminds me of Marilyn Manson especially Moor's singing...coolstuff nice collab! [ Reply to This ]
tom &mdash 11/23/07 - 03:07:54 PM
Ah... I've never been compared to Marilyn Manson before:-) But I get your point in this one. Thanks again for lending your ear to my song, Tom. I'm really honoured.
Walt [ Reply to This ]
Fantastic &mdash 11/22/07 - 03:38:54 PM
david &mdash 11/23/07 - 03:11:12 PM
...and even cooler you stopped by again. Thanks so much, David!
Walt [ Reply to This ]
Dig it &mdash 11/23/07 - 07:38:27 AM
But I think u should change the name to SKEAN.
"Your SKEAN is so sexy".... hahahaha
Just kidding.
You have done a wherry cool track luv it. Cheers
Kenta [ Reply to This ]
kenta &mdash 11/23/07 - 06:38:58 PM
Skean... is that really you? Haha, sorry that I couldn't resist posting on your forum thread:-) Hope you're doing fine. Are you back in Sweden now? My love to both you and Linda. And thanks for popping in on my page. Much appreciated.
Walt [ Reply to This ]
ah yes the apb touch &mdash 12/17/07 - 06:24:25 PM
man he really gets some great tones...this is everything an MJ collab should be....great driving tune....straight ahead and never look back....love Wildcats voice here as well.....quite the talent pool at work on this....killer frakkin track...those guitars are perfect....peace [ Reply to This ]
Interesting &mdash 02/14/08 - 12:26:53 AM
enjoyed especially the female aspect of this later in the tune. Cool rock driving sounds. Interesting pic as well. Has a theatrical flair !
Thanks for sharing [ Reply to This ]
.. : ) &mdash 03/25/08 - 01:44:17 PM
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