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summer (62), dog days (1), ball field (1), night (76)
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I took a back seat on this one. Will sent me a track he recorded on his H2 playing guitar and singing this tune. It sounded great and I thought it would be nice to do something different with it than my usual production. I had previously asked paul f. page if he would ever consider collaborating - I love his music and think he's extremely talented and creative - and so I sent him Will's track with liberty to do as he liked.
The result is what you have here with his piano, bass, strings, and harmonica arrangement. All I did was add a single electric guitar track, chimes, and a backing vocal. Hats off to Will and Paul - I love what they've done together - hope you like it too.
Lyrics:
Back in my old neighborhood
Brick walls retained the heat
Night was like an oven cooling
The hot sun’s long retreat
Men sat on their patios
Drank their sweaty beers
Listened to the ball game
The thin transistor cheers
Blue light from the tv’s
Bathed the narrow street
Women kicked their shoes off
Eased their aching feet
Summer in the city
the days when we were young
Summer in the city
Our lives had just begun
We’d meet beneath the street lamp
Sneak a cigarette
Boast about our hitting
The girls we planned to get
One by one we’d wander home
In the still and humid dark
Plan to meet tomorrow
On the ball field in the park
Laying on the bed at night
Praying for a breeze
Finally drifting off to sleep
Tangled in our sheets
Summer in the city
The days when we were young
Summer in the city
Our lives had just begun
- Will Jones 2007
Hardware:
Will - Zoom H2
Paul - ?
Bud - iMac G5
Software:
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Dog Days &mdash 12/13/07 - 09:25:35 PM
this is just awesome ..the singin the harmonies
and the floatin piano work ..I m listenin to it
for the second time as I m writin this ..just
wonderfull welldone my friends !!! [ Reply to This ]
OOPs - &mdash 12/14/07 - 06:01:59 PM
Poetic &mdash 12/13/07 - 10:34:49 PM
Will writes em good - &mdash 12/14/07 - 06:03:29 PM
Thanks... &mdash 12/13/07 - 10:38:51 PM
...to Paul and Bud for taking my simple concept and turning it into something rich and beautiful. I agree with Bud: Paul's talent and creativity makes the difference, but it's also his musical intuition. He found the mood I was looking for in this song. Much gratitude! [ Reply to This ]
Will, &mdash 12/13/07 - 11:40:14 PM
I'm happy this turned out something like what you had in mind in the first place. It is pretty amazing to me that the three of us could work from such distances and yet come up with something that works. Thanks for your confidence in whatever little magic I may be able to conjure.
Paul [ Reply to This ]
I'm really happy this turned out so well &mdash 12/14/07 - 06:29:33 PM
I've been looking for a way to bring you into this realm for a while Paul. You played something few would even attempt - finger style piano is what I hear - which is just amazing (as in finger picked guitar). [ Reply to This ]
Dog Days &mdash 12/13/07 - 11:38:14 PM
I wasn't sure what genre to pick actually &mdash 12/14/07 - 07:13:30 PM
glad folk didn't scare you off. Thanks for dropping by and sticking around. [ Reply to This ]
Ahhh, to be young &mdash 12/14/07 - 12:06:58 AM
Beautiful work guys - lovely heartfelt vocal and wonderfully evocative lyric... sneakin ciggies ... those were the days!
steve [ Reply to This ]
Your new tune about your youth &mdash 12/15/07 - 11:28:31 AM
Evocative stuff &mdash 12/14/07 - 06:34:11 AM
a very interesting collab.
Seeing Paul's name there was certainly intruiging and I'm pleased to see it worked out well.
Well done guys!
Cheers
Dick
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Great lyrics &mdash 12/14/07 - 07:47:33 AM
Very evocative, a picture painted. The music complements the words perfectly. The piano is especially nice, dancing through the song. Good vocal performance, too, and another great collab. Kudos to everyone involved. Peace. [ Reply to This ]
sweet childhood &mdash 12/14/07 - 09:52:31 AM
And what a delightful long-distance collaboration... Will wrote & sung a solid song, Paul really did add sparkle with the piano, and Bud, don't short-change yourself here... the guitar and harmonies really make this great... and it wouldn't have happened if you hadn't pulled everyone together here. Very warm Summer song for a cold Winter!
ttfn,
Drakonis [ Reply to This ]
nice one Bud &mdash 12/14/07 - 12:56:57 PM
it's a really nice song, and all of the parts work so well together. i love how the piano sits in there. good job guys, all of you (even Bud who downplays his role too much I think). [ Reply to This ]
yep..right then &mdash 12/14/07 - 02:02:39 PM
that's what i'm talking about! One Great Song..Three Great Artist in Different Locations..and all these little wires and stuff..lol and Fantastic! Hats Off X 3! [ Reply to This ]
Wow... &mdash 12/14/07 - 03:17:06 PM
...what a song. Chills down my spine. Hat's off to all on this one. I love this, guys.
Downloaded [ Reply to This ]
Combined &mdash 12/14/07 - 03:32:49 PM
Bud, you deserve credit as the producer who put this together. The combination of Paul and Will is perfect, you made all the right choices on what to add and what to leave off. Great song.
Thanks
Bill [ Reply to This ]
Thanks for dropping by Feter &mdash 12/14/07 - 05:58:39 PM
OOPS &mdash 12/14/07 - 07:08:16 PM
What a lovely &mdash 12/14/07 - 06:06:51 PM
tender song. Another great collaboration. The added instruments all compliment the song without overpowering it. Very well done to all of you.
Cheers
Len
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vivid &mdash 12/14/07 - 06:23:41 PM
Perfect tune &mdash 12/14/07 - 09:05:55 PM
Will is really stepping into the picture more. that is great!
Lyrics are soooo true. Even though in the summer my neighbor cranks out the ball game on the radio so the whole neighborhood can hear.
Pauls piano work just melds into this so well.
Your touch of guitar brings it all home. [ Reply to This ]
A home run!...... &mdash 12/15/07 - 02:12:29 AM
Excellent Pickin Will, and the piano is tastefully added; beautiful feel to the whole arrangement. As usual, I really dig the poetry. Reminded me of "Sweet City Song" ; a cult hit by Cashman & West in the 70's . I really liked that song too. Pick-up baseball and football games were the framework in which you grew up in our neighborhood but it's rare that I look back on those days when I'm writing. This song brought back some pleaseant memories. Nice job Mr. Bud the Producer! [ Reply to This ]
Joe &mdash 12/15/07 - 05:17:18 PM
You can take the boy out of the neighborhood, but...you know the rest. Glad you enjoyed Dog Days. Thanks to Bud's invitation a year ago to write lyrics, I've been able find a whole new creative outlet. The past is rich, so I'll mine it from time to time. [ Reply to This ]
Great stuff &mdash 12/16/07 - 12:58:43 PM
Lovely richness of sound and the shared joy of a three-way collab. Very nicely done. [ Reply to This ]
delicious &mdash 01/11/08 - 01:02:06 PM
Great! &mdash 03/06/08 - 09:17:09 AM
This is a very great song from you Sir Kevin, amazing playing by the masters (Will & Paul) .. One of the very best songs ever posted in that genre. Beautifully recorded!
Take Care
- Yeman A. Al-Rawi [ Reply to This ]
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and the floatin piano work ..I m listenin to it
for the second time as I m writin this ..just
wonderfull welldone my friends !!!
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