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Mental Cowboy Dude (with a test card)


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sonic_magpie

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Mental Cowboy Dude - with a test card - a true story as retold by sonicmagpie

Anybody who has lived in Wolverhampton will know this gentleman. Dressed as a cowboy and carrying various TV test cards, he would roam the Mander Centre continuously stopping anyone who would listen to him (and many people who would not) to tell them about the test cards.

I believe his favourite was the BBC2 test card.

Thanks to echoroom for inadvertently planting the idea of making a song about test cards in the first place

We dedicate this song to all of you

Vocals - particledots
Vocals - Mystified
Instruments - bibanova

Thank you and God Bless ya.
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Hits: 974
Comments: 23
Fans: 13
Plays: 97
Downloads: 47
Votes: 8
Uploaded: Mar 05, 2008 - 10:30:31 PM
Last Updated: Mar 05, 2008 - 10:35:59 PM Last Played: Oct 23, 2009 - 11:57:02 PM
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Feter said 630 days ago (March 5th, 2008)
mental cowboy dude !
very nice vocal work my friends , loved
the insterumentation ..welldone Magpies !!
sonic_magpie said 630 days ago (March 5th, 2008)
Thank you very much Feter
Cheers

particle and mysti
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dirigent said 630 days ago (March 6th, 2008)
Mental Cowboy Dude
Fantastic arrangement, gorgeous vocals, very creative. The intro is ... hmmm ... full of understatement. But I love a lot what comes then. Unique ending. Excellent work, bravissimi!
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lengold said 629 days ago (March 6th, 2008)
Very nice
dreamy listen - some very interesting sounds going on and extremely lovely vocals.
Cheers
Len


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craighalkett said 629 days ago (March 6th, 2008)
very good
really enjoyed this thanks for sharing cheers craig
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said 629 days ago (March 6th, 2008)
Beautiful music....
underlying this story song. The vocals, weaving throught the song, just add such a bonus to the entire atmosphere. I very much enjoyed this. Thanks.

Jack
Mystified said 629 days ago (March 6th, 2008)
Thank you, Jack
...for taking time to leave a comment. It's great fun singing with Bryn, and I love how he mixed in the vocals here. (and thank YOU, Bryn!)
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said 629 days ago (March 6th, 2008)
Great
What i nice song... I like it.... It's performed on a great way.... Great work... Thanks for sharing...
Barretok said 629 days ago (March 6th, 2008)
Sweet!
Nice soothing mental cowboy singing softly. Love the vocals and the sweet music ground with bells and all.
B
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said 629 days ago (March 6th, 2008)
creative instrumental
piece larded with nice voxwork...great done.
said 629 days ago (March 6th, 2008)
Your
Ideas for songs always leave me amused and entertained and some times mind blown, you are a talent and your posse are some of the best deputies around these parts, to all of you Tanks....
Alannah said 629 days ago (March 6th, 2008)
yippie-aya-ai ....
.. not sure what a "Test card" is .... but I liked the mental cowboy the first time I heard him .... (is that a rattle snake I hear in the background) ???
Mystified said 629 days ago (March 6th, 2008)
mental...
I thought it was a cool, quirky idea, too!
Thanks, B, for all this sonic fun. I'm having a blast doing these songs.

Thank you, Alannah, for stopping by and leaving a comment!
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ktb said 628 days ago (March 7th, 2008)
always
different and interesting. You guys are the NCC-1701 of Mj. Constantly going places no one has gone before. Great concept
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sonic_magpie said 615 days ago (March 20th, 2008)
NCC-1701
...I love that comparison!

Thanks for the nice words and the great musical metaphor. So glad you are enjoying the sonic magpie :)

(mystified)
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said 628 days ago (March 7th, 2008)
Mental Cowboy Dude
Very tight--good vocals. The music is different.
magnatone said 628 days ago (March 7th, 2008)
Wonderful
This is very special - kind of longing, emotive, cool with the little electronic sounds - love the orchestration of it. VERY COOL!
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davisamerica said 616 days ago (March 19th, 2008)
right then folks
well this is amazing... and vox is just beautiful .... as always guys ... this is the best ... very nice!
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sonic_magpie said 615 days ago (March 20th, 2008)
thank you!
Glad that you enjoyed the song!! :)

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egobandit said 612 days ago (March 23rd, 2008)
Tops
love the space in this. The production is excellent the sound so clear. You float into this and stay for the ride. Excellent!
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apb said 612 days ago (March 23rd, 2008)
.. the BBC2 ..

.. card was one of the best though .. you'ld have to be mental to disagree ;o) See http://www.meldrum.co.uk/mhp/testcard/bbc_test.html

.. but which version of test card F?? I just got to know .. must be one with Carole Hersee I presume ..
where is a mental cowboy dude when you need 'im eh?

.. never knew the X on the noughts & crosses board represented the approx. centre of the card. Wow ..

Great music Bryn & Cat .. your expertise in vocal production is unquestionable... very cool source of inspiration... I don't mean Steve .. lol .. although he is cool too.. asch you know what I meant.
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LunaTrick said 579 days ago (April 25th, 2008)
Like it
Slightly twisted lyrics - cool backing track! Good stuff!
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