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written in May 2007. the young lady who's voice you hear briefly on this phonograph recording is none other than Cleopatra who has her own page on MacJams at -http://www.macjams.com/artist/Cleopatra
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John... &mdash 05/08/08 - 06:16:19 PM
you crank out great music like a xerox copier man!!
I love the sort of Beatles sound to this. I am continuously amazed by your raw talent John.
I ABSOLUTELY love the zero carbon houses! I don't live in the UK but that song takes me right there!
Keep cranken out the great music my friend!!! [ Reply to This ]
Hello Marc &mdash 05/09/08 - 02:08:57 AM
you know I have said this before, - although I love them now, in the beginning I really disliked the Beatles . I think it was mainly mainly because I saw them as a threat to the music I loved the most at the time which was rock'n'roll. I didn't give in until the white album and believe it or not the first Beatles album I actually bought was Abbey Road!
Anyway I'm rambling again[I'm allowed to at my age] - more importantly thank you for your kind and constructive comments, and am these days very pleased for my songs to be compared with those of the fab four.
Best wishes,
John. [ Reply to This ]
Well John, &mdash 05/09/08 - 08:12:57 AM
Had I known I would have compared them to something else... I too liked the Beatles on and off over the years. Glad you didn't take the comment the wrong way!
It was mainly the piano that took me there. Your work is simply amazing and probably these days there are few comparisons that would do justice!
Mark [ Reply to This ]
You did it &mdash 05/08/08 - 06:20:14 PM
the whole phono thing is perfict,with the old time piano going on captures the atmosphere of Harry. A crack me up for sure. Thanks, take care, Russ [ Reply to This ]
you should really use &mdash 05/09/08 - 02:17:53 AM
Victor super tone needles to play this and they should also be changed after each play !
I'm gad you enjoyed it Russ and thanks for listening and commenting, it makes it all worthwhile,
John [ Reply to This ]
Harry Keeps his records in a rack. &mdash 05/08/08 - 06:41:27 PM
Hi John my very own MJ sweetie pie :)
This is ace I love it.
My fingers are killing me at the moment.
I think Its brilliant. You have nailed it again and again. My latest is a Guitar and a filddle/ I called it On The Fiddle LOL
Your really talented and the little gems that you come up. Are great
that piano Wow!! Loved everything about it. Cleopatra well done. loved your voice too.
Peace Dexx [ Reply to This ]
Dee &mdash 05/09/08 - 02:27:58 AM
you do say the sweetest things really, people will talk I'm sure.
Yes Cleopatra did a good job. This recording is nearly a year old now and since then she has done loads of collaberations on icompositions with a variety of different artists as you probably know.
It's about time you did some more of your poetry as well my girl!
Thank you for listening Dee, - will have a listen to your new track just as soon as I can.
John. [ Reply to This ]
Fun &mdash 05/08/08 - 08:30:01 PM
This is just so much fun! Great sound too - definitely has a Beatles sort of feel. And of course, yes, the piano is excellent. Just fun all around. Thanks! [ Reply to This ]
I'm glad you like it &mdash 05/09/08 - 02:37:56 AM
it is meant to be fun and nothing more really.
Thank you for commenting, it's very much appreciated,
John [ Reply to This ]
Harry keeps his records in a rack &mdash 05/08/08 - 11:55:17 PM
I m so impressed by your keys and vcal work here
seems lately you took a bit of the 70s macca sound
or at least what the pop rock UK were sounded at
that time ..a true classic thnx for sharin !! [ Reply to This ]
Good morning Feter- &mdash 05/09/08 - 02:48:23 AM
Thank you again for listening and for such kind words. I suppose if I had to pick a decade that I thought had influenced me the most then it probably it would have been the seventies. I am speaking generally of course.
Great to hear from you,
Best wished,
John. [ Reply to This ]
Wonderful song &mdash 05/09/08 - 01:28:22 AM
I can only agree with the others about the Beatles references. Another great song John and very well played and sung. Great title, who's the next, how about William and his Chopper.
Cheers
Len
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Len - &mdash 05/09/08 - 03:04:53 AM
firstly thank you for taking the time to listen, -but I must say you shouldn't go putting ideas in my head about the royal family. I'd never even thought of them when I wrote this !! - and now you've got me contemplating a little opus about Prince Harry's chopper. God my imagination has gone into overdrive and it's all your fault.
Seriously Len that's a great idea, - if ever I do, --which I may.......I shall add, - based on an idea by Len Gold!!
Thank you Len, good to hear from you,
John. [ Reply to This ]
Harry ha ha &mdash 05/09/08 - 03:51:01 AM
yes i like this and your use of satire and the way you do these songs. The arrangements are fantastic you got a beatles like quality to this. Top of the class. I love that photo of harry in his uniform, say's it all, may be you could post that with this track.... Cheers geez. [ Reply to This ]
I'm afraid I don't have any photos &mdash 05/09/08 - 04:57:39 AM
other than one of him drunk which I did draw the line at.
The dig is directed more at the authorities than it is at Harry, I didn't think that their excuse for not sending him to Iraq was justified.
Thank you for listening and leaving such nice comments and I'm glad you enjoyed it. There was another song called Afghanistan which had to be scrapped when Harry's circumstances changed. I was gutted as I prefered Afghanistan, which is now in a semicompleted state and waiting to be deleted on my hard drive.
John
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Thank you &mdash 05/09/08 - 04:45:23 AM
Thank you for your support. Its so good to see this here, I always enjoy listening to this as I have done many times over the last few months.
It was a pleasure to do this with you. You are a good friend and a very talented artist.
Cleo [ Reply to This ]
thank you D &mdash 05/09/08 - 05:05:00 AM
I have remixed this track so it's slightly different to the icomp version.
Best wishes,
John. [ Reply to This ]
Another slice of quirkiness &mdash 05/09/08 - 05:05:05 AM
Wonderful lyrics and a fantastic arrangement. I loved the use of the vocals as an instrument.
Got that George Martin piano sound really well :-)
Cheers
Dick [ Reply to This ]
Dick my boy &mdash 05/09/08 - 05:22:33 AM
come on in, what did you say - half man half loony - maybe so - three pianos on this one, two electrics and one real. the background vocals are all an essential part of the lyrics and are "-oody babba -oody babba -" without this the track doesn't make any sense!!
Thanks for your comments they mean a lot to me.
John.
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Ok, so not the Beatles &mdash 05/09/08 - 04:30:39 PM
but this is definitely a British tune. Somehow the music hall (or whatever it is) tradition finds its way into a lot of British music. The Beatles had songs like this, Queen, the Police, and probably lots of more contemporary groups that I don't know about; sort of these cabaret-type melodies, a saloon piano and fairly simple rhythms overall contribute to the atmosphere.
Great stuff. I dig.
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thank you for your comments Vic &mdash 05/10/08 - 07:12:54 AM
Just jumping around........ &mdash 05/10/08 - 11:24:59 AM
trying to find something to listen to and I found this. I am so happy I did, this is new and old at the same time, and very very good. You have a new fan. I am off to listen to more. [ Reply to This ]
You sure &mdash 05/12/08 - 08:22:35 PM
get a cool vocal sound, plus the Beatles feel is really cool and a style you coin your own,.
Enjoy the bass of the piano, bass and drums, like how it kicks in with that style. Then with the vocal, is amazing especially with the vocal sounds!
Your doing stuff that seems like it would be competitive with the Beatle's Walrus etc.
Really cool rockin, not even sure if i've heard better cool singing style rock here at MJ with such terrific musical backround.
When I hear music like this, I think you are another droop type person. A star rocker and doesn't tell any macjammers about it :)
Just live a looooong time ! [ Reply to This ]
your comments &mdash 05/15/08 - 07:31:12 PM
are very much appreciated Bill, they mean a great deal. My ambition in life is to live for ever, -so far so good.
Best wishes,
John [ Reply to This ]
Very clever stuff &mdash 05/16/08 - 08:40:51 AM
not even &mdash 05/17/08 - 04:37:28 AM
Ode to my favorite royal &mdash 05/16/08 - 10:43:00 AM
he doesn't seem as pretentious as the others, from my somewhat ignorant point of view. All your stuff is catchy and clever. [ Reply to This ]
I agree with you to a point, &mdash 05/17/08 - 05:08:05 AM
but he does such stupid things sometimes, like dressing up as a Nazi in a country where this is still a bit of a sensitive issue. Then there's the drinking and getting ratted in public, surely we have enough problems with drunks over here without the third in line for the throne adding to it. Either he should do all this stuff in private or abdicate or whatever the right word is. Having said all that I don't think he's a bad feller on the whole, but if he does things like this then he's going to get criticised, and songs written about him. It's the way it is.
I'm glad you like the song and thank you for your comments, they're much appreciated.
John. [ Reply to This ]
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I love the sort of Beatles sound to this. I am continuously amazed by your raw talent John.
I ABSOLUTELY love the zero carbon houses! I don't live in the UK but that song takes me right there!
Keep cranken out the great music my friend!!!
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