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sonic magpie (5), particledots (15), mystified (133), biba_nova (29), sbc (44), bmc (25), sunshine (20), rain (78), rainy days (1), rainy daze (1)
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From Cat:
As I live in the second-driest state in the U.S., I actually love rainy days. But as I approached this Open Collaboration song (and influenced by the song art) on michael2's composition 'I'm Uneasy' http://www.macjams.com/song/42752, this seemed the perfect 'rainy day' song.
With that in mind, I composed the lyrics and recorded the vocals. As usual, I ended up with more vocals than needed. Working with Bryn, then, on a creative way to incorporate them all, this turned into a SonicMagpie venture :)
Thank you, michael, for letting us add to your track!
Thank you, Bryn, for another fab sonic adventure!
Instrumental 'I'm Uneasy'--michael 2
Lyrics, vocals, initial mix, humor--mystified
Sonic texturing (vocal intro), mastering, humour--biba_nova
photo art by Octavius Pie @ www.flickr.com
Lyrics:
...just another kind of weather
who can tell if it gets better
in it for the whole duration
get off at another station
never mind the incongruence
stars and sun and moon influence
revel in precipitation
get on at another station..
Everywhere I think to turn
Everywhere I think to look
Everywhere I want to go
'Everywhere' just tells me 'no'
Everyone I try to see
Everyone looks right through me
Everyone is everywhere
'Everyone,' is no one there?
CHORUS:
Won't stop raining...
And I'm still complaining
Daze in sunshine?
It's not my time.
(Won't be my time?)
Every time I try to climb
Every time I want to see
Every time I take a chance
'Every time' is cheating me
Everything is not so simple
Everything's not as it seems
Everything is thing enough
'Everything' subsides in dreams
CHORUS
it's quite absurd...this never-ending rain
It's quite unheard of..this mass delusion
it's quite a chore to hope for the best
it's quite a joke to confuse the rest
Hardware:
this, that and the other
Software:
the usual suspects
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OMG &mdash 05/17/08 - 01:22:52 AM
Daze in Sunshine &mdash 05/17/08 - 01:50:17 AM
WOW ...Cat ..this is realy one of your best
vocal work as a rocker lol ..jee ..amazing track
here my freinds ..YOU ROCK >... Michael You Too hehe [ Reply to This ]
Both of you &mdash 05/17/08 - 08:53:26 AM
have done a fantastic job with Michael's excellent soundbed. The vocals are very lovely - I especially like the harmonies. Great lyrics too. Loved it.
Cheers
Len
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Cat.. &mdash 05/17/08 - 09:08:15 AM
..power! A perfect indie pop song - great vocal, really wonderful crisp delivery girly! [ Reply to This ]
hehe...that 'crisp delivery'... &mdash 05/17/08 - 10:49:13 AM
..is a byproduct of classical voice training and sometimes I try to 'lazy' it out of my voice, but this time, I was purposely trying to include a 'patter song' kind of song somewhere. (genre, schmenre!)
Originally, I was going to drop that part of it from the mix, but then bryn and I tried some things to include it.
Thanks for listening and leaving a comment! Glad you enjoyed this, Steve :) [ Reply to This ]
Something about this &mdash 05/17/08 - 10:16:22 AM
combination reminds me of the band 'His Name Is Alive' (just occasionally they would record an accessible song and this is the sort of material I hoped for, but rarely got, on their albums). I liked Michael's tune anyway and your additions are excellent.
Excellent!
Peter [ Reply to This ]
Wonderful &mdash 05/17/08 - 03:25:17 PM
performance as always and this collab sounds great. You did a lovely job with the vocals, the harmonies and the mix. The lyrics sound so in keeping with the backing music, regards M [ Reply to This ]
I loved everything .. &mdash 05/17/08 - 03:43:15 PM
.. well sung, evocative imagery in the lyrics (nice contrasting sundial and raining day art .. can see the inspiration) .. everyone does their part in nicely understated fashion .. adding to the whole. Loved the ending.
only niggle was the snare choice.. but that's most likely a taste thing.
Well done to you all: Michael, Bryan and Cat. [ Reply to This ]
well &mdash 05/17/08 - 03:47:54 PM
wow &mdash 05/17/08 - 03:59:40 PM
you guys, this is stellar. i'm totally blown away by that intro and the bridge is great (loving the effected vox on that part). cat, your vocals sound great and I just can't say enough good things about this. great job guys. [ Reply to This ]
Reminds me a little &mdash 05/17/08 - 04:57:56 PM
of Yo La Tengo except a little a different quality to the Georgia Hubley character. The lead vocal sounds a bit compressed or muffled. Maybe it's just dry. I like the counter-melody panning. cool stuff! [ Reply to This ]
Totally fab. &mdash 05/17/08 - 05:00:18 PM
Won't stop raining - lovely bassline schweet vocal - prima. Well done Mystified. [ Reply to This ]
Amazing &mdash 05/17/08 - 06:44:23 PM
Only gripe, wish the intro were longer.
Other than that, absolutely great in all ways. This is what it's all about.
Dave
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nice 1 m-2 &mdash 05/17/08 - 09:27:56 PM
and everyone involved.....
great tune... just go away?.... might hang here awhile.... [ Reply to This ]
Another gem &mdash 05/17/08 - 10:01:50 PM
wow great job &mdash 05/18/08 - 01:25:38 AM
Simply &mdash 05/18/08 - 09:34:35 AM
Daze In Sunshine. &mdash 05/18/08 - 01:45:11 PM
Mystified Great Song. Fantastic vocals a usual. Great lyrics
Brilliant Collab. With Michaels music.
Peace Dee xx [ Reply to This ]
wow &mdash 05/18/08 - 01:50:44 PM
this has a feeliing of the female r&b's groups that had hits in the 50s and 60's. Like Little Eva and others. Lots of cool singing sounds for sure.
Such versatility in your styles, enjoyed the talking as well.
Plus the arrangement was a real treat, loved that infectious rhythm !
WAy tO gO ! [ Reply to This ]
kickin' chicken! &mdash 05/18/08 - 06:34:02 PM
goshdarnit, how do I get in on one of these ber-collabs? do you guys have a secret club or something? do you all wear capes and drink aperitif while observing doped-up soundbyte giraffes as they twitch on your ber-club operating tables? and do you all throw your heads back when you laugh at something? god, please tell me you all adopt fake british accents! lemmeinlemmeinlemmein! I won't teach anybody the secret handshake, not for a million jellybeans! [ Reply to This ]
Daze in the Sunshine &mdash 05/18/08 - 09:37:35 PM
WOWZA! Michael2 and Sonic Magpie - what a COMBO!! love the lyrics, the vocals, ok ok, I love everything. I loved Michael's original song. I love Bryn's mastery of - well - everything. Thanks everybody - amazing (as usual!) [ Reply to This ]
Great! &mdash 05/19/08 - 03:30:55 PM
Great work my friends. I must agree, Cat this is one of your very best vocal deliveries. Amazing work by Sirs Bryn and Mikey on the music... KUDOS, really fine piece of work.
Take Care
- Yeman A. Al-Rawi [ Reply to This ]
i thought i was listening to the radio!!! &mdash 05/20/08 - 04:53:18 AM
i prolly can't pay you a higher compliment than that and the fact that i am not is the radio's loss - deep curtsey ;) xoxoxo [ Reply to This ]
Yum &mdash 05/20/08 - 06:47:12 AM
great song.. &mdash 05/20/08 - 01:18:32 PM
Love it &mdash 05/21/08 - 01:48:07 PM
This is super good; took my brain on a lovely ride. Daze in Sunshine is the perfect description of my last 2 weeks. [ Reply to This ]
Applause and applesauce! &mdash 05/22/08 - 11:36:35 AM
The sound of the drums is so strange. Like they are in a corner in a wet box with a bunch of stale donuts... but I'm sure that's exactly what you were going for...
The whole tune has a very English feel.
Familiar and new.
Vocals work nicely into the track. Nice use of double tracking.
Applause and applesauce to all of you! [ Reply to This ]
Glad I linked onto your pimp &mdash 05/23/08 - 12:39:01 AM
This was highly enjoyable. Music was great. Vocals were great. Very very good collab. Gotta download. Terry [ Reply to This ]
Another really great track &mdash 06/15/08 - 05:53:38 AM
Its really good to see how collabs can evolve and then see how the finished article turns out. Its a really good track and sung so well. Brilliant.
P.s. Living in one of the rainest countries, the chorus really means alot esp 'Won't stop raining, And I'm still complaining'. LOL, the British people are good complainers. [ Reply to This ]
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