Cerebral Core Test (MJRF)

SmokeyVW

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album: States
track 1: 3:16 As It Seems
track 2: 4:04 The Fade Away
track 3: 5:45 Abandoned
track 4: 5:42 Never Gonna
track 5: 3:41 I Don' Wanna Hear About It
track 6: 4:19 I See You
track 7: 3:44 Shenandoah
track 8: 5:34 Goin' Away
track 9: 4:52 Cerebral Core Test (MJRF)
track 10: 3:51 States
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Song Description

For the MacJams Reunion Fest 2006

I did a remix and remaster of the first tune I posted here, or anywhere for that matter.

the original version is still up here: http://macjams.com/song/21682 comparisons welcome

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Cerebral Core Test

every time i think i know you -- you have changed
every way i think i know that i am the same
every way you think you know me -- i have changed
every time you think you know that you are the same

so you think you know i know you know i know what you're thinkin'
but it's only a mirage, an illusion
and you dream a dream, i dream it too you know, that we're dreamin'
it's just your cerebral cortex in recursion

every atom in our bodies has a certain place
every atom in our bodies will be replaced
...
so you think you know i know you know i know what you're thinkin'
but it's only a mirage, an illusion

every body on our planet has a certain place
every body on our planet will be replaced
...
every time i think i know you -- you have changed
every way i think i know that i am the same
every way you think you know me -- i have changed
every time you think you know that you are the same
....
so you think you know i know you know i know what you're thinkin'
but it's only a mirage, an illusion
and you dream a dream, i dream it too you know, that we're dreamin'
it's just your cerebral cortex in recursion

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Hits: 774
Comments: 55
Fans: 34
Plays: 65
Downloads: 45
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Uploaded: Jan 31, 2009 - 08:50:18 AM
Last Updated: Sep 09, 2009 - 06:27:54 PM Last Played: Oct 14, 2009 - 03:37:02 PM

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MJRF (12), mirror neurons (1)

Comments

abfkingsport	abfkingsport said 296 days ago (January 31st, 2009)
	Good driving song I can see myself cruising and listening to this. I like the duet sound, the vocs are spot on in key, however, that being said, I feel like it needed a little more energy from both of you. Overall great tune. ABF Check out my latest song called Gold Digger

SmokeyVW	SmokeyVW said 295 days ago (January 31st, 2009)
	. well, there is no making up for lack of singing skill! :-) it's surprising how well our lack of singing ability matches up so well in this duet. :-) check out the old version sometime thanks Check out my latest song called One For Me

Skean	Skean said 296 days ago (January 31st, 2009)
	Its cool to hear an 'ol post, as I never have the time to check so much old song I wold like to do. Check out my latest song called Let's Go Trippy

SmokeyVW	SmokeyVW said 295 days ago (January 31st, 2009)
	. i understand thanks for listening Check out my latest song called One For Me

edpdx	edpdx said 296 days ago (January 31st, 2009)
	Flashback to the Human League. All the instruments are put together and chosen perfectly to compliment your voices. The only thing I would say is that maybe the first time the phrase "ever time" is song should be done in unison, that way it would sound more fluid, since your voices compliment each other so well. Awesome! edpdx Check out my latest song called Constellation V.2

SmokeyVW	SmokeyVW said 295 days ago (January 31st, 2009)
	. i always liked Human League - guess it shows there is a really good reason why our voices work together so well... :-) thanks Check out my latest song called One For Me

echoroom	echoroom said 295 days ago (January 31st, 2009)
	Glorious This is wonderous, I LOVE this. I'm so glad you reposted this so I could discover it - lyrics are just awesome! Check out my latest song called Deeper (w/t Racerat)

SmokeyVW	SmokeyVW said 295 days ago (January 31st, 2009)
	. thanks! this song has been here since the first day i signed up on MacJams. (well, the original mix anyway) i like the lyrics too, really. it's a cool angle on the human condition Check out my latest song called One For Me

Vic Holman	Vic Holman said 295 days ago (January 31st, 2009)
	excellent pop tune great tune and mix. I really like this. it flows so naturally. excellent tune, Bill Check out my latest song called November

SmokeyVW	SmokeyVW said 295 days ago (January 31st, 2009)
	. glad you liked this! thanks Check out my latest song called One For Me

Doadars Uncle	Doadars Uncle said 295 days ago (January 31st, 2009)
	I've changed, too! Great lyrics! This is making me smile! Check out my latest song called Capitalist's Drag

SmokeyVW	SmokeyVW said 295 days ago (January 31st, 2009)
	. change is the only constant as they say thank you (don't know if you remember, but you commented on the original version of this) Check out my latest song called One For Me

Doadars Uncle	Doadars Uncle said 295 days ago (February 1st, 2009)
	You're right And I thought I remembered it as I listened, but I was on my way out for the evening and didn't make the reference. I'd like to take a look sometime! Check out my latest song called Capitalist's Drag

sloparts	sloparts said 295 days ago (January 31st, 2009)
	Wow Bill I love the lyrics, and the production on this. It's so clean and easy to listen to. Beautiful bit of writing Bill. Na the music fits it so perfectly. Glad you joined the festival my friend or I might have never heard this one. Be well and be cool Bill, Ed Check out my latest song called Just a little Something

SmokeyVW	SmokeyVW said 295 days ago (January 31st, 2009)
	. same old lyrics! same old tracks, mostly, except: i removed some reverb split the horns into separate tracks and panned them added some drum fills spiced up the bass with some distortion added real ocean effects for the extended fade out tweaked the EQ that's all i learned since i got here :-) thanks Check out my latest song called One For Me

FEEL	FEEL said 295 days ago (January 31st, 2009)
	Nice Mix And I'm impressed, this is really good for a first post. I really like the groove as well. The unpredictable progression really adds to the composition. Check out my latest song called Pigs Fly

SmokeyVW	SmokeyVW said 295 days ago (January 31st, 2009)
	. when i signed up here at MacJams i had been GB hacking for 9 months or so... and i picked out my best to roll out first, and again here for the Reunion Fest. i still like this song myself - it speaks to me on several levels, in ways i didn't understand when i wrote it. how can that be? thanks Check out my latest song called One For Me

egobandit	egobandit said 295 days ago (January 31st, 2009)
	recursion I like the female voice, I think I should remix my first one and post it again maybe that should be the next MJ challenge, never mind, I enjoyed it! Check out my latest song called when its love

SmokeyVW	SmokeyVW said 295 days ago (January 31st, 2009)
	. i like that female voice too! take the bull by horns my friend thanks Check out my latest song called One For Me

Char	Char said 295 days ago (January 31st, 2009)
	Hey, Smokey.. Love it. So right on point! Mary Jane did a nice job, too! Excellent writing. Thank you. Check out my latest song called Break Away (Mark Holbrook & Awigze)

SmokeyVW	SmokeyVW said 295 days ago (January 31st, 2009)
	. the mind is a hall of mirrors. this was from before Mary Jane existed. she was conceived at Woodstock. a hall of mirrors. case in point. :-) thank YOU Check out my latest song called One For Me

bud	bud said 295 days ago (January 31st, 2009)
	Subtle yet effective changes here Bill There's more separation and definition to everything - and it seems you added some more dynamics to the pauses. A great song done one better. Great post. Check out my latest song called eye for you (w/particledots and michael2)

SmokeyVW	SmokeyVW said 295 days ago (January 31st, 2009)
	. thank you for picking up exactly the things i was going for in the remix. i have so much more to learn... Check out my latest song called One For Me

Moviz

Moviz said 295 days ago (February 1st, 2009)

Great clarity
on this.... the recording is perfect to my ears. Love the thoughts behind this and the way you've written/ sung the lyrics... very philosophical and true. The song and presentation is great and the backing perfect... love the congas/ percussion driving us along and the sound of the sea (of life?) at the end.... excellent, cheers M

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SmokeyVW	SmokeyVW said 293 days ago (February 2nd, 2009)
	. i tried to clear it up on this remix/remaster not quite sure why i put ocean sounds in the original, but i stuck with it here thanks Check out my latest song called One For Me

DWL	DWL said 295 days ago (February 1st, 2009)
	Great lyrics The arrangement is full of different textures. Very enjoyable. Cheers Dick Check out my latest song called A Good Night's Sleep with Macferret, Sir Dennis Crowther and Pete Young

SmokeyVW	SmokeyVW said 293 days ago (February 2nd, 2009)
	. did i overdo it with the cowbell? the original tracks had a separate track named "More Cowbell" that shows up near the end -- i left it in pretty much unchanged thanks! Check out my latest song called One For Me

peacepiano	peacepiano said 295 days ago (February 1st, 2009)
	Well chosen I've been listening in to your eclectic pieces for almost three years now. Always interesting. You're one of the few constants from the 2006 crowd. Bill Check out my latest song called I Should Have Known

SmokeyVW	SmokeyVW said 293 days ago (February 2nd, 2009)
	. i'm glad to hear you using that word eclectic -- it's still my musical mantra everything is fair game thank you Check out my latest song called One For Me

richard13	richard13 said 295 days ago (February 1st, 2009)
	Fun and clever or vice-versa. Well done. Check out my latest song called Dancing on the Head of a Pin

SmokeyVW	SmokeyVW said 293 days ago (February 2nd, 2009)
	. thank you very much Check out my latest song called One For Me

davisamerica	davisamerica said 294 days ago (February 2nd, 2009)
	cortex in recursion VW ... very cool Check out my latest song called No Son(egobandit band)

SmokeyVW	SmokeyVW said 293 days ago (February 2nd, 2009)
	. thanks for listening! Check out my latest song called One For Me

Scott Carmichael

Scott Carmichael said 293 days ago (February 3rd, 2009)

I had to laugh a bit
What at first appears "romantic" is in fact a science lesson... as hard as I've tried, i've never been able to work "cerebral cortex in recursion" into a song...

I think you set me up for the expectation of epic romantic... because it opens like Steve Winwoods' "When you see a Chance" really catches my attention... everything you do around here oozes intellegence... but this is mingled with heart..

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SmokeyVW	SmokeyVW said 283 days ago (February 12th, 2009)
	. it's been long enough ago (and many songs ago) that i can't quite recall all the reasons for the lyrics there's certainly science, but there is a bit of a love song in there too - i describe that a little more in the original song's description it's such an amazing world we live in! thanks Check out my latest song called One For Me

Mcboy	Mcboy said 293 days ago (February 3rd, 2009)
	hahaha i remember that conga loop ...nice remix..still a sweet song....! Check out my latest song called Heros( aclarke/mcboy)

SmokeyVW	SmokeyVW said 283 days ago (February 12th, 2009)
	. i guess was enamored with that conga loop. there's nothing wrong with it, except it's been played out! many thanks Check out my latest song called One For Me

caroline	caroline said 293 days ago (February 3rd, 2009)
	it's just your cerebral cortex in recursion words i never expected to hear in song!! i enjoyed them very much - first tune - wow!! thank you x Check out my latest song called clink that link mjrf

SmokeyVW	SmokeyVW said 283 days ago (February 12th, 2009)
	. it's the first song i posted. i had been messing with GarageBand for a while before i discovered MacJams... i put up my best one first. then i uploaded all the other junk! i try to avoid cliches in lyrics. maybe i overdo it now and then. :-) thanks Check out my latest song called One For Me

Ed Hannifin

Ed Hannifin said 293 days ago (February 3rd, 2009)

I've had to read a bit of neuropsych lately...
...so I'm just checking that my mind isn't just dropping neuropsychology into everything I listen to...

Nope. It's Bill.

Cute lyrics and a neat little tune. I could imagine some whimsical pop group going to town on this one... It'd be a big hit for slide shows at professional conferences...

It's quite astonishing all the different kinds and blends of fun and seriousness and intelligence that you bring to the site, Bill...

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SmokeyVW	SmokeyVW said 283 days ago (February 12th, 2009)
	. thank you Ed - i've really enjoyed MacJams as an outlet for my rambling ideas and experiments, not to mention that MJ has a wonderful community and huge and growing library of great music. Check out my latest song called One For Me

TennesseeVic	TennesseeVic said 292 days ago (February 4th, 2009)
	Wow, man That's deep! Makes you wonder what it is in your atomic configuration that makes you come up with this music. Check out my latest song called Tecmo Superbowl 2009 w/ Dead End (MJRF 2004)

SmokeyVW	SmokeyVW said 283 days ago (February 12th, 2009)
	. it's a weird truth that almost everything around us is constantly changing in many different ways. and that we are subject to this constant flux, and we are actually part of the flux as well. there's a sort of Zen quality to the idea. glad you dug the tune thanks Check out my latest song called One For Me

awigze	awigze said 291 days ago (February 4th, 2009)
	SmokyVW great tune. There is something reassuring about the m/f vocals in unison Check out my latest song called We got to Jive in Blues by (Feter)

SmokeyVW	SmokeyVW said 283 days ago (February 12th, 2009)
	. i recall doing the original vocals with m/f unison on purpose, i guess it was to point out the human relationship aspect of the words... but honestly, i don't remember why! i've changed a lot since then. thank you Check out my latest song called One For Me

Rocha Malhada	Rocha Malhada said 289 days ago (February 7th, 2009)
	Who's that? Who is singing the female vocal? Wow, you did a great first song, eh? I'll have to go listen to #1. It's a 'together' song, I really like this Bill. . - Harold Check out my latest song called Kanun Oud Rock (LIOLI9)

SmokeyVW	SmokeyVW said 283 days ago (February 12th, 2009)
	. er, that's just me and my vocal transformer. glad you liked it thanks Check out my latest song called One For Me

lavalamp	lavalamp said 288 days ago (February 7th, 2009)
	Atom Einstein if he were here today. Really dug this. Dave Check out my latest song called Googolplex Times Zero

SmokeyVW	SmokeyVW said 283 days ago (February 12th, 2009)
	. the world of science has gone far beyond where Einstein was. i wonder what he would think if he could come back for a visit? thanks Check out my latest song called One For Me

KellyMarkSmith	KellyMarkSmith said 288 days ago (February 7th, 2009)
	Ok, So it's not exactly the type of tune I personaly like, however!! I kept trying to click the button and I couldn't, I just couldn't move on... I had to finish this tune!! Good work, the key to a good song is that u just can't switch the channel... and u did it with this one. Thanks KMS Check out my latest song called Just Tell Me To Stay

SmokeyVW	SmokeyVW said 283 days ago (February 12th, 2009)
	. i'm so happy to hear this. that's such a complement - i like to dream i'm a composer, and this is a great achievement for me. i hope maybe i also swayed your musical tastes just a little bit. thank you very very much Check out my latest song called One For Me

bug67	bug67 said 284 days ago (February 11th, 2009)
	Bill, Thanks for posting this very well orchestrated piece. Loved the horns at the beginning. Also really like the artwork you chose for this. Brings back fond childhood memories. :) Check out my latest song called Follow the Bouncing Bear With the Kazoo Blues in E (MJRF)

SmokeyVW	SmokeyVW said 283 days ago (February 12th, 2009)
	. i spent some time trying to find a good photo - i thought this one fit nicely in several different ways thanks Check out my latest song called One For Me

futzpucker

futzpucker said 284 days ago (February 12th, 2009)

Such a fine cruise...
As deep as the lyric gets, I still find this song positively charming. I'm a big fan of the French horn, and I like your use of the section here. In fact, all the elements of this song work very well..

Recursion - a mirror looking at a mirror... Some say in our purest state we merely reflect back, as a mirror would, to an observer, and the observer reflects back to us, thereby giving us both a glimpse of the infinite... I think I just gave myself a bloody nose trying to think about this.

I really like the song, in any case. Well done, and a wonderful listen.

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SmokeyVW	SmokeyVW said 283 days ago (February 12th, 2009)
	. i'm glad you liked it. i guess it's a kind of psycho-geek topic for lyrics, but heck, i guess it worked out OK. i'm a fan of French horn, and English horn, and oboe, and flute, oh, and bassoon... hmmm, well, anyway. thanks! Check out my latest song called One For Me

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Name: Bill

Eclectic, at best. I learned some music theory at school, and read a ton about it since. I've listened to lots of music over the years. I once played guitar in an actual garage band and actually got paid to play! Once. Although live performance is an... [see more]

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