Ding Dong

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Slightly explicit. I used the word "bitch" a few times. The censors will probably object.

This is my cover of another Wiz of Oz tune. I upload "Over the Rainbow" which was a jazz interpretation of the classic tune from Wizard of Oz. This is a progressive rock version of another tune from that same film. The only thing in common with the original is the lyrics, which I stayed true to.

Instrumentation:\-
- Hammond B3
- The ToneSToneS vocal quartet.
- 4 tracks of PRS guitar
- Bass
- Tubular Bells
- Glockenspiel
- Moog Synth
- Sampled Choir
- Drums

I've been on a kick lately to using unusual instruments. The Tubular Bells and Glock both qualify.

I've been thinking about using this for my iPhone as a ringtone.

-- Steve

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Hits: 1499
Comments: 39
Fans: 27
Plays: 98
Downloads: 47
Votes: 1
Uploaded: Jan 14, 2011 - 08:14:51 PM
Last Updated: Jan 14, 2011 - 08:17:36 PM Last Played: Dec 18, 2012 - 01:43:54 PM

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Gaylen75	Gaylen75 said 857 days ago (January 14th, 2011)
	Great Love the synth and guit tones! Check out my latest song called Weak by Speakeasy Sway

tonestones	tonestones said 849 days ago (January 22nd, 2011)
	Thanks, Gaylen I always liked the way a moog and guitar sound together, especially playing harmony lines. Check out my latest song called In Some Other World

Carrie71	Carrie71 said 857 days ago (January 14th, 2011)
	Awesome. Great job Steve. Check out my latest song called Pretty Baby Bang Bang w/ProtoTypeEightyOne/Gaylen75

tonestones

tonestones said 849 days ago (January 22nd, 2011)

The Wizard of Oz
This was the first movie that really stuck with me when I was growing up. That flying monkey scene gave me nightmares for years. I loved the movie and the music from it is so easily recognizable I always wanted to do a prog-rock opera of it. I'll post the third (and by far the strangest) from this series soon.

Thanks, Carrie.

Check out my latest song called In Some Other World

WharmtonRise	WharmtonRise said 857 days ago (January 14th, 2011)
	Great Wonderful sound use. Love the harmonies on the vocal parts. Harmony work is really good throughout on the instruments too. I like the runs.. very prog. Cheers! Check out my latest song called Mortal Coil F

tonestones	tonestones said 849 days ago (January 22nd, 2011)
	Thanks, Andrew I've done this kind of treatment (prog-rock-ified) to a number of classics. I like taking easily recognizable lyrics and writing songs around them that are completely different from the original. I'm glad you like it. Check out my latest song called In Some Other World

awigze	awigze said 857 days ago (January 14th, 2011)
	What a world what a world As a former member of The Lollipop. Guild I would like to welcome you to Munchkin Land. This was most sincerely awesome. Check out my latest song called Dark Waters w/scofugate, ktb, Pickquickrecords, Ren-Tin-10

tonestones	tonestones said 849 days ago (January 22nd, 2011)
	lol Andy, did you get kicked out the guild? You really have to keep up on your dues payments ;) Thanks, buddy. I appreciate it. Check out my latest song called In Some Other World

alackbass	alackbass said 857 days ago (January 14th, 2011)
	Ding Dong That guitar riff is a wicked bitch. I love the lighter section around 1:00. Wild drum track and the Kansas inspired riffs leading back to the rocking chorus are great. Nice vocals. Production and mix are top notch! Such an interesting and fun listen! Check out my latest song called Just Ain't Worth a Song (2 Track)

tonestones	tonestones said 849 days ago (January 22nd, 2011)
	Ding Dong Thanks, Andrew. When I finally get around to doing the video for this I'll have to get your grade school class to do the munchkin parts ;) Check out my latest song called In Some Other World

hackneybloke

hackneybloke said 857 days ago (January 15th, 2011)

ding dong
hi steve. yeah...you're evil and should be banned from the site. great mix, and great vocals. bells work perfectly...it does actually have hints of mike oldfield in other places. love the sixties groove departure at 1.50 and beyond....seriously clever construction. this song goes all kinds of places in all kinds of clever and interesting ways. i still can't reconcile the fact that this is a song about the wizard of oz though...have you been smoking something...and can you get me some?

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tonestones	tonestones said 849 days ago (January 22nd, 2011)
	Ding Dong ... pure evil at the door... err... no... cute little puppy knocking... The ties to the wiz are a little loose. Wait till you hear "If I Only Had A Brain". Check out my latest song called In Some Other World

ShadowofNine	ShadowofNine said 857 days ago (January 15th, 2011)
	In the best tradition of Prog...to cool...enjoyed Check out my latest song called A Sad Goodbye (Julia's Song)

tonestones	tonestones said 848 days ago (January 23rd, 2011)
	Tradition Oh man... Now I have to do Fiddler on the Roof, the prog opera! Thanks... Check out my latest song called In Some Other World

davisamerica	davisamerica said 857 days ago (January 15th, 2011)
	lol..."ringtone" ... this is a wickedly wonderful track .... downloaded. Check out my latest song called 12

tonestones	tonestones said 848 days ago (January 23rd, 2011)
	Ding Dong, the ringtone That is what inspired me to do this in the first place. I thought about having a ring tone with Ding Dong the Witch is Dead. The rest just grew out of the concept. Check out my latest song called In Some Other World

magnatone	magnatone said 857 days ago (January 15th, 2011)
	Ding Dong oh man, i love this steve! i'd love to try working with a moog synth - have i asked you before where you are getting that instrument? this is really sensational - your music is always so complex yet totally accessible. Check out my latest song called Blind Love (Seeing Heart) - Orchestral Version

richard13	richard13 said 857 days ago (January 15th, 2011)
	Far out! This is totally fab Steve. As Julian says, seriously clever. Check out my latest song called Caledonia

KCsGROOVE	KCsGROOVE said 857 days ago (January 15th, 2011)
	cool song! Great oldschool vibe! Excellent songwriting! Cool synthwork! KC Check out my latest song called I DON'T LIKE IT

Doadars Uncle	Doadars Uncle said 857 days ago (January 15th, 2011)
	Cool I love the composition of this! Crisp and fresh! Check out my latest song called Alone (reboot)

Daugrin	Daugrin said 856 days ago (January 15th, 2011)
	Munchkin Mania Of course, the Wiz, and the original were not enough. Excellent production Steve. You did it all so sweetly... Daug Check out my latest song called Ride Yer Bike

Scott Carmichael

Scott Carmichael said 856 days ago (January 15th, 2011)

really amazing Steve
I love how you navigate this through all of these very musical movements in the best traditions of progressive... this is truely masterful... I'd love to be a fly on the wall to see how you work... and just how these ideas get fleshed out... as I'm sure you've noticed... I took a real acoustic turn somewhere along the way...

I have to ask... is the same moog that was in the room so many years ago.... it couldn't be... could it???

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aclarke	aclarke said 856 days ago (January 15th, 2011)
	I'm sold... She's dead and you are capable of crafting extremely interesting prog rock versions of Wiz songs... this is very, very cool! Amazingly creative! Nice one! Check out my latest song called By Your Window

mvh9591	mvh9591 said 856 days ago (January 16th, 2011)
	Very Nice____ This has PROG all over it. Nice work on everything here. That drum sound is classic. Once again - Very nice work. Enjoyed - Thanks for sharing, mvh : ) Check out my latest song called 01-15-13 Not sure where it's taking me.

PeterB7858	PeterB7858 said 855 days ago (January 16th, 2011)
	Totally prog! Totally creative, totally multi-talented, totally prog! She's gone where the goblins go - the bitch is dead. Long live tonestones!. Regards, Peter. Check out my latest song called Autumn Falling

Sigmund	Sigmund said 854 days ago (January 17th, 2011)
	Ding Dong Very cool. Lots of twists and turns in this one. You have an interesting and unique style. Do I hear some Yes influence? Nice work - was an interesting 4 minutes! Sig Check out my latest song called Under Your Bed - feat. strangedream, rok41 & Steve Ritter

TERRAPLANE	TERRAPLANE said 853 days ago (January 18th, 2011)
	Awesome all around enjoy all the dimensions to the vocs & the YES like keys fit perfect.. excellent guitar tones ,,, oh yea those Bells work... Great production Steve !!! thanks for the DL,,t Check out my latest song called COME ON IN MY KITCHEN/ w Pockbluesman

sschedra	sschedra said 852 days ago (January 19th, 2011)
	Steve, There's a lot to this production. It mixes a lot of different styles of Rock almost in a kind of rock opera kind of way. Some ELP and Who influences and a lot of other things that could be overlooked if one does not really listen. Very good. Check out my latest song called E Lucevan Le Stelle

jdholliday	jdholliday said 851 days ago (January 20th, 2011)
	wow I can tell a tremendous amount of time and energy went into this stellar creation of Broadway Prog Rockopera! Awesome! Check out my latest song called Please Help, Pride of NYC needs tracks!

Wummimann	Wummimann said 851 days ago (January 21st, 2011)
	Steve, a really great prog song! Check out my latest song called Leaving Home

Bob6stringer

Bob6stringer said 850 days ago (January 21st, 2011)

Prunk Rock!
It's pretty funny to see the title "Ding Dong" followed by the explicit tag... made me wonder waht kind fo Ding Dong you were singin' about. Steve, this rocks. Love the arrangement, especially that dirty-sweet guitar complementing your killer keys (which are like Larry Fast with a bad attitude). Lyrics: Very, very entertaining prog-funk. Prunk?

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jiguma	jiguma said 850 days ago (January 22nd, 2011)
	Synths I'm envious of your skill with the synths - I'd love to be able to use them like this. Top post Steve - sorry I'm late :( Neil Check out my latest song called News Is Gonna Break

shavingronaldscar	shavingronaldscar said 850 days ago (January 22nd, 2011)
	Sweet! Man, I totally remember this tune from the movie. This is an awesome version! Great, original take, I love the Zappa-esque progressive journey you take us through. A fave for sure, everything is right on the money. Check out my latest song called A Rubber Ball's Day Off

Silky5	Silky5 said 849 days ago (January 22nd, 2011)
	Dong Great Track. What a Song. Love the appregiated mutes!!. Very well Produced and played. Awesome Check out my latest song called Road to Apocalypse

Reggie_Pole	Reggie_Pole said 848 days ago (January 23rd, 2011)
	Popprogextravaganza Incredible ride. Love all those changes. About 8 genres mixed together. Totally unique arrangement and great playing. Yowza, sir. Ridiculously clever. Check out my latest song called UnerSpizm

VicDiesel	VicDiesel said 848 days ago (January 24th, 2011)
	Complexity Great prog rock tune. You definitely have the idiom nailed. The mix is a bit thin. Maybe a bit too much cutting in the mid range? Or maybe it's just my monitors. Check out my latest song called Fourth Candle

tokai	tokai said 843 days ago (January 29th, 2011)
	Prs.. i want one. Wow, some amazing playing on this. Once again some very smooth and interesting transitions. The drum work is highly commendable and really punctuates the whole tune. Check out my latest song called yucatec

racerat	racerat said 802 days ago (March 10th, 2011)
	ding dong Crazy inventive and original. The guitar vibe at 1:54 is killer. Totally complex arrangement. Diabolical. RR Check out my latest song called My Broken Sky

TobinMueller

TobinMueller said 742 days ago (May 10th, 2011)

Never enough green skin
I dig the "where the goblins go" section that moves into that morphing instrumental break. this is one of the best scenes in one of the all time greatest films. I love that you had the courage to rework the whole thing. I can see the video. Maybe how it would've sounded if Yes wrote the music and it came out in 1978, starring a teen age Bette Midler?

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Name: Steve Stone
Location: Pleasanton CA United States

My name is Steve Stone. I live in the San Francisco bay area, originally from Louisville, Ky. College at Indiana University. My focus in school was between music, math and computer science. I played music professionally off and on during the earl... [see more]

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