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Post by billhammond on May 10, 2007 12:37:36 GMT -5
(I only highlight this to show what process I go through to get some songs. It's really a case of total emersion. It's important for me to finish the song before I become so sick and tired of it that I never want to hear it again. ) You remember Emersion, Lake and Palmier, of course.
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Post by iamjohnne on May 10, 2007 19:13:23 GMT -5
I'll be sure to keep it clean then, Johnne. I should be able to get a recording fairly quick too when it's done. ' [/i]. )[/quote] Not too clean, they are rednecks.
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Post by Marshall on May 15, 2007 6:55:19 GMT -5
OK. I think it's done. Of course there will be some tweaking that always happens as it turns into a "production number." But this has all the parts. I added the second verse, and tweaked each trip through the chorus. This ought to do it:
My Darlin - by Marshall and Johnne
Two balloons were hanging there. Like the invitation read A piece of plywood with the word; WEDDING painted in red I drove around the back to find no one I recognized. Just some redneck biker types. And the father of the bride.
Groomsmen in denim and white They look bodacious while Bridesmaids with bare feet step light The sun is in their eyes.. Preacher gets up to invite
Papa leads the bride in “Good luck, my Darlin’. “
There’s music wafting through the air. It’s a karaoke sound Hank Jr is singng how , “All his rowdy friends have settled down” There’s barbecue for everyone, and a toast that waits on ice. With arms entwined he’ll chug his "Bud." She’ll gulp down her "Bud light."
Groomsmen in denim and white They’re lookin’ studly while Bridesmaids with bare feet step light The sun is in their smiles. Preacher begins to recite
Couple says with a grin “I do, my Darlin’. “
(INSTRUMENTAL)
Groomsmen in denim and white They’re looking handsome while Bridesmaids with bare feet step light Their faces beamin’ bright. Sweet children prance down the aisle
Couple says with a grin “Luv you, my Darlin’. “
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Post by iamjohnne on May 15, 2007 16:56:01 GMT -5
I love it!!!
Can't wait to hear it.
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Post by Marshall on May 21, 2007 7:40:28 GMT -5
It's surprising how much trouble this little instrumental part has been giving me. The song has 2 musical patterns. The verse pattern and the chorus pattern. And they play off each other and turn around into each other. The verse pattern is played instrumentally before the 1st and 2nd verses. And at the close of the tune. It was the first "sound" I invented and is the basis of the song. But I wanted to vary it in the instrumental part of the song. So, I've been beating and bashing all sorts of variations to get something else that works in the same time slot. Finally something else that is nice and synchopated to the main pattern presented itself over the weekend.
But the problem is the turn-around at the end of a chorus demands the return of the main verse pattern.
Well, this morning riding the train to work I churned some things in my head and came up with a mini main part that came to a quick conclusion, and seemed to allow for the synchopated part to take over.
I got in to the office and picked up Ernie, (the office guitar) and plunked through what I heard in my head. . . , and it works.
But the fingering changes are a little awkward, so I'm going to have to play through them 50 or 60 times to make it flow naturally.
But I can say now it's finally totally done.
(It tickles my funny bone to know I'm so totally in tune with the useless music I write that I can work out complex things in my head.)
Sure beats worrying about life.
(thanks for listening.)
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Post by billhammond on May 21, 2007 7:47:51 GMT -5
Marshall -- You have voiced here a process I can relate to. So much of my time, effort and thought processes with regard to new material is centered on problem-solving. If it's not an organization problem, a structure thing, it's a fingering problem, or a key change problem, or a variety problem, or a tempo problem, or a keep-the-melody-ringing problem.
I practically wore out my left wrist last night struggling with, of all things, my stab at Schubert's Serenade. It ain't there yet, but I am at the point where I think I cen see the finish line and it feels as though it will have been worth it, but ya never know.
Congrats on your breakthrough with the piece you mentioned, and I look forward to hearing the polished final product in Iowa!
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Post by Marshall on May 21, 2007 8:46:58 GMT -5
I suspect you would understand the instrumental stuff, Willyum. I find it sure helps being in an alternate tuning. This one is DADGAD. It makes it possible (for me) to meander through some single and double note stuff with ringing open notes in the background that flush out a full sound. Almost like I knew what I was doing.
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Post by Cornflake on May 21, 2007 13:30:58 GMT -5
Yeah, a lot of it is problem-solving, and not only on the music side of the ledger.
I look forward to hearing this one, Marshall. I like the lyrics but on this one, more than most, I'm having a hard time getting a feel for it without hearing the music.
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Post by dradtke on May 22, 2007 15:53:27 GMT -5
I'm weighing in too late here, now that you've announced it's finished. But following the progress has been fascinating.
The title should be "Redneck Wedding". It puts everything else in context. "My Darlin'" could just as easily be "Clementine".
And I would say "just like the invitation said." It still rhymes, and to the ear "read" and "red" are the same word.
But that's just me. Are we going to hear this one in Iowa?
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Post by Marshall on May 25, 2007 7:32:52 GMT -5
You be right when you write, David. "Said" it is. (Though I originally was concerned about a talking invitation.)
And the tune has to be named Redneck Wedding. Nothing else makes sense. (Plus, I can't wait to perform the tune and say, "This is a song about a redneck wedding.")
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Post by Marshall on May 28, 2007 21:09:38 GMT -5
OK. I got a reasonable recording of it done over the weekend. And Gene Backlin has graciously agreed to host a copy of an mp3 of it on his site. Now, be aware that Gene hasn't done any mixing magic. I only gave him an mp3, not the full recorded file. Plus I need to re-record some stuff before I woul dbe happy with my end. But, anyway, here's an chance to hear the musical structure of the song. mp3.ehmz.org/Marshall/redneck.mp3
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Post by Cornflake on Jun 1, 2007 11:14:19 GMT -5
Marshall, at least one non-response has a technological basis. We're now scheduled to get some computer changes this weekend that will allow me to hear this.
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Post by iamjohnne on Jun 1, 2007 18:58:19 GMT -5
I think what I like most is that it is not "country" sounding.
I really do appreciate the song Marshall.
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Post by Marshall on Jun 1, 2007 22:30:46 GMT -5
Well, good, Johnne. I warned that it wasn't "country" in flavor.
But I hope it conveys a sense of appreciation from an outsider's point of view. I would hope that would give it a (potentially) wider more universal appeal than if it was just pandering to an easy audience.
But I enjoyed being a part of it, no matter what.
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