Hey gang – new demo.
Most of my work today was on doing some mixing on the awesomeness seth rouch did on Human Nature and Love. Very cool stuff. Click on that link if you want to hear where that song is going… But you may just want to restrain yourself and wait until its finished. I’m debating not posting any more “work in progress” mixes as these songs get more and more fleshed out, just to keep things surprising when I actually finish them. If you’re violently opposed to such and idea, post and let me know. So – choose your destiny, to peek or not to peek, that is some kind of question.
The new tune is kinda neat… I think it would sound good playing with a band. If I had my way, I’d get Chase, John, Seth, and Ian all in the same room to record basics for this one live with me, and kinda get the arrangement more rockin. But right now, it’s an okay tune. I like the lyrics. I may have set the tempo a little too fast, since it seems to me that I’m stumbling over my words a bit. Let me know what you think.
—
Near Me
Copyright 2007 Matthew C Good
I was looking for a reason
to see the change of seasons
through another pair of eyes
One more year of feeling
the cool of the breeze and
I might lose my mind.
I could turn on my car and drive
And we’d start to feel alright
I was staring at the blue tube
thinkin bout the words used
to describe
the place where the land fused
with the sky blues
to divide
the day from the night,
what we’ve done from what we might
But I’m not gonna go
unless you’re near me
It’s cold in the night
the days are dreary
But I’m not gonna go
unless you’re near me
It’s cold in the night
It’s cold in the night
It’s cold in the night
Visions are haunting,
worse than a bad dream.
Nothing keeps you up late
more than a clean slate.
But I’m not gonna go
unless you’re near me
It’s cold in the night
the days are dreary
But I’m not gonna go
unless you’re near me
It’s cold in the night
It’s cold in the night
It’s cold in the night
Honey, I believe in
this place unlike where we’ve been
—
rock and roll.
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5 Comments
hot damn! I can’t wait to play on this song. The live thing would be awesome on so many levels. perhaps a trip to nash might be in order…
i really like the lyrics and i think the tempo is perfect
this is certainly rock and/or roll
This one’s chord progression/ pattern reminds me A LOT of another song you did for SAW….this one:
http://blog.kordix.com/pedalboy/archives/001031.html
I was thinking that too. It’s the melody line that follows the walk down to the minor chord in the bridge. The melody needs to be changed, and the accompaniment of the four of us will change the music up enough to where it won’t sound quite like that song.
Yeah, there’s a fairly strong similarity. Thought I’m not convinced “What You Know” will make the cut, either. It certainly won’t be rocked to pieces, which, as Chase pointed out, will change this one up quite a bit.
That’s part of the advantage of the Song-A-Week project, in general. I can do a bunch of songs, and if I end up with like 5 that sound the same, no sweat, I just take the best one. Thought What You Know isn’t really too bad of a tune. It still sounds like deathcab to me though.
Yeah, this song is better than “What You Know”