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Gonna try putting Phil Spector violins on the bridge and final chorus next time, but for now, this is basically finished, and words pretty much fail me over how good it's turned out.
Wednesday, August 19, 2015
Your Wednesday Moment of I Can't Believe This is Us
In the studio last night; we edited the harmonies and added cellos on the ending.
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Gonna try putting Phil Spector violins on the bridge and final chorus next time, but for now, this is basically finished, and words pretty much fail me over how good it's turned out.
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Gonna try putting Phil Spector violins on the bridge and final chorus next time, but for now, this is basically finished, and words pretty much fail me over how good it's turned out.
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Very nice!
No offence, but I liked the more stripped down versions of this great song better. If our singer is left with just the sound of his own voice, what are all those harmonies and strings about? This version feels less intimate to these ears. Just my honest opinion.
VR
I agree with you conceptually.
Nice mix between the lead singer and background voices.
To quote someone who comments here from time to time, words fail me.
That's the most lovely piece of art I've heard in many a year. Well done.
When my oldest daughter graduated from Sixth Grade, she wore a very simple white, light-cotton vest dress with a skinny belt fastened at her waist to highlight her curves. The gauzy fabric, which her nipples poked against, had a print of small green and red flowers that were very subtle and scarcely noticeable. The plunging U-neck and back flattered her boobs and shoulders. Her hair was long and flowing. She was stunning and made that ordinary dress look like a million bucks.
Other parents dressed their daughters as if they were going to a tacky pre-show cocktail party for an Elvis gig at the Las Vegas Hilton. Ridiculous updos with horrible hair pieces, tacky formal wear and heels raped the nubile innocence right out of those cute 12 year-old girls and turned them into garish caricatures.
Comprende?
VR - R.I.P. Ecstasy La Joie
tedious narcissism, now with creepiness!
tedious narcissism, now with creepiness!
Seriously. What this has to do with anything other than a mother sexualizing her pre-teen daughter is beyond me.
Comprende?
So Little Miss Know-It-All once again weighs in with yet another thoughtless and snotty comment. Make that TWO thoughtless and snotty comments.
This is Steve's labor of love to do with what he wishes. It is also a tribute to a dead band member, so kindly to be shutting the fuck up.
Comprende?
hey come on isn't every sixth-grade graduation all about the "curves. boobs and nipples? WTF and I usually love everything VR has to write but WOW what a load of crap and putting down the song besides. stick with the trips down memory lane and leave your poor daughter's pre-teen boobs out of it.
If I didn't love the song, I wouldn't have taken the time to comment.
Any true art lover wouldn't get hung up on the my loving description of my daughter. She looked beautiful in a simple ordinary dress. It brought out all her natural radiance. If I could only paint her.
If one thinks curves, boobs and nipples are "sexualization" when referring to Sixth Grade girls, then one denies the nature of puberty. My daughter, like her mother, and her mother before her, was nearly fully bloomed at this time in her life. Should we have been ashamed of ourselves for the uneasiness this caused in our elders?
I didn't "sexualize" her in the pejorative, buzz-word sense you project, I described her and contrasted her with some of the other girls at the event to make the point that sometimes less is more.
Do what thou wilt.
VR
most of your explanation is pretty much incoherent, but it does make clear that you just can't shut up.
My opinion is that the recent overdubs are somewhat intrusive and don't flow conceptually, organically or seamlessly with the basic track, which is absolutely wonderful. I can only suggest not to overthink this one. It's only my opinion. What y'all do is, of course, your own biz. Try not to confuse my opinion with a personal attack.
VR
Any true art lover wouldn't get hung up on the my loving description of my daughter.
Oh, so now your daugher is a work of art? And those of us who thought your description of her was inappropriate and irrelevant are heathens? All you had to do was say she looked really pretty in a simple white dress and leave it at that. Instead you not only went into an unnecessarily sexual description of her, you also judged all the other parents for not being as tasteful as you are. And then you turned around and insulted us for calling you on it. And THEN you got all sniffy when we returned the favor.
I'm going back to my normal mode of skipping your posts. Life is too short to waste on your self-indulgent, narcissistic condescension.
So now VR is espousing the doctrine of "less is more"?
The irony is just too delicious.
As a mother, you're free to describe your children as you wish. Privately, and to friends. But sweet Jeebus, not on a public website just because YOU'RE anonymous. You know, when it comes to THEIR lives, kids don't get to choose what their parents post in public arenas, and few parents ask their kids before they post embarrassing photos or comments. Know why? Because such parents don't see things from the perspectives of their kids, and perhaps don't even consider the concerns of their kids. And you may have read that kids frequently make bad decisions themselves about what to post and tweet and FB and IG. At least kids some can hope that their folks know better. And no one denies puberty, or that your daughter bloomed. We just don't care, and it has nothing to do with power pop music, except in a song writing or literary sense, and you're not Leonard Cohen or Vladimir Nabokov. Such gratuitous comments coming from a parent are at best borderline cheesy and at worst, pandering.
My daughter's 30 years old now and is a CPA and part-time legal secretary. We've been watching Jack Benny reruns together, savoring some vintage wine and laughing at these teacup tempests. OK, so you're not Chabas fans, I get it. Take a deep breath and chill out:-) And try to stay on point, which is that I'm not fond of the recent OD's. Nothing personal, just my opinion. Feel free to disregard.
VR - BTW, raised 6 kids in my own fashion and they all turned out great:-) We love the shit out of each other. And no one's hung up.
mmmm...vintage wine...so good! vintage wine and loving the shit out of each other...nothing beats it!
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