I Tried Writing A Punk-ish Rock Tune

mocachapeau

Dagobah Resident
This song is far from being Work-related but I thought I'd share it anyway, it being a creation nonetheless. I suppose it reflects a nostalgic mood I was in when the idea came to me.

There are so many different tastes in music among you I figured some of you might enjoy it. You can listen to it here:



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgdcl-5GLlk



Let me know if the link doesn't work.


And here are the lyrics:

Thinkin back on days before we followed all these rules
Doing anything we wanted to
Being in fine form together was all we tried to do
Never thought that it could end so soon
Though those days are in the past
The memories come rushing back
And make me want to sing this tune

Cause I’ve been thinking bout you
And all we used to do
I’ve been thinking bout you
And all we used to do
I’ve been thinking bout you

Getting primed round supper time then heading down the Main
Foufounes Electriques was always cool
A broken nose at Firehose with A-bomb on the brain
Is more than you will ever learn in school
White Punks was a Christmas staple
We’d drink ourselves under the table
And maybe leave without our shoes

Cause I’ve been thinking bout you
And all we used to do
I’ve been thinking bout you
And all we used to do
I’ve been thinking bout you

More than just having fun together
We saw each other through stormy weather
Friends like these don’t grow on trees, no
There your friends forever

Well I’ve been thinking bout you
And all we used to do
I’ve been thinking bout you
And all we used to do
I’ve been thinking bout you

Driving round the mountain in one crazy painted van
Close your eyes and pray you make it through
Bring the boys to make some noise at any kind of jam
Maybe even steal a keg or two
Life was never complicated
Today can feel so constipated
I keep trying to work it through

And now I’m thinking bout you
And all we used to do
I’ve been thinking bout you
And all we used to do
I’ve been thinking bout you
And all we used to do
I’ve been thinking bout you
And all we used to do
I’ve been thinking bout you
 
Nice! Did you play/sing all parts yourself?

I'm not sure, but you might want to bring the lead vocal track more to the foreground. I felt that the backing tracks overpowered the singing a bit.
 
Aragorn said:
Nice! Did you play/sing all parts yourself?

I'm not sure, but you might want to bring the lead vocal track more to the foreground. I felt that the backing tracks overpowered the singing a bit.

I sang everything and played the rhythm guitar. The bass I wrote with a music notation program and the drums I inserted using a drum sample program. The guitar solo was done by a friend of mine - I thought he captured the feeling perfectly.

I think you are right about the problems with the mix. I had mixed it before and found the lead vocals too prominent, so maybe I overcompensated for that. And I didn't adjust the backing vocals at all which would make your observation spot on.

Mixing is not my strong point so I appreciate the feedback. I can hear the problems but sometimes I'm afraid to play around with it too much in case I end up with a bigger mess than I started with. But I might go back in and try to fix it.

Thanks Aragorn.
 
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