Name: Could U Be Loved (Afro Soul Version) by François Marius
Duration: 3 min 42 s
Description: "Could U Be Loved (Afro Soul Version)" - Latin Pop / Afrobeat song composed, written and performed by Canadian singer François Marius.

Motivation

I Don't Mean To

2.2.22 (rough)

Glow


First time in harmonic minor. Begins with the classic theme and superimposed chords on the 3rd and 5th on your right speaker. I had to give the mixer (unlimited revisions) some degree of freedom. I would have done it 1 sweep to the left  and 1 right. For each section some theory use. So 1st verse, the violins are playing lydian b3 cos’ the vocals sounded empty on it’s own and I wanted some ‘out of the box’ stuff. The chorus ends on D7 which is an outside chord. That was a chord I accidentally hit on guitar and when it returns to Eminmaj7 it’s a deceptive cadence. Double harmonic minor and whole tone on 3rd degree for the trumpets. The ‘through the gaps part’ I did on 5th improv. Wasn’t happy with the chorus I had written and just improvised over the chorus on Logic. That’ s some of my best flow. 2nd verse I did counterpoint for Bond motif. 2nd chorus, the first line you hear was taken from my original improv. It sounded more fitting as the start of a chorus. I had to write an extra violin line for the chorus to keep it aligned with my ‘every chorus line has different orchestration’ philosophy. The bridge has the drums in mostly half time as well as beginning in the key of G. First time I placed a secondary dominant in the middle of a phase cos’ usually I put it at the end. Then, a chromatic chord sequence. Last chorus I complete my strings cos’ I had violins 1/ 2 and I thought I’d finish it off with violas and cellos. It is polyphonic cos I prefer it when composers write lines that don’t match vocal melody.

I take each part of me apart
Like you didn’t feel me
Like the air was distilled by our heart and I don’t
Show a tell because my mind is withered down
Break a sweat because pieces don’t make a sound
The lies we keep lie razor deep like stains on last nights bed sheets
Could we ever leave this life behind my eyes don’t deceive me but my heart is blind

Every bullet has our nations name on it.
In the name of the crown, with the sound of it. ( to keep it accurate cos’ the queen is dead)
I have loved you for who you are and even if you didn’t know I’d always love you. (Kind of a letter to Vesper)
I have always been so sure of this, from the moment I saw you, I knew that I would kiss you.
And even though we fell through the gaps and everything 
Always made me sure that I would be amiss.  

Somebody won’t do it if I wouldn’t do it for your lies 

Every little bit of malice that we detest
Every little bit of sadness in our breath 
Shakes the foundations of what we build to its chest
Am I not a reader of obituaries  (Skyfall reference)
Am I not the protector of sanctuaries 
I’ll lift this orphaned past into a future of service to war (accurate to Bond’s orphan upbringing)

I’d drain the rivers dry just to taste something clean
I know that you will love me.  (Yes a proper Bond pick up line)

Yes, the most accurate Bond lyrics to date. Even pays homage to the bad old Bond films misogyny by saying ‘bitch.’ 
I really like Skyfall/Casino Royale.  I did ‘meet’ Daniel on Broadway when I was at NYU. Walk passed him and should have asked  ‘what was M16 doing on Broadway?’ but in NY the cool tradition is ‘leave celebrities alone’. I think he was good and some people point out the blonde hair but he looks more like a thug than previous Bonds which is closer to Fleming’s idea. People criticise Dr. Christmas Jones for not looking like a nuclear scientist but Pierce looks more like a model than a spy. Not that I know what spies look like. I wanted to criticise the writers for sticking Vesper in every Craig film.  I was watching No Time To Die with my sister in the cinema I was thinking, “Vesper…again?”.  I finally found out she sacrificed her life for him so to mope for all of his films is fine. I did not like the ending which I thought ripped off ‘Hero’ with Jet Li except they replaced  arrows with missiles. I noticed Daniel does swim well. Then, he did the Belvedere commercial and that kind of ruined a little of his Bond image for me. 


Vesper Lynd

Villain

This is the latest demo version of my new track. It was inspired by what I keep getting pushed by the social media apps. I love the track - hope you do too. Thanks for listening, let me know what you think.

ALL OVER X

Psalm 80

Same Old Me (Demo)

"Could U Be Loved (Afro Soul Version)" - Latin Pop / Afrobeat song composed, written and performed by Canadian singer François Marius.

Could U Be Loved  (Afro Soul Version)

Reggae grooves, dancehall bangers and sweet soca anthems from the greatest to the latest that keep the vibes UP!!

Caribics Cube Vol. 2

Subtraction is a Hiphop R&B song made by producer and percussionist Morg@n during the summer of 2020 pandemic. "I wanted to make more tracks that can relate and accommodate with how everyone was locked inside during that time, such as on separations, breakups, and even loss. It was heavily inspired by Drake's Toosie Slide"-Morg@n.

Find us here
-https://www.facebook.com/Morgan-108948340852567/
-https://www.instagram.com/morgan11082000/
-https://audiomack.com/morgan-707
-https://soundcloud.com/user-244198683
-https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUcLypNKFXHMITW6wK8OMSw

Subtraction

Latin Pop Canadian singer based in Tallinn 🇪🇪.
Groover #1 as a breakthrough Canadian artist

Could U Be Loved (Afro Soul Version)

François Marius

Related tracks