Raindrops

A song I wrote after a fantastic long weekend in Barcelona with some very special friends. 
It is dedicated to; Katja, Zeiley, Helena, Kess, Damon, Joel, Neil, Jennifer and Erwan.

Mix history:
27th July: added some strings in the beginning and panned full left and right. changed some EQ on the guitars and lowered some of Hammond in the choruses.
6th July. Changed the intro a little. New guitar sound and swapped the EQ space between the bass and the kick
27th June: Backing vox levels fix
26th June: A few more fixes and changed the bass EQ again ;

25th June. Another mix, dryer guitars, added a touch of distortion on the lead vocals. Duplicated the bass track and gave the new track a sub bass function and various fixes, it never ends...
 
24th June. Not happy about the exciter and some other stuff. I'm not a master at mastering (eh..) and use EZ mix mastering plugin as part of the chain. I changed to the basic mastering setting, which is the one I normally use and it sounded better I think. Made som changes to the guitar sound and the lead vocals as well.

23rd June: New version, changed the guitar EQ (it was bit messy), change the EQ on the bass plug-in, added some compression to the backing vox and increased the delay on the lead vox. Changed the pianot sound (was never really happy with that).
Added compression on the trumpet and fiddled around with the master output (always a challenge to get the right punch vs over doing it).
Added an exciter to the master output for clarity

Lyrics:
Time to board a south bound plane
I'm heading out to see my friends
So buckle up, get ready to laugh away

Sweeping views and cool cool cats
Among these stars I found my past
They see the world  with an open heart and mind

We just do what we want, anywhere we want
we open up and come alive
There's no time and no place that we can't embrace
...then someone says
Don't think, just drink, gotta have a good time.

Dancing on the rooftops
Sing it for the world
When we get together 
It's a bubble party pearl
​
​There's nothing that can stop us
​no borders in our way
​if the heart would skip a beat 
​we just push down and play

I say yeah
Yeah ​
​Yeah
​Oh yeah
​​Comon and sing it with me
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Push the button and play

So many steps we have to take 
Another night, another leap of faith 
We face our time and radiate across the sky's

A global tribe, that transcend nations
If there's a call we´ll  join the congregation
So quick and bright, is the life in the bubble of love yeah 

We're taking off, fly away, leave the world behind
Raise your hand and give me 5
This is a ride of a kind that few have known
...then someone says
Don't think, just drink, gotta have a good time.

Dancing on the rooftops
Sing it for the world
When we get together 
It's a bubble party pearl
​
​There's nothing that can stop us
​no borders in our way
​if the heart would skip a beat 
​we just push down and play

I say yeah
Yeah ​
​Yeah
​Oh yeah
​​Comon and sing it with me
Yeah
Yeah
Yeah
Push the button and play

Got to live a little while we're here
Push the button and play

Push The Button And Play

Svala

Just Like Death

Fred & Frihet, Ömhet & Kärlek

Video for the song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqkWS4HY9-s
Version log:
16th April-2016. Changed the guitar sound and did some more re-mix
15th April-2016. Added a intro vocal and did some re-mix of various things and tried Landr.com for mastering as a test, which is what you hear.
30th Jan. Replaced some guitar licks with my new Gibson and Dunlop wah wah pedal at the intro of the solo and end solo. Added some EQ to the hi-hat.

On New years eve 2015 I had been listening to Motorhead a lot for a couple of days following Lemmy's passing. Just before we were about to leave home for a New years dinner with some friends I got this idea about making a tribute to Lemmy in the same style as Motorhead so I picked up the guitar and this riff came to me right away. I then decided to try to sing in a similar style that Lemmy does...did, but with my own touch. The lyrics is a summary of how I experienced and remember Lem. Have a Jack & Coke (or a Lemmy as it is known now) and play it loud!

Lyrics:
I'm down 
I got the news
I'll have a bourbon 
with a touch of blues

You took the lead
A metal god
a middle finger 
with your head up high

Lights out
and you're gone
we will remember
we will carry on

You played the game
A cheap thrill
You'll be missed
at the Bar & Grill

You were born to loose
But you lived to win
Like the original sin

When you spoke your mind
It was the honest truth


So...
Raise some hell
Bang a gong
Have a Jack 'n Coke
This is Lemmy's song


An  Icon
A gentleman
A rocking rebel
with no masterplan

A British mate 
In Hollywood
On speed dial
to Dr Feelgood

A good run
So many chats
you saw the light
coming through the cracks

You blew the wind
Into our sails
A pirate ship
So full of tales

You were the Ace Of Spades
Always forced the blind
Such a mastermind

You've blown the final fuse
But we still play it loud

So...
Raise some hell
Bang a gong
Have a Jack 'n Coke
This is Lemmy's song

Lemmy's Song

You died with your boots on
Like the rebel you were
we don't take shit from no one
We follow your word

You were the Ace Of Spades
Always forced the blind
Such a mastermind

You've blown the final fuse
But we still play it loud

So...
Raise some hell
Bang a gong
Have a Jack 'n Coke
This is Lemmy's song
  
Lemmy's Song, Lemmy's Song, Lemmy's Song, Lemmy's Song

Lemmy's Song (A tribute to the one and only)

My Pain Inside - By Ove Lagerström

Den här låten skrev jag 1994. Då spelade jag i gruppen Vilde medlemmar var då:
Patric Persson- Sång
Börje Ahlin- Bass
Sterling Sjöö- Piano
Tor Dahlin- Trumma
Michael Björ- Synt
Jag- Gitarr

Saknaden-Vilde

g.jans

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