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Two Lovers

TIME TO GET BUSINESS STRAIGHT
Original song by Nicole Willis & The Soul Investigators
Rock'n roll reinterpretation by Overdrive

Syncopated vocals have become something of a rarity these days. Most singers prefer to create melodic lines that fit perfectly into the tempo of the song -- because it's much simpler, the vocals can be created in one go, on the same day, without too much effort. But every now and then a talented singer comes along who decides to break the tempo of their vocals in an absolutely original way. 

This is the case of soul singer Nicole Willis in the song "Time To Get Business Straight". 

The first time I heard this song, I was absolutely fascinated by the broken rhythm of her vocals. And the way the second part of the song repeated the first part made it clear that those vocals were far from improvised -- on the contrary, each intricate part was designed to be there, as if it were a mathematical structure.

Check out the original version:

https://youtu.be/5fYKRt6ZtJk

I extracted the vocals using Ultimate Vocal Remover and realized that the melodic line fit very well into rock songs. In fact, they were even the provisional vocals for the song "Rocket", before the amazing singer Sumi took over the microphone and did a brilliant job. But the idea of using Nicole's vocals remained and after the good response to the cyberpunk reinterpretation of "I'm Bored", I thought it would be interesting to attempt a rock'n roll reinterpretation of "Time to Get Business Straight".
 
Of course, I tried to get in touch with Nicole Willis during the process of creating the song and after the track was posted on Soundcloud. She currently lives in Finland and is still active as a singer in her sixties. Here's one of her most recent performances:

https://youtu.be/Q9AAF-QRQ5o

Her social networks, on the other hand, seem to be rarely accessed and I've had no success in contacting her. Damn, it would have been an unforgettable collab, I'm sure of it. 😄

Hope you enjoy my rock'n roll version of this soul music classic.

Time To Get Business Straight

this is another little tune recorded with a fender strat and a les paul copy...

blurry thoughts in your head
as you run over the hills
your late in class 
and you didn´t do your homework

mark my words when I say
you can´t carry all that weight
there was no way to get higher

so I went my own way

there was no way left to get higher

Higher

Full Metal Alchemist

NickJC Our Lives Ft Sergi Yaro

Mind Over Matter

La cité perdue d’Ozalara

Je rêve de toi Ozalara
Je t’ai perdue. Les dieux l’ont vu.
La démesure et la luxure
Ont provoqué leur colère drue

Ozalara
Ozalara

Cité radieuse au commencement
Tu as déçu le firmament
Il suffisait tout simplement 
De respecter leurs commandements

Ozalara
Ozalara

La mer béante t’a engloutie
Un soir de mai. J’étais partie.
Cela n’a duré qu’un instant
Pour disparaitre éternellement.

La mer béante t’a engloutie
Un soir de mai. J’étais partie.
Cela n’a duré qu’un instant
Pour disparaitre éternellement.

Ozalara, cité perdue
Tu fus jadis un havre de paix
La démesure et la luxure
T’ont entrainée au fond de la baie

Ozalara, je t’aimais tant
Mais tu mérites ton châtiment.
Tu as perdu, depuis longtemps, 
De vue le ciel, 
La terre, tes commandements

Ozalara

Je rêve de toi Ozalara
Je t’ai perdue. Les dieux l’ont vu.
La démesure et la luxure
Ont provoqué leur colère drue

La Cité Perdue D'Ozalara

Dripping with ice
Like she's got it all down
Walks in the room
She's the toast of the town
No one would never know that she's just
Daddy's girl from a small town world

Working so hard
Climbing to the top
Left them all behind
Or so she thought
But deep inside she'll always be
Daddy's girl from a small town world

All those big glitzy lights
Of the big city nights
Instead of country roads
In your grandpa's Ford
So many things in your life
You find slipping away

Fly high
But never let them into your heart your heart
If you run around chasing the stars
Never forget who you are

Fly high
But listen to the beat of your heart
If you run around chasing the stars
Never let them change who you are

All of your life spent chasing the dream
But when you look in the mirror, do you like who you see
Scratched and clawed your way to the top
But standing here now, do you like what you got
And what it cost

But tonight she's
Walking around
Turning every head
With her style and poise
No one suspects
That behind that dress, she's really just
Daddy's girl from a small town world

All the glamorous sights
Of the big city life
Instead of fireflies
On a summer night

Fly high
But listen to the beat of your heart
If you run around chasing the stars
Never let them change who you are

You could have the time of your life
Or the darkest of times

Fly high
But listen to the beat of your heart
If you run around chasing the stars
Never let them change who you are

All of your life spent chasing the dream
But when you look in the mirror, do you like who you see
Scratched and clawed your way to the top
But standing here now, do you like what you got
And what it cost

You could have the time of your life
Or the darkest of times...

© 2024 John Mendenhall

Daddy's Girl

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