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Mutlu
by Gary E. Andrews - 04/15/24 07:08 PM
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Dedicated to all those muscians out there who almost made it in the music business. Boulevard of Blues Words & Music Copyright 2003, Neal Klassen Performed by the Neal Klassen All Clone Blues Band http://www.soundclick.com/bands/7/nealklassenmusic.htm (V1) Me and the ivories play this sad refrain I swore I'd never sing in this bar again Is this what they mean about paying your dues Here on the Boulevard of Blues (V2) Quarreling lovers in the corner table A drunk spills his beer while peeling off the label You take what you get 'cause you don't get to choose Here on the Boulevard of Blues (Bridge) Oh they said I was on my way With glowing reviews in the Times But fickle is fame, how soon they forgot my name When the new star in town started to shine (V3) Bartender signals that it's time to close The place is empty but for me and my piano I'm smelling of sweat, cigarettes and booze Here on the Boulevard of Blues (Tag) When somebody wins another must lose Winding up here on the Boulevard of Blues
Who says I can't play the banjo?
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So who hired you to write the story of my life? Actually, here in California, they have outlawed smoking in restaurants and bars. So, you only smell like sweat and booze. Believe me, that's sooooo much better. Funny, how many times have you sworn off an iritating club? Then how many times do you end up there? Then how often do they continue to play you really bad money? Then how often do you go home and swear off the club again? Then how do I get professional help? They must be able to clear up this disease I have.
Really, I love your song. I think that people who don't live life as a working musician won't relate to this strongly, but then again, there will be plently of us that do. Very cool lyrics and piano playing.
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Boaz,
Thanks for your comments. Actually, I've been having you tailed for the past five years. That's how I was able to write this song about you. As for the cigarettes, well, the guy stepped outside to smoke them on his breaks. Or is that outlawed now in Calfornia as well?
Billy Bob
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Hey BB. Great tune! Good job on production. The only nit I have is a silly one, but here goes. In the vocal track I could hear some lip noise (smacking or parting before singing). Might want to edit that out. (Told ya it was silly).
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Well, that's mighty nice !
Bob
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kaboomachuck,
Either you've got damn good ears or I'm a loud lip smacker. This was recorded on a basic four-track, not anything fancy like "pro-tools." So we couldn't just edit out my disgusting noises. My justification for the lip smacks? It's an "honest" recording, which is a euphamism for "yeah, those lip smacks are irritating, but I did the vocal in one take."
BB
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I just got some new studio monitors and was giving them a test drive... Actually the noises wern't all that bad. Probably would not have noticed them, but I've been spending alot of time editing vocal tracks lately... sometimes it gets pretty halarious with all the noises a person makes. Mostly it means that you've got some really good mics, and the song was so good that's all I could pick on! Plus I got so tickled I just had to poke some fun
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Good job. Very 'clean' sounding song and production. And yep, I think smokey bars are coming to be a thing of the past, sweat maybe healtier, but possibly no more pleasant, guess we can't win........... unless we try. mo' later. Later, Mo' ------------------ http://www.mokauffey.com
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Hey man!!
I commented on this elsewhere. Just wanted to chime in here too. In summary...what a great song. I really dug it. Nice work!!
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