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Hi Y'all,

Here's my contribution to the "blue" collection:

http://soundclick.com/share?songid=9285133

Just wrote this one and recorded it this afternoon...so bear with this "working" version...


***Guess I'd better let folks know from the start of this thread that this version is not the original "working" version....got it fix up real purty now.


Rabbit Blues

I.

out in the garden in the collard greens
lookin’ for my bunny her name is Queen and she loves them greens
lookin’ high, lookin’ low, lookin’ for that rabbit…
where’d she go…where’d she go


CHORUS

oh, I got the rabbit blues
oohh I got the rabbit blues


II.

saw a hole dug unner tha fence
and I ain’t seen my rabbit since
she’s a big ol’ bunny with floppy ears
when I think of her gone, well I break down in tears, I break down in tears


CHORUS


BRIDGE: (of sorts)

if ya never had a rabbit you won’t unnerstand
what it’s like to lose your rabbity friend



III.

a season came, a season went
I started sleepin’ in the garden in an old pup tent…an old pup tent
spring rolled around and to my surprise
woke up to 28 pairs of rabbity ears and rabbity eyes


CHORUS



2nd BRIDGE (of sorts):


if ya never had a rabbit you won’t unnerstand
when they git to making more, it can get outta hand


CHORUS


CODA (sorta):

Queen came home but she weren't alone
she had 27 other bunny rabbits in tow
oh I got the rabbit blues
oohh I got the rabbit blues

ha.....GREAT WORK.

Very enjoyable

Calvin


http://www.soundclick.com/bands/0/calvinstewart

Cool one!

Kept wanting the second line of the chorus to go up and you took it there on the second one at 1:37...would like to hear that more...like on all or every other one...

I love it, the Blue bunny....

tom

Multiplacation IS what rabbits do! LOL
I thought it sounded good and enjoyed the story!

Blessings,
Todd

Ellen, love the story. Nice chord changes in places and love the blues harp. You need a Jews Harp to give it a twang, twang, twang sound. That would really add to the humor. I've got one in the desk in front of me. Here....Catch!!!

Stevie

Is this the famous rabbit from a couple of months ago? Real unique song. Fantastic as all your tunes are.

Rick

Good Mornin',

I knew this one would git yer attention, Calvin! Glad ya liked it!


Hi Tom, thanks for stoppin' by and givin' this one a listen! Thanks for yer comment. I plan to do some more work with it...as this was a first version I just kinda slapped together. It's a brand new baby song that needs to do some growin'!


Hi Todd, glad ya liked my song. Maybe I should re-name it Rabbit Math (for the multiplication factor)!


Oh, Stevie, wish it were that easy...I'd be addin' that "boing" to muh song fer sure! What a great suggestion!


Yes, Rick....it's the lovely Miss Bean who inspired my song! Didja happen to catch her photo on the SoundClick page for this song? I was lookin' for her the other day out in the yard and had a panicky moment when I saw a hole dug "unner tha fence" and thought she'd made off with herself. I worry 'cause she's totally blind and might not know how to get back home. Turns out she was still in the yard, but I made sure I plugged that durn hole up! Glad ya liked it!

Ellen,

I just love ya, I love your voice and accent and this story is so unique and sweet....she came home...not alone, cracks me up, I love it and I love the overall tone of the melody, you started my day off right!!

Tammy

Hi Ellen

I got a big smile listening to you do this and I like that you kept us in a bit of suspense. ; ) Great early take ! jm

Hi Ellen,

What a fun song! I no longer have a rabbit but thought this was pretty cool. I like the harp coming in now and then and that was a nice twist at the end. Not bad for a "working version".

Ricki

I love this one, Ellen. Wow! This sounds great considering it's a "working version." My finished versions don't come close to sounding this good. I love the harmonica and your guitar sounds great.

She's a wonderful rabbit, by the way.

Ellen...very good...excellent vocal as usual....your voice will carry anything...Bob

Happy Friday to All,

Do I have an accent, Tammy? Hahahaha...just kiddin'...even my posts have an accent! Glad I could start your day off nicely. thanks for the kind words about muh "rabbity" song!


Hi Miz Joice, glad I made ya smile. This song just kinda wrote itself. I'm havin' a lot of fun bringing it to life.


Hi Ricki and thanks for your sweet comment 'bout my song! Queen is my very first bunny ever...she has been such a delight. Aren't you hankerin' for another rabbit?


Wendy! Good to hear from ya, Gal! I love it that you think my rabbit is wonderful!...and that you really liked this song! I probably feel the most comfortable playing tha blues (though a blues expert would say that this is NOT a real blues song) Love those songs that start with an E major chord (capoed up to a G for my voice). We have a friend coming to visit who is a guitar genius...hopin' he can add some sweet slide to tha mix!

Okay, so check this out, y'all...

Our friend, Nate is in town this weekend and he is a guitar playin' fool fer sure. He listened to my song once, and then I hit record and he threw out some sweet leads to go with it.

I got so excited about it that I decided to post the "new & improved" version on the spot.

I'll prolly go back in and edit it some where the vocals get stomped on a lil' bit...but dude, I am ready to hold him hostage 'till all my songs get purtied up!

I also re-did the harmonica track, as I was a hair off tempo in the other version I posted.

thanks fer listenin'!

Ellen...this is such a fun one..harp is pefrect and the pickin' is spot on...wanted to hear a verse from the bunny's ears though..lol...floppy ears that make the mice change gears..lol

Nice one...

Larry

Nice additions. Nate did a great job. Your bunny must be ecstatic with the results.

Rick

This is just too cool now!!! Good player, your friend and I like your new licks...

tom

Hi Ellen,

Your song continues to get better !
very nice.

Calvin


http://www.soundclick.com/bands/0/calvinstewart

Hi Ellen

Wow the Bar keeps rising on here -- this is great ! : ) jm

Cool tune & story! You have a great voice for this style Ellen. Great panning in the mix.

John

I enjoyed this one. Especially the tension between rather serious music/vocal delivery and the less serious lyric.

Mr. Bob! I never tire of hearing that folks like my singin'! Seeing your comment this evenin' was a sweet surprise.

Love it, Ellen

Had to laugh because I did not see the "return" coming - great idea!

Lead guitar and harp parts very nice - has a great feel to it!

Scott

Even better! Is he coming north anytime soon?

Thanks Larry! I'm especially pleased ya like my harmonica playin'...I'm still kinda working out how to use the thing!




Thanks, Rick! Miss Bean (a.k.a. Queen) would give it a "2 Ears Up" rating, but she's a lop bunny....tee hee...
and yeah, Nate's tha bomb-diggity on the leads!

Well, I had made the mistake of plugging the hole "unner tha fence" (yes, there really was a hole dug there! the rest is fictional) with a clay flower pot....

...so I'm out in the back yard checking on Miss Bean the bunny and look over, only to see the flower pot pushed out of the hole. I peek through the fence slats and there she is...my totally blind rabbit (seriously folks!) in the neighbor's back yard! Fortunately, she was contained in a small area 'cause of a shed and a squatty little palm tree.

So I run in the house and grab a handful of Craisins (she can't resist 'em!) and commence to waving one in front of her nose throught the hole under the fence. She takes the bait....I offer another one, this time pulling it ever so slowly back through the hole...I see her nose beginning to poke through...I think, "ah, I've got her now!"....nope....she ain't falling for that one.

I ended up having to jump on my bike with her carrier and pedal over to the next street so I could access the neighbor's yard....squeezing my way past that durn squatty palm, sweating like a moose let loose in Miami....finally capturing my errant bunny...

Then I had to haul *ss home and get ready for work!

There's a cinder block stuck in that hole now.

Thanks, John! I got the panning tips from Tom Franz!




Hi Steve, you'll have to check out my "rather serious" event with my rabbit as described in the last post....rabbit people are rather fanatic 'bout their bunnies!

thankz fer listenin', y'all!

Hi Ellen

This is so well done, so cute, absolutely loved it, the music is great too, thoroughly enjoyed listening.

Hugs

Aussie fan

Michele

Hi Y'all,

Thanks Steve, Jan, Scott & Michelle, for your kind comments!

I've uploaded an edited version....faded out some sections where the leads were kinda stompin' on the song.

yerz, Ellen

This sure is nice Ellen. I thought that was you playing that lead. I was like "I had no idea!!!" Still it is a real nice addition. Works real well with that harmonica.
I am still trying to imagine how you play the guitar upside down. I try to picture it in my mind how you do it and I get my guitar and try it but man I still have trouble getting it.
You must do a lot of up strums cause it does not sound like you are playing the high stings first. But never mind that.
I really like this song but I think you may love your rabbit more than anyone I have ever known. And I have a sister in law that loved her rabbit a lot too. But she never wrote songs or anything.
You got good fast with this multi tracking thing.
Tom

Hi Tom,

Yes, I'ma strummin' up when most folks are strummin' down...I use the thumb nail on muh left hand for my pick.

An' yeah, I sure do love that bunny o' mine! My heart is especially tender towards her 'cause she was neglected for the most of her life (one of her previous owner's neglect caused her to become totally blind).

Your last words, "You got good fast with this multi tracking thing" really made my day! I still have loads to learn, but your comment is so very encouraging!

Great updates on this Ellen! Really gives the blues flavor to it.
Totaly enjoyed this!

Todd

Hi Todd,

Thanks for stoppin' by and givin' my song a listen.....glad ya liked what we did with it!

Love yer reference scripture of 1Chronicles 29:14.....the truth and nothin' but the TRUTH!