Hi everyone,
Here's one I wrote last month. It has had a slightly different birth.
Firstly lyrics are about a larger than life 1970's Aussie surfer who died in 2012. It was a really interesting story
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/9179418/Michael-Peterson.html so I tore out the obituary and there it sat on the to do pile for the last 6 years until last month.
Musically I used the drop D alternate tuning ( which beats me ) on my 12 string which gave it a great drone thingy. And lastly I recorded a demo on my wife's iPad in garageband on holiday, which accounts for the strings, and they and the drums survive from that demo.
Anyway enough guff, here's the track
https://soundcloud.com/neilconnor-2/hey-there-michaelLook forward to you comments and suggestions. Is it any good and what about the mix, especially the vocals. And indeed the title - I can think of three..
Thanks a lot
neil
Hey there Michael sitting up high
Repaired and mended what you couldn’t buy
All started out at Kirra beach
Moved the rocked and you’re out of reach
Hey Hey
Hi there Michael, what’s going on?
You don’t say much and don’t stay long
Is it in the winning or in the waves
Have you gotten what others crave?
Coz you’re the King of the Surfers, you’re top of the dudes
You’re a Deep Tube Rider, with nothing to lose
Hey there Michael, here’s to you
Coz you’re the King of the Surfers, you’re top of the dudes
You’re a Deep Tube Rider, with nothing to lose
Hey there Michael, here’s to you - here’s to you
Drugs and mental illness
And that high speed chase
100 miles to Brisbane
They threw you in jail
Hey there Michael, where have you been?
A long time missing from the scene
High speed cutbacks are just - history
But caught on film for you and me
The King of the Surfers, you’re top of the dudes
You’re a Deep Tube Rider, with nothing to lose
Hey there Michael, here’s to you
c N Connor 2018