Shopping and Dogging

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Mikey

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« on: October 18, 2017, 09:16:22 PM »
Here is a track Andy and me have been playing with for a while and have finally finished it, its another loud one so turn it up to 11.

https://soundcloud.com/cawproductions/shopping-and-dogging

Verse 1:
intro track:
I thought I saw you at the bus stop
tight jeans high heels and that blue top
You had a job on the counter in the co-op
Your wearing clothes that were a bargain from the pound shop

Pre chorus:
Now I can see that you have changed....
you think you have it pre arranged.....

Chorus:  
you can be, you can be,  like one of them.
You can be, You can be.....Theyre always shoppin and Doggin.
and now wanna be like one of them
youre just shoppin and Doggin.

Verse 2:

Now you're running with the jet set
made your money selling porn on the internet
Brings you out in a cold sweat
selling out, sell yourself, with no regrets
(little solo)
One in the bank, Fill the tank, draw a blank
and then you’re on it again……..
 

Verse 3;

Now you're trying to catch a millionaire
Digging for gold with your long bleached blonde hair
You got a dirty money love affair
Now thats a secret with ya friends, you don’t wanna share
 
Now I can see that you have changed....
you think you have it pre arranged.....
But you gunna find out what its about, when your done
When the  bottom of your world had enough and gone.......(to chorus solo BV)

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« Reply #1 on: October 18, 2017, 09:43:09 PM »
nice song guys    new wave/indie sounding   nice catchy chorus!       well done mate!

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« Reply #2 on: October 18, 2017, 10:43:58 PM »
Ah ! My 2 favourite activities,  hang on, I thought it was all about going to Tesco and taking our furry friends to the park but it isn't,  it ??? Great rocking tune guys,  I had to turn it up to 12  ;D

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« Reply #3 on: October 19, 2017, 03:09:36 PM »
HI Guys.

Ah ! My 2 favourite activities,  hang on, I thought it was all about going to Tesco and taking our furry friends to the park but it isn't,  it ??? Great rocking tune guys,  I had to turn it up to 12  ;D

were you thinking of something else Pompeyjazz>.......Nice

Thanks for kind words, glad you liked it, was a smasher, I mixed it very looooud too, poss a bit too much, but hey, its a rock song.

nice song guys    new wave/indie sounding   nice catchy chorus!       well done mate!

Thanks Macker, Glad the chorus came through as we hoped.

Cheers
Andy

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« Reply #4 on: October 19, 2017, 10:19:33 PM »
Dudes, dial E for Excitement, this is f**kin awesome.
I heard about 20 seconds and instinctively knew I was in the presence of greatness.
Yeah lyrically it's sloppy and throwaway but y'know I don't care when the rest is this good.
You guys are on fire!

Mikey

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« Reply #5 on: October 20, 2017, 07:47:53 PM »
Dudes, dial E for Excitement, this is f**kin awesome.
I heard about 20 seconds and instinctively knew I was in the presence of greatness.
Yeah lyrically it's sloppy and throwaway but y'know I don't care when the rest is this good.
You guys are on fire!

Thanks a lot mate, lyrics are the bit we find more difficult to write but we always try to get the whole thing working together. Anyway, really glad you like it.

Mikey

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« Reply #6 on: October 21, 2017, 10:27:11 AM »
Hi Guys,

Enjoyed this a lot.
Sort of Arctic Monkeys meets Blur.
Cool music and top vocal performance.

Could have done with Stan Collymore rapping over it though... :)

Digger

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« Reply #7 on: October 22, 2017, 07:13:45 PM »
Hey guys. I much prefer this one to your last tune. It's got a more genuine feel to it and a real swagger. It rewards repeat listens too. The second time I played it, really grabbed me by the balls (in a good way)  :)

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« Reply #8 on: October 22, 2017, 08:27:00 PM »
Cheers Guys,

Again this was a track that I sang on so we weren't sure if my vocal would work on it. Added a bit of distortion, sorted.

Its a bit of a storytelling track so just boshed it in punk style.

Cant go wrong with loads of guitars and drums.

Thanks for the listens

Andy

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« Reply #9 on: October 23, 2017, 11:13:01 AM »
Yo Mikey.

I love the sound on the rhythm guitar,just the right amount of crunch without any fizzy nastiness,lovely.

The vocals sit really well with the Oasis feel to the song. My only thought would be to scale back on few of the lead passages and let the song breathe. It's a thing with us guitarists,we need someone to tell us when to stfu.  :D

Very enjoyable,rocking tune.

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« Reply #10 on: October 24, 2017, 07:19:26 PM »
Yo Mikey.

I love the sound on the rhythm guitar,just the right amount of crunch without any fizzy nastiness,lovely.

The vocals sit really well with the Oasis feel to the song. My only thought would be to scale back on few of the lead passages and let the song breathe. It's a thing with us guitarists,we need someone to tell us when to stfu.  :D

Very enjoyable,rocking tune.

Cheers Skub, thanks for the great feedback, totally disagree that lead guitar can be too loud though, I have the same argument with Andy on every track  ;D

Glad you like it

Mikey

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« Reply #11 on: October 25, 2017, 07:53:12 PM »
Great guitars and vocals!! This is a feel good rocking song, great stuff! Really well produced too!!


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« Reply #12 on: October 25, 2017, 09:42:53 PM »
Hey guys,

Lots to like here, vocals and music are great, I love the title! Haha! Very catchy chorus...”you can beeee...” ;D

There’s some great backing vocals.....BUT (sorry :o)  for me it’s a bit too busy when you sing ...”now I can see that you have changed.”  Let me explain... I like your idea, but too my ears...it all seems  a bit on top of each other there,which makes it hard for the ear to decide what it should be focusing on. (I hope that makes sense) it might just be a case of adjusting the backing vocals volume there? It might be that the sounds of the words themselves are busy when put together, by that I mean the “ch” & “ged”...oh hell,sorry, I’m not being very articulate  ::) I guess I mean, some words “sing” better than others, when put next to other words? :-\  ;D

I hope that’s of some use to you guys. I did really enjoy the track. ;D

Cheers
Leo

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« Reply #13 on: October 25, 2017, 10:40:43 PM »
Cheers Darren, so glad you enjoyed it.

Leo, I know what you mean about it being a bit busy in places, to be honest, we wrote this track for a laugh, and decided we were going over the top on everything, so we have been pleasantly surprised that it has gone down so well, the title came from chatting to Andy on the phone while I was walking the dog, and said I have to go shopping with the Mrs later, and it all stemmed from there, its amazing where the ideas spring from. anyway, thanks for the great comments.

Mikey

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« Reply #14 on: October 25, 2017, 10:43:27 PM »
Hi Lostboy..

Ha, yeh I did say to Mikey about this mix being busy but then we said, what the hell, Lets make it a bit chaotic...It was a bit of a nightmare to mix...

No worries with feedback, thats what we put our tracks up for, to get the listeners perspective...Even if people dont like it, Thats just the way it is. I always feel you gotta write and record what your personal taste likes.

I have only just started to record my own vocals as I hated my own voice when played back but am getting used to it a bit now, (still not a fan), strangely enough, I am super picky when recording other vocalists..

Thanks for checking it out..