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Montego Bay

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calafinestrat

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« on: December 28, 2023, 02:50:49 PM »
Just finished this song.  It's a bit raw with mainly vocals and drums. I wanted a steel drum track really but couldn't find anything on garageband.

This should be a link to the song on soundcloud   http://tinyurl.com/yt83sjrx  didn't know how to embed it.
 
Lyrics

Montego Bay

When the sun don't shine and the sky is grey
I'm going to take you on a holiday
I'll book a long haul flight we can fly away
And wake up in the morning in Montego bay

We can lie on a beach and listen to the waves
Drink a Pina Colada as we soak up the rays
Find a cool beach bar where the rock stars go
Spot some famous faces from a tv show

Mocking birds will be singing as they fly through the trees
With the sweet smell of ganja floating  on the breeze
Red snappers will fry as the Rasta's get high
while the jukebox is playing miss America pie

We're flying away for a holiday
We'll be arriving soon in Montego bay
We're looking down we're less than two  miles high
Over a turquoise sea and a clear blue sky

We'll sit at the bar and drink Jamaican rum
Play a Bob Marley record as the hummingbirds hum
We'll buy a new pair of shades and some Tshirts that say
That we've fallen in love with Montego Bay

When the sun goes down we'll catch a cab into town
Eat some hot spiced chicken as we wander around
We're on our holiday and I'm going to pay
To show you all the nightlife in Montego bay.

So when its cold and wet and the sky is grey
Why don't we book a holiday
A week or two lying in the sun
Recharging our batteries for the morning run

We can lie on a beach and listen to the waves
Drink a Pina Colada as we soak up the rays
Find a cool beach bar where the rock stars go
Spot some famous faces from a tv show

Mocking birds will be singing as they fly through the trees
With the sweet smell of ganja floating  on the breeze
Red snappers will fry as the Rasta's get high
while the jukebox is playing miss America pie

We'll sit at the bar and drink Jamaican rum
Play a Bob Marley record as the hummingbirds hum
We'll buy a new pair of shades and some Tshirts that say
That we've fallen in love with Montego Bay




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pompeyjazz

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« Reply #1 on: December 28, 2023, 08:52:46 PM »
It’s an interesting song @calafinestrat A cool lo fi vibe with some Beach Boys vocals thrown in. I think the vibe is really cool but I would take some of the reverb off the vocals and take them down in the mix as they are pretty dominant. I think there is great potential in this song 😀

calafinestrat

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« Reply #2 on: December 29, 2023, 12:58:22 PM »
@pompeyjazz
Thanks for your input.  You're probably right, the production side of things isn't really my forte.  I've remixed it using your suggestions and I'll re upload it in half an hour or so. Let me know if you think it's an improvement.

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« Reply #3 on: December 29, 2023, 06:47:01 PM »
I enjoyed this a lot! I'll be looking forward to hearing the updates. I love this kind of music.

calafinestrat

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« Reply #4 on: December 29, 2023, 08:05:33 PM »
Hi @CaliaMoko , thank you for your kind comments, glad you enjoyed it
This was a bit of a departure from my usual style. The lyrics
just seemed to fit with a Caribbean style. I've already remixed the vocals
and taken the reverb out.