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I don't write blues songs. The last one I wrote was "Dechromium Cob (https://songcrafters.org/forum/?topic=2752.0)," when I was 15 years old.

I wrote this one 5 years ago, and the words came to me pretty quickly. It's been waiting for a guitarist willing to put some lead to go with my dumb lyrics. And the chance came today. My friend Andry Ramamonjisoa asked if he could come over and borrow my Strat, and lend me his Tele. I said, "Je te propose qu'on en profite pour enregistrer un peu quand tu viendras chercher la Strat. J'ai un morceau blues en G que j'avais commencé à enregistrer il y a longtemps."

Well, I guess he really wanted to borrow my Strat, so he said Oui. Damn, Andry is a pro – and a devotee of Robben Ford, if you can't tell. This was the second take.

(I suppose I could have put this up in the Member-made backers board. It never occurred to me to do that until right now.)

That's some fine guitar work over your backer (which is a cool song in itself) 8)

Oh yeah. Great blues track with everything cooking. That guitar work is stellar by your friend even though I can't pronounce his name. Your vocal suits this genre perfectly, Ted and the whole arrangement is just fantastic. Love it.

this is cookin Ted... I dig it... so fun... the lyrics are clever as hell... wow...
yeah man... I see why you got inspired working with this guy... so much fun.
it's all great... nobody could make a blues song like this except you...

Those lyrics :D

Now you need a logo! Make it metal. Like in the 80s. Hair Metal.

BTW: Andry is playing through my (cheap) Joyo American Sound pedal plus some Micro BR reverb. That's all. A few of us here have that pedal (https://songcrafters.org/forum/index.php?topic=34103.0). If it sounds like a classic Fender amp, then the pedal has succeeded.

Quote from: Ray Brookes on February 23, 2025, 03:50:54 PMThat guitar work is stellar by your friend even though I can't pronounce his name.

Andry is a very common Malagasy name. It rhymes with "laundry." I rarely have to attempt pronouncing Ramamonjisoa, but a single "o" is usually pronounced like "oo" as in "spoon": Rama-moon-ji-sooa

I've been playing with Andry on and off for 10 years, but this is the first time we've recorded. I've wanted to collaborate, but I've always hesitated to ask because he's a pro, and I can't pay him. So if we collaborate more, my Micro BR and I need to have a solid value proposition.

Quote from: StephenM on February 23, 2025, 04:18:02 PMnobody could make a blues song like this except you

Thanks! (I think.) Maybe I'll write another one in 45 years.

I love this ,your vocal rocks and that guitar is superb.
That tone is excellent.
That dude knows himself around that guitar neck.
Great backer as well.
Great collaboration.

I like bluesy rock and you're doing it so well here, Ted! The guitarist does sound like a pro and so does that bass player (that's you Ted). Some cool gruffness in your vocal style here! I enjoyed the listen.

Wow - love it!

Oh this gets the ooh yeahs going great tone lovely guitar playing and that vocal ooh yeah!!

everything spot on in this track. fabulous vocals and that guitar playing is outa this world!

You should wrote more blues songs I reckon, this is brilliant. The guitar playing sounds amazing. Great lyrics, vocals,bass  drums and organ also.

Awesome to hear another song from you again so quick! The groove is killer, great bass and excellent guitar from Andry. Really fun blues track!

Foot stompin' for sure.  Couldn't keep mine still.

 :) John B

As an excuse to bump this song one last time, I'll offer a songwriting note:

I wrote the verses 5 years ago after waking up with the "really don't know about your logo" tag in my head. When I set about recording the backing tracks (almost 3 years ago) I wrote the bridge. I started to write vague reference to what the logo looked like, and what made it objectionable. Ultimately, I decided that would deprive the listener of the chance to imagine or remember some bad logos of their own. I think I made the right call.

Thanks for the positive comments. This isn't my genre, but I'm pretty satisfied with it, and I'm glad people here seem to like it. Andry has hinted that he'd like to keep this song warm, so there may be... I don't know... a live performance or something. I don't know. It might turn into another chance to bump this post.

Good song, and great guitar playing. The title/lyrics are quite amusing too!

I'm just imagining some inapproprate logo now!

Awwwww... yes.

Cool song and lyrics. Nice delivery... and then this Andry on your strat... WOWSERS!

Through the American Sound... I ought to get mine out again... but, well, you know! ;D

This swings out of the coocking pan(an old dutch saying)love it very much.