"LoveBirds" by The Stan Laurels

[Greeny]

This is such a cracking track. I liked it straight away - it must be all the sixties / Beatles buttons it's pushing in my emotional response centre. And I'm glad you changed your mind about letting others hear it. I do know what it's like to have a song that's almost too personal to share, but those are often the most powerful ones that others can connect with too. Anyway, I love it. And so should you!!!!!

[Bosko Schwartz]

Bluesberry, thanks so much!  You always have excellent words of encouragement for me, which I always feel are undeserved.  But I certainly appreciate them!  I agree, there should have been some harmony in some parts here, but as I said, this one's on the shelf and just waiting to be put on the album.  If I open up this song for re-mixing and editing again, my head may explode.   I am not 100% happy with the mix myself, but I just decided to put it away to avoid insanity.

Thanks, Flash!  It's a Behringer B-1 condenser mic, the only one I use for vox.  Another one of those "mid-range" pieces of equipment I tend to use.   Or perhaps even low-end but it gets the job done.

indierik, thank you!!  She did not burst into tears -- in fact, she laughed at how crappy it was.  Haha, just kidding.  She certainly appreciated it.  As you know, I LOVE me some Flaming Lips!  I am self-releasing it on my own little "fake" record label, Plaid Records.  A word taken from the scene in "Spaceballs" in which they "go to Plaid."  I am doing all mixing and also mastering each song on the Boss, but will send it to a studio for final mastering before I release it.  It should be on iTunes and as many other digital sites as possible.  Not sure if I'll be able to do physical CDs yet.  I'd also love to put it on vinyl.  Yes, "Further Fodder" is yet another great song by you!

Blooby, thanks!  Glad you like the little simple melody line in the middle and end.  That is without question, Beatles-influenced.  I almost think it's stolen sometimes, but I can't think of a Beatles song that this exact melody is in, so unless I get sued, I am sticking to "influenced by."  Jeff Beck -- what an odd comparison, but a cool one.  I love "Blow by Blow" and "Wired," his first two solo albums.  "Scatterbrain" is probably my favorite song by his, mainly because of the intricate drum beat and time signature.  That is one tough one to play for a drummer!

Thanks, Greeny!  I posted this one just for you.   I hadn't planned on throwing it up here, but when you said it was your favorite, I had to do it.  I have said before that I always wished I could find a way to make my stuff actually sound like it was recorded in the 60s.  I have not found and probably will not ever know the secret, and certainly have not achieved it in this production, but I think perhaps I have written a song that could possibly have been done back in the mid-60s.  And that would be a first for me!  I'll take it!

[launched]

I have to keep remembering to come "down" here - this was a great listen! I liked the lone panned guitar that comes and goes and the synth solo caught my ear pretty good. The vox are astounding as usual - with stronger, less weak falsetto than Brian Wilson would do.

As you probably figured out, I'm into unique and refreshing. And this song is... You guessed it...

Excellent post,


Mark

[Satchwood]

Very cool song bosko!! - it is simpler than some of your other masterpieces, but sometimes less is more and this is MORE!  Inspiring!

[Bosko Schwartz]

Thanks, launched!  To hear that this is "unique and refreshing" is a true compliment!

Thanks, Satch!  True, definitely my most simple song.  Sometimes less is more.

[Greeny]

I have said before that I always wished I could find a way to make my stuff actually sound like it was recorded in the 60s. 

Me too! But I think (sadly) that those days are long gone. I mean, you'd need all the vintage guitars, valve amps, and most importantly, analogue gear to do the recording with. It's all part of advancement that we now have recording studios (in the case of the BR micro) pretty much in the palm of our hands. The irony is that George Martin would have probably loved to have the technology we have now! So I guess we're stuck with writing and performing songs to give them the right feel and vibe, and allowing the sum of our influences to show through. Damn, I'd love a hammond organ on some tracks though... !

[Bosko Schwartz]

Agreed, Greeny.  George Martin would have loved the convenience, ease of use, and crisp, clean sound of the recorders we use.  You gotta take the good with the bad, I guess.  I can't afford and don't have access to all that awesome vintage equipment, yet I do have a pretty cool recording studio in my house.  Who had that in 1966?  Not many.  Now, anyone can!

I have given up on creating an old sound, and instead I am trying to create a unique sound that is my own, but the sum of my influences (as you so eloquently put it), most of which happen to be old school.  I will continue on with this quest and see where it takes me.

Everyone's encouragement and support certainly helps!

[OsCKilO]

Loved this one!


You sound really free in it!

Panning is cool!

Nice lesson in the lyrics as well!


Wicked cool J!



Most powerful Vox I've heard in your tunes!!!!!! Thats saying something as the words always mean soooo much!!

Peace


T(Osckilo)

[Frank53]

Simple, melodic, and beautiful. Definitely a 60's feel to this. When making such an eloquent statement, keeping it simple and to the point is a wise decision. The jazzy drum figure in the middle breaks it up nicely. Very well done, Bosko!

Frank

[Bosko Schwartz]

Thanks a lot, Osckilo!   It's nice to hear that about the vox, because I was pretty timid to post this one.  I don't usually sing this high.  Very personal tune, too, written to my wife.  Kind of makes me feel naked to post something where I am so out there, so exposed!

Thanks for the kind words, Frank!   Yes, definitely my most simple song.  But I am of the opinion that less can definitely be more sometimes.  In fact, a lot of my other stuff can get pretty hectic and crowded at times, so it was kind of liberating to do something so simple.  Paul McCartney's favorite tune that he wrote was "Here, There & Everywhere," and it's arguably his most simple as well.  About the 60s vibe, this the only song I have done where I actually made a truly conscious effort to TRY to sound 60s.  It doesn't sound like it was actually recorded in the 60s, of course, but it's about as close as I can get.