I Don't Care What You Say - original by des0free

[des0free]

I just returned from a 2 week trip to England, and found a tiny song fragment I recorded before leaving, made when testing my new Gretsch semi-hollowbody electric guitar.  I picked it up yesterday and was able to crank out this song.  I usually take forever to find lyrics and chords, but here I just laid down some simple chords and quickly riffed vocal attempts while looping parts of the track, and just came up with whatever I could in ~1 minute per line, not worrying if it really made sense.  I read that the ABBA songwriters barely spoke English when writing their songs and just stuck in English words semi-randomly that fit the melody.  Or maybe I was inspired by StephenM's ability to endlessly crank out lyrics on the fly.


Tracks:
2 Electric Rhythm Guitars (Gretsch G2622T Streamliner with Broadtron pickups) into Amplitube Fender Bassman plugin, panned
1 Electric Lead Guitar (Gretch again) into Amplitube Fender Bassmann (verse) and Amplitube "Brit 8000" (chorus) plugins
1 Fender Mustang Bass into Amplitube Fender TBP-1 plugin
5 vocal tracks - CAD E100Sx mic into CLA vocals plugin
Drums - MODO Drums plugin (Studio Kit), midi patterns from Sampletank 4
Everything recorded with Tascam US-2x2HR USB interface into Reaper
Mixed and mastered using Focusrite FAST Eq, Compressor, and Limiter plugins

[StephenM]

I read that the ABBA songwriters barely spoke English when writing their songs and just stuck in English words semi-randomly that fit the melody.  Or maybe I was inspired by StephenM's ability to endlessly crank out lyrics on the fly.

This rocks and rolls and howls at the moon.... Doug this is smokin good heavy pop rock... I really dig it... that little lead poppin in and out, I think it is a guitar sounds so 60's and even a touch psychadelic...
REally great radio number... people would be singing this one... and we would all get necks aches from head bobbing...

I think you should do this method more... a real winner here.

[Bluesberry]

Oh yeahhhhhhhh...this is good..there is a real nice looseness to this ........easy feeling groove...really good song

[Mike Huntingford]

Yu know what is so infectious about this song.... the "Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah"! Great touch and really makes the tune IMHO.

Great work of love.

Mike

[Ray Brookes]

Whatever methodology you used it certainly works here and a great track is the outcome. First class production and cool instrumentation.

[hardlock]

Nice rocker. Dig the change up from verse to chorus. Ends quite abruptly however...

[Redler]

Fine atmosphere here! This has many catchy elements both on lead guitar and vocals. Great job!

[maxit]

my goodness, that's a song that works. Infectious, an anthem, a 'silly' song that makes a lot of sense!

[Trist]

very good production, like the yea yeah yeah parts makes for a cool hook,  really well made and catchy too, i liked and enjoyed

[cuthbert]

Great song, des - with a very strong chorus! You should continue exploring this method of songwriting, as it has worked so well here.

Thoroughly enjoyed listening!