06-15-2006, 12:54 PM
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June Entry - Golden Gate Song
Lots of great stuff this month to choose from! Anyway, I wrote this song based on a conversation I overheard from a group of people who were throwing a wreath into San Francisco Bay. I used to walk my dog in the shadow of the Golden Gate Bridge every day, and saw these somber gatherings every week or so. Happily, I'm living in New Jersey now! 
Last edited by strat78; 10-21-2006 at 04:04 PM.
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06-15-2006, 05:49 PM
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Whats that smell?
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Great Job Strat! Definitly has a late 60's feel to it!! I enjoyed it!
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06-15-2006, 11:40 PM
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THIS IS FANTASTIC!
Strat - this is the first vocal original I have heard from you. This is fantastic mate - in one song you have destroyed me here, I wish I could get one song as pure and as complete as this.
The scary thing is how much it sounds like Richard Hawley, who I absolutely love. You even have a similar baritone vocal style.
Anyway what I am trying to say is ... this is fucking amazing!!!
do me a favour please, if you have a higher bitrate version of this can you please send it to lawmansunley@hotmail.com thanks 
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06-16-2006, 05:49 AM
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Yeah, so what?
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Oh yeah, Me loves this one too  Beautiful arrangements in there, strings, voice choruses (which also sounded very pleasent, dude, very nice singing), even a little bit of sitar? And everything just blended in a very calm and pretty way! Hey, I´d love to listen to more originals like this! 5 here!
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06-16-2006, 07:17 AM
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Great song mate!  |
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06-17-2006, 11:12 AM
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Nice man.. love the melody and vocal armonies
Nice voice!
Good luck!
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06-18-2006, 05:17 AM
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Nice and smooth. Very mellow. However, the best part, hands down, is that little string bend at the end, the very last note. I love how it hangs....
Good luck.
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06-18-2006, 06:11 AM
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Originally Posted by strat78
Lots of great stuff this month to choose from! Anyway, I wrote this song based on a conversation I overheard from a group of people who were throwing a wreath into San Francisco Bay. I used to walk my dog in the shadow of the Golden Gate Bridge every day, and saw these somber gatherings every week or so. Happily, I'm living in New Jersey now! |
You'd RATHER live in New Jersey? Heheh, ok whatever!  (j/k)
This is a real pretty song ya did Strat78 - very soft and melodic. Very nicely done. I love all the guitar type stuff you had going on in the background too. Like the country type bend near the end of the track. That was tasty.
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06-18-2006, 09:37 AM
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Originally Posted by Flet
Nice and smooth. Very mellow. However, the best part, hands down, is that little string bend at the end, the very last note. I love how it hangs....
Good luck.
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I completely agree, that little lick at the end just had to be there! I'm really thrilled that you guys like this song! Thanks so much! |
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06-18-2006, 09:50 AM
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Originally Posted by rjmjajrj
Great Job Strat! Definitly has a late 60's feel to it!! I enjoyed it!
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I agree...I was a teenager in the late sixties and this sure has "that feel"!!! I normally don't get around to listening to the contest songs but, I'm sure glad I heard this!!! You're an amazing musician/producer, bro!!!  I wish you would post more often!!!  |
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06-18-2006, 01:04 PM
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Absolutely brilliant!,.....as Goport said "Richard Hawley!"..(pulp's guitarist)....if you havent heard any of his stuff...check it out...you'll be listening to yourself!..its that good...well done!...i'm beginning to feel Porty has exactly the same taste of music as me!...XTC,Jellyfish & the Cardiacs anyone?..heheheeee 5 big stars!
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06-18-2006, 01:30 PM
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Brilliant entry here! Great vocals, kinda caught me by surprise as I was expecting something instrumental.
Just a very well composed, put together and performed song. Very solid.
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Originally Posted by dunnery
i'm beginning to feel Porty has exactly the same taste of music as me!...XTC,Jellyfish & the Cardiacs anyone?..heheheeee 5 big stars!
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I've actually listened a bit to XTC, since I heard Primus' cover of "making plans for nigel". |
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06-18-2006, 03:54 PM
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I GARAWWWNTEE!!!!!
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WOW Strat....completely BLOWN AWAY by this!!!!! So pure and wonderfully done!!! I as well, was expecting a whole other type of thing than this!!! Very pleasantly surprised!!!! You are very versitile my friend. You really must do more of this type of music!!! Fantastic entry, and Good Luck!!!!
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06-19-2006, 08:17 AM
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This is Fantastic!..Everything about it is lovely!
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06-19-2006, 11:45 AM
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Damn Strat!!! This is soooo nice!!!!! You have a great voice,maybe the higher part of the song is not the composition itself (wich is pretty good too) but the way the voice add calm to the listener. Its scary, you are a great guitarist and , and, and,....also a killer singer. 5 Balls, an entry to look out
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