and so – finally – here is song # 4, Stand and Deliver -
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this is the first song on the record to feature SSA guitarist David Bos and – as usual – his guitar work elevated the song to another level.
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Yesterday I had the pleasure of recording some amazing guitar parts for this song by David Bos – safe to say you’ll notice some major improvements in the next and hopefully final mix of Stand and Deliver, which will hopefully appear within a day or two.
song # 4 is proving to be a difficult one to finish off. we now have lyrics and a working title and something approaching a finished arrangement. I’m still not completely happy with the lyrics but I’ll just let this one sit for a day or two and see if I get any better ideas. If YOU have any ideas let’s hear ‘em!
here’s a new rough mix of song # 4:
as you can see no title yet. no vocals yet either but musically it’s starting to take shape. I’m thinking this is more of a “kitchen sink” mix where everything’s on the table – eventually I’ll probably try and condense it a little but that’ll be a lot easier once the vocals are in place. as always, I welcome your comments and ideas!
I’ve been laid low with a cold this week so not much progress to report on song # 4 – hopefully I’ll be able to post some updates this weekend. I’ve added a guitar and mellotron overdub but it’s still basically the same as the initial demo below.
I also wanted to clarify what I meant when I talked about the “indifference to climate change” theme I’m using to try and tie these songs together, lest anyone fear things were going to get a bit preachy. If you take a listen to songs like Get It Together, Draw the Line or You Don’t Care from the Sunny Days Ahead record, those songs all have an element of social comment without it being too overt. That’s the sort of thing I’m shooting for in terms of lyrical content – something with a message that’s still ambiguous enough that it can be interpreted in a variety of ways.
onto song # 4 . . . .
so far this one just has some bass guitar, drums and a scat vocal. no title or lyrics yet. it’s a pretty funky little thing 
click the link below to check it out.
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