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I wanted the song to be as hectic as the times I wrote about. This is a story of a long break one summer in the early 1970's in St Raphael in the South of France. Train journey was as good as the holiday as we, a couple of nurses, my 12 string and I, met a French TV presenter and his 2 incontinent kittens who got on in Paris. Then in a St Raphael campsite there was a German couple in the next tent who knew how to party  . We both had a discussion with the gendarmerie about jaywalking then warned about being hippies and the 30 day threat if we were caught. What did they mean? but we then were more cunning. 30 days in St Tropez ****** Song Summary ************* Title: 30 DAYS File:30 DAYS 2015 M XTRA.SGU Key=Dm , Tempo 164, Length (m:s)=2:32 No intro. 100 bar chorus, from bar 1 to bar 100. Repeat x1 chorus No Melody No Soloist track. Song is saved with Volume, Pan, Reverb, Chorus, Bank0, Song is saved with bar changes for Volume Changes, Style is _RAMBLER.STY (Rambler Songwriter Country) RealTracks in style: 1846:Bass, Electric, CountryBoogieRootFive Sw 140 RealTracks in style: 1420:Banjo, Rhythm, PopCrossover Sw16 075 RealTracks in style: 372:Guitar, Acoustic, Strumming Hank Sw 120 RealTracks in style: 373:Guitar, Acoustic, Strumming Hank Sw 165 RealDrums in style: NashvilleBrushesHillbillySwing: a: Sidestick, Brushesb: Brushes, Stick plus RealTracks in song: 825:Guitar, Acoustic, Strumming Country Waltz Sw 140 RealTracks in style: ~~407:Guitar, Acoustic, Fingerpicking Ev 165 RealTracks in song: 961:Guitar, Acoustic, Rhythm CountryBoogieOpen Sw 140 RealTracks in song: 886:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm TexasBluesRockLowRiff Ev 165 RealTracks in song: 1718:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm TexasBluesRockStraightBrent Ev 120 RealTracks in song: 861:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm HardRockWaltzSustainHeld Ev 140 RealTracks in song: 1585:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm TexasBluesRockShuffleSol Sw 130 RealDrums in Song: NashvilleSwing8^1-a:Snare, HiHat , b:Snare, Ride Piano and trumpets both from a style I forget as the song had been sitting around, in MIDI, for a long time and my only copy was the full MIDI file as a sequence in the Soloist track using zz rock-style. bass adjusted from tab of bass RT using Proteus Emu free arpeg and choir/strings using soundfonts in Fl STtudio from the songs chord track claps loop Backing vocals: The Flab Four ******************* do you remember those lazy hazy days walking down the marseilles streets you supping those long cool lagers your excuse is cos of the heat those days in Aix en Provence moving to a different site and every movement was done in a haze but not because what we'd eaten or what we'd drunk I remember every little thing I remember all the clothes you wore I remember those Ashleigh prints and the silly songs you used to sing do you remember my gibson 12 string the one I bought when I sold my car the German couple with the bag of tricks put me away for 30 days in St Tropez we carried on dancing we carried it all we made it by romancing we loved us all if it wasnt for loving dunno how we survived tried to stop all the hating and having to die tried to change the world and boy did we try tried to change the ways of the world and right the wrongs our parents made nothing's different, nothing's chnaged we just did the same as their days I rememebr sometime saying I believe that here comes peace I daily try by praying I want to be released I want peace we carried on dancing we carried it all we made it by romancing we loved us all if it wasnt for loving dunno how we survived tried to stop all the hating and having to die tried to change the world and boy did we try Ashleigh Print dresses enjoy Alyn
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Very cool song Alyn. Loved the lyric and vocal and would have loved to make the trip there as well
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Alyn,
Your songs are often real "listening events" unto themselves. This is yet another.
An interesting write (they all are), very interesting production (they all are)... cool use of BIAB and multiple styles and various MIDI tracks. Excellent build.
A listening delight! You cannot listen just once...
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Alyn,
Very cool. Great song and love the vocal!
Bob
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Wow, more tracks there than I'd use in four songs!
"...a couple of nurses, my 12 string and I, met a French TV presenter and his 2 incontinent kittens..." I had to start the song over twice because I got lost reading through the great backstory. Finally did it right and just listened to the song.
Couldn't agree with floyd more regarding the production. Amazing.
There's a ton of wonderful imagery here...in the song and the backstory.
You packed a world of good things in that 2:36!!
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Cool song!! I wish I'd been there! As Floyd said, nobody does it like you. As always, exploding with creativity, imagination, and definite sonic texture. I think you might have tied Floyd's record for most guitars in a song, BUT they totally work (as the did for Floyd). ALWAYS enjoy your stuff Alyn, and no exception here!! Take care. Greg
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Hello, Alyn
I thought it was the music of the major key when I guessed from the contents of the lyrics, but unexpectedly it was the music of the minor key.
I first imagined a French pop from the title but it was also wrong.
It is the music with the slightly strange taste, but I like it, especially your vocal.
The modulation of the end of B part is very nice.
It is pretended to progress to a major chord but it is terminated with a minor chord. That is fine.
As I cannot understand the English lyrics so well, I'm sorry if wrong. The happening in Marseille was too fun, and so it prevented you from going to Saint-Tropez, wasn’t it?
And Ashleigh Print dresses are lovely and sexy, I love them, too.
Very enjoyable listen.
Best Regards.
Shigeki Adachi
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Heck of a song - great listen. Very interesting lyrics & story!
Peter
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Wonderful write, mix, production and performance. Great imagery in the lyrics, very relatable to those who traversed across the 1960's & 70's....
Enjoyed my listen.
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Very cool song Alyn. Loved the lyric and vocal and would have loved to make the trip there as well Cheers Scott, we could have done with you, another guitarist, because if I remember correctly I was the only one. I wish I could remember the German lad's name because although we struggled to communicate he was a great bloke to be with and an awful influence  on me. Glad you enjoyed Alyn
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Alyn,
Your songs are often real "listening events" unto themselves. This is yet another.
An interesting write (they all are), very interesting production (they all are)... cool use of BIAB and multiple styles and various MIDI tracks. Excellent build.
A listening delight! You cannot listen just once...
floyd thank you floyd, I really appreciate your thoughts. As they put my thoughts about YOUR music into words. *buys floyd another frosty* Alyn
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Alyn,
Very cool. Great song and love the vocal!
Bob Thanks Bob from commenting, so glad you enjoyed. Ain't BIAB a wonderful program Alyn
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Wow, more tracks there than I'd use in four songs!
"...a couple of nurses, my 12 string and I, met a French TV presenter and his 2 incontinent kittens..." I had to start the song over twice because I got lost reading through the great backstory. Finally did it right and just listened to the song.
Couldn't agree with floyd more regarding the production. Amazing.
There's a ton of wonderful imagery here...in the song and the backstory.
You packed a world of good things in that 2:36!!
J&B
Hahah re the number of tracks Thanks Janice and Bud, those kittens were pains as they pooped everywhere and ensured we had the compartment to ourselves  but the girls were hooked by their "cuteness" it was a great holiday, if not a bit fuzzy at times  Alyn
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Oh yes, this has all the typical Alyn elements.
So original, very cool transitions between verse, pre-chorus and chorus.
That typical build up. The kinda sound you don't hear very often on this forum.
Good work!!
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As Floyd said - you can`t listen just once- another unmistakeable Gibson! An enjoyable " haze" to the sound... off for another whiff of it.
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This is really a song you can listen to many times on repeat without getting bored It's not in the details, but in the atmosphere of the wholeness. And probably the ideal length of the song. I see an image Beatles and Monty Python playing together on tour in France Janne
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Cool song!! I wish I'd been there! As Floyd said, nobody does it like you. As always, exploding with creativity, imagination, and definite sonic texture. I think you might have tied Floyd's record for most guitars in a song, BUT they totally work (as the did for Floyd). ALWAYS enjoy your stuff Alyn, and no exception here!! Take care. Greg Cheers Greg, It would have been great to have had you join us!! There were some bad moments like my setting up the tent on an ants' nest and waking in the night being tickled to death as I was COVERED in them. The little ****'s even got in my toothpaste tube!! Glad you enjoyed my memories in song thanks for commenting, take care Alyn
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Hello, Alyn
I thought it was the music of the major key when I guessed from the contents of the lyrics, but unexpectedly it was the music of the minor key.
I first imagined a French pop from the title but it was also wrong.
It is the music with the slightly strange taste, but I like it, especially your vocal.
The modulation of the end of B part is very nice.
It is pretended to progress to a major chord but it is terminated with a minor chord. That is fine.
As I cannot understand the English lyrics so well, I'm sorry if wrong. The happening in Marseille was too fun, and so it prevented you from going to Saint-Tropez, wasn’t it?
And Ashleigh Print dresses are lovely and sexy, I love them, too.
Very enjoyable listen.
Best Regards.
Shigeki Adachi Thank you for another impressive comment on my song. You clearly show that you are a true musician by your words and your WONDERFUL compositions. We initially were planning to stay in Marseilles but the presence of an American Warship in the port made us move up coast. No problems but 100's of sailors catching up on their lack of beers and women scared the girls so we moved up coast and met the German couple. He had some herbal tobacco and the gendarmes warned us that if we were caught with it then we both would have had 30 days, in jail, in St Tropez. Luckily this did not happen and I never touched the stuff again Great memories tho' Thanks for commenting Alyn
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Alyn
Heck of a song - great listen. Very interesting lyrics & story!
Peter Cheers Peter, Glad you enjoyed! That month was one of those months that stick out in the memory banks. I never want to go back to St Raphael in case the town doesn't match with my memories. Sadly that recent incident in Marseilles reminded me of my visit and I dug out the words and the midi version which ended up as this song! glad you enjoyed it Alyn
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This is one of your best song.
Very original song.
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