"Motorcycle Riding"

Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 3:46 pm

I was recently approached by a songwriter to do some songs for him in my little project studio.

This is the first one he brought to me.

He just wrote the lyrics and a basic melody line and asked me to take it from there, as he doesn't play any instruments and isn't a singer (he just kind of hummed a general idea for the melody to me)

All instruments (except for the harmonica) and vocals were done by myself.

Keep in mind I'm a guitar player and just fudged the vox, drums and bass as best I could.
I am not a singer, drummer or bass player by any means.

Any suggestions/critiques/comments would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance!

http://www.naomisfancy.net/nfdownloads/Motorcycle_Riding.mp3

Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2008 8:35 pm

OK OK OK..... Liar Liar pants on fire! So here I am, thinking about going for a motorcycle ride at 10 p.m. because it's so nice outside. But no. I go downstairs. Check e-mail, stop by Recording.org and what do I hear?? JUST A GREAT MOTORCYCLE SONG! No, you're not a bass player. You're not a drummer. YOU ARE AN EXCELLENT COUNTRY-WESTERN MUSICIAN, SONGWRITER, PRODUCER, ENGINEER. Like I said, you're a liar. You did a great job. Sure, there are things I would change but I really don't think you need to nor should change anything. In fact, IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT I'm going to go on a motorcycle ride so late. (hopefully this is not the last anybody will hear from me? Nearly killed myself this time last year.)

I think you should send this to Harley-Davidson? That is unless that wonderful recording at the end of your song was an Indian?? I'm sure there are Harley aficionados that know the difference between the sound of a Harley or an Indian. It wasn't the sound of a metric cruiser was it?? The horror! I don't think it was even a Sportster?? I have to know!

Still riding my purchased new, 82 "NipoGuzzi".
Ms. Remy Ann David

(Sort of like Chinese condenser microphones. My NipoGuzzi, is actually a Honda GL 500 Silverwing. A Japanese imitation of the Italian Moto Guzzi.)

Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 9:11 am

Wow, Thanks for the nice words Remy!
Now my head is gonna be about twice as big as my body!
Embarassed

As far as the Harley at the end, unfortunately I have no idea what the actual model of motorcycle was, but the website I purchased the recording from (www.audiosparx.com) decribes it as thus:

"Generic Harley-Davidson, close up start, long idle, revs at away. "

And I just cut and used the "revs at away" portion of the .wav

Hmm .... Now I need to figure out how to get this recording in the right hands of one of the fine folks at Harley-Davidson.

Here's hoping Ms. Remy is still with us today!!
Laughing

Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 7:52 am

Sounds pretty good. I cant hear anything in the mix I would change.

Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 6:23 pm

Ahhhhh....That is a cute little song.

Yeah......you aint a singer but its okay anyway!!

And as far as the end. Most likely a Harley. You should intro with it too and stick it in there at different spots in the song.

I DO recognise a Harley when I start one up in my garage.[/img]

Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2008 10:57 pm

Herley Davidson I heard, so this could be bullshit, but I heard they copyrighted the sound an Harley makes.
So you can't tune your bike to sound like theirs.
Is that troof or other?

Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2008 2:23 am

Mmm, this is good.

Not my genre, but it was good. The arrangement, the production and engineering.

Geez leweez.

Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2008 5:26 pm

Thanks for all the kind replies!

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