steve@baselines.com Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 All right, I know - it is the fare of those great 60s late night commercials for the cd sets. But hell, when I heard this again at 2AM coming out of my TV, I was just floored by how great an old song it was and had to try it. I had fun, but I just hope I didn't ruin it too much. https://baselines.com/?p=6599 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bajan Blue Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 Hi Steve - don't know the original but I certainly enjoyed your version!! Good stuff Nigel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dream Art Scientists Posted October 14, 2022 Share Posted October 14, 2022 Sounds really good! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antler Posted October 14, 2022 Share Posted October 14, 2022 Wow. This is the first time I've heard that song, but it's really good. It has a structure that's slightly different from today's music, so it felt quite fresh to me. It might just be my speakers, but I found the hat and tambourine strikes a tiny bit loud in the mix. All good otherwise - great work! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve@baselines.com Posted October 14, 2022 Author Share Posted October 14, 2022 On 10/13/2022 at 11:15 AM, Bajan Blue said: Hi Steve - don't know the original but I certainly enjoyed your version!! Good stuff Nigel Thanks Nigel - It's from ancient times LOL. Always liked it. Thanks for the comment! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve@baselines.com Posted October 14, 2022 Author Share Posted October 14, 2022 15 hours ago, Dream Art Scientists said: Sounds really good! Thank you my friend - I appreciate you taking the time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve@baselines.com Posted October 14, 2022 Author Share Posted October 14, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, antler said: Wow. This is the first time I've heard that song, but it's really good. It has a structure that's slightly different from today's music, so it felt quite fresh to me. It might just be my speakers, but I found the hat and tambourine strikes a tiny bit loud in the mix. All good otherwise - great work! Hi Antler - I heard it on Spotify a little while ago and it just made me glad and sad at the same time - glad that it exists, sad that that innocent time has past. Gave me goosebumps, had to cover it. And you are absolutely right - I think the same thing. I left it the way it was, but it would probably be better muting it a little. I was surprised that the drummer was playing those hi-hat 16th, so I accentuated it at the time. And I guess I made the tambourine loud because I'm not really a guitarist or a singer and thought it would pull attention away from those only two other things that were playing. Edited October 14, 2022 by steve@baselines.com More detail 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bert Guy Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 Nice homage to Mr Sebastian, here. Your recording has a warm, vintage feel. Cool Stuff Cheers, Bert 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noynekker Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 Steve . . . another great sounding cover . . . guess this one was never a huge hit parade thing, I don't think I've ever heard it, but your version is excellent, including that 60'ish horn section, Burt Bacharachish and all. Enjoyed it in my retro brain very much ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry T. Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 nice job Steve....always liked that one really well 🎶🎶🎶🎶 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynn Wilson Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 I remember this song quite well because I used to jam on it in the day. As always, your covers are uniquely your own while paying homage to the original. You have very good taste! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve@baselines.com Posted October 18, 2022 Author Share Posted October 18, 2022 On 10/15/2022 at 1:22 AM, Bert Guy said: Nice homage to Mr Sebastian, here. Your recording has a warm, vintage feel. Cool Stuff Cheers, Bert Thank you Bert! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve@baselines.com Posted October 18, 2022 Author Share Posted October 18, 2022 On 10/16/2022 at 12:42 AM, noynekker said: Steve . . . another great sounding cover . . . guess this one was never a huge hit parade thing, I don't think I've ever heard it, but your version is excellent, including that 60'ish horn section, Burt Bacharachish and all. Enjoyed it in my retro brain very much ! Thank you! I think this actually got up to number 15 way back there. It was also commissioned for a Coppola movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve@baselines.com Posted October 18, 2022 Author Share Posted October 18, 2022 3 hours ago, Larry T. said: nice job Steve....always liked that one really well 🎶🎶🎶🎶 Thanks very much Larry! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve@baselines.com Posted October 18, 2022 Author Share Posted October 18, 2022 1 hour ago, Lynn Wilson said: I remember this song quite well because I used to jam on it in the day. As always, your covers are uniquely your own while paying homage to the original. You have very good taste! Thank you Lynn - always liked this song and finally got around to covering it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Fogle Posted October 27, 2022 Share Posted October 27, 2022 For those not familiar with the original, I've posted a link to the audio here. As you can tell, stereo mixing was still relatively new in 1966. The song has an interesting history you can read here. Steve's arrangement is very close to the original arrangement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve@baselines.com Posted October 27, 2022 Author Share Posted October 27, 2022 2 hours ago, Jim Fogle said: For those not familiar with the original, I've posted a link to the audio here. As you can tell, stereo mixing was still relatively new in 1966. The song has an interesting history you can read here. Steve's arrangement is very close to the original arrangement. Hi Jim - thanks for adding the detail! Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wookiee Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 Sounds good here, do remember the Loving Spoonful and John Sebastian from my furry youth. Nicely done cover. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerrydf Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 Wow, there's a choice out of left field! But excellently done, especially the way the orchestra comes in. I remember the original and I'm a great Spoonful fan, and have the book "Zal! - An Oral History Of Zalman Yanovsky" here ready to read. Have you got any other Spponful stuff to go? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve@baselines.com Posted October 28, 2022 Author Share Posted October 28, 2022 2 hours ago, Wookiee said: Sounds good here, do remember the Loving Spoonful and John Sebastian from my furry youth. Nicely done cover. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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