Paul Bush

Hi guy`s .. well I`ve gone as far as I can with this one using three types of headphones, auto speakers , and my nans hearing aid , and every time i still couldnt decide Ive added the lyrics just so you can make sense of it all Ive also left the rough demo on sound cloud until i need more space for new songs... have fun cheers paul Guns of Navarone paul bush Well we`v sat three times through ``four funerals and a wedding´´ and we`v ate all the cookies from the jar, We`r sitting miles apart on our secondhand couch could this be our.... ``bridge too far´´ ? ... Well every Wednesday night is scrabble and a pint, with our new friends we met in Corfu...well he´s so funny and she`s so smart...do they feel just as lost, Like we do ? Oh for pitys sake, We dont need a break Is it time we tried something new Stop being meek and mild, I say lets go wild Break out the vodka and our dancing shoes Maybe We´ll try a new postion do it in the rough It all depends on my condition Once is not enough I´m made of sterner stuff it just cant be a sin doing it behind Tesco`s wheely bins on a saturday or a rainy day in the park …..solo...... Well I´ll arm wrestle , any man in the bar Fight off the man who wants to tear us apart Draw pistols at dawn If that`s what it takes ( or you can burn me at the stake yeah) I´ll play a walk-on part in a period piece , Swe-ep you up in my arms on the edge of a cliff r riding horses on on an empty beach …..We can be just who we want...... I´ll wear a ruff just like ``shakespeare in love´´ Fight Mr D àrcy in a freezing cold tub.....climb a office block ten stories high , jump off the top and write your name in the sky I`ll even drink my beer shaken not stirred, Wear a bunny outfit just like in Bridget Jones , Wear a mask just like in eyes wide shut ..….Untill you just cant get enough..... Join a club, for swingers with loose ends, Just like the couple from the flat downstairs Rent a black tuxedo just for one day you walk around in red lingerie Oh for pitys sake, We dont need a break There´s time to start something new Lets dance into the dark unknown, till we have grown …..We can be just who we want.....

Right off the bat I´m fan of you songs but i find myself going back to youre country acoustic guitar slide guitar format of which you really excell so I understand that you want to expand your song pallet , i just want you to go back to your roots , this is no critque just my personel taste , I really missed the acoustric guitar and simplicty cheers all the same great song

Well many many thanks for the encouraging comments guy`s ,Nick Lowe, Elvis costello wow all the names you mentioned are really hero´s of mine I think because i´m a 70`s - 80`s kind -a guy thats the way i write , after all these years I´m still thrashing about, I played in my first a band at 18 and wrote all the songs untill it disolved , then i had a maybe 14 years where i was too busy traveling working around Europe, I then started up again about 10 years ago hobbying but since downloading cakewalk about three yeras ago i seem to be having more fun than ever mainly due to the encouragement from this forum ..so its all your fault ! cheers everyone the master mix will soon be finished. Paul B

Yeah I like this very much loved the double guitars cheers p

Thanks for the comments and encouragement guys , I´m at the fun point of just adding some guitar fills , bits of vocals, percussion I´m just trying to get everthing nice a sepereate and not too over complicated ...... i´ll not listen to it for a bit, so as to clear my head and my rose tinted headphones ..cheers P

Straight off the bat its a great song Keith , I just didnt like the sound of the drums, its just my personal taste really sorry , the melody really draws one in, so its all there , I´d be really interested to see what you`re going to do with it ...I´ll shut up now before i get myself into more trouble ..cheers P.

Hi Keith, really good intresting melody, one never knows where its going untill it gets there , I think the synth`s (sax as well)let it down and cheapens what is a great song and the midi drums are not very nice (I use EZdrums 2) this is well worth finishing , its got so much going for it .. I didnt hear any guitar (Iwould say that being a guitarist) good vocal range, lots to play around with cheers P

Hi chaps here`s a new one for 2023 way not finished needs some filling out towards the end and a decent mixdown as it say rough demo , the drums will be seperated in the new mix ,,have fun ...its about relationships as usual ..

Loved the chord changes great song tight production ..

I look forward to your songs...... .just lovely ..great vocals liked the subtle double vocals , harmonies worked really well great song ..cheers P

Nothing ``shamless´´ about this song as long as you dont dance around in yer underpants like kylie , loved the break , backing vocals hit the spot . nice one..

Lovely song and production liked the strat sound .nice one

Not being the best at production myself here´s my twopeneth worth, I loved the chord changes but i felt they coulve be more acentuated (hopefully thats the word)and at times there was just too much going on and not enough space , I wouldnt rush this one Lynn its well worth a slight re-think .I`´m sticking my neck out here but Its got a ``crime of the centry ´´ feel to it just my thought `s cheers paul

As always fantastic vocals your voice really has feeling , wasnt overly keen on the solo guitar maybe nyon without the chourus pedal would have been a better choice just my taste on it ... lovely song

Nice one Alan i always get the feeling there´s a portion of tongue in cheek within your lyrics another great song cheers P

Sounds really fine to me great riffs and tones, lots going on in there never muddled yep one the best i´ve heard in a long time

Another great one Alan, love the airy feel to it , loved the Bass and guitar tones cheers paul

Hi Nigel and JW , I did the mixdown deleting some bass drums so that it doesnt sound too muddled as before thanks for the nice comments cheers paul

Thanks Larry thats really kind , like all my songs it started of with the acoustic chords and then it just developed , I had a lot of fun with this one using the arranger mode, saved me a lot of time, I liked doing the backing vocals , and the solo, once agian thanks or all the encouraging comments cheers P

Thanks Noynekker, I ironed out some glitches and did a much better mixdown although somehow betwen 07 13 seconds is a glitch that i cant identify , i think i´m going deaf , yeah i had a lot of fun with this one , after a long hot summer break I was ready to play about in the studio check out the master mix thanks for the lovely comments always appriciated cheers paul

Once again thanks for the input I hope Ive rectified the wobbly bits

Thanks chaps for the advice , I couldnt see the wood for trees type situation which is why this forum is so helpful for a one man band like myself , right so Ive deleted some bass drum hits and made some space Ive now finished the mixdown and i´ll post it cheers P

Hi chaps, after the long sumer break i just managed to record this demo , levels are all over the place, needs a fade out etc , just letting it sit for a while before i do a proper mixdown ..cheers P https://metapop.com/paul-bush/tracks/american-avenue-demo-02-10-rough-project/261863

Yeah this is fine , not sure if you want to make it into a song with lyrics but it flowed nicely , sounded fine to me I liked the overall vibe conjured up all kinds of images for me .nice one cheers P

Hi Alan, another great one, I always look forward to your songs I really loved the lyrics and the super chorus you have an ear for melody thats for sure , I feel it could do with tightening up( i should talk) with a bit of added punch , and a tad warmer sound but thats just my taste all in all a super demo cheers paul