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Virtual Music Studio => Finished Works => Topic started by: riggorog on June 28, 2010, 10:03:12 PM

Title: Two Hearts (riggorog, ld57, HDA, r4m, Thunder)
Post by: riggorog on June 28, 2010, 10:03:12 PM
This is a collaboration I'm very proud to have been a part of. It was the first or second collaboration I started here over two years ago. It originally started with a riff/chord progression I posted, but has morphed several times into something way more musical than what I could come up by myself. I looked through the whole thread and it's kind of funny seeing how clueless I was to the whole process then :) It turned out to be an absolutely awesome song IMO and one of the finest I've been a part of here. Thanks everybody for their contributions! Really outstanding performances by all, truly great lyrics, and a killer mix make this one of my favorites. Lyrics and particular song credits are listed below. Let me know if I forgot anything. It's been a while. Thanks :)

Credits

lyrics - ld57, HDA
music composition/arrangement/production - riggorog, HDA, r4m
keys - HDA
bass - r4m
guitars - r4m (main parts), riggorog (somewhere in there is another guitar)
drums - Thunder
mix - HDA
sax/conga programming - riggorog

Lyrics

Two Hearts
             
Way down in New Orleans
there's a Cajun girl.
Take you by the hand.
She'll take you in her world.
Show you every pleasure.
Turn it all to pain.
Make you beg for mercy
then do it all again.

In a room
off Bourbon Street,
two hearts enter
one heart leaves.
What she'll do
she did to me.
Two hearts enter
one heart leaves.

It's an old story.
Love's her battlefield.
Soldiers misfortune
charging up that hill.
She's a sole survivor
gets what she needs.
Make your soul surrender.
Make your poor heart bleed.

In a room
off Bourbon Street,
two hearts enter
one heart leaves.
What she'll do
she did to me.
Two hearts enter
one heart leaves.

You can pay the price
with just a roll of the dice.
In that room off bourbon street,
you know you found...found paradise

Now you know the story.
There's a Cajun girl.
Way down in New Orleans
take you in her world.
Better stay away.
You better not go near.
Unless you want your heart
to be a souvenir.

In a room
off Bourbon Street,
two hearts enter
one heart leaves.
What she'll do
she did to me.
Two hearts enter
one heart leaves.

In a room
off Bourbon Street,
two hearts enter
one heart leaves.

Title: Re: Two Hearts (riggorog, ld57, HDA, r4m, Thunder)
Post by: tpb on June 29, 2010, 10:07:38 AM
Excellent you all got that orleans vibe well done
Tim
Title: Re: Two Hearts (riggorog, ld57, HDA, r4m, Thunder)
Post by: riggorog on June 29, 2010, 01:13:19 PM
Thanks Tim!
Title: Re: Two Hearts (riggorog, ld57, HDA, r4m, Thunder)
Post by: r4m on June 29, 2010, 09:02:07 PM
Great song Roger!! Great Job all! Finally done eh?!  ;D Well worth the wait! Definitely one for the mp3 player!! >:D
Title: Re: Two Hearts (riggorog, ld57, HDA, r4m, Thunder)
Post by: riggorog on June 29, 2010, 09:16:19 PM
Thanks Bill! It's one of my favs for sure :) You guys did a great job!
Title: Re: Two Hearts (riggorog, ld57, HDA, r4m, Thunder)
Post by: Thunder on June 29, 2010, 10:45:22 PM
I know i like the feel of the song. ;)
Title: Re: Two Hearts (riggorog, ld57, HDA, r4m, Thunder)
Post by: McLovin on June 30, 2010, 09:02:02 PM
Hey Rog and Rog's band,..

This took a long and windy road but it finally made it to the finish line.  I sometimes felt like i hijacked this (for my own selfish fulfillment) but I do think it turned out amazingly in the end.  I do remember the first time I heard the riffs for this song.  I remember saying to myself "self,.. that's one funky white boy!" lol

Everyone that I've played this too loves it Rog so that speaks volumes to your creativity.

Bill and Todd are always the absolute best at what they do,.. and it shows in this song in spades!

Robert is incredible at finding just the right words and feel to fit into an established groove.  Loved singing them!

Thanks for the 2.5 year ride,...now lets turn it up! 8)
Title: Re: Two Hearts (riggorog, ld57, HDA, r4m, Thunder)
Post by: riggorog on June 30, 2010, 09:14:26 PM
Thanks Jay! Give yourself a lot of the credit for how it well it turned out. You can hijack my tunes anytime :)
Title: Re: Two Hearts (riggorog, ld57, HDA, r4m, Thunder)
Post by: Tricia41 on July 01, 2010, 07:23:00 AM
Worth the wait....sounds great!!!!   8) 8) :)
Title: Re: Two Hearts (riggorog, ld57, HDA, r4m, Thunder)
Post by: riggorog on July 01, 2010, 02:22:32 PM
Thank you Tricia!
Title: Re: Two Hearts (riggorog, ld57, HDA, r4m, Thunder)
Post by: PVD on July 01, 2010, 08:48:03 PM
Everyone:

Very good listen, great feel.

Paul
Title: Re: Two Hearts (riggorog, ld57, HDA, r4m, Thunder)
Post by: riggorog on July 01, 2010, 09:06:20 PM
Thanks Paul! Glad you liked it :)
Title: Re: Two Hearts (riggorog, ld57, HDA, r4m, Thunder)
Post by: AndyG6508 on July 02, 2010, 10:08:41 AM
Hey Riggo and the New Orleans swamp gang,

Another gem from you guys. Very well performed and produced and it's a welcome change of pace from standard rock!

Super vocals and keys Jay, funky guitars (with Roger and Bill helming thats no surprise), and solid drumming.

I-podded!!

Andy
Title: Re: Two Hearts (riggorog, ld57, HDA, r4m, Thunder)
Post by: riggorog on July 02, 2010, 01:40:27 PM
Thanks Andy!
Title: Re: Two Hearts (riggorog, ld57, HDA, r4m, Thunder)
Post by: Stoney on July 09, 2010, 05:05:08 AM
A brilliant track guys...great performances and mix...very pro indeed.....Love that sax programming Roger ..very cool

Well done Ian :)
Title: Re: Two Hearts (riggorog, ld57, HDA, r4m, Thunder)
Post by: Paulo on July 09, 2010, 01:40:35 PM
I love the Jazzy/Bluesy feel in this one... Very nice folks.
Title: Re: Two Hearts (riggorog, ld57, HDA, r4m, Thunder)
Post by: Studioplayer on July 12, 2010, 04:23:33 PM
Funky stuff. Diggin' it. It had me tapping my foot and bobbing my head.  ;D Nice groove. Sounds like a club mix. Nice job guys.  8)

Dave
Title: Re: Two Hearts (riggorog, ld57, HDA, r4m, Thunder)
Post by: riggorog on July 16, 2010, 06:40:44 PM
Thanks Dave, Paulo, and Ian! Much appreciated :)
Title: Re: Two Hearts (riggorog, ld57, HDA, r4m, Thunder)
Post by: Donna on August 09, 2010, 09:17:09 AM
Oooooooh! What a lovely funky groove.  :D  Great imagery in the lyrics, super music, melody, and instrumentals, and spot-on vocals.  :)

Take a bow, gentlemen.  ;)

Donna
Title: Re: Two Hearts (riggorog, ld57, HDA, r4m, Thunder)
Post by: riggorog on August 09, 2010, 12:04:08 PM
Thank you Donna! I appreciate the nice comments. The guys did a great job on this one :)
Title: Re: Two Hearts (riggorog, ld57, HDA, r4m, Thunder)
Post by: TallPaul on August 09, 2010, 02:33:56 PM
Holy crap! That's a programmed sax!? How!!!! What are you using!!!

Oh, and by the way, nice song! I loved the vibe you guys had going there! Love the bg vocals behind the lead vox.

Paul
Title: Re: Two Hearts (riggorog, ld57, HDA, r4m, Thunder)
Post by: riggorog on August 09, 2010, 04:12:05 PM
Well, I use the word programmed very loosely. It's BIAB RealTrack sax that I cut/pasted together and modulated the pitch in spots. Glad you liked the tune :) Thanks for the comments!

Roger
Title: Re: Two Hearts (riggorog, ld57, HDA, r4m, Thunder)
Post by: Nelson on August 10, 2010, 08:02:53 PM
Hello Roger
I'm new to the site, trying to find my around. Just checked out Two Hearts, you all did a great job.
I must be doing something wrong because I couldn't get it to play from this thread so I had to go to your FB page to listen to it.
Well Done all...

Nelson

Title: Re: Two Hearts (riggorog, ld57, HDA, r4m, Thunder)
Post by: riggorog on August 10, 2010, 08:31:12 PM
Hi Nelson. Welcome to the site! Thanks for checking out the song and your comments :)

If you go to the first post in this thread on page one, you should be able to download the attached file, Two Hearts Master.mp3. Here's a direct link to it - http://www.musicianscollaboration.com/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=6945.0;attach=30099. Thanks again. Everybody did a great job on this one.

Roger
Title: Re: Two Hearts (riggorog, ld57, HDA, r4m, Thunder)
Post by: Nelson on August 13, 2010, 11:18:37 AM
Oh I get it, there's not a player here, you have to down load the songs to listen to them.
You don't up load the song to the thread.
That clears it up, I thought I had a bad connection.

Thanks Roger

I'll get the hang of it soon
Title: Re: Two Hearts (riggorog, ld57, HDA, r4m, Thunder)
Post by: riggorog on August 13, 2010, 12:46:24 PM
Yeah, that's the only thing I dislike about this site. Would be nice to stream the songs instead of downloading everything :)

Roger