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Title: I'LL STOP CARING NOW (Billy/HDA/Mike Peters)
Post by: McLovin on July 30, 2009, 10:33:40 PM: Long story short, a friend of mine (Mike Peters ,.. not a site member) has recorded this song in 2 different genres prior. He was never happy with the outcome. About a month ago he asked me if I could help with it. I completely rewrote the music and asked Billy Playle to produce the track. As expected, Billy knocked it out of the park. I was so happy with this version I asked Billy to do a second version and had Todd sing. Hope you enjoy.

I'll Stop Caring Now

Lyrics - Mike Peters
All Instrumentation/Production - Billy Playle
Music/Vocals/Piano for Version 1 - HDA (Jay Lamothe)
Lead Vocals for Version 2 - Todd Swain

CHORUS
So I guess I'll stop caring now
and just pretend you don't matter to me
Try to move on, forget what we had, set myself free
I guess I'll stop caring now
and put you back on the shelf in my heart
Take a new step, without you somehow, so I guess, I'll just stop
Caring now

V1
I know we agreed, it was over
And forever, good friends we'd stay
But I'm torn, with what was, and what should be
And I torture myself, everyday

CHORUS

V2
You gave me a world, like no other
Something my heart, needed so
But I've realized, that you deserve, so much better
And that's why, that is why, I'm letting you go

CHORUS
Title: Re: I'LL STOP CARING NOW (Billy/HDA/Mike Peters)
Post by: Benny on July 30, 2009, 10:47:55 PM: Hey Jay, nice funky/jazzy pop tune.

Billy, lots of instruments tastefully done.

Excellent!

Benny
Title: Re: I'LL STOP CARING NOW (Billy/HDA/Mike Peters)
Post by: McLovin on July 30, 2009, 11:05:44 PM: Thank Benny for listening! :)
Title: Re: I'LL STOP CARING NOW (Billy/HDA/Mike Peters)
Post by: Todd on July 31, 2009, 09:09:49 AM: Excellent tune everyone!
Top to bottom a first class song!

Very enjoyable!

Todd
Title: Re: I'LL STOP CARING NOW (Billy/HDA/Mike Peters)
Post by: Donna on July 31, 2009, 11:40:17 AM: Oooh. Very easy listening. Lovely job all round. :)

Great vocals and harmony, Jay. ;)

Donna
Title: Re: I'LL STOP CARING NOW (Billy/HDA/Mike Peters)
Post by: McLovin on July 31, 2009, 12:06:53 PM: Thanks Donna and Todd! Much appreciated! Billy did an awesome job of this. ;)
Title: Re: I'LL STOP CARING NOW (Billy/HDA/Mike Peters)
Post by: Donna on July 31, 2009, 12:09:38 PM: It seems to me your vocals are getting stronger all the time, Jay. ;)

Donna
Title: Re: I'LL STOP CARING NOW (Billy/HDA/Mike Peters)
Post by: McLovin on July 31, 2009, 12:13:45 PM: Quote from: Donna on July 31, 2009, 12:09:38 PM
It seems to me your vocals are getting stronger all the time, Jay. ;)

Donna

Thanks Donna,.. I think its that I have become alot more comfortable with the DAW/MIC/PLUGGINS that I now use. I spend almost no time with settings and can concentrate more on singing.
Title: Re: I'LL STOP CARING NOW (Billy/HDA/Mike Peters)
Post by: PVD on July 31, 2009, 01:17:37 PM: Very enjoyable listen, great production.

Paul
Title: Re: I'LL STOP CARING NOW (Billy/HDA/Mike Peters)
Post by: r4m on July 31, 2009, 05:33:48 PM: WoW! Very cool! Great Job!! Yup.....Homerun!! 8) 8)
Title: Re: I'LL STOP CARING NOW (Billy/HDA/Mike Peters)
Post by: riggorog on July 31, 2009, 05:50:01 PM: Very cool tune! Great work by everyone :) I like the horns. Very cool :) Excellent guitar, also. I wish I was better at playing that style.

Roger
Title: Re: I'LL STOP CARING NOW (Billy/HDA/Mike Peters)
Post by: Mimmo on July 31, 2009, 06:39:49 PM: Great singing Jay,
Good to see someone else here from southern Ontario. I'm in Hamilton.
And as always, great work Billy
Mimmo
Title: Re: I'LL STOP CARING NOW (Billy/HDA/Mike Peters)
Post by: McLovin on August 02, 2009, 12:55:04 PM: Hey Mimmo,.. ya your about 50 mins away from me! You have been sharing our unpredictable weather. I took advantage of the sun yesterday and ended up at a beach not far from my place (that I didn't really know about until last week,.. Pinehurst Lake,.. not bad!)

Thanks for the comments. I have Todd working out some vocals on version 2. Can't wait to hear it!
Title: Re: I'LL STOP CARING NOW (Billy/HDA/Mike Peters)
Post by: AndyG6508 on August 04, 2009, 10:47:55 AM: Oh you smooth lounge lizards!!

Wonderful performances by everyone!

Where's the video??

Nightclub backdrop, low lights, and the band in white jackets and slicked back hair!

Cheers
Andy
Title: Re: I'LL STOP CARING NOW (Billy/HDA/Mike Peters)
Post by: CosmicDolphin on August 04, 2009, 01:35:07 PM: You got it sounding real nice :)

CD
Title: Re: I'LL STOP CARING NOW (Billy/HDA/Mike Peters)
Post by: Tricia41 on August 05, 2009, 05:09:25 AM: :) I like this. Nice backups too! very nice song and melody. 8)
Title: Re: I'LL STOP CARING NOW (Billy/HDA/Mike Peters)
Post by: Studioplayer on August 05, 2009, 02:21:16 PM: Very beautiful guys. 8) What else can I say!! :)

Dave
Title: Re: I'LL STOP CARING NOW (Billy/HDA/Mike Peters)
Post by: Paulo on August 05, 2009, 02:28:54 PM: Great tune :)
Title: Re: I'LL STOP CARING NOW (Billy/HDA/Mike Peters)
Post by: Todd on August 08, 2009, 05:18:55 PM: ok Jay, here's the vocal for version 2.

Thanks for asking me to try this, its a great tune!

Thanks again,
Todd
Title: Re: I'LL STOP CARING NOW (Billy/HDA/Mike Peters)
Post by: McLovin on August 09, 2009, 12:38:43 AM: Thanks so much Todd,.. you can pull the sep.
Title: Re: I'LL STOP CARING NOW (Billy/HDA/Mike Peters)
Post by: McLovin on August 09, 2009, 12:39:59 AM: I would like to invite everyone to have a listen to Version 2 with Todd on lead vox.

Thanks again Todd,... sounds great! ;)

http://www.musicianscollaboration.com/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=5658.0;attach=23080
Title: Re: I'LL STOP CARING NOW (Billy/HDA/Mike Peters)
Post by: Billy on August 09, 2009, 03:13:46 AM: A very fine vocal performance Todd. I've been a fan of your voice for a while now man.....quality indeed!

We need to do some blues stuff.

Billy.
Title: Re: I'LL STOP CARING NOW (Billy/HDA/Mike Peters)
Post by: srvfender on August 09, 2009, 07:43:52 AM: Nice tune guys!. Nice strat sound Billy ;)

AJ
Title: Re: I'LL STOP CARING NOW (Billy/HDA/Mike Peters)
Post by: Mimmo on August 09, 2009, 10:46:23 AM: Great sounding mix Jay.

Mimmo
Title: Re: I'LL STOP CARING NOW (Billy/HDA/Mike Peters)
Post by: McLovin on August 09, 2009, 11:40:09 AM: Quote from: Mimmo on August 09, 2009, 10:46:23 AM
Great sounding mix Jay.

Mimmo

Thanks but I can only take credit for throwing vocals on Billy's already fantastic mix.
Title: Re: I'LL STOP CARING NOW (Billy/HDA/Mike Peters)
Post by: peterk1 on November 14, 2009, 03:14:36 PM: I was just doing some work on my computer and this tune came up and started playing and I thought I recognized it as having come from here.

Just wanted to pop in to congratulate everyone on it. Both versions are great. I'm not sure why but the lyrics are triggering something in me that takes me back 20 years or so. I usually don't react that much to lyrics/singing so this tune has something special.

Love the fretless bass and the slinky guitar fills.

Billy, how do you do all this stuff? Can I get lessons? :)
Title: Re: I'LL STOP CARING NOW (Billy/HDA/Mike Peters)
Post by: r4m on November 14, 2009, 04:59:05 PM: WoW! :o Everything sounds fantastic!! 8)
Great vox Todd! Just figured out there were 2 versions!
Both are totally KILLER!!

How bout a 3rd version with Jay and Todd doing different verses and chorus in same version?
:)
Title: Re: I'LL STOP CARING NOW (Billy/HDA/Mike Peters)
Post by: Stoney on November 15, 2009, 04:01:24 PM: Both versions are superb guys ...great vocals playing and production....top notch stuff

Ian
Title: Re: I'LL STOP CARING NOW (Billy/HDA/Mike Peters)
Post by: docmidnite on November 20, 2009, 06:01:12 AM: I just listened to both versions:

Billy: Outstanding on each and every instrument!
Jay: You took this into every bar and club around the world but...
Todd: YOU take this one to Vegas!

Beautiful!
Title: Re: I'LL STOP CARING NOW (Billy/HDA/Mike Peters)
Post by: DannyDep on November 21, 2009, 11:57:54 AM: Hi Jay,
Excellent work here men. :)
I much preferred Ver 2. I felt that the easy flow of music matched the mood of the song much better.

The first time I played it though, I was trying to figure out what was unsettling me on the first verse.
At first I thought it might be the phrasing, but after I played it several more times I found the culprit. >:( (IMHO).
Just before the 2nd line is delivered "And forever, good friends we'd stay" (1:16 - 1:17) the Bass glide timing bothered me.
Maybe it's not needed or perhaps you might try starting the glide earlier so that the Ab is heard on the downbeat.
Btw, this goes for the same place in the 2nd verse.

Other than that, the music and lyrics fit wonderfully together.
The Chorus with it's Hooks is very memorable.
And the musicianship, arrangement and production are top notch and very professional. 8)

Are you thinking about sending this out as a Demo to any particular performer?
I could easily see Blake Shelton making a hit with it.
Once again, great work by those MCS collaborators.
Good luck with it.
Ciao, Dan
Title: Re: I'LL STOP CARING NOW (Billy/HDA/Mike Peters)
Post by: McLovin on November 21, 2009, 12:20:53 PM: Hey Guys,.. thanks for all the comments. Very appreciated. I sort of forgot about this one.

Danny: I just do this for shits and giggles. The guy that wrote the lyrics I'm sure will shop it. That's more his thing.
Title: Re: I'LL STOP CARING NOW (Billy/HDA/Mike Peters)
Post by: jwoo10 on November 21, 2009, 07:41:06 PM: Nice Nice VCERY Nice.. I like both versions.. (perhaps version #1 slightly better).. but only tempo-wise!

Billy is one fastastic artist/mixer.. wonderful talent!

Yer not too bad yersef there pal! ;) Ya breathed life into this one!