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The mix sounds nice here Tom, as to the steel drums and persuading you out of them there are a number of Wookiee methods that could be applied, fortunately they are all painless for me

I do like and the lyrics are amusing. 
 

Tom, if you can't post the lyrics please send Daryl some better speakers.
 
And please, drop the steel drums.

Great song.. I liked the rhythm and vocals. Good mix and sounds

Cool idea -- good demo of this -- I like the 70s sound mixed in with some early New Wave all topped off by a Tom Waits type vocal.  Hmm...  Good one  !
 
Allan
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Thanks for the comments, they are very helpful!
 
Wookie, glad to know I'm on your good side! And thanks for the comments.
 
Daryl, many thanks! I'll post the lyrics somewhere soon . . . your crappy speakers are apparently making my vocals sound good, so when/if you get to your proper monitors in your studio, prepare yourself for something more like a cat in a wood chipper.  :)   
 
Bapu, thanks, speakers for Daryl, check. Steel drums replaced by . . . uh, that's my trouble. I've tried organ in the intro, other keyboards, more guitar . . . gonna have to get creative. Got any ideas?
 
Mesh, another groove head like myself, many thanks for taking the ride!!!
 
Makke - thanks, I appreciate the listen and the comments.
 
MGH - yes absolutely I need to edit some guitar parts to make them sit perfectly in the pocket. It's on my list for sure, thanks for the encouragement and for the compliments . . .
 
Allan, thanks very much, I appreciate particularly the comments on vocals, because it is definitely Tom Waits territory, but for some reason I have a hard time listening to a lot Tom Waits myself. Small doses are pretty cool for me, though. Other people rave about him, so there we go.
 
Fjz - yep! thanks, I was hoping the lyrics were intelligible in the main, so glad some got through the noise. :)
 
 
 
 
-Tom

I vote to keep the steel drums.  Oh, and keep everything else too.  Great track.
 
AMB
 

I was smiling all the way through. Great lyrics on this one!

Hey Tom!
 
I'd leave it the way it is, steel drums and all. It's quirky, and nothing says quirky like steel drums. Even the corny synthy horns sound perfect, in context.  Great job on this and I think you did a fine job on the mix.
 
And I'm with you on Tom Waits...small doses only...though I did listen to this all the way through, LOL.
 
Regards,
Dan

Eph, I get now what you were referring to, pretty spot on. Thanks for giving this a spin.
 
AntManB, thanks for the steel drum vote, I think it's a keeper because it has a cheese factor, and because of inertia. Glad you liked the tune, thanks. Let's hear some of yours?
 
Thanks, stringjammer, it's kind of lyrics-heavy ain't it? Glad you found it amusing, I do, too!
 
Synkrotron/Andy, I appreciate your comments and thanks for having a sense of humor, which I think one needs,  particularly with this song. 
 
Dan, thanks - those synth horns are Cinebrass, in the wrong hands, used for a purpose they were entirely not designed for! I'm waiting to add a real jazz-funk kick-ass horns library,  any suggestions? Anyone? Bueller?
 
JesseQ - I think that skinnybones girl would be great on this, she would make it inimitable. Thanks for the listen, keep it unreal!
 
-Tom

Yeah, that was pretty cool...   I don't think I'd change anything.    It's got a great slinky groove with just a sprinkle of cheese on top, works well IMO.   Some really nice chord changes in there too. 

Right in your wheelhouse Tom, and well done as always. Here are my nits/suggestions:
 
1. Replace the steel drums with... nothing at all! Let the guitar strum ring out.
2. IMO the horns need a bit more attack, more BAM, less legato. Each note needs to punch.
3. Keep on making brilliant quirky jazzy piano/bass tunes. You're great at it.

Funky Caribbean Ska -- you have created a new genre!  What a wonderful fun song.  It had me smiling all through it. The lyrics and vocals were very creative and I really liked the horns.  Oh ya, my vote is to keep in the steel drums.
Nice one indeed!