Gimme Gimme Yum Yum!

I was bemoaning to friends (yet again!) that I was unable to eat Lemon Meringue Pie (diabetes) and often dreamt about it. No doubt to shut me up (!) I was challenged to write a song about it. Another friend told me my music was OKish but needed to Rock more! Hmmmmm! I rearranged a piece I had written awhile ago (noone like it then and I agreed with them!), added vocals (Vocaloid Miriam) and this is the result. Instrumentation is totally by notation in Staff View - what a lot of notes!
 
Just a bit of fun and I hope it makes you smile! Now I shall go back to my usual genre!
 
http://soundclick.com/share.cfm?id=11326450
 
'Lyrics' are at the bottom of the Soundclick page.
 

This is cool... sounds like Miriam needs to have some of her words starting just before the beat but apart from that this was really enjoyable.

And, the sentiment "We want pie" is one I can relate to...

Cheers,
Terry.

Hi Terry - Sincere thanks and so pleased you like it. You are right about the vocals - I think I just reached a point when I was pining so much for a lilting flute that I wrapped the piece as it was! As for Pie - my next door neighbour made me a sugar-free lemon meringue pie - it was vile but I ate it anyway! Almost put me off pie for life. Almost! Best Regards Malcolm

not at all what I expected...

I thought this was brillient... Really... very well done...

Hi Lynn - Sincere thanks and so pleased you like it. Granny Smith - a fine apple which makes a wonderful pie and named after a lovely woman - I knew her mother well! Yep, I was around when they invented Rock! And I am still living in the same cave!

Hi timidi - very many thanks and so very pleased you like it. Good advice for which I am grateful and I will give it a go - mind you, there is no chance that any girl could put up with being in the same room as me when I sing! And as for matching up our waves, that definitely sounds fun - I just wish I was young enough to enjoy it!

Hi Daryl - Sincere thanks and so pleased you like it. And you were right the first time - I am definitely an old fogy! And proud of it! But that doesn't mean I can't Rock with those of the younger inclination - I just do it slower - and with regular breaks for a cup of tea and a snooze! Best Regards, Malcolm.

fantastic, Malcom!  I really enjoyed this!

I agree about the timing on the vox, tho, it's distracting.  other than that, I really liked this!  very good!

Hi Larry - Sincere thanks - surprised me too! It is just a bit outside my usual musical comfort zone! As for Tribal, I know what you mean - but we Celts love nothing more than giving our kilts a good swirl (!) although I'm not entirely certain my toes would survive doing the Sword dance to this!

Hi Beagle - Sincere thanks - I really must work on that vocals problem although I suspect it will be quite a while before I get the urge to write anything in this genre again! No doubt the World is grateful!

Hi Mark - Sincere thanks - being cool is a very new experience for me! Wow!

Best Regards
Malcolm

(Why do I have to change from Firefox to Explorer to be able to write here in paragraphs?! Weird!)

Hi Bob - Wow! I am not sure my friends will ever believe that an old fogy like me can Rock - but I am definitely going to tell them you said so - that is the highest praise and I am sincerely grateful and overwhelmed!

Best Regards from an old Rocker!
Malcolm

Hi Mark - Sincere thanks and so pleased you like this foray into new territory! Jap-pop mixed with electro-folk?! Wow. I must admit I hadn't thought of it that way but you are right. If we now add the young Cherokee lady vocalist who is currently working on some of my music, I suspect I am about to invent a totally new genre! Have a great New Year - Best Regards, Malcolm.

Hi James - Sincere thanks and so pleased you like it. Yep, definitely fun although all that head banging gave me a headache - the things we do for our art!

Hi Kiki - Sincere thanks and so very pleased you like this bit of fun! I have been mulling over the idea of doing a video for it but have been working on a new Celtic Folk piece for an Eisteddfod - now that is finished, I may well have a go at the video. (this is my new piece for the Eisteddfod - The Quickening - Imbolc is the Celtic festival on 1st February celebrating the first stirrings of Spring):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S18vU0NMyiI
As for Vocaloid with Sonar / Cakewalk, you are right that it is difficult if not impossible to get one to work in sync with the other. So I write the vocals and the music in Sonar staff view (I write all my music by notation so all the instruments you hear are VSTs and use EWQL Symphonic Choirs to give me an idea of how the vocals will sound). I then print out the vocals, re-write notes and words in Vocaloid, add expression within Vocaloid, export to a .wav file, import the .wav file to Sonar and then add reverb and more expression using envelopes, EQ and so forth. A bit convoluted, but it works!
 
Best Regards
Malcolm.

We want brrrrrrr..... WHAT?????

Cool song, Malcolm!

This is great!  :)  It's all VST's?   What are you using for the guitars?

Cool idea and lots of fun.  Well done!  :)