Hello Mary Lou (Goodbye Heart) Ricky Nelson cover by Daryl Crowley and Markno999

Here is a fun, upbeat Ricky Nelson cover of Hello Mary Lou (Goodbye Heart).  I asked Daryl Crowley to collaborate on a song after hearing his rendition of Travelin Man (another Ricky Nelson song) and we settled on Hello Mary Lou.   This version has a country spin on it.    Daryl did all the vocals, lead and backing, along with the lead guitar solo and the final mastering.   I provided rhythm guitars, drum and percussion arrangement and bass.   Hope you enjoy.  It was a lot of fun working on it.


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Fun tune guys. Nice job. I Used to play this also:) 

Ed - Thank you for having a listen.   I appreciate your comment.  Maybe I can talk Daryl into doing another song;)

Tim - It was a fun tune, have heard a lot of different versions of this song from Ricky Nelson to Led Zeppelin and tried to give it a little unique flair.  Hopefully succeed at that.  Thanks for listening.

Scott - The only thing missing in this song is a fiddle;)   Maybe next time?  Thanks for the comment.

Cian,

Thanks for the comment, glad you liked it.   I don't play the drums, unfortunately I lack the coordination though I have tried many times.  I use Superior Drummer and this song also includes EZDrummer Latin for the percussion.  I usually start with a basic beat I like from the MIDI Libraries included with the Toontrack stuff and then expand from there to fills etc..  The MIDI's are played by real drummers so have some nice dynamics and other nuances baked in already. 

On the overall performance, Daryl's vocals really brought the backing track to life.  The rhythm tracks went through several iterations after I heard the vocal tracks and improved quite a bit based on the vocal performance  

Regards

Excellent job gentlemen.  Excellent playing, vocals, and sound.  I particularly appreciate the fact that you really stuck to the good version (Ricky Nelson's) .  Was that Jame Burton playing lead guitar on this number???
 
Freddy J

Panu - Thanks for the comment.    Glad you liked it.  

Freddy - Thanks, this version is by far my favorite too (the Ricky Version)  Daryl will have to comment on the lead guitar part, he may be related to James Burton, not sure, but he sounds like it other than Burton playing a Telecaster;)

Herb - Thank you.  The steel guitar, I forgot to comment on it in the original post.   The steel part was generated by a friend of mine using the newer Band-In-A-Box version that has real instruments.   Gave him the tempo and key and got various steel parts in a .wav that I dispersed throughout for decoration.  I think it came out pretty well.   I had no idea that program had gone so far forward since I last heard about it.

that was an interesting take on it, I didn't expect the steel guitar. The composition seemed more laid back than the original too. I'm looking forward to getting my audio jack fixed so I can listen in the cans again, but I enjoyed what I could hear. I also have a bluegrass version of this song on vinal by the Seldom Scene :-)

I'm really late to this party, but I'm glad I stopped in.  This is great, guys!  :)  

Hey,

Another great remake cover version from you!

Excellent job by both of you.  The instruments and playing sound terrific, Daryl's vocals are perfect, and the mix sounds like pro modern country.

PS: As I mentioned in my own last thread, Markno, I think your remake of "No Matter What" was definitely one of the best covers ever posted on the forum, and this is another great addition.

Really nice work, boys!
Bob

This is really welll done. Everything sounds great!

Well done.

 BIAB used IMO perfect and not overkill on every track ----  + + + 1 


nice to hear real guitar playing talent and great vocals ! !

Robert - Thanks for the listen.

Tony - Thank You.   Appreciate the comment.

BIABDude - Thanks for that, like to think my guitar playing contributed somewhat to the tune..  I have been practicing for 30 years;)

Rik - Thanks for stopping by.  I have really been enjoying your collaborations with Janet as well.  Really fine stuff.

Thanks to everyone for taking the time to listen.   I really feel comments on this forum have been invaluable for growth.  Appreciate it.  Thanks.

Regards