The music for this was finished in March, but I struggled for months to come up with melody/lyrics. Nothing inspired me, and since this is an obvious nod to the Police, I knew I wanted some of that Caribbean influence that so infected their tunes.

Happened to be out to dinner with my boy 10 days ago and Olympic Boxing was playing on the tv. Then inspiration hit me: Teofilo Stevenson, the greatest amateur boxer ever, who never turned pro because it would mean having to defect from his beloved Cuba. Then it just flowed all out.

One of my best-played tracks, lots of good guitar layering and some real mood changes in the middle.

Teofilo

Very nice work. It certainly moves in a spirited manner. 

On the first listen right now. Everything sounds good. I'm on crappy speakers but it has punch and I can hear it all clearly...which is the goal....right?   I will turn on the other machine and listen again on headphones. 

Well done nice song and tribute to the amateur boxer. sounds good

Great sound - Loved this. Nice one!

Awesome! I like chord progression and the interesting variations.

 Funny how sometimes we get a block and then it all comes together later. This one was worth the wait.

 Great job. I don't need to comment on your mixing skills as I could probably take lessons from you on that. The song is well put together in all aspects.

 I am of the impatient sort and so by 3:00 I was starting to get figity, that's not just your tune but almost any tune. The thing you added a little after 2:00 made it carry well and kept it interesting.

outstanding... totally blew me away James... this is my new forum favorite... I love everything about this arrangement/production... the performances are truly inspired... great work...

Well Done James.

(BTW, I listened to the WHOLE song )

Frank, you took the words right out of my keyboard.  James, you are the king.  Bravissimo!

notnat


outstanding... totally blew me away James... this is my new forum favorite... I love everything about this arrangement/production... the performances are truly inspired... great work...

James,
 
I always listen to your songs for pure enjoyment because your rarely give anything to criticize in performance or mix.   This is really well done, and a damn good song.   The vocal layering is super pro, mix is good, guitars are great, and it is so interesting to listen to, never boring, never monotonous.   Good one.
 
Regards