Good to hear from you, Boomin36Beatz.  I'm glad you brought these ideas to the party.  You are now a coproducer of this tune.  I will take your ideas into consideration on my next version.  I think it'll be quite different thanks to all the input I received.  Thank you for taking the time.

a well crafted and delicious piece. the oyster/pearl theme has universal appeal. very cool to hear the Spanish/Latin influence w/ bongos. tasty bridge section which makes listener look forward to the main hook again. your mixes are always well balanced and create a pleasing aural space like a comfortable stereophonic cocoon, and this is no exception + it has a danceability factor that would be wonderful to exploit in a video eg maybe a flamenco dancer on a moonlit beach. sounds great on my system and in headphones. dig the harmonies and melodic nuances. you're a great songwriter Lynn. Keep 'em coming. :-) 

Hey Lynn - Sorry, I listened to this when you posted and forgot to comment, or got sidetracked or (insert excuse).  Anyhow, listened again and -still- really like it.  The ending was a little abrupt, imo.  The motif was really cool.  The synth sounds seemed fitting and I think you did a fine job with the vocals.

Fun song, thanks for posting it!

Daren, thanks so much for adding your ears to this song.  I'm pleased you hear the Latin influence, and in the next version I hope to play that up a bit.  Your words mean a lot to me.

LpMIke75, I'm happy to hear from you.  In regard to the ending, my original thinking was to put this song between two songs that fade out for some variety.   At this point, I really don't know where this song will end up, so I may create two endings for this.  Thanks for your time.

 Really great tune. Performances were spot on. Very nice mix, I thought the acoustics could use a bit more volume and a tad more bass. The end was a bit abrupt, still a great tune though, really enjoyed

I enjoyed, very nice. I can sort of envision a couple dancing to this in a ballroom setting. I like the rhythm.

ohgrant, thanks for having a listen and your kind reply.  I'm happy to tell you that I've remixed this and addressed your concerns.  Thanks for helping me with this.

Moe, thank you for stopping by.  Interesting because I, too, live about 5 minutes from BB's.  I go for Samantha Fish.  BTW, I did like your earlier song on the forum.  I enjoyed your vision.

I want to thank everyone who helped me with this project.  I've taken many of your ideas and incorporated them into the new mix which is entitled "Oyster Of Life 2".  It can be found here:  http://www.soundclick.com/player/single_player.cfm?songid=11812564&q=hi&newref=1

Both versions can be found in my first post.

ahhh very nice the way you bookended this now w/ contrasting yet complementary intro and outro. ya know; the way this starts... it has the energy and flavour of 'La Vida Loca' in some aspects which is really cool!  Again i keep seeing Flamenco dancers in your video for this :-)  The outro is a pleasant denouement with the percussion absent; a nice touch.  well done, Lynn. this is an extremely great track! 

Thank you, Daren :)