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#494654 - 04/16/20 06:01 AM Re: My wife's favorite song [Re: Fran Carango]
saxxman Offline
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Great jobs Fran and Don! Very enjoyable versions these songs! Thanks for the shares!
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#494723 - 04/16/20 12:54 PM Re: My wife's favorite song [Re: Fran Carango]
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Thanks Randy. You're the only one who listened I think!
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#494727 - 04/16/20 01:03 PM Re: My wife's favorite song [Re: Fran Carango]
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Enjoyed my listen(s)... Fran and Don:

It is a great song... and Stevie seems to be still sitting on his perch in my feeble mind. LOL! You piqued my curiosity and I need to learn exactly who wrote it... and how many renditions there have been by other big names. Thanks for sharing. ----Dave

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#494728 - 04/16/20 01:05 PM Re: My wife's favorite song [Re: DonM]
tony mads usa Offline
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Originally Posted By DonM
Thanks Randy. You're the only one who listened I think!


OK, I just listened, and while you both did a good job - in totally different styles - I have to admit that for whatever reason, I never really liked this song, and never performed it ... I learned it only because my mother liked to sing it ... wink
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#494732 - 04/16/20 01:14 PM Re: My wife's favorite song [Re: Fran Carango]
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Nice rendition Fran and Don.
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#494733 - 04/16/20 01:14 PM Re: My wife's favorite song [Re: Fran Carango]
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I've always tried to learn anything, within reason, that I've had requests to do on the job. I save the lyrics and chord changes and listen to it enough that I can fake it if and when needed. This one started out that way, but over the years I've grown to like it better than I did at first.
There are a number of songs that I don't even try for various reasons. Maybe it's out of my range or beyond my playing and/or singing abilities, and maybe I just don't like it. All valid reasons to not do a song!
Thanks for listening guys.
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#494737 - 04/16/20 01:23 PM Re: My wife's favorite song [Re: Fran Carango]
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Hi Guys:

As promised, I did my due diligence and there was a lawsuit over the writing (co-writing) of this song. Stevie Wonder, Lee Garrett and another writer contributed various elements to this song... so one article implied. The lawsuit was eventually dropped and most of the Web Posts give credit to Stevie Wonder.

I suspect money talked but I would sure have loved to have been plugged into the royalty stream for this one. For the record, if I were to ever build up the audacity to attempt singing this song, I would check out R&B Styles first. Just my two cents.

Thanks again for two fine renditions. ----Dave

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#494738 - 04/16/20 01:27 PM Re: My wife's favorite song [Re: DonM]
tony mads usa Offline
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Originally Posted By DonM
I've always tried to learn anything, within reason, that I've had requests to do on the job.

Yes, of course if I had requests for it I would have had to learn it, especially when you are playing steadily as you do ...

Originally Posted By DonM
Maybe it's out of my range or beyond my playing and/or singing abilities,


NAH !!!
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#494739 - 04/16/20 01:28 PM Re: My wife's favorite song [Re: Fran Carango]
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Originally Posted By Fran Carango
I wanted to try something with Dave's last posted song, so I am posting on my initial post smile

I had a Dave moment and forgot the lyrics but I got to play some Hammond for Donny smile

It was enough to get it out of my system grin

It was too much playing Hammond, remembering the song and lyrics, and adding harmony... all on the fly frown






I guess everyone passed over this smile

Donny asked to show something on the G70 and play some Hammond, while we are shut ins. It must have been pretty bad... no comments at all grin

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Edited by Fran Carango (04/16/20 01:29 PM)
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#494740 - 04/16/20 01:40 PM Re: My wife's favorite song [Re: Fran Carango]
tony mads usa Offline
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Interesting how this sometimes happens ... to any/all of us ... lots of 'views' but few responses, but then I guess we're all guilty of it from time to time ... never anything personal I'm sure ...
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