Hey all. I posted an earlier version of this song with my own demo vocals back in April [early July, actually] or thereabouts. Thanks to those who commented. Nick (easlern) has added lead vocals and some harmonies. The drums are Dave (ibleedburgundy). Thanks guys! For those keeping track, there's that reverse reverb electric piano patch again... Let me know what you think.
PS, this is a mix, not a master. I might be able to bump the volume a little bit by manually editing out volume spikes.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzqJIqBR8uJeSEFldFprcnp2eE0/view?usp=sharing
Island Hopping
Words and music by Ray Taylor, 2016
Monday morning rain in traffic
Back where we always stood
And I know what you got under your hood
Take 57 out to the cornfields baby
Windy city closing round you
Like an eggshell lately
And the more I think of you
More it closes round me too
Got a room for two on Wednesday
Friday morning news is pressing round
And we can’t turn down
Take 80 on east to the state line baby
Winding road’ll point you back to me
In a straight line maybe
The more I think of you
The more I hope foregoing and above are true
We’ll go island hopping
In your tropics
Well everyone’s got dreams
And a breezy line of exit
From the scene
But the more I think of you
It’s got me thinking too
That I need you
If you need me
That I want you to
Would you kindly name your pleasure
In the flesh or by the measure’s fine
Or we walk on by
Every street that we pass got a memory maybe
In the flash or in the echo fading
More I fade with you
More they echo
More they echo
Round me too
We’ll go island hopping
In your tropics
Well everyone’s got dreams
And a breezy line of exit
From the scene
But the more I think of you
It’s got me thinking too
That I need you
If you need me
That I want you to
PS, this is a mix, not a master. I might be able to bump the volume a little bit by manually editing out volume spikes.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzqJIqBR8uJeSEFldFprcnp2eE0/view?usp=sharing
Island Hopping
Words and music by Ray Taylor, 2016
Monday morning rain in traffic
Back where we always stood
And I know what you got under your hood
Take 57 out to the cornfields baby
Windy city closing round you
Like an eggshell lately
And the more I think of you
More it closes round me too
Got a room for two on Wednesday
Friday morning news is pressing round
And we can’t turn down
Take 80 on east to the state line baby
Winding road’ll point you back to me
In a straight line maybe
The more I think of you
The more I hope foregoing and above are true
We’ll go island hopping
In your tropics
Well everyone’s got dreams
And a breezy line of exit
From the scene
But the more I think of you
It’s got me thinking too
That I need you
If you need me
That I want you to
Would you kindly name your pleasure
In the flesh or by the measure’s fine
Or we walk on by
Every street that we pass got a memory maybe
In the flash or in the echo fading
More I fade with you
More they echo
More they echo
Round me too
We’ll go island hopping
In your tropics
Well everyone’s got dreams
And a breezy line of exit
From the scene
But the more I think of you
It’s got me thinking too
That I need you
If you need me
That I want you to
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