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You Can't Make Me Love You (Fun Fun Fun Version)
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Keywords Bing (13), dreadmon (48), Alannah (12), sexy (32), jazz (404), pop (478), piano (620)

Description This was the third song I posted as a member of MacJams and while generally well-received, the mix left much to be desired. Sometime much later, Alannah and I decided to try a colloboration and this tune seemed like the perfect vehicle. After a bit of a remix (I left the vocals as they were), Alannah came along and added some hot spice. The result is what we are calling the "fun fun fun" version - much sexier, a lot more playful and a better mix. Enjoy!

Lyrics you can make me sick to my stomach
you can make me high as a cloud
you can make me so damn crazy
you can make me so damn proud
you can make me lick a flagpole
in the middle of winter too
you can make me watch a chick flick
but there's one thing you can't do

you can't make me love you

you can make me look real stupid
you can make me look like an ace
you can make this horse drink water
after leading him all over the place
you can make me see it your way
but only when I'm inclined
you can make me a tuna fish sandwich
and stop trying to change my mind

you can't make me love you

you can make me shiver and tremble
you can make me scream out loud
you can make me beg for mercy
in ways that I'm not proud
you can make me late for practice
try to simplify my song
you can make me out to be a heartless fool
and you would only be half-wrong

you can't make me love you
stop tryin'

Hardware Roland Fantom
Yamaha MT 400 4-Track
Mac G4 933 Quicksilver

Software: Garageband

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	thoddi said 888 days ago
	cooool You two must have had great fun making this. It's cool when do your teasing between the verses Alannah. It sounds like you mean business:) And you sound like Shirley Bassey on that verse you sing on your own. Impressive:) Dreadmons vocal part is also very well done. It's a good production, well mixed. Smooth and sexy!

dreadmon said 887 days ago

cooool
Thoddi, glad you liked it! We definitely had fun doing this and I'm looking forward to the next time we get together and make some music! I agree - when Alannah lets loose during the break, it just makes me want MORE! Thanks for listening and commenting - very much appreciated!

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Mahalo nui loa,

Bing Futch 
<a href="http://www.macjams.com/song/21772" target="_blank">"You Can't Make Me Love You" </a> with Alannah!

	kristyjo said 888 days ago
	Great version The background instrumentals are great- bring out your horn soloists more. The vocals are really smooth. I think it's great that you revisit some of your earlier posts and apply some new ideas.

dreadmon said 887 days ago

Great version
Hiya Kristyjo - thanks for listening! You're right, the horns could come up - though I wish they sounded more like, well, HORNS. MacJams has been invaluable to me as far as getting solid input for my tunes - and on some of them that I feel particularly strongly about, such as this one, a revisitation seems appropriate. I figure that there are only so many songs in one's lifetime that can benefit from your full attention - I try to choose wisely! Thanks again for listening and for the suggestion, very well taken!

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Mahalo nui loa,

Bing Futch 
<a href="http://www.macjams.com/song/21772" target="_blank">"You Can't Make Me Love You" </a> with Alannah!

	drakonis said 888 days ago
	as usual Another really polished-sounding song from Bing, and sprinkled with sexy all over the top with Alannah's vocals. This is really delightful! The only thing I could think of to tweak would be to have Alannah have a few more teasing snippets here and there, but this is great! Faved & DL'ed! ttfn, Drakonis

dreadmon said 887 days ago

as usual
Drak, thanks so much man, you are too kind! I'm with ya on hearing more of Alannah on the tune - in fact, originally, we were going to do trade offs on the verses and wrap the tune with us doing a duet - but we ended up going this direction, which is definitely fun, but I want more, more, more! Alannah needs convincing that she's all that and a warehouse full of chips - and once that objective is attained, we may have a full-fledged, double-barrel tune where we both go off - sort of like a darker Sonny & Cher, LOL! I'm glad you enjoyed this - thanks for listening and for your support of this tune!

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Mahalo nui loa,

Bing Futch 
<a href="http://www.macjams.com/song/21772" target="_blank">"You Can't Make Me Love You" </a> with Alannah!

	Mcboy said 887 days ago
	hehhehhe what fun listening to this track..................belongs in a broadway play songbook......bravo....!

Macaudion said 886 days ago

Applaud!!!
And LOTS of fun guys! - I was well entertained by this piece - It's
always a pleasure to hear Alannah sing - And this was an interesting
display of your vocal talents Bing, and you vocals are always a treat to
hear too - I love the playfulness on this piece - Intelligently arranged,
I'd say - Who'd a thunk that the two of you would pair off in a sing
song - Definitely a treat - Thanks! Dion

Macaudion said 886 days ago

Alannah said 885 days ago

Thanks for all the comments everyone !
I couldn't help hearing a "Meatloaf Parody" in this one as I was singing out my little part .... and I just could NOT imagine "replacing" Dreadmon's vocals with my own .... I thought he sang the song out with such flair and charisma ... that all I could do with the song was add a little humour and fun to it .... as Dreadmon said above ... we played around with a few different concepts for this tune .. but in the END I just couldn;t sing HIS parts .. the way HE SANG HIS PARTS and didn't want to spoil the song by trying !!!!

dreadmon said 883 days ago

Thanks for all the comments everyone !
Alannah, you so rock - and I TOLD you that you were good enough to duet with, but NOOOOO. LOL! I still want to do something torchy with you, and that will come down the road - but I'm really glad that you wanted to post this tune, even though it originally was something you just fooled around with on a whim. Oh my, did I just say "fooled around" in the context of this tune? Heh-heh. You really injected it with a shot of sexiness that turns the heat way up and Shirley Bassey definitely comes to mind when I hear you shift into high gear during that middle section. Just think of what we could do with some more stew time, darlin'!

Of course, I'm eggin' you on - I want to work on something else - and I'll write something that you won't be able to resist. Or perhaps maybe YOU'LL write something that *I* can't resist! It was a pleasure to work with you on this track - hopefully there will be many more - you're awesome!

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Mahalo nui loa,

Bing Futch 
<a href="http://www.macjams.com/song/21772" target="_blank">"You Can't Make Me Love You" </a> with Alannah!

Leon said 885 days ago

You CAN make me love...this song!
I haven't had so much fun listening to a song in a long time! This is a
very entertaining song with such a titillating message, and features two
of the best vocalists at Macjams at their finest! That is an unbeatable
combination of creative writing and impeccable performance. Bing's
suave and crystal clear voice is very well complimented and spiced up
by Alannah's textured vampy style. Alannah, your performance here is
the best recording of your voice and really brings your talent to the
fore. As for Bing, consistency is your game and yet it never fails to
surprise me as you come up with something novel everytime!
Awesome. This is the best from both of you... or maybe, with your
depth of talent and creativity, the best ones are yet to come! Very high
marks!

dreadmon said 883 days ago

You CAN make me love...this song!
Yo, Leon! Thanks very much man - I'm glad you liked this, and glad Alannah was able to resurrect it from the dead doldrums (look at the rating on this sucker originally - just shy of being the anti-christ). If she hadn't picked it to fluff up, it wouldn't have seen the life that it's seeing now. Talk about hope! Thank you for your kind words and your encouragement.

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Mahalo nui loa,

Bing Futch 
<a href="http://www.macjams.com/song/21772" target="_blank">"You Can't Make Me Love You" </a> with Alannah!

The Composer said 885 days ago

sweeet
A Great and fun song here... and that picture is fantastic! Well sung by
the two of you and nicely orchestrated too.. My only critisisms would be
that Alannah's vocals are distorting a little when she sings loudly, so to be
careful of the headroom stuff when recording.... and, although the levels
were pretty good (I'll agree that the horns could be brought up a little)...
you didn't take advantage of the space avaliable... everything is just
panned to the center which is a bit of a shame.

Eitherway... nice and smooth! Well done.

Alannah said 884 days ago

sweeet
Unfortunately on my vocal part ... I recorded it a while back BEFORE I had learned a few things ... and then accidentally deleted all the original vocal tracks while trying to create more space on my HD ..... ooooooops ..... so my vocal tracks were left on a version of the song as IS and weren't able to fix some of my mixing errors .... my bad ... I suppose I could have re-recorded them and sent them to BING for a proper MIXING (which he was originally going to do cause my mixing abilities aren't so great) .... but ....... lazy lazy me .....

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"Music is the way our memories sing to us across time"

dreadmon said 883 days ago

sweeet
Bryan, you're dead-on, as always. And to add to what Alannah said - she bounced this tune to me based on the original version as a goof, and I thought it was fantastic - so we went back and forth about what to do with it - and I kicked up the mix a little, but didn't do much, in anticipation of her doing her part, then I'd remix. But we sort of dropped it - and then the external hard drive with all the parts fried out. So when she sent it over again, it was the first dry mix of the piece and I just had to upload it, not knowing if I'd ever recover the original data again. This is one tune that I definitely want to orchestrate and fully imagine - and thanks to Alannah, it will happen sooner than later. Watch out, next time it comes around - it will be dripping with sweat! Thanks again, Bry- for listening and lending your critique - it's always much appreciated!

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Mahalo nui loa,

Bing Futch 
<a href="http://www.macjams.com/song/21772" target="_blank">"You Can't Make Me Love You" </a> with Alannah!

	J.A.Stewart said 884 days ago
	Definitely... Fun and... games. And most definitely material for a musical. I think a producer would beef up the horn section on this number and give it a raspier --- and stronger --- presence in the mix. But it's a terrific production, with a polished sound and well-done vocal performances. Very entertaining. ;-) --- Joe

	Rolo said 883 days ago
	Nice! 2 of my favorite macjamers together!!! Nice!!! This tune really has a 50's favour i enjoy very much... Alannah seems like Jessica Rabbit singing! LOL!!!

	Heidi_E said 879 days ago
	Nice one Dreadmon It's nice, i like the talking during the song,sounds cool, very funky. Does sound like you both had great fun!

	perceptualvortex said 868 days ago
	Sweet! Wow, great job guys! The vox sound great, and I love the way the piano meshes with and enhances them. Very cool. Plus that song art is so right.

	Scorpjammer said 854 days ago
	You Got Me... ... snapping my fingers, over here. Great fun! You make it sound so effortless, Bing. Love the arrangement and lyrics. You definitely rank among the top creative forces here at macjams, seriously. Great collab and great vocals, both of you. a PV ditto on the artwork. lol! faved it/10'd it/ kept it

	Feter said 540 days ago
	now thats a Hit !! a real suprise ...I was thinkin of a strange inovation of a dulcimer but hey this is Blusey stuff that fit my mind .... cant cant cant make me stop listenin to this .. cool just cool .... what a scream allah did ....just amazng !!

	timothy devine said 472 days ago
	Nice You guys! Ah Alannah finally sings. I Like the great use of Alannah's Sassy character. Man this is a great find. I came over from Alannah's page lookin for people who have worked with her. When i saw you worked with her i jumped on this. Nice arrangment and well put together. Bing, you have a great talent in keeping it simple , clean yet pungent. Hmmm piano again cool

	Roxylee said 126 days ago
	Fun and excellently done A collab that shines. I really enjoyed hearing this, and the lyrics ay so much about relationships.

	Char said 62 days ago
	This is Great! Thank you.

	Alannah said 884 days ago
	You CAN make me love...this song! Leon you sweet lil "thang" you ..... you are just too good to me ! --- "Music is the way our memories sing to us across time"

	Leon said 883 days ago
	You CAN make me love...this song! THANG..as opposed to thingie? :-) --- The lion roars, the eagle soars.

	dreadmon said 883 days ago
	Definitely... Thank you so much! We definitely aimed for entertainment and I'm pleased that you got a kick out of this. Maybe this will encourage Alannah to dig in with me and produce the next one to the hilt! Thanks again for listening! --- Mahalo nui loa,<p> Bing Futch<br> <a href="http://www.macjams.com/song/21772" target="_blank">"You Can't Make Me Love You" </a> with Alannah!

	dreadmon said 854 days ago
	You Got Me... Thank, scorp! It was a blast working with Alannah on this one - I'm hoping to do some more recording with her. Thanks for the blessing of your comments, it put a lift in my day! --- Mahalo nui loa,<p> Bing Futch<br> <a href="http://www.macjams.com/song/22369" target="_blank">"Monsters" </a> - Revisiting July 7th, 2005

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