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Stormchasing - MJCC
by SmokeyVW

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Submitted on: Sep 01, 2008 - 12:15:33 AM
Last Updated: Oct 05 2008 - 08:05:03 PM

Description album: Wanderlust
track 1: 5:53 Say What
track 2: 3:52 The Lilac's Truth
track 3: 3:05 COLOR TV
track 4: 5:26 Glimmer
track 5: 1:23 Playin' Rugby (GOOC)
track 6: 2:45 A UFO Took Mary Lou Away
track 7: 4:10 On The Road To Nauset Beach
track 8: 4:34 Stormchasing
track 9: 4:05 Dancing (On LIOLI's Grave)
track 10: 4:27 That Look (Run Away)
...more albums...

Song Description

This is a cover of stormchasing (by the hamlet machines) http://www.macjams.com/song/37998

I took the liberty of changing the lyrics, not a lot, and I hope the content is still the same, but the rhyming scheme is different.

I found the vocal range rather "challenging".

There is a video I made for this too:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bchc87DPDkA

music by Brentford K
lyrics by CJ Daley
arranged and performed by SmokeyVW
video editing by Bill Grundmann

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sound effects used in this song:

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By Robinhood76 (http://www.freesound.org/usersViewSingle.php?id=321967)

siren_n_thunder.wav (http://www.freesound.org/samplesViewSingle.php?id=42813)
By FreqMan (http://www.freesound.org/usersViewSingle.php?id=92661)

t128.wav (http://www.freesound.org/samplesViewSingle.php?id=51909)
By guitarguy1985 (http://www.freesound.org/usersViewSingle.php?id=533680)

Lyrics STORMCHASING

- verse 1 -

This road is a fallen lightning rod
That's pointed nowhere
I drive just to feel alive
I wish it could last forever

Once like you - I had a life
I had a wife - I had a clue
Lots of stuff - but out of touch
It was too much - and not enough

- chorus -

Stormchasing am I
Through the day - into night
Waiting on the sky
For the lightning - to strike

- verse 2 -

Tornado Alley is the place
I'll always ride
Drive in to the funnel's din
'Til I'm so close I can see inside

- bridge -

- verse 3 -

This cloud that's rumbling loud
Has the voice of a father
This flash that's gonna crash
Smiling like a mother

Tripod - and cameras
Record the wrath - of a minor God
Old stuff - and out of touch
It was too much - but not enough

- chorus -

Stormchasing am I
Do you know - what it's like
Waiting on the sky
For the lightning - to strike
(2x)

- verse 4 -

The weather's rough - I feel its pull
It's beautiful - but not enough
Wreaking havoc - getting real
I'd like to feel - the fear and shock

- chorus -

Stormchasing am I
You don't know - what it's like
Waiting on the sky
For the lightning - to strike
(4x) (fade)

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	Nick_Flash said 129 days ago
	stormchasing I love the new sound you found for this song. Great cover.

	Feter said 129 days ago
	Stormchasing cool cool rockin song ..loved this arrangment !!! ineed ..the singing so special here !!! thnx alot fror sharn !!!!

cjdaley said 129 days ago

weather report
Don't worry about the lyrics. You made the song your own, which is the point of a cover, and the life of a song (when a song is lucky enough to have a life).

Your version is more spacious, less cluttered than the original, and it has a better more dramatic construction, with rhythm changes and all, which it lacked so far. I like the organ arrangements, especially the distorted one at the end.

	SmokeyVW said 121 days ago
	. many thanks!

	Lennon714 said 129 days ago
	Very cool! Great take! The chorus really stands out and I have to admit... my toes were tapping.

	DWL said 129 days ago
	This is great A good sound and and excellent song. Nice touches in the instrumentation and a neat video as well. Now I have to go look for the original :-) Cheers Dick

	sonnyjim said 129 days ago
	Secret Agent Man I half expected Chris Isaac to start singing after that intro.... Very nice sound here (the drums sound GREAT!), I dig that choir during the 'storm' and a good set-up to the final chorus. Whew!

	Vic Holman said 129 days ago
	like a hurricane i really like this arrangement Bill. the original is a cool song. your version comes off great! It's not often we get to hear you rockin'. nicely done.

	davisamerica said 129 days ago
	dang VW .... knew you were "itching" to post .. now know why .... excellent! I love this driving track ... kinda appropriate ehh?

dajama said 128 days ago

Nice one
I really like the drums and bass on this, pushing the track along with great energy and almost a sense of urgency - appropriate, I think, for the song. The backing vocals are great, and your lead vocal is really good, almost with a Neil Young quality to it. Lovely use of organ, and a terrific production, with a great mix. The arrangement is really good, with lots of changes. Very cool. Nicely done. Peace.

	HenriROGERsoloandbands said 128 days ago
	Song Enjoying everything here . Going to have the chorus in my head for a while ...

	bud said 127 days ago
	Great production Bill Love the effects and backing vox - nice stretch on the vocals and overall this song is just damn cool.

	rsorensen said 127 days ago
	stormchasing finally got around to listening to this. really great job, man. you know well as I do how hard it is to cover these guys but you've done it well and have made it your own. great job, and a great original by the hamlet machines

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