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19th Dec 2024 21:11 - 2 months ago
Description : HAPPY NEW YEAR LOOPERMAN!
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I'm not a fan of Christmas songs and I've long wanted to write an anti-Christmas song... This afternoon I suddenly had a piano riff that became a song. Sometimes songs come easy and you know instinctively what you want to do with them, I guess... and sometimes an anti-Christmas song turns into a Christmas song :)

...with a little surprise at the end for all my lovely friends here at Looperman. Keep listening!!

Comments (17)

If you have time take a listen and give BaoBou some feedback.

Zootman
Zootman 26th Dec 2024 09:45 - 2 months ago
Fun track! Not so much this one, but often your music reminds me of Steely Dan for some reason. Nice sneaky wee message at the end too, thanks!
BaoBou
BaoBou replied 26th Dec 2024 - 2 months ago
Yeah 100%. Currently working on another very Dannish track, but I guess this one had a bit more Paul Weller/The Jam in it :)
krotan
krotan 24th Dec 2024 09:49 - 2 months ago
It sounds great! Thank you, BaoBou.
BaoBou
BaoBou replied 24th Dec 2024 - 2 months ago
Spasibo! :) Thanks for stopping by and listening!
dimestop
dimestop 22nd Dec 2024 23:28 - 2 months ago
great work buddy, bluesy funky great vocal fun also, its always good to listen too an original seasonal track done well, im sick of the the ancient tracks that are served up every year by the radio stations, well done, i enjoyed my listen
BaoBou
BaoBou replied 24th Dec 2024 - 2 months ago
Thanks a lot Paul! Thanks for always listening and commenting, it's very much appreciated!
Pnnywze
Pnnywze 22nd Dec 2024 01:56 - 2 months ago
The title and description kept making me laugh tho lol, long before i could get anywhere in it lol
BaoBou
BaoBou replied 22nd Dec 2024 - 2 months ago
Hahaha good, that was the idea!
Pnnywze
Pnnywze 22nd Dec 2024 01:55 - 2 months ago
I can hear some of the first stuff i ever heard from u here, but theres some other elements here, too - youve grown as an artist, and so ur like a painter or craftsman who begins to add flourishes that are recognizable as their work. It might be a work in progress, but its further along than some would think. I always enjoy hearing wat youve been up to.
BaoBou
BaoBou replied 22nd Dec 2024 - 2 months ago
I guess I've been playing the same riffs for 6 years ;) thanks a lot as always for enjoying it my friend!
JohnMatteson
JohnMatteson 21st Dec 2024 17:47 - 2 months ago
I dig this so much, from the superb bass line, the jazz feel on the keys and the awesome anti Christmas theme haha cool. the music quality is really good BaoBou, dig this!
BaoBou
BaoBou replied 22nd Dec 2024 - 2 months ago
Thank you so much buddy! Glad I'm not the only one with that feeling ;)
spoleon
spoleon 21st Dec 2024 12:52 - 2 months ago
Nice work, I love this mood ! A song that feels good, thank you for that!
BaoBou
BaoBou replied 22nd Dec 2024 - 2 months ago
Thank you so much! I can't ask for more than make the listener feel good!
CINCOCENT
CINCOCENT 21st Dec 2024 09:58 - 2 months ago
You do have active tracks very fast pace. You probably do well on some drum and bass tracks. That's pretty good man you know when you're in the zone you're in the zone like you said that you come easy to you and when you try to force something it doesn't come out right to right wow that's something that I'm just putting stuff together you're doing that and writing you need to be a teacher of music lol I'm still trying to learn notes when I hear them and what keys they should be in. Okay so you said you found the piano riff but you at the guitar and the other keys did you play those instruments? Pro work my friend. I still want the tree but to smoke of course lol
BaoBou
BaoBou replied 21st Dec 2024 - 2 months ago
I grew up playing piano, "recorder" (those wooden flutes) and violin; I added guitar, bass and drums later. The drums in this track are not mine of course, I prefer to use a good sample if I find one but sometimes I'll use my electronic drum kit to create a rhythm if I can't find what I'm looking for.

The piano will always be my comfort place - if I try to figure out a tune or chords, I always picture a piano keyboard, even when I'm playing guitar or singing. But the guitar is sort of my happy place, my aspiration, it's where I create melodies.
Interestingly (to me anyway), I create quite different things on the piano, guitar and vocals, and I often eg sing something that I created on the guitar, or take some chords from piano to the guitar to see how they behave there.
I'm definitely not a music teacher - thanks for the compliments though :) I'm just an old man with way too many melodies in my head, too many instruments and a severe case of ADHD ;)

Happy holidays buddy!
RuslanG
RuslanG 20th Dec 2024 22:17 - 2 months ago
Cool song Bao!
BaoBou
BaoBou replied 21st Dec 2024 - 2 months ago
Thanks again :)
Micky
Micky 20th Dec 2024 16:20 - 2 months ago
Hey BaoBou, that's one way to really enjoy the Christmas season. It's nice when everyone sits in church with full bellies and snores peacefully. But I have to admit that as a child I fought against the idea that Santa Claus doesn't exist...LOL. Great track! Happy holidays!!!
Cheers,
Micky
BaoBou
BaoBou replied 24th Dec 2024 - 2 months ago
Hahaha, as a Dutch person both Santa and the church need to be questioned ;)
We are both music lovers and that's the main thing. Thanks for listening and enjoying the track and have a great holiday period my friend!
Mykael
Mykael 20th Dec 2024 11:21 - 2 months ago
When you stated that this was an anti-Christmas song, I didn't really know what I was gonna end up hearing. Firstly, this is definitely NOT an anti-Christmas song. It's more about what is more important than a single day out of the year (my take, anyways). The chorus is BRILLIANT--the best part of the track by far. From a lyricist point of view, the verses need a bit of tweaking--they don't stand up to that chorus. So, I hope you will consider that, because I believe this could be a great not-so-much-of-an-anti-Christmas-song! Definitely one I would sing. Well done!

LovePeace&Light,

Mykael
BaoBou
BaoBou replied 20th Dec 2024 - 2 months ago
That's a very good call Mykael! I wrote and recorded the whole thing in a couple hours and the lyrics (and the vocals) definitely suffered. There's also bits of the drumming and the guitar I want to improve, but you're right, the vocals and lyrics are the higher prio.
My plan is to take the weekend and the Christmas break to improve both a bit - then next year November or so give it another go and produce a brand-new fresh and improved version for that holiday season. And man, the idea of you singing my song... that's a dream!!
Cyberflares
Cyberflares 20th Dec 2024 07:29 - 2 months ago
happy holidays back to you man.
Great track i enjoyed my listen :)
BaoBou
BaoBou replied 20th Dec 2024 - 2 months ago
Thank you so much! I'm so happy everyone made it all the way to the end :)
RitajustRita
RitajustRita 20th Dec 2024 03:15 - 2 months ago
Wow Baobou!!
Je hebt jezelf overtroffen met deze.
Dit is echt een waanzinnige track .
The music is so cool and also the lyrics.
Happy holidays to you without the jingle bells
BaoBou
BaoBou replied 20th Dec 2024 - 2 months ago
Dank je wel thank you so much Rita!
crucethus
crucethus 20th Dec 2024 02:29 - 2 months ago
BaoBou
BaoBou replied 20th Dec 2024 - 2 months ago
Hahaha that's awesome!! Much better than mine :D
Hahahaha I'm crying with laughter here.
BTW here's a quick clip for mine:
https://youtu.be/h53z--adQRQ
BONEZONMARZ
BONEZONMARZ 20th Dec 2024 01:41 - 2 months ago
nice to hear you doing more vocals! very funky, not my kind of music but i appreciate the effort! well done :)
BaoBou
BaoBou replied 20th Dec 2024 - 2 months ago
Thanks a lot buddy! Appreciated! & Happy Holidays!
2Sisters
2Sisters 19th Dec 2024 22:42 - 2 months ago
Happy Holidays lovely BaoBou. Very nice, funny, funky, blusy, rocky song! Beautifully done! Kind regards, Manuela
BaoBou
BaoBou replied 20th Dec 2024 - 2 months ago
Thank you so much Manuela and thank you for listening all the way to the end :)
VintageNights
VintageNights 19th Dec 2024 22:18 - 2 months ago
This feels like jazzy pop - great rhtymn anf positive beat - love the way ur message comes thru, too. A feel good non-Christmas, Christmas song! kay
BaoBou
BaoBou replied 20th Dec 2024 - 2 months ago
HAha IT's not very poppy I guess - it felt more like punk, almost, especially with Animal on the drums throughout the track. But if you had fun and you started wiggling your toes throughout the track then I'm good!

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