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Lullabies From The Wheels Of The Bus |
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All songs © and (P) Daren Callow - 2006 except song 1 and 3 which are © Daren Callow/Alex Staiger Song Notes You can follow the development of this project at it's dedicated Blog: http://dazza68.blogspot.com Lullabies From The Wheels of The Bus This track was inspired by a number of things. Firstly full credit for the title must go to Alex Staiger, whom I was in constant email connection with during my trip to the US with the Pet Shop Boys. The various incidents on the bus are the main inspiration, along with things like the satellite navigation and its voices drifting into the front lounge. We really did have to brake too hard on a couple of occasions, and the bus driver (Jim Webb II) asked us in the morning if we were all two inches shorter! I'm lucky to still be here really. Minneapolis. Hungover. Tired. Awake. Another disembodied voice from another US city. Where am I today? No idea. The synthesiser-sounding loop is in fact my acoustic guitar treated in Cubase. 5am Wake-Up Crew The title of this song is another Alex special. Thanks babe! I actually wrote this while I was on the road in Garage Band, and felt it would be fun to include it. Originally I considered adding some spoke words over the top, but it didn't work out, so it's just here in its original form. When The Snow Fell On Denver It was very cold in Denver and the air was crisp with the promise of snow. I was in the back of the truck counting t-shirts and started to reminisce about the past. This lyric appeared in an early version, but no tune or chords. When I was back home I finally paired it with a set of chords I'd had knocking around for a while. I then rewrote the second verse to spice it up a bit. It didn't actually snow in Denver, and (for the record) I have never killed anyone! Poetic license is a wonderful thing. Acknowledgements Many thanks to Alex Staiger for the titles of songs 1 & 3 and for lyrics, inspiration and encouragement. Cover art by Alex Staiger, using one of my pictures from the Phoenix State Fair in Phoenix, Arizona. Thanks to Mike Hrano and the Pet Shop Boys for the fantastic opportunity to work and travel with their crew. Thanks to the Jims Webb (both), Keano, Jools, Ben, Jeffreeeey, Joe, Seamus, Colin, GCB, Dave, Monk, Carl the Menace, Steve, Bob, Toms all, Nick & Andy Love, Pete Gleadall, Andy, Nath, Ivan, Andy, Sylvia, and of course Neil and Chris, for support, company, late nights, red wine, white wine, beer, corn based snacks, gay porn and lots and lots of inspiration. For more from the tour, check out BusDos.com. Dedicated to touring crews and their loved ones everywhere. Technical Notes All the songs were recorded via a Yamaha AW16G. The main mike used is a Rode NT-1A, with Shure SM-57s and an AKG D-112. The acoustic guitar is a Taylor 210-E and the electric guitar is a Gibson Les Paul Custom (sunburst) played through a Marshall JMP-1, Roland GT-PRO and a 2 x 12 Marshall cab. The other sounds were from Garage Band or VST instruments in Cubase SL. The songs were all mixed in Cubase SL. |
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