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John Reynoso @jnry3

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Third track uploaded (I Shouldn't Fall In Love)

Posted by jnry3 - October 11th, 2007


It all started with a chick flick. The plot of it was a man and a woman finding themselves suddenly in love. The problem was that both of them had significant others.

Music, lyrics, arrangements, and recordings were done on a laptop running Windows Vista. I really hope Service Pack 1, which will come out by January 2008 according to Microsoft, will fix some issues. For instance, there were multiple instances of dropouts during my vocal recordings. Ruins the feel. Good news is that I still managed to get this out. :)

I'm not expecting this track to be a hit in NG. It's a techno/dance playground. But I know a set of ears that want to hear stuff like this. (Note: Told ya. Someone dunked a zero for a second vote. *Sigh* Sad people.)

Update 10/15/2007: It got zeroes not because it's a ballad, but because the vocal recording S-U-C-K-E-D. And a ballad lives upon the vocals. Sure, the instruments were excellent, but if the vocals are too thin and unbalanced, it's a pain in the ears. Renamed the first version; it's now the draft. Next steps: get well-rested, re-record the vocals, don't forget reverb, and make sure that it'll sound 100 times better than before. For now, tweaking the instruments and re-tuning the current vocals should "remedy" the song for now.

Update 10/22/2007: I decided not to re-record the vocals (they were in tune... and I was lazy, hehe...). Instead, I remixed every instrument in the song. The result was 3dBs dropped from the vocals, plus chorus effects (to thicken the voice) at the loud parts. The guitar was also tweaked (more bass and midrange), as well as the bass guitar (add 5dBs). Also boosted the bass levels of the piano. Advertising time! ^_^

Update 10/22/2007: #2 at the NGAP Jazz Charts with a vote rating of 4.41 from 22 votes.

MP3 Link to Audio Portal

Lyrics:

I Shouldn't Fall In Love With You
[J. Reynoso]
[28 January 2007]

First time that I saw you,
I have to say I really liked you.
Well, maybe everybody does.

And so I wanted to know you,
and wanted to see you
every single day and night.

But I know you have a lover,
and I have a love myself.
So why am I thinking of you?

And so when I see your face,
I tell myself
I shouldn't fall in love with you.
It's just infatuation,
but it's just the same
I shouldn't fall in love,
I shouldn't fall in love with you.

I asked you to go out with me,
you said, "yes," and I was glad.
I want to do it again, but no, no, no.

I have to stop my mind from thinking,
and stop my heart from shaking.
I have to stop myself from seeing you,

'coz I know you have a lover,
and I have a love myself,
but you're driving me crazy.
You're driving me crazy

when I see your face,
I tell myself
I shouldn't fall in love with you.
It's just infatuation,
but it's just the same
I shouldn't fall in love,
I shouldn't fall in love with you.

'Coz I know your guy;
he really does love you,
and my girl can't live without me.
That is why I should not feel
or even think of you
anymore,

'coz when I see your face,
I tell myself
I shouldn't fall in love with you.
It's just infatuation,
but it's just the same
I shouldn't fall in love,
I shouldn't fall in love,
I shouldn't fall in love,
I shouldn't fall in love
with you.


Comments

SIZZLE. Your singing > Every loop mixed with loops on the audio portal.

Hey thanks again for the compliment! ^_^

Check my favorites. There are quite a number of good artists in NG (just sometimes hard to find thanks to zero voting). They've got excellent stuff too!