Bars Guitars And Cadillac Cars

https://hearthis.at/elvis-nash-xk/bars-guitars-and-cadillac-cars-2/


V1

In the smoky room where the neon hums

Bartender serves drinks and broken thumbs

Strummin' a six-string with a scarred old hand

Living our lives like we always planned

V2

Down the highway with the windows down

Sun's sinking on this dusty town

Eldorado's cruise we have wild-eyed smiles

We'll be gone in just a little while

Ch

Bars guitars and Cadillac cars

Chasing our dreams under midnight stars

Living loud breaking hearts like glass

We'll never slow down burning up so fast

With Bars guitars and Cadillac cars

V3

Summer nights with the moon in sight

Picking old blues on a old porch swing

Voices echo in the restless night

Together breaking dawn’s first light

CH

BR

Can you hear the call of the open sky

Whispered secrets of the miles gone by

[Chorus]

Bars guitars and Cadillac cars

Chasing our dreams under midnight stars

Living loud breaking hearts like glass

We'll never slow down burning up so fast

With Bars guitars and Cadillac cars

Bars guitars and Cadillac cars ... Yeah

Comments

  • @ElvisNash - what kind of bar is this that server broken thumbs with the drinks.. can you just get the drink? 🤔😂. catchy song... I can picture you up on stage with a beat-up guitar in a dive bar, where everybody is drunkenly singing the chorus :)

  • "Bars Guitars And Cadillac Cars" Well you can't get more country than that! Nice rolling rhythm and rhyme to it.

    The melody in the chorus is a little too similar to that in the verse for me. But that's my only crit. The rest is very smooth.

    I like the little guitar licks that start at the end of the first chorus. I was thinking in the first two verses that they would fit nicely and in they came.

    Bridge is nice. Nice clean finish.

    Good stuff.

  • Drums , bass, steel guitar and harmony will be added . So chorus will stand out more Owen

    Broken thumbs is old cowboy phrase Bill

    Thanks guys

  • @ElvisNash - I know, I was trying to be funny :)

  • ha ha ha

  • ElvisNash
    ElvisNash Calif
    edited March 18

    Now drums are added , Now bass and steel player have to something to play too . Humans , not plug ins

    Building tracks

  • Building up nicely Elvis!

  • ElvisNash
    ElvisNash Calif
    edited March 19

    Now bass then harmony , mix it all right . Not sure all them steel licks are needed , be a balancing act . couple echos on words , they do that a lot

  • Good work, as always, Elvis. I love the hook. Thanks for the step-by-step description of the process. I arrived too late to hear the earlier versions, but the one I just listened to sounds pretty darned good!

  • ElvisNash
    ElvisNash Calif
    edited March 19

    Still needs bass and harmony and final mix , I don't think it needs all them steel licks , Guitar does some nice licks , Will balance it out in final mix ....Thanks Gavin

  • RCJames
    RCJames Albuquerque, NM
    edited March 20

    I think it's a great song- killer lyrics and story, but the vocal is almost drowned out by the instruments. For me The words are most important here and should have more clarity. jus' thinkin'

  • ElvisNash
    ElvisNash Calif
    edited March 20

    its not mixed yet RC , bass and harmony have to be added. I was showing step by step building tracks . How I produce a song with about 6 session players. When it's done , I'll show finished product.

  • ElvisNash
    ElvisNash Calif
    edited March 20

    Bass , Now it needs BGVS and a big mix . Stages on building tracks . Atmos mix takes 3 hours , long time getting all that right. Then start all over on a new song . Total process , maybe 3 weeks . Total cost after YouTube promotion $1102.00 , ROI Zero. Worst business to get into . Well there's worst addictions lol . This whole Karma thing , really dosent work supporting Nashville and session players. ha ha ha


    https://hearthis.at/elvis-nash-xk/bassprocessed/kl0/

  • I'm surprised how much string buzz there is in the bass. It's probably completely normal, I don't have much experience with Bass, just wasn't aware of it.

  • ElvisNash
    ElvisNash Calif
    edited March 20

    Well BZ Lewis will mix it and get out buzz . on an atmos mix , it's 3 hours messing with stems . You can't hear the difference unless you have Studio speakers

  • Well its a human , not a machine

  • ElvisNash
    ElvisNash Calif
    edited March 20

    With bass


    https://hearthis.at/elvis-nash-xk/bars-guitars-and-cadillac-cars-4/RNE/


    Now harmony and mix and be done . So the process continues , by humans lol . it's not perfect like Suno , unreallitic to think so

  • sidshovel
    sidshovel merseyside

    Really good CW song, even better that you took the musicians through the process of how you develop the music, quite impressive.

    Enjoyed that,

    Well done Elvis

  • ElvisNash
    ElvisNash Calif
    edited March 22

    I enjoy the process , I thought you guys might be interested. Now the only thing left is harmony on chorus echo a few words on say v2 . Ooooooo's on background vocals in bridge. Then final mix

    Do harmony on this line in v2 ... Voices echo in the restless night


    So what's involved , Acoustic guitar , Steel guitar , bass , drums and harmony . 8 people involved if you include 2 studios .


    Thanks Sid my man

  • ElvisNash
    ElvisNash Calif
    edited March 23

    Last final piece , Harmony , Now final mix . Should we echo a few words ?


    https://hearthis.at/elvis-nash-xk/bars-guitars-and-cadillac-cars-5/SGf/

  • That does sound good! The song itself was always good, but the production sounds very polished.

    I'm not 100% on the harmony. I'd rather keep it for key lines , whereas here it's used fairly generously. But maybe the final mix will take care of that.

  • ElvisNash
    ElvisNash Calif
    edited March 23

    Its hot right now on harmony , it will be turned down , Now do I echo a few words , or leave it alone ?

    She won't harmonize every line in chorus , every other line , Let me sing last line in chorus , that works

  • ElvisNash
    ElvisNash Calif
    edited March 24

    Complete


    https://hearthis.at/elvis-nash-xk/bars-guitars-and-cadillac-carsmasteredstereo4/1O6/


    Time involved . About 3 weeks. people involved.....10 after promotion

  • Lovely.

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