Last Bus Home
Here's my last song for 2023.
Happy Christmas everyone.😀
Last Bus Home
Words & Music by Chris Price ©2023
Look in every window, but there’s an empty space inside
I read every newspaper n take it my stride
Think I lost my senses, such a waste of time
Always mending fences, but honey now is the time
To take the last bus home
Take me home
Take the last bus home
Take me home
All I see is the same old scrap about this and that and who gets fat
Who gets the icing on the cake, and who gets hit with all the c***
Think I lost my senses, such a waste of time
Always mending fences, but honey now is the time
To take the last bus home
Take me home
Take the last bus home
Take me home
Goin’ round the circle line, one stitch in time we gotta get outta town
Step back, get out in the sticks, the only place we can turn it around
We’re riding on a cowboy train, gonna take us there and back again
On the end of a smokin’ gun, brand fire new, yeah it’s just begun
Look in every window, but there’s an empty space inside
I read every newspaper n take it my stride
Think I lost my senses, such a waste of time
Always mending fences, but honey now is the time
To take the last bus home
Take me home
Take the last bus home
Take me home
Comments
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A solid, uptempo, infectious rocker to end another great year of songs for you, Chris! High energy! Excellent lyrics, great instrumentation, very good vocals, standout guitar work, and very clear sound/production. Did you use a female guest backing vocalist for the "take me home" parts, and maybe elsewhere? Nice work all around as usual! I'm looking forward to new material from you in 2024. Merry Christmas to you and yours, as well. 😀🎄
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Lovely intro! Really like that change at "Think I lost my senses..."
Vocal layering works really well.
"Last Bus Home" is very relatable, and memorable too. Works for both the chorus and the title.
Great way to finish the year!
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Solid rock! Very dynamic.
Very good hook.
Bravo!
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Great stuff, Chris. You put the coolest sonic accents and “decorations” in your songs. Little things that really elevate the listening experience0
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Thanks for your kind words, and to the other guys on the forum.
The female vocals are 'Emvoice'..a cloud based vst which allows us to type in lyrics, program the melody and apply a few fx. It's the first time I've used it and it's amazing. It works really well with Cubase. (I used 'Hollywood Backup Singers' on a previous song - another vst which I don't rate very much). I had to pay for a couple of voices for Emvoice, but it wasn't hugely expensive and I now have them for future songs. A good investment I think. I'd prefer to bring in real backing singers of course, but space is limited in my home studio...as is my wallet!!
Indeed, Merry Christmas😀
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@ChrisPrice wrote: "The female vocals are 'Emvoice'..a cloud based vst..."
Excellent. When I first listened to the track, I never thought the female vocals were generated using a vst. Very cool use of that technology, Chris!
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👍️👍️
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Chris,
Your a pro song writer, player, arranger. Very nice work. I'm a fan.
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Hey Chris
Very cool rocker man
All blends in real well
Yeah them AI singers are getting better each year man
Good job
Well done
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Some kinda rockabilly cowboy grinding it out on the stage, gyrus pelving and part of a bigger scene. Sad and plaintive with energy, desolation is a fever. A great side.
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I'm getting such a 90s Alternate/Modern Rock feel from this and I love it! The lyrics sound jaded but the melody is catchy, just the kind of juxtaposition that fits music like this.0
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