Buddy Won't You Spare Me a Dime

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An oldie, but a goodie....lyrics by Yip Harburg, music by Jay Gorney

sorry - i just couldn't keep MY gob shut!!! komrade k did this fiddle track when he heard my (caroline's) version of this song with guitar - i saved it and he said that we could use it here - thank you martyn xox

also - all things being equal and truthful... i must thank chad miller and amanda wheeler for the passion they gave me (caroline) to sing this song this time around - cheers you two x

Given that Alfalpha did the entire arrangement in a very small amount of time,he came up with the 'electronica' idea, I should really thank him for this entire version....he had to spend heaps of time editing the violin part, as well as having to edit my voice so it actually was in time to his whole arrangement....enjoy!

Oh, btw, check out alfalpha on this website! He arranges for many artists on this site....(as well as playing 'session muso'...dig deep!

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Song Stats

Hits: 4538
Comments: 23
Fans: 5
Plays: 332
Downloads: 45
Votes: 11
Uploaded: Mar 12, 2006 - 08:55:34 PM
Last Updated: Feb 02, 2013 - 03:04:37 AM Last Played: Dec 10, 2018 - 11:21:50 AM

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Keywords:

BareKoala (7), Caroline (60), Komrade K (21), Alfalpha (25), Buddy (6), Brother (19), bear (21)

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Caroline
KomradeK

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GB2
Alfalpha

Comments

happygemini3	happygemini3 said 4662 days ago (March 12th, 2006)
	melan- choly and charming.....good production and I really enjoy the vox...very dirty and real....great mysterious and sparse arrangement...the groove rolls nicely and I love the distance that the verb gives the voice....almost haunting and yet remains candid...one of the more unique pieces I've heard here....this is really great work Check out my latest song called spaceman vs. astronaut

perceptualvortex	perceptualvortex said 4662 days ago (March 12th, 2006)
	Great production on this... definitely soundtrack material! Great picture too. I agree with gemini. Check out my latest song called Mercury (RPM 6)

happygemini3	happygemini3 said 4661 days ago (March 13th, 2006)
	melan- choly and charming.....good production and I really enjoy the vox...very dirty and real....great mysterious and sparse arrangement...the groove rolls nicely and I love the distance that the verb gives the voice....almost haunting and yet remains candid...one of the more unique pieces I've heard here....this is really great work Check out my latest song called spaceman vs. astronaut

	said 4661 days ago (March 13th, 2006)
	Very Dave Stewart Feel I was expecting to hear Annie Lennox! LOL. Very interesting arrangement, excellent voice and violin.

Komrade K

Komrade K said 4661 days ago (March 13th, 2006)

Sparse and wonderful
Really enjoyed the setting and production on this track - an
unexpected arrangement but one which doesn't detract from the sad
tale in the lyrics.

Fiddle can be a tricky instrument so I was a bit nervous before listening
but considering the fiddle track was pitched with an instrument that's
no longer present I think your use of it here has worked out
surprisingly well. In fact it's encouraged me to go back to playing
more electric fiddle.

Now you ought to have a go at some Kurt Weill!

KK

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urbnite	urbnite said 4652 days ago (March 22nd, 2006)
	Sparse and wonderful Kurt Weill would be awesome. I told Caroline she should do "Pirate Jenny"! I think the rights are held, though. There's a Kurt Weill Foundation of some sort... would be worth looking into, though! Brecht's daughter holds all the rights to his stuff. :( Check out my latest song called Fall With Me

Moses	Moses said 4661 days ago (March 13th, 2006)
	sweeet loved the sounds in this! vocals were great, i loved the way it just kind of plodded along but with enough going on that kept me thoroughly interested the entire way, this one is a fav Check out my latest song called The Grinch

selters	selters said 4661 days ago (March 13th, 2006)
	I like this version better! I liked this version better the the first one, although its a long time since i heard it! This actually sounds like a James Bond Soundtrack! Really! You sound so intence!!! Great tune again!! Check out my latest song called The Callous Way You Act

drakonis	drakonis said 4661 days ago (March 13th, 2006)
	kool koncept! Very nice... I like your revamped singing style on this (though I liked the prior version for other reasons.) I love the light orchestration, and the violin floating in the background... keeps me straining to hear the echoes of a time long passed. Lovely, this is very well done, 3 kudos, one for each of you! Faved. ttfn, Drakonis Check out my latest song called Miwok

urbnite

urbnite said 4661 days ago (March 13th, 2006)

okay
so i'm finally getting my lazy self around to commenting on this!

caroline! i've never heard you sing like this! passion! some of the
immediacy of the guitar version is lost, but it's totally worth it for the
power you have here! fabulous!

alf... what you've done with the music here is extraordinary. it's almost
a totally different song.

and the violin is great, kk!

more more more!

Check out my latest song called Fall With Me

ziti	ziti said 4661 days ago (March 13th, 2006)
	CAROLINE!!! This is very good....a weird sort of starwars cantina vaudeville bit....just really creative by all involved.!! man you belted this out....so real!!! BRAVO!!!!!!! deep bow z Check out my latest song called The Viconian Cyclist

	said 4658 days ago (March 16th, 2006)
	boss sound from two bosses What a team. You two rule! I want a little less reverb on your voice. Brilliant this is. Kudos to KK and Caroline. You sing of things sad and the punctuation provided by the soundtrack gives it a primo theatrical quality. Yes.

Leon

Leon said 4658 days ago (March 16th, 2006)

Spare me a ride on your limousine...
This has the feel of a James Bond soundtrack... Putting aside the lyrics, I
can imagine female sillhouettes acting across the screen like the opening
of an 007 movie. ;-) ala Goldeneye.

Caroline, wow! Although the lyrics begs for a dime, the rhythm and
melody are high-class, and you sang it like a well-heeled diva.

Check out my latest song called Just Another Day

stevel

stevel said 4657 days ago (March 17th, 2006)

Giving it some vibrato!
Great collab...I like the whole presentation...really gives the song a new
dimension. Caroline you are sounding like a Shirley Bassey-esque
diva...giving those vox some major welly! I would have liked to have heard
the vox a bit louder and less reverby in the mix...but that nit aside this is
a great track
Nice one guys!
Steve

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	said 4657 days ago (March 17th, 2006)
	a fantastic free download! Thanks M8s!

thetiler	thetiler said 4656 days ago (March 18th, 2006)
	enjoyed it love the whole thing, cool orchestration!!! Nice style caroline! Check out my latest song called They Went Underground

atonalis	atonalis said 4602 days ago (May 11th, 2006)
	whoa.... really nice.......wonderful voice..... perhaps the reverb is a little too artificial..... but i love the performance.... Check out my latest song called lit with a wet match.

	said 4602 days ago (May 11th, 2006)
	Minimal Yep, too much reverb on the vox, violin too deep in the mix. Way too much drum intro, start on the synth bass. Wish the drums sounded more real too. Vocals have great character. Klaus Nomi!

	said 4602 days ago (May 11th, 2006)
	Minimal Yep, too much reverb on the vox, violin too deep in the mix. Way too much drum intro, start on the synth bass. Wish the drums sounded more real too. Vocals have great character. Klaus Nomi!

riverwildcat	riverwildcat said 4329 days ago (February 9th, 2007)
	best ever the best version i've ever heard, caroline! and i've heard a lot of 'em. it's the quitessential song of the Great Depression, and you've done it proud!

bronco	bronco said 4288 days ago (March 21st, 2007)
	How Did I Miss This? Really great performance. Wonderful song given all the meaning that it's timeless message deserves. Way to go Caroline and Komrade K! Check out my latest song called Stenosis Commitosis

alfalpha

alfalpha said 4283 days ago (March 26th, 2007)

yes, it took me quite some time...
...to synch Caroline's voice & Komrades violin in time with the instrumentation. Caroline sent me her raw vocal track, which I spliced, re-pitched & put 'into time' with my backing track (the middle 8 section was sung in a different key to the original chord progression, so I had to re-harmonise that section!)-the same had to be done with Komrade K's violin track (which Caroline sent me when I had almost finished the song).

I originally didn't anticipate using the 'electronica'-style orchestration, but it seems to have worked out reasonably well.

I'm really glad you like this version-quite some effort was put into it.
Thanks Bronco...

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ClifarQ	ClifarQ said 3858 days ago (May 24th, 2008)
	Wot a surprise! Very clever, unique, dramatic. Never imagined the song done like this...torchy. Thanks Check out my latest song called GirlieMovies

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