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After hearing our drummer Pete sing again on our "Tell Me Honey" video, I decided to write him a song for the band. Pete's into cars and surfing, so I thought a driving/surf trip song would be a good idea. Anyway, this is what I wrote, but when I put it to Pete, we both decided it would be better if I sang it (I wrote Pete some music for another song which we'll hopefully put up as PBGB soon).
So, this is about driving my (imaginary) Eldorado on a road trip from Lorne west along the Great Ocean Road in Victoria (Southern Ocean , Australia) with my "best girl" :) We will be taking this trip soon but somehow "Subaru Outback" didn't have the ring of "Eldorado" :)
I'm playing everything - 4 Tele tracks (2 x rhythm, 1 x double stop and 1 x slide), bass, midi drums and vocals. The drums were played in at the keyboard. Harmonies done just before posting - not sure they were a good idea or not. loved doing the slide part.
It's a little rough, but I quite like the vibe.
Any suggestions about genre would be welcome - I'm aware the "Blues (contemporary)" will not necessarily attract too many listeners.
So, this is about driving my (imaginary) Eldorado on a road trip from Lorne west along the Great Ocean Road in Victoria (Southern Ocean , Australia) with my "best girl" :) We will be taking this trip soon but somehow "Subaru Outback" didn't have the ring of "Eldorado" :)
I'm playing everything - 4 Tele tracks (2 x rhythm, 1 x double stop and 1 x slide), bass, midi drums and vocals. The drums were played in at the keyboard. Harmonies done just before posting - not sure they were a good idea or not. loved doing the slide part.
It's a little rough, but I quite like the vibe.
Any suggestions about genre would be welcome - I'm aware the "Blues (contemporary)" will not necessarily attract too many listeners.
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Lyrics
Great Ocean Road
©2011 Neil Porter
Drive my Eldorado
Put my foot down to the floor
I’ve never felt this kind of cool before
Drop the drop top top down
Get my honey keeping score
Never felt this kind of cool before
Me and my girl gonna twist and turn
Heading west from Lorne
Great Ocean Road
Apollo Bay and the 12 Apostles
Me and my girl gonna drive
Great Ocean Road
Going incognito
Gonna keep my Raybans on
Drive along and sing my favourite songs
Gonna crank the HMV
Got “The Boys Of Summer” on
Drive along and sing my favourite songs
Me and my girl gonna twist and turn
Heading west from Lorne
Great Ocean Road
Apollo Bay and the 12 Apostles
Me and my girl gonna drive
Great Ocean Road
Aint gonna sit in silence
Ain’t gonna toe the line no more
We got sun and surf on a southern shore
We got Artisan Ochre
We got cut down beltline
We got sun and surf on a southern shore
Me and my girl gonna twist and turn
Heading west from Lorne
Great Ocean Road
Apollo Bay and the 12 Apostles
Me and my girl gonna drive
Great Ocean Road
©2011 Neil Porter
Drive my Eldorado
Put my foot down to the floor
I’ve never felt this kind of cool before
Drop the drop top top down
Get my honey keeping score
Never felt this kind of cool before
Me and my girl gonna twist and turn
Heading west from Lorne
Great Ocean Road
Apollo Bay and the 12 Apostles
Me and my girl gonna drive
Great Ocean Road
Going incognito
Gonna keep my Raybans on
Drive along and sing my favourite songs
Gonna crank the HMV
Got “The Boys Of Summer” on
Drive along and sing my favourite songs
Me and my girl gonna twist and turn
Heading west from Lorne
Great Ocean Road
Apollo Bay and the 12 Apostles
Me and my girl gonna drive
Great Ocean Road
Aint gonna sit in silence
Ain’t gonna toe the line no more
We got sun and surf on a southern shore
We got Artisan Ochre
We got cut down beltline
We got sun and surf on a southern shore
Me and my girl gonna twist and turn
Heading west from Lorne
Great Ocean Road
Apollo Bay and the 12 Apostles
Me and my girl gonna drive
Great Ocean Road
Symphony101
... and first ! :-)