The Gang of Five
The Land Before Time => LBT Projects => Topic started by: action9000 on May 19, 2006, 03:26:57 AM
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With the near-completion and huge success of the first Karaoke project, featuring 5 (possibly 6) members of the Gang of Five singing our rendition of "If We Hold On Together", and with the completion of the "No One Has To Be Alone" MIDI, we're almost ready to start another one!
Malte and I came to an agreement that we want to use No One Has To Be Alone as our next song. We are looking to use a similar structure to the original song, by featuring five vocalists. I have a very preliminary MP3 of the music to No One Has To Be Alone with no vocals (based on my MIDI rendition, using instruments from Symphonic Orchestra Silver (http://www.soundsonline.com/sophtml/details.phtml?sku=EW-161)) available now!
Changes are subject to be made, but we are ready to take applications for the roles of:
Littlefoot
Cera
Ducky
Petrie
Longneck Mother
for our song. Look to the original song to see which character sings what lines. If you do not have the original song easily accessible, ask myself, Malte, Littlefoot Fan, or RR (at least I think you do, RR :P: ). We all have MP3s of it and can easily send it to you.
Anywho, here is a link to a very preliminary MP3, which you may want to refer to for now, and practice with. Changes are subject to occur in this music, as the end of this project could take a number of months before a final version is released, depending on the rate at which the participants send me their recordings to mix into the music.
http://www.angelfire.com/az3/nightcruiz3r/lbt.html (http://www.angelfire.com/az3/nightcruiz3r/lbt.html)
This MP3 is full-length, but detail work is Incomplete. I may even completely tear it apart and rewrite it from scratch, like the If We Hold On Together mp3. I'm not overly happy with the quality of this mp3 as it is now. I'll see what I can do with it ;)
If you're interested in taking a part as a singer, you must own or have access to a microphone. I'll explain the recording process in detail later, but if you want to see how we did it last time, read the earlier posts of the first Karaoke project. It's all explained there. Post here (post your role of choice as well, if you have one) and we'll figure it out from there! :D
You don't need to be a skilled singer to join! In our last song, nobody had an exceptional voice, but we all had a great time :wow Join in the fun and apply!
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So many views...so few takers...
I'll go for Mother Longneck.
If you do not have the original song easily accessible, ask myself, Malte, Littlefoot Fan, or RR (at least I think you do, RR)
I do. :P: Shocking isn't it?
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I'm sure looking forward to do this! :yes
I like Ducky's line "There is so much that surrounds us, there are friends we've yet to find", but that's kind of short of course (most of the singing in this song is done by Littlefoot).
Let everyone have what everyone wants to have and I'll be happy to take what nobody else wants to.
Maybe it would be better if we all sing the complete song and Tim decides which voice he feels sounds best at a given part of the song. Doing it that way rather than sticking to the parts individual characters in the movie sung we would not have the problem of anyone doing most of the singing and most of the others ending up with only very short solo lines.
Either way, I'm going to sing the complete song so the part that is required can be taken from it. Thanks for doing this Tim. I really love this kind of group projects! :)
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Ooohhh another one! :D Hehe. I'd maybe sort of...erm...like to do this one too *cough* even though I haven't sent in my...other one yet. :lol (Sorry for this incredibly long wait lol :lol: I will get it done!!! :bang)
Maybe it would be better if we all sing the complete song and Tim decides which voice he feels sounds best at a given part of the song. Doing it that way rather than sticking to the parts individual characters in the movie sung we would not have the problem of anyone doing most of the singing and most of the others ending up with only very short solo lines.
That sounds like a good idea :yes
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Maybe it would be better if we all sing the complete song and Tim decides which voice he feels sounds best at a given part of the song. Doing it that way rather than sticking to the parts individual characters in the movie sung we would not have the problem of anyone doing most of the singing and most of the others ending up with only very short solo lines.
You bet! You could certainly do it this way! :yes
Ok, change of plans. Everyone interested sends me a recording of them singing the entire song, and I'll do the work from there. B)
So far, everyone who's applied to this was in the last one, and they all know the basic idea of how it works, so I won't go into that right now.
Tobeysan is also interested in taking part in another song, so he's in too :D
So far we have
Malte
RR
Littlefoot Fan
Tobeysan
Action9000
everyone, feel free to send me recordings whenever you're ready. I'll plug them in as I have time B)
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I'm just going to set up a quick link to where you may find the lyrics to the song:
http://www.freewebs.com/action9000/Songs/noonemovie.htm (http://www.freewebs.com/action9000/Songs/noonemovie.htm)
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Yah know what? I'm not exactly vocally tuned to be the next pop star (I probably sound more along the lines of James Hetfield LOL) I'll give it ago...has the role of Littlefoot been taken already?
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Excellent, LF1616 :D Glad to have you on board! :yes
I recommend using Goldwave v 4.26 (not the newer one! It's confusing!) for your recordings. It's powerful, easy, and free (well, the free trial is more than we need). This is what i'm using for all my recording stuff.
http://www.goldwave.com/release426.php (http://www.goldwave.com/release426.php)
has the role of Littlefoot been taken already?
We changed the plan; if you don't mind, could you sing the entire song? :P: :D
*Note*
When you record, please use:
a sampling rate of 44.1 kHz (Aka. CD Quality)
Mono sound. Stereo is ok, but I'll convert it to mono once I receive it, so stereo is just a waste of file size. Most microphones don't record stereo. :p
If you're going with .wav files, use 16-bit depth. You may use 24-bit if you wish, but the file size will be much larger, your sound card may not support it, and I"ll be converting it to 16-bit on my end, anyway. :p Please don't use 32-bit. I can't play 32-bit .wav files, and they're absolutely Massive! :P:
If you're going with .mp3s, please save it as at least a 160 kb/s. Higher is better.
I have little preference whether you use .wav or .mp3. MP3s are smaller to send over the Internet.
Thanks! :wow
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So this is the No one has to be Alone song right? could I be part of it. but you'd have to wait for a few weeks though. I am still in USA and not got my Laptop or a computer with a mic, I will be back in the UK by 30 of Augest. :)
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So this is the No one has to be Alone song right?
That's right. Great! We're happy to see you as part of this song, Threehorn. ;)
Don't rush getting me your recording; we have time. I still want to fine-tune and clean up the music anyway. I have a lot to work on, so I need all the time I can get, LOL. :p
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So which part would I sing? or should I sing the whole thing in the recording? when I get back to the UK of course lol
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If you'll sing the entire thing, that would be great! B)
Save the recording as basically any file type you want; I'll find a way to use it. Be sure to read this quote before starting your recordings:
*Note*
When you record, please use:
a sampling rate of 44.1 kHz (Aka. CD Quality)
Mono sound. Stereo is ok, but I'll convert it to mono once I receive it, so stereo is just a waste of file size. Most microphones don't record stereo.
If you're going with .wav files, use 16-bit depth. You may use 24-bit if you wish, but the file size will be much larger, your sound card may not support it, and I"ll be converting it to 16-bit on my end, anyway. Please don't use 32-bit. I can't play 32-bit .wav files, and they're absolutely Massive!
If you're going with .mp3s, please save it as at least a 160 kb/s. Higher is better.
I have little preference whether you use .wav or .mp3. MP3s are smaller to send over the Internet.
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Adam, Malte: Here are some examples for you folks to take a look at. I have created 2 (very preliminary) Mp3s, one for each of you, using the better overall recordings that you sent me. Please look over these. If you want to try singing again, I'll definitely accept more attempts at the song.
These are *ROUGHLY* what they will sound like in the final version, but remember that no detail work was done on either of these MP3s. They are just a rough indication of how you will sound with the music. If you don't like it, feel free to try again. :) Please post back and let me know whether you want to try again, or keep the one I used in your Mp3, here.
Adam - No One Has To Be Alone (http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=361F3CA7712F8C1A)
Malte - No One Has To Be Alone (http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=810B51E85F4653F3)
Enjoy. B)
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Bwahahaha...I can't hit ANYTHING low at all. :lol: I've known that for a long time now. Still that isn't half bad for having no voice training at all and just going by what I learn playing brass instruments for ten years. :p
Hey Malte, are we destined and ready for solo careers? :lol
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Thanks for the flattery, but flattery it is ;) Anyone who listens to the recording can hear I'm wildly out of tune on several occassions. The spoken "almost" in the song is giving me a particularly hard time.
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oooh I'll have a go with this one since the other one is full ><
ehm can i have the mp3 for this one please?
I have the song for this but it is a different version.
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Sure thing! B)
The Mp3 can be downloaded here:
http://www.angelfire.com/az3/nightcruiz3r/lbt.html (http://www.angelfire.com/az3/nightcruiz3r/lbt.html)
I updated the page with the proper file.
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kay thanks a bunch! I'll practice and record, im getting a new mic on friday cause my cat broke this one :cry, so i'll practice with this mic for the meantime ^^
oh and if isnt too much trouble can i also have the actual song aswell?
i dont have the version with littlefoot singing, instead i think i have the end title one hmm
thanks a bunchies!
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You bet!
Here's a link that will function for about one week:
http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?acti...41E5A6A525D4FCB (http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=A41E5A6A525D4FCB)
One thing you should be aware of: When recording, please sing to our New MP3, Not the original one in the movie. This is because I cannot guarantee that the speed of the music is exactly equal in both versions. In order to make sure your recording is in synch with our music, I need to you sing to our version.
Thanks a lot! B) :wow
(Btw, pleased to meet you! Welcome to the Gang of Five! :lol )
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Cool, we have another singer with us! :)
It is so much fun singing these songs and finally hear yourself singing it along with people from all around the globe. As you are interested in LBT music (you are identical with CrimsonRaptor from the N54 LBT forum, aren't you?) I'm sure you will enjoy this too :yes
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yup heehe im crimsonraptor :lol
kay thanks! I think i got it right, do you want me to upload a copy of just my voice? or voice with the song as well?
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I think i got it right, do you want me to upload a copy of just my voice? or voice with the song as well?
I just need the copy with Just your Voice. I'll mix it with the music (and the rest of the singers) on my computer. B)
I am still in USA and not got my Laptop or a computer with a mic, I will be back in the UK by 30 of Augest.
Whenever you're ready, Threehorn, freel free to send me over your recording. :D
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Hi all! I'm ready to receive recordings from:
Threehorn
Littlefoot Fan
Saphireraptor
Whenever you get them completed. Feel free to send them over msn, Yahoo, or Yousendit (http://www.yousendit.com).
my MSN Identity: action9000@hotmail.com
My Yahoo Identity: action9000
my e-mail: action9000@hotmail.com
Notice: The deadline for this project will be September 30, 2006. Please send in your recordings Before this date or you will not be included in the song.
Thank you. B)
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I don't believe this, my computer broke down AGAIN! I'm not sure how it happened, but I think I may have picked up a virus. Right when I got it back from being fixed too!!! I went to some website and norton detected a virus and said it was unable to remove it. This most likely isn't the case though since I've gotten that message before and nothing ever happened. Maybe it just wasn't fixed properly, I don't know.
I'm sure I'll have it up and running before September 30th though, no worries :yes
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I don't believe this, my computer broke down AGAIN!
Ugh, talk about rotten luck! :( Best of luck getting that taken care of, LF Fan. I know that not many things are more heartbreaking than watching your computer die right before your eyes. :P:
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Yea, tell me about it :( Luckily though, I managed to save the hard drive. Before the computer broke down again, my dad put the drive back in and I was able to access all the files on it. However there were strange things happening. I couldn't really copy anything (I got a few folders), but most of them said they were unable to copy the folder because of a specific file that had a hard drive error on it or something. And when I went to them certain files, I couldn't open them or anything! And what was wierd is it was only a few files. And I was able to view them before (like one of them was a picture) but once I tried to copy the folder, that picture wasn't able to be viewed anymore. Instead it said there was a hard drive error or something. It was really wierd, but at LEAST it's all there. God I'm so relieved :^.^: Hopefully the hard drive won't die on me for some reason and just not be able to work at all, but I have to find some way to get around those file errors! There's no way I'm gonna go to each file individually and try to copy it :lol
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Thanks, Saphireraptor, for your recordings! B) I've plugged one of them in (the one marked "Best"), just roughly so far, but I must say I am most impressed! Great job! B) It looks to me like Malte has some competition for "best Singer" on this one! :p
Once I receive Threehorn's and Littlefoot Fan's (who is currently having a bit of computer trouble), I'll clean up the song and post it up! :wow
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I don't see this as a competition as in "being better than somebody else"; not at all. I'm very happy for everybody chiming in and the better it sounds the better it will be! Thank you for joining us Saphireraptor! :)
I can't wait to hear this one. It is one of my absolute favorite LBT songs :yes
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I don't see this as a competition as in "being better than somebody else"; not at all.
Nor do I. :DD I'm just looking forward to how this will sound all together=, and this one is looking better all the time. Speaking of which, I still need to do my recordings! :lol:
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oh yay you got the recordings!
sorry if i seem like im invisible on th boards, im still here though school is giving me little time to do personal thingies. :cry
but im still here ^^
well i personally cant wait to hear it!
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Well Saphireraptor, I have a gift for you:
Here you are, singing solo to our music. Thank you for your great effort in this; I think you will sound great in the final song, with all of us! B)
http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?acti...D1EB6A75A80142B (http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=ED1EB6A75A80142B)
sorry if i seem like im invisible on th boards, im still here though school is giving me little time to do personal thingies.
Lol no worries! :DD I'm in the same boat over here. School is really bogging me down; it's so tough this semester. *one more year...one more year....* :p Sorry for the delay in posting this one up. I don't have a good excuse except getting distracted from the LBT community for awhile. :P:
Once I get Threehorn's and Littlefoot Fan's recordings, I'll post up the final song! That is, unless they don't get back to me by the 30th! :P:
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Lovely!
I listened to this too Saphireraptor! You sure do have an awesome singing voice! :)
I'm really looking forward to the final version of this :yes
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Wow SaphireRaptor, that's real nice! You sound like you could be one of the singers! :DD Nice job! :yes
This isn't lookin too good lol I need to bug my dad to fix my computer right away, I think he keeps forgettin :slap
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I did my recording on No One Has To Be Alone today. I think it came out reasonably well, and I'll post up a version of my solo: :P:
http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?acti...A6B7E7136CFFBAD (http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=5A6B7E7136CFFBAD)
Your turn to make fun of my singing! :p
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Status Tim? :)
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You know, I suppose I should finish these someday! :p Thanks for the reminder!
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Here it is everyone:
The Gang of Five's rendition of No One Has To Be Alone! :D
I wasn't able to remove all of the background noise on your recordings, Adam and Malte, without distorting your voices. I removed as much "hissing" as I could but it is still obvious when I fade Adam's or Malte's vocals in or out because of this noise. :p Actually, my recording suffered a similar problem in this song because of an experimental mixing technique I tried. :p I think I know how to fix this in the future.
Oh well, this is still an interesting version of the song, once again bringing the GoF members closer.
Well done everyone, and thank you for participating! B)
Download the song here:
http://www.angelfire.com/az3/action9000/lbt.html (http://www.angelfire.com/az3/action9000/lbt.html)
It's a 192 kb/s mp3 file (stereo, 44.1 kHz). If anyone wants the song in a different format, just let me know and I'll be happy to post it up.
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Thank you so much Tim! :yes
I love this one!
Amethyst's voice sounds just lovely in this one! Please tell her! :)
The last but one voice (and you'll never be alone) seems somehow extremely dark and a bit like it was disfigured. May this be because of the removal of hissing sounds?
I really enjoy these singing projects a lot and can't thank you enough for taking all the work that comes along with the projects Tim!
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The last but one voice (and you'll never be alone) seems somehow extremely dark and a bit like it was disfigured. May this be because of the removal of hissing sounds?
Yes, I tried my best to keep it sounding natural while removing as much of the noise as possible. Unfortunately, there was so much noise that it was basically impossible to do either very well.
Amethyst's voice sounds just lovely in this one! Please tell her!
Actually, Amethyst didn't sing in this one. The female voice you are hearing is our fresh talent, Saphireraptor B)
I really enjoy these singing projects a lot and can't thank you enough for taking all the work that comes along with the projects Tim!
As am I! Any requests on which song(s) to sing next? I'm open to anything. :)
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Ooops, I'm sorry Saphireraptor.
You did an awesome job.
As am I! Any requests on which song(s) to sing next? I'm open to anything.
How about "Adventuring"? I know you already have a midi version of this song. It would be a rather lighthearted song for a change. It depends of course how many would like to sing it. So what does everyone here think? Do you have other suggestions? Like Tim I'm open to anything.
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How about "Adventuring"? I know you already have a midi version of this song. It would be a rather lighthearted song for a change.
Works for me Malte! B) I'll work on converting my MIDI to an MP3 as soon as possible. I just need to finish up a couple of other things first.
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eyiii im sorrry for being so in active! school is bringing me down but im hapy o say that i still check in every week, though my precence is quite cold.
back on topic! heeheee i loovee the finished product! Definatly saved to my mp3 player!
and thanks for all the lovely comments, im flattered *blushes*
Well Saphireraptor, I have a gift for you:
Here you are, singing solo to our music. Thank you for your great effort in this; I think you will sound great in the final song, with all of us! B)
http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?acti...D1EB6A75A80142B (http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=ED1EB6A75A80142B)
thanks for the gift! *hugs* though if its not too much trouble could you please upload it for me again >< I'm afraid the file was deleted when my comp crashed. thanks so much!
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eyiii im sorrry for being so in active!
LOL No worries at all! Besides, in the case of this song it was actually Me falling behind, not you. :DD I spend less time than I want to around here, too. This "real life" thing gets in the way all the time LOL :lol
and thanks for all the lovely comments, im flattered *blushes*
You didn't leave us much of a choice! ;) :yes
thanks for the gift! *hugs* though if its not too much trouble could you please upload it for me again >< I'm afraid the file was deleted when my comp crashed. thanks so much!
No trouble at all. I cleaned it up a bit since the last Solo one I had of you, too. Here's a link to your solo. It came out fantastic! B)
http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?acti...714167409CC1F8C (http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=4714167409CC1F8C)
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Note to self: use a better recording system. :P: That certainly wasn't bad considering not one of us is in the same room. Sapphire takes the cake on that one. :D Great job there.
I'm not interested in Adventuring so I'll pass. You talk mostly anyway in that one.
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Adventuring was just a suggestion. The top priority should be that we have a song several people can relate to enough to make sure we have more than one or two singers.
Which song(s) would you prefer Adam? Which song(s) would you prefer everyone?
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Still can't figure out who sang what part! :bang
Please tell me who sang what part.
Oh, and my suggestion is to try to do a "Bestest Friends" one. Though best of luck to those who plan to try that as it is an emotional one and is difficult to sing without choking up. :)
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The one who sounded like they recorded onto an 8-track is me. :lol: Not my best performance either but I tried.
Seriously, though:
Malte does the first part alone; then I join him. Then Sapphireraptor takes over. Malte sings about the dreams, then he and Sapphire join, and I join so we have a trio. Instrumental bridge. Malte on lonely, then Sapphire, then Malte, then me, then Malte finishes.
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Correction Adam. The credit for the first part is all Tim's (I think it's Tim; it's certainly not me). :yes
My solos are "There are dreams to be discovered and dreams to leave behind" and "You don't have to be afraid of being lost and lonely".
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Would you too like to participate in another song Saphireraptor? (Please :))
If so, what song would you like to sing?
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*goes to search for a walking away and hiding emoticon*
Can't believe I wrote that and didn't even acknowledge the one who put it all together! :bang :slap
Me and Tim had considered Always There as a choice, but my last demo was really bad and I couldn't nail the pitch of the song at all for some reason or another. I don't know if he's still has that, but I'd like to give that another try. :)
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Yep, I do still have your Always There recording, Adam. If you look Juuuust below this topic, you'll see I posted a complete version of a small group singing that one. B)
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ooh awsome I would love to participate ^^
as the song choice, uhmm i dont have too big of a prefernce
like i said in the other thread "it takes all sorts" is a pretty cool song. though the voiced might be a little too high pitched?
hmm what other songs did you have in mind?