So this is a music post about my latest song Melancholy Beach. I am not sure what to call the music I make, I guess it could be EDM since this song is made of electronic instruments, but then again I guess it might sound a little “old/retro?” to be EDM. No idea… 😉 I think I prefer to think of this song as tropical, which seems to be a “genre” I come back too.
It must be a couple of years ago now that I listened to an Avicii song on a vacation and started wondering how they make that type of music. I could play the ukulele and the guitar, I could sing, but it didn’t give me that many options when I wanted to make a song. I can’t play the drums or put in a piano solo if I have to actually play the instruments for real (or I could, but it wouldn’t sound very good…. 😉), so all these electronic instruments made me feel a lot more free when it came to making music.
This retro beach song has already gotten its own story, that you can read if you want Melancholy Beach
Maybe not your typical beach story, but it does happen on a beach, and the beach is called Melancholy Beach. 😊
Melancholy Beach
Oh I’m just someone sitting on the beach
If you saw me
You would not believe
The life I’ve had
The things that I have done
No wonder that I cannot move on
Oh, I remember this very beach
When I was young and carefree
It seems so long ago
Too long now
Seems like a different word somehow
The wind is strong
Blowing fast
Rain falls hard
Don’t know just where I’ll go
Don’t know just where I’ll go
UUUhhh……. 😉
Oh I’m so sorry
If I have made you feel
All of my melancholy
I just don’t know
How to smile
With all these feelings
Hiding inside
Oh I just want
Another chance
To live my life
A different plan
To start again
This time I will
Not regret
Anything
The wind is strong
Blowing fast
Rain falls hard
No place left to go
No place left to go
UUUhhh……. 😉
About the song:
Singing/Lyrics/music composition/mixing: Therese J (Me)
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Very nice. I agree, tropical is very fitting for this piece.
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Thank you 😀 I am in love with the tropical vibe 😎🏝
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I really like the lyrics *.* good job !!
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Thank you so much! 😀
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You are one talented lady! Love it! 😊👌
I am still feeling gobsmacked about Avicii, such a unique soul…
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Thank you! 😊 That means a lot 🙂 It was really sad with Avicii!
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I liked it…… just mesmerizing those lyrics again and again🤗
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Thank you! 😀
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So fun! Love the tropical feel!!
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Thank you, me too 😀🏝
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Hi Therese. I like your song. I hear a Chinese musical influence in it. And a Hawaiian influence.
Take care —
Neil S.
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Thank you 😊 Interesting that you hear a Chinese musical influence, not sure that I’ve ever heard one, the Hawaiian influence is definitely there. 😀
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I find trouble with the rest of the instruments too! I don’t play keyboards but with modern software I can make one note on the keyboard become a chord which is all I need for backing! The alternative would be to get a guitar synth but I’m not really into that! The song works so well and I’m loving the richer sound you’re getting!
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Thank you 🙂 it is a lot of fun 😀
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