Brooklyn Roads (acoustic Neil Diamond cover) - Mike Massé feat. Ken Benson
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- Опубликовано: 11 янв 2024
- "Brooklyn Roads" by Neil Diamond, a cover by Mike Massé featuring Ken Benson on bass. See Mike live: mikemasse.com/concerts
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Liner Notes: I dedicate this to my mom, because she has always been a huge Neil Diamond fan, and made sure all of her kids were, too. I think this song and "Play Me" are my two favorite Neil Diamond songs (I hope to record a video for "Play Me" sometime this year).
I have always enjoyed the imagery in the song. When I was young, I identified more with the schoolboy. Now, I'm the father (with whiskers) who is lucky enough to have two boys to embrace. ❤️
There was a bit of melancholy for me as I recorded this song, because it was the last thing I recorded in my old studio space, where I shared so many great musical memories with my boys and with my talented friends. But it seemed appropriate that the last song I recorded there was both a nostalgic song, and a song about nostalgia--for times and places that are cherished memories, but that will also never return. I'm in a new space now, and am looking forward to creating new memories with my boys and talented friends.
Thanks to Ken Benson for playing bass on this. Ken is taking a teacher position abroad this summer and will be gone for two years, so I am glad we had this chance to work together on this before he left. We filmed him in my new studio space.
I played the stomp pedal (left foot) and tambourine (right foot) throughout this performance. I overdubbed a second guitar (left speaker) that was played with no capo in A, providing some nice contrast to the part you see me playing.
You hear my Roland GR-55 guitar synth playing along with both guitar tracks, and panned accordingly. The synths all happened in real time (along with both guitar performances).
I overdubbed the claves (in the right speaker). I added a similar pre-delayed reverb as can be heard on the claves in the original.
I play Ovation Guitars. My stomp pedal is a Wild Dog Stomp Bunyip, made in Australia. www.wilddogstomp.com/product/...
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Love,
-Mike
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Bravo!!!👏👏👏
One of my favorite Neil Diamond songs.
Mine too 👍
Happy birthday, Mike
Really nice version of a great song.
❤ Wtg you two. Bravo!
That whole generation of musical talent is now in their 80's.
Where have the years gone?
My father had the 8 track in the car... us driving together to visit family. Love it Mike, keep up the great work !
Really enjoyed this, thanks Mike and Ken!
You’ve kept that Neil Diamond flavour...Well done👍🇨🇦👍
Amazing man, voice and soul, bless you!! ❤😊
Outstanding performance Mike and Ken!!! It couldn't have sounded better!!!
Awesome song Mike and Ken!
Wonderful, just love your voice
Great work Mike and Ken! Belated happy birthday Mike!
Very nice. This song was new to me before you did it on the live stream. A lovely song!
Damn Mike...that was fantastic! You made it yours, you executed it flawlessly and you kept the feel of the original, you are a very musically talented man...wow! I do believe your version was better than Neil Diamond's, and he did a great job at the time.
Sounds amazing! HBD
Love it mike, well done
Yep, this is fabulous
I am a fan of the Japanese！
You are just amazing！！✨✨🎶💕🌈👍👍
Very well played and and nice voice my friend!🎸
well done
Bravo, j'aime beaucoup. Like 😊👍
If I close my eyes
I can almost hear my mother
Callin', "Neil, go find your brother
Daddy's home, and it's time for supper
Hurry on"
And I see two boys
Racin' up two flights of staircase
Squirmin' into Papa's embrace
And his whiskers warm on their face
Where's it gone
Oh, where's it gone
Two floors above the butcher
First door on the right
Life filled to the brim
As I stood by my window
And I looked out of those
Brooklyn Roads
I can still recall
The smells of cookin' in the hallways
Rubbers drying in the doorways
And report cards I was always
Afraid to show
Mama'd come to school
And as I'd sit there softly crying
Teacher'd say, "He's just not trying
He's got a good head if he'd apply it"
But you know yourself
It's always somewhere else
I built me a castle
With dragons and kings
And I'd ride off with them
As I stood by my window
And looked out on those
Brooklyn Roads
Thought of going back
But all I'd see are stranger's faces
And all the scars that love erases
But as my mind walks through thoses places
I'm wonderin'
What's come of them
Does some other young boy
Come home to my room
Does he dream what I did
As he stands by my window
And looks out on those
Brooklyn Roads
Brooklyn Roads
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Você é o melhor!!!!
Nice!
Great Job guys, Who couldn't appreciate any Neil Diamond song.