Life of Luxury

Monkaton

Genre: Pop (Alternative)

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A song for the American dreamers. Livin' large.

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Lyrics

Life of Luxury

Dig a ditch, fill it up, Drink your tea, wash the cup
I’ve had my share of life mundane
I never want to work againnnnnnnn ooooooooo.

Give me a life of luxury one that has no pain
Where the sun will always shine and it never has to rain
I want to ride in a limousine and never take the train
Give me a life of luxury one that has no shame.

Give me a life of luxury where I can have the best
Women turn at my every glance and I don’t take a test
They come at me with loving eyes and I into their nests
I’ll take a life of luxury and you can have the rest

Ooooooo there are plenty of people you know
Who run away to the circus only to find a freak show.

Make me the head of a corporation where I don’t have to work
A seaside condominium to satisfy my quirks
Hide me away from the working class, the homeless and their smirks
Give me a life of luxury gratuities and perks.

Ooooooo there are plenty of people you know
Who run away to the circus only to find a freak show.

Give me a life of luxury one without regret
No guilt or forced compassion no tears that make me wet.
Where there is no obligation to those I’ve never met.
Give me a life of luxury and you can have what’s left (repeat)

Song Stats

Hits: 749
Comments: 33
Fans: 13
Plays: 59
Downloads: 37
Votes: 6
Uploaded: Apr 08, 2008 - 01:49:35 AM
Last Updated: Apr 08, 2008 - 01:49:35 AM Last Played: Aug 19, 2009 - 05:35:40 AM

Song License

Creative Commons License:
Attribution-NoDerivs-NonCommercial

Song Actions

Keywords:

Life (169), Luxury (2), Limousine (1), Circus (13), Freak (5), Condominium (1), Coporation (1), Homeless (8)

Hardware:

Guild DM-25
Fender Stratocaster
G&L Tribute L-2500 Bass
Roland JW 50
ART Tube Pre-amp
Audio-Technica 3035 Condenser Mic
Carvin Monitor Speakers
MOTU Ultralite Interface

Software:

Garage Band 3

Comments

woofer3

woofer3 said 580 days ago (April 8th, 2008)

Once again and -
as I have said before, your music sounds very English or being Welsh should I say British ? - whatever. The song is very catchy and well arranged with all it's parts fitting together as they should. Particular mention must be made to the vocal harmonys which give it a beautiful lift. Being a self confessed doo wop fan of many years I love to hear these. Nice clear sound as well, -love the end bit, very unexpected !!!

John.

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Monkaton	Monkaton said 580 days ago (April 8th, 2008)
	Can't Help it My pop and rock sensibilities lie in the UK. I'll keep working on my harmonies. Thanks for the kind remarks. I have to give some credit to the MOTU Ultralite Interface that helps with recording, but also mixing since I now can use my monitors properly. Thanks, John for listening and commenting. Check out my latest song called Darkness of the Night

magnatone	magnatone said 580 days ago (April 8th, 2008)
	Life of Luxury what a great tune! It takes me back to the 60's (sound-wise) in the best possible way. Toe tappin' fun here. TERRIFIC lyrics, and the vocal/instrument mix is great. This is a total keeper - thanks for the smile. Check out my latest song called Symphonic Smackdown

Monkaton	Monkaton said 579 days ago (April 8th, 2008)
	Livin' the Life Thanks Magna for stopping by. I cannot deny the pull to the past on this song, but it seemed to fit so why not. Thanks for the nice comments. Check out my latest song called Darkness of the Night

Feter	Feter said 579 days ago (April 8th, 2008)
	Life of Luxury this is cool ...veery nice singing..very nice arrangmenmt great one my friend thinnks for sharin !! Check out my latest song called A Night With Feter feat'(Roxylee sloparts crissew johnwhitehead and Yamin AL Yamani )

Monkaton	Monkaton said 579 days ago (April 8th, 2008)
	Feter Thanks for listening and the nice comments. Glad you liked it. Check out my latest song called Darkness of the Night

lavalamp	lavalamp said 578 days ago (April 9th, 2008)
	my kinda stuff Quirky and humorous. I really dig that style. Birds of a feather....... Dave Check out my latest song called Googolplex Times Zero

Monkaton	Monkaton said 578 days ago (April 9th, 2008)
	Hit Me! Nothing wrong with quirky, or kinky especially as it applies to music. Thanks Lava for lighting up my day. Check out my latest song called Darkness of the Night

Dj French Toast	Dj French Toast said 577 days ago (April 10th, 2008)
	Great song Had me smilin the whole time . Check out my latest song called Its The French Toast(Colab W/WillBill808)

Monkaton	Monkaton said 577 days ago (April 11th, 2008)
	Thanks Toast Thanks for coming by. I'm glad the song made you smile, as it is a tongue in cheek effort. Check out my latest song called Darkness of the Night

Vic Holman	Vic Holman said 577 days ago (April 10th, 2008)
	perfect ... summer tune. has some of that Mcartney pop style going on. nice and very well crafted. Check out my latest song called One Step Over The Line

Monkaton	Monkaton said 577 days ago (April 11th, 2008)
	How About Davies? Good to hear from you Vic. Thanks for popping by and giving a listen. I think of this as more of a Kinks type song, but what the heck, I'll take a McCartney reference anytime. Unless its for a date with Heather. Check out my latest song called Darkness of the Night

DWL	DWL said 575 days ago (April 13th, 2008)
	Sunny afternoon! Loved the brass. Very 60s and a wonderful laid back sound. Pop as it should be :-) Cheers Dick Check out my latest song called Superstar Shangri-La

Monkaton	Monkaton said 574 days ago (April 14th, 2008)
	DWL Always glad to hear from you. Thanks for stopping by giving a listen and a comment. The brass was done on my old Roland JW-50 Workstation with assistance from GB 3 plug-in. Thanks again! Check out my latest song called Darkness of the Night

screamalexz	screamalexz said 574 days ago (April 14th, 2008)
	a musical this is sort of fun. makes me think of someone walking with an umbrella thru newyork in an old musical. perhaps you should do a musical that'd be fun. Check out my latest song called Die (Album Version)

Monkaton	Monkaton said 573 days ago (April 14th, 2008)
	I Did Years ago a friend of mine and I did a musical called "Duet." It was never produced, but a great learning experience in writing for particular situations. Thanks for stopping by and listening and posting your comments. Check out my latest song called Darkness of the Night

blaky smith	blaky smith said 573 days ago (April 14th, 2008)
	originality I like the style of your tune, English style, remember me the kinks... You have made a nice job and your voice is perfectly in harmony with your intrumentation, bravo... Marc Check out my latest song called Pigeon voyageur

Monkaton	Monkaton said 573 days ago (April 14th, 2008)
	Thanks Blakey Thanks for coming by and giving a listen. I appreciate your comment about the voice as that is always a difficult part of recording for me. Thanks again for your thoughts. Check out my latest song called Darkness of the Night

Bob6stringer	Bob6stringer said 571 days ago (April 17th, 2008)
	Give me a drink with an umbrella! This is the perfect song to play on the beach BEFORE that Waterloo Sunset cones down. Really a fine, fine tune - thanks for the download! BTW I've heard Ray Davies (pronounced "Davis," he says!) on a couple of radio shows (podcast, actually), he's got a new album out. Check out my latest song called Yours and Mine

Monkaton	Monkaton said 570 days ago (April 17th, 2008)
	6 String Razor Yes, I think it is pronounced Davis, although spelled Davies. I love the reference to Waterloo Sunset, one of the best songs around. Thanks for coming by and giving your comments. Glad you liked the song. Check out my latest song called Darkness of the Night

thetiler	thetiler said 571 days ago (April 17th, 2008)
	This tune really put a nice needed smile on my face ! :) Thanks for sharing Monkaton ! Enjoyed! Check out my latest song called The Bluebird Cafe (with two other guest)

Monkaton	Monkaton said 570 days ago (April 17th, 2008)
	Tiler I'm glad this put a smile on your face, or anyplace else. That was the intention. I appreciate that you came by, listened and shared your thoughts. Thanks. Check out my latest song called Darkness of the Night

helenmorris	helenmorris said 559 days ago (April 29th, 2008)
	I love this Yes it does sound like the Kinks. The ending is spectacular Check out my latest song called Brian's Teeth #3

Monkaton	Monkaton said 558 days ago (April 29th, 2008)
	Thanks Helen Glad you came by and gave a listen. The ending was an attempt to show that even the Life of Luxury can get a little mundane after awhile. Plus it might wake the listener up. Thanks again for coming by and commenting. Check out my latest song called Darkness of the Night

lengold	lengold said 558 days ago (April 30th, 2008)
	Life of Luxury Yes please. Really enjoyable and catchy song that is very well performed. I agree about the Kinks' comments. Cheers Len Check out my latest song called Dodgy Doughnut

Monkaton	Monkaton said 557 days ago (April 30th, 2008)
	Lengold Returns LG - Thanks for stopping by and listening. Also glad to see that you are still on MacJams. Check out my latest song called Darkness of the Night

alfalpha

alfalpha said 557 days ago (May 1st, 2008)

the 'horns' are fine...
...I'm guessing you're meaning 'brass', apropos your forum post.....(via Caroline's comment-Cameron is an orchestral French Horn player)

Your 'horn' parts sound fine to me- (I'm a brass player-meaning, I've played with all sorts of ensembles, including jazz & rock)

They sound so good, I'd suggest using your 'horn' sounds at lesser intervals.....you get more effect with 'horns' with less usage- use them at your 'poignant' verses/choruses...I hope that makes sense!

Sorry if I 'sound 'confused, or 'horn-swaggled'! (*~*)

All The Best!
Cheers!

Alf

:)

Check out my latest song called Mania- w/DavisAmerica-The 'Sprout' Remix

said 557 days ago (May 1st, 2008)

Ray Davies
...sweet, wistful song reminds me of the Kinks, with a hint of Travelling Willburys - a working bloke tune, drinking coffee from a lunch truck while on a ten-minute break from his muddy ditch-digging job, glances up and sees a Concorde sailing into the clouds.

I love the horns... I've played with the GarageBand horns before on some songs, and this has a wonderfully summery feel with the mix. Excellent job!

VicDiesel	VicDiesel said 557 days ago (May 1st, 2008)
	...and the Village Brass Band Cute song. And the horns sound fine to me. About as well as you can do with software instruments. Check out my latest song called Pipe Spring at Dusk

Cameron

Cameron said 557 days ago (May 1st, 2008)

groovy!
This definitely took me back to the 60s. The song was well-conceived and mixed, and you have an interesting, distinctive voice.

You created a "lazy" mood in this song which is effective.

Caroline pointed me here so I could check out the "horns", which is indeed BRASS rather than (French) horn.

I agree with alfalpha that brass should be used perhaps more sparingly than you did here, although I was impressed by the overall sound of these synthesized sounds. You write well for brass; the accompaniment lines and harmony would fit the instruments' capabilities nicely.

However, if I were to play one of these parts live, my chops would get tired as the notes were virtually non-stop, with very little rest.

It's hard to write for instruments that we might not play, ourselves.

I would suggest substituting saxes or maybe even vocals for the brass lines at times, alternating the sounds to create more variety and give the brass players (and the listeners' ears) a rest. ;-)

That being said, I did enjoy listening to this song. Good work!

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Monkaton

Monkaton said 556 days ago (May 2nd, 2008)

"Brass" Comments
Thank your Alphalpha, Rik, Vic and Cameron for your "brass" comments. I was concerned that I perhaps used the brass too much. I'll go back and revisit that section.

As fate would have it I was listening to Ray Davies' new album, "Working Man's Cafe" and notice the horns on one of the songs. They were excellent, but used more as an emphasis than a connecting instrument. Vocalizing some of the parts was also a good idea, Cameron. Less is more!

The brass was an ensemble brass selection played on a Roland JW-50 Workstation into a MOTU Ultralite and I then used GB's "Live Horn Section" plug-in.

Thanks so much for all your comments.

Check out my latest song called Darkness of the Night

alfalpha	alfalpha said 552 days ago (May 6th, 2008)
	ooops,,, I forgot to fave, as well as perhaps making a mention of the sweet Randy Newman sound this wee toon! Cheers, Alf Check out my latest song called Mania- w/DavisAmerica-The 'Sprout' Remix

Monkaton	Monkaton said 552 days ago (May 6th, 2008)
	Hello Again Thanks for the return engagement. Check out my latest song called Darkness of the Night