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enroe · Post by **enroe** » Tue Oct 04, 2022 9:26 am

Our autumn hit in this year is: "Betty-Jane".

Direct link: http://enroe.bplaced.net/21_mn/23_songs ... y_jane.mp3
Website: "Betty-Jane" Note: This requires clicking the grey "play"-button.

With Betty-Jane we used almost all the guitars we have (well, quite a lot anyway).

betty-jane small 01.jpg

Betty-Jane once went out into the world to change things, realize bold dreams
and maybe make the world a little better

. But things turned out differently ...
You can view or download the lyrics to "Betty-Jane" on the website as a PDF.

Enjoy!

Rene Asologuitar · Post by **Rene Asologuitar** » Tue Oct 04, 2022 3:55 pm

Hi enroe,
High quality recording, very nice instrumentation.
The story is great, and storyteller is believable , a natural!!!
Lovely guitars.
I like this "autumn hit"!!!
Rene

seismic1 · Post by **seismic1** » Wed Oct 05, 2022 10:19 pm

Is Betty-Jane related to Caroline? Curious minds need to know

Bansaw · Post by **Bansaw** » Wed Oct 05, 2022 10:38 pm

For some reason, when I press the play on the MP3 link it didn't play automatically, I had to open the link to play.
Anyway, the opening verse didn't grip me or make me want to listen further, but the song sprang to life in the chorus and from that point on it turned into a very good song. These days however, people tend to listen to the first 10-20 seconds before deciding to continue listening or switch off. If they'd switched off your song, they would have missed a good song.

enroe · Post by **enroe** » Sun Oct 09, 2022 7:08 am

Rene Asologuitar wrote: Tue Oct 04, 2022 3:55 pm Hi enroe,
High quality recording, very nice instrumentation.
The story is great, and storyteller is believable , a natural!!!
Lovely guitars.
I like this "autumn hit"!!!
Rene

Rene, I'm glad that the story convinces you and that you can
even see the song as "your autumn hit". Thanks for that!

ATS · Post by **ATS** » Sun Oct 09, 2022 7:58 am

This song reminds me a lot of the Kinks. I loved them so much when I was younger. I don't think I heard anything from you all that I didn't love. I'm a fan!

tomtom1 · Post by **tomtom1** » Sun Oct 09, 2022 9:58 am

I don't see this as a autumn hit... more like spring hit in 2023

is this some autotune on your voice?
cool you made the picture be yourself

vstdls · Post by **vstdls** » Mon Oct 10, 2022 4:44 am

Great chorus. Love the tune. Good vocalist.

Frantz · Post by **Frantz** » Tue Oct 11, 2022 3:33 am

The chorus is one of your best with great use of backing vocals. The guitar solo at 0:58 is terrific. A KVR hit single for sure.

I think a lot of us make choices similar to Betty Jane.

Nice work as usual.

enroe · Post by **enroe** » Sat Oct 15, 2022 6:17 pm

seismic1 wrote: Wed Oct 05, 2022 10:19 pm Is Betty-Jane related to Caroline? Curious minds need to know

Sure, Betty-Jane is Caroline's sister!

On the subject, that's right: Caroline was an acquaintance I met again after a long time.
On the other hand, I actually followed Betty-Jane's life constantly - always in parallel.
But the result is similar: the childhood dreams and high-flying plans have disappeared.

Thank you, seismic1!

aaron aardvark · Post by **aaron aardvark** » Wed Oct 19, 2022 3:42 am

enroe,
Thank you for the reviews! Now your song: there are some very noticeable pitch tweaks on the vocals, but the song wouldn't be quite the same without the vocals because they sound quite good overall and have nice tone and melodies. Instrumentally, everything sounds nice. Audio quality is very good. Nice song and recording!

eassae · Post by **eassae** » Wed Oct 19, 2022 6:07 pm

Cool track. Joe Strummer vibes.

enroe · Post by **enroe** » Mon Oct 24, 2022 4:22 am

Bansaw wrote: Wed Oct 05, 2022 10:38 pm For some reason, when I press the play on the MP3 link it didn't play automatically, I had to open the link to play.
Anyway, the opening verse didn't grip me or make me want to listen further, but the song sprang to life in the chorus and from that point on it turned into a very good song. These days however, people tend to listen to the first 10-20 seconds before deciding to continue listening or switch off. If they'd switched off your song, they would have missed a good song.

Mmmm, what browser are you using? With Firefox and Chrome
it should start playing right away.

Interesting that you don't like the verse. You're right: the first few
seconds are usually decisive. We can't get used to it though: We
have the whole song - as a story and a work - in view. And it's
always a struggle to get a song coherent overall.

Thanks for your thoughts on "Betty-Jane", Bansaw!

seismic1 · Post by **seismic1** » Tue Oct 25, 2022 9:50 pm

The first time I listened to this, I liked the second verse more than the first. I think the first verse has a much more "low-key" style and sound. By the time the second verse comes along, we've had the first chorus and solo and energy levels are higher. I think this makes the second verse more "comfortable". After subsequent listens, I'm more in tune with the relaxed vibe of the first verse. Having listened to lots of Prog-Rock in my youth, I'm quite at home listening to songwriting whose features may be a little off the beaten track.

Good work

enroe · Post by **enroe** » Tue Nov 01, 2022 9:17 am

ATS wrote: Sun Oct 09, 2022 7:58 am This song reminds me a lot of the Kinks. I loved them so much when I was younger. I don't think I heard anything from you all that I didn't love. I'm a fan!

Yeah, yeah, we love the Kinks too. Thank you for this very flattering comparison, ATS!

[hit single] "betty-jane"