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Tongue Block Boogie

Posted Wed, 11/17/2010 - 16:06 by hank stefaniak
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by David Barrett - 12/12/2010 - 10:57

What a fun song Hank. Great vocals, harp and who can argue with the lyrics! ;-) Keep singing, I think you sound great.

Tongue Block Boogie

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by patricia mifsud - 12/01/2010 - 04:22

Hank thats just awesome-I'm lost for words!! David should have this as the theme for this website.Fantastic demonstration of tongue blocking skills-great vocals!

Thanks All!!

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by hank stefaniak - 12/01/2010 - 10:36

Thanks For the comments folks. I was thinking of developing it further and with the response, will try to expand on it - but with no mention of the other method(s) so jodanchuck can relax ;-)

Quality!

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by robfraser - 11/27/2010 - 16:21

Great song Hank! Get this up on Youtube- it's bound to attract tons of hits! I like the "lazy" sound and humourous lyrical approach- Lou Reed meets Sonny Boy II !

You have very strong sound

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by Wheel - 11/18/2010 - 01:56

You have very strong sound and your vocal is very laidback and cool! Good work!! The lyrics is funny :)

Tongue Block Boogie

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by jodanchudan - 11/17/2010 - 16:38

A blues song with lyrics about tongue blocking - that's some cool postmodern stuff! Let's face it, 'pucker' is less catchy and much riskier to rhyme... ahem.

The singing definitely works; you should be a lot more confident about that because it fits the song perfectly. The harp playing is spot on too - a great advert for tongue blocking!

Thanks

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by hank stefaniak - 11/18/2010 - 12:16

Thanks jodanchuck - yeah maybe riskier to use "pucker" but think of the great limerick possibilities ;-))

This was a fun one and I enjoyed learning how to comp myself with the Garage Band tracks.

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