Lady Santa Clause
This is my 10th DTM work. It is called as “Lady Santa Clause". The song track. Please take a listen to it.
2022-10-28: MP3 has been re-uploaded with Drum sound replacement and remix/remastering.
2023-10-26 : Remixed version has been uploaded.
(In English is the upper, in Japanese is the lower)
My DTM work reached 10th by this track. I have begun to challenge DTM from this July. Previous 9 tracks were written newly and recorded at once. But this track is different.
I wrote this track long ago. This song was dismissed by the members of the band that I had lead. I had wrote this to include repertories for our club circuits. I had loved this track. So dismissed this track is regret for me. But the members of the band that I had lead were gathered to play my own composed songs in my favorite style. So, I could not insist it.
This track had achieved one of my ideal “a rock song might be established without the lead guitar section". Although I have played many lead guitars recently.
I had not expected any chance to open this track. I had kept away from the music for 13-4 years. It means that I had kept away from singing for the same time span. So, I had not expected any change to sing my song again. I do not like Karaoke.
The member of the band who had dismissed this track said to me that this song was like a X’mas song. The title came after his impression. I had forgot the chord progression and lyrics. But my hand brought the chord progression back to me. Regarding lyrics, I used lines I could remember and added new lines to fit the theme of this song that I originally wanted to write.
No matter to you all, my DTM challenging process has been going under the theme of “take myself back". So, I wanted to pick up this track as my DTM 10th work.
Lyrics as below.
Lady Santa Clause
Somebody bring me a light
Morning wake up
Somebody bring me a light
Rolling the bed out
Red coat over
Headwear, too
Big Bug the bedside
Bugging today
Somebody bring me a light
Bronze bell ringing
Somebody bring me a light
Cats sledge waiting
Pass the sun over
Smile moon, too
Crystals alongside
You road away
Somebody bring me a light
Somebody bring me a light
Somebody bring me a light
Somebody bring me a light
Hum an encouraging song
Somebody bring me a light
Singing away
Somebody bring me a light
Stumbling along
Somebody bring me a light
Lady today
The credit as below.
Lady Santa Clause
Song and Words Written by Naoto Sawamura
Arranged by Naoto Sawamura
Recorded by GarageBand
Engineering / Mixing / Mastering : Naoto Sawamura
Drums / Bass Programing : Naoto Sawamura
Guitars : Naoto Sawamura
Vocals : Naoto Sawamura
Naoto Sawamura used :
Guitar / MUSICMAN Edward Van Halen Signature Model
Amplifier / EVH 5150 ICONIC SERIES 6L6 40W 12×1
DTMもとうとう１０作目になりました。今年７月から始めた私のDTMチャレンジですが、今までの９作は、全て作りたてほやほやをレコーディングしたものでした。しかし、この曲は違います。
これはものすごく昔に書いた曲です。この曲は、当時私が主催していたバンドが、ライブハウス回りをするため、私が書いた曲をリハーサルして、レパートリーを揃えていく中で、ボツになったものの一曲です。私はとても気に入っていたので、残念でしたが、私が書く曲を、私がやりたいスタイルで、という構想のもと揃ってもらったメンバーの意見だったので、仕方なく当時のバンドではボツにしました。「ギターのリード・パートがなくてもロックは成り立つ」を具現化できた曲の一つでもありました。ここ９作品はリード・ギターばかり弾いていましたけれど。
まさか、これを発表できる日が来るなんて思ってもいませんでした。１３、４年も音楽を離れていましたし、当然歌うことからも同じ年数だけ離れていたので、もう一度歌うことなんてあるとは思ってもみませんでした。カラオケも好きではないので。
曲のタイトルは、ボツにしたメンバーが、「なんかクリスマスソングみたい」という一言から、当時つけたタイトルです。正直コード進行も歌詞もかなり忘れていましたが、コード進行は弾いているうちに全て体が思い出してくれました。歌詞は覚えている部分を生かしながら、この曲で描きたかったイメージを書き上げたつもりです。
聴いてくださる人にはどうでもいいことなのですが、７月から始めたこのDTMチャレンジは、「自分を取り戻す」というテーマでやっていました。ですので、１０作目は、どうしてもこの曲で締めておきたかったです。
歌詞、クレジットともに上述しました。