Morning Wakens-Feat SriVidya Kasthuri,Sai..and Neil Swanson....Subbu's
Morning Wakens-Feat SriVidy... Lyrics & Chords
Morning Wakens
I originally envisaged this to be an instrumental track, with Sai’s harp, having failed to associate with him in many previous attempts!!
I learnt a thing or two about his instrument, that it has a fixed key, and had to change the key couple of times….and then Sai felt after playing that this was not a Harmonica like number ……However having heard it so many times by then, he conceived a theme, wrote lyrics(very poetic,ofcourse) and rendered it….
Then we searched for a Female vocalist, requested Sri Vidya and agreed she readily and did a brilliant job, at that.
And with my limited mixing skills never could get the act together,came to the rescue was Neil Swanson, a friend, and a music enthusiast par excellence. He has done a fabulous job.
So Friends,we are proud to present this effort of ours!!!!
Do critique and leave your comment at your convenience.
Lyrics:
(Male)
Morning wakened
Life was so grey
You were not there around
Morning wakened
But life was so grey
The days just drifted along (2)
Drooping trees
And silent birds
Dreary air
Sullen haze
Quiet world
That spoke no word
Leaden skies
Dull sunrise
Then you came to me
And held me close to you
And you held me closer to you
(Female)
Morning wakened
Life was so grey
You were not there around
Morning wakened
But life was so grey
The days just drifted along
Drooping trees
And silent birds
Dreary air
Sullen haze
Quiet world
That spoke no word
Leaden skies
Dull sunrise
Then you came to me
And held me close to you
And you held me closer to you
(Together)
Morning Wakens
Life feels so great
With you there right by my side
Morning Wakens
Life feels so great
With you walking by my side
Verdant fields
On Sunlit day
Chirping birds
Clear blue skies
Eventide
Moonlit night
Crescent Ring
On starry sky
When you’re with me
As I hold you close to me
And I hold you closer to me
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Credits :
Lyrics :Sai
Male Vocals and Harmonies:Sai
Female Vocals and Harmonies: SriVidyaKasturi
Mixing and Mastering :NeilSwanson
Music,Keys and Guitars:
Subbu
Produced in Ableton Live.
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Headphones recommended.
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by Subbu
January 11, 2010
Stats
- 235 Plays
- 12 Favorites
- 19 Likes
- 52 Comments
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Usha R said
Subbu sir onnu sollatama namma because of George got introduced to English songs so have no knowledge to comment on English music. Liked it. Thank you.
Harry Chops
said
Great team work guys. vocals, instruments, mixing, harmonies…. everything top notch.
This is simply a brilliant creation.
Straight to my favs… and a big big thumbs up
Please check out my latest uploads -
Sansar hai ek nadiya
Kuch Khaas hai-duet with Shailja
Regards,
Harry
Adithi said
Loved this a lot, Subbu, in the magic voices of Sai and Srividya! :)
I particularly loved the idea of the tune at “And you held me closer to you”! :)
Very very soothing! :)
Thiruppavai Day27- PoorvIkalyANi
Uthra said
Loved it. Great team work.
Subbu: Very well done. I am humming – ta…da…da…taa…da…da… liked that bit a lot – Thumbs up!
Sai: Lyricist too? Awesome. Well sung.
Vidya: Loved the harmonies. Nicely done.
Neil: Wonderful.
Tara Balakrishnan said
very well done team!! i esp liked the portions where both vidya and sai sing. Great job Subbu:!
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Satish Vammi said
Good work team….nicely done. Vocal harmonies are excellent….
I thought the background transitions can be improved….
Meera Manohar
said
Enjoyed this a lot!
Sai- very nicely done, your voice sounds beautiful in this!
Vidya- very pleasant, voice sounds beautiful as always :)
Subbu- very pleasing composition. and from a mixing perspective, both Sai & Vidya’s voice needs a tad more volume, presence and reverb I think :)
Liked it!
Cheers,
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Ibolya Horváthné orbán -back to work but hope to sing soon!
said
Nice work!I should say your composition is “back to the roots”-as I feel the touch of the late 60th rock !Nice harmonies!Very refreshing!
However….Sai,some places would need more energy…Srividya,nice singing,however sounds a little bit childish, linear!
“Then you came to me
And held me close to you
And you held me closer to you”
sounds really good!
Neil you’ve done a great job,as usual!
Hats off for this team work!
Music has no boundaries !
Ibolya
Neil Swanson..(collaborations welcomed.singers wanted)
said
HI and thanks all. for all the comments.it really
was a team effort. and i feel this song is very
marketable. i mentioned to the singers i would
b trying to market this song here in the states.
i do have a few connections. but it s up to god
and his grace. only in god s time…and thanks to
GEORGE. for his advice in his group discussions
and what he has tried to teach me. IN CHRIST NEIL
NEIL SWANSON
Plese listen to my latest songs…like…
Love Me Tender
EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE
JAMBAYLA
Angels we have heard on high
Unchained Melody
Only Time
MovieMaker
Retrurn to Sender ELvis COVER
ICantHelpfallinginlove
Angels Calling
OYE COMO VA
Phantom of the Opera
Without god in our lives all of this joy
of music would not b possible
For those who need help in karoke music
or mixing .i would b glad to help very
shortly i will have software that can re
move any vocals from any song for KAROKE
purposes
Music is the Voice of the Universe and God
Subbu said
Thanks a lot Usha,Harry,Uthra,Tara,Adithi,Ibolya,Satish,Meera and Neil…….for the overwhelming encouragement…….Sai and Vidya did an awesome job,not to mention of the great effort by Neil.
The mixing was a great challenge,(as I struggled with it for two full days before Neil took over,and I am writing this,not to defend,but for the benefit of some one who reads this)……
Sai’s voice is very deep with a punchy low range,so the levels,compression and eq…… had to be very very precise,otherwise his voice turns ‘boomy’ and in addition there were some pops and clicks which could not be fully removed,and when Neil tried further altering the mix those really started up showing prominently bringing down the over all levels considerably…….my key learning is evey vocal timbre demands different settings…….having said all that,Neil,Could you do something about Meera’s suggestion(if not the levels the reverb at least)……that would be v helpful………….
Satish V:Once one of my friends,our fellow muzibian ,remarked, “in (amateur) originals,arguably everything can be improved,all the time,we have to start somewhere and end some where!!”if you have felt anything specific,sharing that would be very useful……otherwise I completely agree,it can be improved :)
Regards,
Subbu.
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Balaji Seetharaman said
Heyyyy Subbu, Intha tune a naan innum marakala ! Glad it came out wonderfully well. I am going to have this as my morning “Alarm” ! Very well sung Sai/ Srividya. loved the completed the version.
Cheers,
Balaji S
Vishnu Mohan ( busy mode) said
Subu anna kalakkal
SAi,sri& swanson nice thumps up
Gud team work Clapsssssssssssssssss
vishnu
Bala (composer/producer) said
Subbu,
It is really a pleasant feeling to listen to a complete song from you (I mean with lyrics and singers). Very neat and clean composition and arrangement….
Sai, I wonder how you hit those lower notes…… Man, you have a real bass voice – very nice!
Vidya, I can never expect a mediocre performance form you. Always a quality product without any disappointments!
Neil, Mixing is very professinal! Keep it up Neil. I would prefer a little more reverb in the vocal tracks.
- Bala
1) 80s Ilayaraja Feel – Feat. Rajesh Raman, Meera Manohar & Subramanian.K
2) Paarai Pattu – Feat. Tailgunner and Subramanian.K
3) Yaaravan – Feat. Meera Manohar
4) Thaanae – Feat. Rashmi Nair
5) Aariro – Feat. Srividya Kasturi
Thinkal govind kumar
said
My Dear Subbu,
Oh, my humble self should say that you have really got that “Midas touch” in whatever you do !
After all, Neenge Namma Super Subbu allavaa ?!?!
Apart from your own all-round performance, Srividya, Sai & Neil have all contributed very well to bring out this fabulous song which was a real treat to the ears !
Superb in all departments !
OUTSTANDING CREATIVITY !
LOVED & FAVOURITED THIS !
Cheers !
GOD Bless !
Loving Best Wishes,
Thinkal Govind Kumar.
Srividya Kasturi
said
Thank you friends, for such an overwhelming response….very happy to read them all:)
Subbu, as I told u earlier, loved this tune and guitaring….
Thankyou so much for giving me an opportunity to work with you, I am relieved that I didnt dissapoint:) Just now read ur description…I have shifted my bases from Oz and have been in Chennai for more than three years now!
Sai, I have always liked ur voice in English numbers….U sounded great in this too:)
Neil, thanks a ton, for adding ur special touch to our voices in mixing!
Favted for being a part of this wonderful team!
My Latest Posts:
Pyar Ki Dastaan with Shampak
Haan Maine Chookar Dekha Hai
Kuch Toh Log Kahenge
Kaatril Varum Geetame
Visit my Blog
—Vidya
Subbu said
Thanks Balaji,Vishnu,Bala,TGK Sir,and Sai,Srividya….:)I am humbled……
Uhh…….SriVidya………my bad…….always thought you were in Australia(I think from your Blog)…….corrected the description and removed the marketing jazz from it:)thanks
Regards,
Subbu.
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Rajeev Onv(away on a long break) said
Subbu, Nice to find an original composition through this wonderful team work. Have to congratulate you for the lyrics, arrangements and rendering. The tune is catchy-my mind is humming it as I write here.
rajeev.onv
Subbu said
Mahalakshmi….thanks again,your time is very much appreciated.
Rajeev :Thanks a lot for appreciating our efforts.The lyrics is by Sai……and again it is humbling to get such an awesome comment from you,Sir.Thanks
Regards,
Subbu.
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Srini S (bye bye friends)
said
aNNe aNNe subbu aNNe,namma ooru,nalla ooru,ippo
romba kettu pochuNe,lol just timepass.
Excellent teamwork subbu.TGK sir sonna pola
neenga sooper subbu dhaan.eppudi aNNe ippudi?
okkarndhu yosipeengaLo?co-operation is more
impt for a team work and neil,sai and srividya
has proved that.Expecting more like this.All
the best and keep up the good work.
subbu pera ketta summa adhuraNum.Goodluck bro.
srinivasan.s
Subbu said
Sowwwwwmyaaaaaaaa…….thanks:)honored…….hope you can do a full fledged female version with your range I guess!!!wanna try??? :)
Srini : thanks a lot friend,yeah I agree to your first point:)
Regards,
Subbu.
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Subbu said
Parasmani,welcome to my space and we are honored in equal measure…….thanks a lot for your time and your alliteration (s.s.s.s.s.s.s.s:) was well received and appreciated…….thanks a lot.
Regards,
Subbu.
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Adwait Ranade (busy, away)
said
Splendid Team work!
Subbu, Sai, Vidya and Neil: Hats-off to you all. Please keep the good work up! LIKED it a lot.
Enjoy Music,
Adwait Ranade
Check out my latest uploads
Teri Zulfonse Judai
Marathi Classic – Sur Tech Chheditaa#
Tamizh Classic – Nilavu Thoongum Neram
Teri Zulfen Pareshan
Malayalam Classic – Manas Maine Varoo
Chand Sifarish Jo Karata Hamari
Sudha Kumar (very sick.. taking a long respite..)
said
Very refreshing tune to start the morning humdrum with… Great team work. Subbu, Sai, Vidya and Neil – awesome one!
-Sudha
Do listen to my latest uploads
Phir Chhidi Raat – Duet with Adwait
Chethi Mandaram – Mal. Devotional
Baiyan Na Dharo
Suniyo Ji
Anup said
excellet team effort guys….thoroughly enjoyed it….Sai and Vidya…beautiful rendition….subbu…nice compo…liked the interlude lead (is it on keys???)….neil…cool mixing….enjoyed it folkss….
Subbu said
Tailgunner,my friend,yes it was……I did manage to have a guitar version too….in which the flow was missing so decided to go with this……:)thanks for your time and appreciation.
Regards,
Subbu.
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Subbu said
thanks Adwait and Sudha Kumar for the time and appreciation.
Regards,
Subbu.
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Sushane Shankar said
Wow…. great stuff guys…. haven’t heard it fully though…. sum probs wid my audio here…. will get back on dis 2moro……
Cheerz!!
Sushane
ARR
-————————> GOD!Roshine Gnanatharshan. said
Awesome you both.
Loved it.
Srividya Kasturi ! Loved your voice.
Something so amazing… I enjoyed it.
Sai! the lyrics is so nice.
Mixing was good too.
Very nice team work.
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Neil Swanson..(collaborations welcomed.singers wanted)
said
THANKS ALL for your lovely comments…and i
appreciate the comments about the mixing . i
am learning and again my hats off to george
who has brought me some good pointers.on
mixing….it was a joy to work on this prohect
and im sure we will have more in thefuture for
all concerned here…and for anyone else who
may need help in mixing i am open for suggestions and collaborations. both on songs
and mixing for those who request it…………
IF ANYONE RETRO OR SUB OR WHOMEVER WOULD LIKE
to tackle any of my instrumentals. would love
to have the honor of your singing……………
retro would u consider PLEASE PLEASE ME MY
COVER BY THE BAETLES…GOD BLES IN CHRIST NEIL
NEIL SWANSON
Plese listen to my latest songs…like…
Love Me Tender
EVERY BREATH YOU TAKE
JAMBAYLA
Angels we have heard on high
Unchained Melody
Only Time
MovieMaker
Retrurn to Sender ELvis COVER
ICantHelpfallinginlove
Angels Calling
OYE COMO VA
Phantom of the Opera
Without god in our lives all of this joy
of music would not b possible
For those who need help in karoke music
or mixing .i would b glad to help very
shortly i will have software that can re
move any vocals from any song for KAROKE
purposes
Music is the Voice of the Universe and God
Kuhoo (www.reverbnation.com/kuhoogupta) Gupta said
wonderful :) great work team !
Some of my recordings –
A Minor Thought – Original Composition by Rishi S#
Mayya Mayya
Tum Mile – Original Composition with Srinivas, Vishwa and Pradip
Bairiya – Original Composition with Rishi S and Vishwa Deepak
Rasiya -Kurbaan
Tujhe Dekha To – Original Composition by Venkatesh Sankaran
Lukka Chuppi (RDB) – Cover by Kuhoo & Pradip
Mere Dholna Sun – Bhool Bhulaiyya
Mar Jawan – Fashion
Subbu said
Thanks Kuhoo :D
Regards,
Subbu.
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Dr. priya Rajan said
Subbus!!!! U get a BIG pat from me for this wonderful Music:) :)
LOVE IT! Excellent, pleasant to hear…… One day let me sing for your music):)
Wonderful Lyrics! Music and singing and Mixing guys! This is as far my knowledge goes…
SAI…… AM fan of your voice …… Soothing especially u have proved brilliant with each and every rendition of your English songs.
Wonderful singing…….yeh!
SRIVIDYA ……What should i say…. Liked
it very much.U did capture the mood with your cute voice….Wow!
NEIL…. THE BEST instrumentalist on board:) !
LOVE your music immensely:)
Don’t know to say about the mixing details.
Subbu……whose idea was it? A combination of 4 talents ?
For original composition one must know to use the right voice that depends on the composition. Every voice has its own beauty and when put to proper channel yields the best results.
Thanks a lot for sharing.
MUSIC is the language of the soul! …Priya
Arvind R said
Good show guys … all of you did excellent and brilliant outcome.
Cute tune and somehow reminded me of ABBA style … perhaps if you had jazzed it up more and with a faster rhythm it would have been another hit like Abba’s :-)
Great job … wonderful to hear original work.
~With a rhythm is born a song. From a pulsing heart is born music!.
~ Arvind ~
Subbu said
Thanks Priya……It was Sai’s Idea as I wrote:)
Thanks Arvind…….glad you liked our effort,despite the tempo being slow to your liking…… :)
Regards,
Subbu.
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Sushane Shankar said
Hey…… Subbu anna…. heard it fully just now…. whoaaaa…. ur composing skills r getting better n better everyday…… luvd it thru n thru…. super stuff….!!
Splendid job team…. :-)
pl keep updating……!!
Sushane
ARR
-————————> GOD!George Kuruvilla
said
Nice work team. Subbu, I really liked the chord progressions in particular. The composition did have an Abba feel. I liked the arrangement too for the most part. The lyrics at times seemed like it didnt fit perfectly. The flow was not there at times coz of that.
Sai you’ve sung well. This is the clearest I’ve heard your voice. The scale should have been a little higher though. It would have helped be more expressive. Some of the notes were too low for you.
Vidya, you’ve sung well overall. However I felt you over modulated at places. It doesnt always work for this style of music. Also the accent could have been more natural. Lastly, I felt some of the harmonies didnt blend completely and had too many layers.
Neil, this is a good mix. Its quite clean. But Sai’s and Vidya’s voice needs more compression and reverb in partcular. Sounds a little too dry right now. Also the harmony levels need to come down.
All that said, this is very good work. It takes guts to make your own compositions and you guys have set an example for others.
-George
Do listen to my uploads
Harshan (away) Nambiar
said
Nice work team ….congratulations ….Thumbs up !!!
Check out
Bhool gaya sab kuch
Aye dil hai Mushkil
Pukarta chala hoon mai
dil ke jharonke mein
Subbu said
@Sushane :Thanks a lot….
@George Thanks for those elaborate pointers and I agree…….Since it was meant to be an instrumental the dynamic range of the melody notes is very high……will have to adjust the dynamic range especially towards the lower range………I will surely take this aspect to consideration for any future one’s…….
@Harshan :I was waiting for you man!!!thanks for fav’ing and liking it….and when do you intend to complete the Hindi lyrics?:)once you are ready tel me we shall do some modification in the track before recording the vocals
Regards,
Subbu.
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αнмε∂ Khan said
Excellent Singing,
Very nice team work! Enjoyed :)
Ahmed
My lates Post
Mere dushman tu meri – Ahmed
Subbu said
thanks Ahmed for your time and welcome to my space.
Azam Khan :Welcome and thats an insight!!!verty useful at that,thank you.
Regards,
Subbu.
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Venkat S said
Hi Subbu,
Yet another creation. Sounding fresh. Liked it man. Very neat arrangements too. As always the chord progression is really very impressive.
Sai, very creative lyrix and very nice singing.
Vidya : As always you are excelent in this rendition too.
Neil : A neat work man.
Overall a brilliant team work. Own creation is always a special and creative. Your team gets 100/100 for this.
cheers,
Venkat
Saqib Javed said
nice team work very welldone
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Subbu said
Thank you Venkat,for your nice words…Glad you liked it!
Saqib :Thanks and welcome!
Regards,
Subbu.
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Radhika Nair (away) said
Subbu, Sai & Vidya – very good work from the team.
Subbu – soothing composition and pleasing to the senses. Had a touch of the oldies , i thought.
Sai- well written and congrats on your debut as lyricist. Wonderful singing too.
Vidya – lovely singing. Your versatality fills me with awe every time!
Radhika
Pl do listen to my latest
Jiya Jale – Dil Se
Subbu said
Radhika,thank you!!!!!glad you liked it……and Neil did a fantastic job with the mix to bring it up to this level……
Regards,
Subbu.
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Kumar Srinivasan
said
Awesome team work guys.
Sai, am a fan of your voice and its multiple personalties :-). Great job with the lyrics as well.
Vidya, sounding very nice too. You have sung it quite effortlessly. Another example of your versatility.
Subbu, congratulations on this soothing composition. It was a very pleasant listening experience and the arrangements blended well too. Very hummable melody this.
Neil, great job with the mix as well.
-Kumar.
Dr. daniel Paul said
Good team effort. Composition and singing, music too. Any creative art has it ups and downs, one needs to take the outcome in a high spirited fashion.
Subbu said
Thank you Kumar and Dr Paul…….am sorry for the delay in acknowledging.
Regards,
Subbu.
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Murali Venkatraman said
Subbu : You posted this around the time I was on a break. So, I could not hear then. I really liked the chord progression especially on the “Dropping trees” lines. Can you post the chord progression here if you don’t mind. It will be nice to know.
My compositions
Subbu said
Sure Murali.Thanks,Will do over the week end and keep you posted.
Regards,
Subbu.
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Sasirekha M said
lovely!! wonderful !
Music is the spice of life.
Subbu said
thanks Sasirekha
Regards,
Subbu.
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