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Lyrics

Liner Notes

When I tell you you’re beautiful
Ah, you steal the show
When I tell you I love you
You say a Solo, “I know.”

And when you’re in the camera eyes
Like a tidal wave you rise

You’re such a badass girl
Ahh, You’re such a badass girl

When you’re wearing next to nothing
There’s nothing you won’t do
Like you’re dancing just for me
But I know it’s just for you

When you’re in complete control
Little devil, you steal my soul

You’re such a badass girl
Mmmm, You’re such a badass girl

Always looking in the mirror
At the fairest of them all
You’re flawless, you’re fantastic
Aw, you’re having a ball, aren’t ya?

Take me home tonight
Do it!
Aw, you’re a badass girl
Aw, you’re a badass girl

CREDITS:

Music and Lyrics by
Mark Greenawalt (Future-Class X Publishing, ASCAP)

Vocals, Keyboards, Bass, Drums - Mark Greenawalt
Production, mixing, and video editing by Mark Greenawalt
Time-lapse video and fine art photography by Mark Greenawalt
Model - Megan Brock

BEHIND THE MUSIC:

This song started with the riff. I had dialed up a Fender Rhodes patch within Logic and then added the amp distortion to it to get that Jon Lord Deep Purple sound. While producing the song I toyed with a drum sequencer that had a techno sound for the beginning of the song, but then I transitioned to a real-sounding drum track at the second chorus and brought the bass in at this point too. The little synth solo parts include some interesting variations beyond the typical pentatonic scale when it switches to major notes and some chromatic runs. So fun to break the tradition every now and then.

The song was written as an exercise for the Two-Week Tune Geeks, a songwriting group on Facebook. The lyrics were required to contain the phrase "When I tell you that." About a year ago I had read the book You Are A Badass and I think that word had been resonating with me.

TECHNICAL:

ISRC - QZNWT2242827

There were no guitars used on this song, the recurring riff is actually a Fender Rhodes patch within Logic that is routed through a guitar processor. The live Jackson bass comes in part way through and the drums were played on a Roland V-drum set through Superior Drummer processors. Original tracks recorded and mixed using Logic X in Phoenix: Vocals on CAD Equitek microphone.

This song is available for synch licensing and is easy clear and one-stop with me owning the original recording. Contact mark@markgreenawalt.com for opportunities in film and TV projects.

PLACEMENTS:

Studio Performance Video - Produced, filmed, and edited by Mark Greenawalt using Premier.