FAWM: "The Ladies Must Swing "

The Ladies Must Swing

2 weeks ago by @kahlo2013

Skirmish: Big Band Jazz 🎷🎺 (@rahma_the_bass)

The Ladies Must Swing

kahlo2013

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Liner Notes

#bigband #jazz #Madison

Lyrics: Me
Music: AI Suno as guided by my prompts

Ladies Must Swing is a phenomanal big band jazz group in Madison that play around the area! This is a nod to them.
I elected to post an AI demo as it seemed unlikely during FAWM that there would be a big band collab! But if you make big band music, this is open for you!

Lyrics

down on the corner
by the Cardinal Bar
music and laughter
fill up the street

down on the corner
under the neon lights
couples and lovers
dance to the beat

the Ladies Must Swing
are playing in town
the Ladies Must Swing
with their big band sound

the Ladies Must Swing
bringing fun around

Wow! the Ladies Must Swing are in town…

down on the corner
under the streetlamp
gimlets and mai tais
beat summer’s heat

down on the corner
as midnight draws near
waitstaff and dancers
stay on their feet

the Ladies Must Swing
are playing in town
the Ladies Must Swing
with their big band sound

the Ladies Must Swing
bringing fun around

Wow! the Ladies Must Swing are in town

driving syncopated rhythms pulse
improvised solos soar on saxophones
all in walls sounds of brass rise
as long slides on trombones
keep the crowd alive

the Ladies Must Swing
are playing in town
the Ladies Must Swing
with their big band sound

the Ladies Must Swing
bringing fun around

Wow! the Ladies Must Swing are in town

Comments

@ambroise 1w

Wow ! Played it three times in a row and it made me dance each time!
Congrats to you for playing Sumo, the AI. That is a skill I don't have.
But I'm more impredsed by the voice. The sound of it and the vocal technique, yes, but also the attitude. I can hear your shine and roar like a trumpet horn. AND the way you recorded it: the reverb, the double voice and the way your mixed it with the rest. Your voice is the big shot of this orchestra
Also I love how cinematic the lyrics are. I can see black and white, 50's suits and big camera movements, Orson Welles style...
Finaly, it raised a question : why do the Ladies must swing and the gentlemen so rarely ? Maybe I could make another song form that question mark.

@val 1w

Oh, that's cool! On my first radio job, we did a big band Sunday afternoon that was regular shift. I learned to love that sound. This would have fit right is, as ai nailed the sound and vibe. So upbeat and danceable. A solid tune!

@karendemello 2w

What fun!!! Love the lyrics and the sound is amazing, I especially love the instrument solos here and there. Impressive!

@blindkiwi 2w

Having just posted a ‘swing’ lyric with no music, I had to check this out. Oh wow! This really does swing. Love the lyrics and to be honest, having AI do the music is totally justified when this is the result 😎

@cindyrella 2w

Great vibe and sound! Fabulous in every way! Bravo!

@sherrycanary 2w

LOVE this!!! Everything about it swings! Brava

@hmstreetteam 2w

I like the way the song starts with a presumably well-known place. It sets up the special moment that the song describes. I like to hear songs about bands, whether real, disguised, or invented, and this shows me a band that I can easily imagine.

@atornberg 2w

Very nice. AI is pretty amazing.

@raspberry33 2w

This is fabulous!! WOW. What production. Your vocals blew me away - go directly to Broadway and do not pass go! Kudos to whoever provided the instrumental parts. The off-tune piano is great. How much of this was AI, and where can I find that website?