‘Fool With Love’

July 17, 2023

A take-me-back duet in three sections featuring Tania Hancheroff as the pleading ex.

Credits

Composer: Gary Arthur ‘Bod’ Noubarian (BMI)
Publisher: Arthur Bod Music (BMI)
Producer:  Arthur Bod & Shaw Hayes
String Arrangment: Rick Curran
Mix Engineer:  Arthur Bod 
Mastering Engineer:  Alex Psaroudakis
Cover Art: Shaw Hayes
Cover Photo: Leeloo Thefirst

Lonesome Road Music

Arthur Bod – Vocals, Acoustics
Audrey Karrasch – Vocals
Chris Leidhecker – Drums
Rick Curran – Strings
Shaw Hayes – Bass, All Keys (B3, Clavinet, Piano, Synth), Electrics
Tania Hancheroff – Vocals

The Lyrics

Can I stay with you awhile
You see there’s nowhere else I want to go
I was wrong and so un-kind
I’m sorry, please don’t say no
I just want to come home

It could have been a story
For a book, a movie or a song
But the crime of cheating and lies
Who you became I just don’t recognize
And now you ask for a chance
You know I told you so
There was a time
I’d take you back
But that was long ago
When I was a fool
A fool with love

What are you sayin’ to me
It could never ever be
Like it was before, no
I know you can’t believe
I could ever change
But I have because
No I don’t believe
I’ve come to realize
At least a million times
I was a fool with love

I was a fool with love
I was a fool with love
I was a fool with love
I was a fool with love
I was a fool with love

And now you ask
For a chance
You know I told you so

Can I stay with you awhile
You see there’s nowhere else I want to go
I just want to come home

TECHNICAL STUFF
Copyright © Gary Arthur Noubarian
G.A. Noubarian, LLC
All Rights Reserved
Publisher: Arthur Bod Music (BMI)
Label: Lonesome Road Records
ISRC: QZJET190015
music@arthurbodmusic.com

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‘Perfume On My Pillow’

July 12, 2023

A true story from the Big Green Hat to the Married Man! Poison love. She wants what she cannot have.

Credits

Composer: Gary Arthur ‘Bod’ Noubarian (BMI)
Publisher: Arthur Bod Music (BMI)
Producer:  Arthur Bod & Shaw Hayes
Mix Engineer:  Arthur Bod 
Mastering Engineer:  Alex Psaroudakis
Cover Art: Roger Calvillo

Lonesome Road Music

Arthur Bod – Vocals, ES 335
Chris Leidhecker – Drums
Jim Collins – Sax & Flute
Shaw Hayes – Bass, Electrics, keys
Tania Hancheroff – Vocals

The Lyrics

Perfume on my pillow reminds me of you
I’ll keep it ‘till tomorrow
Or maybe a month or two
You know I think of you like a drug I’ve abused
Helpless for the high

You were wearing a big green hat
And walking with a married man
The first time I saw you
And the last time on the strand, oh
You want what you can’t have
And turn us into fools
With hearts in ruin

Perfume on my pillow
Perfume on my pillow
Perfume on my pillow
Perfume on my pillow

TECHNICAL STUFF
Copyright © Gary Arthur Noubarian
G.A. Noubarian, LLC
All Rights Reserved
Publisher: Arthur Bod Music (BMI)
Label: Lonesome Road Records
ISRC: QZJET190007
music@arthurbodmusic.com

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‘Just Remember’

February 1, 2023

I think the world has gone crazy. And it seems like it’s from the constant manipulation ‘noise’ that is infecting everything. So, I wanted to write something to remind everyone that we’re all the same everywhere. Just that simple. My way of saying . . . open your mind!

Credits

Composer: Gary Arthur ‘Bod’ Noubarian (BMI)
Publisher: Arthur Bod Music (BMI)
Producer:  Arthur Bod & Shaw Hayes
Arrangement:  Shaw Hayes
Mix Engineer:  Arthur Bod 
Mastering Engineer:  Ted Jensen (Sterling Sound)
Cover Art: Randy Nickel

Lonesome Road Music

Arthur Bod – Vocals, D41 Martin
Audrey Karrasch – Vocals
Dave Roe Upright Bass
Rick Curran – Strings
Shaws Hayes – Keys, pads, Electric

The Arrangement

I think I say the same thing on every song. This one literally started out again as a country song. So, after writing and playing it for a while in demo form, I sent the song over to Shaw Hayes. We’ve been working together for a very long time, and his ears are way better than mine.

Anyway, after listening he basically said the only thing he liked were the harmonies and a few other parts, like the bass. And I agreed. He had an arrangement ideas he wanted to bounce of me and when I heard the changes, I thought what? Hmmm . . . it was about 180 degrees away from the demo. But the vibe was perfect for the message. So, we worked it a bunch and brought in Rick Curran and his amazing strings work.

Now I’m sure most writers are never 100% happy with any song, but I can say I’m almost there on this one. I hope the message resonates with you.

The Lyrics

There’s too much hate fillin’ our eyes
And we blame everyone
It’s the state of the times
And we’re all comin’ undone
Comin’ undone

Just remember that we’re all the same deep inside
And we all want the same, the simple and divine
Peaceful dreams in the night
A little bit of love when we cry
Free to believe as we might
Open your mind

We have to get back to a simpler place
And live and let live is the only way

Just remember that we’re all the same deep inside
And we all want the same, the simple and divine
Peaceful dreams in the night
A little bit of love when we cry
Free to believe as we might
Open your mind

TECHNICAL STUFF
Copyright © Gary Arthur Noubarian
G.A. Noubarian, LLC
All Rights Reserved
Publisher: Arthur Bod Music (BMI)
Label: Lonesome Road Records
ISRC: QZJET 1900013
music@arthurbodmusic.com

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‘Water From The Moon’

January 15, 2023

For the younger of you, ‘Liner Notes’ is from the Vinyl LP days. When you bought an album there were ‘Liner Notes’ on the back of the album giving you lots of info about the recording. One thing about streaming downloads that makes me crazy is you never get the details that I want to know, like where the music was recorded, who produced the song, who mixed it, etc. Might just be me, but I like that stuff. Anyway . . .

Nothing like being miserable over a relationship to get inspired to write. And this is basically a true story, though I hate to admit it.

I had heard the line ‘Water From The Moon’ somewhere and it stuck in my head. Kept thinking it was a great song title. The meaning, in case you didn’t figure it out yet is, basically – – ‘ an impossibility’.

And that’s what I was feeling about the inspiration for the song. A girl that I was crazy over, who was just basically impossible from a relationship perspective. Not much more to say than that. The lyrics speak for themselves.

As always, hope you dig the song.

Credits

Composer: Gary Arthur ‘Bod’ Noubarian (BMI)
Publisher: Arthur Bod Music (BMI)
Produced By: Arthur Bod
Musical Arrangement: Arthur Bod & Shaw Hayes
Mix Engineer: Arthur Bod
Mastering Engineer: Ted Jensen (Sterling Sound)
Cover Art: Randy Nickel

Lonesome Road Music

Arthur Bod – Vocals, D41 Martin, claps
Audrey Karrasch – Vocals
Jeffrey Anthony – Drums
Shaw Hayes – Bass and Electrics
Tania Hancheroff – Vocals

The Mix

This song was put together a little differently. I had done the basic tracks of acoustic and vocals on tape. But the tape were destroyed, literally. There were no backups.

Anyway, all I had to work with was a sub-mix of the acoustics, my vocals, and a really muddy bass line. To make matters worse, the sub-mix came from a poor digital copy of the basic tracks.

From there, I pulled the sub-mix into Pro Tools as a stereo track and used that as the reference track to use for the overdubs of the drums, new bass tracks, electrics, background vocals and claps. It was a challenge since the track does move around a lot. I didn’t use any kind of click when doing the original. It was all just feel.

Thanks to some incredible software, I was able to get rid of the unwanted and bring out the guitars and vocals on the sub-mix. Took awhile though. Actually surprised me how well this worked.

Overall, I think the mix came out pretty nice. For sure its a unique sound being acoustic rock and roll. There aren’t too many cuts like this out there. And Ted Jensen at Sterling can make anything sound great! Thanks Ted!

The Lyrics

I wish I could get you out of my mind
And the close the door to me
You’ve been a part of me
I never could let go
And I’ve been too blind to see
I’ve been on such a roll
Throwing the dice
On a gamblin’ spree

And when I see you
I think of time before
Before time took you away
Like an ocean wave
You came a rollin’ in
But you drifted back to sea

Still I wander
With this photograph
I carry the picture
Mirror of the past
Believin’ in feelin’s
I thought could last
Maybe I’m a fool
Maybe you’re water from the moon

I wish I could get you out of my mind
And the close the door to me
You’ve been a part of me
I never could let go
And I’ve been too blind to see
I’ve been on such a roll
Throwing the dice
On a gamblin’ spree

TECHNICAL STUFF
Copyright © Gary Arthur Noubarian
G.A. Noubarian, LLC
All Rights Reserved
Publisher: Arthur Bod Music (BMI)
Label: Lonesome Road Records
ISRC: QZJET 1900004
music@arthurbodmusic.com

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‘It Ain’t Love’

January 15, 2023

So, at the end of 2018, I decided it was time to get serious about my true love, writing and recording. I’d been away too long. And at the same time, I wanted to slim my life down. Really slim it down. Everything I had really owned me and I couldn’t take it anymore. 

I sold my house, and most all my material stuff and headed out west in January of 2019, just for a little clear-my-head time. It’s really liberating getting rid of your stuff, except music gear of course. I started buying more of that!

Seems that hotels along the way were inspirational, as odd as that seems. And I wrote a number of songs in hotels on the route west.  I’ve always thought that songs just kinda magically appear in my head. Not sure how. I think they’re downloads from God. You just have to be tuned in at the right time. 

This was one of those times when it just happened and ‘It Ain’t Love’ came out in like 10 minutes. I put my hand on a chord and the chorus was there. These are usually the better songs. Now every writer will tell you (except for maybe Dylan and McCartney) that this doesn’t happen every day. It’s a big high for me when it does!

I spend a bunch of time near Buffalo NY since I have family there. And the GooGoo Dolls have a studio in Buffalo called GCR. Good people and reasonably priced, so, I though why not do a session or two there.  After my return trek from the west I booked some time and decided to lay the song down with a couple of great guys from the studio on Drums and Bass. I already had reference tracks down with vocals, acoustic, pedal steel and Strat. So, we used the click track to add the drums and bass. 

At this point the song was very Nashville. And I dig Nashville. But after listening for a bit back home (DC), it just didn’t feel right to me. It’s just not a country song . . . in my head anyway.

Shaw Hayes, the Strat player on the original tracks; my favorite guitar player; Iguana band mate of old, and co-Producer on many of my songs, suggested I change a lyric to make the song more female perspective. I was diggin’ that idea and thought how cool it would be to make it a duet with a chick singing the main verse.

So, I slowed the feel down, re-recorded the acoustic and drum tracks, removed the pedal steel, substituted the Strat melodic parts with strings. Then switched to upright bass and managed to get Audrey Karrasch to sing with me. She makes the whole song. Then again, I adore her voice!

I also learned a big lesson from this track. I need lots of revision time. Trying things out in a big studio gets expensive. So, I updated a bunch of my gear at home so I could take all the time I needed to get everything the way I wanted, and then spend a bunch of time editing stuff that no one will ever hear.

Of course, when the song was done, I needed a great mix. And that’s not an easy one for me to do. It’s really hard to judge sounds in my room. Actually, I spend most all of the time under headphones. So, I needed a good mixer in a real studio.

The Mix

Lots of people WILL tell you not to mix your own songs. I don’t really buy into that, but in this case there really was no choice. 

Thank you YouTube! I was watching a video about Plugins. If you don’t know what those are, they’re basically the software version of hardware used in studios. Anyway, Joe West was talking about workflow in his studio, and there was this big grammy sitting on his desk. I really didn’t know who he was, but I liked what he had to say, so, I looked him up.

Wow, Joe had (and has) great credits including hit songs, a grammy, a great story, and a great studio in Nashville. As it turns out he’s also a great guy.

So, I emailed him with a rough mix of the song and asked him what he thought. ‘I dig it he said’, which was a big high for me. A grammy winner who likes something I wrote? That could never get old.

So I drove 12 hours to Nashville to be there for the mix. I wanted to meet him anyway and was dying to see his studio. By the way, a Grammy is a heavy thing! Was very cool getting to hold one. Anyway, the end result was a great mix by a great guy!

Credits

Composer:  Gary ‘Arthur Bod’ Noubarian (BMI)
Publisher: Arthur Bod Music (BMI)
Label: Lonesome Road Records
Producer:  Arthur Bod
Mix Engineer: Joe West (The West Barn)
Mastering Engineer:  Ted Jensen (Sterling Sound)
Cover Art**: Roger Calvillo

Lonesome Road Music

Arthur Bod – Lead and BG Vocals, D45 Martin
Audrey Karrasch – Lead and BG Vocals
Jeffrey Anthony – Drums
Dave Roe – Upright Bass
LeoMusicDesign – Keys
Rick Curran – String Quartet

Lyrics

In your time do you think you’ll find, the love of your life
Well she just smiled and said to me
In my time I never did find the love of my life
So now I just need some company

It ain’t love so I’ll fake it tonight
It ain’t love but the mood is right
It ain’t love still I’m holdin’ on tight
But in the morning I’ll be gone ‘cause
It ain’t love
It ain’t love

Do you believe in forever
And happiness is an open door
No I don’t, and I won’t wait anymore

It ain’t love so I’ll fake it tonight
It ain’t love but the mood is right
It ain’t love still I’m holdin’ on tight
But in the morning I’ll be gone ‘cause
It ain’t love
It ain’t love

TECHNICAL STUFF
Copyright © Gary Arthur Noubarian
G.A. Noubarian, LLC
All Rights Reserved
Publisher: Arthur Bod Music (BMI)
Label: Lonesome Road Records
ISRC: QZJET 1900001
music@arthurbodmusic.com

Please contact me for licensing

MISC NOTES

** Cover Art note. I had temporary cover art that I used for the release of the song thinking I could update the art that Roger Calvillo was creating later. Turns out I couldn’t. So the streaming platforms have the wrong art, which makes me crazy. I may just re release the song to get the correct art out there.