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SONG 52 – AB15 FOR LIFE (feat. DeProfit)
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April 10th, 2009Song a WeekWell the journey is finally over. Song 52 of 52 sees a return to the homeland. You never forget your first postcode:
Download ‘AB15 For Life’ [ mp3 | ogg | flac ]
Featuring DeProfit aka Kirk De Freitas! A school friend I grew up in with in Aberdeen. Also featuring backing vocals from Tennille De Freitas.
Aberdeen, apart from being cold wet and grey, was a great place to be raised. A lot of my friends are still up there, and I’m well overdue a visit. Some have moved on to other parts of Scotland, some to England and some even further a field. But no matter where you are now, its all about where you came from. And that’s what the song is about. You never forget where you came from because that’s what’s made you who you are today.
Its been an absolutely fantastic year. A year that has totally flown by too. The premise of this song a week was to learn as much as possible about songwriting, guitar, production and just music in general and I’ve definitely learned a great deal.
Its really been a bit of a rollercoaster ride. Each week my life was governed by the song; putting time aside each day to sit and write, recording when I can, then frantically trying to get a song together by the Friday. I basically had little to no social life!
Some weeks would be an absolute joy. The feeling of knowing I had a good song idea meant that writing and recording it was a piece of cake.
And some weeks it was just plain hard work. When everything on the guitar sound the same as previous weeks, or just sounds plain rubbish.But it was an incredible experience overall. Something quite frankly I’m relieved is over, but with not a single regret. Thank you to everyone who took the time to listen to the songs and give me feedback. It really meant a lot, especially during the tough weeks. I hope there’s at least a few songs from the collection that you enjoyed and might listen to again.
A lot of people have asked what I’m going to do now. Well, in the immediate future I’m not going to do a thing! At least for a month I don’t think I’ll even contemplate writing a song. After that, who knows. I’d like to write a proper album, and not be constrained to a 1 week time limit. I’d also like to perform some of these songs acoustically at some point. I’ll be sure to keep you all updated!
Cheers, Matt
Tags: Aberdeen, Featuring DeProfit, Kirk De Freitas, mp3, Scotland, Tennille De Freitas, United Kingdom
5 responses to “SONG 52 – AB15 FOR LIFE (feat. DeProfit)” 
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Totally fitting song for the end of such a long journey mate! I can really hear and sense what the whole thing has meant to you. You really got me thinking of that bitter-sweet nostalgia relating to home and how far I’ve come since then with it’s help. If you ever need any help pulling stuff off live just let me know! I may have more projects you could be interested in later too…
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wazzmataz April 11th, 2009 at 14:04
yo motha fucker, what an ender, its infused with a wistfully nostalgic melancholy. i’m a bit sad actually. i’ve been whisked back to playing armies and cowboys, i see you neglected to inform the public about the fact we played armies and cowboys to the age of about 18, still i guess the need not know. can’t wait to hear your next work… well done on completing a frankly monster task… you win.
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Heather April 14th, 2009 at 21:20
Wow! I love it! Such nostalgia, it makes me feel a bit jutified in missing it all. and well done mr nellis for all the songs.
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Anonymous April 14th, 2009 at 21:26
WOOOOOOOOOOOOW, i have just listened to that song a few times over!! why did nobody inform me this song was being made, u know matty boi i cud of ripped up some serious vocals on that!! u remeber the same way i did in ur garage!!! But serious . . great song AB15 4 LIFE . . FREWSTER
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