Download with Lead    The definition of “lush” is:  having a pleasingly rich quality.  To me, “lush” in music means lots of violins.  Which brings me to a request from “Cindy in Memphis”.  She writes:

“Can you do me a version of Paul Anka’s Put Your Head On My Shoulder?  I want it lush and pretty, with a trumpet lead, a french horn solo, and raise the key on the last verse, and make it Michael Buble style”.  Well, I like a woman who knows exactly what she wants – so here goes, Cindy.

The “lush” part was easy… remember?  Lots of violins.  And the song is a breeze to play…. everything Paul Anka wrote and sang was extremely simple.  For example, “Diana” was 4 chords… over and over and over again, but he somehow made it work.  But then there was that stupid tune “You’re Having My Baby” – just the dumbest thing ever, Mr. Anka.  But I’m off subject here.  Cindy wants it “pretty”.  Well, okay…. more violins – an extra track for pretty.  Oh, and sprinkle a little piano in there… also pretty.  And she wants to raise the key for the last 8 bars.  That’s a common trick singers use when the song has been too boring for words and you need to wake up your audience.  No problem on my keyboard – just push a button.  I love technology.  And the Michael Buble part?  No problem.  Just play the lead slightly behind the music – Buble loves that crap.

Don’t know why Cindy from Memphis wanted a trumpet lead, but I’m here to please (and criticize, you might have noticed).  If you really want to sing this song, mute the trumpet on track 4 – you’ll still have lush and pretty.