HeyJaredRare Groove Productions
I write about my songs, the process, the people that help bring it to life and the other factors that influence me as a songwriter and music producer.
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He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother (opens the original)
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I can rarely listen to this song without crying. The simple, poignant lyrics are beautiful but they’re only part of what can bring me to tears. Some times it’s the harmonica that gets me. Other times, it’s the incredible, soaring vocal harmonies. I can usually make it until about 2:56 before the tears kick in, but not always.This has been and will always be a Gospel song for me. Again, it’s not just the lyrics, there is a blue-eyed soul quality to the vocal delivery and overall arrangement that
The Champion (opens the original)
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I’ll admit it. I’ve been a funk lately. I need to psych myself up, and when I do, it’s this song I turn to.Do I love either of these artists? Nope. They’re fine but not generally my cup of tea. Do I like the auto-tune, even though it’s mild on Carrie’s voice - not really, but as a producer I get it. It works. Are both of them undeniably talented? Of course they are. The song itself? It’s a masterpiece. The video? Spectacular. This is the kind of thing that appears once in a while when a group li
My Interview with Jason Thompson aka Chief Boats (opens the original)
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Jason Thompson is many things:Father, 24 year Navy vet, Music Writer Extraordinaire, Spinner of Sea Yarns, Recent University of Michigan Grad, Current University of Michigan MFA Student, fellow Pirate At Heart; and perhaps most importantly, Future Educator.I have been wanting to do more to celebrate veterans lately so I thought what better way to start than by interviewing Jason Thompson. I have the algorithm to thank for connecting me with Jason. Once I started reading his essays about songs I
September 11th - 25 Years Later (opens the original)
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One Night In Bangkok (opens the original)
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I was puttering around yesterday morning, thinking about the USS Abraham Lincoln sailors stopping in Thailand, on their way home to San Diego. Thousands of tired, pissed off, frustrated sailors about to descend on the unsuspecting inhabitants. Pray for the sailors and the Thai people.It made me think back on my one and only trip to Bangkok back in the early oughts. I was there for a wireless conference, because, of course I was. One of the “perks” of my last few years with Nextel was a ton of in
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