It seems rather weird to be writing a summer themed song in the depths of a Southern Hemisphere winter - my pool is a balmy 10 deg C and the shrinkage factor is definitely a big factor.
I was so glad when I got Joe for my secret mixter assignment.
I was already familiar with his extensive catalog of guitar and drum samples so the hard part was fitting it to an upbeat summer poolside theme.
I reconstructed the drums by sampling single shots from a couple of his great drum uploads and his rhythm guitar sample holds it all together.
I detuned a nylon acoustic guitar way down for the bass and plugged in the strat for the little lead cameo at the beginning.
Vocals recorded single take (if you don’t count the first time when I forgot to arm the track -sound familiar Joe?)
Anyway here it is.
Hope it carries forward the energy that jumps around in all of his uploads.

Here’s the lyrics;

“Poolside”

I was sittn by the poolside
waitn for the high tide
sippn up the cool side
it seemed all right to me

I’ve been playn up the b side
hittn up the blind side
I’ve been working from the inside
it made sense to me

But there she walked beside of me ooooyeah
legs so long they’re a luxury
just gimmie a chance to prove its not a summer fling
cause baby I know
I felt it happenning

Just gimmie a chance by the poolside
I’ll take you on a trip by the wildside
I’m hoping you won’t be feeling too shy
to gimmie a chance by the poolside

You’re tired of dancing to the moonlight
feeling like a vampire
waiting for the daylight
with uncertainty
tired of workn in the tan lines
cruising up the ink lines
taking all the cool lines
that seem trite to me

But now you lay there beside of me ooooyeah
with curves so smooth its insanity
just gimmie a chance to prove I’m not a summer fling
cause baby I know
you feel it happenning

Just gimmie a chance by the poolside
I’ll take you on a trip to the wildside
I’m hoping you won’t be feeling too shy
Hey! just gimmie a chance by the poolside!

Scomber x