Enchanted
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“Enchanted” is track no.8 on the album “So That’s How It Ended…” and the second song co-written with lyricists Gavin Clifton and Larry Wheeler.
Songwriting
Larry and Gavin wrote the original lyrics, I then wrote the music, and the three of us fine-tuned the lyrics together.
I was initially concerned that the title had too much of a “Disney” connotation, but as the song took life and gained its own identity, I eventually forgot about it and hopefully so will listeners.
Musically, “Enchanted” is essentially a ballad with a dance beat on the chorus.
The first scratch track I presented to Gavin and Larry, before any of the dance elements were added, shows this clearly (the lyrics are still works in progress):
Production
Overall, Cher’s “Believe” comes to mind.
I quite like the way the chorus’ first chord (C) comes in with the synth pad a full bar ahead of the chorus, overlaying the pre-chorus’ last chord (G) to create tension that resolves in a very satisfying way when the chorus actually kicks in.
To avoid the song being too “syrupy”, I contrasted the chorus with a guitar-based arrangement in the verse and a highly contrasting single-chord bass-driven funk-rock bridge reminiscent of Cerrone’s “Je Suis Music”, which I re-used for the intro.
The guitar riff on the intro/bridge returns on top of the final chorus to tie the various sections together into a satisfying climax.
- Drums: Battery 4’s “Going Deeper” Kit
- Bass: Roland FA-06’s “Occitan Bass”
- Guitars: RealStrat + GuitarRig 5’s “Prince in the Rain” and “Pulsar Alpha” presets
- Electric Piano: Roland FA-06’s “SA EP 1”
- Piano: AIR Music Technology’s Mini Grand
- Pad: Native Instruments Evolve Mutations 2’s “APT Water Pad MW”
- Synths: Native Instruments Reaktor 6 / Spark’s “Lullaby Letters” and Razor’s “Stacatto Warp”
- Bells: Native Instruments FM8’s “Epia”
- Strings: Roland FA-06’s “Fat Strings”
Credits
Lyrics: Gavin Clifton, Larry Wheeler & A. Robin
Music: A. Robin
Vocals: SuperCool-Guy
Instruments: SuperCool-Guy
Arrangement, mix and production: SuperCool-Guy
Mastering: Jon Astley
Lyrics
That night we kissed, I came under your spell
You turned me ‘round from my living hell
In my world no one can compare
Your love, like magic, the answer to my prayer
What can I say, what can I do, you have me…
CHORUS:
Enchanted, enchanted, enchanted
You cast a spell and now you have my heart
Enchanted, enchanted, enchanted
This magic we can never tear apart
The stars grow brighter every single day
I couldn’t wish it any other way
I’ve come around, there’s no turning back
I saw the light, you saved me from the dark
No more words need to be spoken
No more hearts need to be broken
What can I say, what can I do, you have me…
CHORUS
I walked under the neon lights
Tired of living a life of lies
I held you, I kissed you, I loved you
On that cold December night
CHORUS
Enchanted, enchanted, enchanted
You cast a spell and now you have my heart
This magic we can never tear apart
Enchanted
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