"Saturday" genre: Classic Rock
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	A song written for my wife in the vein of "old Chicago."
	Credits: Trane Francks (all instruments)
	Story Behind the Song After yet another perfect day in the park with my family, I was moved to pen a song for my wife to share some of the thoughts I had as I watched her that day. The song was written here at home while my family was away on vacation. (I was stuck here at home, working on a project.) It took about 40-50 hours from the time I began working on the structure till I managed to come up with the final mix. The music itself stemmed from me fooling around with my fretless bass. I was working on some Jaco-type stuff, just enjoying the "mwah" that the fretless delivers so well. As I worked through the bass structure, the horn lines began forming in my mind. Soon, what I "heard" was more like an old Chicago tune than Jaco Pastorius. The chord progressions were definitely inspired by the fretless sound, however. Some of the more interesting aspects of recording the song involved using my Line 6 POD 2.0 in unconventional ways. For example, the three horn parts and the vocals were all recorded using the POD. Using the POD with the backing horns, for example, enabled me to get a more trumpet-like texture by using a black panel model. For the lead horn part, the tube preamp model gave the flugelhorn its characteristic warmth. Mic techniques, using a Shure C606, also coloured the horn tones (off-mic versus on-mic recording). The keyboard was also recorded using the POD. The Yamaha PRS-195 has very basic, i.e., uninspiring, organ patches. I used the POD's tube preamp model and rotary speaker effect to create a more Hammond-like distortion and grind. The track sounds completely obnoxious on its own, but sits rather well in the mix. Instruments used on the song were: Drums: Drag and Drop Drummer Lite: modified dry kit loops Bass: 2001 Fender Japan JB62-77FL '62 reissue fretless Jass Bass Guitars: 1997 Fender Japan ST72-68 '72 reissue Stratocaster Horns: 1975 Besson Model 2-20 flugelhorn Keyboard: Yamaha PRS-195, Organ 2 patch All recorded with Cakewalk Guitar Tracks 2 Lyrics A walk in the park That's what you said The sun plays in your hair It glows about your head We've got the kids in tow The perfect place to go Saturday in the park Kids are running All around the place All screams and laughter As I look upon your face How did it come to be You'd spend your life with me Saturdays in the park You stuck with me Through thick and thin I know sometimes that you thought We would never win And I have to say I'm glad you're here Come a little closer I love it when you're near [ solos ] A walk in the park That's what you said The sun plays in your hair It glows about your head We've got the kids in tow The perfect place to go Saturday in the park

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