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lounge. Why don't you do one 2!

Lesson Intermediate Stage 5: Musical Craft November 2015

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0:00 Jonathan here, another lounge for you

Alright folks, Jonathan here, another lounge for you. This lounge is slightly different because I've got a couple of tracks that I really like and then, I don't know, I suppose in a sense, I'm just going to have a little bit of a pick and mix for you. I might have played this one in the past but I don't really mind because I absolutely love it. India, I Can't Get No Sleep. I can get sleep but, you know, I like this tune. Here we go. Believe me, sometimes I seriously do need to relax and when I do this kind of thing, I do relax. I love this because it's soulful, it's got a bit of gospel and it's got one hell of a kicking beat. And by the way, India. Wow. What? Swingbeat. If you know what swingbeat is, you know exactly where I'm going to watch this and this is very important to me because my daughter Ella loves it.

So maybe in about 10 or 15 years' time, Ella, this video is for you because I've sung this together so many times and whenever I hear this, it makes me think of you. A tip for you as well. If we only arrange, we've got the CDJ 200s, the 400s, the 800s and the 1000s. Now, this is my own personal opinion and, of course, bung yours underneath if you agree or disagree but I personally think that the 800s are far better for vinyl purposes. In other words, vinyl mode, they're fantastic for scratching. Brilliant. Right, the next one is a reggae tune and what it did when it was out like crikey how long ago? I'll find out, don't worry about it. But it just ripped people's hearts open because it was so good and it made people realise once again that reggae is a force to be reckoned with.

Here we go. It's like this.

I'm going to play this video right now. I'm going to put this on the web. When it's on the web, I'm going to get right back in here and have some serious damn good fun. Practice and enjoy.

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