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Simon Taylor - Like You Do Track Review


'Like You Do' is the latest single from Newcastle based singer songwriter Simon Taylor, who has recently performed acoustic performances for BBC Introducing and 2016's Oxjam Gateshead.
Taylor definitely needs to tweak some of his lyrics to enable the song to sound like a sincere love song. The track opens with the line: 'is it indecent to say you turn me on in every day', which when combined with a very synthetic sounding string and piano melody, comes across as quite sleazy and crude  (and most definitely 'indecent'!) It is particularly uncomfortable to listen to and temporarily distracts the listener for the first few lines of the first verse. Fortunately however, Taylor redeems himself buy featuring some quite sweet and sincere lines, allowing the track to actually sound somewhat romantic. The original line is repeated later in the song, however it doesn't sound so blunt and crass later in the song.
Additionally, the song would sound more organic and rich if Taylor opted for actual instruments opposed to synthetic or electric ones as the song does sound a little over produced.  Taylor should opt for actual violins or some finger picked guitar, as that would give the song a more charming character rather than the slightly dated and cheesy sound the track currently radiates.

However, I feel as though the track may translate better in a live setting through an exciting ambiance and raw, genuine emotion,  opposed to the overproduced and lacklustre vibe the recording unfortunately emits.

'Like You Do' is set to be launched with an intimate gig on Friday 25th November at the Cumberland Arms in Newcastle.
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  1. Simon Taylor21 February 2022 at 12:10

    It was nice of the British Library Sound Archive to ask me to donate my body of work thus far to their collection recently. I said yes, of course.

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  2. Simon Taylor21 February 2022 at 12:11

    P.s if I could have afforded strings - I would have.

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