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A Kind of Magic

from Bitpop 4 by zer0Page

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[8bit bitpop chiptune cover] Tribute to Queen - Made with C64 sounds only + vocals

The game 'Highlander' was released in 1986 to bad reviews on both the ZX Spectrum and Commodore 64. It recieved a 'Golden Turkey Award' on the Spectrum side. Luckily for a C64 version, it came packed with a luscious cover of the Queen song, 'A kind of Magic' by Martin Galway.

I recall reading in ZZap64! magazine back as a kid that Martin Galway's portamentos and glissandos slide easier than a dear on ice.However those types of slides or more othern to happen on a melody than a backing instrument so I don't get to play with these slides too often. At least with this song, I get to try and make the ice real slippery with my guitars in this one.

Martin Galway's rendition is fantastic. Martin doesn't use typical percussive sounds and rather true to his style, relies on the drive of the arpeggiated chords. Whilst I do want my wavetable snares, kicks & hats, I've tried to keep a focus on using arpeggiated chords to drive rhythm in my cover.

Enjoy,
Gavin
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lyrics

It's a kind of magic
It's a kind of magic
A kind of magic
One dream one soul one prize one goal
One golden glance of what should be
It's a kind of magic
One shaft of light that shows the way
No mortal man can win this day
It's a kind of magic
The bell that rings inside your mind
Is challenging the doors of time
It's a kind of magic
The waiting seems eternity
The day will dawn of sanity
Is this a kind of magic
It's a kind of magic
There can be only one
This rage that lasts a thousand years
Will soon be done
This flame that burns inside of me
I'm here in secret harmonies
It's a kind of magic
The bell that rings inside your mind
Is challenging the doors of time
It's a kind of magic
It's a kind of magic
The rage that lasts a thousand years
Will soon be will soon be
Will soon be done
This is a kind of magic
There can be only one
This rage that lasts a thousand years
Will soon be done-done
Magic, it's a kind of magic
It's a kind of magic
Magic magic magic magic
Ha ha ha it's magic
It's a kind of magic

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from Bitpop 4, released November 6, 2017

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Gavin (zer0Page) Graham Brisbane, Australia

I was a demoscene programmer back in the 80s on the Commodore 64 computer. Part of what I did was write a sound player to exploited tricks to make its sound chip to some conceptually far fetched tricks.
Years later, I've revived my musical bent for the C64 but now I combine modern songs with these sounds of one of the greatest sounding computers of any generation.
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