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Original Post By:
Papaya Boy
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Date: 5/9/2008 4:35:52 PM
(Updated: 5/9/2008 6:48:12 PM)
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I have a new song up on my at http://myspace.com/thepapayaboy
It started out 20 years ago as a simple jam song,just 2 chords,G and F and it worked pretty well. If beginners had trouble with the F chord,I'd change to D and C,and the melody players had a fun time noodling around. Over the years I had heard it with a lot of different instruments doing the melody and rhythm parts so I had a good idea of what could be done with it.I wanted to include it in my cd that will be out soon,but what works in a jam situation doesn't really work in a song,so I need to rethink it.
Being just 2 chords is kinda boing after a while,so the first thing I did was to add a break.I settled on a simple rhythmic section that repeats the title. Next I needed some words,so I remembered a response of mine to a post here "Going to Bradenton/Sarasota" by Lefty Ron in which I replied in the form of a poem.
Writers dream of things to come
Musicians dream of things to play
Artist dream of things to see
Dreams bring them down to the sea
Lands end and beaches bright
guided by the far stars light
moon and waves,sea bird songs
burdened by our rights and wrongs
Not enough words yet,so I had to come up with more.My fishing buddy came by and reminded me of something that happened a while back,we were wading in chest deep water,so I had put some shrimp in my shirt pocket to keep them alive and then forgot about them.
Dry dead shrimp in my shirt pocket
no excuse I just forgot it
some chick said what's that smell
O well,O well
(I can't stay serious for very long)
I needed one more verse so I started looking in my notebook for lines to steal from earlier songs and found
the first line.The second line came from going to see the mermaids at Weeki Watchee.The 3rd line came from the ad in an old comic book.Remember "Sea Monkeys"? They show you these cute monkey things smiling and dancing,so you send them your hard earned cash and you get a bunch of tiny brine shrimp.
The last line came from a really stupid joke my brother came up with when were little kids playing on the beach.
Black light morning 2 am
Mermaids singing 2 of them
Sea monkeys dance for money
Sand dollars,they don't say nuthin
So there it is,the evolution of a song. Vocals,Harmonica,Bass,Baritone and Soprano ukulele's are played by me. Drums,Bongos,slide Guitar, recording and sound effects by Nick Page.
Cd will be on sale in June. Thanks for all your support!
PB
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Posted By:
looney tunes
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Date: 5/9/2008 6:18:27 PM |
Very cool...and very interesting on how it came together; a tight composition that has me moving to the beat. Super song. Thanks.
Loon
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Posted By:
John Pak
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Date: 5/9/2008 7:15:58 PM |
| Wow, great stuff! I can imagine Bob Dylan doing this song!
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Posted By:
Adrian
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Date: 5/10/2008 5:10:09 AM |
| Cracking stuff with some good rhythm.
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Posted By:
NinaC
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Date: 5/10/2008 7:11:23 AM
(Updated: 5/10/2008 7:15:28 AM)
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Wow! PB, this really came out great. Good job! Your bass uke sounds really excellent in this song. I agree with John, you sound very Dylanesque here.
I remember sea monkeys, what a ripoff. Remember that little dog they sold that sat in a teacup? They'd never get away with that today.
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Posted By:
Papaya Boy
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Date: 5/10/2008 9:10:00 AM |
"Old folkie's never die,they just wind up singing like Bob Dylan"
Knock Knock
who's there?
Sand dollar
Sand dollar who?
No,Owls say who,sand dollars don't say nothin
See,I told you it was stupid.
I always wanted the little monkey that fit in the palm or your hand.
I sent off for the ventriloquist kit that was advertised in the back of a comic book,they sent me a a little book and a whistle that was supposed to fit in your mouth.I almost swallowed the dang thing and it never did "throw " my voice.
Now I'm stuck with the image of Looney Tunes doing the twist in my head.
Thanks for the kind comments!
PB
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