General Music Chat

Thanks for the compliments on the Christmas one. If you liked that, I think you'll love this! It is the Hardee's one I was telling you about!

"Death of a Fry Jockey"

It's an hour before dawn after a bottle of Jack,
and much like usual I'm having a hunger attack.
I don't need a salad or low Carbs, I need lots of grease,
For that sweet frying oil gives me an orgasmic release.

I walk in and on the menu I do not see,
A section proclaiming curly fries and gravy.
I look again wondering if I drank too much,
But, they aren't there for breakfast, dinner, or lunch.

(Chorus)

Nowhere to go at four in the morning,
I'm in mourning.
Nowhere to fill my intoxicated gut,
Stuck in a rut.
Nowhere to get my curly fries,
So it's no surprise;
That tonight is the night,
Everyone in Hardee's dies.
(End chorus)

I mailed an anthrax complaint to the supervisor in charge,
I told her that I want a medium, hell, make it a large.
I voiced my opinion with an AK-47 in my hand,
I screamed, "CURLIES," as I threw a grenade from the van.

The manager said no, I told her she was mean,
Then, I covered the whole f***ing place in gasoline,
I lit a fire and I danced through the night,
I was convinced that I was in the right.

(Chorus)

Nowhere to go at four in the morning,
I'm in mourning.
Nowhere to fill my intoxicated gut,
Stuck in a rut.
Nowhere to eat my curly fries,
So it's no surprise;
That tonight is the night,
Everyone in that place dies.

(End chorus)

I got out after serving a no parole ten year,
I walked into Hardee's knowing my curly fries were near.
I had heard that they brought them back three years ago,
Now the wait is over and off to Hardee's I had to go.

I went into Hardee's fearing being recognized on the sneak,
Then, I found out they got rid of the fries last week.
The clerk asked, "Would you like fries with that," he was out of luck,
Because I pulled my forty-five and muttered, "You stupid mother****."

(Chorus)

Nowhere to go at four in the morning,
I'm in mourning.
Nowhere to fill my inebriated gut.
I can't get out of this rut.
Ten years, I still have no curly fries,
So, it's no surprise.
That that night and this night,
(Hopefully everynight)
Everyone in that place dies.

Nowhere to eat my curly fries,
so it's no surprise,
That tonight is the night,
Everyone in Hardee's dies....

There is an outfit called Sabaton who do a lot of historical and military history oriented work. They are good enough and have made a niche for themselves.

The Brando's are like that with 'Gettysburg' and other songs of that period.

The War of the Worlds piece narrated by Richard Burton.

Bob Dylan virtually creates new niches for himself every couple of albums.

I've always liked concept music and groups that periodically reinvent themselves as something else, but still good.

Most fail at that, and blather about wanting a more fusion (or Ska, Punk etc) feel which usually signals a decline in the gumption of their music. Jethro Tull and Nightwish are examples of doing that right.

PeirceG - with your off the wall approach to lyrics you should find a sort of defining musical sound that goes with it, create a nich and run with it.
if you want my opinion - which you probably don't!

Talbot

Disclaimer: I once wrote a tune called "Paramecium Blues -and Mine." So I'm not putting on airs! ('is that God or is it just a great big eye...?)

Now this has all the elements of a great story, (Humorous too) and I suspect there's a grain of heartful truth in the dissapointment about the fries. Nice Job!

Let the bodies hit the floor...

PeirceG - with your off the wall approach to lyrics you should find a sort of defining musical sound that goes with it, create a nich and run with it.
if you want my opinion - which you probably don't!

Talbot

Disclaimer: I once wrote a tune called "Paramecium Blues -and Mine." So I'm not putting on airs! ('is that God or is it just a great big eye...?)

Talbot, I want opinions of people wherever I can get them. Besides, "Hold on Sweet Lucille," is excellent. It's got kind of a Bad Company feel to it, except, I don't think any of their songs were quite that catchy. Good, yes, catchy, not as much. I've probably listened to HOSL ten or more times!

The above song is just sung at basically the fastest pace possible while still being clearly enunciated. We did kind of a cross between Punk/Metal with a lot of our songs...

I'd need help finding a defining musical sound. I've never written any music, only lyrics.

PaperDog,

First off, thank you for the compliment.

You're absolutely right, the entire first verse is true. Fine, "Bottle of Jack," was embellishmet, but there was Jack, and much of it. I wasn't vegetarian at the time, so a friend of mine suggested a double-burger.

My reply, "Double-burger, f*** a double-burger. I can get a burger anywhere. Do you realize the implications of these curly fries? The ones at Arby's suck, and Arby's is four miles from here and not open 24/7. Everyone in this restaurant could just drop dead right now, and I wouldn't care..."

In the song, they don't drop dead, I kill them. For some reason, I've always found something funny about punishment that does not fit the crime. Plus, have you ever seen the movie, Falling Down? If you have, then you know what I mean. Something small just triggers a mental breakdown.

Further proof that you're right, of course. The mechanized approach will get you serviceable lyrics and nothing more. If you want lyrics to be really good, they actually have to hold some meaning to you, or be based on something that happened.

I'm just not into songs about killing
people. Don't you boys know any nice
songs.

I picture a Jim Staffordish talent singing it fast with a stop n' go guitar smattering, and a backround drumming from an upside down 5 gallon bucket. If it's too fast to hear the first time I wouldn't worry about it, they might be hearing it from the belly of a Hallmark Teddy bear 50 years from now!

"I'm just not into songs about killing
people."

Me either darn it. What's the matter with you all?

(walks away humming "I don't like mondays...")

Talbotr

Some of you are really organized at your craft.
I'm a winger always have been. Rarely is a song finished in my head before i start to work on it. For me it's a work of layers.
Probably the only consistent thing I find is that I can't stand more than about 3 minutes of my playing so the song has to end!
Almost always I finish the music idea first.
Then I will listen to a recording for days even weeks before i decide what the song should be about lyrically.
Can be a slow process for me... not so much the music but the lyrics.

Santa Claus is not a people, but a myth designed to hide the truth about the Spirit Of Christmas. Why don't people reject That? Nope! No Santa Clauses on the State house lawn!

Santa is to real, just ask my grandson.

I'm just not into songs about killing
people. Don't you boys know any nice
songs.

Neither am I but I really do see the humor in this one... Its not the killing, its the juxtaposition... where an extreme overeaction to the simple dilemma of missing fries....

I saw this style on a Bill Cosby show, where his baby daughter scraped her knee...and him being the Dr Huxtable, examined the knee and looked the little girl in the eye and said..."Oh dear.....hmmm....yep...that leg is gonna have to come off..."

LynardDylan,

I know nice songs, I just don't sing them.

Crunchy,

More teeth, that's actually a song we played.

Talbot,

Nice irony. LOL

Jahva,

I've known a lot of people that do it that way. It might even be the best way to do it. They have a word for lyrics without muscial accompaniment, poem...lol

PaperDog,

That's exactly what I was going for! I just figured faceless killing would serve the purpose better than graphic torture!

Pierce I'm on my 4th glass of wine
and I feel were off on the wrong foot
It's obvious you can work the words.
I.m just old and cranky

Lynard,

We're not off on the wrong foot at all! The lyrics to a song like that wouldn't be any good if they weren't objectionable, and you object, I can respect that.

Here's a Christmas song for ya:

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