Feb 2022 music-hall lyrics-only meta
EDIT 02-Feb-2020 04:30 UTC: I put up a demo, very pre-alpha in software terms, vocal only. If any Audacity, Band-In-A-Box or Logic Pro X mavens out there know how to get that delightfully tinny 1920s-early 30s high pass filter fox trot sound, please clue me in, because that's what I'm hearing inside my head.
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Every year it seems my first song has something to do with the beginning of FAWM. For instance last year it was an anthem called "Let's Get This Party Started" with every kickoff cliche I could think of. This year's initial entry was prompted by a chance statement in the forums complaining about how long it takes February to get here. I hope to put up a demo later; for now, let's say my vision for this is a music hall number similar to something by George Formby or (for American audiences) Guy Marks' "Loving You Has Made Me Bananas".
Thirty days has September,
April, June and November;
February's when we write our songs.
All the rest have thirty-one,
Except when all is said done
For just one month that goes on way too long . . .
I don't care what the calendars say,
January has ninety days --
January's the longest month of the year
Nothing that you could advise
Will convince me otherwise --
January's the longest month of the year.
(Bridge)
When we were kids we held our breath
For Christmas to arrive;
Now we do the same for FAWM --
How will we survive?
Seems we have so long to wait
Before Burr opens up the gate --
January's the longest month of the year.
We're all chomping at the bit
To post that grammy winning hit --
January's the longest month of the year.
(Bridge)
So at last the time arrives,
We post our songs and then
We wait almost a year until
We can start again.
Let us try to not lose heart
While we wait for FAWM to start,
Though it seems that February never will appear --
January's the longest month of the year!
@tseaver Feb 2022
Nice write: I definitely feel the drag during January.
Re: the "78 RPM sound" -- I think it ends up being like "telephone EQ," i.e. both severe high-pass *and* low-pass filters applied. Then likely some compression / saturation (maybe from a "lo fi" plugin).
@ceilidh Feb 2022
Thanks for posting the music! Almost spewed coke on my keyboard at "We're all chomping at the bit / To post that grammy winning hit"! Love it!!
@shadowgauge Feb 2022
Lol... I'm dying here!! :D
@rbmarty000 Feb 2022
Very humorous and to the point.. What no Band in a Box..
@janeg Feb 2022
Opposite for me - I want to get a lot done in January so I can make time for FAWM! Very good song for starting our time together here.
@philkmills Feb 2022
I see nothing to argue about in that. :)
I especially like the kids vs. now contrast.
(Do I hear a nod to "Frosty the Snowman" at the end of the bridge?)
@wylddandelyon Feb 2022
This is cute! It made me smile.
@ceilidh Feb 2022
Nice! During 2020 I wrote too many songs in lockdown and didn't have much for the 2021 FAWM, but I've been definitely ready to write this year and TOTALLY agree with these sentiments! Look forward to hearing the music!
@elesimo Feb 2022
Love this song! So true!