This song was born from a string of randomly selected words that started with "church, without, fire, Mrs., months."
I went to church without my missus
On a lovely morning in May
People asked me, where’s the missus?
What’s the deal? Is she okay?
Well, the lady is on fire
She caught the bed on fire
She set the flag on fire
But she is fine
She thinks the flames might be contagious
She wants to not infect you
She’ll come back when she’s not contagious
She’s trying to protect you
The lady is on fire
She got her pants on fire
She set her drink on fire
Good California wine
She set the snow on fire
Her rowboat is on fire
The river is on fire
Don’t worry, she is fine
@roblincoln Feb 2022
Cool lyrics that are delightfully atypical. Like the melody, has a bit of a sixties vibe which I really like. Harmonies work well. Cool solo on glockenspiel.
@hmstreetteam Feb 2022
This is fun in an easygoing nothing-to-see-here mood that covers up a real conundrum, and who hasn’t seen one of those lately? The sound and shape take me back to the 1990s or remind me of something I can’t put my finger on.
@mardeycranbleson Feb 2022
Really enjoyed this - was surprised to hear how different it is from your other stuff (which I like also).
@devslev Feb 2022
Yea, toy glockenspiel!
@pianoquest Feb 2022
@devslev Nice job! I laughed out loud at the toy xylophone (?) solo.
@devslev Feb 2022
@pianoquest Just uploaded it!
@pianoquest Feb 2022
Hi @devslev -- definitely, please go ahead with fleshing out the recording and posting the demo link for the song. Looking forward to hearing the cleaned-up version!
@devslev Feb 2022
@pianoquest hey! If you like it so far, I'll flesh it out later today. Let me know if you want me to add the link into this entry. Happy to let you review it first of course, and make comments/suggestions!
@pianoquest Feb 2022
Hi @devslev that was pretty damn fast, like less than 15 minutes total since I first posted the lyrics. I love the melody you came up with. Fun!
@devslev Feb 2022
I liked your lyrics and made a quick demo with them, guitar and my voice. I think it leans towards a Monkee's sound? Let me know what you think, it was a down and dirty take: https://soundcloud.com/devslev/lady-on-fire?si=32f7af8363c240e7bf9d99a7948337f3&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing