Feb 2022 skirmish super skirmish ss020422d
First skirmish of the month! I played guitar and vocal on one take...added muted banjo for a bit of solo.
We're all fighting to keep our balance
Draining our considerable talents
Everybody’s head is a cauldron of bees
Where do we turn in troubled times like these
When the wheel starts to squeak
you give it some grease
And the grease only makes it squeak louder
Throw the whole thing right in the ocean
Pay the price for being the doubter
We're all fighting to keep our balance
Draining our considerable talents
Everybody’s head is a cauldron of bees
Where do you turn in troubled times like these
The road ahead is is a kind of rocky
And it’s a little bit late in the day
I know it’s a shame but I have no one to blame
My GPS told me the way
We're all fighting to keep our balance
Draining our considerable talents
Everybody’s head is a cauldron of bees
Where do you turn in troubled times like these
@sp4cek4a3n Feb 2022
I love your voice on this one. Just killed the vocal. Clever turns of phrase all over the place.
And yeah, the banjo solos are just the icing on top. Dig it.
@enzo Feb 2022
Great speed write! How do you do it? Love the phrasing. I wonder, where do you turn in troubled times like these?
@misterdemp Feb 2022
Awesome banjo solo! Love the word play a ton, and that bees image really grabs me.
@kevinmason Feb 2022
I love the banjo addition. The whole thing has a great groove. The blues of our times. Great skirmish.
@theodamus Feb 2022
JAZZ, the perfect off balance musical vehicle! I think my absolute favourite thing is the muted banjo solo, great way to make jazz even off-kilter-er. Honestly this is tight, this is just a really cool song
@j8e2t56 Feb 2022
Cool jazzy feel to this. The banjo solos are perfect: simple and straight forward. Just that little addition of instrumentation gives this song real character! I'm a big fan of the "cauldron of bees" phrase, too.
@scubed Feb 2022
Really nice groove and clever lyrics - very nicely done! The banjo solo is a nice touch. Wonderful skirmishing!
@kenmattsson Feb 2022
This had a great spirit to it. I was just grooving along. You've got some great visuals in here too. +1 on the cauldron of bees.
@coolparadiso Feb 2022
really nice - very good lyric and lovely gentle delivery - got a lovely flow this song! nice little banjo interlude well done
might be a good idea to put it in the thread or others wont see it!
@darcistrutt Feb 2022
I like the feel of this. Smooth! Nice solo line - is that banjo or mando?
I enjoyed my listen.
@vivalarayna Feb 2022
"Cauldron of bees" is quite the image and it is very suitable here. I really like the musical treatment here. Suits your lyrics well.