Feb 2022 ukelele fuc acoustic-one-take
I've been learning so much this week so thought I'd try and pull it all together. It was a little overwhelming at first, but I've been blown away at how helpful everyone is and how much support there is on the site, particuarly the forum for FAWMlings and the Glossary - it was so useful!
There's all the new musical lingo that I'm learning - Although I have heard many terms before like, riff, hook, bridge, tune, etc. I'm only really starting to learn what they actually mean! I find it difficult to leave comments on songs sometimes because I find it hard to find the words to describe my thoughts. But anyway, I'm learnign and so appreciative of the warm welcome I have had from so many FAWMers on the site here.
Particularly grateful to wobbiewobbit also for giving me some hints and tips behind the scenes to get me going and spur me on. It was a conversation with Wobbie that prompted this song actually! This one's for you Wobbie! :-)
I say 'tit' and 'fook' in this song - not sure if I'd call it explicit LOL! Could use advice here - should I brand it 'NSFW'?
Sound lingo learning.
Bridge, hook, what the fook?
FUC, UKE,
Rhymes, Dirge,
Styling, merge,
These are terms of a sudden surge.
Experimentation, improvisation,
Tune and riff and intonation,
Self-doubt, hold out,
This stuff's coming out MY Mouth!
Recording, uploading,
Hosting, posting
Swearing, who's caring?
Bout the 'Not safe for work badge' I'm wearing!
Listening, hear at home,
New songs, my mind’s blown,
FAWM culture, etiquette,
Give feedback, don't be a tit.
Sound-lingo learning,
All the time, yearning,
To improve, I'll find my groove,
There's no rush, nothing to prove.
Tagging with the right thing,
What to put there, what to sing,
Put a wrong tag on my song,
Will I wind up with a 'zong'?
Forums for FAWMlings,
Learning so many things,
That glossary's no mockery,
Somebody, wrote that for me!!
Partners sick, says she'll puke,
If she hears that bloody uke,
Playing again on a loop,
But I've got a song, woop woop!!
Sound-lingo learning,
All the time, yearning,
To improve, I'll find my groove,
There's no rush, nothing to prove.
Now I think we're on day five,
And Guess what? I'm still alive.
Do my rhymes sound contrived?
I put it out there, no one died!!
No one's slated, no one’s hated,
No one's getting agitated,
Perfectionism, fear's abated
Nervous shyness, dissipated.
What a welcome I've been given,
We're all learning, we're all living,
And I'm growing, my thoughts have swirled,
FAWM people, rock my world.
@tunecat Feb 2022
I hope this gets incorporated into one of the FAWM live thingys. Pretty cool
@jwhanberry Feb 2022
A fabulous FAWMling song. You've covered a lot of ground. This is a great place for learning. I'm glad you're into it. This is my eighth FAWM and I love it more every year. Welcome aboard friend.
@richaaaay Feb 2022
Super well done meta song. Way to get into the FAWM spirit. Seems you are diving in head first. Whoop whoop…Really fun lyrics and delivery!
@dragondreams Feb 2022
This is fantastic! I love these FAWM metasongs - and this is one of the best I've heard in the twelve years I've been doing this!
Welcome to the FAWMily!
@fuzzy Feb 2022
Welcome to FAWM!!!
Hahaha yes this is so nice!
Such hilarious and observant lyrics here.
Super great work for sure.
(Wobbie is wonderful, am I right?!?)
@ineloquentsd Feb 2022
Oh this is incredible! What a delightful little homage to the spirit of FAWM! I can’t quite articulate precisely how fiercely I love this (which seems to be in the spirit).
There’s a great sense of humor to the lyrics, and your vocal performance is excellent - I know the breath control for those rapid fire stanzas could not have been easy. The melody on the uke was present enough to support your lyrics without being overpowering or distracting.
Sincerely, great job!
@davidtaro Feb 2022
Haha! You have to do a meta song, particularly as it's your debut FAWM :) You pretty much had me from the first line. The chorus is very pretty melodically, but the verses are the real stars of the show. It's got that machine gun delivery of something like We Didn't Start The Fire. The lyrics are so well constructed and just funny, so damn funny. I didn't know what the hell FUC was either (for my first two years anyway, this is my third). The bit about your partner is very relatable, and the 'woop woop' at the end of that verse is so cute I might explode. Well done, you seem to be absolutely flying in your first FAWM!
@zecoop Feb 2022
Oh my god this is amazing! You are a trained professional now!! Super fun, amazing lyrics and even more amazing lyrical delivery!! BRRRREEEEAAAAATTTTTTHHHHEEEEE!!!!
Amazing. this is a FAWM favorite this year!! :)
p.s. "But I've got a song, woop woop!!" made me smile even bigger than the rest of the big smiles.
@wobbiewobbit Feb 2022
whoop whoop!! i love it!! beaming here :D thanks for the shout out! this is so good, you are rockin your 1st fawm!