Feb 2022 morph1 collab ragtime girl-with-piano
This is song number 4 in a morph chain. Liz did the words and Nancy did the music.
Morph Chain 1
1. @andygetch seed song: https://fawm.org/songs/126874/
2. @johncrossman https://fawm.org/songs/128021/
3. @bradbrubaker https://fawm.org/songs/129004/
4. @sunnymae https://fawm.org/songs/129863/
5. @kahlo2013 and @nancyrost this one!
6. @debs UP NEXT
Liz says: I took out some words and switched it up to play to this guy's ego that he is number one.
Nancy says: I kept the ragtime feel and changed about half the chords. Switched the instrumentation from guitar to piano.
Liz also says: THANK you Nancy for helping me out on this! Much appreciated! Love the rag time feel!
V1
look up now, there she is
with another guy
stay strong and believe
you will catch her eye
V2
don’t look past selfish needs
assume she wants you
that girl in the cocktail dress
is singing lonely blues
V3
stare down that lightweight guy
unarm him with a wink
imagine him pale limp in bed
and know what she will think
L
she’ll be wanting you….
she’ll be wanting you…
C
so embrace tonight
don’t just endure
seize her heart
cuz you’re smokin’
and in love’s book
you’ll always be
the heartbreaker
not the broken
life is your picnic
don’t let him rain
down on you
conquests will be won
you’ll knock him down
to number two
like all the rest
cuz you’re number one…. number one….
V4
make a scene fight for you
never be threatened by him
be that proverbial macho man
with killer style you will win
V5
be cheerful show your best self
laugh loud be happy tonight
she’ll see your perfection
come running back…back into your life
L
so take my advice
yeah take my advice
C
just embrace tonight
don’t just endure
seize her heart
cuz you’re smokin’
and in love’s book
you’ll always be
the heartbreaker
not the broken
life is your picnic
don’t let him rain
down on you
conquests will be won
you’ll knock him down
to number two
like all the rest
cuz you’re number one…. number one….
@ambroise Mar 2022
Wow this swings ! I would like to play on one of those gramophon. And dance on it with shiny-polished leather shoes. Love the "ukulele" piano.
@chroes Feb 2022
Oh, this is even quieter and lighter than the previous song. I love to see how the subjects of the macho man / heartbreaker, killing (with looks) and a pretty dress evolve here.
@nadine Feb 2022
You continue the roaring 20s but on piano. Interesting change on the morph chain. I'm impressed how this story changes through time. Still Andys number one. Interesting!
@gardeningangel1 Feb 2022
What a rollercoasting carousel of characters with vastly different levels of self-confidence this morph chain has taken me down! This one is a real sweetheart. Love that you stayed with the ragtime feel. The chorus is so catchy and peppy. Toe-tappin' pep talk for the loveable underdog.
@debs Feb 2022
Bahahahaha well now that I've listened through them all, I feel terrible for getting rid of the only phrase that made it here from Andy's morph ("number one"). But seriously, I love this song and it has been in my head for the past week (and not just because I was morphing it). Our friend here doesn't have quite have the confident swagger of that the singer in song #2 does but bless them, they're trying and I love them.
@dasbinky Feb 2022
This made me smile a ton. :)
Great collab and a lovely tune!
@elainedimasi Feb 2022
May be the most sly pep talk I have ever heard!
@n24 Feb 2022
Fab rag-time style and vocals! Lovely and punchy! I enjoy the staccato piano a lot, it's lovely and rhythmic and head-bobby. The lyrics are very fun too, quite an amusing perspective of the person who is fantasising that they will get the girl even though they're already with someone. They're clever lyrics, they really paint a picture of the person and their internal motivational affirmations to themselves. Excellent work both!
@johncrossman Feb 2022
Very nice, gentle but with a sneaky edge to the lyrics, performance and the swingin' jazzy blues. If I knew how to watusi, I would have watusied. Actually I might have, who would know :)
@bradbrubaker Feb 2022
Ha! I like how we've come back around to Song #2 in the chain's cocky character, but thrown him into the situation of Song #3 in the chain. And all happenstance! Cool.
@andygetch Feb 2022
Very cool playing and singing and I like the bit of reversal on the lyrics. Great collab and the morph saga continues. Can't wait to see how it ends!
@srcoops Feb 2022
Delicate and enjoyable. Good one.
@gwyn1234 Feb 2022
This is incredibly entertaining and the words are so spot on! I also get the timeless musical feel juxtaposed with a more enlightened and empowered lyric...so good together!...well done both!
@karan Feb 2022
Oh wow, this is so atmospheric and charming, it gives me a feel of the 1920s! Love it!
@helenseviltwin Feb 2022
This is cute and funny. I love the cheery piano with the encouraging self-talk (however futile). I particarly like the line "You'll be the heartbreaker, not the broken". Well done, both
@coolparadiso Feb 2022
So well put together in every way and a classy and catchy delivery of a good lyric. Excellent
@kenmattsson Feb 2022
Cool words from Nancy the chanteuse! Really cool lyrics and I like your delivery!