Feb 2022 fawmtronica lo-fi
When your friends are parents with highly extracurricular children and all you wanna do is hang out and write songs.
Your child says he needs a ride
Tell him “sorry, request denied”
You’re taking the bus
Child says “rides are really nifty”
You have two legs and two dollars fifty
You’re taking the bus
Make them take the bus
Get them on the bus
Give ‘em money for the bus
Tell ‘em they’re taking the bus
You’re taking the bus
Sounds harsh but it’s not a crime
I have things I need to do with my time
You’re taking the bus
How badly do you want to go?
Go learn the schedule, cuz the answer’s no
You’re taking the bus
What’s wrong with the bus?
Nothing wrong with the bus
My taxes pay for the bus
Go get on the freaking bus
You’re taking the bus
@headfirstonly Mar 2022
This is unexpected, expertly put together, and really funny. Those synth swells are perfect.
Kids these days, eh?
@celineellis Mar 2022
well - this isnt what i was expecting after listening to some of your other tunes - this however, has been an absolute TRIP! retro, nostalgic familiarity mixed with tongue in cheek is my new favourite FAWMgenre! #titfortat
@richardmasters Mar 2022
Wonderful! This is superb - great lyrics and delivery, so spot on and funny. The backing is solid and groovy.
@nancycunning Feb 2022
Finally a sequel to "The Wheels on the Bus" for the parents of tweens.
There really needs to be an album of FAWM parenting songs....I love this one. There's a kind of Cruella de Ville vibe. My taxes pay for the bus...
A future recording could include a whole army of parents chiming in on "You're taking the bus"
@gardeningangel1 Feb 2022
I can just see the teenager's eyes rolling but they can't help but smile a little. This is too funny with that serious disco vibe and deviously catchy vocals. This one is a keeper!
@splittybooms Feb 2022
I smirked at the title.
I grinned at the liner notes.
I smiled at reading the first few lines.
I kool-aid smiled and let out an audible "ah!" when I heard "You're taking the bus" pipe in.
My goodness...1:40 is...I dunno its so perfect.
Then good grief in the morning time then you bring in that voxy gated synth and then swirly pady pads...nooooo its over?!?!
Ok, this has got to be one of my absolutely favorite things I've heard this FAWM...no scratch that...period.
This bus system here sucks, but this entire thing at one point could have been my theme song. I mean, I would've wanted to just have a boombox with me at all times, have this recorded to cassette, and calmly put said tape in said boom box in front of the people asking me for rides or to give rides to others, hit play and turn the volume all the way up while looking at them with a very wholesome smile.
It was always asked on the days where I either did not feeling moving, or had stuff to do with my time. "Go learn the schedule, cuz the answer's no" These are the best lyrics ever.
Its silly, its legit funny, it sounds way too good to be about this subject which makes it sound even better, and its super relatable.
Thank you for making my day!
(wait no I have more to say)
I can see this play in an extremely funny animated movie like pixar or dreamworks, even disney - a musical-ish one. But it would be one of those numbers that make me give the entire movie a watch (I do not like musicals) because of how cool and how good this song is.
Now i'm done blabbing over this track.
@fullyfunctional Feb 2022
Let there be no ambiguity about which mode of transportation you'll be taking!
@enzo Feb 2022
let’s ride the freakin bus!
but, i don’t have a nifty two fifty, cuz, let’s face it, no one really carries cash. no cash, gotta dash! i hear a sequel
@mikeb Feb 2022
Fun dance-to-it tune!
@makers8 Feb 2022
This is fucking hilarious and so god damn catchy.
@ltunes Feb 2022
I love absolutely EVERY SINGLE thing about this piece. I'm dancing with the groove and laughing with the lyrics. (my youngest just turned 16 TG!) "What's wrong with the bus?" indeed!
@jramonewi Feb 2022
Dance-y and fun!
@erbaer Feb 2022
Wow. Zsa Zsa is not spoiling anyone with a ride these days. I like the beat and the vibe but more importantly, you get right to the burning question on everyone's mind : What's wrong with the bus? Yes, nothing! Thank you.
@brucebutkovich Feb 2022
ahhh yes, perhaps your friend had already written "Go ask your Mother". You're taking the bus is the obvious final answer when that fails. Stern parental vocal delivery over hypnotically groovy beat. Tough love set to suggestive music.
*edited because words are hard