Feb 2022 pop-punk post-punk heavy
This is a stupid song.
I had the frenetic keyboard line and was jamming bass with it. Then the lyrics came to me as I was on my way into my workplace on Saturday to get some singing done - that's an unintended consequence of covid, no one comes to work so my office is a lovely quiet place to scream into a microphone. Anyway, I had to detour my walk as 'freedom' protesters were marching around the streets of Melbourne, and I made this song about them.
This song was going to be about our idiot prime minister - hence the 'Needles in the strawberries' line, and it comes from a moment back in his prime-ministership where it was his time to shine. I left it in because nothing else came to me.
i posted this yesterday then deleted it because I didn't like it, but, I was being precious, so I reposted it. This is FAWM, and that's what FAWM is for.
Oh, if there was a film clip, it would feature one of those toy monkeys banging cymbals.
INCELS in the cellar
dwellers like to keep
themselves to themselves
organising meetups
in dark corners
mourners on date night
they like to go dancing
they eat fine food
walks in the park
and movies too
needles in the strawberries
i’m stuck on you
needles in the strawberries
i’m stuck with you
INCELS own the forums
quorum of like minded dudes
do their own research
searchers
searchers for the hidden truth
the like to go marching
with guns and ammo
ironically wearing
in hi-viz and cammo
@erucaesounds Mar 2022
I like it a lot, makes me think that it is stuff like this that should be in the charts! Its kind of experimental, but there's enough normal to hold it together! Nice !
@pipewrench67 Mar 2022
Well, structured fun listen. Sometimes serious dressed in stupid is more effective than serious in a nice suit.
@hmorg Feb 2022
Sometimes you just need to let the stupid flow, it's good for the soul. And this is really fun, even if I'm sick and tired of the type of people you describe here.
@mardeycranbleson Feb 2022
Hilarious dude I love it! Very fun to listen to. Love the lyrics.
@spazsquatch Feb 2022
Ha, definitely not worth a delete. I like this even if I have no idea what the hook means... assuming it's a metaphor. If it's literal... nope, doesn't help.
Strawberries and INCELS both make me break out in hives, but how would you have known that?
@seppo Feb 2022
I like this straight forwardness (is that even a word?) and your very convincing old school punk sound on your singing.
@raspberry33 Feb 2022
It would have been such a shame if you had left this unposted! Excellent production - guitars, keys, vocals - the mix is right on! And I was LOL at the monkey-banging cymbals image. Yeah, on FAWM it doesn't have to be perfect, but tasty sarcasm helps. Cheers!
@matthew62 Feb 2022
Isn't this a tasty, sarcastic morsel! The music and lyrics are a perfect pairing.
@potentialspam Feb 2022
Great keyboard line you've got for the verse here. This sentiment, sadly, is universal as we all are being subjected to a lot of idiocy these days haha. I like the way the gnarly guitar kicks in on the chorus too. Nice work!