My granddad was in an old-time/country band in the 1920's and 30's. He played banjolele and parlour guitar. I inherited his kit banjolele and parlour guitar a few years after his death. After getting them both in playing condition, I started to write and record with them. This song started on the banjolele. (no parlour guitar on this one).
1920's kit Banjolele (most likely from Sears and Robuck), Rickenbacker 4003s bass, '52 Tele, Tama Club Jam.
Why do I feel like I'm floating far above the atmosphere?
I see the little people gloating, laughing at me and my fears
I turn away just to ignore them, but I feel their burning eyes
Watching me drift into nothing, but I will not dignify them
Maybe I should ignore them
Can you hear their little chatter noises, clicking like a den of thieves
They brag about their victories (there is nothing but a pile of leaves)
And when they're backed into a corner, they point out where you might be wrong
Sleight of hand will show you nothing (something they had all along)
Maybe you should ignore them
Let them fade into the night
or maybe we should implore them to learn the difference between wrong and right
Down, down they go
They will drag us all below
Why should we respect their nonsense
When they won't reciprocate?
They call us names because they're angry
Expect us to accommodate them
It's really hard to ignore them
As their world begins to decay
Maybe we shouldn't ignore them
And do something about their destructive ways
Because down, down they'll go
And they'll drag us all below
@anthonykapfer666 Feb 2022
great song. love the banjolele. love the bass playing. this is catchy and fun and i love how different it is from your other fawm stuff. this song builds in a really cool way. i love that guitar section in the middle
@rayboneor Feb 2022
This has such a happy bounce to it. It just makes me smile. I've never seen the tags "chamber pop" and "old-timey country" brought together, but you nail it. I love the old instruments with the hard charging drum and the walking bass. And, whoa, an instrumental break! There's a lot of awesomeness here :)
@funnypunkband Feb 2022
I love this! So joyful yet spooky. I would buy a whole album of this style of old-timey country chamber pop. Very cool instrumentation.