Feb 2022 blues clumsy collab acoustic
I gave Alex this orphaned chorus that I composed on the way to my gardening job. He turned it in to this SUPER fun blues tour de force!
Alex: Thanks Liz for entrusting me with this chorus! I had fun. :) And I love the bass and the harmony!
Clumsy
No matter what the season
There always is a reason
For me to be singing the blues
No matter what I'm doing
There's gonna be boo-hooing
I don't want you to be confused
It's just the way it is for me
Babe, I'm uncoordinated as can be
Because I’m clumsy
My skin is a kaleidoscope of bruises
Living this slipping over, trippin’, slipping sliding
scratched and patched up
Beat up blues
I might be working hard then
Like outside in the garden
And I trip over a tree root
I might be walking slowly
Or even just out bowling
Doesn't matter, it's a hoot
I'll find a way to hurt myself you know
Sure as Canada fills up with winter snow
Because I’m clumsy
My skin is a kaleidoscope of bruises
Living this slipping over, trippin’, slipping sliding
scratched and patched up
Beat up blues
(solo/scat/whistling?)
Because I’m clumsy
My skin is a kaleidoscope of bruises
Living this slipping over, trippin’, slipping sliding
scratched and patched up
Beat up blues
@siebass Mar 2022
Really dig the stand up bass sound here. Boo-hooing had me chuckling. Great surprise on getting to the clumsy and kaleidoscope of bruises. Great standard blues here, and I really enjoyed the attitude in Alex's vocal take. The walking bass line is my fav part though, for sure.
@leepat Mar 2022
great melodic sensibility and sense (of humour)
lyrically too - a great match between Liz's wordplay and Alex's wry storytelling.
when did blues last make me grin like an idiot?
@wobbiewobbit Mar 2022
love the melody on singing the blues, very illustrative, some lovely rhythms in the lyrics and the melody.. nice whistling. you are so tight on your harmony rhythms, it really makes it. amusing subject too. great collab
@kahlo2013 Mar 2022
Love that bluesy groove! Great chorus, love your vocals together. And Alex, the blues really suit you!!! Fun song!
@hamiltonpoolhall Mar 2022
ouch – this hits a little close to home! Love how the chorus feels so loose and natural, like those harmonies are just falling out of you both, and the couplet "I might be working hard then / like outside in the garden" definitely poked my funny bone in the best way possible.
@guatecoop Mar 2022
I can't say that I remember a collab with you guys before. This is really cool and hilarious! I hope that it isn't autobiographical--edit: Oooh, I'm sorry that it is. Be careful! Classic blues and the duet is excellent! Well done.
@gardeningangel1 Feb 2022
Ouch, great song! That's a real reason to be singing the blues... and the purples, and the greens... Such a smooth, easy listen. Great lyrics, great tune, love the two voices and whistle solo and that backbone bass.
@richaaaay Feb 2022
Solo scat whistle'n...Love it. Catchy chorus, great stand up bass and harmonies. Fun listening...
@billwhite51 Feb 2022
there is yet hope for a blues renassaince in canada.
@davidtaro Feb 2022
Lots of fun, guys! The 'kaleidoscope of bruises' line is very nice phrasing. Great lead vocal, really blues inflected and cool. That walking bass is adding loads. What's not to love? Thanks!
@dragondreams Feb 2022
This is sooooo smooooooth! I love it. I'm picturing a smoky, underground club. It's late and the bar staff are trying to get cleared up. Then they stop to listen to this fabulous (funny, witty) blues.
Excellent collab. :-)
@tan482 Feb 2022
Great collab! So cool and bluesy. Now go and sit down before you fall over again!