Feb 2022 ss022522c superskirmish skirmish medicine wurlitzer one-take
Write a song in an hour skirmish
Prompt Medicine
Snake Oil
So you wanna magic pill
Make it all go away
No troubles or regrets
Life’s one happy accident
To be the coolest of the cool
That nothing will faze
Well I got this new potion
And it’s on sale today
And you won’t
Feel a thing
It will make everything sound better
Cause you’re usually nasally flat when ya sing
No you won’t
Be off key
Unless on purpose
Naturally
What’s in it
You may ask
It’s 100% natural
mushrooms
acorns
don’t forget the daffodils
squirrels teeth
diamond dust
a little bit of car rust
eggplant parmesan
a little hit of your water bong
Naturally occurring ingredients
Totally naturally occurring ingredients
From our earth
So you wanna magic pill
Make it all go away
No troubles or regrets
Life’s one happy accident
To be the coolest of the cool
That nothing will faze
Well I got this new potion
And it’s on sale today
@jonmeta Mar 2022
The lines about singing nasally flat are hilarious. I can fix it. Oh, you meant to sound that way? Never mind. Haha! There's something deep here, though. The desire to be too cool to care probably drives a lot of consumer culture: sunglasses, tinted windows on the BMW, first-class plane tickets... You've captured the grifter's angle that appeals to that in a very funny way.
@hamiltonpoolhall Mar 2022
Oh my – there are *more* of these vocal/wurlitzer/from-a-prompt gems where that first one came from? Hooray for sticking around till March! I love everything about this, but found the stanza about singing to be particularly funny (while being articulate and wickedly incisive at the same time) and loved the whole build, lyrically and vocally, through the next stanza spellling out all the ingredients. Fabulous take on the prompt!
@sailings1 Feb 2022
You really need to move to New York,,,you would wow them on Broadway!
@nancycunning Feb 2022
Imagining the Evil Queen in Snow White (is she a stepmother or just a stranger) pushing this put you to sleep until you're kissed....
Love the relaxed leaning back delivery until you get to that speeding up chorus, which is so wonderfully tactile, oh, no, not that smelly bong water that's been sitting next to my upstairs dorm mate's sink for weeks. Uggh. Way to lay it all out, And I love how you sing.
@richardmasters Feb 2022
Wow, love the anger in this song and the way that you swing and swoop with your vocal delivery is electric. I like how the lyrics are so transparent - you're telling your mark about all the toxic ingredients because you know they're going to want it anyway. The lyrics seem simple at first glance but, with your vocal tone, there are so many layers - nice and dark.
@coolparadiso Feb 2022
Im sure they are for sale on special this week. Very clever, actually a sad indictment. Well done.
@ajna1960 Feb 2022
OMG I so need one of those pills ! Love the title and that it's mentioned in the song. And yet, that's what it's all about :)
@freddie13 Feb 2022
Love the lyrics especially the nassaly flat when you sing..
You have such an incredible way with words.. Bravo dear friend..
@firesail Feb 2022
I love the lyrics and the tongue in cheekiness of this song. Nice work!
@andrea Feb 2022
This is awesome. It's an entertaining and clever take on the prompt. I love the theatrical feel. Really loved the part when you picked up the pace. I totally got that salesperson vibe. Very nice skirmish!
@tjeff Feb 2022
This is really good, great piano and voice. And to do this in an hour is amazing. I relate so much to the idea of looking for the next big "cure"!
@melaniepegge Feb 2022
I thought this was amazing. Love your voice. It felt kind of dark, cheeky and cool all at once.
@tuneslayer Feb 2022
squirrels teeth . . . eggplant parmesan . . . sounds about right. Things haven't changed much since "Mother's Little Helper" have they? Good treatment, I like the tune.
@tukayandryan Feb 2022
Like the idea of following the latest fad in 'medicine'. Really clever take on the prompt. Like the increase in pace in the listing and the use of repetition.
Great skirmish!
@andygriff Feb 2022
This is brilliant! Especially like the recipe list and the Wurlitzer sounds great. Really enjoyed this :)