Half Step Away
by Boffo Yux Dudes
We know we're just a bunch of dorks
Who met slumming in upstate New York
No one laughs at any of our jokes
And that's why we're all constantly broke
Seriously folks
We like to use old technology
Quadrophonic synths in our comedy
We try our best and we do our part
Half-step away from bad performance art
It isn't too smart
We're the Boffo Yux Dudes
We often write songs when we're stewed
We may annoy but we're not rude
Hope by the judges we aren't screwed
Tossing a bad pun or archaic quote
Dulcimer tones from a Tuvan throat
We think outside of the cardboard box
'cause our brains are short more than a few blocks.
More than a few blocks
We're the Boffo Yux Dudes
No talent but no attitude
We overflow with lamitude
We just might be just a bit unglued
We've done this now for years
And it's just as we feared
We do not seem to wise up
Although you may despise us
We're just too pig headed to shut up now.
We're the Boffo Yux Dudes
We often write songs when we're stewed
We may annoy but we're not rude
Hope by the judges we aren't screwed
Pleasure To Meet You - SpinTunes 17 Round #1
- truth
- Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love
- Posts: 51
- Joined: Sun Jul 17, 2011 8:45 pm
- Submitting as: Cavedwellers, Yardley Social Scene, Katy & the Dwellers, Tindersoot, Mandibles
Re: Pleasure To Meet You - SpinTunes 17 Round #1
DISJOINTED, BUT WITH PORPOISE
by Cavedwellers
NOTE: we might have inadvertently submitted a previous version of the lyrics, but they’re not terribly different than the finished version below.
In caves we abide
Found our purpose
(and porpoises for days,
When it’s high tide)
Make our music,
make news and mayonnaise
Earning high praise
We know all the angles and we add them perfectly
Constructing cat’s cradles, sudoku, ESP
Surround time bombs with cover songs, familiar harmony
Strike the gear and disappear, detonate remotely
Finding a voice,
There is no question
It’s best to follow bliss
The only good choice
When the popscene
cannot see the jist
Of what music is
We know all the angles ...
“Must have chops, hair, bad-boy image, and a car”
--Must cut and paste the charts to unfold a star
Songs as math problems do distract from fever dreams
In the bedrooms where all we do is sleep and sing
We know all the angles ...
by Cavedwellers
NOTE: we might have inadvertently submitted a previous version of the lyrics, but they’re not terribly different than the finished version below.
In caves we abide
Found our purpose
(and porpoises for days,
When it’s high tide)
Make our music,
make news and mayonnaise
Earning high praise
We know all the angles and we add them perfectly
Constructing cat’s cradles, sudoku, ESP
Surround time bombs with cover songs, familiar harmony
Strike the gear and disappear, detonate remotely
Finding a voice,
There is no question
It’s best to follow bliss
The only good choice
When the popscene
cannot see the jist
Of what music is
We know all the angles ...
“Must have chops, hair, bad-boy image, and a car”
--Must cut and paste the charts to unfold a star
Songs as math problems do distract from fever dreams
In the bedrooms where all we do is sleep and sing
We know all the angles ...
- crumpart
- Ice Cream Man
- Posts: 1123
- Joined: Wed Aug 07, 2019 8:04 am
- Instruments: Fuzz
- Submitting as: Hot Pink Halo
- Pronouns: She/her
- Location: Laois, Ireland
- Contact:
Re: Pleasure To Meet You - SpinTunes 17 Round #1
Hot Pink Halo by Hot Pink Halo
***
Do you see the shade I throw?
My fluorescence is a blinding light
Together we’re like Michelangelo-oh
A hero in a half pan
Colouring the fight
We take flight
Shine so bright
What you see before your eyes
Isn’t all that’s there
The picture that I paint
Is only half a prayer
Reflected on the wall you’ll see
What’s not on show
It’s a hot hot hot
Hot Pink Halo
Do you like the way I flow?
My bloom casts a heady spell
They call me Opera Rose-ose-ose
A hero in the half light
After a brush with Raphael
Oh can you tell?
Draw a parallel
What you see before your eyes
Isn’t always there
The picture that I paint
Is only half a prayer
Reflected on the wall you’ll see
What’s not on show
It’s a hot hot hot
Hot Pink
Halo of light that moves
Along with you
A shape shifting shadow showing
Something that’s true
When you look beyond the edges
There’s a telltale glow
It’s a hot hot hot
Hot Pink Halo
Like everything else
We cannot last
One day we’ll fade
Nothing’s colourfast
The chroma slips away
The notes die down
And what’s left to say
What you see
Isn’t there
It’s half the prayer
What’s not
What’s not on show
Is a hot
A Hot Pink
Halo of light that moves
Along with you
A shape shifting shadow showing
Something that’s true
When you look beyond the edges
There’s a telltale glow
I’m a hot hot hot
Hot Pink Halo
***
Do you see the shade I throw?
My fluorescence is a blinding light
Together we’re like Michelangelo-oh
A hero in a half pan
Colouring the fight
We take flight
Shine so bright
What you see before your eyes
Isn’t all that’s there
The picture that I paint
Is only half a prayer
Reflected on the wall you’ll see
What’s not on show
It’s a hot hot hot
Hot Pink Halo
Do you like the way I flow?
My bloom casts a heady spell
They call me Opera Rose-ose-ose
A hero in the half light
After a brush with Raphael
Oh can you tell?
Draw a parallel
What you see before your eyes
Isn’t always there
The picture that I paint
Is only half a prayer
Reflected on the wall you’ll see
What’s not on show
It’s a hot hot hot
Hot Pink
Halo of light that moves
Along with you
A shape shifting shadow showing
Something that’s true
When you look beyond the edges
There’s a telltale glow
It’s a hot hot hot
Hot Pink Halo
Like everything else
We cannot last
One day we’ll fade
Nothing’s colourfast
The chroma slips away
The notes die down
And what’s left to say
What you see
Isn’t there
It’s half the prayer
What’s not
What’s not on show
Is a hot
A Hot Pink
Halo of light that moves
Along with you
A shape shifting shadow showing
Something that’s true
When you look beyond the edges
There’s a telltale glow
I’m a hot hot hot
Hot Pink Halo
Devil’s got me Lindt! Devil’s got me Lindt!
- JonPorobil
- Beat It
- Posts: 5682
- Joined: Sat Sep 25, 2004 11:45 am
- Instruments: Piano, Guitar, Harmonica, Mandolin, Accordion, Bass, lots of VSTs
- Recording Method: Cubase 10.5
- Submitting as: Jon Eric, Jon Porobil, others
- Pronouns: He/Him
- Location: Pittsburgh, PA
- Contact:
Re: Pleasure To Meet You - SpinTunes 17 Round #1
"My Name is Jon"
by Jon Porobil
You know, I never hit rock bottom
But I wish I had
I never lacked for health or food or shelter
I should be glad
What would remain of me if all those little luxuries were gone
My name is Jon and I’m an addict (Hi, Jon)
After every satisfaction
It’s like, “What’s next?”
I’ve eaten junk, blacked out drunk
Sabotaged close friendships with sex
The night before a deadline I’ll play games on my computer until dawn
My name is Jon and I’m a liar (Hi, Jon)
I never even touched the hard stuff
Can’t even picture what it’d do to me
No pleasure ever adds up to enough
To make it through to me
Suppose she wakes tomorrow knowing
I don’t deserve her grace?
What vices will I turn to when she can’t even
Look me in the face?
I won’t argue with the splinters of guitars across the lawn
When justice catches up to me for my unconscionable con
Will I look back and have to wonder, God, what was I even on?
My name is Jon and I’m an addict (Hi, Jon)
by Jon Porobil
You know, I never hit rock bottom
But I wish I had
I never lacked for health or food or shelter
I should be glad
What would remain of me if all those little luxuries were gone
My name is Jon and I’m an addict (Hi, Jon)
After every satisfaction
It’s like, “What’s next?”
I’ve eaten junk, blacked out drunk
Sabotaged close friendships with sex
The night before a deadline I’ll play games on my computer until dawn
My name is Jon and I’m a liar (Hi, Jon)
I never even touched the hard stuff
Can’t even picture what it’d do to me
No pleasure ever adds up to enough
To make it through to me
Suppose she wakes tomorrow knowing
I don’t deserve her grace?
What vices will I turn to when she can’t even
Look me in the face?
I won’t argue with the splinters of guitars across the lawn
When justice catches up to me for my unconscionable con
Will I look back and have to wonder, God, what was I even on?
My name is Jon and I’m an addict (Hi, Jon)
"Warren Zevon would be proud." -Reve Mosquito
Stages, an album of about dealing with loss, anxiety, and grieving a difficult year, now available on Bandcamp and all streaming platforms! https://jonporobil.bandcamp.com/album/stages
Stages, an album of about dealing with loss, anxiety, and grieving a difficult year, now available on Bandcamp and all streaming platforms! https://jonporobil.bandcamp.com/album/stages
- mholland
- Somebody Get Me A Doctor
- Posts: 170
- Joined: Sat Jul 25, 2020 8:18 pm
- Instruments: Saxophones and other things
- Recording Method: Scarlett 18i20, Logic
- Submitting as: Night Sky
- Pronouns: he/him
- Location: Davis, CA
Re: Pleasure To Meet You - SpinTunes 17 Round #1
Night Sky - Celestial Navigation
Hello I am a biped
Accident of time
Made of successive
Adaptations to the clime
Celestial navigation
Love a twinkling guide
Bout my destination
Won’t go asking that night sky
Hey I’m a bricklayer
Building up a wall
Maybe a peacemaker
Or coxswain of the fall
[Instrumental]
My work starts at sunrise
Building brick by brick
Heady nights In hindsight
I’m an architect
Celestial navigation
Love a twinkling guide
Bout my destination
Won’t go asking that night sky
Like molecules and termites
I have a simple plan
Joining yall feels right
The rest aint in my hands
Celestial navigation
Love a twinkling guide
Bout my destination
Won’t go asking that night sky
Hello I am a biped
Accident of time
Made of successive
Adaptations to the clime
Celestial navigation
Love a twinkling guide
Bout my destination
Won’t go asking that night sky
Hey I’m a bricklayer
Building up a wall
Maybe a peacemaker
Or coxswain of the fall
[Instrumental]
My work starts at sunrise
Building brick by brick
Heady nights In hindsight
I’m an architect
Celestial navigation
Love a twinkling guide
Bout my destination
Won’t go asking that night sky
Like molecules and termites
I have a simple plan
Joining yall feels right
The rest aint in my hands
Celestial navigation
Love a twinkling guide
Bout my destination
Won’t go asking that night sky
Night Sky is Sally on lyrics, Steve on drums, and Matt on the other stuff
- vowlvom
- Ice Cream Man
- Posts: 1091
- Joined: Wed May 17, 2017 3:29 am
- Instruments: guitar, keys, "other"
- Recording Method: PC, reaper, ableton
- Submitting as: Vowl Sounds, Vom Vorton
- Pronouns: he/him
- Contact:
Re: Pleasure To Meet You - SpinTunes 17 Round #1
Vom Vorton - Forget All You Knew
hello, you may remember
the man I was before
but it’s been twelve long months
since I last stepped out my door
now hibernation’s over
I’m jumping off the shelf
I used the whole damn year
to reinvent myself
so forget all you knew
if you knew anything at all
it’s no longer true
I’ve had a reinstall
I lacked confidence
now I am in your face
I had no ambition
now I’m here to win the race
I used to drag my heels
now I walk through fire
I used to be an honest man
now I am a liar
all your old complaints
I have taken them on board
I took some guitar lessons
even learned a new chord
I hope you can adjust
to what I have become
it’s victory or bust
I’ve only just begun
so forget all you know
if you know anything
let your preconceptions go
and listen to me sing
I lacked confidence
now I am in your face
I had no ambition
now I’m here to win the race
I used to drag my heels
now I walk through fire
I used to be an honest man
now I am a liar
I’m taking your ass to the dancefloor
I’m revitalised, shiny and new
I’m giving you all that you asked for
who really cares if it’s true?
I lacked confidence
now I am in your face
I had no ambition
now I’m here to win the race
I used to drag my heels
now I walk through fire
I used to be an honest man
now I am a liar
I lacked confidence
now I am in your face
I had no ambition
now I’m here to win the race
I used to drag my heels
now I walk through fire
I used to be an honest man
now I am a liar
hello, you may remember
the man I was before
but it’s been twelve long months
since I last stepped out my door
now hibernation’s over
I’m jumping off the shelf
I used the whole damn year
to reinvent myself
so forget all you knew
if you knew anything at all
it’s no longer true
I’ve had a reinstall
I lacked confidence
now I am in your face
I had no ambition
now I’m here to win the race
I used to drag my heels
now I walk through fire
I used to be an honest man
now I am a liar
all your old complaints
I have taken them on board
I took some guitar lessons
even learned a new chord
I hope you can adjust
to what I have become
it’s victory or bust
I’ve only just begun
so forget all you know
if you know anything
let your preconceptions go
and listen to me sing
I lacked confidence
now I am in your face
I had no ambition
now I’m here to win the race
I used to drag my heels
now I walk through fire
I used to be an honest man
now I am a liar
I’m taking your ass to the dancefloor
I’m revitalised, shiny and new
I’m giving you all that you asked for
who really cares if it’s true?
I lacked confidence
now I am in your face
I had no ambition
now I’m here to win the race
I used to drag my heels
now I walk through fire
I used to be an honest man
now I am a liar
I lacked confidence
now I am in your face
I had no ambition
now I’m here to win the race
I used to drag my heels
now I walk through fire
I used to be an honest man
now I am a liar
- arby
- Somebody Get Me A Doctor
- Posts: 202
- Joined: Sat Jul 16, 2016 8:21 pm
- Instruments: Omnichord, vocals
- Recording Method: ZOOM, GarageBand
- Submitting as: Lucky Witch & the Righteous Ghost, Virgo Power
- Pronouns: she/her
- Location: Staten Island, NY
- Contact:
Re: Pleasure To Meet You - SpinTunes 17 Round #1
Hello* by Lucky Witch & the Righteous Ghost
* Subtitle: He Who Is Not To Be Named, the Black Tentacled God of Night
Track info: We've always been inspired by Lovecraft and themes of unnameable eldritch horrors. So when I heard the track assignment, I thought of Cthulu. So how do you introduce something whose name you're not supposed to say out loud? With a wordless screech. - Brookes
lyrics:
My name’s a word that cannot be said
My name’s the thought that whispers inside your head
And if you heard it, you’d wish you were dead
The memory will haunt you beyond your deathbed
Hello, hello, hello, hello
Hello, hello, hello, hello
Hello
My name is <స్క్రీచ్>
Hello, hello, hello, hello
Hello, hello, hello, hello
Hello
My name is <স্কিচ>
I’ve been waiting since before the stars were born
I existed in the exhale when the universe was torn
My essence lurks inside the storm’s deadly churn
If you want to summon me, well, first be forewarned
Hello, hello, hello, hello
Hello, hello, hello, hello
Hello
My name is <ચીસો>
Hello, hello, hello, hello
Hello, hello, hello, hello
Hello
My name is <स्क्रिच>
Bridge:
Below the sea, I’m lurking
Behind your eyes, I’m hiding
Below the sea, I’m lurking
Behind your eyes, I’m hiding
Below the sea, I’m lurking
Behind your eyes, I’m hiding
Ohhhhhh
Hello, hello, hello, hello
Hello, hello, hello, hello
Hello
My name is <කෑගැසීම>
Hello, hello, hello, hello
Hello, hello, hello, hello
Hello
My name is <לִצווֹחַ>
Hello, hello, hello, hello
Hello, hello, hello, hello
Hello
My name is <அலறல்>
Hello, hello, hello, hello
Hello, hello, hello, hello
Hello
My name is <кычкыру>
Track credits:
E. Niveous Rayside: drum programming, guitar, bass
R. Brookes McKenzie: vocals
* Subtitle: He Who Is Not To Be Named, the Black Tentacled God of Night
Track info: We've always been inspired by Lovecraft and themes of unnameable eldritch horrors. So when I heard the track assignment, I thought of Cthulu. So how do you introduce something whose name you're not supposed to say out loud? With a wordless screech. - Brookes
lyrics:
My name’s a word that cannot be said
My name’s the thought that whispers inside your head
And if you heard it, you’d wish you were dead
The memory will haunt you beyond your deathbed
Hello, hello, hello, hello
Hello, hello, hello, hello
Hello
My name is <స్క్రీచ్>
Hello, hello, hello, hello
Hello, hello, hello, hello
Hello
My name is <স্কিচ>
I’ve been waiting since before the stars were born
I existed in the exhale when the universe was torn
My essence lurks inside the storm’s deadly churn
If you want to summon me, well, first be forewarned
Hello, hello, hello, hello
Hello, hello, hello, hello
Hello
My name is <ચીસો>
Hello, hello, hello, hello
Hello, hello, hello, hello
Hello
My name is <स्क्रिच>
Bridge:
Below the sea, I’m lurking
Behind your eyes, I’m hiding
Below the sea, I’m lurking
Behind your eyes, I’m hiding
Below the sea, I’m lurking
Behind your eyes, I’m hiding
Ohhhhhh
Hello, hello, hello, hello
Hello, hello, hello, hello
Hello
My name is <කෑගැසීම>
Hello, hello, hello, hello
Hello, hello, hello, hello
Hello
My name is <לִצווֹחַ>
Hello, hello, hello, hello
Hello, hello, hello, hello
Hello
My name is <அலறல்>
Hello, hello, hello, hello
Hello, hello, hello, hello
Hello
My name is <кычкыру>
Track credits:
E. Niveous Rayside: drum programming, guitar, bass
R. Brookes McKenzie: vocals
"That organ is piercing my soul" - Adam Adamant
"Lo-fi doom rock isn't my bag at all. I'm trying to imagine this with professional production and played/sung perfectly and I don't think I'd like it much more." - furrypedro
"Lo-fi doom rock isn't my bag at all. I'm trying to imagine this with professional production and played/sung perfectly and I don't think I'd like it much more." - furrypedro