Spare the Rod...(Boron pre-fight)

[Spud]

Boron Rod
Due: Wednesday, 02/09/11 9:59am pdt
optional challenge: don't work ahead
mp3 with artist name sent to fightmaster@songfight.org

subject: Boron Rod
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Please don't forget to put your band name in there SOMEWHERE!

[blgisonsongfight]

...the hell? "Boron Rod"? What does that.... ah well. I'll see what I can do.

[HeuristicsInc]

google can be your friend. or just make up something.

in the spirit of fawm i have come up with an idea and some words for this one. i'm on the job!
-bill

[blgisonsongfight]

Yes, I looked it up... it's an element. Got a really cool idea; I just finished reading H.G. Wells's The Island Of Dr. Moreau, so there's some inspiration from that book in the lyrics.

[Sick and Wrong]

Is that a book about fishing?

[BBABM]

I believe it's about fishing the Puget sound...

[Sick and Wrong]

No, that's Maury Island in Puget Sound.

[blgisonsongfight]

Um, no, it's about an insane biologist who performs sick and twisted experiments on animals to try and humanize them. So my song is kind of about someone who's trying to change the world by... well here's the chorus:
"Gonna make the world a better place/But first I gotta make a few mistakes/What's morality?/It's relative"

[BBABM]

I was just messing, haven't read the book, but I've seen the movie... In regards to the new title, a fishing rod is a direction I hadn't thought of... A commercial jingle for the new "boron" fishing rod.

[Caravan Ray]

Here is today's Cryptic Crossword:


1 Across
Fungicidal implant? Sounds like a large male pig has mounted Mr Stewart (5,3)

1 Down
Rod on Rob crazily controls nuclear reaction (5,3)

[HeuristicsInc]

wouldn't think both across and down would have the same answer...
-bill

[big crouton]

Some inspiration seems to have struck me with this title. We'll see what comes of it.

[Manhattan Glutton]

This title hates me.

[signboy]

dude. this title was MADE for you. plus, my work truck
needs more Manhattan Glutton.

[historyman68]

I have an idea, as usual mostly going off the sound of the word rather than the meaning...

Should we look down on people who just use it as a pun for the word "boring"? Seems like the most obvious one to me.

[Billy's Little Trip]

I was thinking about doing a song about Manfred von Richthofen's less famous brother, Rodney.

[HeuristicsInc]

no, let's not look down on people that use it as a pun.
speaking of which, I wrote these lyrics and they aren't working out with my music. because i'm doing fawm, i don't want to spend more time on it and instead keep working on songs that are working out. so anyone can use these if you wish:

Rod’s stories were long, without any point
He never smoked or drank or toked any joint
He said he was a salesman of tuxedos
Instead of Paris, he’d go to Toledo

Chorus:
We called him Boron Rod
He was so normal it was odd
We never knew he had a secret
All those years he never leaked it

There was a 21-gun salute when he died
The President was there and eulogized
Turns out he was a spy, killed on mission
Took that to get him some recognition

He was actually really cool
but we never knew it

i'd even share my drums with you. heh.
-bill

[fluffy]

I have a song written in my head but my wrists are sucking too much to record anything other than vocals. Maybe I'll do an a capella thing.

[Sick and Wrong]

I have a song written in my head but my wrists are sucking too much to record anything other than vocals. Maybe I'll do an a capella thing.

My wrists can't suck, but they get the job done.

[Billy's Little Trip]

I have a song written in my head but my wrists are sucking too much to record anything other than vocals. Maybe I'll do an a capella thing.

My wrists can't suck, but they get the job done.

[Caravan Ray]

I was thinking about doing a song about Manfred von Richthofen's less famous brother, Rodney.

Snoopy vs The Rod Boron! Awesome!

[Manhattan Glutton]

dude. this title was MADE for you. plus, my work truck
needs more Manhattan Glutton.

You're going to get your wish... but hey you should check out my album 'cause it's better.