Nur Ein XX Round Zero "Get Cooking"

[Caravan Ray]

Get Cooking
by Jellyfish d’Amour (and the Banjotron 5000)

Genevieve Johnson
Stood in the kitchen like a chief
Drainpoet mind and a dirty heart
Tex Beaumont just saw grief for him and Sid Denison
the slimeparty denizen, harpooners are his favourite medicine
(Nuke Sky Blaster has not reported for duty)

Whisk it! Risk it! Spin it round!
Braise it! Praise it! Go to town!
Stir it up! And Shake it down!
Cook it till its strangely brown

Banging the pans, and
Clapping the hands and
Turning the pots for the Tydon Docks
Slapping the spoons
Like rabid racoons
And shaking cocoons while the anger rocks
Stacking those bowls
And feeding the trolls
While Genevieve Johnson
Openly mocks them banging the lids
For the internet kids
Caravan Ray get back in your box

Strangelove
Its strangely brown
Get cooking
Lets boil it down

Hjólhýsi Geisli
Let's Get Cooking
Hjólhýsi Geisli
Let's Get Cooking

Whisk it! Risk it! Spin it round!
Braise it! Praise it! Go to town!
Stir it up! And Shake it down!
Cook it till its strangely brown
Whisk it! Risk it! Spin it round!
Braise it! Praise it! Go to town!
Stir it up! And Shake it down!
Cook it till its strangely brown

[glennny]

Berkeley Social Scene
Ken: Guitar
Glen: Guitar, bass, Vocals, lyrics, production
Geech: Drums

Get Cooking
I can't afford to eat out tonight
So I guess I'd better get cooking
I drank too much, my Balance Lost
and I'm not too sure of my footing
Inflatable Vegetables
don't taste as good as they're looking
unintelligible words
in a voice like that of a wookie

Berkeley Bowl is what I need
The produce choices are delighting me

Billy's Little Trip got cancelled
so he backed right out of his booking
My buddy Boop Boop came to town
so I think I'm going to play hooky
we couldn't find an omnichord
at any pawn shop that that we looked in
nobody makes a steak like me
so I guess I better get cooking

Berkeley Bowl is what I need
The produce choices are delighting me

The days of dining out are fading
along with my memory
let me make you a home cooked meal
while you snack on some black berries

Berkeley Bowl is what I need
The produce choices are delighting me

[glennny]

Get Cooking
by Cavedwellers

This song is set in the used vinyl heaven that is (was?) Berkeley CA. Miles Davis fans will know all these discs. Berkeleyans will know the places. Ken Mehru, Nur Einer and Cal employee, appears courtesy of the song challenge.

Rasputin’s
Moe’s Books
Amoeba
Take a look
Old records
Sit well
With coffee

Got Steamin,’ Walkin,’
Bitches Brew,
Got Milestones
And Workin’ too,
But I gotta get Cookin’
I got to get Cookin’

Got On The Corner
Got Kind Of Blue
Got Nefertiti
Got Tutu
But I gotta get Cookin’
I got to get Cookin’

When you get Cooking
You don’t bother looking around, around
‘Cause you know you’ve got the right sound
When you get Cooking
You don’t bother looking around, around, around

Chess Records
Blue Note
Fantasia
Going broke
My money
All spent
No rent

Got Miles Smiles
On reel to reel
Got bootleg sessions
With John Peel
But I gotta get Cookin’
I got to get Cookin’

The record stores
All know my name
Saw Ken Mahru
Down on Dwight Way
He said I gotta get Cookin’
I got to get Cookin’

When you get Cookin’
You don’t bother looking around, around
‘Cause you know you got the right sound
When you get Cookin’
You don’t bother looking around, around, around

[WreckdoMelle]

Get Cooking
by Brown Word and the Big Whine

V1:
She was under the magnificent dome of the unblinking sun
Hiding from the high noon hellscape outside
Her gullet melting, her mullet wilting
Chilling, waves of noise crashing
on shores of static in her hands
It's an obsession
It's way beyond the skin


Ch:
She said it's time to get cookin
You're way beyond just lookin
I think you're here for the real deal
C'mon babe release your squeaky wheel
I'm a rocker from way way back
And I like me some wreckin' time
In the spirit of total WreckdoM
This is Brown Word and the Big Whine

V2:
Inside the four walls of her four walls
Her heart is on a neverending search for truth
And that truth is there are many hungers,
There are many starving suckers set
salivating after the lurid call of art
Its a battle, a catalyst
It's from the gut, from the gutter,
this gutting of guitars

altars to imaginary greatness...
altars to imaginary greatness...
altars to imaginary greatness...

Bkdn:
Break down
I feel no pain
I take it over to the breakdown lane

Chorus.

Coda:
Get cooking
I'm doing it live
Get cooking
I'll do it for free

[glennny]

Glennny

Get Cooking
You think that I'm a nobody
you don't even know me
I'm your new chef
I'm not just any nobody
I'm all that is left
from your staff

I'm known, even if you don't think so
I've jammed with Paco del Stinko
I'll get cooking up some tasty tacos
like I did for Paco del Stinko

will you ever acknowledge me?
I'm the same chef
who bakes you fresh bread
I'm not just any nobody
I make music
when I can afford it

I'm known, even if you don't think so
I've jammed with Paco del Stinko
I'll get cooking up some tasty tacos
like I did with Paco del Stinko

[carlo bruno jr]

Get Cooking - Carlo Bruno Jr.

I need to find and take those Mama Pills, because they're not in her room
They're not in the garage
Not even on the porch
I take a look in the kitchen, where everything is

Because they're not among her medications
I only like the green ones
Maybe I have what I need in the pantry
Let Walter White come and inspire me

I found my Lucky Spoon, this nice blue apron
Safety glasses, pair of gloves
I've had a chemistry set since I was a kid
And the recipe, here it is

I will overcome this anxiety
By mixing and heating things
Maybe by shaking this a little more
I'll get the perfect pill

Let's get cooking!

[letitsnow]

Get Cooking by Le Tits Now


a fully formed idea suddenly pops into my brain
my unconscious mind STACKING THEORY upon theory
I could almost believe the inspiration was divine

put down your phone pick up a pen get cooking
write it down get it done get cooking
don't even wait before it's too late get cooking
get cooking before it's gone

but I didn't heed my own exaltation
thought I'd remember, let distractions take me over
and the idea was gone, withered on the vine

put down your phone pick up a pen get cooking
write it down get it done get cooking
don't even wait before it's too late get cooking
get cooking before it's gone

all those concepts lost
plans which came to naught
intentions never followed through upon

put down your phone pick up a pen get cooking
write it down get it done get cooking
don't even wait before it's too late get cooking
get cooking before it's gone

pick up your phone open up notes get cooking
grab a guitar work out some chords get cooking
don't even wait before it's too late get cooking
get cooking before it's gone

[ken]

Get cooking
I want to start on the right foot
Get cooking
So I won’t be overlooked

Let me be frank about my endurance
I’ll show the world my self-assurance
I’ll write faster than a Jackalope
Solve this puzzle with my microphone
Get Cooking, Get Cooking

Can’t dwell in a cave, I must be brave
Won’t lose my balance, I won’t misbehave
Recording songs in my palace
I know the best way showcase my talents
Get Cooking, Get Cooking

Solo

Get Cooking
Let me show you how the sausage is made, boy
Let me add that I am here to destroy
I’m shining brighter than a glow worm
The brightest star in the night sky
Get Cooking, Get Cooking

Get cooking
I want to start on the right foot
Get cooking
So I won’t be overlooked

I don’t want to be remiss
I won’t end on an ellipsis…

F G
Because you know I’ve got a really great cock.

[eargoggle]

Here is The Friends entry for Round 0. I totally misread the prompt and didn't realize it had to be titled "Get Cooking." I thought we just had to name check another Nur Ein participant so ours is called "Moss Landing." Whoops. Anyway, here's the song-

In our hearts and bones, we feel the same
tattered coat outgrown, you're scared to name
and you know I'll leave
so you pull me near

I will let you down
as soft as rain
like a leaf through air
finds a moss landing
I wish I could be there
But I'm not there

And soon you'll receive, my words from thumbs
our live undone, like a lifted screen
and I know you'll see, though it might seem mean
you're better without me

[MicahSommer]

Get Cooking
Micah Sommersmith

Let’s get cooking, the hour is late
I’ve got a hunger to satiate
Let’s get cooking, the night is hot
What you can whip up might hit the spot

Let’s get cooking, just you and me
We don’t need no more company
If you are hungry, I’ll fill you up
If you are thirsty, come drain my cup

Let’s get cooking, it’s like a dream
You bring the peaches, I’ll bring the cream
It’s so delicious, it’s so much fun
You grill my sausage, I’ll toast your bun

[Siebass]

Names dropped: Pepper Jane; Mama Pills; Jimmy Pesto, Night Sky

Lean Mean Groove Machine

Get Cookin'


Let's get cookin
you won't catch me lookin
let's get cookin (ooo)
you won't catch me, catch me
Creepin, crawlin, sliding
Try to get inside and
Let's get cookin' (ooo)
you won't catch me, catch me

Grind some Pepper, Jane
Gotta make some Mama Pills
Need that Jimmy Pesto
Crush these fading thrills

Let's get cookin
you won't catch me lookin
let's get cookin (ooo)
you won't catch me, catch me
Creepin, crawlin, sliding
Try to get inside and
Let's get cookin' (ooo)
you won't catch me, catch me

Staring at the Night Sky
With fatal allergies
I strain my mind, at last I grasp what
death and feta means

Let's get cookin
you won't catch me lookin
let's get cookin (ooo)
you won't catch me, catch me
Creepin, crawlin, sliding
Try to get inside and
Let's get cookin' (ooo)
you won't catch me, catch me

[Cybronica]

Cybronica

Name Dropped artists:

Spoiler

Balance Lost, Max Bombast, The Lowest Bitter, chewmeupspitmeout, Agony Sauce, Mandibles

Most of these are attempts to fold the name into the flow of the lyrics. The most egregious shoehorning is using agony/sus- to be a homophone of agony sauce. The jerks of jerkatorium get a nod, but I didn’t actually say the band name, so it’s just an homage.

The message of this song is this: if you have goals, you have to work towards them. (Even just doing your laundry counts!)

Lyrics:

Are you hungry!???
Do you need something to eat!?

When life is hard
Quit your bitching
Put on an apron
And get in the kitchen

When you feel out of balance,
Lost control of your talents

Get the book,
Say open sesame,
Turn the page,
And you’ll find the recipe

If you wanna eat
you better get cooking
If you want a treat
you better get cooking
Get up on your feet
You better get cooking
Feel that funky beat
You better get cooking

When you’re feeling hangry
And at a loss
Whip out a can
Of that special sauce

It’s the instant gourmet
Sure to brighten your day

When life is hard
Quit your bitching
Put on an apron
And get in the kitchen

If you wanna eat
you better get cooking
If you want a treat
you better get cooking
Get up on your feet
You better get cooking
Feel that funky beat
You better get cooking

Pump it up to the Max
Bombastic flavors make you savor
The Layers of salty and sweet
Sour grapes make you taste
The lowest Bitter defeat.
Life may chew me up, Spit me out,
But There’s no room for doubt
Don’t worry about the agony,
Sustaining your apathy
will atrophy your tastiest quirks
So make those mandibles work
And the jerks who lurk in the shadows
Of your mind will soon be left behind

You’ve got the dough
you better get cooking
You’ve got the tools
you better get cooking
you make the rules
you better get cooking
Now is the time
To get cooking

I went on a walk
I got cooking
I did my laundry
I got cooking
I changed my bed sheets
I got cooking
I said hello
And I got cooking

[grumpymike]

Verse 1
Wear your chef’s hat, grab your Lucky Spoon
We 'bout to light this kitchen like we're dr evil blowing up the moon
I don’t care if you’re not ready - we prepared
We slice, we dice, flame, and rain down spice

Bring your friends, bring your girl, bring your mom
Doesn’t matter what you’re like, doesn’t matter where you’re from
I’m shakin’ with hot peppers, rendezvousing with heifers
What we’re bakin’? Mm. No leftovers

We don’t taste test - nah, we manifest
A league of sausage in your face like it’s German Fest
This ain’t dinner - it’s a battle, don’t you understand?
No fork - just a bayonet in my hand

Verse 2
I don't wait to make a move - there's no recipe
No papers, no plan - this my destiny
Oil in the pan - winning in my DNA
Some chefs cook food, but I'm here to slay.

I serve like an athlete, never break a sweat
One two, one two - waiter get the check
Your dinner - regret - is on the house
A cut of hard truth, a side of self-doubt

Bridge
One time in the middle of the night
I was startled awake by an angel of light
A ladle in his hand and a kettle in his other
Filled with a stew that smelled like my mother's
The figure reached out, the spoon touched my lips
The only thing I could do was take a sip
He then disappeared, the room darkened and shook
And I heard words from above: "you're now a cook"

Chorus
You’ve been wanting a sign
Now is the time
Ohhh
To Get cookin’
to Get cookin’

The fire in your eyes
It's time to rise
Get cookin’
Get cookin’

[Adam!]

Get Cooking
by Max Bombast

You are invited to a potluck--Oh I can hardly wait
To taste all the creations piled high upon my plate
The chefs that are attending have come from all around
Here is just a sample of the flavors goin' down

getcookingetcookingetcookingetcookingetcookingetcookingetcooked

Who brought the salad??
If it's green then you know it's Moss Palace!
Who baked these muffins??
Why, my man Manhattan Glutton!
Who stalked the cellar??
well it's right in their name: Cavedwellers!
Who smuggled in all that cake?
That's why they call him Frankie Big... face?

Who brought the lox??
I think it was The Tydon Docks
Who made the tacos??
You know it was Paco!
They look amazing but smell kinda off tho...
Who brought the ham!?
Well, of course it was Ross Durrand!
Who brought the rest?
It was every member of BSS!!

In case you think I'm all talk what about me?
I brought the ROCK!!!
... lobster?

[DutchWidows]

Get Cooking - The Dutch Widows

Has anybody thought to look up what ‘Dutch Widows’ means? It’s not the name of some cool scene and it shouldn’t be the name of a band. But we find ourselves stuck with decisions we made when we were young and feather-brained. It’s much too late to change, what’s done is done. Get cooking with Dutch Widows, please.

[Niveous]

Lucky Witch and the Righteous Ghost
"Get Cooking"

Yo, you wanna take a hit of that thing?
Alright...

Nur Ein, what's up?
This is your old pal Lucky Witch asking you to
Get cooking!
We need some flavor round here
Some sugar and some spice
But don't you dare play nice
Get up, honey!
Get out your buffalo stance
I know you ain't got time for the same ol' song and dance
Because...

The girls on the corner
They're drinking bottled water
Got a dollar in their pocket
And they wanna dance

So get cooking
We need some flavor round here
Come on and just play no matter what they say
I got some friends down on 125th and they wanna groove
C'mon, c'mon, what you got that's gonna make the booties move
C'mon now
Because...

The girls on the corner
They're drinking bottled water
Got a dollar in their pocket
And they wanna dance

So get cooking
We need some flavor round here
You got that flavor?
If you don't got that flavor where you are
Just come on down to Gowanus
You got three dollars on that Metrocard?
Just come on down to Gowanus
We can show you what that flavor's all about
Come on now, C'mon and get cooking

Get cooking
We need some flavor round here
Get cooking
Don't you show me no fear
There's a scratch in your record
We need to hear something new
What you got cooking, Mr. Big Face
Whatcha gonna do
Because...

The girls on the corner
They're drinking bottled water
Got a dollar in their pocket
And they wanna dance

So get cooking
C'mon now, get cooking!
Yo, In Queens, are they cooking? Ya, they cooking.
How bout in Manhattan? They cooking there too.
Up in the Bronx? You know they cooking.
Staten Island?! Shaolin is always cooking.
New Jersey. New Jersey ain't cooking.
They got a transit strike about to happen.
They ain't cooking.
And out here in Brooklyn?
Out here in Brooklyn?
Out in Gowanus?
The canal is radioactive but you know we cooking.
We cooking out here.
So, Nur Ein, what you gonna do?

Get cooking.

[Sober]

There’s a man out on the road and he knows just what he wants
He likes to hitch a ride and write his silly songs
And his lady said darling could you please write something that someone wants to hear

He said you must be mistooken
I gotta gotta gotta get cookin

Ms Starfinger said go on, and I’ll see you when you’re back
It ain’t affection for her fella that she lacks

She said I love you, and I don’t wanna be rude
How you gonna go and write another song about food

You best believe he’ll get a hook in
Gotta gotta gotta get cookin

That soup is mighty good lookin
Gotta gotta gotta get cookin

[SquirrelProof]

Get Cooking
This one by Eric N

Ain't nobody that can save themselves
There's too much going on in the kitchen
The fire the knives and the noise and the heat
There's too much going on in the kitchen
No time to stop and think
People got to eat
There ain't no time for a vocation
Are you doing too much or not enough?
Who knows but you gotta get cooking

Take this song it might help you along
Or not, okay, get cooking

Arms and legs, pots and pans
Everything you need is in the kitchen
Friends and enemies, lovers at war
Everything you need is in the kitchen
The stars fade in the lights
You can't see into the night
But Virgo Power's still in season
Are you doing too much or not enough?
Who knows but you gotta get cooking

Give you this song it might help you along
Or not, okay, get cooking

Sing a little later in the quiet time
when I try to make sense of what happened
when I saw you crying in the walk in cooler
There where anyone can see you break
It happens where it happens
And there's no way to control
How things pile up upon each other
Leave it until later
when my brain can catch a break

Take this song let it help you along
Or not, okay, get cooking

Take this song maybe help you along
Or not, that's cool, get cooking