Nur Ein XX Round 3 "Once More With Feeling"

[Caravan Ray]

Once More With Feeling
Jellyfish d'Amour etc. with Frankie Moodle

Plaster breathes
Beam creaks
Possum plots
Frankie freaks
Eyes like flies and
Jaws like claws
He hears the rustle
Starts to roar

And when he hears that rattle
It’s a red alert
And when he hears that rattle
It’s a red alert


What do you want to tell him Frankie?*
- You better get out of our ceiling Mister
Once more with feeling!
- Or I’m coming up there
Once more with fury
- I’ll jam that Brushy Tail up your brushy fucking arse
Frankie – you are the judge and jury

It’s a tiny dog
With a mighty hurt
And when he hears that rattle
It’s a red alert
It’s a tiny dog
With a mighty hurt
And when he hears that rattle
It’s a red alert
He’s the custodian
He’s the sentinel
To the possum
He is the Hound of Hell
No sleep tonight
No dinner bell
Tonight we bark
At a marsupial

Once more with feeling
Come on Frankie one more time
Once more with feeling
It's a tiny dog
Once more with feeling
With a mighty hurt
Come on Frankie one more time
Once more with feeling
It's a red alert
I’ll jam that Brushy Tail up your brushy fucking arse
I’ll jam that Brushy Tail up your brushy fucking arse
It's a red alert


*I understand that this is an international site and some may not be fluent in the dialect of south Queensland Brush Tail Possum that Frankie speaks - so I have provided the modern English equivalent.

[letitsnow]

Once More With Feeling by Le Tits Now feat. Nick Davies

Did my potential go to waste
If I just smoke the days away
It's not like I can see mosaics
The colour frame became prosaic

Now I know I don't know

Back in the 13th century
"Prodigious" didn't used to mean
Someone with talent or a dream
Were they writing about me?

Now I know I don't know

Do you want a second chance
To mess it up again
Worthless and conceited
It doesn't bear repeating

If my hearts beating
Nick: (It can’t be felt)
A cold blooded being
Nick: (He’s an empty shell)
E-motion defeated
Nick: (You numb yourself)
Apathetic bleating
Nick: (Once more with feeling)

A wound unhealing
Nick: (Imperfect health)
Ignore the bleeding
Nick: (He’s doing well)
Forever concealing
Nick: (bury yourself)
inside I’m screaming
Nick: (Once more with feeling)

Once more with feeling
Nick: (Once more with feeling)
Once more with feeling
Nick: (Once more with feeling)

Do you want a second chance
To mess it up again
Forgot how to feel it
Doomed to repeat it
Doomed to repeat it
Doomed to repeat it
Doomed to repeat it

Once more with feeling
Nick: (Once more with feeling)
Once more with feeling
Nick: (Once more with feeling)

[WreckdoMelle]

Once More With Feeling
by Brown Word and the Big Whine

Spoiler

BWATBW has only had a guest 3x so it's a special occasion to feature Kweep in the call and response. This is a song about someone attempting to bust loose from ennui by leaving town and having no luck eliciting her non-commital associate to stop her. We can understand the defiant attitude, it's kind of a "her" problem, rather than an "everybody else" problem.

Halfway in between
Love and grief
Don't wanna leave like this
Creepin' out like a thief

This is an asshole town
That is everyone's an asshole
And the town leaves much
to be desired

I'm gonna be better now than I'd ever have been

Lemme come n see ya
Once more with feeling
Lemme come n see ya, see ya
"Maybe another time"
Lemme come n see ya
Once more with feeling ("feeling")
Lemme come n see ya, see ya
"Maybe another time"

One dilemma
That's surely left
Jump into the void
Or slow familiar death
In this asshole town

Think you can stop me?

Gimme one reason - "no reason"
Gimme an excuse - "no question"
Once more with feeling - "¡no mas!" *
I'm outta here man
and I ain't comin' back

Gimme one reason - "no reason"
Gimme an excuse - "no question"
Once more with feeling - "¡no mas!"
I'm outta here man
and I ain't comin' back

It's for the best
Everything in life has led to this
There comes a point of no return

Gimme one reason - "no reason"
Gimme an excuse - "no question"
Once more with feeling - "¡no mas!"
I'm outta here man
and I ain't comin' back

It's for the best
Everything in life has led to this
There comes a point of no return


* No mas = "no more",¡basta ya! is probably more correct in this context but no importa to our unreliable narrator

[MicahSommer]

Once More With Feeling
Micah Sommersmith
With the Tri-Continental Never-Have-We-Ever-Collaborated-with-Micah Choir:
David Taro (UK), Joy Sitler (USA), Mike Debenham (Australia)

On the day that I turned five
I barely cared to be alive
The toys and presents all seemed fake
But then my dad brought out the cake

When they sang that birthday song
It sent me a-reeling
I cried to the assembled throng,
“Once more with feeling!”

As a man, I’d go to bars (Once more with feeling)
To try to salve my psychic scars (Once more with feeling)
The bottle gives a loving hug (Once more with feeling)
But I had found another drug (Once more with feeling)

Though in my head was shifting sand
Music was healing
So I told the barroom band,
“Once more with feeling!”

I know I'm dancing toward the grave (Once more with feeling)
So I went to church, my soul to save (Once more with feeling)
The preacher put me straight to sleep (Once more with feeling)
Then I heard the hymn, and glory be! (Once more with feeling)

My soul became as light as air
And I hit the ceiling
I hollered at that organ player,
“Once more with feeling!”

So when you put me in a hole
And the Devil comes to take my soul
I only ask one simple thing
Give those funeral bells a ring

I’ll claw my way through seven hells
When I hear them pealing
Pop back up and tell them bells
“Once more with feeling!”

[truth]

Once More With Feeling
By Cavedwellers

…in which truth leaves Berkeley for the East Coast. Special thanks to Mo for the guest vocals in the bridge.

I'm well acquainted with The Bay
I’m so excited when I cross the bridge at night
It’s so inspiring, a siren that sings me into life
Still not accustomed to the bite
Of the cloudy winds that blow right up my spine
It’s still a joy to enjoy for a boy from the inland pines
But now I’ve got to fly away for good
To kiss goodbye my neighborhood

Once more with feeling
Got one more night to do it right
It’s not a fight
But tonight
Kissing canvas is our right

There is an opportunity
That could be wonderful, it all depends on me
But if I sacrifice my whole life here it’s sad indeed
We will be underneath the stars
But we will live our separate lives in separate bars
We cannot suture a future together despite the scars
But I don't leave until the night is gone
It's not yet time for moving on

Once more with feeling
Got one more night to do it right
It’s not a fight
But tonight
We can lie beneath starlight

You should try again - efforting endlessly up to today
Do it calm and clearly - is it best to invest in what will fly away?
When you make amends - Eminem put it as good as can be
Sell them more sincerely - just got one shot and it’s got to be me

Once more with feeling
Got one more night to get it right
It’s not a fight
But tonight
There’s a last chapter to write

[carlo bruno jr]

Once more with feeling - Carlo Bruno Jr.
Guest: Valentina (Carlo's lovely daughter)

[Both]
I know, you know but no one else knows
There's something weird, insane and naive
going on here.

[Valentina]
Maybe you are too old for this
For me it fails the most basic test

[Carlo]
Just feel this rhythm, it takes me higher
This bass will set the streets on fire
How does this keyboard sound to your ear?
Does it contribute or spoil it clear?

[Valentina]
I still don't grasp this sound
Won't ever leave the ground

[Both]
I know, you know but no one else knows
There's something weird, insane and naive
going on here.

[Carlo]
What you need is pitch to change
Let's modulate and range

[Valentina]
You should be thinking, Dad, to modulate your head.

[Carlo]
You know, you're right, it's true
My time for that is surely through.

[Valentina]
Well, if that's what you feel, you can try it

[Both]
Once more with feeling

[Adam!]

Once More With Feeling
by Max Bombast feat. The Hell Yeahs

Max: Where am I? What is this place?
THeY: THESE ARE THE PEARLY GATES
Max: Wha? Who... who just answered my question?
THeY: A CHOIR OF ANGELS UP IN HEAVEN
Max: Oh-Kay, then how did I die?
THeY: WITH YOUR FRIENDS BY YOUR SIDE
Max: Oh, well, are they sad that I'm dead?
THeY: ACTUALLY THEY SHOT YOU IN THE HEAD

Max: I can't believe you
THeY: I ONLY SPEAK THE TRUTH
Max: Then why'd they do me in?
THeY: WHERE SHALL I BEGIN
YOU ARE NARCISSISTIC, EGOCENTRIC
YOU NEVER CHECK YOUR VOICEMAIL MESSAGE
Max: Okay okay, I got the lesson:
Only good dogs go to heaven

I'm all for doing it once more with feeling

MAX: So what we do now?
THeY: WE WEIGH THE SINS THAT PULL YOU DOWN
Max: So am I bound for hell?
THeY: HELL IS WHAT YOU MAKE YOURSELF
YOU ARE GOING BACK
YOU ARE NOT DONE
RETURN WHEN YOU HAVE BECOME SOMEONE
WHO LOVES
Max: Wait! Is there a god?
THeY: YES MY CHILD
HIS NAME IS TODD

I'm all for doing it once more with feeling

[ken]

Spoiler

I have two collaborators on this song. One is my friend Jeff who I played in a band with and submitted one song fight song together. He sang back up vocals and played guitar on the bridge and outro. His daughter I've never collaborated with before. She sang lead and also played the flute in the bridge. I think we called and responded in three different ways. 1. The funny little cheer before the song starts. 2. Swapping lines in the verses. 3. Interplay between the synth and the real flute she played in the bridge. Otherwise, this is a love song about the feelings you have early in a relationship. I would have had my wife sing with me if not for this challenge, or made this a Cutie Pies track.

Ready, set? You bet!

C G x4
Let’s paint the stars with stories
Underneath the silver moon
I can feel the sparks of wonder
I can hear a thunderous tune

F G C C x 2
F G Am G
F G C C x 1
Every heart beat feels misleading
If you’re not feeling all your feelings
You’ll go round and round repeating
Once more, with feeling

Let’s raise a glass together
To the dreams we’ve yet to find
Every day we’re turning pages
We can leave our past behind

Chorus

Bridge/solo - also a call and response
Dm Dm C G x4

Let’s sit in our secret garden
Share our hidden mysteries
Our future a braided garland
Our lives an ornate tapestry

Chorus

[Sober]

My collaborators were 35-40 people, mostly over the age of 65. Getting them to sing the response lines in time and in tune was a challenge. Lots of work went into those little snippets of audio (captured on an old-as-hell Zoom H4n).



Anyway, lyrics:

The first that I remember I worked the land
With spade and plough drawn by hand
A draft mule might have saved us, by breaking a few more rows
And maybe we’d a’ et him, when the winter got too cold

And you haul weigh-heigh
As best you can weigh-heigh
And as hunger stole my final breath
I hoped for better luck in the roulette

Raise your head once more with feeling
When it comes your turn again to sing


Then I was a sailor on a southern rig
I wondered at creation so wide and so big
And the terror and the beauty of nature all around
And I don’t hold it against her, that she run us aground

And you haul weigh-heigh
As best you can weigh-heigh
As the ocean stole my final breath
I hoped for better luck in the roulette


One day I wore fatigues, and stripes upon my sleeve
And set foreign men’s mothers and widows for to grieve
But amid the hell and chaos, I had friends by my side
I loved them all and saved them, or heaven knows I tried

And you haul weigh-heigh
As best you can weigh-heigh
As a bullet stole my final breath
I hoped for better luck in the roulette


And you haul weigh-heigh
As best you can weigh-heigh
And until my soul ascends the final step
I hoped for better luck in the roulette

[glennny]

Once More With Feeling
glennny featuring phlub
phlub plays banjo and sings patient vocals

Verse One
Dr. Glen: Can you tell me what brings you in today?
Phlub: I’ve got pins and needles in an unwelcome place
Dr. Glen: Have you done anything too strange at work?
Phlub: Nothing crazy, can you tell me why it hurts?

Pre-Chorus One
Dr. Glen: Do you do drugs?
Phlub: No sir!
Dr. Glen: Do you drink much?
Phlub: yes sir
Dr. Glen: Are you drunk now?
Phlub: of course not
Dr. Glen: Do you sleep well?
Phlub: when I drink

Dr. Glen: You should really really cut down

Chorus One
Phlub: Can you tell what’s ailing me?
I’d like to get some healing
Dr. Glen:
Let's stretch you out and try again
Once more with feeling

Verse Two
Dr. Glen: I’ve seen your bloodwork, things are looking fine
Phlub: It’s a shame that doesn’t explain this pain I feel all the time
Dr. Glen: My best guess now, is you have a pinched nerve
Phlub: no matter what i do, it keeps getting worse

Pre-Chorus Two
Dr. Glen: Are you insured?
Phlub: yes I am!
Dr. Glen: Are you under stress?
Phlub: all the time.
Dr. Glen: Are you stressed now?
Phlub: I’m in pain.
Dr. Glen: Will you take drugs?
Phlub: Yes, please.

Dr. Glen: I’ll write you a scrip

Chorus Two
Phlub: Can you tell what’s ailing me?
I’d like to get some healing
Dr. Glen:
Let’s drug you up and try again
Once more with feeling

Pre-Chorus 3
Dr. Glen: It’s Good to see you again!

Chorus Three
Phlub: Reluctantly, I’m giving in
Insurance did their dealing
Please fix me up with surgery
Once more with feeling

Chorus Four
Dr Glen: The surgery went swimmingly
Take a beat for healing
Go up to bat and take a swing
Once more with feeling

Phlub: You’re a lifesaver, Dr Glen! I’ll leave you a 5 star Google review.

[Siebass]

Guest vocalists were David Taro and Leonie (Hot Pink Halo) who helped with backing vocals, harmonies, and big gang vocals for the chorus. Many thanks to both of them from me!

Once More With Feeling

Cannot twist open the lemon juice lid
The words, colorful few
fly out the window, and in neighbor's ear so
Both of your faces turn blue

So try once (once) more (more) with feeling
Try once, (once) more (more) for me
It's insanity, definitionally
But try just one more time for me

Turn the key, the engine is clicking
It's cold, words colorful few
with a thought and some prayer, hold all of your air
On this last try, please be true

So try once (once) more (more) with feeling
Try once, (once) more (more) for me
It's insanity, definitionally
But try just one more time for me

Turn your heart, away one more time
Your words, sharp colorful truths
and though I deserve it, I'm determined to learn it
To be someone better for you

So let's try once (once) more (more) with feeling
Try once, (once) more (more) for me
It's insanity, definitionally
But try just one more time for me

Try just one more time, with me

[eargoggle]

Once More With Feeling
By The Friends
featuring Christine Mcallister

Did you do it again?
Or did you fall back asleep
I listen out for a friend
You went away in a dream
Once more with feeling
Tired of reeling again

And I'm looking to see
(what's hiding invisibly)
and I'm hoping to find
(what's lurking somewhere inside)
and I'm looking for a gold mine
(on every corner)
before it slips away

Getting lost every night
Forgetting something to eat
I’m reaching out for a friend
Nobodies listening to me
No one’s believing
Once more with feeling

So I'm looking for that gold mine
(on every corner)
somehow hoping to see
(you hiding invisibly)
I remember every time
(even the quiet moments)
(before you slipped away)

Familiar feeling
creeping in here again
once more with feeling

[grumpymike]

I'm sprawled on the couch, watchin' the street
My ear perks up at the sound of your feet
I glance up hoping you’ll want to stay
But it’s always the same - it’s never today

awoooooooooooooooo
I love you
awoooooooooooooooo
I love you

I get so excited when you mention my name
But you don't slow down, much less start up a game
Then you jingle the leash like we're going outside
But it hangs on the hook as you let the day slide

awoooooooooooooooo
I love you
awoooooooooooooooo
I love you

Once more with feeling, that's all I need
Not just a glance as you're rushing past me
Give me your touch, and say it like it's true
That's the way I always do it for you

awoooooooooooooooo
I love you
awoooooooooooooooo
I love you
awoooooooooooooooo
I love you

I love you

[SquirrelProof]

Once More With Feeling
by Eric Novak
featuring Deanna Novak

The atmosphere is tense as the sun goes down
It's beautiful, so beautiful, but everyone can see the light is dying
It's dangerous in the dark, so we nestle down
We're tired, so tired, there's nothing to be done until the morning

The killing kind will be out tonight
Bringing death in the dark
The killing kind will be out tonight
Spilling blood 'neath the stars

Are you still there?
-I'm not dead yet
Do you feel scared?
-Not too bad yet
Please remember me
-How could I forget
and I'll sing to you in the morning

The sky begins to pale on the Eastern side
It's quiet, so quiet, but everyone can feel the light arriving
It was dangerous in the dark but we made it out
It's beautiful, so beautiful, the sun will be here soon to call the day in

The killing kind is far away
We can finally see in the dawn
The killing kind is gone away
And it's time to start up the song

Are you still there?
-I'm not dead yet
Did you get some rest?
-I'm feeling my best
What should we do today?
-Let's build on what we've got
And I'll sing with you in the morning

Once more with feeling

Are you still there?
-I'm not dead yet
Did you get some rest?
-I'm feeling my best
What should we do today?
-Let's build on what we've got
And I'll sing to you in the morning

This song imagines what the birds might be talking to each other about in those very active twilight and dawn birdsong hours.

<technical note - apologies for some of the clipping sound issues - I spent time trying to correct vocal issues and didn't catch some mix issues.
Also, apologies for some of the vocal issues - believe me there were worse takes before, but I'm the kind of singer that benefits from lotsa practice >

[Chumpy]

Berkeley Social Scene feat Chumpy

you said you'd run 100% on high octane gas
and now you’re telling me you’re spent and too much time has passed
you can't tell me that you're good with it
all that could of, would of, should of shit
you can't quit, so quit your wheedling
give me one more time with feeling

once more with feeling / get it right now
once more with fire / ignite now
tear down the ceiling / oh no!
give me one more time with feeling / let’s go

you said you'd fight and shine ya light, pledging no regrets
but with the finish line in sight, start hedging all your bets
you can play it cool, though your hands may shake
the band's up, so man up and stand up straight
one more take and make it appealing
give me one more time with feeling

once more with feeling / get it right now
once more with guts / ignite now
punch drunk and reeling / oh no!
give me one more time with feeling / let's go

once more with feeling / get it right now
once more with fire / ignite now
blow the roof off the ceiling / oh no!
give me one more time with feeling / let’s go

once more with feeling / get it right now
once more with guts / ignite now
punch drunk and reeling / oh no!
just give me one more time! / let’s go

[arby]

Once More With Feeling (LWRG)
Guest star: Mama Pills

When I was young and well
I fell under your spell
You tied me up in a knot
'Til I almost forgot

What it means to feel
How it felt to be real
What it means to feel
How it felt to be real

Once more with feeling
Once more with feeling
Once more with feeling
Once more with feeling...

Time had stopped for you
Long ago, it's true
Frozen in carbonite
Carved up by your knife

What it means to feel
How it felt to be real
What it means to feel
How it felt to be real

Once more with feeling
Once more with feeling
Once more with feeling
Once more with feeling...

I'm scared (wake up, wake up, wake up)
I'm scared (wake up, wake up, wake up)
I'm scared (wake up, wake up, wake up)
I'm scared (wake up, wake up, wake up)
I'm scared (wake up, wake up, wake up)
I'm scared (wake up, wake up, wake up)
I'm scared (wake up, wake up, wake up)

Once more with feeling (wake up, wake up, wake up)
Once more with feeling (wake up, wake up, wake up)
Once more with feeling (wake up, wake up, wake up)
Once more with feeling (wake up, wake up, wake up)
Once more with feeling (wake up, wake up, wake up)
Once more with feeling (wake up, wake up, wake up)


Challenge: We do a call and response both with the lead vocals alternating between singers (1st verse and chorus is Brookes, 2nd verse and chorus is Angela) and then at the end in the outdo with the "I'm scared (wake up)" vocals.