Workaday Skirmishes

Adam! · Post by **Adam!** » Wed Sep 27, 2006 6:18 pm

Holy crap, BeWells, very nice Interpret This Dream. Fantastic vocals, expecially the brief falsetto.

<b>Title:</b> Can I Still Be an Astronaut?
<b>Due:</b> Links posted by 7:30 PM pdt (90 minutes)

Plat · Post by **Plat** » Wed Sep 27, 2006 7:48 pm

Can I still be an astronaut? by The Cow Exchange

Erwin Cloibhofer · Post by **Erwin Cloibhofer** » Wed Sep 27, 2006 7:55 pm

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Plat · Post by **Plat** » Wed Sep 27, 2006 7:56 pm

Please do post it

. It's a Yamaha DJX keyboard. Got it for about $100 shipped on eBay with power cord and manual, in great condition.

This is the result of Denyer not skirmishing, and JR calling me on writing the same song eleventy-twelve times. The sax-like thing is a kazoo with heavy reverb.

Erwin Cloibhofer · Post by **Erwin Cloibhofer** » Wed Sep 27, 2006 8:01 pm

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Adam! · Post by **Adam!** » Wed Sep 27, 2006 8:03 pm

Wonk, I am late again

Can I still be an Austronaut?
Lyrics:

So what? I've got a phobia
and triple-strength myopia
I'm colourblind in both my eyes
but haven't we all run a few "grey" lights

Just because I'm a little messed up
Is that the reason I don't make the cut
Just because I'm a little messed up
I want in so bad, isn't that enough?

They say it's my irrational fear of heights
that kept me from this job
My poor eyes and my chilling frights
Can I still be an Austronaut?

Reist · Post by **Reist** » Wed Sep 27, 2006 8:25 pm

I was busy tonight. I was hoping to do most of these, but maybe I'll challenge myself to do this one in another hour and a half, just so it's fair.

Plat wrote:Can I still be an astronaut? by The Cow Exchange

That's what I like to hear!!! I'm loving this a lot, especially the chorus. Keep mixing up the styles, since you seem to be good at a lot of different ones.

Plat · Post by **Plat** » Wed Sep 27, 2006 8:31 pm

Thanks JR! I'll see what I can do. At this rate I'll get out of the rut sooner or later.

Lyrics and new mix/master of The Cow Exchange's "...Astronaut"

roymond · Post by **roymond** » Wed Sep 27, 2006 9:50 pm

This is my favorite place to be now.

Reist · Post by **Reist** » Wed Sep 27, 2006 10:08 pm

Jolly Roger - Can I Still Be An Astronaut

Okay, so I guess this isn't quite the way to be, but since I found out the title at 9:15ish, I figured I'd finish one at 10:45. Sounds good, right? It's not my best, especially the singing, but I just felt that I had to do it, especially for the recorder.

bwell · Post by **bwell** » Wed Sep 27, 2006 11:08 pm

Way too late for the deadline, but here's my Can I Still Be an Astronaut?. I got home a little bit late, but the first attempt with electrics and such was a trainwreck in the making. So, I bailed and came back to do the acoustic guitar and vocal version.

bwell · Post by **bwell** » Wed Sep 27, 2006 11:17 pm

Lyrics thus far...

Interpret This Dream (The BeWells)

My fingers reaching out to hold, but I find it's holding me
It feels as though I'm trapped within a word I cannot speak
See myself through a window as I'm peering back inside
Tucking blankets in my pocket finding a place to hide

All this spatial disorientation
Leaving me with this awkward sensation
That somehow I must be dreaming
While I know I'm not asleep

Seems everything inside is out and upside's looking down
The grass is walking over me planting clouds in the ground
This speck of dust here in my hand fills out the sky above
Can anyone interpret this dream, could it be this is love

(chorus)

Can it be that this is real
'Cause if I'm not dreaming it must be love

Can I Still Be An Astronaut? (The BeWells)

Can I still be an astronaut if the stars fall from the sky?
Can I still be a cowboy without a horse to ride?
Can I still be a singer if I haven't got a song to sing?
Can I still be me if you're no longer by my side?

Can I still be a painter if the whole world goes blind?
Can I still be a lawyer if no one commits a crime?
Can I still be a doctor if they cure every disease?
Can I still be happy if you've left for good this time?

Can I still be a clown if nobody likes to laugh?
Can I still be a banker if everyone stopped using cash?
Can I still be a prophet if this world has reached its end?
Can I still be whole when my heart is ripped in half?

(repeat first verse)

Reist · Post by **Reist** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 7:32 am

By the way, I listened to my song, and the singing is horrendous. I definitely want to work on this one more though.

Can I still Be An Astronaut - By Jolly Roger

I'll admit I let the system fall in disrepair
I'll admit I did not do my job when I was there
But Jenkins got to do the particle accelerator
And all I got to do was astronaut defribulator

I've changed my ways
And I've learned from my mistakes
Please defend my case
And let me go to space

Cause all that I'm asking
Is can I still be an astronaut
Can I still be an astronaut?

I'll admit that I've made more mistakes than the Pope
I'll admit that I forgot that I should hold that rope
But Johnson gets to see a universe of scenery
And that's more than you and I will ever get to see.

I've changed my ways
And I've learned from my mistakes
Please defend my case
And let me go to space

Cause all that I'm asking
Is can I still be an astronaut
Can I still be an astronaut?

Erwin Cloibhofer · Post by **Erwin Cloibhofer** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 3:58 pm

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Adam! · Post by **Adam!** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 6:19 pm

I'm glad some of the straglers made an appearance; I thought that last one was gonna be just me and Plat. Cool songs again from everyone.

Title: Suprise Ending
Optional Challenge: Suprise Ending
Due: Links posted by 7:30 PM pdt (90 minutes)

Bjam · Post by **Bjam** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 7:08 pm

I keep writing lyrics for these the day after they're due. I'm thinking that this weekend (which is full of work, a dance, and a visit to the Martin guitar factory) I'm gonna record all of these lyrics that I've got floating about. So it'll be way late, but I will have songs eventually.

In the mean time, these songs are totally great. Good job, guys!

Plat · Post by **Plat** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 7:50 pm

Surprise Ending by The Cow Exchange

it was tempting to assume
that your choice perfume
was tried and infallible

but when you held a match for those you missed
we learned the essence of your wrists
was "eu de flammable"

it had you running in a circuit
fluttering your arms
as flakes of epidermis
were rupturing, flames covering, up your arm and to your hair

what a surprise ending
can i have your lungs?
it sucks to see you blemished
can i have your old toaster?
and your old poster of avril lavigne
and your 40" plasma TV?
cuz we both know it's not what you need
when you're spread in tiny pieces across the sea

HeuristicsInc · Post by **HeuristicsInc** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 7:51 pm

Aw, that's a good title. I was hoping for tonight, but no dice. Next week again, or no?
-bill

Adam! · Post by **Adam!** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 7:57 pm

I'm gonna be a few minutes (20?) late. Lyrics came late.

bwell · Post by **bwell** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 8:00 pm

My lyrics never did show up. I'll be back to try again next Tuesday if it's still on (not home Monday evenings).

Reist · Post by **Reist** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 8:07 pm

Jolly Roger - Surprise Ending

Wasted too much time on guitar tracks which didn't sound great in the end, so for the solo I used kazoo. Love that thing.

Plat · Post by **Plat** » Thu Sep 28, 2006 8:23 pm

Rewriting history, and adding links:

wormsweater wrote:I have that (Yamaha DJX) keyboard! I've made a variation on that piano sample from the chorus and decomposed it into something pretty nice.

Wow, that's a really cool improvisation from the sample. I love how the tempo flows up and down, and phrases start over midway. Thanks for sharing that!