Tom vs. Joan
Here’s the two new ones. Again, Rick did all the keyboards and beats on Garageband, I added live instruments to everything where I thought it was appropriate (and some of it is not appropriate). The lyrics are at home, I’ll post them when I get the chance. Lyrics are up.
The Wizard of Menlo Park
[audio:The%20Wizard%20of%20Menlo%20Park.mp3]
he was the wizard of menlo park
i always thought there was only one and it was on the west coast
i guess you’d say we’d be in the dark
had a thousand patents but i don’t think he would boast
maybe he would be the bench mark
for all the kids that are home-schooled they can dream of inventing the telegraph post
i only have just one gripe
he championed dc like
it was the second coming
it was not.
The handclaps at the end are suspect, and could be removed. bmp has the Garageband file, so if he ever does anything to it, I’ll post the results. If anyone else is interested in getting the file to manipulate, let me know and I’ll get you the means.
Jeanne d’Arc
[audio:Jeanne Darc.mp3]
what would you say, if i told you
i’d been having visions from god
would you tell me, that i’d sold you
up the river to Chateau d’Beaurevoir
i know you’d rather carry your banner
but i’d suggest you carry a sword
but what do i know, i only have a bachelor’s
and you’ve been canonized by the lord.
jeanne jeanne jeanne d’arc
I enjoy the brevity of songs sometimes, that’s why I like this one better than the one about Tom. I know my French accent is pretty atrocious, but I’m working on it, okay?
This is a difficult debate — I use Thomas Edison’s inventions a lot, but I also thought Milla Jovavich was wicked bad in The Messenger, so, uh, I don’t know if I can say I prefer one over the other.
So, the battle is on: Tom vs. Joan — Who will be the victor?!
May 26th, 2007 at 1:52 pm
Hmm, of course i think they’re both wonderful… I’ll vote electricity over religion.
May 26th, 2007 at 1:57 pm
Yeah, i guess I meant “science.” Science, electricity, whatever. You can delete all of these comments, Tim. I urge you to.
May 28th, 2007 at 12:25 pm
Stop listening to the postal service, start listening to architecture in helsinki. more claps please.
May 28th, 2007 at 8:12 pm
josh — ever the contrarian. how about you stop hatin’ and start making your own music?
May 28th, 2007 at 8:35 pm
NO, HE’S RIGHT… ADD MORE HANDCLAPS IMMEDIATELY! MESSAGE ENDS
May 31st, 2007 at 4:01 am
ha ha ha ha ha ha hah a hah.
also…
I’ve retired.
i just want you guys to be better, maybe if you inspire me i will be inspired, though don’t let that stop you from trying. I’m just going to tell you straight, and if you don’t want that let me know and i’ll come up with a weird name to comment with.