February Album Writing Month - FAWM.ORG

Olive Oil and Worcestershire (*25999)

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Explore-The-Core challenge, lyrics by @nancyrost, chords by @wille and @hoopshank - see http://fawm.org/forums/thread/3014/

Outside my comfort zone in so many areas here... one of the funner things about it was singing soooo quietly. I practically whispered these vocals, though this made my pitch control come apart. (I should have just dropped the whole song a half step or so--would that be cheating?)

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randyxpher 2 months ago

Oh, I think adjusting a key to suit a singer is perfectly OK. But there is something to be said for pushing the envelope...

I think this has some similarities to my version, more than any other I've heard so far. I like it!
sapient 2 months ago

Ooo... different. All sorts of different. And all good. I like how you carry the chords with the melody of the words more than with the instruments. Dashed clever of you, sir!
rittmo 3 months ago

greek yogurt is the phase
but can it save the dying Gods
is Zeus a one act play
has helen seen her day
if they sank their olives
into i-pod technology
instead of peaches and pears
and the all to aromatic worcestershire
perhaps Athena wouldn't be weeping
and Archimedes wouldn't be keeping score
counting sea shells along the Cretian shore...

just some thoughts your song brought along...

rittmo'
izaakalexander 3 months ago

Funny you mention the challenge of singing in a higher tessitura than normal. I'm writing a song series in each key for this FAWM, and I've found I keep writing stuff that is too high for me to sing the way I normally would. In some cases it has worked out well, in other cases not so well. I like your take on this EtC... it never ceases to amaze me how much a song can be different and still remain the same. I'm particularly fond of the harmony vocal slides you threw in here.
robs 3 months ago

Very good, nice uptempo and great solo!
avidfanman 3 months ago

Great version - frantic, upbeat, strange and exciting! Love the guitar solo also.
wille 3 months ago

Hooray! I'm dancing in my chair! It's not fit for public consumption!
adamhill 3 months ago

Good stuff! This is a lot more upbeat and bouncy than a lot of the Explore the Core songs!
nancyrost 3 months ago

I would never have guessed this was outside your comfort zone -- it works so well! Really like the pop feel you've given it.