Ducks In A Row
by @mikegtz
Liner Notes
This song came from this week's Bad Song Club prompt. I haven't been active with the Bad Song Group but this prompt intrigued me and off I went. Thank you Carley for the Inspiration! My mind went straight to the Make Room For Ducklings tale, acoustic guitar version. #badsongclub #folk #acousticonetake
Lyrics
Mac, Jack, Pack, Celiac Ducks in a row Ducks on the Common Following Mother Mallard
I was joking about Celiac But what would be wrong With a few new names For the duckling troupe
We could call one Brainiac The smart one bringing up the rear We could call one Zodiac Feet on the ground, reaching for the stars
Mac, Jack, Pack, Celiac, Brainiac and Zodiac Another one named Insomniac Another one named Kerouac
Pity the poor mother duck Trying to keep these names straight Eight ducks in a row on the Common.
Comments
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I forgot all about Celiac the duckling...And Brainiac. This feels like a falling asleep meditation after reading Make Way for Ducklings for the one thousandth time to an Insomniac toddler......I'll be dreaming about Duckling names.
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I like the lyrics and your guitar playing. Creative use of words from the Bad Song Club prompt.
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Love the guitar on this one! Fun rhyming names! I just googled, it, the ducklings do have names! Jack Kack Lack Mack Nack Ouack Pack Quack and the mother duck is Mrs Mallard!
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How fun! The lightness of the lyric against the mysterious chord progression is interesting.
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hee hee! so silly, but grounded by a beautiful guitar part
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Charmingly weird. And the vocal is so expressive.
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Love the rhymes here!
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Yes, pity the mom trying to keep those names straight - especially if she's pissed! Great play with the names, I don't know the tale and need to look it up. This imagery stuck hard, "We could call one Brainiac / The smart one bringing up the rear / We could call one Zodiac / Feet on the ground, reaching for the stars". The steady playing mirroring the waddling of the row. I've a Ducks in a Row song come at some point this week.
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Mike,here you go: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Make_Way_for_Ducklings
YES. Now I remember it. I think my mom read this to me.
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Dude, giving things weird names is one of my favourite things ever, this song is so far up my alley you don't even know. Love it, I'd name some ducks Lumberjack, Pancake Snack and Asscrack.
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Mike, I'll never be able to look at the duck statues without thinking about braniac, zodiac, and celiac.