Fairy Nights!

by @orinthebard

Skirmish: Fairy Nights (@ajna1960)

Liner Notes

#psychedelic #needscollab #acousticonetake with hasty Logic drums

This is a veeeeery rough sketch but this skirmish prompt (Fairy Nights) called to mind a Heart-esque psychedelic rock song. I might do a better version later, especially if anyone wants to collab by adding a sick guitar solo to the instrumental break in the middle lol. Or bass. Or a jazz flute?

Lyrics

I will tell you why you shouldn’t walk at night Past the aspen trees away from city lights

Fairy nights! Fairy nights!

They will show you how they spin hay into gold When you wake up you will find you have no clothes

Fairy nights! Fairy nights!

And you’ll get caught up in an endless dance And you’ll wear out your dancing shoes If you eat the cake you have no chance There’s nothing that you won’t lose

You’ll lose yourself To the fairy nights You’ll lose your purse At the fairy nights You’ll lose your job To the fairy nights You’ll lose your mind At the fairy nights

(Sick guitar/jazz flute solo here)

I will tell you why you shouldn’t eat the cake It tastes better than what any man can make

So you’re naked and starving in the aspen trees Thinking you’re doing something great Meanwhile your boss is calling you frantically on Teams Asking why you’re late again, late again

And you’ll get caught up in an endless dance And you’ll wear out your dancing shoes If you eat the cake you have no chance There’s nothing that you won’t lose

You’ll lose yourself To the fairy nights You’ll lose your purse At the fairy nights You’ll lose your job To the fairy nights You’ll lose your mind At the fairy nights

(Fade out)

Comments

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Excellent take on the prompt! All the little references to fairy lore are perfect and the little concrete details (aspen trees, your boss calling you on Teams) keep it just grounded enough. Great work!

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Wow. Nice work. I want to add all the things to it.

[hands you a jar] this is my jam

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Love everything about this. Nice job working in all the allusions to various Grimm's fairy tales -- and then how you make it real after the "sick jazz flute solo" when "your boss is calling you on Teams"!

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I adore your voice - there is something of one of the 60s folk singers there, but I can't remember the name. Very enjoyable listen, fun and engrossing.

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