Menu
by @edwinb
Liner Notes
I had a few of these lines lying around, and apparently I'm at the "can't stop churning out #nonsense" stage so I'm just going to post it to get it out of my system and then try to remember I have all month. #silly #ukulele
Lyrics
Thank you for calling the helpline Please let us know what you need By making your choice from the menu And pressing the relevant key
Press 1 to check on your balance 2 if you're paying your bill 3 if your order is pending 4 if your order's fulfilled
5 if you've recently changed your address 6 if you're changing your name 7 for changing your shoe size And 8 for the options again
Be aware that your call is recorded We can tell when you kick up a stink And we know that you're getting frustrated Maybe you're driven to drink
Press 1 if you're wanting a blend 2 if you want single malt 3 if you've been in an accident 4 if it wasn't your fault
5 to recover the damages 6 if it's fire and theft 7 to speak to a human if You think that we've got any left
Comments
I LOVE that you did the phone ringing as part of the chords. That is gold. Little bit more commentary on stupid technology replacing humans, I'm always here for that. But overall, it's just entertainingly ridiculous.
Hahaha I think I've hit the point where I'm nostalgic for the numbered menus!!! Instead of "Now, in a few words, please tell me what you're calling about" tokotokotokotoko "I'm sorry, could you repeat that?"
Great entertainment here. (There's something fitting about a company pushing alcohol at a person they've driven to drink.)
This might be the best song I've ever heard about being stuck in a phone menu.
Heh. It's a whole genre! Phone core!
This is first rate charming! I don't know that I would call it silly! It's definitely satirical and frankly, absolutely on point. What a witty and delightful thing to encounter. I think it sets my day in quite a nice direction.
I also think it's the perfect length -- I love it when a piece fires its shots but doesn't necessarily stay around to get sunk in a battle, which I know is a temptation for me!
Thank you for in riching my day with this!
(OH, and I pressed 2 -- for the single malt. 😉 )
Heh, it did make me highly amused, so job done! Perhaps they should swap out their answering service for this, at least it would keep people on the line. I particularly enjoyed "4 if it wasn't your fault", and the last one, of course.
Can I choose option 17 to leave a comment saying this is awesome?
Well thank you :). I did want another verse involving unpressable buttons for increasingly ridiculous things but it was late so I went to bed. Perhaps some other time. Or maybe some teapots have some ideas...
you only missed we wont tolerate any kind of abuse! I think i got to about option 10 on a call today - so relevant is the right word here. I like the strumming pattern on this one - can i take a copy please - when they say to me next do you want to leave a message - i will play this to them! oh and an extra point for a Gdim
This reminds me to set the "allow downloads" thing. A Gdim (actually a Gdim7 here, I should fix that) does seem to make a nice phone ringing noise!
This is so much more than silly or nonsense. It’s the best kind of nonsense, the kind that actually speaks to something real in a way we probably couldn’t otherwise. And that last line…holy cow! Great job!
It has just occurred to me that the last line could mean more than I realised... thanks!
THANK YOU, thank you, thank you! That's awesome.
This is a charmer. Uncontrolled giggles at how this sums up the experience so cunningly.
Awesome uke-ing - cool chord changes! (I'll get my uke out soon, and I have to remember that G diminished.) Fun lyrics, delivered with verve and good humor. Love this song!
Humans left? Surely you jest, you giver of false hope you. I haven’t found the one for ordering a single malt yet; is there one for local,craft ale?