Nice To Meet You (Respectfully)

by @troubadette

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Nice To Meet You (Respectfully)
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I was in the kitchen making cinnamon rolls and my flatmate came in to complain about a message from a guy she went on one date with. It's February, so I asked if I could turn it into a song, and she said "go for it, something constructive may as well come out of it". She even gave me the text so I could quote it verbatim.

This one's quick and dirty - my mic is not behaving itself at the moment, for which I do apologise!

#acousticonetake

Lyrics

Testing the waters of the dating pool Not looking for anything too intense Good conversation, someone to talk to Friendship and company - should make sense To people further along in life Sensible adults of a similar age I thought that I was clear in my profile And that you and I were on the same page

We met in person once It was pleasant at the time But less than an hour later You texted me with “Would you be interested in more chats an intimate way whereby I provide you with a respectful massage?”

Nice to meet you Respectfully Can I get your top off? Nice to meet you Respectfully Can I touch your boobs?

I know you agreed to having a chat But respectfully, I wanna get you flat On your back Or front Don’t care that much Respectfully, I want to touch you

Jesus Christ How’d you think this would go? I don’t get intimate With people I don’t know Which I told you at the start Touching my butt’s not the way to my heart For future reference, maybe reflect That you can’t say whatever the fuck you want And get away with it because you said ‘respect’

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I say this with the utmost respect...can I, nah...very clever, sadly true. I was playing a gig once where I was propositioned but as it was after 10:30 I decided sleep was more appealing. If however, she had offered to help loading out... Perhaps there's a song in: "I'm not a racist but" - you are "I don't want to sound like a misogynist but" - you are etc. etc. Anyway, cool song! Clever word play!

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Oh, there’s definitely a song in there… maybe we should chat about it?

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absolutely, though I may get sidetracked in how similar our storylines are.

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The sadest part is I'm not even surprised. It's like we're educated as men with a showel to bury our feeling — and any consideration for other peoples' feelings. Hopefully all of us don't turn out to be emotionally as immature as a schoolboy but it fells like all of us would be better off with a little more... empathy ? The brightest part is you managed to turn that story into a bright uplifting fun piece. And boy, does laughing at it fells like a step in the path to solving the problem! There is a smile in your voice, a bounciness in the guitare strumming, and it does wonders to make it lighter. But one could also imagine the very same song with a savage drum and a righteous electric guitare.

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This one has me giggling I absolutely adore it. Also “Would you be interested in more chats an intimate way whereby I provide you with a respectful massage?” is a banger line (in the song just to clarify, not so much as a real thing to say to someone)

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I wish I could say it's all due to poor impulse control, but I believe it goes beyond that. Some people just won't want to put in the work.

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Bahaha, and also massive groan. I'm so glad your last line was what I was thinking 'you can't get away with it just because you said 'respect''.

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Massive applause. Brilliant choice to include the text verbatim, it absolutely nails this kind of clueless behaviour for what it is. Great job on finding a light approach to a venting song!

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The changing tempo and rhythm made this song for me. I am a sucker for squeezing too many syllables into a line. Well done.

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I am laughing out loud. And getting my BF in the room to also hear it.

When my eyes first laid on the line "I thought that I was clear in my profile," I was already laughing, and like, Here it comes...

Lovely phrasing in the chorus.

Boobs.

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Oh god, this is one of those stories that makes me ask, "Why are men?" Haha I hope this is a cathartic listen for your flatmate, too!

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Oh this is delightful but also a bit disturbing of course. What a wonderful progression as the story goes on- and you deliver it so very well vocally! I think you speed up a little too which adds to the drama and is just perfect. This would be a great song for educating guys on what respect mean. Way to turn real life into an entertaining and enlightening song. Well done!

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i love all the character in the vocals! the punchy emphasis on certain words for impact, the bit of spoken words (like a runalong sentence) for the text message, they're perfect adds. it's definitely a catchy tune. sorry your flatmate went through this though 😭

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Pffff. This...is too real, but I'm so glad you made a hilarious song out of it. Is that the text this dude actually sent? Wow. The audacity! 😲 You sound so casual singing this, the delivery is perfectly nonchalant, and I love it for that.

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That is EXACTLY what he sent, verbatim. And the dude is a similar age to my flatmate, which means he's in his 50s, which means he should damn well know better.

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Eww. Yeah, I absolutely see why she passed on that. Yikes.

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