Pirates
by @elltarune
Liner Notes
I just wanna play pretend and be pirates, y'all messed around with my melodica with this one because it felt like it was missing something #girlwithukulele #folk #children #singersongwriter #ukulele
Lyrics
out on the open sea im looking out over the waves on an enemy ship: i see you and i think it's time to invade ill ask the captain your mother to set you free to be with me and i know what we'll do today- i say
let's be pirates let's be vikings you'll be the king and I'll be the queen but only in our imaginations in real life we'll look really dumb walking a fence post like it's the plank our loot is pebbles our victims are fake our swords are sticks and our ship is the treehouse don't need a crew you and i will be enough now
we don't need all too much just playing outside we'll have a lot of fun my mom will call us in for lunch but that's not my mom it's an enemy, launch attack and loot em till we get sandwiches then it's back outside where'd we leave off again? oh that's right tryna train the birds to speak and say "raa polly wanna cracker"
let's be pirates let's be vikings you'll be the king and I'll be the queen but only in our imaginations in real life we'll look really dumb walking a fence post like it's the plank our loot is pebbles our victims are fake our swords are sticks and our ship is the treehouse don't need a crew you and i will be enough now
Comments
Two words: duh umm. Two more: charming and capricious
So…much…fun!
Fun! Right off the bat I was pulled in by the catchy melodica motif and I love the vocal phrasing of childhood imaginations. Then the last chorus falsetto harmonies took this over the top. Well done!
Playful and catchy! I did not expect to be so jazzy!
Very whimsical! I love the imagery and playfulness.
Glad to see you back here. Love the playful theme, the way you slip between reality and imagination, and your very fun scatting!
The former kindergarten teacher in me is utterly DELIGHTED by this - it is so, so joyful. Really nicely done - uke and melodica are a match made in heaven, and the additional vocals near the end? Perfection. Beautiful work!
Any song with uke and melodica is just FINE by me. I love the chord structure here and the vocal line has a fun bluesy edge to it. Fun lyric too!
And this song is all the convincing I need to follow your music on FAWM. The unbridled joy of this song is just what I needed!
Such a genuinely fun and sweet song. Love the lyrics and concept. The melodica really brings it all together.