FAWM: "Let 'em talk"

Let 'em talk

Liner Notes

afp: Well, I've no idea who Lisa is. Lisa Stansfield, maybe? Lisa from Blackpink?

Another fun one to put together, and after laying down some vocals I knew I wanted some JMS up in hereeeeeeeeeee

Lyrics

lisa saw us kissing on a rowboat on the lake let ‘em talk she says we have no spark and it comes across as fake let ‘em talk, let ‘em talk whispers travel faster than the speed of light let ‘em talk the oxygen’s polluted with their ugliness and spite let ‘em talk, let ‘em talk

screenshots in the group chat, yeah I “heard it from a friend” let ‘em talk I wrote the best reply but I didn’t press send let ‘em talk, let ‘em talk they’re sweating and projecting…. like they always do let ‘em talk lisa says I’d never get a girl like you let ‘em talk, let ‘em talk

lisa saw us sneak out when nobody was awake let ‘em talk she says she’ll call the cops I think she’s making a mistake let ‘em talk, let ‘em talk

lisa saw us throwing a dead body in the lake! let ‘em talk

Comments

@vomvorton 19h

I'm glad I scrolled down on the comments to find that the synth stabs are a Lowest Cricket nod because I was going to say that they reminded me of Prince, bullet dodged. This is great fun, I guess we'll find out who Lisa is when the case comes to trial? Excellently twisted electropop storytelling!

@iwilleatyou 1d

Can i make one small suggestion? That last bit with lisa saw us throwing a dead body in the lake should be a chorus. It's really catchy. So after each verse add it before the instrument break. It's a great pop gem!

@sonicdeatheagle 2d

I needed this! Such a jam. Absolute booty shakin' bop!

@guatecoop 2d

Oh goodness this is dripping with personality and stance! I can only imagine how fun this was to write. It’s got so much going on so tasty! I just love it!

@kristian 3d

haha this is killer obviously. Don’t get the fuss about a dead body though; haven’t they seen Dexter? Appearently the ocean is filled with those things

That synthbass is so wicked and those stabs.. yummy. oh and those piano emballishements?… emball-… things were on point!

@kendrakinsey 3d

Woah this is so best of 80s - yay to all the layers and synth -

@ddd 3d

Absolutely killer stuff. Class.

Tip top production as per. The hazy chords especially take it up a new level. Real punch to the lyrics too.

@rshakesp 4d

Crackin’ fun - the sensationalist energy of the last repeated section is the icing on the cake. Hypnotic, sarcastic, third person tactic - enjoyed everything about this

@kenjku 4d

Love this. Such a throwback to some dancy electrowave 80’s. Super catchy jam. What do you use for synths and controllers?

@alyxanderjames 4d

Oh this is juicy! Such a fun track, that "let 'em talk" is so damn catchy, really excellent work!

@coolparadisoMod 4d

Ha ha i like that lyric good ol lisa. Some lovely musical touches and great stabs from that synth. the vocals both line up nicely. cracking bass

@thelowestbitter 4d

love those big synth stabs at the end of a line in the first verse ... obvious rip off of mine and Anya's song Shipbreaker which was the first song to EVER do this but I'll allow it. Those big reverby piano chords are very nice too and love that sequence bass. You and Julie's LET EM TALKs are such a hook. Love the shift at 1.52 and the filtered bassline for that section. This is really good fun