Tall Tales (or not?)
by @raspberry33
Skirmish: Tell tall tales (@richardmasters)Liner Notes
#skirmish #talltales #pop #political So, my random words were bear, snort, stink, drive, marvelous and sugar. For some reason, that inspired a tall tale told by someone with a brain worm. Meanwhile....Tall tales...or not? These sound like lyrics of a madman, but they are all lifted from public comments by a certain individual who apparently snorted too much cocaine off toilet seats. UPDATE - full song posted, and it still sounds totally unhinged on repeated listening. But fortunately, I'm not the dude running HHS who spun these tales.
Lyrics
TALL TALES (or NOT?) (c) 2026 raspberry33
Verse 1: I found a dead bear cub on the side of the road, upstate Stuffed it in my van, with a great idea for a prank Put the carcass in front of an abandoned bike in Central Park It’s a bit bizarre, but you know, there’s a brain worm to thank
Chorus: If you don’t believe me, you just haven’t Snorted enough coke off toilet seats Please don’t question my sanity… It’s just better living through chemistry!
Verse 2: I saw a dead whale washed up on the beach in Hyannis Cut off the head with a chain saw; dragged it to my minivan It was beginning to stink but I bungeed it to the roof rack And took it for a long drive, like it was part of my plan.
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Bridge: Barbequed dog? Or barbequed goat You can decide for yourself Marvelous stories you’ll swallow like sugar Pour out a little more white powder…
Verse 3: I’m convinced that autism’s caused by vaccines Or maybe Tylenol, we’ll pin it on the CIA Circumcision is bad, but not as bad as Fluoride Seed oils are poison, beef tallow will save the day
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Outro: 5G controls our behavior Raw milk will be our savior If what I say is bizarre, it’s just a tall tale.
Comments
Okay… now I’m laughing. You can not make tall tales like these up. The organ pop vibe is a perfect pairing and your vocals are great.
Love the power pop chords -- so catchy. The whole mix is fab. The brief instrumentals (keyboard; choir) are memorable. Holding it all together is the delivery's tone of amused bemusement. And the words: totally unbelievable. And yet . . .
A very entertaining skirmish - I would like to hear what happens to this character after his pranks are discovered. The narrative details really drew me in and that chorus....If you don’t believe me, you just haven’t Snorted enough coke off toilet seats
Oh, I think I know what happens next. The protagonist runs a failed presidential primary campaign, drops out to support another candidate, and then gets a government job. I wish I knew the true end of the story! Total collapse of public health? More deaths from measles? A boom for the iron lung manufacturers when polio returns? Full version now posted at https://fawm.org/songs/324896.
Fun lyrics, humorous and theatrical. Your music goes so well with the whole story. Beautiful vocals and playing. Very good take on the prompt.
Thanks for the kind comments. Though the humor is dark, and the upbeat production mocks the serious dangers lurking.
You did a great job. I'm not good at comments. The fault is mine, not yours.
If only these were made-up stories! 😬 Not only well written, but a terminally catchy arrangement and groove! A+ work here! Great skirmish!
I love the lo-fi organ sound on this. Some truly bizarre lyrics. If you finish it I hope you let me know and I hope you put the lyrics up.
Lyrics are up - not sure when I'll finish it, as tomorrow is the start of my every-other week 80 hour schedule. And, yes, those lyrics are truly bizarre but all derived from actual quotes from our Secretary of HHS. That's the bizarre part IMHO.
Good grief! Things over there are even more insane than we guessed here in Europe! We know of the big things (SINGS: "Greenland belongs to me!") but little things like that illuminate the reality of a person even more.
God help America, is more appropriate these days than God bless it! Sigh.. I used to look up to the USA.
OH MY GOD. This is delightful. I had to make myself focus on the instruments because the lyrics are painting a picture I can't look away from.
I think you have just won FAWM. :-)