#1November 4th, 2011 · 11:40 PM
5 threads / 5 songs
15 posts
United States of America
Fishmonger
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This song is not in a battle


I wanted to record a quick, fun song with an aquatic theme.  A couple of samples and guitar licks later, this song was born.  My daughter has a cameo at 2:08.


A sunflower wrapped in black and white
Electric eels providing rays of light
My mind has taken a later flight
And the king is aware of the talking

Empty net approaches the speed of light
Ignore the flash of the warning lights
- Alone and awake in the deep end
- Alone in the wake of my sleepin'
Slide along the surface avoiding birds of night
Underwater kingdom defended by carpet knights

Is it not for sale? Leave a beggar be
Is it not for sale? Under a money tree
Is it knot for sail? Something sent to sea
Is it not for sale?

A sunflower wrapped in green and blue
Electric eels provide a field of view
My mind is at the Rendezvous
Your pot of cold they reach into
- Alone in the wake of my sleepin'
- Alone and awake in the deep end
Slide above the surface avoiding fish of blue
Underwater kingdom defending me and you

Is it not for sale? Leave a beggar be
Is it not for sale? Under a money tree
Is it knot for sail? Something sent to sea
Is it not for sale?

The sun's power wrapped in cellophane
Electric eels are running the water train
Jonah's backpack got wet in the rain
And the king is aware of the vendors
- Alone in the wake of my sleepin'
- Alone and awake in the deep end
Slide above the surface avoiding sheaves of grain
The kingdom in the clouds is crashing down again

Is it not for sale? Leave a beggar be
Is it not for sale? Under a money tree
Is it knot for sail? Something sent to sea
Is it not for sale? A monopoly
Is it not for sale? Leave a beggar by
Is it not for sale? Move the tree aside
Is it knot for sail? Something sent inside
Is it not for sale? Something bigger than Neptune

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#2November 7th, 2011 · 12:26 PM
117 threads / 27 songs
1,057 posts
Germany
Yeah , has an upbeat, punky attitude. Simple and raw party sound.
Aquaristic theme? Yo. Itīs litarally underground

U.L.I.
#3November 7th, 2011 · 04:09 PM
341 threads / 59 songs
4,361 posts
Cymru (Wales)
That was fun, I really enjoyed listening and following the lyrics.
Good work.
Rough, raw yet a professional production
#4November 11th, 2011 · 05:25 PM
176 threads / 26 songs
2,342 posts
United Kingdom
re: Fishmonger
MuneMud wrote…
I wanted to record a quick, fun song with an aquatic theme.  A couple of samples and guitar licks later, this song was born.  My daughter has a cameo at 2:08.


A sunflower wrapped in black and white
Electric eels providing rays of light
My mind has taken a later flight
And the king is aware of the talking

Empty net approaches the speed of light
Ignore the flash of the warning lights
- Alone and awake in the deep end
- Alone in the wake of my sleepin'
Slide along the surface avoiding birds of night
Underwater kingdom defended by carpet knights

Is it not for sale? Leave a beggar be
Is it not for sale? Under a money tree
Is it knot for sail? Something sent to sea
Is it not for sale?

A sunflower wrapped in green and blue
Electric eels provide a field of view
My mind is at the Rendezvous
Your pot of cold they reach into
- Alone in the wake of my sleepin'
- Alone and awake in the deep end
Slide above the surface avoiding fish of blue
Underwater kingdom defending me and you

Is it not for sale? Leave a beggar be
Is it not for sale? Under a money tree
Is it knot for sail? Something sent to sea
Is it not for sale?

The sun's power wrapped in cellophane
Electric eels are running the water train
Jonah's backpack got wet in the rain
And the king is aware of the vendors
- Alone in the wake of my sleepin'
- Alone and awake in the deep end
Slide above the surface avoiding sheaves of grain
The kingdom in the clouds is crashing down again

Is it not for sale? Leave a beggar be
Is it not for sale? Under a money tree
Is it knot for sail? Something sent to sea
Is it not for sale? A monopoly
Is it not for sale? Leave a beggar by
Is it not for sale? Move the tree aside
Is it knot for sail? Something sent inside
Is it not for sale? Something bigger than Neptune

love this ....grabbed me from the start

can hear the vocal line thru most .... a thing i love!!!
shows thought in the mix....
but is the vocal clear enough???

star vote 90%
#5November 17th, 2011 · 05:20 AM
121 threads / 56 songs
3,098 posts
Netherlands
hey this is cool song, very original, really nice groove, yes raw mix but very neatly balanced and nice use of samples.

gets people smiling
#6November 18th, 2011 · 08:06 PM
60 threads / 45 songs
149 posts
United States of America
pretty cool.. not my style tho
#7November 19th, 2011 · 12:53 AM
7 threads / 6 songs
20 posts
United States of America
interestng
#8November 21st, 2011 · 12:27 AM
32 threads / 28 songs
201 posts
United States of America
I dig this man. It reminds me of... something. Maybe REM? Yeah it's raw, but that doesn't detract.

The only thing I would suggest - and this isn't a major thing - but the vocals during the chorus ("is is not for sale?") may sound a little better with less reverb. That could just be my personal bias toward dryer sounding vocals.

Your voice is solid tough, so you certainly don't need to hide/mask it behind reverb.

Keep up the solid work!

@inuke: Stop posting 1-2 word comments like "interesting" (you didn't even spell it right) just to bump up your comment count. This forum is small enough that things like that stick out to folks.
#9November 24th, 2011 · 06:08 PM
15 threads / 5 songs
76 posts
Australia
I love the sample at the start and what not. Also something about the dual layer vocals around the 1:00 mark is mezmerising. Maybe it's just the way its been sung but sounds gooood
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