Post subject: SONG: "Miss Elusive" (very drunk, very off-key, very bad)
Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2009 2:05 am
Coast to Coast
Joined: Sat Sep 22, 2007 6:21 am Posts: 23078 Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina Gender: Male
Hi guys.
So last night I came home from a party, extremely inebriated and heartbroken due to some personal dramas I have going on. I couldn't get to sleep, so I decided to grab my guitar and started playing. A chord progression struck me as sort of pretty, so I write some words up in 5 minutes, record it on my digital camera (no mic at hand) and go to bed.
This morning I woke up, found it and laughed for like 10 minutes. It's chock full of nonsensical lyrics ("she's got dead dogs in her eyes"??) It tries to sound like Chet Baker's "Embraceable You" album but fails miserably. It's funny, though, to see what came out of me in that very drunk, very pissed off moment. Also, I incorporate some of Wilco's "Reservations" at the end, which is just random as shit. And I won't even talk about the ending.
I'm no singer, ESPECIALLY when I'm sloppy drunk, and the guitar was off-tune, but you don't notice that when you're full of scotch. I have a feeling I can pull something halfway decent out of this. As it stands, it's just hilarious-bad. Enjoy!
Ms Elusive comes in like a breeze says "excuse me" as she thumbs through my magazines Taking up my time Pulling bricks from crumbling walls
Ms Elusive has got promises to spare And a wide array of lovers to keep flowers in her hair And she'll humor them Just like she humored me
And she stands with handerchief in hand And she smiles so sullenly And with a sigh dries off the tears... the bitch You almost buy it, her rehearsed crying
Ms Elusive has got dead dogs in her eyes And a laugh so hoarse you'd think that she was about to die But you love her 'Cause come on, just look at her And maybe you can fix whatever's wrong
'Cause maybe she's got reservations About so many things, but not about you Not about you... maybe not about you I doubt it.
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Last edited by theplatypus on Sun Mar 01, 2009 3:52 am, edited 1 time in total.
Post subject: Re: SONG: "Miss Elusive" (very drunk, very off-key, very bad)
Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2009 10:37 am
Yeah Yeah Yeah
Joined: Tue May 30, 2006 2:48 pm Posts: 3115 Location: Edinburgh/Lincoln, UK
Firstly, you're way too hard on yourself. Your voice is really fine, and the guitar doesn't sound that out of tune to me. Secondly, this is a pretty song, and the sentiment really comes across - it's touching. These lyrics were my favourite:
But you love her 'Cause come on, just look at her And maybe you can fix whatever's wrong
Post subject: Re: SONG: "Miss Elusive" (very drunk, very off-key, very bad)
Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2009 11:47 pm
Former PJ Drummer
Joined: Wed Nov 30, 2005 4:38 am Posts: 18049
I like it Jorge! Not bad for drunken impromptu song writing.
I like everything except the last stanza, and the two lines from the 3rd.
"And she stands with handerchief in hand And she smiles so sullenly"
Those seem to be the weakest part of the song. Otherwise you did a fantastic job. Concentrate a bit more keeping your voice on key and you've got a winner.
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Post subject: Re: SONG: "Miss Elusive" (very drunk, very off-key, very bad)
Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 12:22 am
Coast to Coast
Joined: Sat Sep 22, 2007 6:21 am Posts: 23078 Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina Gender: Male
Thanks for the kind comments guys. This song was very spur-of-the-moment, sloppily put together and executed. Maybe one day I'll work on it and record a decent-sounding, earnest version of it. I posted this just 'cause I thought it was hilarious, what with the "dead dogs in her eyes", the random Wilco quote and the punk rock guitar jam at the end.
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Post subject: Re: SONG: "Miss Elusive" (very drunk, very off-key, very bad)
Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 8:57 am
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I like most of the writing. Granted, the dead dogs line is funny. Also, I think "the bitch" just doesn't work. The rest of it can be so strong, so it kind of drags it down. Your singing isn't as bad as you think. With some more work this could be quite good it seems.
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