Comments on: Secular Humanist Love Song

Secular Humanist Love Song

Dalton — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 08:50:13 -0800

The title is pretty self-explanatory really. Instruments: piano and reedy voice.

This is the first song I've been able to complete since I started tinkering around with musical instruments four years ago. I wrote it over this past Christmas holiday for my girlfriend. It started on the ukulele, but then migrated over to the piano. This is a demo recorded in one take at the Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago. It isn't perfect (the singing surely isn't), but I'm happy with it.

By: Dalton

Dalton — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 09:01:06 -0800

Lyrics:

God is just a word thats easily abused if hes there he doesnt care, Bug, I believe in you

The holy cathedrals of Paris and Rome, St. Peters glory and Notre Dame, cant compare with your derrière, Bug, I believe in you

Sure, youre not omnipotent, but when I call you youre there, and when I fuck up royally
youre still patient all the same and for that I give thanks

Im reading the Bible its full of contradiction, Im pretty sure that it's a work of fiction, I dont have to look to the good book, Bug, I believe in you

Consider this a hymn, a secular testament, I do not doubt what youre about, Bug, I believe in you

Sure, you cant transubstantiate, but I dont really care for wine, and you dont require a sacrificial lamb, besides that would be weird, but for you I give thanks

By: pazazygeek

pazazygeek — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 22:00:17 -0800

love it love it love it!

By: Karlos the Jackal

Karlos the Jackal — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 01:24:19 -0800

Congrats on finishing your first song! Many people never get this far. Hopefully there will be more, right?

I like your voice. Reedy, sure, but it's not an annoying nasal drone or anything and you can carry a tune. There's character and emotion in there.

I also like the use of "Bug" as a term of endearment. Sweet.

You might watch your recordng levels in the future -- I think you're getting some distortion in there.

By: ORthey

ORthey — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 12:53:00 -0800

Great job on your first song. There are some parts in the vocals where you hit a perfect note and it just sounds great.

By: phrontist

phrontist — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 07:32:18 -0800

Thanks!

By: garfy3

garfy3 — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 17:14:54 -0800

can i just pipe in here to say that you're voice is perfectly wonderful!! the way you're moving through several well-structured scales in multi-syllabic words has always struck me as one of those characteristic "hooks" you find in excellent vocal arrangements.

but heck, i'm no expert. keep it up, and please post some more!

By: roombythelake

roombythelake — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 21:39:43 -0800

I notice you wrote "but I don't really care for wine" but sang "but I don't like wine." I prefer the way you sang it. The joke's funnier with such short one syllable words coming a great long word like "transubstantiate."
And I love your vocal rising on the paris and rome bit.

(side note: whistling! whistling! every song with whistling should have a whistling tag...)

By: chococat

chococat — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 23:56:25 -0800

how did i miss this? fantastic.