Beggar's Song

Astro Zombie — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 20:33:43 -0800

Another in my "Old Songs" series, where I record lo-fi versions of songs I wrote quite a while ago. This one came from sometime about 1996, and, as far as I can tell, it was composed in a fit of Brechtian depression after listening to an evening of Yiddish art songs.

This is another song that felt appropriate to growl through when recording, and then, when I was preparing to convert it into an MP3, I sort of lost control of myself and the various filters GarageBand offers. Sometimes I'm in the mood for my songs to sound like they were sung through a bullhorn that had gone on the fritz. I can't say why, precisely, except I get in a noisy mood every so often, and tonight was one of those nights. "BEGGAR'S SONG" LYRICS: Where is the girl o that I once courted? Where is the man o that I once was? I buried him when? What was my reasoning then? He did what I do what he does. Am I a fool? And do fools deserve pity? Am I the sap who gets stuck with the bill? I dine with the best but I pay like the rest And I will what I won't what I will. Is there a beast more wretched than I am? Is there a figure more deserving of fun? Mock if you must my ambitions and lust -- I did what I do what I done.

By: nthdegx

nthdegx — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 02:49:27 -0800

These needing putting out as a batch somewhere. This is a great project.

By: umbú

umbú — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 10:29:28 -0800

Brecht-ilicious!

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