Thirty-seven Seconds

My wife went out of town, and she took our son with her. It was the middle of the night, and I was playing ukulele, hoping that I wouldn't wake my daughter up.

I was simultaneously watching the History of Heavy Metal on my TiVo, and started playing with complex chord progressions. I realized I was going to end up spending the whole night doing that, and that if I did I'd feel like crap in the morning.

So I decided to write a song as quickly as I could, post it here, and then go to bed. This is that song.

it may not go down in history as my best

now I'm really thirsty

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posted by davejay (8 comments total)

Good story, sounds like Tender Forever's cover of Justin Timberlake's My Love, specifically when the chorus comes in.
posted by Corduroy at 12:27 AM on October 13, 2008

Well, now I'm listening to your song again after looking up the cover I posted above, and maybe they aren't that similar.

But they kinda are.
posted by Corduroy at 12:28 AM on October 13, 2008

What fun-
and just think how much you saved on studio fees!
Did she wake up?
posted by jan murray at 3:38 AM on October 13, 2008

Nope! Slept all the way through to morning, and I'm pleased to say so did I. :)
posted by davejay at 12:56 PM on October 13, 2008

Ha!
posted by cortex at 8:43 AM on October 14, 2008

Cortex, I think I'm at the point that I only write songs to make you comment.

it's a living
posted by davejay at 10:18 PM on October 15, 2008

I love this song ferociously.
posted by jessamyn at 5:00 PM on October 20, 2008

Wait, I musically amuse two mods now?

time to write a song about pb
posted by davejay at 3:50 PM on October 24, 2008