MeFi Music songs tagged with harmony

Mingulay Boat Song by Pallas Athena

Pallas Athena — Wed, 02 Jun 2021 10:38:29 -0800

Trad. sea song, composed in the 1930s by Scots composer Hugh Roberton. I learnt it from a pirate band who used to play at the Maryland Renaissance Fair.

Invocation by Wolfdog

Wolfdog — Fri, 25 Oct 2019 11:50:38 -0800

Electronics + Piano. Lots of harmonic and rhythmic drive.

It Don't Matter Who's First In Line by ORthey

ORthey — Mon, 30 Sep 2019 13:33:52 -0800

My golly, it's been years since I posted here! Shame on me. I miss the MeMu community. I recently released an album of kids' music, and thought I'd share a tune here. It's a classroom song about that age-old problem: cutting in line.

Manhattan Skyline by rangefinder 1.4

rangefinder 1.4 — Sat, 28 Sep 2019 22:56:47 -0800

Some recent discussion on MeFi about the band a-ha reminded me that I'd recorded this acoustic cover of one of their songs a long time ago. This is actually based on an arrangement by Kings of Convenience, who made some interesting changes to the original song structure. Me on vocals and guitars (nylon-string and steel-string).

Strictly Germ-proof by AxelT

AxelT — Fri, 11 Aug 2017 22:29:56 -0800

Arthur Guiterman wrote it. droplet posted it. epj suggested singing. I was powerless.

17 by Bluebird Wine

Bluebird Wine — Sat, 05 Aug 2017 15:15:16 -0800

This piano part and vocal melody have been rattling around in my brain for a while--finally wrote some lyrics and fleshed it out a bit.

And the Sunrise Welcomes You Home by rangefinder 1.4

rangefinder 1.4 — Sat, 01 Jul 2017 01:56:39 -0800

A short instrumental piece (featuring synth) in which I basically have fun building from a loop. This is my entry for the MeFi Music challenge to submit music inspired by a MeFi post (I Saw This Thing On The Blue And...). Credit actually goes to three MetaFilter-related posts from last month: two MeFi posts by not_on_display and one MeFi Music post by ignignokt; they inspired me to create electronic music again after a decade+ hiatus.

When the Curtains of Night by rangefinder 1.4

rangefinder 1.4 — Wed, 28 Jun 2017 01:41:10 -0800

I'm happy to present my collaboration with not_on_display: this is our version of a neat little tune that was included in The American Songbag (a 1927 folk song collection by Carl Sandburg); the song there was itself derived from a late 19th-century song by William S. Hays.

The Leaving of Liverpool by rangefinder 1.4

rangefinder 1.4 — Wed, 26 Apr 2017 23:21:52 -0800

I had a great time collaborating with billiebee on a cover of this traditional folk song/sea shanty. The goal was to record a simple arrangement that was different from the more lively covers out there -- to borrow billiebee's phrase, a gentler version. I'm hoping our rendition highlights the lovely melody of the song.

track 4 by topoisomerase

topoisomerase — Thu, 01 May 2014 21:13:54 -0800

I'm doing a song-a-week thing with someone I knew in school, and this is what I came up with.

insecure by topoisomerase

topoisomerase — Sun, 04 Aug 2013 01:15:24 -0800

Made in the Multitrack app by harmonicdog. I'm sorry about the wonky levels and general noisiness; I'm still learning how it works.

Mistake by frecklefaerie

frecklefaerie — Sun, 21 Jul 2013 22:50:05 -0800

Quick little ditty about dusting yourself off.

Es ist ein' Ros' entsprungen by Pallas Athena

Pallas Athena — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 19:16:47 -0800

German, anonymous, probably 1500s. Still learning to harmonise using GarageBand.

unSane's Whistling Shoes by topoisomerase

topoisomerase — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 10:36:55 -0800

I stole the words from unSane and turned it into a song with off key whistling.

Harpies at the Bar by Pecinpah

Pecinpah — Sat, 29 Sep 2012 14:56:12 -0800

This is a song about what a serial murderer might feel like after he's been at it for so long he can hardly stand it anymore.

John & Tanya - Werewolf Night by soundacious

soundacious — Wed, 16 May 2012 20:05:45 -0800

This is from our JUST released album, The Story Is Everything. We're trying to beat a crazy deadline and sell 17 CDs before the end of the day tomorrow (Thursday, May 17). If we do it, we can bring physical discs to the Kerrville Folk Festival next weekend. Here's the link, should you happen to feel generous. Thanks for listening!

Such Great Heights (cover) by unSane

unSane — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 07:32:25 -0800

I've always had a soft spot for this Postal Service song, so here's an acoustic cover featuring resonator guitar, pump organ, and ten copies of me. Lighters out for the last chorus, please.

More Than Anything by tunewell

tunewell — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 15:27:20 -0800

Experimenting with layering chords together in this short folky uke/guitar song. Also hoping the vocals blend well with the feel of this one.

Ain't Too Proud to Beg by Jon_Evil

Jon_Evil — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 09:39:53 -0800

It's Valentine's Day, and I wanted to do a song about fighting against heartbreak. Naturally, I could not resist The Temptations.

Steam Stove by Corduroy

Corduroy — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 14:32:02 -0800

This is a song from the batch I recorded when I recorded Cold Dip and It Could Always Be Early. It has an absolutely ludicrous number of tracks for a song that has nothing but guitars and harmony, and I feel the need to just release it and see how others react to it.

Can the Hive Mind help me with this riff? by unSane

unSane — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 11:48:56 -0800

I wrote this simple little Mellotron piano chord progression this morning but it's baffling me. Can anyone suggest how I get it to loop back around to the beginning again?

Ten Years in a Hundred Dollar Suit (vox up) by unSane

unSane — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 18:56:57 -0800

I pushed the vocal track a couple of dB on this track I posted yesterday as several people suggested. See what you think.

Simple Town (Full Version) by unSane

unSane — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 18:15:43 -0800

Feisty powerpop version of the a capella song I posted for the challenge. Man, this was another freakin' difficult song to mix, not least because it was the first one I did on my Yamaha HS50m monitors which Chococat recommended.You know when you go to the bathroom in the middle of the night in a hotel and accidentally turn on the overhead fluorescents and catch yourself stark naked in the most unflattering, pore-revealing detail and sort of gasp in horror? These speakers are like that. You fight them every inch of the way, not trying to get the song sounding good, but just to stop it sound so goddamn bad.

If I Fell by useyourmachinegunarm

useyourmachinegunarm — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 20:07:36 -0800

A boy/girl take on the Hard Day's Night track.

Simple Town by unSane

unSane — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 14:21:20 -0800

A piece of pop fluff for the a capella challenge.