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Poppy-ska song I wrote a couple years ago about being afraid to ask a girl out. (I did, eventually, but not in the song). [more inside]
posted by Jon_Evil
on Dec 19, 2009 -
1 comment
About three and a half years ago, I uploaded the eleventh song on Mefi Music. This autumn, I finally got my arse in a real studio, and did it properly. [more inside]
posted by armoured-ant
on Dec 18, 2009 -
3 comments
This is the lead-off track from the forthcoming EP, Labyrinths, by Steve Goldberg and the Arch Enemies, to be released 1/7/10. It's a wistful slice of indie-pop about insomnia, suburban isolation, and the boredom of hometowns. [more inside]
posted by ludwig_van
on Nov 23, 2009 -
8 comments
a song by my band, fm campers. don't really know where this falls, genre-wise... electronic rock noise-pop? [more inside]
posted by Espoo2
on Oct 15, 2009 -
5 comments
From the band that brought you "Bridges over the Thames" and "The world's most blown mind", The Old Whores Of San Pedro proudly present. Locate the pin, a song inspired by a fire extinguisher. [more inside]
posted by gergtreble
on Aug 2, 2009 -
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For losers everywhere... [more inside]
posted by MajorDundee
on Jul 4, 2009 -
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A goofy, gleeful, garage-y little summer-in-the-city song. [more inside]
posted by DaDaDaDave
on Jul 1, 2009 -
4 comments
From the back catalog of The Olivers. Somehow this one never made it over here. As always, interested in y'all's thoughts.
posted by Navelgazer
on Jun 30, 2009 -
1 comment
A song I wrote a long time ago. With the help of a friend's vocals... [more inside]
posted by KevinSkomsvold
on Jun 8, 2009 -
2 comments
June Challenge entry. With sincere apologies to Mr Cohen and fans of the song. [more inside]
posted by MajorDundee
on Jun 6, 2009 -
25 comments
As I was noodling around with these chords, beautiful summer has arrived here in Seattle. I couldn’t help but look out the window of our little music room at the gorgeous weather, flowers, blue skies, and people having fun on the water and asking myself, what am I doing inside on such a lovely day? And the answer is, writing a song about how I love the summer months as long as I’m safely ensconced indoors and out of the sun. It’s not my fault that I’m borderline translucent and in danger of melting in summer sun like a chocolate bar on the backseat of a car in July. But keep in mind, those of us who prefer it inside, aren’t necessarily anti-summer. We love watching it from the safety of air-conditioned shade. [more inside]
posted by hillelc
on Jun 1, 2009 -
1 comment
I don’t know crap about this topic but it hasn’t stopped me from having my interest piqued. Specifically, I’m talking about brain chemistry. Both the mechanics of it and the way we manipulate what those mechanics do these days are super interesting. Even more amazing to me is how people’s emotions (usually negative emotions) can be a simple result of a chemical imbalance in their brain. Wow. I realize the drugs we have today are both amazing relative to nothing and very blunt instruments relative to what we’ll have down the road. And while I haven’t tried any of them, I sometimes wonder what people did before they existed. Mostly suffered I suppose. :| [more inside]
posted by hillelc
on May 19, 2009 -
1 comment
2nd song on my rpm album - this is a kind of mellow song
posted by pyramid termite
on Feb 26, 2009 -
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A happy-sounding very sad song. [more inside]
posted by millipede
on Feb 18, 2009 -
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This started as a weird tune with pseudo-Indian wailing/cat meowing vocals, guitar feedback, and a one-note sitar solo. It still has those elements, but the track ended up being an almost radio-friendly, catchy (?) pop-rock thing. [more inside]
posted by edlundart
on Feb 9, 2009 -
12 comments
A mashup of ELO and another well-known artist. [more inside]
posted by flatluigi
on Feb 4, 2009 -
14 comments
Recorded back in '01 for the Chalkhills.org King For a Day XTC tribute compilation CD. Written by Andy Partridge, but never recorded by XTC. This was a one-off project, but eventually led to the formation of my XTC tribute band, and we played it live once or twice. [more inside]
posted by Devils Rancher
on Jan 1, 2009 -
1 comment
A song about my favorite failed Aaron Sorkin show.
My good friend Jessica sings Harriett's part.
posted by clcapps
on Dec 26, 2008 -
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My Talking Heads-y song, with tons of autotune!
posted by clcapps
on Dec 22, 2008 -
3 comments
(Note: NSFW-ish if f*** and a****** are a problem where you work.)
For the bulk of the years of growing up that I actually remember, what I would consider the “formative” years, I lived in Brookline, Massachusetts. (Not to be confused with the super irritating Brookline, New Hampshire that would show up in school closing announcements only to leave me extra disappointed.) During and after college I didn’t think much of my high school years at Brookline High School. And in fact, I ended up losing touch with every friend I made there. But thanks to the internets I have reconnected with many of them, some very recently. It’s been super positive, and it’s stirred up all these great memories of my time in Brookline. That’s what this song is about. These three incidents in particular: [more inside]
posted by hillelc
on Nov 24, 2008 -
3 comments
I tend to take a lot of pictures. I found out early on in my photo-taking tenure that the more pictures I took, the more likely that some of them would come out nicely. Of course, I’m always the one behind the camera. As a parent, I also have wondered just how much of the time I spend with my kids they will remember (if any). My father recently asked me if I remembered how we used to watch Star Trek together. I honestly couldn’t remember. He was crushed. It occurred to me that many years down the road when my kids look at our family pictures they won’t see me in any of them because I was the one behind the camera. Something tells me that this detail will be lost on them as they repeat the cycle and tell me they don’t remember me being there. ;) [more inside]
posted by hillelc
on Nov 10, 2008 -
5 comments
John McCain meets Barack Obama in a chance enounter, post-election but pre-inauguration. Recorded by the 7-piece Seattle band "Awesome" at my studio in sunny West Seattle. [more inside]
posted by Aquaman
on Oct 30, 2008 -
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Not a ghost story, but some spooky moments nonetheless. A cranky pop rock + alt-country-ish tune I wrote for FAWM 2008... [more inside]
posted by scottandrew
on Oct 22, 2008 -
3 comments
I bought an old box of Fruit Brute on eBay last week and it had one of those paper records attached to it. The song was so rad, I had to digitize it to share with MeFi. [more inside]
posted by uncleozzy
on Oct 19, 2008 -
12 comments
Awhile ago I spent way too much time reading a thread on the always excellent Marginal Revolution blog discussing possible tactics for dealing with sudden and unwelcome time-travel to 1000 A.D. Clearly the thread needed to be put to music. (OK, it was clear to me at least.) That was so much fun that I thought it might be fun to do it again. And Tyler over at Marginal Revolution was nice enough to participate for another round.
Then Tyler announced the topic - “Are Books Overwritten?” Ruh ro.
[more inside]
posted by hillelc
on Aug 5, 2008 -
1 comment
It seemed time for an uncomplicated pop song (not that any of my songs are super complex in the first place). But in this nice little package you get everything you’re looking for in a standard radio-friendly pop song (does anyone listen to the radio anymore?)... [more inside]
posted by hillelc
on Jul 28, 2008 -
7 comments
A few months ago I decided I wanted to try and do a cover. Based on the result, it was clearly a bad idea. I probably should have been discouraged but instead, after months of therapy, I decided to try again. The victim this time was one of my favorite artists - Jonathan Coulton and his excellent song SkyMall. [more inside]
posted by hillelc
on Jul 22, 2008 -
4 comments
Written back at the turn of the millennium (oh the good old days) this song is about our old friend Victor. He’s an ethnic Chinese, Australian born doctor who abandoned medicine (and Sydney) to embrace the “structured” world of computer programming and the United States. Once you understand the laws that govern Victor’s existence you can compile him quite reliably. [more inside]
posted by hillelc
on Jul 15, 2008 -
4 comments
Wrote this a few years ago. An introspective song about a place to be introspective. [more inside]
posted by hillelc
on Jul 14, 2008 -
5 comments
Song about an unreasonably angry stewardess. Everyone's written one of these. [more inside]
posted by hillelc
on Jul 10, 2008 -
6 comments
If you don’t know what “Rule 34″ is, just pull out your trusty Urban Dictionary and look it up. Go ahead, I’ll wait. [more inside]
posted by hillelc
on Jul 8, 2008 -
7 comments
Polygamy (or more accurately - group marriage) gone awry. [more inside]
posted by hillelc
on Jul 4, 2008 -
4 comments
A new song this summer. I had a postable semi-instrumental version of this, but decided to wait until I fleshed it out. Thus, this is a pretty fleshed-out version, with vocals and about 12 tracks. [more inside]
posted by tmcw
on Jul 2, 2008 -
5 comments
This song is about a love rectangle. The singer is in love with Betty, she’s in love with a boy who treats her like crap. He is in love with Betty’s rich best friend who treats both him and Betty like crap. Everyone’s pretty much miserable except possibly for the best friend who’s oblivious to people’s feelings. [more inside]
posted by hillelc
on Jun 30, 2008 -
2 comments
Inspired by the Marginal Revolution thread giving advice on what to do if you find yourself suddenly transported back to Europe 1000 years ago with nothing but the clothes on your back. [more inside]
posted by hillelc
on Jun 26, 2008 -
5 comments
"Our minds are permeable to forgetfulness; I myself am distorting and losing, through the tragic erosion of the years, the features of Beatriz."
-- Jorge Luis Borges [more inside]
posted by ludwig_van
on May 16, 2008 -
6 comments
The Olivers are on some rough seas right now, but here's something to guide us all to better shores. [more inside]
posted by Navelgazer
on Mar 24, 2008 -
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This song is from the band I have been with for the longest, LOX-P, and was recorded at the same studio and under the same conditions as the last song I posted, War Waltz. On this recording I am the bass player, however I wrote the guitar line as well. Hope y'all like it. [more inside]
posted by Slash_fan
on Feb 21, 2008 -
3 comments
This is the first song off our new album, The Continuing Adventures of the 23rd Century in ... The 23rd Century. [more inside]
posted by tcobretti
on Feb 17, 2008 -
3 comments
I song I mixed about regaining lost time. By the Wild Bores [more inside]
posted by salvomix
on Feb 4, 2008 -
1 comment
I think this is one of the catchier songs I've come up with in a while, though I never seem to be a good judge of that. At any rate, it's a short and simple track about intense love gone missing... or something like that. [more inside]
posted by edlundart
on Dec 19, 2007 -
6 comments
No, not that Surfer Girl. I wrote this years ago back when the internet was still pretty new and AOL chat rooms were becoming popular. Recorded on my first Mac with no bass and a drum machine that I had absolutely no idea how to work.
posted by gfrobe
on Dec 18, 2007 -
8 comments
In the grand tradition of rock and roll waltzes, I bring you Angel Waltz.
posted by Afroblanco
on Aug 26, 2007 -
2 comments
A poppy ditty about a girl's good fortune thanks to yours truly.
posted by markulus
on Jun 4, 2007 -
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A pop-rock song about bypassing the supermodels and going straight for the solid girls. Tried to write it catchy, melodic and rockin. Feedback would be much appreciated.
posted by markulus
on May 1, 2007 -
12 comments
A Metafilter exclusive! This is the studio version of my contribution to the meficomp. It's the second track from my new album, which is available now.
posted by ludwig_van
on Apr 24, 2007 -
8 comments
The final song from The Olivers' slap-happy EP. Complete with bald-faced Beatles and U2 references. Listen, Comment, Favorite, and Add To Playlist. Enjoy!
posted by Navelgazer
on Apr 18, 2007 -
1 comment
A cover of the first verse and chorus of the Gnarls Barkley song, primitively recorded live a while back when I had a cold. My wife was really into the song and I recorded this for her as a goof, but it came out kinda good.
posted by edlundart
on Apr 17, 2007 -
9 comments
The opening track from my upcoming LP. Handclaps, ooh bop bops, fiddles, and flutes.
posted by ludwig_van
on Apr 10, 2007 -
7 comments
Lyrically naughty, musically atmospheric. Features guitars, vocals, brushed drums, African thumb harp, clothes hangers, and a shy half of a fake symphony orchestra.
posted by edlundart
on Apr 10, 2007 -
7 comments
