Like a Rock

My mom wrote this poem in 1968 and I am compiling it for her as a song for her Christmas present this year.

I dont have much money this year since becoming single income, so instead of a present, I am sending my mom a CD of this for Christmas.

I am trying to get better at singing, I am not very good at it but thought that I would post anyway..we all have to start somewhere right?

My friend Casey is working on the instrumentals and I am looking forward to hearing it all jazzed up. I am not sure why there is an echo but I like it anyways...

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posted by Jenny is Crafty (6 comments total)

I thought it was very haunting and beautiful. I was focusing more on your voice than the lyrics most of the time, so you must have been doing something right.
posted by InfidelZombie at 9:19 PM on November 19, 2008

Don't get better at singing because you're already fairly freaking brilliant.

Thanks so much for posting this. I really love it.
posted by sleepy pete at 11:54 PM on November 19, 2008

This is haunting.
posted by dagosto at 3:23 AM on November 20, 2008

Thanks guys...I had to laugh at the "Fairly Freaking Brilliant" ...hehe...I really hope that she likes the finished product as well.
posted by Jenny is Crafty at 2:18 PM on November 20, 2008

Don't get better at singing because you're already fairly freaking brilliant

Indeed. Perfectly well said.

Also, this track should be made into one of the monthly challenges. Have all the MefiMusicians who do electronic music remix it, mash-it-up, all that. (that was you could give a different CD to your mom at every special occasion)

Very, very nice. Jenny is quite crafty.
posted by micayetoca at 3:34 PM on November 21, 2008

Yea, great job Jenny! Your voice is really sweet and it sounds like you really know how to put it to work.

Also, I agree with micayetoca!
posted by snsranch at 4:59 PM on November 21, 2008