Flyball's Lament (the short version)

I made this little song last night. The lyrics, albeit very simple, have been stuck in my head for some time. And they reminded me of Captain Fred Stone and Flyball drifting silently through the cosmos. I guess this would have to be before Flyball hooked up with Moofa, the cat from mars, and had kittens. And a warning: the first time through the chorus is a bit rough.

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posted by The Great Big Mulp (8 comments total)

I hope someone else out there read the "Space Cat" books from the 50's as a kid.
posted by The Great Big Mulp at 9:21 AM on February 23, 2007

Instant favorite. This is the kind of stuff from you that I like the most (I guess, if I had to describe it it would be the ukulele songs with assorted craziness on top). If you polish the voices a bit it will be perfect (and I'd love to hear the updated version -or the longer one, if there is one).

Great one, man, glad to have you back posting.
posted by micayetoca at 9:37 AM on February 23, 2007

Thank you, much! Yeah, I think I will go back and fix the vocals -- I never do that sort of thing, but it would definitely improve the song. And the longer one ... it just has an absurd 2 minute outro. It's over here.
posted by The Great Big Mulp at 10:40 AM on February 23, 2007

Wow, for being pretty short and sweet, it definately has an epic feel. This is awesome! I agree with mica, instant favorite.
posted by snsranch at 4:25 PM on February 23, 2007

Thanks, snsranch. (It actually began with me trying to drum along to "Concrete". Alas, I was too drunk. I'll have to work on that one sober.)
posted by The Great Big Mulp at 5:00 PM on February 23, 2007

This is my favourite thing that you've done.
posted by chococat at 9:32 PM on February 23, 2007

Whoaaaaaaaaa. Honestly, amazing. You could write a four minute long ballad that builds up to the chorus you give us and it would seriously be like Hey Jude meets The Flaming Lips.
posted by ageispolis at 5:58 PM on February 27, 2007

Just coming back to say that I'm glad you're up there on the MOST playlisted and favorited. This is a great song.
posted by snsranch at 2:44 PM on March 2, 2007