Musicians Collaboration Studio
Virtual Music Studio => Finished Works => Topic started by: Stoney on January 01, 2011, 11:51:57 AM
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This was a real fast project to do mainly because it was right up my street ..Johnny was kind enough to ask me to look at his fine lyrics for this one and gave me a free hand to see what I could come up with.
I had fully intended to work on a bed track and put it out for further collaboration but it developed so well I decided to call it complete.
Johnny's lyrics are a whole lot of fun based around old friends reminiscing over the old punk days at the CBGB club while one is applying financial pressure on the other ... a shake down ;D
Great fun to do and I loved putting on even funnier voices than normal LOL ...I aimed at a cross between the Pistols. The Buzzcocks and it seems Jilted John :D
Anyway we hope you like it
Lyrics - Johnny Ace Williams/Marty Brooke
Other stuff - Ian Burrage (Stonehead)
CBGBs
(Intro)
I saw Scumbag at a downtown pub
His hair was clean an' his face was scrubbed
He tried to act like we never met
He told me where to find ya on the internet
(vs)
Facebook says yer a College Dean
Used to go mad for "God Save The Queen"
All those years of sniffin' glue
I thought our thinkin' days were through
(ch)
I remember that night at CBGB's
Her T-shirt said "I Hate the Bee Gees"
Yer spiked collar and her black lips
Ya pogo'ed around on an acid trip
And remember that night at CBGB's
Ya said the chick was givin' freebies
When you told her how ya never paid
She carved yer nuts with a razor blade
"No Future" was our mantra...
"No Future" was our mantra
"No Future" was our mantra
Funny how the past comes back to haunt you!
VS:
Now ya got respect and yer elbows rubbed
A membership card to the Lyon's Club
Ya look so fab in yer suit an tie
I bet they never met that other guy
We used to puke after huffin' paint
On our girlfriend's shoes or a patron saint
On yer plonker ya tattooed Johnny Rotten
I know who you are, Mate, it ain't forgotten
CH:
I remember that night at CBGB's
Her T-shirt said "I Hate the Bee Gees"
Yer spiked collar and her black lips
Ya pogo'ed around on an acid trip
And remember that night at CBGB's
Ya said the chick was givin' freebies
When you told her how ya never paid
She carved yer nuts with a razor blade
"No Future" was our mantra...
"No Future" was our mantra
"No Future" was our mantra
Funny how the past comes back to haunt you!
BR
They won't know you were into The Clash
If ya stay sober at the office bash
I know how ya get when yer really smashed
By the way dude....can I borrow some cash???
CH:
Remember that night at CBGB's
Her T-shirt said "I Hate the Bee Gees"
Your spiked collar and her black lips
Ya pogo'ed around on an acid trip
And remember that night at CBGB's
Ya said the chick was givin' freebies
When you told her how ya never paid
She carved yer nuts with a razor blade
"No Future" was our mantra...
"No Future" was our mantra
"No Future" was our mantra
Funny how the past comes back to haunt you!
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Ian, you're a genius and here's the proof!!!
You pulled this out of a magic hat, my friend, it's perfect!...Johnny
Have a Great 2011!!! What a start...
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A pleasure working with you Johnny and these are fine and fun lyrics ..I'm sure you will have lots more finished tracks this year.
Cheers Ian
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"We used to puke after huffin' paint" ;D ;D
Great stuff guys, nothing like a bit of punk to get rid of the cobwebs.....
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Haha Cheers Mike ... this was a lot of fun and it took me back somewhat .... not the paint .... or the razor baldes..... mmmmm maybe it didn't ... I woz nevva there
;D ;D ;D
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Damn, I feel stupid, I forgot Marty, Quick, turn around!
He was in the loo when we left, so he may not even know we went without him ;D ;D
Marty Brooke, lives in the states, but arrived here from Manchester. He lives in Michigan, and he's a wonderful musician and composer. I met him at the Muse Site and he brought his original CBGB lyric to me for a looksee. It was a sweeter piece then; mostly, about looking back and reminiscing.
As we were becoming aquainted, he told me about an old friend from college that he tried to reach out to, but was somewhat rebuffed. I took that theme and basically re-wrote his sweet, sentimental CBGB into what it is here today. But, he liked my take...go figure. :o
I contacted Marty about Ian, and he was all for someone else doing the music, (punk music not being his thing), but I never expected Ian's super-fast turn-around... ;D
Sooo, I want to make sure my friend Marty gets credit too...Thank You Marty for being such a great sport! Cheers, Johnny
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;D ;D This must be a sign that 2011 is going to be a "WILD AND CRAZY" year, here at MCS!!
Great stuff guys - now if only I knew what the heck CBGB was?! :D
I think Ian(Stonehead) and Mike(snowdoguk) could probably bring back the glory days of punk all by themselves :D :D :D
Of course, if they need it, they know they'll "get by with a little help from their friends". ;)
...and speaking of friends, it's great to have you here Johnny - I don't feel like I have a competitor, but rather a comrade :)
Cheers and Happy 2011,
John
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Thanks for the listen John!
A comrade indeed...Here's wishing you a great (MCS filled) 2011!
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Hey John
Glad you liked it ... a bit of madness does ya good ;D
I have to confess to looking up CBGB's myself and it was a very successful Rock and Punk club in New York until it closed in 2006 (I think). It still has a very active web presence http://cbgb.com/
Maybe Johnny should send them the track :-X
Cheers Ian
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Hey, that's a great idea....uhhmm....O yes...I've seen this done....
"Computer!"
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
"Computer, listen up!!!!"
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
"Send that CBGB music file to the CBGB fan-base, ASAP!!!"
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
"There, my friend, it's done. Now, we can just relax and collect our Kudos!" ;D
Sincerely challenged, Johnny 8)
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Everyone:
Very well done, great lyrics, great music. Ian, you're sick, no doubt, but in a very good way.
Paul
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;D ;D ;D Dear oh dear oh dear... ;D
Love the lyrics, Johnny and Marty. ;)
And Ian...What can I say??? >:D
A fab song altogether! ;)
Donna
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Hahahaha Many thanks Paul and Donna
Why do I feel I should go stand in the corner till I promise to behave ...... It will never happen >:D >:D
Glad you liked it
Cheers Ian
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Hey Stonehead....great job with our lyric !! Great fun, love the guitar sounds and the punk audience samples haha. Also like the morphing punk vocals, very cool. My only slight point would be that this is the longest punk song in history...most are 1.30 thu 2.30 mins haha But you sound like you are enjoying it so much and we forget all that !! LOL
I'm surprized how many people are not aware of CBGB's. It was just about the most famous club in the world in the late 70's. I made a pilgrimage there in 2006 and just afterward it closed!! ....so you don;t want me going to your club, that's for sure!!
Would be approriate if you gave me a credit on your website along with the fantastic Jonny W....please mate. We musoes are sensitive like that. :)
Take care
Marty
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Hi Marty
Glad you like the song which is indeed rather long for a punk track but as the intro and mid aren't strictly punk either I guess this more of a hybrid (Evil son of punk >:D) ;)
Johnny explained that the original inspiration came from conversations he had with you so as he asked, you will find your name as co lyrisist on the sites where I have posted it (Reverbnation and IMW) ... I dont promote my music that much as I prefer to be writing and recording so feel free to post it wherever you like.
Cheers Ian
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Paul, Thanks for stopping by. It's certainly not everyone's cuppa tea, but with Ian's inspiration, it's still great fun.
Kinda like, Monty Python, meets Johnny Rotten ;D
Donna, thanks for stopping by. After your epic journey into deep space, this must been a real jolt...This is how we wake you up from suspended animation! ::)
Hey Marty100, this would be a richer place if you came around more often...
CBGBs, as it appears here, would never have happened without your inspiration. Read the posts, I gave you a whole paragraph, (that's a book for a two finger typer!!). ;D ;D
Cheers, my friend, and don't be a stranger! 8)
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I already read the bio post...you ol' smoothy!! ;D
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Hi Stoney and Johnny,
Yeah a real jolter - a happily ragged exercise in punk.
Well done lads!
Andy
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Thanks Andy :D
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:D I love this tune. A punk vibe done in a crazy Stonehead way. Love it!! 8) The words are fantastic. I hate to say it but I remember those days. We had a bit of punk scene here in Vancouver back then. D.O.A., Pointed Sticks, Young Canadians, Modernettes, Braineaters, Dishrags, and Subhumans were just a few. Probably saw most of them play but I don't remember too much of it. >:D
Cool tune Ian 8)
Dave
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Thats damn decent of you Dave :) :) ... Yes I survived those days too I remember seeing The Ruts in a church hall in Norwich and coming out drenched in spit ... nice ???
There were some great bands about with so much raw energy which is sadly missing these days. I still play my old Xray Spex album with Polystyrene on vocals ...... The World Turned Dayglo .... cool
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSrOJ1ig6tI&feature=related
Love that sax
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Very Cool..."World turned Dayglow" First for me...i love it!
Andy, thanks so much for dropping by...
Yours is like the, "Good Music Seal of Approval"... ;)
Thank you Dave for the kind words...Ever make it to the, San Jaun Islands? Used to live in, Friday Harbor
I think the, "StoneHeads" used to play Seattle... ;D ;D :o
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X ray spex !! 8) Sounds like you Ian only a female voice. I can see where you get your influences. :D
Johnny, I've never been to the San Juan Islands but thanks for pointing that out to me. I was looking for somewhere to go for a day trip or a weekend and I live very close the islands. I'm actually about 5 min from the Peace Arch border in White Rock. I think that might be a nice trip. 8) I was just down in Washington on the weekend buying supplies from Lowe's. :)
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just picked myself up from a major ROTFLMAO ;D ;D ;D
love it!!!! can you believe... 35 years have passed since those days. I certainly was not there, but am awed that so many survived it! :)
Great work as always Ian.. and great lyric Johnny and Marty. Let's hear more of this!
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Tht was fun!
Nice job guys. Some very cool turns Ian.., Her come the pretty bits! LOL
Keep up the good work!
Nick 8)
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Hey J and Nick
Really glad you guys enjoyed a bit of punk loonacy... J those times are especially good looking back on them ...I played several gigs back then that I didn't expect to survive :D... but the raw energy of bands around that time was fantastic..... and Nick I'm pleased you liked my daft mid link ..It needed a bit of daftness to bring in the "not so punky" mid that evolved.
Cheers Guys and thanks for the listen... much appreciated
Ian
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"and England's dreaming" ;D
Very funny guys and so true. This takes me back to my first band when I was 15 years old. We were called Legal Aid then changed our name to Vaginal Secretions. Yeah, we never got many gigs. :o
My fav band back then was the UK Subs ("Who killed Liddle"?). Yeah, even an old tosser like myself has a punk past.
Goods times indeed, Ian.
Really good quality lyric and song guys - so nice to hear stuff like this here at MCS.
Billy.
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Thanks Ian, I wrote the original lyric and Jonnie rewote it and then we worked together on it, fleshing out the idea that a person I found on linkedin.com that was in a Punk band with me 30 years ago, nolonger want to be associated. Johnnie added some more edgy stuff and only the title and a small amount of my original lyric is left in the latest version. Great collaboration, I appriciated you bringing it to life. I love your website. I'll try to vist here @MCS more often. Lets stay in touch
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Hey Billy, :)
Thanks for stopping by and giving it a listen! Stoney, (Ian) absolutely ran with this...I bet he churned this out in less than 24 hours...pure genius!!!
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Hahaha ...Billy ..That has to be one of the worst band names in history but it was the right time for them wasn't it. ... I was in a band called "Ominus Klunk" which In thought was a cool name but I remember another band playing around Nottingham at the time called "Fred Foetus" ... I regret never seeing them play though.... That punk past will always get you ;D ;D
Johnny and Marty...Just to let you guys know that the track is being played tonight 7.00pm GMT on Serious Music's live streaming radio show and I will try and drop in for a chat
http://indiemusicworks.com/lists/imw_radio
Cheers Ian
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Nice work, men. I think I heard this on facebook. lol :)
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Nice work Ian and Johnny! Love it :)
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;D Thanks guys and yes T I did post it on FB ;D
Cheers Ian
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Hi Guys
I just replaced the mp3 at the top of the thread with a new re-mastered version ..Mainly because the original had some very nasty overload spikes that bugged the hell out of me ...This one should a little wider and more powerful as well
Cheers Ian :D