OK, here's the deal.
I've been a sh*thead and we know this. My web hosting got a little foococked (sp?) and I basically used that as an excuse to take a many-week break from this project and I want to tell you now, that I'm fully prepared to bare your judgment.
But, I'm going to make it up to you and here's how.
I wrote and recorded 4 songs today - and I am caught up to my 40th week. They are here, below these very words. They are all very rough - dashed off moments after they were written, one track - live vocals and guitar - warts and all. A couple are good, one is possibly quite embarassing, and one of them is your favorite. Ahhhhh - here's where it gets interesting.
I will re-record one of these tomorrow afternoon and give it as full a treatment as I can possibly muster - like the good ol' days. Which one, did I hear you say? Well... that's up to YOU!
Yeah. That's right. We're doing some voting here.
So, pick a song - and I'll re-record it and have it posted by 12 midnite on Monday - just like the old days - hell, I may even have Mr. Christopher Plummer weigh in on the mix!
Leave your vote in the comments section. If I don't get any votes, I'll just pick my own fave, but it's so much more fun if we're in this together, don't you think?
Oh yeah, and voting closes tomorrow at 2pm. I know that's not much time, but I'm a sh*thead.... remember?
LYRICS (for those of you who care about that sort of thing)
Song 40
don't you get too close
i'm alive and full grown
everyone knows my name
everyone is not the same
you've been here
i can tell
all these words
know you well
don't believe what you hear
christmas comes twice a year
santa's been hiding out
santa's lost help him out
you've been here
i can tell
we're so close
but i've been low
all these words know you well
i'm afraid to tell the truth
sticky lies taste so good
everyone knows my name
everyone looks the same
Song 39
it's on me and i won't hold the line don't look at me i've been doing fine i've been here looking at the scenery it's all here if you give it time feeling free and you got air in your nose you got it for free and we're just getting close i've been clear under the scenery it's all here you gotta give it time major D is exactly what we need perfectly constructed number 1, number 5 number 3 it's easier than it seems i can see way deep into the sky you got me making jokes telling rhymes i'll stay here under the scenery it's all here and it's right on time Song 38 turn on baby tourniquet looks like you've been burned again but it's not hot it's temperate and oh oh so so old hold on baby delicate make your face do that again you're not free you're intricate and oh oh so so old older than a winter cold now baby go low go lower you need friends not advocates take your time they're separate but push'em close get into it and grow old old so so old older than your bathroom mold now baby go low go lower Week 37 you talk so smoothe and it's ok i'd laugh about it if we had another day to walk slow and burn one more turn i peel out on the freeway it doesn't matter if i go the wrong way you heard wrong if you think it's your turn oh i don't wanna be all dried out and tightly wound steady now i'm ready for another you lost your book but kept a page i'd try find it if you weren't in my way it's not fair and so hard to gauge i pull up in the driveway you dreamt about this in your younger finer days but i'm not her and you're so hard to please
37 37 37!
Posted by: poopy mcgee | 2010.04.13 at 03:27 PM
I wanna hear you do 38. I think it'll benefit the most from a little more production.
Posted by: Angela Definis | 2010.04.12 at 05:27 PM
38! 38!
Posted by: annonymous voter with an opinion | 2010.04.12 at 04:42 PM
Got an another on-the-street vote for 38
This is getting interesting! oh, yeah, and the voting's extended till tomorrow nite because i have no voice with which to record this effing thing. so, pass it along if you feel passionately about your fave.
Posted by: Jamie Stellini | 2010.04.12 at 12:42 PM
38 please. thanks.
Posted by: the bowers | 2010.04.12 at 12:20 PM
i vote #38!! woot!
Posted by: Sarah | 2010.04.12 at 09:57 AM
thanks for stopping by and voting, you guys! i've been doing some on the street & Facebook polling as well and so far it's 6 for week 37 & 2 for week 38. i'm about to get started on the real-dealzies recording session and it looks like i gotta do 37. i think 38, tho, will indeed kick ass with the band.
Posted by: Jamie Stellini | 2010.04.11 at 01:39 PM
I'll seal it for 37. Glad you are back!
Posted by: beeshaw | 2010.04.11 at 12:34 PM
I vote for #38! When the full band is behind it, it will kick ass!
Posted by: Dave | 2010.04.11 at 10:04 AM
hooray it's back. vote=37
Posted by: Ed | 2010.04.10 at 11:47 PM
Week 37.
Posted by: saysha | 2010.04.10 at 06:46 PM