Elephant Susan

[Kingy_85]

Make of this what you will.. myself and a friend created the song "Elephant Susan" whilst pratting around with his guitar. It was 100% improvised and recently we made this music video to accompany it ! :icon_eek:

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[Profondo Rosso]

Actually really like the song i.e. the guitar and the melody. The lyrics need serious work though.

 

[Macky]

It was 100% improvised

Really? Are you sure? I can't help but suspect that you've paid a professional lyricist and composer

 

[Kingy_85]

X factor then ? or should I not quit the day job ? lol

 

[Macky]

X factor then ? or should I not quit the day job ? lol

I wouldn't be packing your trunk just yet

 

[Profondo Rosso]

If that's you singing I like your vocal style. Like I said, I think it's a good song and if that's the first song you've ever written it's definitely a cracking first effort. Like, I said though, I wasn't so sure about the lyrics, I always love people trying to tell stories in their lyrics, but they just seemed a bit clumsy to me.

 

[SwedeFox]

Agree with Prof, like the melody. Would be interesting to hear that being recorded in a professional studio. Keep on playing Kingy!

 

[Profondo Rosso]

I also think a cello part would suit this song.

 

[Graz]

I thought this was about Susan Boyle..

 

[Macky]

I also think a cello part would suit this song.

...and a trombone. You can't have a song about somebody called Susan without a trombone

 

[Kingy_85]

We sat down after a pizza and some red bull (hardcore!) and the lyrics from that original take are no different from the re-recording we did at freinds house . Thats why they sound so odd, im literally making it up as I go along, trying to ryhme things whilst keeping in line with the guitar haha !

 

[buzzer_b]

What the hell was that all about!!??

 

[Kingy_85]

What the hell was that all about!!??

Crazy stuff I know.

When we were kids we created a lot of random songs on his guitar.

This really is just a completely random video we put together to an even more random song.

 

[Scarby]

next stop Ho Hum Records

 

[homer]

next stop Ho Hum Records

:icon_lol:

 

[Hazzman]

:icon_lol:

I actually saw a Custom Blue CD today in HMV. I couldn't believe it, I just thought he made up to impress us. :icon_bigg

 

[Durham Fox]

next stop Ho Hum Records

:icon_lol:

 

[Babylon]

I actually saw a Custom Blue CD today in HMV. I couldn't believe it, I just thought he made up to impress us. :icon_bigg

He probably went in there and left a copy on the shelf, HMV won't even know it's there.

 

[Blue Maniac]

Crazy stuff I know.

When we were kids we created a lot of random songs on his guitar.

This really is just a completely random video we put together to an even more random song.

I can only imagine what truly random music would be like. I expect it would be a complete mess.

 

[Macky]

I can only imagine what truly random music would be like. I expect it would be a complete mess.

I cannot work out how a song or a video could possibly be random.