Week 117 - "Manwich from Heaven"

I wrote this Manwich commercial to serve humanity by proving my worth as a jingle writer.

Week 116 - "He's a Douche"

This song is not about anyone in particular, but about several ones in particular.

Lyrics:
How many times can I say it?
How many ways can I make my feelings known.
Many times I prayed it.
That you would leave that guy alone.

He's a douche, douche.
He's a douche, douche.
He's a douche, a douche, douche.
He's a douche, douche.
He's a douche, a douche, douche.
He's a douche, douche.
He's a douche, a douche, douche.
He's a douche, douche.
He's a douche.

Anyone can see it.
He's been a bad one all along.
Why don't you believe it?
That he will only treat you wrong.

What's going through your mind girl?
It's clear that he's not right for you.
You choose to be blind girl.
It may just be that you're a douche, too.

Week 115 - "Life-Forms"

This song is based on Data's "Life-Forms" song from Star Trek: Generations.  I took what was given and expanded it, adding original verses.  This recording also features me playing my beautiful rosewood xylophone.

Lyrics:
Life-forms
You tiny little life-forms
You precious little life-forms
Where are you?

I Was trav'ling through space at the helm of the Enterprise one day.
I approached a new planet and turned on my full sensor array.
Now I know there's nothing in the galaxy I'd rather do.
Than explore the cosmos scanning them for life-forms just with you.

Life-forms
You tiny little life-forms
You precious little life-forms
Where are you?

Alpha quadrant is crawling with life that is known to me and you.
But Delta quadrant is chock-full of wonderful species strange and new.
It could be the standard carbon-based kind that we've always known
Or it could be some strange form of life that's based on silicone.

Life-forms
You tiny little life-forms
You precious little life-forms
Where are you?

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UPDATE:
Brent Spiner (Data himself) retweeted this song via Twitter.  Thanks, Commander!

 

Week 114 - "Collage"

This piece is a collage of three previous songs in the Year of Song project with various electronic effects applied.

Week 113 - "Deckard Cain"

This is a song in honor of Deckard Cain from the Diablo games.

Lyrics:
One day I was walking through Tristam and I met a man named Deckard Cain.
Once that old man gets to telling a story, it's like he'll never shut up again.
Then he'll send me on a quest against the forces of evil.
Through a strange kind of world that is kind of medieval.
And his name is Deckard Cain.

One day Deckard Cain wasn't there, and I found out that he was missing.
And so I had to go to King Leoric's Tomb and go to battle with the skeleton king.
But the one strange thing about Deckard Cain,
Is every time I start a new quest, got to save him again!
That's how it is with Deckard Cain.

Week 112 - "The Ballad of Romiette and Julio"

This is a song written for the Shakespeare adaptation "A Midsummer Night's Western," with lyrics by the playwright August Mergelman and music by Samuel Stokes.  This will be used for an upcoming production near Colorado Springs.

Lyrics:

Pete:
Now you got your French folks, and they like their sparkin’,
And you got your Irish, and they like to brawl,
But down in the land that is shaped like my left boot,
You got Eye-talians, and they like it all.

Tom:
There was a ranch half a mile from Verona
With extended family, ranch hands, and hens,
And over the draw was a spread just as handsome,
But there was no love creepin’ over the fence.

Pete:
Till one day a fella was out treein’ coons.
He suddenly lowered his head, and he smiled,
When he locked his eyes with a purty young filly,
And she got to blushin’ ‘cause she was beguiled.

So Romiette told all of this to her nana.
Ole Nana ‘tweren’t  happy, but she didn’t scold,
And Julio told all of this to the parson.
The parson was skittish ‘bout what he’d been told.

Then Romiette’s daddy decided his daughter
Would marry the fella he’d picked out for her.
Oh, he was a dude from around Paris, Texas.
A real drugstore cowboy with gold-plated spurs.

Robin:
On Saturday night all the boys came to town,
A-cussin’ and gamblin’ and fightin’ and drunk.
When Romiette’s cousin crossed Julio’s buddy,
They fought, and their final grave was the bunk.

Pete:
Well, as you can guess, there was plenty hard feelin’s.
It looked like the lovers should get hitched and fast.
So that moonlit night, when their folks was asleep,
They snuck out their winders and met up at last.

Week 111 - "What Does Spock Love? (The Women)"

This is a song using clips from the original Star Trek and the 2009 film.  This song was played on the March 1, 2014 episode of the Dr. Demento Show.