1 (edited by StranSongs 2010-04-27 06:29:13)

Topic: On the Up-Side

Thought I should try a Woody Guthrie type of lyric on the recession - with a bit of humour. This is what came out. It's fixin to be a bouncy little two chord song (C & G) when it's finished.


On the Up-Side


Oh it's hard times
Credit crunching times
Money's buyin' less
And I sing this song
Cause my job's gone
And the country's in a mess.

   But on the up-side
   On the south-side
   There's a fireside
   Where she sits
   And i can be there
   In a half hour
   And we can
   Dance and kiss

Oh it's hard times
Hangin' banker times
Think I'll try and get a loan.
Sure a billion's nothin,
When the economy's rotten,
Hey, I can spend it on my own.

Oh it's hard times
Any - job - you - can times -
Boss is workin' in McDee's.
My gal's in a quandary,
Checkin' all our money,
Cos it's printed fake, you see

Oh it's hard times
Recession-chic times
but I ain't gonna cry
Buy my pants and tops
From the charity shops
And gonna love her till I die.

"Don't play what's there, play what's not there." Miles Davis

Re: On the Up-Side

I love It Stransongs,

Yes, its a bouncy number even when reading the piece. Lyrics are soooooo good.
I would love to hear this recorded also.

Old Doll.

Why Blend in with the Crowd ? When you were made to stand out !

Re: On the Up-Side

I agree with our lovely Doll... bouncy even just reading the poem!  While the recession has taken a lot away from us, it has also given us something to write about and music to play!

Art and beauty are in the eyes of the beholder.
What constitutes excellent music is in the ears of the listener.

Re: On the Up-Side

Love it!  fun and snappy!  would like to hear this as chorus again in the song:

But on the up-side
   On the south-side
   There's a fireside
   Where she sits
   And i can be there
   In a half hour
   And we can
   Dance and kiss

Keep up the great writes, Stran!  best, -T