Just So Ordinary
by @carleybaer
Liner Notes
This week's BSC prompt was "Ordinary." I wasn't sure what I was going to write about when I pulled it, but as soon as I sat down at the piano it all just started happening. Spent wayyyyy too much time wrestling with it in Logic but sometimes that's how it goes.
Lyrics
Isn’t it just so ordinary Isn’t it just so ordinary Garden variety, nothing worth note It’s a bird in the hand, it’s a frog in the throat, oh Isn’t it just so ordinary
Inevitably, something’s gonna have to change It’s the rodeo, the range, the mode, the mean Don’t listen to me, I’m just saying what I see Everything I’ve said is everything I’ve seen
Isn’t it just so ordinary Isn’t it just so ordinary Garden variety, nothing worth note It’s two birds and a stone, it’s a hole in the boat Isn’t it just so ordinary
Reason and rhyme, it’s a tale as old as time Take something beautiful and slime it up for headlines Predictable and plain, the remarkable human brain But no one knows for certain what’s lurking in the confines
But don’t you go thinking that it’s over Don’t you go thinking that it’s over now It’s the same story, every word, already heard Over and over and over
Isn’t it just so ordinary Isn’t it just so ordinary Garden variety, house is on fire Every shepherd a crook, every leader a liar Isn’t it just so ordinary
Comments
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I'm enough of a FAWM veteran at this point to realize two truths:
- Carley is going to produce a shitload of songs, and
- They're all going to be really f$&!ing good.
Not sure how you craft such delicious melodic pieces, but this is tops. Fantastic vocals, particularly the background harmonizing.
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Good song. Everything's great. Mostly I love the harmony vocals, the chord/melody movement. I can't fathom how you get the song written and recorded with the drum track and harmony...and 14 of these high quality pieces in 1 day! I guess I have to start doing the Bad Song faithfully.
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I love your vocal expression. You’ve never sounded better!
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Great swing on this, and your vocals are so good here. Lyrics are quite clever. Goals!
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I'll be honest, I don't have much constructive to say about this one - it's just really, really good. Just extremely very good.
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Oooooo! Love that bouncy melody and those vocals! Wow! Funny, I’m working on a song that starts with “Just.” This is extraordinary!
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For all the wrestling it comes off effortlessly. This is a cool track
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Love that piano and where the chords go. Cool idea lyrically.. I totally get it. I also love the backing vocal swells. wonderful job.
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Love this!!! Great lyric and the music and arrangement are amazing! Background vocals for the win, too!
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This is excellent, some Sara Barielles vibes beautifully sung and played. Good job, Carley.
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Omg yes! I love that we both wrote Ordinary songs about this freaking farce…my dude- I love your voice and I love the freaking lyrical format here. The backing vocals are so full of sass and color too! Great write!