Cake Emoji 🎂
by @pianoquest
Skirmish: Birthday Songs (@dudachris)Liner Notes
The #skirmish prompt was "birthday songs." I'm afraid this is more like a #parody of a birthday song, and maybe a reflection on the experience of a last-minute rush to make up for forgetting someone's birthday. #nowwithdemo
Update 2/21: I wrote music and posted a demo. Time to celebrate! #acousticonetake
Lyrics
I heard it was your birthday Facebook told me Too late to buy a present Please don’t scold me I have to do better than A wilted tea-rose ’Cause you are a giant In my book of heroes
So I wrote you this song That’s my superpower I had to get it done In just one hour Never mind the rhymes That don’t quite hit I had a whole lot to say And had to make it fit
Cake emoji Cake emoji Cake emoji For you, yes, for you It’s your birthday Arrival-on-Earth Day Cake emoji For you
Remember all the times That you saved the day In your own unique Irrepressible way? I wasn’t there And I don’t want to lie to you You know the details Better than I do
Remember all the times When things were dire And you pulled our frying pans Out of the fire? Ideally I’d insert An anecdote here But I’ve heard different versions And the facts are unclear
Cake emoji Cake emoji Cake emoji For you, yes, for you It’s your birthday Arrival-on-Earth Day Cake emoji For you
It’s hard to believe You’re now 84 Or whatever the number I’m not really sure I’m not trying to flatter you Not being flirty But you don’t look a day over Age-minus-thirty
Cake emoji Cake emoji Cake emoji For you, yes, for you It’s your birthday Arrival-on-Earth Day Cake emoji For you
Comments
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Oh man! The recording of this is so much fun ✨ I love it so much, thanks for poking me so I could hear it 🙏
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Catchy chorus, I like how the first cake sung is high then goes down a fifth. Good fun!
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@dudachris @cathreu @willow1 @hmstreetteam @nancycunning - I wrote music and added a demo for "Cake Emoji for You" from last week's Birthday Songs skirmish. I hope you like it!
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Oh, dang I like this so much. The sincerity of the insincerity is so sweet. And all the formulas that lie on too of something heartfelt. And I might have had to edit my own liner notes to say my mom was 82 not 83 yesterday, because who is counting all that closely. And Facebook, yeah.
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I know the drill. I suppose we could have a real cake, but the emoji is right at our fingertips.
Cake emoji, teehee!
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Facebook told me, and Age minus thirty are rhythmic and lyrical genius. Well done!
haha this is fantastic too! My favourite lines are the thirty and flirty ones 😂 👏 👏 👏
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The number of times I genuinely smiled during this song puts it well over the usual birthday fare. "Cake emoji" is also a surprisingly catchy refrain!