You Can't Miss This

by @raspberry33

Skirmish: You Can't Miss This (@deandra)

Liner Notes

Bands are ephemeral. I've been in more than a dozen over many years, and although the tenure gets a little longer each time, eventually people move, marry, get a job, have kids...whatever! I still do reunion gigs every year with "DNR". We scattered from Cleveland way back when, but still get together in someone's new hometown - so far we've played in Peoria, Chicago, Boston, Dunedin, Charleston, Kansas City, Frisco, Jackson TN, Cleveland (again), and it's always a good time. But sometimes difficult to get everyone to drop what they're doing for a gig that costs more than we're paid. But...you can't miss this! Consider it a #skirmish draft in a hour. I could probably do better with some time and my old bandmates. Demo now posted (yeah, 50 minutes late...)

Lyrics

YOU CAN'T MISS THIS c. 2025 raspberry33

VERSE 1: It’s been more than a year since we played out I’ve been missing those nights on stage
We were hot for a while then we cooled off When J-pop became all the rage

But there’s still room for aging musicians To get out there and please the crowds I’ve got an invite to play Peoria I’m told that they like it LOUD!

CHORUS: You can miss your brother’s wedding
Miss a couple days at work
Miss your court appearance
Hope the judge isn’t a jerk
But we’re getting the band back together We’ll be playing a club in the flats
You can’t miss you cannot miss
This scene It's gonna be awesome!

VERSE 2: You can give me all kinds of excuses But in the end, you’ll pack up your car Drive halfway across the country To play at a third-rate bar

No, it won’t be Madison Garden No, it won’t be Budokan But we’ll make a lot of people happy And gets us out of your mouse-ridden barn

CHORUS

BRIDGE: You can’t miss this – you can’t miss Reassembling the band!

VERSE 3: Here’s a song for all you musicians Because you’ve all been there, done that Broken promises are expectations That some day we’ll repair the flat

That someday we’ll be discovered And fed into the money machine It’s illusion, confusion and bad deals So, welcome to the scene…. ¬ CHORUS and out

Comments

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Totally relatable! I love it! Our band just got together to practice three nights ago… our first practice since our last gig which was June 24. You nailed it! Love your delivery here!

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I love being in a band, and I love working alone, occasionally those two worlds collide and we take one of my songs to use, but I never push it.

Really identify with this song and being in an amateur band is bloody hard work on many levels. Great job

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Good song, well played. Sounds like fun. With all the bands I've been in, never done a reunion gig.

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You've got all the images: "Drive halfway across the country/To play at a third-rate bar" and "That some day we'll repair the flat." :) I'm smiling!

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This is fantastic! I love that your singing efforts the conversational tone of the song.

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@deandra

Love this! Live it! 😀

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There’s a sort of bright optimism to this that I find refreshing. Great track, too. The elements work nicely together.

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brought a smile to my face and a chuckle to boot. great response to the prompt! I love the wee keyboard solo too.

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