Chicken To Go
by @jeff9
Skirmish: The 32nd Page (@gruvmachine)Liner Notes
#silly #acousticonetake Saw this one and grabbed the first book handy which was McCartney's "The Lyrics" and on p32 he talks about "the impediment"--the stuttering on The Who's "My Generation" and on Bowie's "Changes" and The Beatles' "Birthday", so I dashed off this silly thing. No big deal getting something this simple and frivolous done within the hour but couldn't figure out how to upload to Soundcloud with their new upload process that went live today (with no more option to use the old, "classic" one). Finally figured out that apparently the new process won't allow certain characters in the song file like the date, which Garageband puts in there automatically.
Lyrics
Chicken To Go
My daddy said son Go and fetch me a hammer But the basement’s so dark I started to stammer And say I’m ch-ch-chicken to go I’m ch-ch-chicken to go I’m ch-ch-chicken to go No way
You want me to see Some movie with zombies Where they eat people’s brains My heart’s a tsunami So I say I’m ch-ch-chicken to go I’m ch-ch-chicken to go I’m ch-ch-chicken to go No way
Guess you could say I was a cautious kid But I never had a problem keeping my feelings hid When the situation seemed a little hairy For me it was downright scary
The big wedding day My heart was aflutter Took a look at the preacher And I started to stutter And say I’m ch-ch-chicken to go I’m ch-ch-chicken to go I’m ch-ch-chicken to go No way
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Fun and clever - and all situations I've been in! Love the heartfelt one-take vibe.
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This put a smile on my face. Not gonna lie, I was expecting a song about food at first! 😆 I think we can all identify with this at various times hehehe!
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Love the message here, Jeff. I'm a sucker for songs like this! Great recording quality.
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Nice use of both the skirmish prompt and the tactic you uncovered. Might be tagged silly, but It stands on its own two feet as a fine lil song 😀
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What a cute lyric and great implementation of the tact/prompt. I love how the story grows throughout the lyric. And I guess there's no real resolution in the lyric but we get a sense that the hesitation is overcome.
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Relatable here. Liked the linear notes for inspiration on the stuttering, and great use of such on the ch-ch-ch-chicken, bringing it even more in line with a reason a person might stutter. The last verse is the crowning story, cause that's pretty big, but my favorite is the first because I've been a long time chicken of the dark!
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Took me a minute or two to remember any "stuttering" in The Beatles' "Birthday". ("Yes we're going to a party party..."??) Despite you making me think so hard early on a Monday morning (and my brain woke up at 4:17 a.m. for some reason), I DID enjoy your song! Another winner! ❤️
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I like it. I really like it. You're kinda swallowing the punchline though. If I were singing it I'd do a sorta backing vocals response thing. Forgive my unsolicited opinion and awful singing here https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/aanz5h49g67v9972hz3vo/Chicken-out.mp3?rlkey=1adgvhurnwpzwcr6tjwgihc8i&st=0pw04duc&dl=0
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Too funny, you had me laughing from the first ch-ch-chicken. And the last verse puts a big exclaimation point on the theme.
I'll check out your other songs too, especially Mahomes Lament
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I saw the title and was expecting a song about takeout food, but I was delighted to find this extremely clever tune! Loved the 3 different vignettes. My favorite rhyme was “cautious kid/Feelings hid”. Brilliant!