This is the most positive way of saying there's always noise of some sort, and I can't even argue with it.

I think Cage's silence was shouting out "Hey lookit me ain't I cute" or variants on that. This on the other hand, making use of that neme (a contraction of "nothing meme" in this case), is cute in a rational way, catchy, thoughtful, worth listening to of its own virtue!!

Super catchy tune and the chord progression makes the song really memorable. I really enjoyed the progression of the song. Nice upbeat vibe too. A very special acoustic one-take.

Yes, John Cage with a musical, philosophical dude. 4'33" was designed for someone to sit at a piano and play nothing for that amount of time, encouraging attendees to just hear the ambient sounds. It could also be a meditation on the musicality of rests in music.

In any event, this is a clever song, and I love that you have left in the noise of scuffling about and guzzling some liquid.

I love the ambient noise parts, and I would totally enjoy it if they were longer, haha. Nice concept with the catchy song and then those bits of experimentalism that both deconstruct and enhance it. Humans theorized music, but in the first place, music belongs to nature. I'm not just thinking about birds chirping or other animals use of rhythm and musicality. I'm thinking about how sounds work from a scientific point of view. Of course, not everyone finds harmony in random sounds...

Great concept, great execution. I find myself so often writing lyrics that are a cabinet of curiosities in what they cover, and this is a very clever framing for such a lyric. I appreciate the stream-of-consciousness style that seems to waver between what the artist deliberately puts on the canvas and what is happening in the artist's subconscious at the time. I also love that it's a self-demonstrating article - almost more radio play than song. Your soft and gentle delivery helps make the transitions very pleasant, and creates a synergy between the various parts.

I only know a little Cage but i really admire his writing on aleatory composition. The song is so good, particularly the chant bit with the title. But the ‘afterlife’ section, the post-song song was so apt and delightful.

Oh, man! This is brilliant, I love it some much, the lyrics are pure poetry from the heart. That "Until the world ends" stanza is pure genious.

It's a great chord progression, so no worries about the three times. Great song, and the deconstruction of it is fun to listen to as well. I also had no idea what black midi was besides the name of a band; so thank you for introducing me to the wider concept

😃 i love this song and i too love the message! „Sure, I’ll sing out of tune And I’ll be happy to“ is my mantra for music! I now have to check out this 4‘33“ thing of Mr. Cage!

But for your song: listening makes me happy and - of course - there‘s joy on the moon!

Good! All that creative process. Is it better than the finished product? Who know? Cage was an artist in residence when I was a junior in college. My friends and I had him over to dinner one night. We got him high, and played the Dead and Zappa (I think), and asked him which he liked better. He said he wasn't much into improvisation. In his class he said on the first day "Well, you are all going to get an A, so we don't have to worry about that. Then he gave us printouts of random numbers and told us to create something with them. One day he came with (non-hallucinogenic) mushrooms from a visit to Santa Cruz.
Those few months changed my life.

I'm happy too. I love your observational musings. I always thought 4.33 drew a fine line between artistic brilliance and just taking the piss, a bit like a Rothko painting. I think you have explained it much better. Nicely done with the concept extension and leaving the record button on while you mused a bit longer. 🕶

Yes, all sound is music. But he said (saw it on the video cuz I had to see what this was all about) “Everything we do is music.” I’ll agree with that, too. Clever!

Well welcome back from Mexico, I was afraid you may have been kicked out! I like how you feel the build to almost urgent! Intriguing lyric!

Ha, this is timely as I just swapped my desk chair for a piano stool to record my last song because it was too squeaky. And then I VERY nearly fell off the stool because I forgot it didn't have a back to it. But disaster was averted, and hence I'm still here listening to your new Good Song instead of being taken to hospital or whatever happens when you fall off a stool.

Really like the way you've engaged with / broken / lightly teased the 4'33" concept here! And I forgot that black midi was a thing other than a band, which is a shame because it's quite an interesting thing and I don't really like the band.