Another Love Song

by @edwinb

Liner Notes

The title may have been clickbait for anyone familiar with my output :). Don't worry though, it's not a love song. This didn't go in the direction I intended at all, instead it turned out to be about... well, you'll work it out.

It's an 8 string baritone #ukulele #live_from_the_sofa #nerd_folk thing. #fuc

Lyrics

Ready with the punchline while you're half way through the joke Throwing out the spoilers while they're naming all the tropes Haters shrug and sneer At your latest bright idea

Nothing is original, they say it's all been been done Say that there is nothing new underneath the sun Shakesepeare did it fine No need to waste your time

Well if you can't tell a story that somebody else has told I know of a story that is surely getting old So you're only going to have to bare somebody else's soul And you'll never have to write another love song

Who would want to know it when it happens every day Is there any more that anybody else can say? All emotions already expressed So just let a robot do the rest

If you can't tell a story that somebody else has told Well I know of a story that is surely getting old So you're only going to have to bare somebody else's soul And you'll never have to write another love song

But even if it's true, even if it's nothing new There's nobody can tell the story quite the same as you

If you can't tell a story that somebody else has told Well I know of a story that is surely getting old So you're only going to have to bare somebody else's soul And you'll never have to write another love song

Time to put your headphones on and swipe across the ]screen Plug into your terminal and run the subroutine Ready now on streaming from the way iFeel machine Where no-one needs to write another love song?

And imagine there's a world with no more love songs

Comments

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@janeg

Good thing no one in FAWM thinks we have to leave songwriting to the robots! Though part of the reason I am a filker is the wide variety of topics compared to commercial radio where love songs predominate.

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Great stuff. Charming and funny and made me think too. This is what I have been clinging to too., re: AI- ification. The hope of my errata being more interesting or at least more unique. than the mistakes of machines.

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This is catchy and has some interesting chords - and I do relate. I am ok with love songs if they're about characters in a spec fic book, that's mostly it. I was smiling through this.

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yup I had that. err look thinking Another! what about 1. this is really good mate! one of my favs of yours 4sure. very entertaining and catchy

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Ok, I was drawn in by the title, but what a sweet song! The C minor adds that little musical twist too. Love the lyrics in the last verse (gets wonderfully nerdy) and the pathos in the last line. Great write!

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