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SONG 31 - SUPERHERO
Friday, 14 November 2008, 19:14

Bonjour! It's Friday night and the song is finally fit to post. Get it down your earholes!









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And now due to popular demand (Ok, so only 1 person has asked) you can now download each song in both Ogg Vorbis format and FLAC!

Matthew Nellis - Superhero (.ogg)

Matthew Nellis - Superhero (.flac)

So the song... I've had the chorus in my head for quite a while but again, didn't really know what to do with it. And once again the inspiration for it came from another great Penny Arcade comic. (I can't actually find the link to the specific comic! Doh)

Simple stuff really; what if you always wanted to have superpowers, then one day you were attacked by a mutant hawk and gained the power of flight? I think we've all run throught that scenario in our head before.

I'll start converting the rest of the songs to FLAC/Ogg this weekend and will redesign the 'Songs' page to accomadate. Have a good weekend everyone!


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SONG 30 - THE MIDAS TOUCH
Friday, 7 November 2008, 15:51

Its the big three-o! Enjoy...









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Its a song about nothing really. But at the same time its about everything....

I guess its about a King of some mystical land. He' a nice guy but as soon as he became King he turned into a bit of a dick. You see, the crown has a power. An evil power. Once its upon your head, as well as granting you eternal youth it also corrupts your soul.

Its all in the song.... honestly.


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I'll have what he's having
Tuesday, 4 November 2008, 19:23

Usually when I'm looking for inspiration I listen to Beck and try to glean some of his beautiful ideas. It makes me realise just how complex, yet at the same time so simple, songwriting can be.

So thats the theme of this week's song: simplicity with a dash of complexion.

Don't worry, it doesn't make any sense to me either. The bulk of the song is recorded already, just need to do the vocals and all the fine tuning.


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SONG 29 - DEEP CROW!
Friday, 31 October 2008, 22:30

Happy Halloween! Here's the song:









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So yeah, I know I'm posting this very late in the day but I'll have you know its still technically Friday for another hour and a half. Allow me to explain what happened this week:

I've actually had all week off, and was pretty excited about the song. The plan was to really work hard on it all week instead of messing around with my time up until Friday when I panic and rush something out.

It started well, I had a nice chorus written and actually took my time writing the lyrics and forming what I thought was a decent song. Now usually I cast my judgement on a song by listening to it a week after with fresh ears. Its at that point I decide whether the song was good or not. However listening back to what I had done with this weeks' it was very obvious that everything was shit.

Now to paraphrase a certain Penny Arcade comic, I don't mean it was the shit. It was actually shit. Like, from a butt. And it was Thursday night. I was very much running out of time, especially since I was working all Friday.

So what you hear now is the product of approximately 3 hours work. On the bus home I decided to scrap everything I had done this week so far and just start fresh when I got home and see what happened. And what with today being Halloween how apt it is to have a song about a truly ancient and terrifying creature: Deep Crow!

I would have liked to write another verse or 2 but seriously, it was 10.30pm when I decided the song was fit to post and I start work tomorrow at 6am. I need my sleep! Lets make it a game though; read all about Deep Crow and write your own 2nd and 3rd verses! Fun!


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SONG 28 - JACK ATTACK
Friday, 24 October 2008, 17:24

Ladies and gentlemen, may I present everyone's favourite general attorney: Jack Thompson! Or should that be ex-general attorney?









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I had most of these lyrics written before poor old jack got disbarred, so I guess I've kinda missed the boat with this song. But don't worry, I guarantee Jack will be back in some form! Guys like that just don't go away quietly. He thrives on attention, and when he isn't trying to blame every crime on videogames, he'll no doubt grab hold of the next hot potato and run with it.

As for the song, its a mish-mash of various things. The vocals in the verse I admit are a bit lifeless but I'll attribute that to recording them just after waking up. I should really manage my time better and avoid doing that...

The other weekI mentioned to the people in my Facebook group that I have some news to announce soon. And I do! It's coming this week, so just sit tight.


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Time off isn't always good...
Wednesday, 22 October 2008, 18:21

Thought I'd give a quick update on how things are going:

Pretty well! This week's song is turning into a wierd little beast. Started off in one direction and have veered wildly in another now! Should be interesting come Friday.

I've got some time off work next week, and whilst I'd like to take this valuable time and devote it entirely to next week's song, things get complicated when I look at what'd being released this week...

How on earth am I supposed to get any work done when Farcry 2 and Dead Space are out this week!! And on top of that, Fallout 3 drops next week as well. Its just not fair. My time is precious, and these 3 titles will simply eat it up.

And thats without the added distraction of Football Manager Live launching early next week...


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SONG 27 - SUZIE Q
Friday, 17 October 2008, 14:09

Simplicity is the key this week. May I present the ballad of little Suzie Q....









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I wanted a nice laid back lounge feel this week. Nothing fancy, just something simple and clean.
The story in the song is quite sad, a little bit Flowers in the Attic. Not entirely sure where I got the name 'Suzie Q' from but as it turns out a friend of mine used to be read a story about a little girl named Suzie Q. Quite the coincidence...


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