‘Why?’
MARMALADE CLICHÉ
Kicking the can
Back to where it began
Turning the clock back in time
Photograph’s lies
Memories surprise
Words mostly choose not to rhyme
Harmony stays neutral
Choruses truthful
Verses are brutal or kind
Sad chords lost in sea mist
Melody dismissed
Rhythm? Rhythm gets left behind
Pieces of beach stone
Hearts still beat on their own
Broken, immune and alone
Hate costs you nothing
Love comes at a price
Marmalade cliché’s atone
Believe it or not this sings OK. Some music. Today ‘Hidden Beneath’. Hope you enjoy;
Lastly, a vid. Unusual things I’ve done with a Ping-Pong ball;
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That Ping Pong deftness and sounds are mesmerizing.
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Thank you ~ George
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Love the poem/lyrics. ♡
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Thanks ~ George
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Great words and I also love that ping pong sound. Of course where I live was the home of marmalade… The jam.
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Thanks, Shey. I had ‘sweet & sour’ first but thought ‘marmalade’ sung better. I never knew there was a land of marmalade. Impressed ~ George
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Yeah. Dundee was once the city of the three J/s jute jam and journalism and marmalade was the jam .Some local wifey was credited with inventing it but the reckoning is the recipe already existed, the product existed, what she did was set up a biz.
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I’ll have to add a Scottish feel to the melody when I get to make this one a song ~ George
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Fabulous music…and words!
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Thanks, Holly ~ George
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Agree with Holly.
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Thanks ~ George
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I loved the hidden beneath. And the ping pong ball! My husband enjoyed that. He’s a drummer so that was right up his alley.
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Thanks, Anne. I’m glad you both liked it ~ George
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I feel like this needs to be sung with a lonely piano…in French. Not sure why French, but something about the language fits sad singing.
Random sidenote: Have you ever listened to Thomas Yorke? He did the soundtrack to the Suspiria remake, and the song he sings on it (“Suspirium,” I think) reminds me of your style. xxxxx
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I liked the Thomas Yorke number. It reminded me of Nico on the Velvet Underground. I like that old stuff. At the moment I’m seeing Marmalade Cliché with a few more ‘music terms’ in rhyme a bit like Paul Simon’s ‘At The Zoo’ number. Bouncy. Although your idea is much more in the genre I work in. I suppose I’m looking for a lighter type track but as ever with me that could well change along the way. My decision making is not all that good right now for reasons unknown.
Also, have you ever listened to the best sound art/experimental songwriter Imogen Heap before. If not here’s a link. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYIAfiVGluk
Or her invention of musical gloves; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6btFObRRD9k&t=88s
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I’m glad you liked it! I think I’m in a nexus of bittersweetness right now because of Holy Week–it’s a time of year I’m starkly reminded of the loved ones gone.
There’s nothing wrong with finding some lighter paths to walk, so forge on! I’ve not listened to Imogen Heap in a long time. Perhaps it’s time I returned to her… 🙂 xxxxxxx
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Wow! Absolutely loved both. I confess, Hidden Beneath, was phenomenal… like a mysterious dream. Bravo! ~k.
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Thanks ~ George
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Great lyrics. The ping pong ball effect as super cool, George. Remind me again why you aren’t famous yet?
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Thanks, Pam. The dream still lives on. The score for a big movie/TV is the goal ~ George
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Fingers crossed 🤞 for you!!
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It does have a very pronounced rhythm, and the rhymes are there too, but subtle.
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Thanks, Jane. I’m not sure this one is ready for the new work I’m doing, but later in the year for sure. I need to beef it up a bit ~ George
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🙂
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I read your lyrics twice, and they resonate with me, especially the part about words that refuse to rhyme–
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Thanks. It’s annoying that some days words that actually rhyme often have no rhythm. Thanks again ~ George
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It is! The sacrifices we make —
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Interesting! I believe objects react to music, and without the help of people.
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I agree. Music sets moods for everything. Thanks ~ George
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JGC, wonderful photo, “Why?” “MARMALADE CLICHÉ” is an terrific lyric, I like how you’ve isolated and given meaning to things that are generally the parts of an entire package. My favorite two lines,
“Hate costs you nothing
Love comes at a price”
“Hidden Beneath”,is perfect for this post. Every time I watch your fantastic Ping Pong video I wonder how long it took to put together.
Have a good Tuesday. ~ PM
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Thanks, PM. I think I need to pad out the middle part with things to do with music. A bit like Paul Simon’s ‘At The Zoo’ song. A happy song that packs a punch at the end. The early vids took about half a day to do. The rest of the day editing. I’m missing Photoshop but it was costing nearly a grand a year and I wasn’t using it anything like enough. I’d like to make more but it’s cheaper to get someone else to do it but I’ve never liked the results I get. I might have to dig deep and go back to the start. As a student the cost was next to nothing. Thanks again, PM and enjoy your day ~ JGC
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You’re welcome, JGC. Looking forward to hearing the future padded version. I agree, why pay someone to do something you wouldn’t be happy with and could and can do better yourself. I imagine it would be worth the investment if you were creating a lot of these sorts/types of videos. Thank you, enjoy your Wednesday. ~ PM
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https://pensieriscrittilessenzaioesisto.wordpress.com/2019/04/16/chiusa-in-se-stessa-closed-in-herself/ good morning
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Yes George, why are you not famous? 🙂
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Thanks. Not so much the fame I want. The goal is the compose for TV/movies simply because composing is the thing I enjoy most. I live in hope. Sometimes it’s moving in the right direction. Thanks again ~ George
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I agree, I mean, the fame thing has never held appeal for me.
That would be cool George. I can totally imagine it!
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Really enjoyed Hidden Beneath George, continue exposing that talent let it not be hidden beneath anything.
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Thanks, Chris. I marketed Hidden Beneath to Scandinavian dark crime producers. No luck that time, but maybe one day I can get into that market. It’s suits my instrumental style. I just need it to suit their’s ~ George
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As I said previously George continue knocking on those doors, youth is on your side.
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Zoolon! Thank you for likes our posts. You are the best fan out there!
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Thanks. I believe in being loyal to those who follow me ~ Zoolon aka George
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I absolutely love your poem, George.
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Thank you, Inese.
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💞❤️💞❤️
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Heart touching lines,dear.!!
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Thanks, Aruna ~ George
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Welcome,dear!!
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