This is not an entirely new work.. but its very recent adn fits the assignment.. so I thought i'd put it up. I'll try to work on something specifically for this week if I can find some time to do it.
I think I'll be recording this one though.
"Gravedigger Blues"
I'm your local grave digger
And I ain't got a single friend
Yes, i'm your local grave digger
And I ain't got one single friend
Nobody wants to meet me
But they all do in the end.
When I see that hearse a rollin'
I head to the shed and get my tools
Oh, when I see that hearse come rollin'
I head to the shed and get my tools
Another day, another dollar.
Its time to dig another hole
Sometimes there ain't no business
And sometimes the work don't end
Yes, sometimes there ain't no business
And lord sometimes this work don't end
But lately there's a war on
So I gotta hire an extra hand.
Bobby, he don't talk much
But he works hard and he works cheap
Now Bobby he don't talk much
But he works hard and he works cheap
And when I kick these blues, Lord
He's gonna dig a hole for me.
I'm your local grave digger
And I ain't got a single friend
Yes, I'm you local grave digger
And I ain't got one single friend
Cause nobody wants to meet me
Oh but they all do in the end.
-marv
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Sounds like da bluez to me 8) 8) My favorite line is:
"But lately there's a war on
So I gotta hire an extra hand"
and this verse Kicks ass:
"Bobby, he don't talk much
But he works hard and he works cheap
Now Bobby he don't talk much
But he works hard and he works cheap
And when I kick these blues, Lord
He's gonna dig a hole for me."
I cant wait to hear it :D :D --the dog
i can here the blues feel to it, its a very easy read and should be easy to do, my favorite line is this one
Nobody wants to meet me
But they all do in the end
thats very catchy and made me smile when i saw it.
As for criticism to me it seemed really repetive to pretty much repeat the first two lines of each verse again, like it worked at the beggining for me but then i simple found myself waiting for those last two lines of each verse where there was some sort of change. But then again its your song.
all in all a job well done
spencer
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Good to see you again!
Like this one a lot and looking forward to hearing it.
Only thing I might do (and it's only because I'm a sucker for using words more than once to shake things up) is use "shed" instead of "kick" in the "Bobby" verse:
And when I shed these blues, Lord
He's gonna dig a hole for me.
Truly enjoyable song lyric, Marv!
Peace
i can here the blues feel to it, its a very easy read and should be easy to do, my favorite line is this one
As for criticism to me it seemed really repetive to pretty much repeat the first two lines of each verse again, like it worked at the beggining for me but then i simple found myself waiting for those last two lines of each verse where there was some sort of change. But then again its your song.
all in all a job well done
spencer
Thats pretty much the standard 12 bar blues format. Some times there will be s slight variable in the repeat line but thats the way most blues tune are written 8) 8) 8) --the dog
yea i realize that but i guess im always the one who wants to change things up a little bit and go outside of the box and use words that dont always rhyme and crap and use different lines to throw people off make it unexpected ect ect.
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http://www.myspace.com/spencerbeasleymusic
pm if u like it or send me a message on myspace
