New meat :D Rough demo but an almost listenable recording to get the feel. Still changing things around (melody, need better banjo playing :roll: ) but looking for feedback.
http://soundclick.com/share.cfm?id=11927660
Based on The Chicken Store in Key West, intro & outro from one of their t-shirts, and some newspaper articles about the wild chickens in Key West
http://www.thechickenstore.com/
Key of D; 4/4 time
banjo chords: D - 7777; G - oooo; Em - 2oo2; F#m(GB) - 4oo4; G(XII) - (12)(12)(12)(12)(12); F#m(XI) - (11)(11)(11)(10)(11);
Intro
l D (one strum) l N.C. l N.C. l
Why did the chicken cross the road?
l G (one strum) l N.C. l N.C. l
Emily Dickinson said she could not stop for death
Verse 1
D l D l G l G l
People see Key West as a tourist town
D l D l G l G l
Bars mile marker zero on Duval Street
G l Em l F#m l F#m l
There was a chicken store owned by Roy Stone
D l D l G l G l
Rooster rescue team's mission is preserving
Refrain
D l F#m l Em l Em l
Wild chickens of Key West
G l Em l F#m l F#m l
Do you love chickens?
D l D l D l D l
Or know someone who does?
Verse 2
D l D l G l G l
Walking Limestone streets pooping on the docks
D l D l G l G l
Roosters, hens and chickens running wild
G l Em l F#m l F#m l
Descendants of depression local flocks
D l D l G l G l
Rooster preserving mission is rescuing
Repeat Refrain
Bridge
G(XII) l F#m(XI) l D l D l
Do you want to take one home?
G(XII) l F#m(XI) l D l D l
Do you want a chicken store souvenir
G(XII) l G(XII) l G l G l
Adopt them if you qualify but you can't buy
G (one strum) l N.C. l D (one strum) l N.C. l
How far away will you be when you realize you wish you bought something?
Repeat Refrain
Verse 3
D l D l G l G l
Store is closed Roy's still runs the rescue
D l D l G l G l
Takin in the orphaned sick and wounded
G l Em l F#m l F#m l
Savin from humans, hawks and feral cats
D l D l G l G l
Rooster rescue team's mission is nursing
Repeat Refrain
Repeat Intro
Hi Andy,
You went for one of the BIG life questions :wink: The way you strum the banjo has a "rooster-ish" quality that adds to mood of the song. My favorite part musically is on the part "Do you love chickens?"
Now, is the "she" in verse one referring to the chicken or Emily?...if it's the chicken, maybe "Emily Dickinson said IT could not stop for death.
Thanks for sharing.
James
The lyrics would have been pretty confusing without the link to the story.
It's funny and entertaining.
Good start, but it seems like you're in search of a melody.
Renee
Now, is the "she" in verse one referring to the chicken or Emily?...if it's the chicken, maybe "Emily Dickinson said IT could not stop for death.
James,
The t-shirt says it all :lol:
http://www.thechickenstore.com/Tshirts-Tanktops/crosstheroadtshirt.html
Renee,
I am perpetually wrestling me and prosody :D
Thanks for the listen and comments :!:
The t-shirt says it all :lol:
Ah, yes. What punctuation marks do for clarity.
Interesting story and song. Where else but Guitar Noise SSG will we encounter such as this?
:)
Interesting story and song. Where else but Guitar Noise SSG will we encounter such as this?
:)
Thanks for the listen :lol:
