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Strange source of inspiration

Challenge time!

I just saw an ad for WORLD'S MOST AMAZING VIDEOS, and they told us how an oil tanker at sea burst into "a fireball of flames".

At first the statement got me thinking what other things you could have a fireball of... but I think we should all try and write a song or riff or lyrics entitled: Fireball of Flames

GO!

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  • Epiphone Dot
  • Electro-Harmonix Sovtek "Green Russian" Big Muff Pi V7C

I am less tickled by that phrase than you are... its kinda depressing that anyone would be dumb enough to point out that a fireball is composed mainly of flames. Why don't you write this one Terry? It seems like its already inspiring you.

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  • Gibson SG Standard
  • Vox AC30 Guitar Combo Amp

that hurts me to read.

i'm sorry, i can't make art based on someone's illiteracy

I think its funny in a sad way.... it would definitely be satirical and the faux band name would be "The Hell's Satans" like Homer's biker gang in simpsons.

"Fireball of Flames" by The Hell's Satans

get crackin' Terry!!!!

actually this is the sort of thing that Donald Trump would say.... maybe the song is about President Trump and HE is the fireball of flames....

okay, maybe I can do this, but I need Terry to help... I'm not going this one alone

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  • Gibson SG Standard
  • Vox AC30 Guitar Combo Amp

i can help too :>

start a lyric.... its a 'trump's an idiot song' where he would be a fireball of flames I guess

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hm ok... imma go think.

make it stupid... really stupid

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Get me s1st draft lyric ans some chord changes demoed w/vocals. 1 mic on voice and acoustic and a lead sheet will do it. I will kick it up and produce it up and wong back to you to sing then I will give it the a list mix.

Be orepared for me to edit the shit outta you. Don't be precious. I will rewrite and rearrange it , give it the compisitional and studio jim-ism.

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  • Gibson SG Standard
  • Vox AC30 Guitar Combo Amp

I am on double deadlines for assignments... no music for me!

I hate when you manipulate me and I comply!

Lyrics will be with you in a sec... sorry, just saw the challenge.

I will give you a rundown, you guys can build on it from there...

This will be a Country/ Rockabilly/ blues feeling beast, and the lyrics will be sung with a hugely country drawl and will be undeniably in the theme of Weird Al.

I will post the lyrics here in my next response... give me a few minutes.

GEAR:
  • Fender MIJ Jazzmaster JM62
  • Epiphone Dot
  • Electro-Harmonix Sovtek "Green Russian" Big Muff Pi V7C

Great idea. I had a cool riff in mind, but I only think in terms greater than 160 BPM.

Fireball of flames

[Chorus] Swimming in a sea of ocean

doesn't sound the same.

Just don't go BANG

all In your face

Like a fireball of flames.

Why try to state the obvious

why can't it state itself?

instead of sitting back and waiting

like a shelfed Elf on a shelf?

[verse]

So many folks don't read enough

when they're reading into things.

Like when they have to get some cash

from an ATM machine...

Now an Automatic teller machine machine

sure sounds like it is fun

But will you put cash

in your cash purse

when your auto telling's done?

[chorus]

Some people dont ask questions

they just do what they want done

dont even question why it is

feet smell and noses run

or why we go bake cookies or

cook bacon just the same.

or yell at wheel of fortune

when they just dont get the game

[Chorus]

Why did they make dyslexia

so gosh darn hard to spell?

But if they're gonna mess it up

it's probably just as well

Language skills are valuable

not something you should dump

You all just need a dictionary

It's too damn hard to

[interruptive chorus]

GEAR:
  • Fender MIJ Jazzmaster JM62
  • Epiphone Dot
  • Electro-Harmonix Sovtek "Green Russian" Big Muff Pi V7C

This... this is gold. I might have time to do some bass for it, but... i don't have a mic, so i'll just supply music.

You snooze you lose...

Fireball of flames

G Swimming in a D sea of [D E D C A] ocean

B doesn't sound the C same C[ABCDCBA]

Just F don't go BANG

all C In your face

Like a A fireball of Bb flames.

The bold letter is the chord that occurs at the start of the adjoining word (as the accent). The [section] is a single note run to transition to next chord.

Repeat these chords throughout

Clocks at 88BPM

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  • Electro-Harmonix Sovtek "Green Russian" Big Muff Pi V7C

Damn formatting

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that's really good :) and probably better than i could have done.

Jim, this now has a "Jane Says" kinda strum pattern

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no it doesn't... I'm not sure about any of those chord changes either.

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guessing you have a different take on it?

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  • Fender MIJ Jazzmaster JM62
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  • Electro-Harmonix Sovtek "Green Russian" Big Muff Pi V7C