Obituaries

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2018/03/22 07:12:49 (permalink)

Obituaries

Obituaries

https://soundcloud.com/orygun/obituaries

Yep, a song about obituaries. When you get to a certain age you start thinking about these things.
This is just my take on the obits. No disrespect intended.

I don't sing very well so the lyrics are spoken, and I'm not so good at that either.


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NI Strummed Acoustic
Addictive Drums
Efimov Modern Bass
Heavyocity Vocalise


I read the obituaries all the way thru  
They're a  story of a life in a paragraph or two  
Your name is  in the paper and your picture's there  too
There's some really nice things said about you

I'm checking out the names, cause maybe I knew them
And I'm checking out the ages, maybe I passed them
Obituaries. Something there to learn
The main thing is you're gonna get your  turn

Well here's a lady she was 99
Made it that far cause she drank a little wine  
She said Live your day  like it's your last  
Cause that final one is coming up fast

Here's a maan he liked to go fishing   
There's a picture of him with a really big salmon  
He caught that fish maybe 30 years ago  
Guess his life after that was only so so

Here's a picture of a guy when he was in the Navy  
He came back home and married sweetheart Mabel
She passed away just last May
They weren't apart long, now were they  

Well everyone here was so much admired
They were always successful whatever they tried  
They went from ordinary to  toast of the town  
When all they did was exit the here and now

And here's a lady her name was Nadine
She outlived everyone at a hundred thirteen
She must have been happy there at the end
She'd become a teenager again   

Now I don't mean to be  insensitive    
You know I've lost some friends and some relatives
It's just my way of facing the fact  
That my time on this stage gonna fade into black

I'm checking out the names, cause maybe I knew them
And I'm checking out the ages, maybe I passed them
Obituaries. Something there to learn
The main thing is you're gonna get your turn

















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    Wookiee
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    Re: Obituaries 2018/03/22 15:10:44 (permalink)
    Bjorn, I find nothing disrespectful in this and I like your sense of humour in the lyrics.

    Nicely done, nicely done.

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    Re: Obituaries 2018/03/23 00:05:09 (permalink)
    I really like that. I turned 59 today and just noticed three of my childhood schoolmates died recently, so it's starting to happen.
     
    You left out a couple of lines in your lyric notes about "in lieu of flowers" and "whatever made you dead."
     
    They went from ordinary to toast of the town 
    When all they did was exit the here and now

     
    Boy ain't that the truth! 
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    Re: Obituaries 2018/03/24 20:08:49 (permalink)
    Mate I loved this. Lyrics and music were great. made me chuckle so good job 

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    Re: Obituaries 2018/03/25 04:10:07 (permalink)
    Wookie, Wayfarer, Si
    Thanks for listening. Guess I didn't need to worry about posting this one.




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    Re: Obituaries 2018/04/03 19:30:33 (permalink)
    Good stuff, Bjorn.   Who would have thunk it - a song about obituaries with a sense of humor.  Oh, and so much truth too.   
     

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    Re: Obituaries 2018/04/03 23:26:00 (permalink)
    Getting vibes of Don MacLean. Nicely done.
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    Re: Obituaries 2018/04/04 00:36:30 (permalink)
    I think this is great. I love the way you speak on this. This is very moving.

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    Re: Obituaries 2018/04/04 00:36:30 (permalink)
    I think this is great. I love the way you speak on this. This is very moving.

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    Re: Obituaries 2018/04/04 00:52:52 (permalink)
    Very creative lyrics! I love it. I like the funky strumming going on throughout the song. I enjoyed this very much. Nice job!
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    Re: Obituaries 2018/04/04 08:39:22 (permalink)
    Although I am a touch over 40 I have sadly lost a number of schoolmates, so can relate to these. Obituaries done right can paint a lovely pen picture of someone's life all too often they come across as generic.
     
    Enjoyed the song in some strange way and I wouldn't worry about spoken lyrics, hey it worked for Paul Simon. 

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    Re: Obituaries 2018/04/04 14:02:34 (permalink)
    It reminds me of that spoken word thing about 'always wearing sunscreen', from many years ago. A kind of bittersweet look at the joys and sorrows of life all mixed up together. I lost a friend late last year. We are all gonna go one of these days. There's a cheery thought. 
     
    Nicely done mate
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    Re: Obituaries 2018/04/04 17:24:35 (permalink)
    Very nice. Who’d a thunk there would be a song about obituaries? You pulled it off wonderfully!
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    Re: Obituaries 2018/04/06 04:40:20 (permalink)
    Thanks everyone for the comments.  This is definitely not a common subject to write a song about.  To me the obits section is another one of those reminders of what's looming ahead and yet we can make light of it, which is a very good thing.



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