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2015/11/20 17:46:53 (permalink)

New original song - Mervyn's Magic Moustache (link updated, new mix)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfcVYkTxcyc (new mix uploaded, link amended)
 
A song written for a friendly songwriting contest. As November is the month of Movember, the challenge was to write a song about a moustache, or a character with a moustache. The song had to be between 2-4 minutes long and mention the moustache at least 3 times.
 
And so this silly synth-pop song was born.
 
Lyrics:
[CHORUS]
Mervyn’s magic moustache
It sits upon his face
It makes him superhuman
I think it came from space
Mervyn’s magic moustache
Mystical and weird
It harbours awesome power
Even though it’s not a beard
 
Harry Potter has his wand
Jedis use the force
But Merv has his moustache
Which is magical of course
He uses it for the power of good
Puts evil on its knees
It helps defeat the bad guys
And sometimes catch a sneeze
 
[REPEAT CHORUS]
 
Mervyn is a hero now
He’s strong and he is hip
Thanks to the hair he’s grown
over his top lip
The men all want to be him
The girls think he’s a dream
He looks like Nigel Mansell
Back when Nigel reigned supreme
 
[REPEAT CHORUS]
 
Merv once travelled to Berlin
For a big contest
For the facial hair world champion
And Mervyn was the best
I’ve seen it do some crazy things
You would not believe
Like shoot out laser beams
That burn up piles of leaves
 
[REPEAT CHORUS]



post edited by kevmsmith81 - 2015/11/20 18:45:30
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Re: New original song - Mervyn's Magic Moustache 2015/11/20 18:07:48 (permalink) ☄ Helpfulby kevmsmith81 2015/11/20 18:19:04
Brilliant song - lyrics are genius mate.
Mix wise the vocals need some eq - try some hpf (low cut) - they're muddy 
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Re: New original song - Mervyn's Magic Moustache 2015/11/20 18:09:43 (permalink)
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Brilliant song - lyrics are genius mate.
Mix wise the vocals need some eq - try some hpf (low cut) - they're muddy 




Thanks Daryl, I'll take a compliment like that from the person behind the brilliant "Be Yourself".   I'll see what I can do on the EQ. :)
 
EDIT: I've made some changes to the mix and EQ on the vocals, I think it's improved.  Thanks for the suggestion!
post edited by kevmsmith81 - 2015/11/20 18:38:34
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Re: New original song - Mervyn's Magic Moustache 2015/11/20 20:02:47 (permalink) ☄ Helpfulby kevmsmith81 2015/11/20 20:16:31
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Brilliant song - lyrics are genius mate.
Mix wise the vocals need some eq - try some hpf (low cut) - they're muddy 




Thanks Daryl, I'll take a compliment like that from the person behind the brilliant "Be Yourself".   I'll see what I can do on the EQ. :)
 
EDIT: I've made some changes to the mix and EQ on the vocals, I think it's improved.  Thanks for the suggestion!




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Re: New original song - Mervyn's Magic Moustache 2015/11/21 07:46:09 (permalink)
Hey fella, that is a fun song.  I hope you don't take this the wrong way, but I imagined myself as 5 years old again, and marching around the sandbox to a funny song. 
 
This is the first song I have ever heard about a mustache.  That is a great way to put a smile on my face. 
Off to work I go, but I'm stuck with that beat in my head and I'm going to use it today when I start to get stressed out.
 
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Re: New original song - Mervyn's Magic Moustache 2015/11/21 08:16:29 (permalink)
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Hey fella, that is a fun song.  I hope you don't take this the wrong way, but I imagined myself as 5 years old again, and marching around the sandbox to a funny song. 
 
This is the first song I have ever heard about a mustache.  That is a great way to put a smile on my face. 
Off to work I go, but I'm stuck with that beat in my head and I'm going to use it today when I start to get stressed out.
 
Jesse


No offense taken at all mate, that's exactly the kind of thing I was going for. Something accessible and just a tad silly. I kind of took inspiration from songs like "I'm The Urban Spaceman" and "Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da" when I was writing it.

Thanks very much for the kind comments. :)
post edited by kevmsmith81 - 2015/11/21 08:27:57
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Re: New original song - Mervyn's Magic Moustache 2015/11/25 14:06:23 (permalink)
OK, that was a trip...   
 
It all fits well together, and yeah, the lyrics are really clever.    Good luck on the contest!
 
 

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