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.


Indiginus The Resonator
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

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! 

Wookie, Wayfarer, Si
Thanks for listening. Guess I didn't need to worry about posting this one.

Getting vibes of Don MacLean. Nicely done.

I think this is great. I love the way you speak on this. This is very moving.

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. 

Very nice. Who’d a thunk there would be a song about obituaries? You pulled it off wonderfully!