Zombies Got The Blues (Updated 22 October)

UPDATE:
New version, 22 October - added some dirt to the vocals, organ, and guitar, minor performance edits, added lots of creepy FX.
 
Conceived and produced this morning, when I should have been doing other stuff. ;)  It should go without saying that since this only took me half a day I left a lot of errors in!  My guitar playing is a bit sloppy in places (although I did run through that a few times), and the vocal is first take, no edits.  If people really dig it, I may revisit those and polish it a bit more.
 
Anyway, Happy Halloween!  I hope you all enjoy it.
 
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Zombies Got The Blues

There once was a zombie, his name Zombie Joe
Spent year after year in his cold rotting hole
Then there struck lightning one late Halloween
He really got down now, you'll see what I mean, yeah

He crawled from his graveyard, out into the street
His feet shuffled on toward the place they would meet
He came to the tavern where they used to play tunes
Zombie bandmates had gathered and they kicked up some blues, yeah!

Hey, who the hell do you guys think you are, Steely Dan or something??
 

Lyrics made me smile, need some expansion perhaps ? and a some earlier lead ?
 
What would I know?
 
Thanks for sharing your blue zombies 

Thanks

Wookiee
Lyrics made me smile, need some expansion perhaps ? and a some earlier lead ?
 
What would I know?
 
Thanks for sharing your blue zombies 

 
Thanks John!  I considered adding a few more lyrics to take the story further, but I wasn't sure where I could fit them into the song.  It's an unusual arrangement... just 2 verses, a bridge and an outro.  Not exactly textbook in terms of songwriting. ;)
 
I might be able to toss in a guitar lick here or there during the verses.  That's probably a really good idea actually.  Thanks!

speedtom
nice one! I especially like the spooky keys! cool idea to rock out the guitar after Zombie Joe met his former bandmates in the tavern!

Thanks Tom!  The ghost sound is Space Drone (Reaktor).  I've been looking for an excuse to use that one. ;)

ULTRABRA
Just listened to this --- you are the same person who made "Mind the Gap" ??? :-) --- sounds a really good clean mix, guitar too.

Yep, that's me. ;)  Thanks for taking the time to listen and comment even though it's out of your usual area!  This isn't my best production, just kind of a throw-together for fun around Halloween. :)

groupgezgin
very nice work. sounds very simple and understandable way, congratulations
I wish you all the time it's a nice work
"Neptune's Oceans" your fear of the music soundtrack :))) .. very nice, I love it

best regards,
Grup Gezgin

 
Thanks Nihat!  Yes, this is a very simple production.  Just one morning.  I'm glad you like it.

jamesyoyo
For what it is, it does have some quirky qualities to it that appeal to my ears. Though the speed changes left me a bit puzzled.

Thanks James, I appreciate your time and comments!  I probably didn't pull off my idea very well, but the central joke was supposed to be that I was trying to create a mental image of some bad ass zombies playing lounge music.  It would start off as a spooky zombie crawl, then morph into the zombies rocking out, then they would decide to switch over to some smooth lounge music (all with the same bass line).  Maybe my idea wasn't as funny as I thought. ;)  Or maybe I need some more lyrics to explain it better.

I don't think I could write a Halloween tune, so good job there. Not sure the guitar chords fit when it kicked in. And the tone on the lead seemed "subdued?" And didn't fit as well as it could have (IMO) 
 
Had a good time carving a gourd withe the boy this past weekend though :-) I think I'm going to fit a box on my head with two big holes on the front that says "Free mobile breast exams..."

The Band19
I don't think I could write a Halloween tune, so good job there. Not sure the guitar chords fit when it kicked in. And the tone on the lead seemed "subdued?" And didn't fit as well as it could have (IMO) 
 
Had a good time carving a gourd withe the boy this past weekend though :-) I think I'm going to fit a box on my head with two big holes on the front that says "Free mobile breast exams..."

Thanks for checking it out Robbie.  The idea was that the odd juxtapositions would be funny (I'm imagining something like zombie Steely Dan).  I keep listening to it and wondering if it's genius or idiocy.  Probably the latter.  But it was fun!
 
I like your costume idea by the way... let me know how it goes for you. :)

Still made me smile

Good tune, Walt.  I pictured Steely Dan playing, looking like zombies.  That started with the tempo increase and the last line.  So, suggestively it worked on me!  I enjoyed the tune.

I like this a lot! I posted my comments on your soundcloud page earlier. Very good work all around.

Now there you go, getting all creepy and scary on us. This is more like a Halloweeeeeeeeeeeeeeen Jam than the original. Nicely done!!
 
Peace and Blessings, John

Like the demon voice, tho sometimes both voxes gets stepped on.  Still, I don't think that is a problem - no problem understanding the song is about zombies.
 
Love the early guitar riffs - lovely.  and nice change into steely dan mode.
 
Excellent halloween song - or any time of the year.
 
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Nothing wrong w/ more edge.  I like the guitars - slow and in the fast section.  And the organ.  I didn't hear the "before" version, I guess.  I need to play w/ lounge some.
 
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