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Ok, Mario and I just couldn't resist this, taking full advantage of the Xtra Styles. Mario D, Right Channel Guitar Duel. Listen for shout outs to BIAB Forum at End. Sorry Frank Zappa, but you started it man.

Style is _TARPIT.STY

Genre is: CRAZY

https://soundcloud.com/david-snyder-gigs2/this-means-war-mario

This Means War, Mario
By David Snyder

with Mario D, Guitar (right channel)

Apologies to Frank Zappa

V1

There’s a guy with an axe named Mario
Played the blues both fast and slow
He posted his Songs in Band in a Box
Made a Fool of Me by the way he rocks

One minute he’s playing the Grateful Dead
Then the whipping post in the old woodshed
Next thing I know comes Stevie Ray
Make a fool of me by the way he play

Ch:

This is means war, Mario
I’m calling out to the devil below
Calling my friend Adrien Belew
This means war and I’m coming for you
Coming for you
Coming for you
Coming for you

Take This Mario
Wait! Mario D, has just entered the studio
Ok, then! It’s your turn Mario

[Guitar Instrumental duel to the death]

Bridge:

Wait a minute, I have a thought
Why should we be fighting
Why can't we just play beautiful music
Together, in harmony
and complement one another
Mario I think I see the light
Go for it Mario
I’ll follow your lead!
That’s what I’m talking about!
That’s what I’m talking about!

Outro:

Thank you ladies and gentlemen!!
This has been the ghost of Frank Zappa

Adrian Belew
Tommy Mars
Peter Wolf
Patrick O'Hearn
Terry Bozzio
Ed Mann
Special Thanks to:
PG Alyssa
PG Kent
PG Kallum
PG Callie
Dr. Peter Gannon
Floyd Jane
Janice And Bud
Herb Hartley
Charlie Fogle
Robert Dean
John Ford
RNam
Josie
Janice and Bud
Paddy and Matcham
Noel and Sergio
Tommy and Tommy
Peter and Kenny
Robert and Fred
Pradon and Dani
Trygve Larsen
Space Dog, GruveRider
90 DB, Aleck Rand, Pat Marr
Jannesan, Joanna, Greg Johnson
And all the Other Wonderful People on the Band in a Box Forum

This is the ghost of Frank Zappa, thank you
Good night!

All music and lyrics copyright 2016 by David Snyder
Solo Guitar duel to the death
by David Snyder (left channel) and Mario D (right channel)
****** Song Summary *************
Title: This Means War Mario
File:This Means War Mario_Zappa3.SGU
Key=A , Tempo 60, Length (m:s)=6:28
Style is _TARPIT.STY

David Snyder, Guitar Left Mario D. Guitar Right

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David & Mario,
Finally we have the musical equivalent of my son`s Xbox battles!
There`s lots of gore left by the guitar here... and maybe even a little Apocalpse Now in that vocal, David.
Somehow there`s also a sweet message of support from compadres here... gratefully received & returned!

Robert

WOW, What does one say to that?? I thought somebody spiked my orange juice with acid! Definitely a trip, and definitely a lot of FUN! A cool sonic experience. Thanks for the flashback!! Take care. Greg

If ever a song screamed for a Pat Marr animation this is it.

Great guitars by you and MarioD.

Fun listen...


Charlie

Yep... I'm 100% behind Charlie on this one. Lots of talent on show here in the guitars! Definitely a collaboration with a difference.

Regards,
Noel

David and Mario,
Well what can I say? An interesting idea for a Collab! and I certainly see the "more weird Zappa" influence.
In my mind it would have been great to have had "more structure" to the solos and maybe ending with some harmony playing like in Thin Lizzie and Wishbone Ash

You are certainly a songwriting machine, David

Alyn

I listened.... but I'm not gonna touch that with a ten foot pole.

David / Mario,

YIKES! I need to sit down after that one... Just great!

Bob

Hey thanks everybody and we appreciate your patience!

For a little clarification, this entire thing was intentionally designed to be a spoof, on a guy who built an entire career doing spoofs, and I wanted it to be somewhat chaotic and incoherent just for fun. I find incoherence to be extremely liberating after a morning's spin with the front page news. Somehow, being utterly illogical brings me peace in the face of an illogical world.

I thought Mario's soloing was great, but I was attempting to be utterly ridiculous on my side of the fence and hopefully I was successful.

Now I will return to my more serious composition of a 5 part Bach invention for church organ and bagpipe. I will never joke again! I promise! Really! No, I'm not kidding! This was my last joke!



In case anyone wants to cover this song at their next social event, here is the chord chart.

Very cool collaboration. Awesome guitar and vocal. Heard a little Ziggy Stardust there

Yes!!! Great battle round gentlemen. "Take this Mario" LOL. Loved it

Thanks Scott. I promise we were not doing the same stuff the band was doing when they recorded Ziggy.

Scouts honor.

Just like Zappa, it was nothing but coffee man. Nothing but coffee.

Thanks Alyssa! I guess we now know that CRAZY.STY is an acceptable genre at BIAB.

Ok, this gives me a few more ideas. Just wait!!!! I feel validated!!



"I may not know Karate, but I do know crazy."
--James Brown

Ha - LOVE IT!

I couldn't resist... This song is now the "Hot Forum Topic" for today!

-Callie

Thanks Callie!!!

Mario and I consider that part of our "normal genre."

But since you guys apparently like crazy, we will now send you something truly crazy. Something a little less conservative.

I was just sticking my toe in. Now I know how you roll, be prepared!!

LOL!!
A true guitar war.
No need to apologize to Frank Zappa (we think....)
But yes, this definitely is asking for a Pat Marr animation ;-)

Rob & Anne-Marie

Coffee and IPA's for me... Scout's honor too. But man did I ever go through a Zappa phase with The Mother's Of Invention 1.0

We enjoyed the ghost and everything that went into producing it and thanks for the shout-out!

Gotta send this to some friends of the 1969 ilk

J&B

You mean like this??

Yup. Still have his first three buried somewhere in the basement vinyl pile. FWIW, a great musician I worked with in the 60's (we booked and recorded bands) later played bass with Zappa.