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This is a song about trying to find the right words, but running into misinterpretation. It's told from a lyricist point of view.

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Style is _FAMOUS.STY (Famous Hard-Hitting Country Rock)

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I played bass and sang.

You Can Always Say Baby

I went down to the studio and asked for Lear-Rick Jack.
They told me that he had to go, and don't expect him back.
I said, "I only need one line and Jack once said to me,
'When looking for that rhyme, I can always say baby.'" What'd he say?

CH: You can always say "baby" if you run out of rhymes,
If it's driving you crazy and you're wasting your mind.
Don't bother looking for that tag on the line. N Baby

I hurried home to write it down; I knew I might forget.
But stopped to see ol' Lucy Brown and Musk-o'-Tell her pet.
And this is what she said to me when I dropped by to call,
"If ya never gonna ring, baby, then do nothing else at all." She said...

CH: "You can always say, 'Baby, I just run out of dimes,'
cuz your lying won't phase me. I've heard all your lines.
Don't bother knockin' on my door cuz you'll find
you can sometimes say, 'Baby's just fine'."

BR: Soon I bumped into ol' Lear-Rick Jack, at McDougal's singing rounds.
I said, "I'm glad to see your back, but won't you kindly turn around?"
I asked him what the heck he meant when he said to say baby.
And his eyes went wide and his head was bent when Jack gazed back at me. SOLO

He spoke. "No. No. No. No. No. Oh, no. That's not quite what I said
Now listen to me slow, and sink this in your head:
when looking for your rhyme, you search from A to Z.
If you want to stress the time, you can always add 'baby'." Baby,

CH: You can always say baby at the end of the line
if your drummer's just lazy and he's messin' the time
Don't bother bookin' on that ragman to rhyme.
You can always say baby one time."

CH: Oh, I can always say baby when I run out of limes
cuz you're driving me crazy. I'm wastin' my mind.
Don't bother askin' cuz I'll tell ya I'm fine. N, baby. N, baby. N Baby.

kudos. very unique. loved that dowop bit.
well well done.
this song has lots of character.
regards.
om

Hi BabuMusic,

Superb melody. Very pleasant composition. All the ingredients are present. I looked on youtube and soundcloud where I put a like. well done.

Kindly regard
Derochette
alias JaniJackFlash

You appear to be scoring at will these days, Marty.
(Did I hear you just squeeze four syllables out of "rhyme?"

Nice one Marty,
I watched the video and it sits pretty well with the song too.
It's nice to get a laugh out of the things you slave over.
Your voice n bass are in fine form...as usual.

Great job Marty! Man can you play that bass!! Nice work on the vocals! If someone is creative they can take a word and bend it into something that works for a song like you described! You're a talented fellow! Take care, Torrey

Love it, Marty. Clever lear-ricks, catchy chorus and an excellent vocal, loaded with character.
Regards,
Leon

Fun song. Neat idea (true too), baby. Good use of the band. Good bass and vocals. Your videos are well done too.

Marty,

A clever write - great vocal and excellent mix!

Loved it!

Bob

Marty,

"He spoke. "No. No. No. No. No. Oh, no. That's not quite what I said
Now listen to me slow, and sink this in your head:
when looking for your rhyme, you search from A to Z.
If you want to stress the time, you can always add 'baby'." Baby,"

HAHAHA! Loved that!

Good stuff. Good job on the vocals. And, oh, that Bass!!

Good mix.

Nice video. But Jack scared me.

fj

Hi Marty,

This is superb!

The sound of your "band" is excellent. It's full of warmth and character, and so easy to listen to. The arrangement, your vocals and the whole production sat really comfortable in my headphones.

The story grabbed me and held me throughout. Because of it's immense visual impact, my favourite line was...

"And his eyes went wide and his head was bent when Jack gazed back at me."

Toe-tapping fun from start to finish.

All the best,
Noel

That was fun!
"Lear-Ric Jack," eh? That's some name.

Marty, you had me at the git go! A great toe tapper.

I got a Jimmy Buffet vibe from this one.

Everything is outstanding in this song.

Loved it!

Thanks, OM. That doowop part is me as a kid in the 50s coming through.

Thanks for all your support, Derochette. I really like what you say about the melody because you are sooo good with creating melodies.


Hahaha. Thanks, Ed. I went back and counted, and believer you're right.


Thanks, Ray. You know I have you to thank for many improvements.


Thanks for the high praise, Torrey.

You got this one, baby!

Marty,
Fun stuff! Excellent composition, bass and vocals. Lyrics are something Cool video too, accenting storyline very well. Good one! Thank you for sharing.

Misha.

Marty

Wonderful engaging stuff. Amusing and accomplished.

Nice video kept my attention all the way through.

Very well done (and played & sung - baby)

Peter

Thanks, Leon. Much appreciated.


Thank you, jptjptjpt baby.


Thanks, Bob. You help make this rewarding.


Thanks, Floyd. You should see him without his makeup.

Fun and clever! You had my attention from beginning to end.

Love the doo-wops in the bridge.

Very clever write, Marty! And a very cool song.

Loved the video too, well done!

Thanks so much for your encouraging comment, Noel. I think that's why some folks started calling him LEER, but of course he changed it to Lear.


Thanks, Mark. Right? He's a hard guy to get to know.


Thanks, Mario. I like the Buffet.


Thanks for listening, Misha, and thanks for your comments. Much appreciated.