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I made this recording a long time ago, using a vocoder to sing it. Now it is my first vocal rendered using the amazing Synthesizer V. No BIAB, posting here this 'cos there's some interest in that. If you have never heard Synthesizer V and have any interest in song synthesis, you should listen to this. It will blow your mind right out of your head.

Let's Make The Water Turn Black (Frank Zappa)

Now believe me when I tell you that my song is really true
I want everyone to listen and believe
It's about some little people from a long time ago
And all the things the neighbors didn't know

Early every morning Daddy Dinky went to work
Selling lamps & chairs to San Ber'dino squares
And I still remember Mama with her apron & her pad
Feeding all the boys at Ed's Cafe!

Whizzing & pasting & pooting through the day
(Ronnie helping Kenny helping burn his poots away!)
And all the while on a shelf in the shed:
KENNY'S LITTLE CREATURES ON DISPLAY!

Ronnie saves his numies on a window in his room
(A marvel to be seen: dysentery green)
While Kenny & his buddies had a game out in the back:
LET'S MAKE THE WATER TURN BLACK

We see them after school in a world of their own
(To some it might seem creepy what they do...)
The neighbors on the right sat & watched them every night
(I bet you'd do the same if they was you)

Whizzing & pasting & pooting through the day
(Ronnie helping Kenny helping burn his poots away!)
And all the while on a shelf in the shed:
KENNY'S LITTLE CREATURES ON DISPLAY!

Ronnie's in the Army now & Kenny's taking pills
Oh! How they yearn to see a bomber burn!
Color flashing, thunder crashing, dynamite machine!
(Wait till the fire turns green...
Wait till the fire turns green)
WAIT TILL THE FIRE TURNS GREEN!

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Mark... I love this.
You've been busy... and full of surprises.


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Originally Posted By: bloc-head
Mark... I love this.
You've been busy... and full of surprises.

Thanks, this is an old favorite! So many great songs on "We're Only In It For The Money". (Did you know the stuff about whizzing and little creatures was true? The kids would pee in a barrel and in time it became a little ecosystem with some sort of living things swimming around, mutant shrimp or something.)

And yeah, I'm crankin em out lately, for better or worse!

Your listens are muchly gratituded.

Mark

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A little confused.

Have seen a few of these here. Perhaps fun and enjoyable for folks...but...how do I ask this...

How is this related to You Tube or the Best of You Tube???

Does there need to be an Xtra forum called "Mark's extra stuff" or should they just be on the showcase??

Maybe the showcase should be reserved for people who are "showcasing" the use of the product that pays the bills and then another thread for just "Random Songs of Joy" (can't think of a good name) for other songs, from enthusiastic people who like to post a song a day and stuff???

This is not snarky--it is a serious question.

I seriously wonder if there needs to be another thread for random songs or even "song dumping" songs to keep them separate from the showcase forum, and the youtube forum.

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How is this related to You Tube or the Best of You Tube???

I was using the popular technique of finessing the prohibition on showcasing covers by posting under "Best of YouTube" or "I just heard Band-in-a-Box on YouTube". Yes, it's SoundCloud, not YouTube, but I couldn't justify the effort of making a dummy video to upload to YouTube just to be technically compliant.

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thanks for the flashback.

A marvel to be seen indeed.

WONDERFUL!


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thanks for the flashback.
A marvel to be seen indeed.
WONDERFUL!

I am curtseying to beat the band... thank you!

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Mark,

Wow... great song!
Go on like this.
Love your vocals!

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We are Rob Meulman and Anne-Marie Bovenkamp from The Netherlands.

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Wow... great song! Go on like this. Love your vocals!

Another one from days of olde worth keeping alive! Glad you enjoyed.

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