I'm Too Old To Party I started writing this song five years ago, around my birthday, with my friend Miira. Recently I thought that it had been too long on the shelf waiting for female vocals, so I decided to finish and publish it with Solaria singing the female duet part with me. I think this is funny little tune and has nice African feel, but what do you think, should I have left it on the shelf?
Loops:
gangstar_beat_95b_drums_ev16
RealTracks:
VocalOohsAahs #2975
Electric Piano Held #2495
Electric Guitar Rhythm #1770, #1771
MIDI tracks from an unknown BIAB style using VSTi:
Bass => Kontakt/Scarbee MM-Bass-Amped-Heavy
Guitar => Kontakt/West Africa/Kora
Piano => Kontakt/West Africa/Balafon 3
Other MIDI:
Percussions: Kontakt/West Africa/Kono
Flute: Kontakt/West Africa/Fula Flute
Vocals: me & Solaria
Mixed in Cakewalk by BandLab, mastered with Ozone 10
Lyrics:
I'm too old to party/I can't revel all night long
I'm no longer hearty/my manners reveal I'm an aged ding-dong.
(I'm too old to party, I'm too old to party, I'm too old to party on my special day)
I'm too old for red wine/I'm too drunk to make a toast
my mind is close to offline/too tongue-tied to be my own banquet host.
(I'm too old to party, I'm too old to party, I'm too old to party on my birthday)
Sorry I'm not the party queen
I'm grumpy, frumpy, a sleepy has-been
can't keep up with the lively teens,
I'm a dinosaur
I'm too old to party anymore.
I'm too old for dancing/I'm dizzy, tripping on my feet
my steps are not advancing/they can't conform to the waltzing beat.
(I'm too old to party, I'm too old to party, I'm too old to party on my special day)
I'm too old for passion/I'll close my eyes when I'm in bed
my acts are out of fashion/I'm not the spouse who you thought you wed.
(I'm too old to party, I'm too old to party, I'm too old to party on my wedding day)
Sorry I'm not...
Too old for empty chatting/I didn't arrive here to break the ice
I lay down on the matting/that pillow with frills is my paradise.
(I'm too old to party, I'm too old to party, I'm too old to party on my special day)
My lips are too rigid/they can't fake the shallow smile
you might think I'm frigid/the truth is I'm dead not a juvenile.
(I'm too old to party, I'm too old to party, I'm too old to party at my funeral)
Sorry I'm not...
My friends tell I was a merry-maker in my youth
a party guy, maybe they just sugar coat the truth
I was never breakdancing on the floor
I was trying to find a position not to snore.
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Janne