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Posted By: Robertkc RockPaperScissors with ScottC - 08/25/18 02:03 PM
RockPaperScissors

Sweltering in a recent heatwave and choking on forest fire smoke - both recurring summer events in these parts- I got climate change confused with a nursery rhyme, political humbug with a silly game, and came up with this.
Scott didn`t raise an eyebrow and delivered the feisty twin guitars.
My first try at mastering with Ozone 8, so comments on that or any other aspect of the song are welcome.


RealTracks in song: 1418:Bass, Electric, Southern
RealTracks in song: 2905:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm BrightBluesyPopColin Ev 100
RealDrums in song: Rock,Southern
RT2619 Organ,Rhythm Funk



Rock Paper Scissors

King`s in his counting house
counting worthless money
Queen`s in the parlour
eating the last bread and honey
cook can`t find a blackbird
to bake in a pie
birds and bees flew out
through a hole in the sky
four and twenty ministers
deciding who to blame
as soon as they finish
another round of their game

rock paper scissors
tick tock tick tock
there won`t be a winner
too late to stop
its so damn hot

maid says there`s no garden
all the taps went dry
raised the castle drawbridge
shut out the cries
priests count regrets
on a rosary
poets scrawl on the walls
the land`s obituary

rock paper scissors
tick tock tick tock
there won`t be a winner
too late to stop
so damn hot


the King calls for ice!
to chill his martini
who`s gonna tell him
it melted in the sea


rock paper scissors
tick tock tick tock
there won`t be a winner
its so damn hot
is it too late to stop?

© Robert Cordrey Aug.2018
Posted By: rsdean Re: RockPaperScissors with ScottC - 08/25/18 02:29 PM
Robert / Scott,

This is really outstanding! Great rock song - love the Clapton-like sounds Scott is getting... Great vocal and production Robert.

Simply great all around!

Bob
Posted By: Scott C Re: RockPaperScissors with ScottC - 08/25/18 02:31 PM
This was another fun project.
Used two different guitars for each part.
PRS P24 for the main part
Gibson Les Paul for the second part
Amp is a Ceriatone CWreck
Maxon tube screamer
Posted By: GocartMoz Re: RockPaperScissors with ScottC - 08/25/18 03:07 PM
Beautiful job guys! Loved the guitar ring. It rocks! Really enjoyed it. Thx for sharing.

Dave
Posted By: floyd jane Re: RockPaperScissors with ScottC - 08/25/18 03:56 PM
Robert & Scott,

I dig it when y'all "get your San Fransisco on". This one goes there big time.

Good psych rock write. The BAND works great for it - good choices. And a good mix.

Scott - your guitar on this is cool - again, sounds like it came right out of early 70's SF rock scene...

(I though you could have gotten wilder with the vocal effects).

Really enjoyed this. Great feel.

fj
Posted By: Greg Johnson Re: RockPaperScissors with ScottC - 08/25/18 05:55 PM
I love this!!! Trippy song, and Scott's riffs were a perfect ingredient to decorate this soup of sound! Some great lyrics:


cook can`t find a blackbird
to bake in a pie
birds and bees flew out
through a hole in the sky

John Lennon is turning in his grave, saying "Why didn't I think of that?"

Great stuff guys!! Take care. Greg
Posted By: PeterF Re: RockPaperScissors with ScottC - 08/26/18 12:45 AM
Robert /Scott

Sound great - nicely mastered Robert and love the guitar part Scott added to this.
Really great work by both of you - great stuff.

Peter
Posted By: BlueAttitude Re: RockPaperScissors with ScottC - 08/26/18 07:33 AM
Very nice guys, you handle the late 60’s vibe so well!

Cool lyrics as always, and the twin guitar attack works well.

Just a very nice overall feel to this one.

Great collab as always Robert and Scott, enjoyed the listen!
Posted By: Tano Music Re: RockPaperScissors with ScottC - 08/26/18 10:14 AM
Fun song! What I like best about it was the melodic theme that you carried throughout that’s based on the rock paper scissors… I thought that your lyric idea of mixing all those topic elements worked out really great… Gives a listener the impression that they “kind of” know what you’re talking about, but not quite—a little bit of mystery there! The live guitar elements were outstanding.

My only element the feedback is in the use of the words “rosary/obituary”—to my ears, when you create a rhyme that makes an unnatural emphasis (ros-a-REE), it comes off less smooth to the ear than maybe some other word choice that has a natural emphasis in the last syllable—just my opinion.

Really enjoyed you work, the collaboration, and the mos creative idea. Hope things have cooled down!!
Posted By: gibson Re: RockPaperScissors with ScottC - 08/26/18 12:16 PM
Robert and Scott,

Hehe! wish we had some more hot weather.

Nice guitar from Scott and a great song from you.
Sounds good here.
enjoyed

Alyn
Posted By: Robertkc Re: RockPaperScissors with ScottC - 08/26/18 02:49 PM
Originally Posted By: rsdean
Robert / Scott,

This is really outstanding! Great rock song - love the Clapton-like sounds Scott is getting... Great vocal and production Robert.

Simply great all around!

Bob


Bob,

This started out much more country blues than rock... then I asked Scott to try the l/r dueling guitars and it got alot more enenergetic.
Glad you liked it!

Robert

Originally Posted By: GocartMoz
Beautiful job guys! Loved the guitar ring. It rocks! Really enjoyed it. Thx for sharing.

Dave


Thank you, Dave!

Originally Posted By: floyd jane
Robert & Scott,

I dig it when y'all "get your San Fransisco on". This one goes there big time.

Good psych rock write. The BAND works great for it - good choices. And a good mix.

Scott - your guitar on this is cool - again, sounds like it came right out of early 70's SF rock scene...

(I though you could have gotten wilder with the vocal effects).

Really enjoyed this. Great feel.

fj


Floyd,

The inspiration for the music on this started with listening to Sun Zoom Spark ( Beefheart), so you are close to the mark on the psych part... actually I kind of wished I could swallow sandpaper or something to rough up my voice to get more of that attitude into the vocals. Maybe there`s a Nectar preset for that, but I haven`t found it yet.
Your feedback is most appreciated.

Robert
Posted By: Torrey Bliss Re: RockPaperScissors with ScottC - 08/26/18 09:15 PM
Robert/Scott, very nice collaboration! Robert, you've offered up some super great lyric content again and I really liked the sound you have on guitar in this Scott! The guitar and vocal played off each other nicely! Thanks, Torrey
Posted By: David Snyder Re: RockPaperScissors with ScottC - 08/26/18 09:25 PM
Whoah!!!!!!!!


The rusted chains of prison moons
Are shattered by the sun
I walk a road, horizons change
The tournament's begun
The purple piper plays his tune,
The choir softly sings;
Three lullabies in an ancient tongue,
For the court of the crimson king..


Wait, wrong song!

Man you guys had me tripping so hard I had a flashback and I thought my neighbor's face was a skeleton head.

This is so utterly cool, it's outrageous.

Totally King Crimson though.

And that's all right!! Magical, dudes.
Posted By: Deryk - PG Music Re: RockPaperScissors with ScottC - 08/27/18 11:53 AM
What a tune! I'm loving this one - the groove, the guitar work, your vocals, the lyrics - it all comes together here. It flows magnificently, and has an almost epic feel to it. The sound is gigantic, and almost forces your attention. I can't help but imagine how great this would sound live.

Great work and thanks for sharing smile
Posted By: Skyline Re: RockPaperScissors with ScottC - 08/27/18 01:39 PM
Robert/Scott, excellent collaboration! Loved the lyrics and the guitar soloing. The insistent melody's stuck in my head now!
cool crazy

John
Posted By: Ember - PG Music Re: RockPaperScissors with ScottC - 08/27/18 07:03 PM
This song was a really cool one. I really love the artist choices you made. Awesome job, thanks for sharing!
Posted By: 44kfl Re: RockPaperScissors with ScottC - 08/27/18 11:47 PM
Groovy!

love the phrasing, guitars rock mucho

cool song

great write

Kenny
Posted By: Robertkc Re: RockPaperScissors with ScottC - 08/28/18 01:43 PM
Originally Posted By: Greg Johnson
I love this!!! Trippy song, and Scott's riffs were a perfect ingredient to decorate this soup of sound! Some great lyrics:


cook can`t find a blackbird
to bake in a pie
birds and bees flew out
through a hole in the sky

John Lennon is turning in his grave, saying "Why didn't I think of that?"

Great stuff guys!! Take care. Greg


Greg,
After writing this I thought " bet there are a bunch of songs with that title"... apparently not.
You picked my favourite verse to quote, so thank you!

Robert

Originally Posted By: PeterF
Robert /Scott

Sound great - nicely mastered Robert and love the guitar part Scott added to this.
Really great work by both of you - great stuff.

Peter


Peter,
Thank you - I agree Scott`s guitars here are cool and its good to know the production sounds ok (I really like that Tonal Balance plugin for Ozone8).
Cheers,

Robert

Originally Posted By: BlueAttitude
Very nice guys, you handle the late 60’s vibe so well!

Cool lyrics as always, and the twin guitar attack works well.

Just a very nice overall feel to this one.

Great collab as always Robert and Scott, enjoyed the listen!



Thanks for being a regular listener and supporter of our collaborations, Dave!

Robert

Originally Posted By: Tano Music
Fun song! What I like best about it was the melodic theme that you carried throughout that’s based on the rock paper scissors… I thought that your lyric idea of mixing all those topic elements worked out really great… Gives a listener the impression that they “kind of” know what you’re talking about, but not quite—a little bit of mystery there! The live guitar elements were outstanding.

My only element the feedback is in the use of the words “rosary/obituary”—to my ears, when you create a rhyme that makes an unnatural emphasis (ros-a-REE), it comes off less smooth to the ear than maybe some other word choice that has a natural emphasis in the last syllable—just my opinion.

Really enjoyed you work, the collaboration, and the mos creative idea. Hope things have cooled down!!


Yes, a bit cooler now... but I really should stop checking the global Co2 levels, its bad for my health!
Thank you for your thoughtful review.
There`s another awkward rhyme pair in the lyric -" martini/sea" - I got around by recording that one again...and maybe should have revisited " rosary" to change the emphasis.

Robert
Posted By: Janice & Bud Re: RockPaperScissors with ScottC - 08/28/18 01:47 PM
So damn hot and so damn cool!

We've said it many times but your lyrics would lend themselves to stellar videos!

"Actually I kind of wished I could swallow sandpaper or something to rough up my voice to get more of that attitude into the vocals."

Johnny Winter wrote that he used to shout/scream into a pillow to roughen up his voice...if I recall correctly. You could try that and not disturb your spouse smile

You guys OWN this style around here and it's well deserved. Sophisticated psychedelia it is.

Fine write, vocals and the guitars (playing and tone).

Kudos y'all!

J&B
Posted By: Robertkc Re: RockPaperScissors with ScottC - 08/29/18 08:04 PM
Originally Posted By: gibson
Robert and Scott,

Hehe! wish we had some more hot weather.

Nice guitar from Scott and a great song from you.
Sounds good here.
enjoyed

Alyn


Thanks for the listen, Alyn.
I think Britain just had its heatwave- sit tight, there`s more coming!

Robert

Originally Posted By: Torrey Bliss
Robert/Scott, very nice collaboration! Robert, you've offered up some super great lyric content again and I really liked the sound you have on guitar in this Scott! The guitar and vocal played off each other nicely! Thanks, Torrey


Torrey,

I had to redo some of the vocal after Scott sent his guitar tracks, to try & bring them up closer to the level of his playing.
Glad you liked this.

Robert

Originally Posted By: David Snyder
Whoah!!!!!!!!


The rusted chains of prison moons
Are shattered by the sun
I walk a road, horizons change
The tournament's begun
The purple piper plays his tune,
The choir softly sings;
Three lullabies in an ancient tongue,
For the court of the crimson king..


Wait, wrong song!

Man you guys had me tripping so hard I had a flashback and I thought my neighbor's face was a skeleton head.

This is so utterly cool, it's outrageous.

Totally King Crimson though.

And that's all right!! Magical, dudes.



David,
Well I can hear a bit of 21st Century Schizoid Man in the lyrics
so I`m tickled this gave you flashbacks... hope they were fun!
Thanks for the thumbs up.

Robert
Posted By: Al-David Re: RockPaperScissors with ScottC - 08/29/18 09:08 PM
Great collab! Super cool. Now, where the heck did I put those bell bottom jeans? I think Mother Goose would be very happy to hear this smile

Great chops on the guitar and perfect vocal. Great job, gentlemen!

Alan
Posted By: animarorecords Re: RockPaperScissors with ScottC - 08/29/18 10:33 PM
Hello, Robert and Scott

Simple melody with only 3 notes (E, G, A) is very powerful.
It is wonderful the contrast between Robert's vocal and Scott's guitar.
Really good combination!
You play a janken game in Canada too.
We call "Rock Paper Scissors" "Goo Choki Pah" in Japan.
Paper is the last in calling order.
Enjoyed my listen a lot.

Best regards.

Shigeki Adachi
Posted By: Robertkc Re: RockPaperScissors with ScottC - 08/31/18 11:19 PM
Originally Posted By: Deryk - PG Music
What a tune! I'm loving this one - the groove, the guitar work, your vocals, the lyrics - it all comes together here. It flows magnificently, and has an almost epic feel to it. The sound is gigantic, and almost forces your attention. I can't help but imagine how great this would sound live.

Great work and thanks for sharing smile


Deryk,

Thank you - I think Scott`s dueling guitars are at the heart of the "big" sound. Really glad you enjoyed our efforts.

Robert
Originally Posted By: Skyline
Robert/Scott, excellent collaboration! Loved the lyrics and the guitar soloing. The insistent melody's stuck in my head now!
cool crazy

John


John,

Yes the melody is very repetitive - I`m glad it made an impression.I appreciate your listen and positive comments,

Robert

Originally Posted By: Ember - PG Music
This song was a really cool one. I really love the artist choices you made. Awesome job, thanks for sharing!


Thank you, Ember!
Posted By: Noel96 Re: RockPaperScissors with ScottC - 09/01/18 12:29 AM
Robert and Scott,

I seriously loved this! Full of energy and attitude and a very, very clever and creative use of the of the "Four and Twenty Blackbirds" nursery rhyme.

Robert... I've never heard you sound better!

Scott... your guitar playing (both of them) really sizzled!

Very entertaining in so many ways!

All the best,
Noel
Posted By: RnAM Re: RockPaperScissors with ScottC - 09/01/18 05:14 PM
This is such a creative piece of music. Progressive Rock, Roxy Music and other 70s/80s influences.
Good work as always!
Posted By: Robertkc Re: RockPaperScissors with ScottC - 09/02/18 08:28 PM
Originally Posted By: 44kfl
Groovy!

love the phrasing, guitars rock mucho

cool song

great write

Kenny


Thanks for your listen, Kenny - I agree Scott`s guitars are very good!

Robert



Originally Posted By: Janice & Bud
So damn hot and so damn cool!

We've said it many times but your lyrics would lend themselves to stellar videos!

"Actually I kind of wished I could swallow sandpaper or something to rough up my voice to get more of that attitude into the vocals."

Johnny Winter wrote that he used to shout/scream into a pillow to roughen up his voice...if I recall correctly. You could try that and not disturb your spouse smile

You guys OWN this style around here and it's well deserved. Sophisticated psychedelia it is.

Fine write, vocals and the guitars (playing and tone).

Kudos y'all!

J&B





J&B,

I`d like to make video`s... maybe some day when I give up sleep!
I remixed the vocals a little - no pillow screaming, though I like the idea (as an antidote to my choral training vocal warmups).

Thanks for your listens and support for the Scott/Robert retro sound!
Posted By: Steve Young Re: RockPaperScissors with ScottC - 09/02/18 09:04 PM
Great collab! Love the guitars. Very clever write. Very well done!

Steve
Posted By: tommyad Re: RockPaperScissors with ScottC - 09/04/18 09:10 AM
That is some impressive performances from you both in a genre that is not much heard anymore. This trippy psychedelic thing that you guys got going is even better than what was back in the day. Great write and Scott’s guitars are the perfect fit. Nice one, Tom
Posted By: Robertkc Re: RockPaperScissors with ScottC - 09/05/18 02:20 PM
Originally Posted By: Al-David
Great collab! Super cool. Now, where the heck did I put those bell bottom jeans? I think Mother Goose would be very happy to hear this smile

Great chops on the guitar and perfect vocal. Great job, gentlemen!

Alan


Alan,
Thanks for that!

Robert

Originally Posted By: animarorecords
Hello, Robert and Scott

Simple melody with only 3 notes (E, G, A) is very powerful.
It is wonderful the contrast between Robert's vocal and Scott's guitar.
Really good combination!
You play a janken game in Canada too.
We call "Rock Paper Scissors" "Goo Choki Pah" in Japan.
Paper is the last in calling order.
Enjoyed my listen a lot.

Best regards.

Shigeki Adachi


Hi Shigeki,
There`s no escaping your accurate hearing... yes, its pretty much a three chord song.
I play the game with my son ( he`s really quick, but predictable!) which gave me that part of the song idea.
Thanks for listening.

Robert


Originally Posted By: Noel96
Robert and Scott,

I seriously loved this! Full of energy and attitude and a very, very clever and creative use of the of the "Four and Twenty Blackbirds" nursery rhyme.

Robert... I've never heard you sound better!

Scott... your guitar playing (both of them) really sizzled!

Very entertaining in so many ways!

All the best,
Noel


Noel,

There`s a few more bells & whistles on the vocal than I usually add, which might be why I sound better!
I`m glad you were entertained by our collab.

Robert


Originally Posted By: RnAM
This is such a creative piece of music. Progressive Rock, Roxy Music and other 70s/80s influences.
Good work as always!



Thanks for the listen and likes!

Originally Posted By: Steve Young
Great collab! Love the guitars. Very clever write. Very well done!

Steve


I appreciate your thumbs up, Steve.

Robert

Originally Posted By: tommyad
That is some impressive performances from you both in a genre that is not much heard anymore. This trippy psychedelic thing that you guys got going is even better than what was back in the day. Great write and Scott’s guitars are the perfect fit. Nice one, Tom


Tom,
I actually had no idea there were all these 1969 redux songs lurking in my head `til the first collab with Scott happened...just have to go with it until the mine is done I suppose.I can`t speak for Scott, but my contributions are fueled by nothing stronger than Earl Grey tea!
Thanks for your listen and comments.

Robert
Posted By: Scott C Re: RockPaperScissors with ScottC - 09/06/18 10:27 AM
Originally Posted By: Robertkc
Originally Posted By: Al-David
Great collab! Super cool. Now, where the heck did I put those bell bottom jeans? I think Mother Goose would be very happy to hear this smile

Great chops on the guitar and perfect vocal. Great job, gentlemen!

Alan


Alan,
Thanks for that!

Robert

Originally Posted By: animarorecords
Hello, Robert and Scott

Simple melody with only 3 notes (E, G, A) is very powerful.
It is wonderful the contrast between Robert's vocal and Scott's guitar.
Really good combination!
You play a janken game in Canada too.
We call "Rock Paper Scissors" "Goo Choki Pah" in Japan.
Paper is the last in calling order.
Enjoyed my listen a lot.

Best regards.

Shigeki Adachi


Hi Shigeki,
There`s no escaping your accurate hearing... yes, its pretty much a three chord song.
I play the game with my son ( he`s really quick, but predictable!) which gave me that part of the song idea.
Thanks for listening.

Robert


Originally Posted By: Noel96
Robert and Scott,

I seriously loved this! Full of energy and attitude and a very, very clever and creative use of the of the "Four and Twenty Blackbirds" nursery rhyme.

Robert... I've never heard you sound better!

Scott... your guitar playing (both of them) really sizzled!

Very entertaining in so many ways!

All the best,
Noel


Noel,

There`s a few more bells & whistles on the vocal than I usually add, which might be why I sound better!
I`m glad you were entertained by our collab.

Robert


Originally Posted By: RnAM
This is such a creative piece of music. Progressive Rock, Roxy Music and other 70s/80s influences.
Good work as always!



Thanks for the listen and likes!

Originally Posted By: Steve Young
Great collab! Love the guitars. Very clever write. Very well done!

Steve


I appreciate your thumbs up, Steve.

Robert

Originally Posted By: tommyad
That is some impressive performances from you both in a genre that is not much heard anymore. This trippy psychedelic thing that you guys got going is even better than what was back in the day. Great write and Scott’s guitars are the perfect fit. Nice one, Tom


Tom,
I actually had no idea there were all these 1969 redux songs lurking in my head `til the first collab with Scott happened...just have to go with it until the mine is done I suppose.I can`t speak for Scott, but my contributions are fueled by nothing stronger than Earl Grey tea!
Thanks for your listen and comments.

Robert


Thanks Tom As with Robert I believe my inspirations for these tunes are residual effects of my overuse of Ibuprofin :-)
Posted By: Charlie McG Re: RockPaperScissors with ScottC - 09/08/18 07:34 AM
Great job, guys. Enjoyed the listen.
Posted By: Robertkc Re: RockPaperScissors with ScottC - 09/09/18 10:51 PM
Thanks for your listen and likes Charlie!

Robert
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