"Jodie Foster (Housecleaning)" original by Ted

[Rickocaster]

Thanks! There's no horn part there.  (Was it one of your songs where I once heard nonexistent horns?  Are you making fun of me?)

I could have sworn I heard a horn patch on the dotted quarter/eighth note riff, but after listening again I guess its a guitar patch.  Or is it a keyboard? Are my ears really that bad?  Will someone please answer that darn phone?!

[Ted]

Love this one. Very much like the Clash song "Should I stay or should I go" - this song had a change in tempo in the middle and then reverted to the slower tempo.

D'oh!  Well, at least I made it five days before anyone mentioned Should I Stay or Should I Go.  I used to play bass on that song in a cover band.  The similarity was not intentional, but I eventually noticed, and I very consciously developed the bass to reduce the chance of being called out on it.  Busted.

hey ted before you go all boscko on us, you must watch walkabout and write a verse for jenny agutter

What part of "Somebody stop me" don't you understand, ORH?  I'm trying to suppress my inner Boscko and move on!  I am strong.  I can do this. (But I still might rent Walkabout.)

Are my ears really that bad?  Will someone please answer that darn phone?!

Don't feel bad. It was a nonexistent accordion that I once heard on a song by fenderbender. 

[j.g.]

Sorry  -  wasn't being critical  -  I love the Clash song but I prefer yours. Yours has the humour, the memory jerkers within the lyrics, and a rawness and originality all of its own, so don't take any notice of what I say. I just wish I could have been in one of those punk bands.

[Ted]

Sorry  -  wasn't being critical  -  I love the Clash song but I prefer yours. Yours has the humour, the memory jerkers within the lyrics, and a rawness and originality all of its own, so don't take any notice of what I say. I just wish I could have been in one of those punk bands.

Don't worry.  The Should I Stay comparison was almost inevitable, so no offense taken.  I was kidding myself thinking that I could throw you all off the scent with a bass line--but it was worth a try.

BTW: "Memory jerker" is a great expression.  I'd never heard it before.

[Ted]

Today I was thinking about this song, and had a musical memory that was just out of reach.  The end of each verse has a descending melody, and it reminded me of something...  

something something heart...

A cartoon...?

something something heart something something brand new start

Oh shit!  Bump in the Night

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_7LzlCYwX4

Plus my lyrics refer to being torn apart.

Okay, so you combine Should I Stay Or Should I Go with Bump In The Night, a Saturday morning cartoon, and you get Jodie Foster.

Oh well.

Bump in the Night was awesome.

[Ferryman]

It happens. I was playing my wife a rough draft of the song I have spent months working on and she said "oh, it sounds very 80s, like the Psychedelic Furs". I realized that I had just rewritten "Sister Europe" by the Furs. Oh well, sometimes these influences can be too, well, influential. Jodie Foster is still a great song, just don't be surprised if you get sued when it goes mega-platinum.......

Cheers,

Nigel

[Ted]

just don't be surprised if you get sued when it goes mega-platinum.......

Maybe I could get sued by Jodie Foster!  I might get to meet her.  Oh Oh Oh, that would be awesome!

Seriously, my song is so full of musical cliches, I think it's lawsuit proof.

[hooper]

A very creative and entertaining creation!  Love the way the instruments perfectly match the level of seriousness of the lyrics.  Well done!

[Saijinn Maas]

Back to listen again...  Yep! Still awesome! 

[Nelson]

Very entertaining. The difference between a hilarious song and a stupid song is in the details. The music still has to carry the song and the lyrics must paint the picture. And you did both, very well.
I especially liked the shopping trip with your buddy, verse.
Just too funny.
Outstanding job
-Nelson