"The Basement of Weirdness & Wonder"

[Hook]

A few weeks ago Geir made a comment on one of thetworegs tunes and it really stuck with me. i thought about that phrase "the basement of weirdness & wonder" and about the eclecticism of compositions from so many of us (known and unknown). Then I thought of Tom Waits... and then I thought how I've never tried to tap into my own inner musical weirdness. Anyway I left my comfort zone and tried to do something a little different. It is certainly not a commentary or reflection of anyone in particular but just an inspiration from a casual comment. Enjoy (or you might not i don't know.)

The Basement of Weirdness & Wonder

piano,banjo,bass,harmonica,vocals- Hook

Deep under ground
no real light but what sound
the basement of weirdness & Wonder

The cellar door squeaks and
the pipes bang the beat
accented of course with a
crash of thunder

Down the stairs into his head
as he channels the dead
inspiration from the here & the after

An endless supply
this well never runs dry
he slices his pie
& shares with other crafters

The people upstairs
are all really quite scared
the moans & the cries
make them fear for their lives

[Oldrottenhead]

fmgwabp this is totally weird and wonderful i absolutly love it.

a great arrangement, the banjo and piano compliment each other really well.

braw tell yer maw.

[chapperz66]

I love it too!  Surreal yet serene and splendid. Love the chromatic lines at the end. 

Marvelous.

Paul

[Redler]

Weirdness! You really captured the weirdness mood on this... Fine songwriting again and your voice sounds great on each music genres! Fine job!!

Kari

[Bluesberry]

release your inner weird as much as you want Hook man, I absolutely love this.  Your vocal treatment is perfect.  that harmonica just about takes my head off.  Damn fine, killer, inspired track.  You got some kind of fine mood captured here.

[Farrell Jackson]

Wonderful and weird Hook! Perfectly spooky and haunting harmonica. Your vocals and melody make the song inviting yet strange......I think this is a great song for the Halloween season.......Nice work and let that inner guy out more often!

Farrell

[Facemask93]

Rather good i must say , this must have come from somewhere very deep in your mind H ,
I love the discord of the whole piece , its very clever and very enjoyable , i love it

Rob

[IanR]

Very very good.

A bit of a shock to the ear to start with but I really got into it.

I think Tom W would suggest that you could add some found objects to the mix.  For example you could whack a boiler with a pipe or wobble some sheet metal or something.  It would be cool to hear some more metallic percussive sounds such as those in the song.

I like your weird side.

Ian

[Greeny]

Totally nuts & totally cool. Fantastic!

[FuzzFace]

Wow..........great work.
This is a sonic walk down the yellow brick road of random colours


my kinda thing
!