the credit crunch by indierik and oldrottenhead

[Oldrottenhead]

indierik had a problem with an mp3 that had the remains of a previous song on it,  he sent it to me to repair which took all of 12 seconds, i offered to put a lyric on it but told him it might be a while coz of all the stuff coming my way from greeny re jemima's kite. but a few beers later ive got through all the jk's stuff, two songs awaiting backing vox and bass from tim and mike, so with time on my hands i wrote a topical lyric about the credit crunch. the credit crunch has not affected me as yet so is not from personal experience, i watched a few tv programmes on the beeb about the wall street crash of 1929 so subliminley it must have affected me.
anyroad up here it is.

[Greeny]

How did you manage to do this one as well as all the JK material?! 

And it's not like it's just a throwaway effort, 'cause it's top quality stuff again. Great guitars and a great vocal performance. And lyrics predictably and consistently spot on 

[Oldrottenhead]

How did you manage to do this one as well as all the JK material?!

i think it all bubbles around inside me then when someone sends me a good  bit of inspiration to work with, hey presto it all comes out.

[Flash Harry]

I can't understand it either. I struggle to keep up with you two and all I do is a bit of twanging.

Good stuff Rik and ORH. Nice song.

[Greeny]

all I do is a bit of twanging.

Eh? That 'twanging' is what makes my songs - not to mention our Jemima's Kite stuff - finished articles. You can't make a great cake without some delicious icing on top!

[indierik]

I am digging it! It's actually quite funny, "maybe rob a bank" hey don't think I haven't thought about it...

I particularly like the opening line! Bravo!!!

[holdempok]

man if we all had 20 yrs given back to us today. knowing what we know now. but at least we now know.

[Oldrottenhead]

man if we all had 20 yrs given back to us today. knowing what we know now

certainly be better at getting our legs over at that age, ma knee is killing me.

[Oldrottenhead]

got a telephone call from simon cowell was flown to london then chaufered to his mothers luxury penthouse bedsit in crouch end.

he sat me down said james,
 the credit crunch........

so topical.........

however.....................

it needs to be under three minutes long,

 needs to be faster

and no one outside of old blighty will understand what the pools are,


so taking his advice i rescripted the lyrics no pools, but i slyly left in the word fancy, im sure he'll call tonight and say james no......

 i speeded it up a bit too

 so its now not shorter but quicker and under three minutes,

 simon sez hit hit hit......

[indierik]

I agree with Simon....It's a hit! With me at least.

I have to get used to it being sped up, but other than that it sounds fantastic.

When are you going on to be preforming it on British Idol?

say hello to Simon for me.