The main idea about this one was the tambura app sound from my android phone. On the electric guitar, I tuned the low E String to D and the A String to G. I like droney stuff. And then I added the tambourine and a homemade shaker of a can taped up with rice. Works well. I learned this from a Russian friend. Maybe I’ll add the sitar to it later.
In this one I think the coolest part is the jazzy keyboard with reverb and echo. I know there is a song where the keyboard sounds similar but I can’t remember what it is. I’ll try to figure it out and post it too. Then there is repetitive guitar with a phaser effect I believe.
I’ve posted about this one before but it is an instrumental too so I’m posting again. The mood is repetitive but driving forward. The inspiration is all the occupiers getting slammed to the ground by NYPD cops who are paid off by Chase Manhattan Bank. True story. Chase Bank gave like $4.6 million to NYPD shortly before all the arrests went down.
Ever feel like your life is going in circles or that it is too monotonous or repetitive? Well, it may sound like this song. I tried to come up with something that expressed that feeling and here it is. It was recorded with a 330 Rickenbacker six string electric guitar, a Casio WK-500 keyboard, shaker and tambourine. Thanks for listening.
Probably it would be something like this if “Uncle Sam” were a real person today. I think arguing the left/right thing is a waste of time. It’s an allusion. They are one and the same and it is only a distraction.
Where are you going today?
Will you always stay in the same spot?
Or will you get up and go away?
It is all okay.
We’ve been here before.
They want us to be afraid.
But it’s not gonna keep us down.
Get up from your desk.
You’ve spent too much time there.
You wasting away.
Make something happen.
Create. Be the change you want to see.
The skies will part
and the clouds will go away.
There’s something okay and beautiful to see everyday.
Burn down the past. Go On.
We know there are other people waiting to get up.
Just Go.
Go to Iraq, that’s where the money’s at.
Be about that – Do it stat.
You know that’s where you wanna be.
They’ve got games and fun over there; you just wait and see.
It’s like a carnival fare.
Do it, I dare.
You’ll be earning money hand over fist.
Just go ahead and enlist.
Go by faith, don’t worry about all the guns.
Don’t worry about all of the guns.
Chorus
War is fun in the desert.
They’ve got a party going on over there
In the desert.
War is fun in the desert.
So get on over there.
Count your money day by day.
Store it up and don’t forget to pray.
You’re doing good conquering all the land.
And you’re making many a grand.
Keep firing on all of the people.
They’re only poor but you’ve got the power.
Go to Iraq, that’s where the money’s at.
Be about that – do it stat.
You know that’s where you wanna be.
It’s fun there you know.
Chorus
War is fun in the desert.
There’s a party going on over there
Shoot everything that moves in the desert.
and don’t forget to get those people praying at the Mosque.
War is hell and it’s stupid.
Why are we there after ten whole years?
Enough is enough.
Get out of Iraq.
Enough is enough.
Get out of Iraq. Peace Corps.
Obama got his Nobel Peace Prize
and what has he done about it?
Wars are going on forever.
He said he would get out of Iraq
and Afghanistan, and Pakistan and all the other “Stans”.
Chorus
War is fun in the desert.
There’s a big party going on over there
In the desert.
Shoot everything that moves in the desert.
You are getting a lot of money in the desert.
It’s all worth it. You now it’s all worth it, in the desert.
Can’t make any money doing good.
All you can make money is from killing people in the desert.
That’s where it’s at.
Lots of money to be made and partially tax free. What an incentive! For instance, look at these 2 ads at Craigslist:
LATUFF 2006
Customs / Border Patrol Advisor (Afghanistan)
Date: 2011-08-12, 6:39PM PDT
Reply to: see below [Errors when replying to ads?]
Customs / Border Patrol Advisor (Afghanistan)
________________________________________
Date: 2011-12-08, 8:14AM PDT
Reply to: eherring@fedsys.com [Errors when replying to ads?]
________________________________________
***************Graduate of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) IS REQUIRED****************************
Border Management Task Force
WHAT IS THE BMTF? The Border Management Task Force is a Department of Defense Central Command Counter Narcotics funded program. The BMTF is compiled of current Homeland Security Officials, Customs and Border Protection Officers, Border Patrol Agents, Private Sector Subject Matter Expert Advisors and U. S. Military personnel.
Must be former or current CBP Officers or Border Patrol Agents to:
Provide U.S. Mission Subject Matter Expertise:
Customs Operations
Border Security
Counter Narcotics
Stabilize Afghan borders.
Partnership with the United States Embassy Kabul
cross-border smuggling routes.
Create secure borders to encourage legitimate trade and revenue flow.
Executive Mentoring (Customs/Border Police)
www.fedsys.com
UP TO $200K STARTING ANNUAL SALARY
with 6 weeks Paid leave and Airfare
Graduate of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) is required.
Erik Herring
BMTF Deputy Program Manager
eherring@fedsys.com
AND:
PASHTO LANGUAGE PERSONNEL NEEDED IMMEDIATELY US CITIZEN OR GREEN CARD
Date: 2011-08-08, 10:46PM PDT
Reply to: job-xkkfx-2537376451@craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?]
Global Dimensions is looking for PASHTO language personnel to join a new growing company with an exciting future and be part of a skilled team of professionals. If you can meet the below qualifications please respond.
Job description: Support to ongoing peacekeeping and reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan through translation, interpretation, transcription and Cultural Advisement.
Minimum Qualifications:
- U.S. Citizen or Green Card Holder
- Speak Pashto
- Great attitude and willingness to travel to Afghanistan
Salary and benefits:
- Current salary for a qualified linguist is from $184,500 to $235,500 (all inclusive) based on overall qualification
- Benefits include Medical, Dental, Life, 401K, Vision, Short and Long Term Disability and 4 weeks paid vacation
- If you are also overseas for more than 330 days, a large portion of your salary is also TAX FREE!!
If you have any additional questions or would like to apply, please respond ASAP!! We also offer a $10,000 bonus for any qualified Pashto referral. If you would like to assist in recruitment, or have someone to refer, please respond as well for more details.
Thank you and we look forward to hopefully having you on board.
Wrote this song almost 10 years ago but lost the original recording of it. So I recorded it again tonight in 2011. On the previous version I used a Fender B-Bender guitar but I don’t have it anymore. It was stolen. Anyway, I did the best I could from memory. Previously, it was called “Station” but I think it would be better titled Waiting. I also updated the lyric to waiting for a plane instead of a train cause that’s what I’ll be doing in a few months or so when my wife finally gets to the U.S.
Waiting
Going down to the station.
I’ll be waitin’ for you to come.
I’ll be pickin’ up your heavy bags.
It won’t be a drag.
I hope you’ll be glad to see me.
Checkin’ out the plane schedule.
I’ll be lookin’ for your plane to come.
I’ll be combin’ my hair for you.
It won’t be that long.
I hope you’ll be glad to see me.
Readin’ up on the newspaper.
I’ll be lookin’ for the funny section.
I’ll be watchin’ the people pass by.
It can’t be that long.
I hope you’ll be glad to see me.
Seein’ you arrive just on time.
I’ll be runnin’ to get a hug.
I’ll be thinkin’ how lucky I am.
No, it’s not a drag.
This is another collaboration I did with Donnie Bugden that I think turned out pretty good. I came up with the basic rhythm guitar, bass line, and keyboard line. Donnie contributed the guitar with special effect, emotional melody and lyrics for the song. I sang basically in unison to his vocal track.
Here are the lyrics:
First Descent
I am the first descent
The first to go
The last you’ll ever know
I am the first descent
The first to go
The last you’ll ever know
The longest way down
Pulling shovels from the ground
Broke down now
On the way home
You are the last descent
The last to know
The last to go
The shortest way up
Pushing picks from the sound
Get off the merry go round
I am the first descent
The first to go
The last you’ll ever know
JIM GUITTARD is a 4th Generation Musician and 2nd Generation Writer.
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