{"id":979,"date":"2011-08-04T22:06:05","date_gmt":"2011-08-05T05:06:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/crimeandtheforcesofevil.com\/blog\/?p=979"},"modified":"2011-08-04T22:06:05","modified_gmt":"2011-08-05T05:06:05","slug":"mystery-song-broken-things-remixed-song","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crimeandtheforcesofevil.com\/blog\/2011\/08\/04\/mystery-song-broken-things-remixed-song\/","title":{"rendered":"mystery song, broken things, remixed song"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve been learning to play melody parts on zouk and mandolin – you might notice the lack of zouk or mandolin solos in the studio album? there’s a reason for that – and I started playing this tune<\/a>, which I’ve known for forever, and which, in my headcanon<\/em>, everybody in the world knows.<\/p>\n

I’m wondering what it’s called. None of the tune recognition software knows it, and I’ve been asking people and turns out in reality, almost nobody knows it at all! It has an A part and a B part so I thought it was perhaps Irish, and I have it in my head it might be French in some way, but Ellen (whose mom is from Japan) says it sounds Japanese to her.<\/p>\n

Here, have a quick recording I just made on my cell phone<\/a>. Do you know this? If you do, what is it? And is there somewhere that everybody knows this song, or did I just make that part up:<\/p>\n

What is this song? Clickie for mp3!<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Also, last weekend, I got BONGOS! at a yard sale for cheap and fixed the cracks and refurbished everything else. (I like reclaiming abandoned instruments.) They look like this now:<\/p>\n

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If I hold them vertically with the smaller drum on top I can play them like some kind of two-tone bodhran, which sounds totally weird but kinda awesome.<\/p>\n

Someday I’ll learn to play instruments the correct way. Hopefully not too soon tho’. XD<\/p>\n

Finally! I remixed the Cracksman Betty<\/i> version of “Paddy Murphy,” with new vocals on the first verse and chorus. I like this one better, I think it’s more fun. (Go ahead, you<\/em> try to sing “O’Leary came with the bagpipes, some music for to play” sober. Can’t be done. BOOST THE ALCOHOL LEVELS TEN! MORE! POINTS!) It’s also a pay-what-you-like download. Enjoy:<\/p>\n