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It's Your Birthday

from On the Edge of Reality by Edward Roussac

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First attempt to write a song in the 50/90 competition. The prompt on the main page said "Week 1: write a song about a holiday or special event". This is supposed to fit into my concept album, by celebrating one's birthday within the time period.
The music was composed in odd composite time signatures. The verses are in 7/4, the chorus is in 11/4 and the bridge is in 9/8.
The vocals were recorded in two takes and spliced together. My vocals are not the best to be honest, but again this is merely a demo. The sound effects at the beginning and end of the track were downloaded from freesound.org.

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I open the flaming box
And wipe a tear from my eye
Many secrets hiding inside
Anything can happen, hey

Oh man it's your birthday
Let's have a damn wild party
And let all the kids run amok
Wish you well and good luck

As you sit there reading Dostoevsky
Smile and crack open a cold brewski
Apres-celebration, blow out the candles
And I'll take the shot from a great angle

Oh man it's your birthday
Let's have a damn wild party
And let all the kids run amok
Wish you well and good luck

We're filled with happiness and joy
On this dark cold day
Let's bounce to the music
And forgive what time we've lost

Memories of this time are so beautiful
It's something we'll look back on
Messieurs, the party is done
Please don't jump the gun

Oh man it was your birthday
We had a damn wild party
We let everybody run amok
Wish you well and good luck

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from On the Edge of Reality, released October 31, 2017
Edward Roussac - lead vocals, bass guitar, electric guitar, piano, pedal steel guitar, drum machine

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Edward Roussac Melbourne, Australia

I am a musician from Melbourne, Victoria. I sing and play keyboards as well as guitar and bass. I like to express my thoughts through the songs I write.

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