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Pleasure

2008-11-20T07:14:17Z

Seanmahan:

[[Category:Songs]]
== Lyrics ==
<pre>
to laugh
to die
to scrawl on soiled lies
we all saw the deft cigarillo
it was the right thing to do
we all burn the trenchant definitions
we all burn the austere components
fortunate plagues are left far behind us
his new congress is all that remains
trade and convenience will certainly save us
the virile missile is hiding in the wall
this ubiquitous end is making noises
it was the right thing to do
</pre>

==Music==
===Chords===
verse 3:
C Am E
keys:
E D(up) Bb C
G F G A

===Yet More New Chords===

verse 1:
C / F / C / Dm (1/2 bar)

Verse 2:
C / F / Em

Verse 3:
C / F / Am / G
C / F / Em / G (last time, play Em7 instead of G)

Pleasure

2007-12-07T05:09:00Z

Seanmahan: /* Chords */

[[Category:Songs]]
== Lyrics ==
<pre>
to laugh
to die
to scrawl on soiled lies
we all saw the deft cigarillo
it was the right thing to do
we all burn the trenchant definitions
we all burn the austere components
fortunate plagues are left far behind us
his new congress is all that remains
trade inconvenience will certainly save us
the virile missile is hiding in the wall
this ubiquitous end is making noises
it was the right thing to do
</pre>

==Music==
===Chords===
verse 3:
C Am E
keys:
E D(up) Bb C
G F G A

===Yet More New Chords===

verse 1:
C / F / C / Dm (1/2 bar)

Verse 2:
C / F / Em

Verse 3:
C / F / Am / G
C / F / Em / G (last time, play Em7 instead of G)

Dancey Demo

2007-11-23T21:24:56Z

Seanmahan:

[[Category:Songs]]
[[Category:Sean Mahan (San Francisco)]]
[[Media:Dancey.mp3|The Dancey Demo - MP3]]

[[Media:DANCE.mp3|Similar, earlier Dancey Demo - MP3]]
== Lyrics ==
In any case, they should be at least partly about dancing, more than a smidge melodramatic, and about a romantic problem in a such a vague way as to be applicable to almost anyone's experience. I was thinking for the chorus (sung to the flangey synth line, which is just the melody demo):

'cuz it's mooorrrre 
than a booooyy 
caaaan take 
dancin' alone, 
dancin' alo-o-one 

(etc, et al)

The harpsichord-ish synth line at the end is supposed to be "ba"s, "doo"s, or somesuch.

== Music ==
===Chords===

===Structure===

== Author's Notes ==
The only "lock" part is the "chorus", which is the delay'd repeating synthy thing. The chords over that are Dm, F, Am (replaceable with Cmaj for notably triumphant lines), G. I'm not sure I really like the other two attempted parts, though - so any help with padding that chorus-y part into a real song would be appreciated. Especially since I'm a little out of my usual stylistic depth, here.

== Comments ==

Dancey Demo

2007-11-23T21:14:44Z

Seanmahan:

[[Category:Songs]]
[[Category:Sean Mahan (San Francisco)]]
[[Media:Dancey.mp3|The Dancey Demo - MP3]]

[[Media:DANCE.mp3|Similar, earlier Dancey Demo - MP3]]
== Lyrics ==
In any case, they should be at least partly about dancing, more than a smidge melodramatic, and about a romantic problem in a such a vague way as to be applicable to almost anyone's experience. I was thinking for the chorus (sung to the flangey synth line, which is just the melody demo):

'cuz it's mooorrrre 
than a booooyy
caaaan take 
dancin' alone,
dancin' alo-o-one

(etc, et al)

The harpsichord-ish synth line at the end is supposed to be "ba"s, "doo"s, or somesuch.

== Music ==
===Chords===

===Structure===

== Author's Notes ==
The only "lock" part is the "chorus", which is the delay'd repeating synthy thing. The chords over that are Dm, F, Am (replaceable with Cmaj for notably triumphant lines), G. I'm not sure I really like the other two attempted parts, though - so any help with padding that chorus-y part into a real song would be appreciated. Especially since I'm a little out of my usual stylistic depth, here.

== Comments ==

Dancey Demo

2007-11-23T21:13:32Z

Seanmahan:

[[Category:Songs]]
[[Category:Sean Mahan (San Francisco)]]
[[Media:Dancey.mp3|The Dancey Demo - MP3]]

[[Media:DANCE.mp3|Similar, earlier Dancey Demo - MP3]]
== Lyrics ==
In any case, they should be at least partly about dancing, more than a smidge melodramatic, and about a romantic problem in a such a vague way as to be applicable to almost anyone's experience. I was thinking for the chorus (sung to the flangey synth line, which is just the melody demo):

'cuz it's mooorrrre 
than a booooyy
caaaan take 
dancin' alone,
dancin' alo-o-one

(etc, et al)

== Music ==
===Chords===

===Structure===

== Author's Notes ==
The only "lock" part is the "chorus", which is the delay'd repeating synthy thing. The chords over that are Dm, F, Am (replaceable with Cmaj for notably triumphant lines), G. I'm not sure I really like the other two attempted parts, though - so any help with padding that chorus-y part into a real song would be appreciated. Especially since I'm a little out of my usual stylistic depth, here.

== Comments ==

Dancey Demo

2007-11-23T21:13:22Z

Seanmahan:

[[Category:Songs]]
[[Category:Sean Mahan (San Francisco)]]
[[Media:Dancey.mp3|The Dancey Demo - MP3]]
[[Media:DANCE.mp3|Similar, earlier Dancey Demo - MP3]]
== Lyrics ==
In any case, they should be at least partly about dancing, more than a smidge melodramatic, and about a romantic problem in a such a vague way as to be applicable to almost anyone's experience. I was thinking for the chorus (sung to the flangey synth line, which is just the melody demo):

'cuz it's mooorrrre 
than a booooyy
caaaan take 
dancin' alone,
dancin' alo-o-one

(etc, et al)

== Music ==
===Chords===

===Structure===

== Author's Notes ==
The only "lock" part is the "chorus", which is the delay'd repeating synthy thing. The chords over that are Dm, F, Am (replaceable with Cmaj for notably triumphant lines), G. I'm not sure I really like the other two attempted parts, though - so any help with padding that chorus-y part into a real song would be appreciated. Especially since I'm a little out of my usual stylistic depth, here.

== Comments ==

File:DANCE.mp3

2007-11-23T21:13:13Z

Seanmahan:

Dancey Demo

2007-11-23T21:08:11Z

Seanmahan:

[[Category:Songs]]
[[Category:Sean Mahan (San Francisco)]]
[[Media:Dancey.mp3|The Dancey Demo - MP3]]
== Lyrics ==
In any case, they should be at least partly about dancing, more than a smidge melodramatic, and about a romantic problem in a such a vague way as to be applicable to almost anyone's experience. I was thinking for the chorus (sung to the flangey synth line, which is just the melody demo):

'cuz it's mooorrrre 
than a booooyy
caaaan take 
dancin' alone,
dancin' alo-o-one

(etc, et al)

== Music ==
===Chords===

===Structure===

== Author's Notes ==
The only "lock" part is the "chorus", which is the delay'd repeating synthy thing. The chords over that are Dm, F, Am (replaceable with Cmaj for notably triumphant lines), G. I'm not sure I really like the other two attempted parts, though - so any help with padding that chorus-y part into a real song would be appreciated. Especially since I'm a little out of my usual stylistic depth, here.

== Comments ==

File:Dancey.mp3

2007-11-23T21:07:50Z

Seanmahan:

File:RarifiedAir2.mp3

2007-10-16T09:00:16Z

Seanmahan:

The Rarified Air of Products

2007-10-16T08:59:24Z

Seanmahan:

[[Category:Songs]]
[[Category:Sean Mahan (San Francisco)]]
[[media:RarifiedAir.mp3|Verse-chorus-verse demo]]

[[media:RarifiedAir2.mp3|Sean & Sara sing demo]]

== Lyrics ==
(artfully clipped from the current Musician's Friend catalog)

Verse:
<pre>
Starting with
the dreadnoughts;
my first discovery.
The extra power
and sounds...
of uncertainty.
-----
Starting with the dreadnoughts;
my first discovery.
You can see the entire signal chain,
and you never have to explain.
</pre>

Chorus:
<pre>
Breath the rarefied air of products.
Haaaaaah-ah-ah--aah.
</pre>

== Music ==
===Chords===
Verse A: mostly C-ish (bass changes) 
Chorus: F, Eb, G 

===Structure===

== Comments ==
so epic.

== Comments ==

The Rarified Air of Products

2007-10-16T08:59:00Z

Seanmahan:

[[Category:Songs]]
[[Category:Sean Mahan (San Francisco)]]
[[media:RarifiedAir.mp3|Verse-chorus-verse demo]]
[[media:RarifiedAir2.mp3|Sean & Sara sing demo]]

== Lyrics ==
(artfully clipped from the current Musician's Friend catalog)

Verse:
<pre>
Starting with
the dreadnoughts;
my first discovery.
The extra power
and sounds...
of uncertainty.
-----
Starting with the dreadnoughts;
my first discovery.
You can see the entire signal chain,
and you never have to explain.
</pre>

Chorus:
<pre>
Breath the rarefied air of products.
Haaaaaah-ah-ah--aah.
</pre>

== Music ==
===Chords===
Verse A: mostly C-ish (bass changes) 
Chorus: F, Eb, G 

===Structure===

== Comments ==
so epic.

== Comments ==

The Rarified Air of Products

2007-10-12T18:53:56Z

Seanmahan:

The Rarified Air of Products

2007-10-12T18:53:20Z

Seanmahan: /* Lyrics */

[[Category:Songs]]
[[Category:Sean Mahan (San Francisco)]]
[[media:RarifiedAir.mp3|Verse-chorus-verse demo]]

== Lyrics ==
(artfully clipped from the current Musician's Friend catalog)

Verse:
<pre>
Starting with
the dreadnoughts;
my first discovery.
The extra power
and sounds...
of uncertainty.
-----
Starting with the dreadnoughts;
my first discovery.
You can see the entire signal chain,
and you never have to explain.
</pre>

Chorus:
<pre>
Breath the rarefied air of products.
Haaaaaah-ah-ah--aah.
</pre>

=====
Starting with the dreadnoughts;
my first discovery.
You can see the entire signal chain,
and you never have to explain.
</pre>

Chorus:
<pre>
Breath the rarefied air of products.
Haaaaaah-ah-ah--aah.
</pre>

=====
Starting with the dreadnoughts;
my first discovery.
You can see the entire signal chain,
and you never have to explain.
</pre>

Chorus:
<pre>
Breath the rarefied air of products.
Haaaaaah-ah-ah--aah.
</pre>

== Music ==
===Chords===
Verse A: mostly C-ish (bass changes) 
Chorus: F, Eb, G 

===Structure===

== Comments ==
so epic.

== Comments ==

The Rarified Air of Products

2007-10-12T18:53:01Z

Seanmahan: /* Lyrics */

[[Category:Songs]]
[[Category:Sean Mahan (San Francisco)]]
[[media:RarifiedAir.mp3|Verse-chorus-verse demo]]

== Lyrics ==
(artfully clipped from the current Musician's Friend catalog)

Verse:
<pre>
Starting with
the dreadnoughts;
my first discovery.
The extra power
and sounds...
of uncertainty.
=====
Starting with the dreadnoughts;
my first discovery.
You can see the entire signal chain,
and you never have to explain.
</pre>

Chorus:
<pre>
Breath the rarefied air of products.
Haaaaaah-ah-ah--aah.
</pre>

=====
Starting with the dreadnoughts;
my first discovery.
You can see the entire signal chain,
and you never have to explain.
</pre>

Chorus:
<pre>
Breath the rarefied air of products.
Haaaaaah-ah-ah--aah.
</pre>

== Music ==
===Chords===
Verse A: mostly C-ish (bass changes) 
Chorus: F, Eb, G 

===Structure===

== Comments ==
so epic.

== Comments ==

The Rarified Air of Products

2007-10-11T19:43:23Z

Seanmahan: /* Lyrics */

[[Category:Songs]]
[[Category:Sean Mahan (San Francisco)]]
[[media:RarifiedAir.mp3|Verse-chorus-verse demo]]

== Lyrics ==
Verse:
<pre>
Starting with
the dreadnoughts;
my first discovery.
The extra power
and sounds...
of uncertainty.
=====
Starting with the dreadnoughts;
my first discovery.
You can see the entire signal chain,
and you never have to explain.
</pre>

Chorus:
<pre>
Breath the rarefied air of products.
Haaaaaah-ah-ah--aah.
</pre>

== Music ==
===Chords===
Verse A: mostly C-ish (bass changes) 
Chorus: F, Eb, G 

===Structure===

== Author's Notes ==
By Sean, Ian, and Sam - the ace production team known as "My Song 2 and the My Songs". Look for our debut album, "This is My Song", in early 2008.

== Comments ==

My Song 2

2007-10-11T18:48:33Z

Seanmahan:

[[Category:Songs]]
[[Category:Sean Mahan (San Francisco)]]
[[media:MySong2.mp3]]

[[image:Francoise.jpg|right]]
== Lyrics ==

== Music ==
===Chords===
Starts out in G minor, I believe. It modulates to a major key for the Mirah section, but I forget quite what that is.

===Structure===
First sampled part is Francoise Hardy's "Quel mal y a-t-il a ca". That's Francoise on the right. At some point Petra Haden says, "one". Finally, the harp and singing at the end are from "We're Both So Sorry" by Mirah.

== Author's Notes ==
By Sean and Ian - the ace production team known as "My Song 2 and the My Songs". Look for our debut album, "This is My Song", in early 2008.

This song still has a ways to go. As we get all the parts settled we'll probably stretch out the transitions somewhat. I'd like to change the drums.

Please note that this song will, in the end, be roughly 8 minutes long, as we've decided that this is the ideal length for a song.

== Comments ==

File:Francoise.jpg

2007-10-11T18:47:51Z

Seanmahan:

My Song 2

2007-10-11T18:46:10Z

Seanmahan: /* Structure */

[[Category:Songs]]
[[Category:Sean Mahan (San Francisco)]]
[[media:MySong2.mp3]]

== Lyrics ==

== Music ==
===Chords===
Starts out in G minor, I believe. It modulates to a major key for the Mirah section, but I forget quite what that is.

===Structure===
First sampled part is Francoise Hardy's "Quel mal y a-t-il a ca". At some point Petra Haden says, "one". Finally, the harp and singing at the end are from "We're Both So Sorry" by Mirah.

== Author's Notes ==
By Sean and Ian - the ace production team known as "My Song 2 and the My Songs". Look for our debut album, "This is My Song", in early 2008.

This song still has a ways to go. As we get all the parts settled we'll probably stretch out the transitions somewhat. I'd like to change the drums.

Please note that this song will, in the end, be roughly 8 minutes long, as we've decided that this is the ideal length for a song.

== Comments ==

My Song 2

2007-10-11T18:43:43Z

Seanmahan:

[[Category:Songs]]
[[Category:Sean Mahan (San Francisco)]]
[[media:MySong2.mp3]]

== Lyrics ==

== Music ==
===Chords===
Starts out in G minor, I believe. It modulates to a major key for the Mirah section, but I forget quite what that is.

===Structure===

== Author's Notes ==
By Sean and Ian - the ace production team known as "My Song 2 and the My Songs". Look for our debut album, "This is My Song", in early 2008.

This song still has a ways to go. As we get all the parts settled we'll probably stretch out the transitions somewhat. I'd like to change the drums.

Please note that this song will, in the end, be roughly 8 minutes long, as we've decided that this is the ideal length for a song.

== Comments ==

File:MySong2.mp3

2007-10-11T18:41:52Z

Seanmahan:

The Rarified Air of Products

2007-10-11T18:34:54Z

Seanmahan: /* Author's Notes */

[[Category:Songs]]
[[Category:Sean Mahan (San Francisco)]]
[[media:RarifiedAir.mp3|Verse-chorus-verse demo]]

== Lyrics ==
Verse:
<pre>
Starting with
the dreadnoughts;
my first discovery.
The extra power
and sounds...
of uncertainty.</pre>

Chorus:
<pre>
Breath the rarefied air of products.
Hah-ah-ah--ah.
</pre>

== Music ==
===Chords===
Verse A: mostly C-ish (bass changes) 
Chorus: F, Eb, G 

===Structure===

== Author's Notes ==
By Sean, Ian, and Sam - the ace production team known as "My Song 2 and the My Songs". Look for our debut album, "This is My Song", in early 2008.

== Comments ==

The Rarified Air of Products

2007-10-11T18:33:49Z

Seanmahan:

[[Category:Songs]]
[[Category:Sean Mahan (San Francisco)]]
[[media:RarifiedAir.mp3|Verse-chorus-verse demo]]

== Lyrics ==
Verse:
<pre>
Starting with
the dreadnoughts;
my first discovery.
The extra power
and sounds...
of uncertainty.</pre>

Chorus:
<pre>
Breath the rarefied air of products.
Hah-ah-ah--ah.
</pre>

== Music ==
===Chords===
Verse A: mostly C-ish (bass changes) 
Chorus: F, Eb, G 

===Structure===

== Author's Notes ==
By Sean, Ian, and Sam.

== Comments ==

File:RarifiedAir.mp3

2007-10-11T18:33:14Z

Seanmahan:

The Rarified Air of Products

2007-10-11T18:32:07Z

Seanmahan:

[[Category:Songs]]
[[Category:Sean Mahan (San Francisco)]]

== Lyrics ==
Verse:
<pre>
Starting with
the dreadnoughts;
my first discovery.
The extra power
and sounds...
of uncertainty.</pre>

Chorus:
<pre>
Breath the rarefied air of products.
Hah-ah-ah--ah.
</pre>

== Music ==
===Chords===
Verse A: mostly C-ish (bass changes) 
Chorus: F, Eb, G 

===Structure===

== Author's Notes ==
By Sean, Ian, and Sam.

== Comments ==

Matins

2007-10-06T09:17:35Z

Seanmahan:

[[Category:Songs]]
[[Category:Sean Mahan (San Francisco)]]
[[Media:Matins.mp3|Matins - MP3]]

== Lyrics ==

====Verse====

== Music ==
===Chords===

===Structure===

== Author's Notes ==

Since I apparently don't understand wikis, I uploaded over the original. Anyone, this one is the (exact) same vocals with different drums, and an organ (JX3P) instead of the guitar. For FFR Sunday, perhaps?

== Comments ==
my joy at hearing this wars with the fact that i haven't forgotten. [[User:Sara|Sara]] 13:00, 13 September 2007 (PDT)

Rose

2007-10-01T00:33:58Z

Seanmahan: /* 3rd verse chord voicing */

[[Category:Songs]]
[[Category:Sara johnsen (san francisco)]]
[[Category: Sean Mahan (San Francisco)]]
[[Media:Rose.mp3|rose - mp3]]

== Lyrics ==
if i had my way
you'd never say goodbye
if i had a say
your smile would never tire
if i had my way
you'd never run in place
i'd never have to work this hard
to remember your face

ten floors above 19th avenue
jumpers are felons three seconds, at best
you're so far beyond what i ever knew
i'm so far away that it feels close to you

if i had to run
why does it bring me back to you
if you had to go
but you stayed so long, what were we supposed to do
if i had to say
i'd never say a word
you could've asked
a thousand ways

the silence said everything for you
the silence said everything i could never make up to you

and now it's too late
too late to try
too many days to cry
she called me and said
it's not too late to say goodbye

ten floors above 19th avenue
jumpers are felons three seconds at best
you were something i never knew
i'm so far away now it's close to you
so far away it feels close to you

== Music ==
===Chords===
verse:
F Am Gm C
 
chorus:
Dm Bb F C
 
bridge:
F C Dm Am
Bb F Bb C

=== 3rd verse chord voicing ===
F: x 8 7 5 6 o 
Am: x 7 7 5 6 o 
(Gm): x 5 7 7 6 o 
C: (regular c bar chord) 

===Structure===

== Author's Notes ==
work in progress.

== Comments ==

Rose

2007-10-01T00:33:32Z

Seanmahan: /* Music */

[[Category:Songs]]
[[Category:Sara johnsen (san francisco)]]
[[Category: Sean Mahan (San Francisco)]]
[[Media:Rose.mp3|rose - mp3]]

== Lyrics ==
if i had my way
you'd never say goodbye
if i had a say
your smile would never tire
if i had my way
you'd never run in place
i'd never have to work this hard
to remember your face

ten floors above 19th avenue
jumpers are felons three seconds, at best
you're so far beyond what i ever knew
i'm so far away that it feels close to you

if i had to run
why does it bring me back to you
if you had to go
but you stayed so long, what were we supposed to do
if i had to say
i'd never say a word
you could've asked
a thousand ways

the silence said everything for you
the silence said everything i could never make up to you

and now it's too late
too late to try
too many days to cry
she called me and said
it's not too late to say goodbye

ten floors above 19th avenue
jumpers are felons three seconds at best
you were something i never knew
i'm so far away now it's close to you
so far away it feels close to you

== Music ==
===Chords===
verse:
F Am Gm C
 
chorus:
Dm Bb F C
 
bridge:
F C Dm Am
Bb F Bb C

=== 3rd verse chord voicing ===
F: x 8 7 5 6 o
Am: x 7 7 5 6 o
(Gm): x 5 7 7 6 o
C: (regular c bar chord)

===Structure===

== Author's Notes ==
work in progress.

== Comments ==

Matins

2007-09-13T04:17:28Z

Seanmahan:

File:Matins.mp3

2007-09-13T04:17:06Z

Seanmahan:

You're Cheating and You Don't Even Bother to Hide it, Allen

2007-09-11T07:11:55Z

Seanmahan: /* comments */

[[Category:Songs]]
[[Category:emily c. (chicago)]]
[[Media:allen3.mp3|You're cheating + you don't even bother to hide it, Allen!]]
== Lyrics ==
<pre>
I heard it all before.
I listened through an open door.
And I'm not going to pretend that I don't know about her anymore.

I can't go on like this.
'Cause I know everytime we kiss,
that you've been kissing her and you've been telling all of your friends.

It's a bad state of affairs when you know your lover don't care,
a lover don't care, a lover don't care for you anymore.

And I know it might sound greedy, but I want all the love you are giving,
or I won't stay, oh no I won't stay with you anymore.
</pre>

== Author's Notes ==

Incomplete, ridiculous breakup song. I guess I just felt like lately I had heard a few songs with the message "You're cheating and you don't even bother to hide it (,Allen)," which seems like such a silly concept to me. If that happened to me I would not ever write a song about it, I would just leave. So, I wrote a song about it. I don't know any Allens.

== comments ==

first of all, awesome title. also, it's good to hear your voice again!

i can see what's starting to take shape here. sounds like you don't quite get the melody right on that last stanza, though you end it properly.

i think crazy key changes every stanza could be cool, but i would explore different changes from the ones you're using here. maybe try going by half steps like "everybody's fancy"?

lastly, i feel like maybe you could distribute the syllables of "lover" a bit more evenly, straighter? you're kind of stressing the first one. that might give it more force. it's a strong sentiment in that B section.

yay! can't wait to hear future versions!

[[User:Gabemcelwain|Gabemcelwain]] 16:46, 10 September 2007 (PDT)

---

the title makes me laugh out loud every time i think of it. :)

i like the first key change very much. i feel like the song really opens up there, and the key changes in general makes it sound like a classic, like it could be sung by one of the crooners.

i love the "bad state of affairs"--very nice line.

[[User:Sara|Sara]] 19:03, 10 September 2007 (PDT)

---

I just hope the plan is to be in a harmonica-able key at some point! For what it's worth, I'm more into the ''second'' key change. It's a soul-music-y lyrical theme, so I think "..., Allen" follows in the fine tradition of such classics as "Marry Me, Bill".

--[[User:Seanmahan|Seanmahan]] 00:11, 11 September 2007 (PDT)

Electrolane Total

2007-09-11T07:00:51Z

Seanmahan: /* Author's Notes */

[[Category:Songs]]
[[Category:Sean Mahan (San Francisco)]]

== Some For-Continued-Work-Purposes Recordings ==

[[Media:NotElectrelane.mp3|Giving "Been Listenin' to Electrane" a bad connotation]]

[[Media:DiskoSignal.mp3|The Disco + Breeders-y <strike>Chorus</strike> version]]

[[Media:FFRTheme.mp3|The Disco + Fuck Fuck Riot Chorus version]]

== Lyrics ==

== Music ==
===Chords===

Include old favorites like Em, Bm, C, G, Am, F, and D

===Structure===

== Author's Notes ==
Oh no, it's a disco beat! At the moment I think this should go to option 2 or 3, but I self-importantly think it's interesting how the music started as the first one (which sounds even cheesier than I was imagining thanks to some ill-considered reverb or something on the guitar). If it ends up being the FFR Theme, then we'd want to back off on those "Massive signal..." lyrics?

First attempt was while listening to too much Electrelane. Second and third are during a Stereo Total phase.

It's at 135 bpm right now - do you think a drop to around 120-125 would be better?

Obviously, organ and non-scratch guitar would help.

== Comments ==

Electrolane Total

2007-09-11T06:59:40Z

Seanmahan: /* Author's Notes */

Electrolane Total

2007-09-11T06:57:11Z

Seanmahan: /* Author's Notes */

Electrolane Total

2007-09-11T06:56:50Z

Seanmahan: /* Author's Notes */

[[Category:Songs]]
[[Category:Sean Mahan (San Francisco)]]

== Some For-Continued-Work-Purposes Recordings ==

[[Media:NotElectrelane.mp3|Giving "Been Listenin' to Electrane" a bad connotation]]

[[Media:DiskoSignal.mp3|The Disco + Breeders-y <strike>Chorus</strike> version]]

[[Media:FFRTheme.mp3|The Disco + Fuck Fuck Riot Chorus version]]

== Lyrics ==

== Music ==
===Chords===

Include old favorites like Em, Bm, C, G, Am, F, and D

===Structure===

== Author's Notes ==
Oh no, it's a disco beat! At the moment I think this should go to option 2 or 3, but I self-importantly think it's interesting how the music started as the first one (which sounds even cheesier than I was imagining thanks to some ill-considered reverb or something on the guitar). If it ends up being the FFR Theme, then we'd want to back off on those "Massive signal..." lyrics?

First attempt was while listening to too much Electrane. Second and third are during a Stereo Total phase.

== Comments ==

Electrolane Total

2007-09-11T06:56:12Z

Seanmahan:

File:NotElectrelane.mp3

2007-09-11T06:56:01Z

Seanmahan:

File:DiskoSignal.mp3

2007-09-11T06:55:08Z

Seanmahan:

File:FFRTheme.mp3

2007-09-11T06:51:37Z

Seanmahan:

Electrolane Total

2007-09-11T06:47:01Z

Seanmahan:

[[Category:Songs]]
[[Category:Sean Mahan (San Francisco)]]

== Some For-Continued-Work-Purposes Recordings ==
[[Media:|prospective verse a couple times ]]

[[Media:HtSILaET - chorus.mp3|Giving "Been Listenin' to Electrane" a bad connotation]]

[[Media:HtSILaET - music demo.mp3|The Disco + Breeders-y <strike>Chorus</strike> version]]

[[Media:Speak Italian.mp3|The Disco + Fuck Fuck Riot Chorus version]]

== Lyrics ==

== Music ==
===Chords===

===Structure===

== Author's Notes ==

== Comments ==

Spend All Night On the Internet

2007-08-28T05:05:53Z

Seanmahan: /* Chords */

[[Category:Songs]]
[[Category:Sean Mahan (San Francisco)]]
[[Media:Spendallnightontheinternet.mp3|Send All Night on the Internet - MP3]]

== Lyrics ==
These are all just "test" lyrics while trying to figure out a melody

====Verse====
(Sam Lavigne lyrics - I think. These are just best guesses) 
The last bottle's broke, 
Vitreous or not. 
My distpositive (dah dah dah) 
Hasn't a home. 
(repeated)

==== Different verses for 761 Oak concert (relating to Sam's experience as a security guard) ====
===== Verse 1 =====
Your safety's assured; 
I answer the phone and watch the door. 
I'm watching the screens, 
You're watching a show star-ring Taye Diggs 
 
You promise computers 
You give me an oven 
And speak of your pistol 
 
No you can't return; 
And I won't go meet you somewhere dark. 
===== Verse 2 =====
If some-thing happens 
(...) 
I'll just call the cops 
 
I'm un-armed 
I've got... 
Not even a night stick 
 
I'm just doing home work 
I'm reading some theory 
I'm can't help you, buddy 
 
There's no a-larm, I'm the... 
Only one here. 

====Chorus====
I like black and you like black 
And we're gonna go to 
My concert I'm playing to-ni-ight 
 
Anna will sit and read a book 
While she drinks her cran-ber-y vod-ka with Sarah Da-vor-ki-i-in! 
We will sit behind the bands 
And we'll hold hands as we 
Com-plain a'bout how late the night i-is! 
And we go home, 
I'LL SPEND ALL NIGHT ON THE INTERNET!

== Music ==
===Chords===
Verse: E7, Am7, [some Cm variant],C

OR

Verse: E, Am F^7, C, F^7, C

Chorus: Ab, G, C, B, Bb 
Ab, G, F, Ab, Ab7, G, C, Bb, A, Dm, Fm, C

===Structure===
Unfinished, so still stuck at A/B/A/B

== Author's Notes ==

Another old unfinished Para-chestnut. Lots of angst about a melody, and Sam's once-again-completely-a-rhythmic lyrics really didn't help. I was in a counterpoint class at the time, and wrote out the verse melody in a sheetmusic/MIDI program first (it performs the piano line). As for chorus, I had totally forgotten about it! Almost certainly because I was apparently drunk and bitter at the wife/world or whatever. In hindsight, I really like it because it just sounds like some idiot singing along to something. And really, nothing works better with that kind of melody than such ridiculous lyrics.

== Comments ==
I love this song, but I don't want to critique it since I know it has changed a lot from the version here. When will you record this with the new lyrics? [[User:Sara|Sara]] 11:41, 28 March 2007 (PDT)

Sheep

2007-08-02T08:58:36Z

Seanmahan:

[[Category:Songs]]
[[Category:Sara johnsen (san francisco)]]
[[Category: Sean Mahan (San Francisco)]]
[[Media:I'm Glad We're Both Screwed Now ( ).mp3|Now with lyrics!]]

== Lyrics ==
<pre>
the distance is drowning your voice
last week was fine spent some time on my own with a book
i'm keeping busy i give myself projects to do
i'd tell you a story if you knew who my friends were now

i make time to talk to you
i always say i love you too
sometimes i think it's over

i still feel something strong
but baby i don't know
if it's for you
this year's been far too long
all by myself
i think that i'm drifting

i can't get into that now
omissions aren't lies if they avoid your questions
you never answer when i call at night before nine
you spoke of a girl last week you haven't mentioned her since
don't let me stop you i'm sure you'd be happier then
don't let me stop you i'm sure i'd be happier too

i hate it when my phone rings lately
guess i love just wasting time
but please don't say it's over
we'll never say it's over
we know it's not over

i still feel something strong
but baby i don't know
if it's for you
this year's been far too long
all by myself
i think that i'm drifting
</pre>

== Music ==
Started out as an imitation soul song, then strayed from the flock (hah!)
===Chords===
chorus:
Am E D E

verse:
E Am

prechorus:
C E Am x 2
F G

===Structure===
A B C A B 1/2B C C A A A A (sorta)

== Author's Notes ==
Bahs or no, should be ready for Saturday!

== Comments ==

File:I'm Glad We're Both Screwed Now ( ).mp3

2007-08-02T08:58:00Z

Seanmahan:

Happy Birthday Emily Cooper

2007-07-26T09:31:00Z

Seanmahan:

[[Category:Songs]]
[[Category:Sara johnsen (san francisco)]]
[[Category: Sean Mahan (San Francisco)]]
[[Media:HappyBirthday.mp3|Played over the phone - Sara and Sean sang along]]

(shh! copyright!)

Happy Birthday Emily Cooper

2007-07-26T09:30:27Z

Seanmahan:

[[Category:Songs]]
[[Category:Sara johnsen (san francisco)]]
[[Category: Sean Mahan (San Francisco)]]
[[Media:HappyBirthday.mp3]]

Happy Birthday Emily Cooper

2007-07-26T09:29:37Z

Seanmahan:

[[Media:HappyBirthday.mp3]]

File:HappyBirthday.mp3

2007-07-26T09:28:55Z

Seanmahan:

Elastic wire

2007-07-26T08:57:00Z

Seanmahan:

[[Category:Songs]]
[[Category:Sara johnsen (san francisco)]]
[[Category:Sean Mahan (San Francisco)]]
[[Media:Elastic wire.mp3|ELASTIC WIRE (dot em pee three)]]

== Lyrics ==
climb elastic walls
no one flexible to call
sit in your plastic room like you mean it

line up your supple hooks
nothing else to do
watch your limber robot vacuum

what you desire
there is no lithe supplier
internets conspire
everything malleable requires
elastic wires
you can't quit
you blunder
you don't get it

there is an elastic power in the air
wind is electric and rarified
pent up in some vessel of the body

what you desire
there is no live supplier
so you can't conspire
everything resiliant requires
elastic wires
you can't quit
you're stiff
you don't get vicious

what rubber number to dial
why not pull the pliable plug
sweep it under that stretchy rug

== Music ==
===Chords===

===Structure===
AAA
B
A
B

== Author's Notes ==

== Comments ==

File:Elastic wire.mp3

2007-07-26T08:56:03Z

Seanmahan:

Elastic wire

2007-07-26T07:58:13Z

Seanmahan: /* Lyrics */

[[Category:Songs]]
[[Category:Sara johnsen (san francisco)]]
[[Category:Sean Mahan (San Francisco)]]

== Lyrics ==
climb elastic walls
no one flexible to call
sit in your plastic room like you mean it

line up your supple hooks
nothing else to do
watch your limber robot vacuum

what you desire
there is no lithe supplier
internets conspire
everything malleable requires
elastic wires
you can't quit
you blunder
you don't get it

there is an elastic power in the air
wind is electric and rarified
pent up in some vessel of the body

what you desire
there is no live supplier
so you can't conspire
everything resiliant requires
elastic wires
you can't quit
you're stiff
you don't get vicious

what rubber number to dial
why not pull the pliable plug
sweep it under that stretchy rug

== Music ==
===Chords===

===Structure===
AAA
B
A
B

== Author's Notes ==

== Comments ==