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Song #31 – Be Awesome
This has become my mantra. This and other concepts like it. The self doubt I’ve gone through during my career as a musician and my experiences socially in the public sphere are over. I’ve decided very deliberately to be my best self at all times, that way, people see the real me and better things continue to happen. I think often we can doubt ourselves because we are afraid of success or afraid that people will pay attention to us… and what if we can’t match up to their expectations of us?? Yikes! That can be intimidating, but I’ve decided that rather than being intimidated by what could or could not happen, I will be who I am, and the people I’m meant to know will be attracted to that self, and the people I’m not meant to know will fall off like dead leaves. It was really hard to take control of my life in this way. I still falter, but I maintain a focus on the idea of really being awesome, owning whatever it is I say or do, really owning it. That’s what this song is about. It’s recorded at Black Dog Studios in Rochester, NY with my tuba player friend, Brett Gobe.
Be Awesome – © ⓟ 2014 Seth Faergolzia, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
When you’re getting in an uncomfortable place
They can all tell by the look on your face
You’re uncomfortable, you feel uncomfortable
Looking at your chin instead of the face in your face
They know you’re not feeling wonderful
Makes ’em uncomfortable
What I’ve got to say is:
Be awesome, be awesome, be true, be true
Just love it, don’t leave it, be you be you be you!
And you’re paranoid, you’re overparanoid
You’re oh so paranoid, you look annoyed
Making such a spectacle
At the festival where you lost your testicle
You were tested and you’re actually acceptable
So get out of the void
Be awesome, be awesome, be true, be true
Just love it, don’t leave it, be you be you be you!
The challenge is your mind
The challenge is your own mind own mind own mind
Cuz when you use your brain
Nothing stays the same
You can get stuck for miles and miles of rain
When you’re getting in an uncomfortable place
Try to think of the look on your face
Make it comfortable, make it comfortable
Be awesome, be awesome, be true, be true
Just love it, don’t leave it, be you be you be you!
Song #30 – Quing
Quing is definitely one of our band favorites to play with 23 Psaegz… also with Faergolzia. This recording comes from the Black Dog sessions, of which you’ll be hearing more and more of in the coming month and half till the completion of this step of the project. Pretty exciting to give you all these songs! I hope ya like it as much as we do!
Quing – © ⓟ 2014 Seth Faergolzia, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Each day live to the limit
No way the man’s gonna bring me down
Ooo tell me can you hear the sound of your rushing heartbeat
And when your body combines with the sun
And time is endless for everyone
See the pointlessness of the complaints of the world
We are the bigness, the isness, not the bizness
I ride these fields with you Johnny
I bought these cookies for your tummy, alright
This fields got me feeling alright
And we’ve miles to go yet
I try to feel for my money
No legs to feel, but I’m feeling alright
This feel’s got me fielding all night
And the drumbeat goes like…
Guh, guh guh
And when your body combines with the sun
And time is endless for everyone
See the pointlessness of the complaints of the world
We are the bigness, the isness, not the bizness
The world has somehow gone horribly wrong
and when you’re singing a horrible song
Remember we’re not here for so very long
Sing your horrible song
Sing your horrible song
Sing your horrible song, oooo
Hey now blue rider
Quing of the night
Riding all across the sky
It beats many times every minute
It’s like a clock when you’re in it
Loud, oh tell me can you hear the sound
Of your rushing heartbeat
And when your body combines with the sun
And time is endless for everyone
See the pointlessness of the complaints of the world
We are the bigness, the isness, not the bizness
The world has somehow gone horribly wrong
and when you’re singing a horrible song
Remember we’re not here for so very long
Sing your horrible song
Sing your horrible song
Sing your horrible song, oooo
Song #28 – Thank You Computer
This is a special song, not only because it’s cool, but also because my daughter helped me write it!! She made up the chorus “Thank you computer” a few years back when we were just hanging around. She’s come up with so many cool musical ideas over the years. 23 Psaegz and I recorded this one at BlackDog Studios in Rochester, NY… the same place in which we plan on completing this year’s song quota with another awesome cluster of tunes! Enjoy!
Thank You Computer – © ⓟ 2014 Seth Faergolzia, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Thank you computer
It will take a while before we understand the way that you do it
But when our minds do comprehend we bust right through it
It’s waiting on the other side for you
Anticipating, particle collide, pixelated eyes
Thank you computer
Take a look into the lives of our common friends
Start to understand the land of minds
It plays to create imagination lines
Rays of thought beam, particle collide, pixelated eyes
Rays of thought beaming from the crown of you
Rays come from the crown of those around
Rays are beams of light which make up up all of around of you
Rays of thought beaming from the crown of you
Thank you computer
Song #27 – Makiarch
Hi there subscribers!
So I’ve gotten a bit behind in my postings. It has been hard getting back into recording and finishing up this 50 song recording project post-tour, but I’m back in the swing of it and have a large number of songs to post here. I’ll be (hopefully) posting them daily for the next two weeks. I’ve finished 37 of the recordings. My band 23 Psaegz is recording 6 new songs in January and my other band VsvVs is going to be recording another 5-7 songs around then too. We’re all working hard! Hopefully I can post some videos so you all can see our progress soon. I’m also working a few songs here in my studio. Get ready for a massive influx of new music!
Song #26 – Dumb Waiter
My good friend Gil Mortio from Brussels, Belgium put this song together from an a capella version I wrote. I really made it come to life in ways I never would have imagined. He seems to do that with all his work. He’s got a stellar band called Joy As A Toy, which I highly suggest checking out. The image which goes along with this track is by a friend from Portugal who lives in Morges, Switzerland named Ivo Emanuel Coelho Gonçalves. He’s done great poster designs for me two tours in a row now!
DUMB WAITER – © ⓟ 2014 Seth Faergolzia, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
A lion says you love me
Even in your secret whisper
Terror beckons forth love
Marriage is a worth pain
Buried in a turban
Carry me to the mocha flats
Where the mochachino healthy hats
Spring along fare oh well
Dingaling Fare thee well
Teleport my fridgerator
To the crater in the waves
Make sure they don’t take out my dumb waiter
Teleport my dumbwaiter instead
Dumb waiter, can I take your order
See you later, toodle-ooo toodle-ooo
See you later
Bank a ton on me
I bank your four eyes
Like to bank your four eyes
For these guys to my left
No big surprise, these guys
To my left
They’re in disguise
Like my dumbwaiter
Can I take your order
Dumbwaiter
Don’t make me see you later!
Can I make your order
Can I take your water
Can I drink the water from your table
I’ve made this my mask
Tell me if I’m a dumbwaiter or not
Just ask
If you haven’t got a clue
Just ask, ask
Would you like a word or two
Dumbwaiter, I’m braver
Made of flavors
See you later
I’m working
I have to go back to work now
goodbye, goodbye
See you later
I have to go back to my work now
Goodbye
Song #24 – Pity Party (co-produced by Grey Revell)
What a busy stretch I’m going through. It would seem that I am behind on releasing songs for this project, but I have been actually getting ahead on the project by recording clusters of songs with people and planning recording sessions. It is out of necessity because my puppet opera 23 Psaegz is about to have our first performance with puppets. The puppets are very large things which people get inside of… a brand new artform for me to work in. So we’ve just been learning and coming up with our plans from scratch. It’s been difficult and rewarding. Many people have been putting in time to make this work. I feel so blessed. I’m thankful to my friend Grey Revell of Impermanence Studios in Belmont, NC for his production work on this track. He did a wonderful job both adding instruments to my original simple version and then mixing the whole thing into a cohesive sounding track. Hopefully he and I will be working together more in the future!!
PITY PARTY
Heart and body will bleed when I sit down and know the party is done
Hey we’ll scream out, the party leavings on the floor, I can’t take this anymore
Hey! come clean up what you’ve left behind
I’m not your mother, and I didn’t throw this party for your benefit
You’ve ruined it, make me sick
I’m not your mother, not your sister or your brother
We’re not even friends, why did you come in here again?
Alright, alright
The paper died, you take my pride slowly
You’ve taken all that you can from me
Now Go
I don’t want you here.
I’ll keep my pride
A revolution’s starting below
You were never meant to see it
The world is starting up
We’re standing up on our own
And there ain’t nothing you can do to stop it
Don’t get in our way, Don’t breathe in our space
You’ve done enough this time
This pity party’s over
Alright, alright
The paper died, you take my pride slowly
The paper died with human pride
Our wheels collide
I’m taking sides
Linking arms with what I know is right
And I’ll fight with my will
For the wings to take flight
For the answer inside
I’ll no longer hide
A revolution in the streets
In the market on our feet
A revolution overboard
Throw the monster to the dogs
A revolution in the streets
In the market on our feet
A revolution from within
Rip the monster from your skin
Alright, alright
The paper died, you take my pride slowly
The paper died with human pride
Our wheels collide
I’m taking sides
Linking arms with what I know is right
Don’t get in our way
Don’t breathe in our space
You’ve done enough this time
This pity party’s over
Song #23 – Maybe I Will
It seems every summer I say to myself, “This will be the summer I relax and enjoy nature and the weather etc etc”, and halfway through it I am hard at work again on some new project. Usually I’m frustrated at it because it’ll be booking work or online band promotion or whatever… the stuff independent musicians invariably have to take care of in our day to day lives. This year, it doesn’t feel so bad! I’m working on multiple projects, but they are mostly artistic in nature. We ARE planning a tour for September / October in EUROPE, but the stuff I’m mainly focused on is rehearsing my rock opera, my band, and building big puppets!! We are premiering my rock opera all three nights of the Purple Pig Music Festival in Naples, NY, August 28, 29 and 30th!! This is a massive undertaking with a big band and a bunch of puppets, something I’ve been working on for the past 8 years. It’s name is 23 Psaegz. The band was formed around this project.
Anyway, on to the 100songs project. It may look as if I’ve slowed down in putting the songs together for you all, but the fact is, we’ve been in Black Dog, a great studio here in Rochester, NY, recording 7 new songs for the project. In addition to that, there are producers from Belmont, North Carolina, New York City, and Brussels, Belgium working on tracks for this project. Some really exciting productions are coming out of these talented technicians!! Without further ado, I’d like to present a track recorded by yours truly and produced / mixed by Brian Speaker at SpeakerSonic Studio, Brooklyn, NY.
MAYBE I WILL – © ⓟ 2014 Seth Faergolzia, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
MAYBE I WILL
MAYBE I WON’T
PICK UP THE SUN WITH A LADLE MADE OF STARS
LIVE OUT MY DREAMS NO MATTER HOW BIG OR FAR THEY ARE
MOVE AND FOLLOW MY HEART, NO MATTER
NO MATTER WHERE I GO IT’S THE SAME
THEY CAN’T HOLD DOWN MY SOUL, NOT FOREVER
NO MATTER WHAT THEY DO I’LL REMAIN
MAYBE I WILL
MAYBE I WON’T
RIP A HOLE THROUGH THE FABRIC OF REALITY
MAYBE I WILL
MAYBE I WON’T
PICK UP A POSSE AND WE’LL FLY INTO A RAINBOW
MAYBE I CAN MAYBE I CAN’T
BUT IF I DON’T TRY WHAT WOULD BE THE POINT OF ME
MAYBE I WILL
MAYBE WE CAN
AT LEAST I’LL TRY AND JUMP INTO THE SKY AND SEE
MOVE AND FOLLOW MY HEART, NO MATTER
NO MATTER WHERE I GO IT’S THE SAME
THEY CAN’T HOLD DOWN MY SOUL, NOT FOREV ER
NO MATTER WHAT THEY DO I’LL REMAIN
1-2-3 INTO FOREVER
NO MATTER WHERE I GO I’LL REMAIN
THEY CAN’T HOLD DOWN MY SOUL, NOT A MINUTE LONGER
NO MATTER WHAT THEY TAKE I’LL RECLAIM
MAYBE I WILL MAYBE I WON’T
MAYBE I WILL MAYBE I WON’T
MAYBE I CAN, MAYBE I SHOULD
MAYBE THIS PLAN IS DEFINITELY GOOD
DEFINITELY DEFINITELY DEFINITELY GOOD
MOVE AND FOLLOW MY HEART, NO MATTER
NO MATTER WHERE I GO IT’S THE SAME
THEY CAN’T HOLD DOWN MY SOUL, NOT FOREVER
NO MATTER WHAT THEY DO I’LL REMAIN
1-2-3 INTO FOREVER
NO MATTER WHERE I GO I’LL REMAIN
THEY CAN’T HOLD DOWN MY SOUL, NOT A MINUTE LONGER
NO MATTER WHAT THEY TAKE I’LL RECLAIM
Song #22 – Baby Dinosaur
This is a song my daughter and I wrote together. She made up the lyrics, I made up the melody (although I think the melody was kind of made by both of us) so it’s kind of a children’s song! Friends have been telling me for years I should make an album for kids. This is the first track, and there should be a few more coming from this 100songs project… My friend Gil Mortio from Brussels, Belgium did the production, which means he did everything except for my voice and guitar… so many things! He’s the guy who helped produce “Oh Holy Crismas” a couple years back. He’s awesome and there will be at least two more productions by him coming in the future! Thanks Gil! What you did sounds amazing!!
Baby Dinosaur – © ⓟ 2014 Seth Faergolzia, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Baby Dinosaur
Baby T-rex
Baby girl T-rex dinosaur
Where is a mama mountain
There is a mama mountain
Where is a papa mountain
There is a papa mountain
He’s not a mountain but a dinosaur
She’s not a mountain but a dinosaur
Baby Dinosaur
Baby T-rex
Baby girl T-rex dinosaur
Baby is little
Mama and papa are big
1-2-3
Baby Dinosaur
Baby T-rex
Baby girl T-rex dinosaur
Wonder who made the mountains?
Dinosaurs
Once there was a story ’bout
Who can guess it?
Yes it was about a dinosaur
Baby Dinosaur
Baby T-rex
Baby girl T-rex dinosaur
Song #20 – Garbage Night
I originally set out to record this song because I thought it would be easy! Boy was I wrong. It’s been a very busy time here in my world because I’ve been adding band members to the 23 Psaegz lineup (trombone, trumpet, bass and a new drummer), so we’ve been doing extra rehearsals… I’ve also begun work on puppets for the rock opera and doing all my normal things like performing a few times a month regionally and hanging with my awesome daughter. She was a great help in this particular recording project. She and I enjoy going out on Wednesday nights here in Rochester looking for treasure in the garbage people put out. This song is about that. I’m a strong supporter of reusing and repurposing stuff. I’m not a fan of throwing things out and using things which can only be used once. So this is my trash anthem, haha. In preparing for the release of this song, I thought, perhaps I should use some instruments I’ve actually found in the garbage to accompany the song… you know, living by my word… anyway, my daughter helped me to sample a huge pile of metal percussion pieces I’ve collected over the years from old lamps, or pots and pans etc. We made a huge recording of samples then I sifted through it and made a virtual keyboard for triggering the samples. It took an extra week of work that I didn’t know would have to happen, so the song is late, but it’s done! I think you’ll enjoy it. I hope you’ll hear the metal pieces in there and even listen to the extra release I put on the site for the $7 subscription members of the metal percussion only version of the song. Enjoy!!!
Garbage Night – © ⓟ 2014 Seth Faergolzia, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
There’s one night a week in this town where I live
Where you can get the things you need without a dime to give
Garbage night
Garbage night
when people put the things you need out on the curb for free
It may take a month before you see it
Maybe just a day
But while you’re looking stay alert
You never know what you’ll find along the way
It may not fit or look so perfect
A coat of paint or a couple stitches do you
Can’t be choosy when you shop in refuse
Garbage night
Garbage night
when people put the things you need out on the curb for free
Garbage night
Garbage night
No need to buy it they’ve supplied it out on the street
When I was young I had tons of fun
Picking up electronics building my time machine
I plugged it in and off I went
It sent me exactly one second into the future
I declared, “It worked, it worked!”
But nobody believed me
They were jerks, jerks
I saw then that the trash was my only friend
Again and again the treasure’s right around the bend
Garbage night
Garbage night
when people put the things you need out on the curb for free
Garbage night
Garbage night
No need to buy it they’ve supplied it out on the street
If you decide to treasure hunt at night
I won’t mind
There’s plenty out here for our kind
But please be advised
Watch out for mean guys
Not to mention bedbugs
Cockroaches might eat your eyes
Garbage night
Garbage night
when people put the things you need out on the curb for free
Garbage night
Garbage night
No need to buy it they’ve supplied it out on the street
Garbage night
Treasure night
We will find the things we need and probably some others
Garbage night treasure
When people put the thing you need out on the street.
Extra for Song #20 – Garbage Night (Percussion-only version)
GARBAGE NIGHT (PERCUSSION-ONLY VERSION) – © ⓟ 2014 Seth Faergolzia, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
This is a track built entirely from cool pieces of metal which I’ve collected over the years. I am a strong believer in reusing what we have rather than creating more, in regards to keeping our environment in tact for the future of our race. Part of what I do in my daily life is to attempt to use less by collecting what others leave behind. I suppose that makes me sort of a scavenger, but I think it’s great! I have pretty much furnished my entire house with things I’ve found. There are things which were given to me and a couple things I’ve actually bought, but I generally only buy used things. blah blah blah.
I used all this percussion stuff from years of collection and finally made samples of them all. I will probably make the sample suite available to the public as well, following this project. My daughter helped me record all the little sounds which make up my collection. She and her best friend also did me the favor of singing backup on the chorus for the full song (which I’ll be posting in the next day or two)… I think they’re cute as cute can be. I had trouble not putting every little noise they made on this recording. Everything a little child does is pure gold!
I was listening back to this without vocals and without other instruments, and I just had to share it with you all. I just love the groove of it, and when you hear the song it goes with, you’ll be like, “how does that fit the song?” … but somehow it does. 🙂