Harmony Posted March 8, 2009 Posted March 8, 2009 Hey OCR, this is just a little something I threw together yesterday afternoon for fun. I couldn’t stop humming it this morning so I figured someone else might find it catchy too Hope you enjoy! Tune: Me and My Dragon Source: Secret of Mana “The Dark Star” Lyrics: Me and my dragon, walking 'round downtown Minding our own business, but you know trouble’s gonna be found Cuz when they see something different, the world, they gotta frown. Sometimes if you’re different you feel like you just don’t wanna be around anyone...anymore...stay at home...shut the door. I put a little hat on my dragon to try to make him norm But now I’m walking with a dragon in a hat and the people laugh more So I run into an alley just to get us out of sight Even though my mama told me never run when you’re right And this time I am, cuz this is me. Me and my dragon, we’re unique. We shouldn’t care what the people think, but we do. That’s part of me too. What to do? What to do? Quote
Rozovian Posted March 8, 2009 Posted March 8, 2009 This is awesome, man. I love it. Gonna sub it? There's some noises here and there. They add to the ambience, sure, just wondering. And... should the music of the sequel inspire you, let me know. Quote
Eino Keskitalo Posted March 8, 2009 Posted March 8, 2009 I put a little hat on my dragon to try to make him norm But now I’m walking with a dragon in a hat and the people laugh more I've only read the lyrics so far (listening to SoS right now), but I think they are great! By the time I got to the quoted part, I couldn't keep a laugh bursting out. Through my nose. That hurt. I can just see the poor protagonist and the dragon.. I love it how you humorously depict a struggle that's both internal and external. It's tongue in cheek, but it's also very real, I can relate to that. I enjoyed just reading the lyrics, so I have great expectations about hearing the song itself! --Eino Quote
Harmony Posted March 9, 2009 Author Posted March 9, 2009 Nah Rozovian, I'm not gonna sub this one, but I'm glad you like it. I was just having a little fun. I kinda like the imperfections and simple arrangement as-is and, although not entirely necessary, I'd feel the overwhelming need to perfect the life out of the song if I was going to try to get it posted here. Plus, I left out one of the best parts of the original! Can't post a mix of this awesome song without arranging all of it Eino, if you get around to listening to the song you'll hear me laughing in the song at the same point for the same reason Quote
Shhteve Posted March 10, 2009 Posted March 10, 2009 Hey, I saw your track and it caught my eye so I thought I'd give it a shot. I really enjoyed it! Quote
MichaelTheCrow Posted March 10, 2009 Posted March 10, 2009 Damn this is catchy! Got a nice voice too , it was fun to listen to, I think your purpose has been achieved, excellent work on this little fun mix. Quote
Kizyr Posted March 10, 2009 Posted March 10, 2009 Trying to follow up on Dragon Song? Nah, but seriously, this theme is really catchy. I'm liking the style, the lightheartedness, all that. The lyrics really fit the mood, also. KF Quote
audio fidelity Posted March 10, 2009 Posted March 10, 2009 Brandon! what is this!? this is beautiful - really envoking a great vibe here - you always bring something to the table i would never imagine - i love it you know what i'm gonna say - my fellow xenotones member ...ah i'm getting ideas Quote
brothersum Posted March 11, 2009 Posted March 11, 2009 this is the reason i love OCR! this is an awesome instrumental by itself, but once again harmony, the lyrics are pretty amazing as well. this mix is so raw, and this would be one of the songs i would show somebody if they asked what OCR was all about. Quote
Harmony Posted March 11, 2009 Author Posted March 11, 2009 lol, yeah I know I've gotta stop with the dragon thing. Quote
Eino Keskitalo Posted March 11, 2009 Posted March 11, 2009 I listened to the tune pretty soon after writing my last post, but I've been neglecting posting here. Here's the remedy to that. The track is as good as I hoped it would be. Much different than I thought it would be, it's much more mellow than I expected. It works, it gives contrast how humorous the lyrics actually are. Dunno if I'm qualified to say "just submit this already", but there it is. Your concern about the source usage I understand, though. I'm not actually sure if I hear the relation! That's maybe just my rusty ears though. Don't really hear any production flaws in this either. --Eino Quote
Yera Posted March 15, 2009 Posted March 15, 2009 I would not mind seeing this in the column of recently posted mixes. Also, is it just me, or did anyone else read the lyrics and think of Alex and Nall from Lunar? Quote
rhapsodos Posted March 18, 2009 Posted March 18, 2009 @0@ Can I just say that I think you're an amazing lyricist? I really love the lyrics on this one because they flow so naturally and go well on their own too (as in like a poem). Super-inspirational stuff, man I really loved this little piece, it's on my iPod now, haha. And the thing is that I don't usually listen to that kind of music (the Blues(?)/Slow Jazz genre. Well, my Dad told me it's Jazz anyway. He knows more about that than I do.) Quote
DrumUltimA Posted March 18, 2009 Posted March 18, 2009 Brandon Bush, Closet Furry. this song accurately depicts the pain and suffering caused by fursecution Brandon, dude, this is the DEAL. You single-handedly make me love the secret of mana soundtrack. This really reminds me of Raul Midon. You listen to much of him? Quote
Harmony Posted March 18, 2009 Author Posted March 18, 2009 Can I just say that I think you're an amazing lyricist? I really love the lyrics on this one because they flow so naturally and go well on their own too (as in like a poem). Super-inspirational stuff, man Wow, thanks. I rarely get such glowing compliments on my lyrics this song accurately depicts the pain and suffering caused by fursecution Glad I could bring some attention to this worldwide epidemic. And just to clarify to all of the people out there thinking that the "dragon" might metaphorically represent anything about us that our friends/family/society see as odd or different, you're wrong. This song is about fursecution. This really reminds me of Raul Midon. You listen to much of him?omg, I'm watching some of his videos now and this guy is awesome! Why hadn't I heard of him before? I guess I was too awestruck by and Kaki King (oddly, no relation) to notice the other great acoustic tapping talent out there. Quote
glasfen Posted March 19, 2009 Posted March 19, 2009 I was blown away by Dragon Song and The Freedom of Zero but this is a totally different kind of awesome. I love the live feel (a la Springyard). It sounds like the style of Steve Conte to me, which is great. Excellent work! Quote
Moguta Posted January 1, 2012 Posted January 1, 2012 This is really awesome, Harmony. You should definitely submit it someday! I really think OCR could use more vocal mixes with a deeper meaning like this. Quote
Magnetic Ether Posted January 1, 2012 Posted January 1, 2012 Man this is an old thread! Glad you revived it though 'cause this is an awesome song!j Quote
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