Love In a Petri Dish

Joanna

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This is a love story between a bacteria and a virus.

Okay, I know this is a crazy concept for a song, but what's the point of having GarageBand if you can't sing about whatever silly thing pops into your head? So with no further adieu, I give you "Love In a Petri Dish".

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Lyrics

I'm livin' alone in a Petri dish
Swimming all around like a lonely fish
Will anybody hear me if I yell?
It's sucks to be a single cell

Along came a germ I didn't know
A spiny, handsome Romeo
"I'm deadly, new, and very bold"
I thought, "This guy's no common cold"

Falling in love in a Petri dish
Starting new diseases is my fondest wish
With his lethal genes and my clever way
We could swap some deadly, deadly, deadly DNA, DNA

"A little meiosis might be fun"
How brash of me! Was he the one?
He can't divide without my aid
And loneliness began to fade

"Baby, I would love to mate
A viral and bacterial date
Imagine what our union'd cause
Germ warfare without curable flaws"

Falling in love in a Petri dish
Starting new diseases is my fondest wish
With his lethal genes and my clever way
We could swap some deadly, deadly, deadly DNA

He thrust his spiny self in me
I closed around him lovingly
He came alive in my nucleoid
Like Mary and her typhoid

We intertwined our genes, oh my!
Watch out world, you're gonna die
Suddenly I yelled "Abort!
He was just a common wart!

Falling in love in a Petri dish
Starting new diseases was my fondest wish
But no one will ever be harmed this way
We just swapped some lame-o, lame-o, lame-o DNA, DNA

Song Stats

Hits: 2759
Comments: 35
Fans: 4
Plays: 545
Downloads: 110
Votes: 26
Uploaded: May 15, 2005 - 04:36:15 PM
Last Updated: Nov 15, 2005 - 11:15:18 PM Last Played: Nov 12, 2009 - 12:58:47 PM

Song License

Creative Commons License:
Attribution-NoDerivs-NonCommercial

Song Actions

Hardware:

eMac, Shure SM58, and a bamboo flute I bought on ebay for 1¢. Yes, I actually played an instrument -- startling, isn't it?

Software:

GB2

Comments

fairy beth	fairy beth said 1655 days ago (May 15th, 2005)
	hehe unusual...but very cool. clever lyrics...u have a nice smoky voice joanna. Check out my latest song called Message No.1 - David Gwynne

Joanna	Joanna said 1654 days ago (May 17th, 2005)
	hehe Thanks, FB! Unusual is an apt descriptor. ha! Check out my latest song called Nellie G.

alley-oop	alley-oop said 1655 days ago (May 15th, 2005)
	This is a gas! Cool, cool tune. You're inspiring me! I like the 1 cent flute, nice chops on that thang! Great lyrics. As usual, great vocals Check out my latest song called anymore

Joanna	Joanna said 1654 days ago (May 17th, 2005)
	This is a gas! Thanks, alley, I'm honored! I see you have a new song up. I'm going to go listen to it when I finish here. Check out my latest song called Nellie G.

Emily Rohm	Emily Rohm said 1655 days ago (May 16th, 2005)
	Creative! Jazz and science. A couple of my favorite things. Never really thought there could be a song that used both, but hey, thanks! Your voice is so super cool. Check out my latest song called Monica's Waltz

Joanna	Joanna said 1654 days ago (May 17th, 2005)
	Creative! Thank you, Emily! As you can tell, I, too, am a fan of jazz and science. I did have to do a little research, though. I didn't want to say mitosis when I meant meiosis, after all. I also found out some fascinating things about bacteria and viruses. The things you learn when you're researching a goofy song idea, huh? Check out my latest song called Nellie G.

Rebsie

Rebsie said 1655 days ago (May 16th, 2005)

Bacterium vibes
Ah, I have a lovely mental image of bacteria grooving
about to this in their silver sparkly costumes ... er ...
or something like that.

Original and groovy. I really like it.

That bamboo flute was a great investment, Joanna! I
hope you'll find many more uses for it. It goes so well
with the bass arrangement you've used here.

Check out my latest song called Amongst The Colours (w/ Luna Trick)

Joanna	Joanna said 1654 days ago (May 17th, 2005)
	Bacterium vibes Thank you, Rebsie! I love my little bamboo flute. I was surprised at how good it sounded in playback. Here's today's fun fact: bamboo is not wood, it's a type of grass, which is why it is hollow and is made of fibers. Just in case you feel like playing a grass instrument some day! Check out my latest song called Nellie G.

mandolinquent	mandolinquent said 1655 days ago (May 16th, 2005)
	Swinging blue genes... Love the bamboo flute. Are you sure it's not another of your vocal impressions? And your impression of a male virus is amazing. You are a jill of all trades. Much fun. Check out my latest song called Had We But World Enough

Joanna	Joanna said 1654 days ago (May 17th, 2005)
	Swinging blue genes... Thank you, Mando! And yes, ahem, I have it on good authority that that's exactly what male viruses sound like. Yup. Check out my latest song called Nellie G.

ThatNation	ThatNation said 1655 days ago (May 16th, 2005)
	very very creative Awesome how you could think of this. You have a very good imagination. The lyrics are great and everything else comes together well. Good Job ,Joanna. Check out my latest song called Performance Anxiety

Joanna	Joanna said 1654 days ago (May 17th, 2005)
	very very creative Thank you, TN! I can't actually explain where the idea came from. It just popped into my head and wouldn't leave until I wrote the song. Check out my latest song called Nellie G.

bronco

bronco said 1655 days ago (May 16th, 2005)

Loved it
Your writing talent for the whimiscal and unusual swims
to the top of the dish once again. I feel like I could send
you any kind of weird title for a song and you could write
it. Since I love categories, we will create a new one for this
and call it Sci-Hi-Fi. And of course, as in most humorous
songs, there is that touch of fear at the very back that
makes us glad we can make fun of it. Keep on please.
Great song.

Check out my latest song called Strange Feeling

Joanna	Joanna said 1654 days ago (May 17th, 2005)
	Loved it Thank you, Bronco! Love the new category. And I'm up to the weird title challenge. Writing lyrics is my favorite part, and weird lyrics are even more fun! Check out my latest song called Nellie G.

_nderscore	_nderscore said 1654 days ago (May 16th, 2005)
	she used lysol-flavored mace? who would have known that bacteria were sooooo picky, & just how do you come up with this stuff, joanna? hmmm.. that wasn't a USED flute you bought on ebay was it? Check out my latest song called glyd

Joanna	Joanna said 1654 days ago (May 17th, 2005)
	she used lysol-flavored mace? Thank you, _nder! Geez, I sure hope it wasn't a used flute... oh, well, too late now. I've been germing it up since I got it. Check out my latest song called Nellie G.

	said 1654 days ago (May 17th, 2005)
	LOL I was thinking these lyrics could apply to many human affairs. Excellent lyrics and performance, Joanna. PS. Are you going to include a bonus cd of songs with your novel? You could sing from the POV of the characters. :)

Joanna	Joanna said 1653 days ago (May 18th, 2005)
	LOL Thank you, Mungo! Hmm... a bonus CD with every novel? Well, that's one way to give a publisher a heart attack. I'll think about it! Check out my latest song called Nellie G.

Tom Atwood

Tom Atwood said 1653 days ago (May 17th, 2005)

David Amram? Peggy Lee? Joanna!
For some reason, listening to this, I picture Peggy Lee in a
white jacket and black hornrim glasses singing in a 60s
lab setting. Bubbling test tubes, Bunson burners, petrie
dishes...

If you can ever find an old David Amram album, look for a
piece called "East or West," it features a penny whistle very
similar to yours. Another tune from the 60s.

You're too cool.

Check out my latest song called Keep Looking for Jesus (MJRF)

Joanna	Joanna said 1653 days ago (May 18th, 2005)
	David Amram? Peggy Lee? Joanna! Thank you, Tom! That Peggy Lee image is perfect. Like on one of those 60's variety shows. I checked on iTunes for Amram and found some of his songs, but not that one. I listened to a few and heard what I'm pretty sure is an ocarina. Since I'm trying to learn how to play one, I found it very interesting - thanks! Check out my latest song called Nellie G.

Mystified	Mystified said 1652 days ago (May 18th, 2005)
	Great originality in this! Joanna, you never cease to amaze (and amuse) me. This is not only inventive, clever, entertaining and fun, it's very well done!! Your voice is particularly good in this. I like how you change the color in a couple parts to affect another 'voice.' Just great, inventive fun. :) Check out my latest song called For the Beauty of the Earth

Joanna	Joanna said 1651 days ago (May 20th, 2005)
	Great originality in this! Thank you, Mystie! Singing as a male virus has always been a dream of mine... oh wait, no it hasn't. But when the opportunity arises, I simply must go for those low notes. Check out my latest song called Nellie G.

rovert10	rovert10 said 1652 days ago (May 18th, 2005)
	Very funny... ...and clever. Strange to hear you're voice pitch shifted... very bizarre. Typically beautifully assembled. Singing A-grade as always. Will send a copy to a genetics research friend... he'll dig it. 8's DL Check out my latest song called Gears

Joanna	Joanna said 1651 days ago (May 20th, 2005)
	Very funny... Thank you, Rovert! And thank you for passing it on to your geneticist friend. I hope he gets a kick out of it. As for pitch shifting -- I hadn't thought of it like that, but yeah, had to give it a shot. Check out my latest song called Nellie G.

thetiler	thetiler said 1651 days ago (May 20th, 2005)
	:) - You are sure a good writer, with a lot of humor talent. When you say you are a writer, it really shows here. Good going. Check out my latest song called The Bluebird Cafe (with two other guest)

Joanna	Joanna said 1651 days ago (May 20th, 2005)
	:) - Thank you, Tiler -- that means a lot to me. Writing lyrics is my favorite part of songwriting. Check out my latest song called Nellie G.

Warren Smith	Warren Smith said 1644 days ago (May 26th, 2005)
	love where you find it Love - and music - is where you find it. When an idea this unconventional comes along, I think you just have to go with it, because it's unusual, it's a challenge, and it's fun. Great job of storytelling and singing! Check out my latest song called Pushing and Pulling

Joanna	Joanna said 1644 days ago (May 26th, 2005)
	love where you find it Thank you, Warren! I knew it was a wacky idea, and that alone made it something I had to write. Just blame my sense of humor. Check out my latest song called Nellie G.

Shimky	Shimky said 1644 days ago (May 26th, 2005)
	Ha! Very clever! Great fun!! "What's the point of having GarageBand if you can't ..." SO TRUE!! I think if you added an additional instrument in the chorus, it would break up the song nicely. Check out my latest song called Funeral

Joanna	Joanna said 1641 days ago (May 29th, 2005)
	Ha! Thank you, Shimky! This is a very spare arrangement, just bass, percussion, and my little bamboo flute. I kept it that way to try to draw the listener into paying attention to the lyrics. I do understand why you might want a little pizazz in the musical bed, though. Check out my latest song called Nellie G.

Macaudion	Macaudion said 1639 days ago (May 31st, 2005)
	Amazed I'm so honored to have rubbed elbows w/ you today J. This tune is just an outstanding piece. Very intelligent work! Clever. Beautiful voice, very warm and personable is what comes to mind. I'm also diggin the instrumental arrangement, very tasteful. Congradulations on this. You must be proud of it. Thanks for sharing. Cydniko Check out my latest song called 123 iGetU

Joanna	Joanna said 1639 days ago (June 1st, 2005)
	Amazed Thank you, Cyd, what a lovely thing to say. I really appreciate you giving it a listen. Check out my latest song called Nellie G.

	ludar said 1634 days ago (June 5th, 2005)
	nice!!!! Quite-interesting-needs-touching-up-though Check out my latest song called what a load of George Bush

Joanna	Joanna said 1625 days ago (June 15th, 2005)
	nice!!!! Thank you, ludar. I'm not sure what to touch up, though. Check out my latest song called Nellie G.

	Mr. A said 1353 days ago (March 13th, 2006)
	Oh yeah! Great fun to listen to, endlessly clever lyrics, neat to hear the "steamy lab technician" voice shining through. Good use of the rhythm section loops too, keeps things going at a steady pace. Way to go! Check out my latest song called baby steps