Ballerine en Bleu

Boris the Bull

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tried to touch into the 1930's sound, sort of a django reinhardt influence. but, well... not. ugh.

anyhow, i wanted to create a sweet, simple melody with a sticky hook and rusty sound as a companion to the other songs for my "virtual cd," called Minotaur.

i hope you like it! any suggestions would be grately appreciated as this is something i plan on tinkering with more in the future.

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Lyrics

Ballerine en Bleu
by me and boris the bull (3:30)

i'm in love with a ballerina
a ballerina it's true
i'm in love with a ballerina
a ballerina in blue

and when she's feeling lonely, she'll do a pirouette or two

i'm in love with a ballerina
a ballerina, you see
i'm in love with a ballerina
a ballerina for me

and when i'm feeling lonely, she'll do petit sautes for me

and if you saw my ballerina dance, you'd feel the same as me

i'm in love with a ballerina
a ballerina it's true
i'm in love with a ballerina
a ballerina in blue

and when she's feeling lonely, she'll do a pirouette or two

i'm in love with a ballerina
a ballerina, you see
i'm in love with a ballerina
and she is only three

and when i'm feeling lonely, she'll do petit sautes for me

and if you saw my ballerina dance, you'd feel the same as me

i'm in love with a ballerina
a ballerina it's true
i'm in love with a ballerina
a ballerina in blue

and if you're feeling lonely , she'll do a plie just for you

and if you saw my ballerina dance then you would love her, too

j'aime une ballerine, une ballerine en bleu...

Song Stats

Hits: 2602
Comments: 30
Fans: 5
Plays: 491
Downloads: 79
Votes: 25
Uploaded: May 17, 2005 - 07:18:48 AM
Last Updated: May 17, 2005 - 05:55:11 AM Last Played: Jun 13, 2009 - 02:46:18 PM

Song License

Creative Commons License:
Attribution-NoDerivs-NonCommercial

Song Actions

Hardware:

Power Mac G5
cheap old acoustic guitar
my voice

Software:

Garageband

Comments

	said 1649 days ago (May 17th, 2005)
	Nicely done It put a smile on my face. thanks for sharing

eltopo	eltopo said 1649 days ago (May 17th, 2005)
	really quite lovely! Like opening the window and letting in the sweetest breeze. Check out my latest song called Gentrification (live)

SlimGirlFat	SlimGirlFat said 1649 days ago (May 17th, 2005)
	Heh I love your lyrics and the way you sing this Boris. excllent retro feel about the whole track. It kinda reminds me of the opening tune to a kids programme called Camberwick Green here in the UK. anyway cool track SlimGirlFat Check out my latest song called Not Enough

Jim Bouchard	Jim Bouchard said 1649 days ago (May 17th, 2005)
	Howdy, Neighbor! This melody is really quite sticky. I've just been humming it to myself relentlessly. It reminds me of Fred Rogers, which is a compliment as I think Mr. Rogers was a genius and a great songwriter. I would clean up the sound though that's just me, but then again you knew that! Check out my latest song called Weather or Not w/awigze

stevel	stevel said 1649 days ago (May 17th, 2005)
	Sweet little tune Very nice...production is quite eccentricly 'retro' but I like it. Well sung. S Check out my latest song called Electricity

mandolinquent	mandolinquent said 1649 days ago (May 17th, 2005)
	Good gosh... This is a beautiful, beautiful song. Beautiful chordwork, beautiful sentiment. One of the best-written songs I've heard here. Check out my latest song called Had We But World Enough

aclarke	aclarke said 1649 days ago (May 17th, 2005)
	Call me a soppy Dad My ballerina just had her annual dance recital- I dare say she was at least as beautiful as yours. Great song, I really appreciate the sentiment! Check out my latest song called Ballad of The Little Tiki

alley-oop	alley-oop said 1649 days ago (May 17th, 2005)
	Wonderful! Mr. Boris, Everything is so nice in the this tune, Your voice guitar AND song content. You craft wonderful lyrics, always. I suppose the guitar doesn't have to be soooo clipped to be retro, as your voice has a retro feel with out distortion. I'm just quibbling, though. Excellent! Check out my latest song called anymore

DeputyDoofy	DeputyDoofy said 1649 days ago (May 17th, 2005)
	Hey. This is nice. :D Check out my latest song called Sweet Smell Of Success

I. Spike

I. Spike said 1648 days ago (May 18th, 2005)

infectious
Now that you have the jumpy little melody in everybody's
head for the rest of time...
Suggestions: I would crank down the distortion on the
guitar. I don't know if it is intentional or not but it's a bit
distracting. The other thing I would say is make this piece
much shorter. I think the impact would be more
significant if it were around a minute plus.
All in all, a lovely little tune performed in a genuine
manner.

Check out my latest song called Mighty Cracker Fly

Emily Rohm	Emily Rohm said 1648 days ago (May 18th, 2005)
	So cute. Sweet and simple. This melody will be spinning in my head like a tiny ballerina in a music box. Check out my latest song called Monica's Waltz

rovert10	rovert10 said 1647 days ago (May 19th, 2005)
	Deceptive I nearly gave up on this tune 30 seconds in, but was subliminally compelled to stay with it... 60 seconds in and I was thoroughly hooked. Simple but engaging, love it when you're voice reaches a peak 'a ballerina in BLUUUUUUE!', very funny for some reason. Check out my latest song called Gears

Boris the Bull

Boris the Bull said 1647 days ago (May 20th, 2005)

Deceptive
well, first off, hunormous thanks to everyone who gave this a listen and
replied. i'm overwhelmed at how folks here jump right in and feedback. thank
you!

i'm glad you found something funny in this. whenever i listen to it, at some
point i crack a smile because it's just so frickin' sappy and silly. it's one of
those songs i sing to an audience that is three years old and who just adores
singing along, literally doing pirouettes as i pluck away. that alone just cracks
me up!

anyhow, bless you all for such wonderful, kind words. humbled is too short a
word to express my reaction! thank you!

Check out my latest song called What You'd Be Like

thetiler	thetiler said 1647 days ago (May 20th, 2005)
	cute, so nice Way to go BTB Like that mega phone sound. Check out my latest song called The Bluebird Cafe (with two other guest)

TobinMueller

TobinMueller said 1646 days ago (May 20th, 2005)

Dancing into your heart
Very sweet. The simple polka groove and Paul McCartney
style (think Ram) vocals and effects works really well.
In my ears, sometimes you sing in a sillier voice than
needed (toward the end, when you go up high, esp) and
might sound more patronizing than simply having a great
time with the song; cuz the lovely honesty of the song is
enough to carry it for me. Perhaps the track is a little too
long for the subject and style, as well. But it is such
tender, sweet, cute, well balanced lyrics, and free delivery,
it is a great gift for your daughter.

Check out my latest song called Forge A New Life (MJRF)

Doadars Uncle	Doadars Uncle said 1646 days ago (May 20th, 2005)
	Sweet I can relate. Mine is a gymnist! Good style. Check out my latest song called Capitalist's Drag

perceptualvortex	perceptualvortex said 1646 days ago (May 20th, 2005)
	Nice sound This is cool. Good songwriting and I really like the overall tone of this one. The french at the end and that final chord are nice touches. --D Check out my latest song called Machine Man (w Beastie Boys)

_nderscore	_nderscore said 1644 days ago (May 22nd, 2005)
	neat tune & catchy, too-dammit! the only thing it's missing are some scratchy hisses & pops to make it sound really old.. but then again, i hate faking it! guess we're just gonna have to wait 70 years or so. nice job Check out my latest song called glyd

Mystified	Mystified said 1644 days ago (May 22nd, 2005)
	Great song :) Well done, well sung! Catchy tune, adorable subject--I like the treatment of the vocals. Adding the French bits was a nice touch, too. Just a delightful song all the way around. Thank you! Check out my latest song called Father Time

Warren Smith	Warren Smith said 1643 days ago (May 23rd, 2005)
	going for the high notes The first time through I thought it was too long by a verse, but by the second time that concern dropped away and I was able to enjoy it all unabashedly. I love it when you go up for those high notes. Check out my latest song called Pushing and Pulling

	Anonymous said 1643 days ago (May 23rd, 2005)
	wish you have real tuba VERY nice little melody ... memorable to the extreme ... good effect on vocal ... something about guitar needs adjust ... i will leave that to guitar experts here ... really wish you have real tuba sound, which would put this piece over the top!

mikkinylund	mikkinylund said 1642 days ago (May 24th, 2005)
	Naive... ...and sweet! I agree, a tuba would be awesome, but would not have thought of it without previous posters comment. No matter what, this is really, really cool! Mikki Check out my latest song called Fairyland (Satumaa)

	micjagsher said 1642 days ago (May 24th, 2005)
	brilliant genius! I loved it! reminded me of Paul McCartney. could sit right on the White Album or some of his early Wings stuff.

compyellow	compyellow said 1641 days ago (May 25th, 2005)
	Echo the Wings reference Yeah, sort of sounds like Paul -- and a bit like Jeff Lyne. Cool!!! Check out my latest song called Let Me In (Again)

Maggieo	Maggieo said 1636 days ago (May 30th, 2005)
	XTC! Pop perfection, Boris! Reminds me of the acoustic side of XTC. Check out my latest song called Throb Angels

tim grant	tim grant said 1595 days ago (July 10th, 2005)
	see her spinning! neat song! I can here some piano chops in my head. circus styles! like a crappy little fisher price keyboard or something! tim Check out my latest song called alright now!

caroline	caroline said 1587 days ago (July 18th, 2005)
	i love this pretty pink song thank you so much for sharing - i shall listen to it lots x Check out my latest song called clink that link mjrf

caroline	caroline said 1587 days ago (July 18th, 2005)
	i love this pretty pink song thank you so much for sharing - i shall listen to it lots x Check out my latest song called clink that link mjrf

	slugnola said 1561 days ago (August 13th, 2005)
	Right on Nice and chill

slumbering	slumbering said 869 days ago (July 7th, 2007)
	I've always loved this I don't think i ever commented on it at "the other place," but i just love it so much! I think maybe you released this before i had found "the other place," heh. It's sweet, lovely, and wonderful. It is a pure joy! Check out my latest song called Over the Sea

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Name: Me and Boris the Bull

... The murky subways of Boston brought forth Me and Boris the Bull. Providing fresh, familiar sounds, a positive background landscape emerged. Originally a way to shed the fear of playing in public, the subways provided an incredible experie... [see more]

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