Striped Sweater

aclarke

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My seven year old daughter has been begging to record a song. I told her as soon as she had the song and lyrics done we could record it. Ten minutes later- here she comes, paper in hand and says "I'm ready now, Daddy."

I had Katie sing the melody for the song and I played some chords... we rehearsed it all the way through twice and decided we were ready to "go for it".

This song is strongly inspired by a Spongebob song... lyrically, that is. Apparently when you're seven writing a song is the same as writing a song down... :)

Much thanks from Katie to pgreenstone who handled the production and mixing duties.

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Some

Song Stats

Hits: 4745
Comments: 31
Fans: 11
Plays: 1591
Downloads: 178
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Uploaded: Feb 03, 2006 - 12:04:45 AM
Last Updated: Feb 02, 2006 - 09:06:16 PM Last Played: Oct 31, 2009 - 08:35:59 AM

Song License

Creative Commons License:
Attribution-NoDerivs-NonCommercial

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Keywords:

children (55), sweater (3), striped (1), spongebob (2), sneeze (3)

Hardware:

Guitar, voice, mic

Software:

Tissues, paper the lyrics were written on

Comments

mandolinquent	mandolinquent said 1388 days ago (February 3rd, 2006)
	Great... Katie. Nice song. Most of us are struggling to achieve simplicity and honesty. You've got it in one. Thanks. A great lilt. (Your dad's not to sloppy on the guitar, either...) Check out my latest song called Had We But World Enough

Rebsie	Rebsie said 1388 days ago (February 3rd, 2006)
	Lovely singing Hey Katie, way to go! You've got a great voice, full of confidence. You also sound like you're enjoying yourself, and that's always a good thing. I hope you'll do more songs like this! Check out my latest song called Amongst The Colours (w/ Luna Trick)

ledebutant

ledebutant said 1387 days ago (February 3rd, 2006)

I LOVE THIS
Katie, this is wonderful and a great reminder of the joy in simple things
in life. This is one of my favorite songs ever posted on Macjams. I've
downloaded it and it's going on my iPod.

Adam, I'd love to hear a ful-on Joe Hollywood version of this al� what
he did with The Song of this World. This is a really clever little song
with a lovely melody. Thank you so much for posting it. I keep
dreaming of doing one with my daughter, but she goes all Chris
Cornell when she gets near a microphone.

Check out my latest song called Black Star (MJ Live Aid w/jgurner)

Alannah	Alannah said 1387 days ago (February 3rd, 2006)
	This is .... adorable ... but then again .. I had the "honour" of getting a "sneak peek" at this song before it was posted. Katie ... you have a lovely confident voice - ask Daddy to explain to you what that means .... Check out my latest song called I'm Drownin' - Smokey VW (feat Alannah) + Outtaorbit

Cori Ander

Cori Ander said 1387 days ago (February 3rd, 2006)

Beautiful
Ah, sothing to hear some more kid-singin here! Really sweet!

You said: "Apparently when you're seven writing a song is the same as
writing a song down" ...

Yes that was exactly what happened when my (also seven year old)
daghter "Sunbeam" wrote her song. She wrote it on paper, left it tom me,
and almost got irritated on me when I asked her about such complications
as "what is the music gonna be?"

Check out my latest song called Guitar test — Martin CSN (Gerry Tolman Tribute)

Thompa	Thompa said 1387 days ago (February 3rd, 2006)
	adorable!!!!! Totaly adorable what could i say. This realy makes me and my son Elias realy happy. Nice song Katie we love it Thompa and Elias Check out my latest song called Warcrime

chikoppi

chikoppi said 1387 days ago (February 3rd, 2006)

Better sweater than mine
I often feel like most of what I do is "writing a song down" as opposed
to "writing a song." Either their isn't much difference between the way a
7 year old and a 37 year old approach music or I've got 30 years of
musical learning to catch up on.

Katie, I have a striped sweater too, but it doesn't seem nearly as nice as
yours sounds. Mine is sort of brown and itchy. I really like your song
and think you should write some more. Maybe you could write one
about something your dad likes to wear when he plays guitar. Does he
have an old pair of pink, fluffy slippers you could tell us about?

Check out my latest song called Loop It or Lose It 9

Mystified	Mystified said 1386 days ago (February 4th, 2006)
	Oh...my....goodness.....! What a sweet song! Awww. I'm just sitting here going 'aww....awww.....how cute!' I'm so glad you posted this! AC--great playing! Katie--wonderful singing and what a great voice! Keep singing! Looking forward to the next collab :) Check out my latest song called Father Time

SlimGirlFat	SlimGirlFat said 1386 days ago (February 4th, 2006)
	Katie :) You have a lovely lovely voice. Wonderful singing with the music. I also think the lyrics you wrote were great. Just perfect! Well done Katie, I really hope you do some more songs for us at Macjams. Slimmie Check out my latest song called Not Enough

Peter Greenstone	Peter Greenstone said 1386 days ago (February 4th, 2006)
	The best time to listen to this song is.... ... all the time. I had a lot of fun listening to this over and over again while mixing it. Katie, your song just makes me smile. Check out my latest song called From Nothing

perceptualvortex	perceptualvortex said 1385 days ago (February 5th, 2006)
	Catchy Now I'm going to be humming this to myself. What a nice little tune; great job singing, Katie! Check out my latest song called Machine Man (w Beastie Boys)

bronco	bronco said 1385 days ago (February 5th, 2006)
	Touching sweet little song!! Check out my latest song called Strange Feeling

	peteburgess said 1385 days ago (February 5th, 2006)
	Wow Listen here Clarke, this is without a shadow of a doubt your best vocal performance to date. Err... it's your daughter ? Dude. Sorry.

aclarke	aclarke said 1385 days ago (February 5th, 2006)
	Wow hmmm- I wonder how many different peteburgess' there are in the world? LOL --- "An honest man's pillow is his peace of mind" John Mellencamp Check out my latest song called Ballad of The Little Tiki

snowdragon	snowdragon said 1385 days ago (February 6th, 2006)
	beauty eh? everybody should have a striped sweater like that Katie. wish I had one. Check out my latest song called The Wolf 7

Macaudion	Macaudion said 1383 days ago (February 7th, 2006)
	Awwww..... How precious... Aww... -- Fun singing, great playin'... All ya really need... I am a bit jealous of how easiliy it seems that this came together - Nice job! - Cyd Check out my latest song called 123 iGetU

stacey	stacey said 1382 days ago (February 8th, 2006)
	Awesome! I love this! How sweet! I think you should do a whole album with your daughter! Why not!? Check out my latest song called tick tock

aclarke	aclarke said 1381 days ago (February 9th, 2006)
	Awesome! LOL- She is already working on her follow up tune! --- "An honest man's pillow is his peace of mind" John Mellencamp Check out my latest song called Ballad of The Little Tiki

	said 1379 days ago (February 11th, 2006)
	There is no sweeter sweater Great job Katie & Dad, nice colab. Sponge Bob in our house daily, too.... You know, when dad pulls his acoustic guitar out around here my girls (12 & 13 now) always come around to sing with me. Thanks for posting -Harold

K.I.S.KISMET	K.I.S.KISMET said 1377 days ago (February 13th, 2006)
	Oh my NooDness! This is adorable and admirable. Katie, keep on singing sweetie, you have a great muse:) I will be listening for your next post! Check out my latest song called Your's

The Fritters	The Fritters said 1375 days ago (February 15th, 2006)
	suffer the little children What a great song. What a great reminder music is simple and easy and doesn't have to be complicated to lift hearts. A big shout out to MISS K T !! I'm liking her style! xxoo, kelli Check out my latest song called Down to the Core

aclarke	aclarke said 1363 days ago (February 28th, 2006)
	rsc1313 Katie. I love the song! Great debut. And honest, I'm not biased just because you're my granddaughter! Love, Pops. Check out my latest song called Ballad of The Little Tiki

	said 1356 days ago (March 6th, 2006)
	Superstar Great track, you have a superstar in the making, not that you needed me to tell you. Well Done Katie (Changed my id from emp_garyp)

Warren Smith

Warren Smith said 1346 days ago (March 16th, 2006)

Some of the time?
Well, Katie, I don't know about wearing it "all of the time," because
once summer rolls in and the temperature climbs into the 70s and 80s
you may want to switch to a striped t-shirt. Or maybe a striped
swimming suit? So maybe the best time for a striped sweater is the
winter time?

This is the kind of feedback you have to expect when you post
something on macjams. It doesn't mean there is anything wrong with
your song. It's just somebody else making a suggestion that may - or
may not - be helpful. Overall, I think your song is pretty wonderful in
its emotional directness. And your singing is good, too - especially the
way you say "yeah" in the second line. So I hope you keep writing and
working with your Dad and put up some more songs for the macjams
community to hear.

Check out my latest song called Pushing and Pulling

listen	listen said 1341 days ago (March 21st, 2006)
	well done! Very cute! Striped sweaters are cool! Check out my latest song called Bossy girl in the staircase

kristyjo	kristyjo said 1341 days ago (March 21st, 2006)
	Great song I missed it last month, but I got here to give it a listen in March. It's never too early to start writing songs, and writing them down is even better, because then you don't forget them as easily. Check out my latest song called What a Friend We Have in Jesus

kristyjo	kristyjo said 1341 days ago (March 21st, 2006)
	Great song I missed it last month, but I got here to give it a listen in March. It's never too early to start writing songs, and writing them down is even better, because then you don't forget them as easily. Check out my latest song called What a Friend We Have in Jesus

	said 1154 days ago (September 24th, 2006)
	Awesome Song and Singing! Thats a fun song, good going you two!

	said 644 days ago (February 16th, 2008)
	Hey! Katie Hi Katie ! you sang this beautifully you will soon be as good as your dad- thank you Katie and Dad for bringing so much joy to me today. Peace to you both. Dee x

Bob6stringer	Bob6stringer said 633 days ago (February 27th, 2008)
	It's so warm & fuzzy! Katie, you rock! I hope my three year-old daughter grows up to have your talent. She's following in your footsteps: she lovvvves SpongeBob. (I do too.) Great song. Check out my latest song called Yours and Mine

droop	droop said 619 days ago (March 12th, 2008)
	Hey Katie! This is great! I Iove the words and your voice sounds so good. You are really something. I think you need your own spot here on MacJam's....what do you think. I wish you would write another one and get it posted. Your fans are waiting. Droop Check out my latest song called Last Teardrop

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Name: Adam Clarke

Sang in high school many years ago- I've been playing guitar on and off for the last twenty years and still don't know what the heck I'm doing. Don't ask me what chords, notes, or keys I'm playing in- I use the force when I play! I wrote my first two... [see more]

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