If And When

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Have you ever met a girl and made the mistake of telling her how you felt about her and it ruined everything that you could've possibly had with her?

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IF
AND WHEN
I SEE YOU
AGAIN

I'LL TRY
TO HIDE
MY FEELINGS
INSIDE

SO I WON'T SAY
"YOU TAKE MY BREATH AWAY"
AND YOU WON'T HEAR
"I'M HAPPY WHEN YOU'RE NEAR",
"YOU MAKE MY PULSE RACE,
WHEN I SEE YOUR FACE",
"I FEEL MY HEART POUND,
WHENEVER YOU'RE AROUND"

IF
AND WHEN
I SEE YOU
AGAIN

I'LL TRY
TO HIDE
MY FEELINGS
INSIDE

SO I WON'T SAY
"I THOUGHT OF YOU ALL DAY"
AND YOU WON'T KNOW
YOU'RE STARRING IN MY SHOW

YOU MAKE MY KNEES WEAK
WHEN I HEAR YOU SPEAK
I FEEL MY HEART POUND
WHENEVER YOU'RE AROUND

IF
AND WHEN
I SEE YOU
AGAIN

I'LL TRY
TO HIDE
MY FEELINGS
INSIDE

Song Stats

Hits: 1422
Comments: 33
Fans: 10
Plays: 152
Downloads: 57
Votes:
Uploaded: Jan 13, 2007 - 02:00:56 PM
Last Updated: Oct 10, 2007 - 12:08:47 PM Last Played: Nov 04, 2009 - 02:06:23 PM

Song License

Creative Commons License:
Attribution-ShareAlike

Song Actions

Keywords:

if (6), when (15)

Hardware:

Oxygen 8, Yardsale Bass, Samson R11 Microphone

Software:

GB3

Comments

apb	apb said 1043 days ago (January 13th, 2007)
	Wacky .. .. I like this. It reminds me of Ace Frehley in some way (the vocal style). I loved the wacky synths, gave it a bit of a Compulsion tinge. Very enjoyeable. Thanks for sharing. Check out my latest song called Misplaced

five_extra_arms	five_extra_arms said 1043 days ago (January 13th, 2007)
	Got My Space Boots On Didn't Ace Frehley choke on his own vomit or something? He was my favorite from the original 4. Might've been that smoking Les Paul of his. The wacky synths are about the only type of synths I'm able to create, even in a country fried song like this one. Thanks for listening and for commenting. Check out my latest song called Michael Pool

DucK	DucK said 1043 days ago (January 13th, 2007)
	Naaaw, sorry, no points for this one: That was Bon Scott. Ace Frehley is in fact alive and reasonably well and living in ... sin? (no, sorry that was Gene Simmons) --- Ours is not to main in the stream but rather to stream on the main! Check out my latest song called Tinman Took The Dog (five_extra_arms feat. DucK)

five_extra_arms	five_extra_arms said 1043 days ago (January 13th, 2007)
	Choking On Someone Else's Vomit If anyone would know, it would be my fowl mouthed friend DucK! I'm glad to see your face (exactly as I drew it) and glad to see that you are alive and have not choked on anyone's vomit, including your own. Are you gonna make this a happy new year and post some songs? Your long lost pal, Five X Check out my latest song called Michael Pool

	said 1043 days ago (January 13th, 2007)
	First listen And wow I"m impressed, THis is Cake all the way hope that is not an insult but I am a big fan of Cake this song Rocks, and of course I have done exactly what your lyrics are saying

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five_extra_arms said 1043 days ago (January 13th, 2007)

What Kind of Icing is that on the Cake?
Thanks ego. I'll take that as a compliment. Wish I had those Cake vocals at my disposal. Oh well, I'll stick with Pee Wee Herman's voice for now and try to bury it under horrible synth noises.

Thanks for listening and taking the time to comment. I really appreciate it. Your music just recently hit my radar and I am really digging your style. My friend DucK and you have some similar influences and both of you are unique and original acts that are full of surprises. cjdaley is another cat that has great and daring stuff going on and I see you've commented on his work.

Macjams has been pretty exciting the last couple of days. Keep sharing.

5X

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Now let's go BOMB THE MONGGZ!

Check out my latest song called Michael Pool

DucK	DucK said 1043 days ago (January 13th, 2007)
	Look, ma, five extra arms and no guitar! Who says you need guitars to rock? Rock on, bro'! A sad story told with half a grin. Very well done. Check out my latest song called Tinman Took The Dog (five_extra_arms feat. DucK)

five_extra_arms	five_extra_arms said 1042 days ago (January 14th, 2007)
	No Smoking Guitars Today I originally intended to play my bass on this song, but was having a tough time getting things set up, so I opted for my Oxygen 8. Think Ace Frehley could ever play the 25 key Midi controller as wicked as I do? --- Now let's go BOMB THE MONGGZ! Check out my latest song called Michael Pool

	said 1043 days ago (January 13th, 2007)
	This one is 2 good I really dig it great sounds and lyrice 2.

five_extra_arms	five_extra_arms said 1042 days ago (January 14th, 2007)
	3 Extra Shovels Thanks for listening, commenting and of course, thanks for digging. --- Now let's go BOMB THE MONGGZ! Check out my latest song called Michael Pool

Mcboy	Mcboy said 1043 days ago (January 13th, 2007)
	love that chorus ......if u had to female backup singers it would be kool .. like the b52's....kool track ! Check out my latest song called Heros( aclarke/mcboy)

five_extra_arms	five_extra_arms said 1042 days ago (January 14th, 2007)
	Female Back ups... Late nights and early mornings in front of the computer with the head phones on, wishing I was in a real band, with real band mates.... Love the B52's. Thanks for the comments. --- Now let's go BOMB THE MONGGZ! Check out my latest song called Michael Pool

cjdaley

cjdaley said 1043 days ago (January 14th, 2007)

five extra stars
I feel It's more straightforward than your usual compos, with less layers and effects, but still a great fat synth sound. More "penciled", in a way. I don't usually like fade-outs, but this works for some reasons. The song is safely downloaded on a french hard-drive.

And That's a magnificent painting, by the way.

Err...who's ace frehley ?

Check out my latest song called shortbus spaceship (feat. the Flying Monggz from the Ninth Planet) by the Monggz

DucK	DucK said 1042 days ago (January 14th, 2007)
	Ace Frehley is the original lead guitarist of a wee li'l rock band called KISS Always glad to be of assistance. --- Ours is not to main in the stream but rather to stream on the main! Check out my latest song called Tinman Took The Dog (five_extra_arms feat. DucK)

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five_extra_arms said 1042 days ago (January 14th, 2007)

Song Writing Decisions
Hey Mr Daley,

Thanks for the comments. True, I have a tendancy to use 500 layers of electronic noises and bleeps just so it's obvious that I'm not your average mechanical boy. This time I kept it simple and used a dirty buzzing bassline, some really perfect drum loops (I've maybe used drum loops once in my life?), 2 synthesizer tracks (one more garbled and dissonant) and 3 vocal tracks that I actually sung. I did copy one vocal track to create a really deep male voice that barely is heard, but thickens my puny voice somehow. Oh yeah, I used some sounds from the Radio Sound Effect (that comes packed with GB3) for the bridge part. I cleverly panned it to the left, then instinctively to the right and back to the left again. They called me a pioneer back at Mixing School.

I only had a few hours of "free time" yesterday, so I was able to dispose of this riff in my head. I wrote the lyrics too long ago and somehow they were married in my shiney plastic iMac. If I would've had the lyrics in front of me, I might have sang them all. Oh well, normally that's saved for a live performance, not a Studio Recording. No wonder I decided to fade the song out.

Thanks again.

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Now let's go BOMB THE MONGGZ!

Check out my latest song called Michael Pool

perceptualvortex	perceptualvortex said 1042 days ago (January 14th, 2007)
	Yeah I love the grumbly bass and overall feel. Nice singing, with a bit of quirky Devo or B-52s feel to the vocals. This is very cool. Check out my latest song called Machine Man (w Beastie Boys)

five_extra_arms	five_extra_arms said 1042 days ago (January 14th, 2007)
	Quirkmeister Since I can't sing like Robin Zander, I'm left with few choices - I'll give props to DEVO as a source for inspiration and vocal freedom. Who doesn't love those good old fashioned Ohio boys? Thanks percept for dropping me a line. I appreciate every comment I get. --- Now let's go BOMB THE MONGGZ! Check out my latest song called Michael Pool

perceptualvortex

perceptualvortex said 1042 days ago (January 14th, 2007)

As
Popular as they are, I still think Devo are underrated. I saw them live in '89 or so, and it was really one of the better concerts I've seen. Dude, your vocals are good... I mean, you could work on the vocal pitching more (it works as it is though), but timing-wise you're spot on, and there's oomph and real individual character to your voice. It totally makes the song work.

Check out my latest song called Machine Man (w Beastie Boys)

five_extra_arms

five_extra_arms said 900 days ago (June 5th, 2007)

We Are All DEVO
Thanks for all the comments. I hear my voice and it still kinda freaks me out.

A friend of mine Jade Dellinger published a really good book about DEVO http://www.devobook.com. He has an amazing collection of DEVO paraphenelia, like, the paper jump suits they used in the early days - complete with Letraset lettering! He was an essential part in getting Mark Mothersbaugh to exhibit in our exhibition space. His photo work is as inventive and odd as his band was.

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she'll love five extra arms.

Check out my latest song called Michael Pool

Vic Holman	Vic Holman said 1042 days ago (January 14th, 2007)
	since we're on the devo dialog. i can hear that, could of been there biggest hit. some cool dirty and comb effects. Check out my latest song called November

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five_extra_arms said 1041 days ago (January 15th, 2007)

Devoted to DEVO
Vic,

what a handsome image you use and so appropriate for this particular topic of discussion. I clicked on your page and rifled through several of your wonderful songs, but as a visual artist, I was drawn your wonderful imagery. Knowing nothing about you, I'd have to say you are a graphic artist and that you make a fine living doing it. I plan on investing some time listening to your music and commenting.

Thanks for your comment.

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Now let's go BOMB THE MONGGZ!

Check out my latest song called Michael Pool

lineofdeadpixels	lineofdeadpixels said 1038 days ago (January 18th, 2007)
	Sing-a-long time You know you hit the vein when you can't get a song out of your head. Did that make sense? Check out my latest song called Nothing Ever Ends Forever

five_extra_arms	five_extra_arms said 953 days ago (April 13th, 2007)
	hit a vein? yeah, sure I know what that means.... You're a heroine addict. thanks for admitting you're a junkie. --- five extra arms is not what you thought it'd be. Check out my latest song called Michael Pool

Estella	Estella said 950 days ago (April 16th, 2007)
	I like! your rhyming makes me smile! This was really fun. Check out my latest song called Este Momento

five_extra_arms	five_extra_arms said 949 days ago (April 17th, 2007)
	Smiling Girls There's no better compliment from a gal! Thanks! --- five extra arms is not functional as you thought it'd be. Check out my latest song called Michael Pool

lavalamp	lavalamp said 922 days ago (May 14th, 2007)
	Checking out your old stuff Really like this one. Surprised me a little (the style). Love the grumbling bass dum, dum ,dum. Great jod bro. LL Check out my latest song called Googolplex Times Zero

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five_extra_arms said 921 days ago (May 15th, 2007)

Grumble
Thanks Lava. The bassline was so deep and dirty in my headphones. I hope it was the same in yours. I really wanted to get back to writing songs with my bass first, instead of with the synths first. I usually have a more pure idea when I write this way. I can always go back and fit a horrible synth sound but it's hard for me to go back and fit a bassline. Know what I mean?

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she'll love five extra arms.

Check out my latest song called Michael Pool

	said 901 days ago (June 4th, 2007)
	A total Original Man this song is amazing, those killer smokey chords and fantastic vocals just totally blow the world up...and the little electronic moments are really cool aural brushstrokes, downloaded!

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five_extra_arms said 901 days ago (June 4th, 2007)

Forgotten
Thanks Tom -

It's funny to me how soon I forget my own songs. This one, I think, "sucks less" than most of my songs. I appreciate your comments. You and a FEW others are constantly reprocessing/reappreciating/redefining/reconnecting what so many of us hold so dear. You know who and what I'm talking about. It's an amazing aesthetic we all share.

Thanks Mac Jams!

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she'll love five extra arms.

Check out my latest song called Michael Pool

bud	bud said 826 days ago (August 18th, 2007)
	Killer track Bob Straight in your face with a big beat and monster bass. I dig the lyrics too - been there I think. Then I played hard to get and totally blew that game too. Cool synths and vocals - cookin on all burners. Check out my latest song called eye for you (w/particledots and michael2)

Char	Char said 480 days ago (July 29th, 2008)
	Even if I had five extra arms I couldn't do this as well as you do. Female backup is a good suggestion. But, you must know that there is nothing wrong with your voice. Simple, honest theme. Completely respectable musicianship. Thank you. Check out my latest song called Break Away (Mark Holbrook & Awigze)

five_extra_arms	five_extra_arms said 479 days ago (July 30th, 2008)
	Simple Thanks for listening Char. This is probably one of my personal favorites. I remember writing the lyrics and thinking about how many people probably relate to this situation. Thanks again for digging deep into my stuff. Bob Check out my latest song called Michael Pool

Lennon714	Lennon714 said 61 days ago (September 21st, 2009)
	talking to girls usually ruined it for me. Maximum riffage, dude. Sweet nintendo power up sound effects. Remember when 5EA used to post songs? Check out my latest song called Anarchy, Inc.

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I am busier now than ever before - work, parenthood, husbandry, new house, new house projects... Bear with me as I try to squeeze in a few songs between life. My Monday Night music nights are few and far between so I'm forced to hit it and quit it. W... [see more]

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