The Apathy Song

SmokeyVW

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album: 32 Degrees of Freedom
track 1: 0:20 Fanfare
track 2: 4:16 Peace Will Prevail
track 3: 7:12 I'll Be A Free Bird
track 4: 7:48 The Apathy Song
track 5: 2:42 This Old Cup
track 6: 3:33 Horizon
track 7: 7:22 All Natural Dating Service
track 8: 4:48 Vernal Equinox
track 9: 6:40 My Poison
track 10: 4:36 Say Goodbye
track 11: 2:10 Lawn Service Choir
track 12: 5:48 Supernova
...more albums...

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i don't care

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The Apathy Song

ask me if i care no
ask me if i care no
ask me if i care no
i don't really care

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don't you care buddy?
don't you give a darn?
don't you care sonny?

ain't you riled up?
don't you give a hoot?
don't you care?

aren't you fed up?
you're a yella belly.
don't you care buddy?

you mad as a wet hen?
where's your gumption?
don't you care sonny?

don't you care?

(c) 2008 Bill Grundmann

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Hits: 1286
Comments: 20
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Plays: 62
Downloads: 110
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Uploaded: Feb 03, 2008 - 03:35:39 PM
Last Updated: Sep 13, 2008 - 11:20:27 AM Last Played: Nov 17, 2009 - 11:49:47 AM

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lengold	lengold said 658 days ago (February 3rd, 2008)
	I absolutely love this Bill. Great and moving song and a real inspiration to use a bolero style. Cheers Len Check out my latest song called Dodgy Doughnut

SmokeyVW	SmokeyVW said 638 days ago (February 23rd, 2008)
	. despite my flippant description about not caring, i actually did put some work into this thanks! Check out my latest song called One For Me

announcer	announcer said 658 days ago (February 3rd, 2008)
	what an interesting song You make an interesting point about apathy and the reaction that overall apathy causes. There is an almost John Lennon feel to this song in some ways. Check out my latest song called It Was a Dark and Stormy Night

SmokeyVW	SmokeyVW said 638 days ago (February 23rd, 2008)
	. i'm never sure where a song will go when i work on one there are serious, sad, silly, and sanguine things all stirred up in there thanks Check out my latest song called One For Me

DWL	DWL said 658 days ago (February 4th, 2008)
	Really well put together Not that I care though. Cheers Dick Check out my latest song called A Good Night's Sleep with Macferret, Sir Dennis Crowther and Pete Young

SmokeyVW	SmokeyVW said 638 days ago (February 23rd, 2008)
	. thanks by the way, the song picture is of the aftermath of a forest fire there's a good reason for that, but for the life of me, i can't recall... Check out my latest song called One For Me

michael2	michael2 said 657 days ago (February 4th, 2008)
	nice song i really like the strings at the beginning,and all of the instrumentation changes make this all the more affecting. great song. Check out my latest song called Behind Enemy Lines (w/Bud and Particle Dots)

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SmokeyVW said 638 days ago (February 23rd, 2008)

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the whole build up and production is meant to be over the top - in stark contrast to the sentiment of the words

i'm not exactly sure how i arrived at that

the two ukuleles are strummed in different, perhaps conflicting, patterns. just thought it sounded interesting... maybe it hints at the incongruity of this song.

i tend to mix opposites a lot, sometimes it works, sometimes, not.

thank you

Check out my latest song called One For Me

Vic Holman	Vic Holman said 657 days ago (February 4th, 2008)
	care package enjoyable, but i think you care :) For some good reason it brings to mind a blend of ELO & 10cc. thats a cool thing to me! Check out my latest song called November

SmokeyVW	SmokeyVW said 638 days ago (February 23rd, 2008)
	. i generally liked ELO - their mix of orchestral sound with pop/rock was very innovative at the time. certainly an influence for me thanks Check out my latest song called One For Me

guitapick	guitapick said 655 days ago (February 6th, 2008)
	Well... ...well... :) "sonny"...very funny... Have you ever considered studying orchestration, Bill? This would sound absolutely incredible with a full live orchestra. Seriously... Check out my latest song called Outside the Corral

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SmokeyVW said 638 days ago (February 23rd, 2008)

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thanks

that "voice in your ear" needed to be like the old timers from that scene in the bar in Back To The Future III. "Ever' body, ever where, will say Clint Eastwood is the biggest yeller belly in the west."

(Was that Slim Pickens? Harry Carey? Pat Bertram?)

~~~

wow, a live orchestra. that sure seems like an unattainable dream.

but now you've got me thinking...

Check out my latest song called One For Me

Ed Hannifin	Ed Hannifin said 655 days ago (February 7th, 2008)
	Bill... You have an amazing breadth of musical interest, and, well, 'life interest', for lack of a better term. I constantly find myself thinking that you have to be one interesting guy... One prolific guy, too... Ed Some pretty sophisticated humor in your work... Check out my latest song called Next Time Around (w/jiguma)

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SmokeyVW said 638 days ago (February 23rd, 2008)

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the core idea for this song occurred to me while driving to work. when i arrived i sent myself an email with the chords, melody and words.

i also knew it needed a voice talking in one ear timed so that the main melody singing "no" would be a sort of answer to some questions. i only had thought of "don't you care sonny" at that point.

i don't know exactly what's serious and what's silly in this. it's way overdone - that's for sure.

thanks

Check out my latest song called One For Me

	said 654 days ago (February 8th, 2008)
	Pretty Lush Nice opening on this, with a great lyric that plays very well off the (clearly) careful composition/orchestration. Cheerful and gentle. Hats off.

SmokeyVW	SmokeyVW said 638 days ago (February 23rd, 2008)
	. i did spent a bit of time on this one but there is a mistake in the mix. at 24 seconds the level drops for no apparent reason. i think i accidentally doubled the notes in the first portion of the harp part, so the notes are twice as loud as the rest up to that point... oh well thanks Check out my latest song called One For Me

Doug Somers	Doug Somers said 652 days ago (February 10th, 2008)
	The orchestral arrangement has, to me, the feel of a good western soundtrack. This is really well put conceived and executed - clearly done with a lot of .......care? Kudos! Cheers, Doug Check out my latest song called Desiree (MJ Space Race 2009)

SmokeyVW	SmokeyVW said 638 days ago (February 23rd, 2008)
	. funny you should say that! see earlier comments about Back To The Future... maybe that's part of the explanation of this song. thank you Check out my latest song called One For Me

bud	bud said 651 days ago (February 10th, 2008)
	Beautiful Bill - thoughtful and caring you never cease to amaze me. Great arrangement. Check out my latest song called eye for you (w/particledots and michael2)

SmokeyVW	SmokeyVW said 638 days ago (February 23rd, 2008)
	. just follow your whims, and you'll end up with strange inexplicable stuff like this! :-) thanks Check out my latest song called One For Me

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Name: Bill

Eclectic, at best. I learned some music theory at school, and read a ton about it since. I've listened to lots of music over the years. I once played guitar in an actual garage band and actually got paid to play! Once. Although live performance is an... [see more]

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