Throw Your Shoes by jiguma
Genre: Alternative Rock

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Throwing shoes seemed like a good, current topic to write about :) This was a 6 hour turnaround from having an idea and recording it, so has some rough bits still which I'll fix in a later version. If you happen to be in a rowdy pub and can organise a bunch of drunks to sing along on the fade out, feel free to record it and send it to me (seriously!).
A lot of fun to make this one.
A lot of fun to make this one.
Lyrics:
Throw Your Shoes© 2008 Neil Porter
If you see him in a crowded mall
If you see him on the street
If you see him at a restaurant
Take your shoes right off your feet
When you see him in a traffic jam
There’s no need to be discreet
Just keep the bastard in your sights
And liberate your feet
Throw your shoes
You know you want to
Throw ‘em straight and throw ‘em hard
Throw your shoes
There ain’t no trophies, gongs or prizes
But it’ll make you feel
A whole lot better
Lose your footwear
Launch it like a missile
For every helpless child and woman
Buried in Iraq
One for each dead soldier
And a thousand for Katrina
The rest for selling out the world
I'll see you out the back!
Hard to figure how you ever got there
The “leader of the free world” they say
I don’t believe just what you did there
To the free world!
Some dancin’ shoes for Freddie Mac
Something cute for Fannie Mae
A sneaker for democracy
And a boot to see you on your way
No more shoes?
You can find another missile
Toss it, lob it, hurl it, pitch it
Tell him how you feel
Throw your shoes
You know you want to
Throw ‘em straight and throw ‘em hard
Throw your shoes
There ain’t no trophies, gongs or prizes
But it’ll make you feel
A whole lot better
Verse/Chorus/Intro/Outro:
| A | E | G | D |
Bridge:
| B | C | B | C | B | C | A
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davajonah
Nice one Neil!
Peter Greenstone
I love it! Great lyrics, Neil. Musically it's quite enjoyable as well. I like the guitar licks though there are a few times where the timing is a bit off. I could imagine some female backup singers in this.
jiguma
Thanks for the listen Peter - I was serious about getting some drunks in a pub to sing along to the outro - just what it needs :)
Cheers from Oz,
Neil
jiguma
And yes, the vocal timing is certainly off in places - I just had to post before I got bogged down into trying to get vocals right. Will fix soonish.
N
ktb
at the risk of being put on all the NSA's blacklists, may i say this is a lot of fun. nice one Neil
stacey
This is great! You are a funny funny man!
Diviner
Very funny and so right. Well done, much kudos.
mowguy3
On the money bud, great job. Right to the point and held nothing back. Very nice tuneage as well.
Thanks and be well, Russ
magnatone
LOL LOL LOL - I LOVE this! Thank you for speaking truth to power!
BenedictJames
Absolute bloody brilliant mate!
As that reporters shoe sailed through the air, it carried with it the sentiments of the vast majority of this planet, and deserves to be immortalized in song, and you did it proud, good on ya.
I shall tell loads of people to check it out.
Triple j radio would love it too....
Feter
You are the man ! you are the man ! ... You Rock ...there s no roughness
in your work ...you just roll them and its ROCK !! ..what a lyrics you wrote !!
got shot bro ..thnx alot for sharin !!!
jgurner
You made my day Much better. Thanks Neil.
I'm off to throw some shoes. Heeeeere Bushie Bushie Bushie.......
slumbering
THROW THEM SHOES! :D
Love the song, it's really infectious in a good way!
jiguma
So ................ not like, say cholera or something :)
dajama
This put a smile on my face. Great way to end the way. "Liberate your feet" - cracker of a line. The lyrics overall are really well done, outrage expressed with wit and style. Nice chugging, danceable song, too. Some really nice guitar licks in there, too. I am in awe of your ability to turn this around in a matter of hours! Nicely done, my friend. Peace.
Moviz
the title Neil, I couldn't keep my face straight, because I just knew what it would be about. Apart from his family, I'll bet everyone's sorry they didn't land LOL. This sounds great even apart from the excellent lyrics and hit's the nail right on the head, regards M
Char
I wouldn't have believed the guy was able to get them both off and almost connected, if I hadn't seen that. Fun! But, it's all over and done. Lots of picking up after the heel. :) Thanks.
Ed Hannifin
Now I have to wrestle you to the ground... Well, not me personally, but my twelve body guards... Sorry about that...
Ed
Vic Holman
I mention Joe, cuz this is the type of song he would do. a bit of humor & with a point. Not to mention the guitar rhythm.
now where is that Nike Shoes forum spam when you need it :0
awigze
... wouldn't bash this prez though
damiengh
Hey, where is that Nike shoe spammer when we need him. We could really have a shoe throw fest with this tune as a backdrop.
Great tune expressing much of what America feels. Love that Aussie humor.
rsorensen
awesome, neil. love the reggae guitar bounces throughout. awesome production too. those guitars work nicely together when soloing. kind of artfully sloppy. nice job!
jiguma
I think of it as more "sloppily artful".
Thanks for the listen Ridd,
Neil
MarkHolbrook
Excellent as always! Full of sound too! Excellent fun lyrics... Nicely done!
lengold
Love this Neil - I think it definitely sounds spontaneous, which totally adds to the wonderful feel. I think it might be a mistake to try and smooth it out, sounds great as it is. Adding backing vocals would be cool.
Cheers
Len
tokai
i have some thing a little better than a shoe, great laugh. That was a quick response to that event, he is an inspiration to us all. Good ole Australian humour, thank you for the laugh.
Mcboy
throw that shoe.....lol....good one neil!
Mcboy
throw that shoe.....lol....good one neil!
jiguma
.. comments from Mr Boy. Glad you enjoyed it :)
kingbee
Great stuff
Loved it.
Now get the video done !!
I want to see this in the charts.
It's brilliant.
BTW if you live in Australia wouldn't people be throwing their thongs?
jiguma
I thought most Americans might find that a little odd :)
davisamerica
... seriously ... LOL ...
Muse Ritual
I really really really want to too!
Im glad you took the song in a serious but slightly playful direction. The whole situation is serious but the reporter spoke for the majority of the world when he launched mother of all insults. I know of no one yet in real life who didnt agree with the guy at least in principle.
Thanks for a great song Neil!
thoddi
Still that "keef" sounding guitar and there's even something in your voice reminding me og him:) I'm a big stones fan, so that is a compliment:)
Very enjoyable chorus, melody and reggae groove.
jiguma
Glad you enjoyed it - I'm really enjoying playing guitar at the moment.
btw - the band I play with has just started on "Things Must Change" - sounding good, but no-one will play the lead parts as well as you did on the CD!
Cheers from Oz,
Neil
Doadars Uncle
I'm gonna go out and get some more shoes! I'm so happy we are coming to the end of an era. I hope we can restore good relations with the world!
Peace!
Doug
Ibstrat
someone from the CIA is checking out my activities- I did NOT download this song.I favored it by accident while a.... trying to close macjams... well I may have downloaded it, but that was also an accident.You know there is a really left wing guy on this site named Ed Hannifin (EJH) that you might want to check into....
J.A.Stewart
They call him a Lame... DUCK!!! President.
Some clever lyrical work in here, but I can't agree with the general principle involved here... such a waste of good leather. :P
--- Joe
Macaudion
This is dead on, Neil. It is as on as the aim of the infamous/famous show thrower. I'm sorry that I didn't comment the other night when I first heard this. You gotta somehow, get this onto, youtube! Man, I'd bet you'd get so many hits on it.
Don't know how ya craft these things so beautifully, so fast. I've been watching the news bits on this and it's interesting to hear the different responses to the incident that obviously inspired you. Not surprisingly, a whole lotta folks wanna throw shows at our fearless loser. Mr Hero, himself, he doesn't have a clue; imagine...
Excellent writing/performing on this. Great sound, too! A real pro mix.
Thank you, sir. You caused another smile to wipe across my face today. Cheers! Dion
8piscean8
Very catchy Neil. I'll have this stuck in my head for a while now! Great guitar interplay throughout. As others have mentioned tighten up the timing, but not too much, because I like the looseness of it all. It's a pretty sad state of affairs when people outside the US write songs about our soon-to-be past president! I can hear this being played in a really loud raucous bar!
jiguma
Cheers Adam, this is only a demo version, and I'll fix the vocal glitches - possibly tomorrow, before I get some local airplay on Saturday. As far as getting it on YouTube, I really don't have the skills to cobble something video together in a hurry.
I was hoping someone might just go and play it in a bar and record the results so I can add it to the final outro choruses in the final version. Or perhaps people could simply have a nice quiet bottle of wine in the privacy of their own homes and then record the results and send me the files.
Thanks for listening and leaving a note.
Cheers,
Neil
bud
excellent guitar work - and a real hoot to boot.
Roxylee
Wait- I need them to keep my feet warm here in NY. Besides, we're not supposed to condemn anyone without walking a mile in his...Well, you know. This song puts a funny spin on all the frustration we are feeling at all the leaders and politicians who love money and power instead of the people they are supposed to be serving. Great humor in this one. :-)
dolby
Love the line "liberate your feet" great!
Great fun song and top marks for speed of production - amazing!
The thing I find funniest about this whole incident is the absolute unflappability of the crazy man Bush. If you look closely at the footage, it's the look on 'W's' face after the first shoe that's brilliant- he's just like a bar brawler - you can see him thinking 'come on son, give us another one, I'll take 'em all!'. Credit where it's due - he never changes....
guitapick
...the proberbial "no brainer download"...
Absolutely fantastic, Neil...if the situation wasn't so pathetic I'd say "LOL"...but it's just been so, so off the charts...
Thanks, man...wisdom from down under, dude.
Warren Smith
Rollicking good contemporary political humor.
Be careful not to over-refine it. I love the rawness. It feels real. And that makes it pertinent to the rebellious precipitated act that is the subject of the song.
jiguma
Cheers Warren - I'm just going to fix the bridge so it can be understood.
Appreciate the listen.
N
rtcooper
BRILLIANT!
I Feel better, ALREADY!
Fabulous - feels like it Was recorded in a Pub!
I'll work on gathering some of the Drunks!
No Problem.
-rtc
DBrown
EJH played this for me the other night and I was in stitches.
The lyrics are fantastic and very dead on.
Right on for speaking the truth and preaching.
All the best and keep rocking.
Dom
blaky smith
I like very much your interpretation Neil, even if I do not understand exactly all the lyrics, but I know about what you speak... And I guess a lot of humor. Very well done.
jiguma
... I find myself seriously short of time to reply to everyone. Christmas goings on I suppose.
I really appreciate every comment, fav and vote I get, and am humbled that so many people take the time to listen to my musical ranting. Thank You!
Best wishes for the crazy season - prawns, oysters and champagne in the sun for me!
Cheers,
Neil
Dixie Mason Band
Our new theme song around here!
We're having a shoe drive, right now.
DIXIE
Alannah
... on a lovely Beer Friday ... perked me right up ... I'll see what I can manage for your chorus request .... but I need a lot more beer first ... would it sound more realistic if I was all bombed and sang sloppy ? hahahaha just covering myself in case .....
jiguma
That would be fine Alannah!
N
aclarke
and I mean, no one... on Macjams churns out songs that are not only immediately timely but very high quality as well. Yeah, I know you said it's only a demo... but c'mon Neil, it's still not fair!
Cool song!!
SmokeyVW
i guess i still have a soft spot for protest songs
the only way to deal with too much bad news is simply to laugh
funny Neil, very funny
the shoes virus is infecting the world! cool!
thanks
lavalamp
Funny and to the point.
Dave
ted23
Class!
Outtaorbit
I would laugh except I put up with this for 8 years..........God almighty save us from us. Shit throw your boots...bricks..rocks...go away bye bye go sit at the ranch. Call Nixon!