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Lullaby For Grown-Ups by Joanna [Email]

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Uploaded: Feb 07, 2005 - 04:01:06 PM
Last Updated: Mar 27, 2005 - 04:56:58 AM
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Okay, here's what happened. My friend heard the lullaby I wrote for her, and she really liked it. In fact, she said she planned to fall asleep to it herself. "There really need to be lullabies written for adults," she said. Well that got us both going as I improvised some of the lyrics that might help adults fall asleep. By the end, I'd made another promise to write a song, and this is the result.

Hope you can make it through without dozing off!

Lyrics:
Your portfolio's okay, there'll be no crash
Your wallet is bursting with spendable cash
Your spouse isn't cheating
No one is beating
Your favorite team
You're free to dream

Your in-laws love you, but they don't want to stay
Your son is drug-free, and he just got an A
Your daughter is chaste
It was okay to taste
That chocolate cake
No weight it'll make

Ooh, close your weary eyes
And you will realize
Even though the fridge is broken
Tomorrow's mail
Shows there's a sale
You can buy one when you've woken

That misshapen mole growing on your hip
It is benign, like the sore on your spouse's lip
You're due for a raise
Being smart really pays
But to get your due
It's beddy-bye for you

That pain in your tooth really is quite banal
You just need a filling, not a root canal
The baby's not crying
The IRS is buying
Your tax return
You can keep what you earn

Ooh, sleep sweet grown-up
Your problems are sewn-up
Nothing in the world will harm you
Your family's safe
Your jammies don't chafe
But this insomnia should really alarm you.

Hardware:
Shure SM58 mic

Software:
GB
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I admire &mdash 02/07/05 - 04:16:41 PM
Your songwriting and choice of music for your
presentation. I enjoyed the story and your overall sound.

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I admire &mdash 02/07/05 - 10:33:36 PM
Thank you very much, Mimi! I love that new symphonic jampack -- it's got
such beautiful loops on it. I really appreiciate your support!

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brilliant &mdash 02/07/05 - 06:23:15 PM
That was really funny. You hit the nail on the head. Really made me laugh hearing those lines sung in such a sweet lullaby voice.

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brilliant &mdash 02/07/05 - 10:42:09 PM
Thank you, pg! I figured the only way it could work would be if I sang it
straight, and let the lyrics carry the humor, instead of my voice. I'm so glad
you enjoyed it!

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You oversold... &mdash 02/07/05 - 07:11:08 PM
I'm laughing too hard to get any sleep!

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You oversold... &mdash 02/07/05 - 10:54:48 PM
LOL! Gee, and I tried so hard to "lull". Thank you, ac!

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What a great idea... &mdash 02/07/05 - 09:22:10 PM
The lyrics are perfect... so soothing.... sounds like a
song I'd like to live in... zzzzzzzzzz...... what the
hell? The ending just yanked me back to reality...
this was hilarious, Joanna...! I can't wait to play this
for some other grown-ups.

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What a great idea... &mdash 02/07/05 - 09:24:24 PM
forgot to say that I liked the artwork too... how fitting...

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What a great idea... &mdash 02/07/05 - 11:06:11 PM
Thank you, Stun! Yes, play it for other, beleagued grown-ups and maybe we
beat this battle against insomnia for good! And thanks for the nice comment
on the artwork -- Gotta love Appleworks!

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my eyelids.. &mdash 02/07/05 - 10:46:06 PM
are getttting heaveeeey. oh, if only this were all true..
heaven. perfect. wonderful. whaa?

great, joanna ;)


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my eyelids.. &mdash 02/07/05 - 11:12:18 PM
Oh, _nder, I, too, wish it were true! Heck, I just wish I had a portfolio to worry
about! Thank you, and here's hoping you find that life.

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Counting sheep.... &mdash 02/07/05 - 11:49:46 PM
...is so passe, now that we have this song!

Joanna, you make me laugh, you make me cry! Another
wonderful, whimsical piece from you.
(Now *this* one would be in the 'Humor' section--just
across from 'Children's Books'....)

Thanks for the great song! :)



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Counting sheep.... &mdash 02/08/05 - 01:50:00 AM
Thank you, Mystie -- Let the sheep have the night off. Lullabies for Grown-
Ups are the new thing. Well, in my house, anyway. Thanks!

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Lovely &mdash 02/08/05 - 03:11:19 AM
and the lyrics are hilarious.

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Lovely &mdash 02/08/05 - 05:14:25 AM
Thank you, Mungo!

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words &mdash 02/12/05 - 08:44:37 AM
you took the words right out of my mouth, and my neighbor's mouth, and my co-workers' mouths... although the loud sound at the end is a funny punchline when i read the lyrics, it was jarring and took me out of the self-rationalized revrie you had lulled me into. that was cruel :)... i'd rather lie to myself all the way to dreamland...

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words &mdash 02/16/05 - 02:35:29 AM
Thank you, Suzanne! Sorry about the cruel ending -- I just couldn't resist.
Every good joke deserves a punchline.

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very humorous! &mdash 02/16/05 - 11:17:11 AM
The lyrics on this song is truly its strongest point -- very,
very humorous, and right-on!

It's nice to hear the new symphonic loops from JamPack 4!
The strings are very pleasant. The cello loops seemed a
bit loud in my right ear, almost obscuring your vocals
whenever it appeared, though. The violins on the left side
were better-balanced. I would take down the cello levels
just a tad.

This lullaby has the opposite issue from your other one; it
has too much sustained strings and not enough other
sounds. In this case, the use of pizzicato strings
occasionally would have created more textural variety.

This song was very pleasing to listen to, as well as
extremely amusing. Thanks for sharing it!

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very humorous! &mdash 02/16/05 - 12:04:58 PM
Thank you, Cameron. I'll admit that my focus on this song were indeed the
lyrics. I do need to go back in and give it another go as far as levels are
concerned. I've got new headphones and I've discovered that what sounds
perfect in GB tends to be off when mixed down to an MP3 played on
speakers. I just have to get used to the new dynamics and I should get this
problem licked. (In GB, the vocals sounded too loud. Go figure).

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teehee &mdash 03/14/05 - 01:38:38 PM
I was wondering when somebody would finally write a
grown-up lullaby... this is perfect. Very amusing lyrics,
great ending, ahhh... didn't make me fall asleep at all, but
definitely made me smirk, and gotta play it for a few
friends. Thanks for so deftly filling this much-needed
musical gap in the world!
ttfn,
Drakonis

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