Lost Vegas

I. Spike

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A little tune I wrote after my most recent visit to Las Vegas. Somehow it seemed correct to channel the spirit of Tom Waits... wait, he’s not dead... anyway, here it is in all it’s obtuse vapid arid density...

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Lyrics

I went to Vegas and it sucked out my soul
left me as interesting as a big black hole
my eyes were filled with all the bling, bling, bling
but now I’m just tryin’ to get my soul from the giant sucky thing

Lost Vegas
Lost Vegas

hit 4 aces on a poker machine,
drank 7 appltinis, turned an interesting shade of green
almost lost it on the top of the world
but was saved just in time by a beautiful silicone girl

Lost Vegas
Lost Vegas

Song Stats

Hits: 1965
Comments: 23
Fans: 9
Plays: 405
Downloads: 121
Votes: 17
Uploaded: May 04, 2005 - 09:49:35 PM
Last Updated: May 04, 2005 - 04:30:43 PM Last Played: Sep 04, 2009 - 12:37:49 PM

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Peter Greenstone	Peter Greenstone said 1664 days ago (May 4th, 2005)
	cool I really like the way you incorperated the casino and slot machine sounds into this. Check out my latest song called From Nothing

rmaclema	rmaclema said 1664 days ago (May 5th, 2005)
	Clever and Interesting Neat song! I like. Check out my latest song called Last Kiss Goodbye

Kevensor	Kevensor said 1664 days ago (May 5th, 2005)
	I too liked the sounds of the casino Dirty, filthy and utterly... Brilliant! Thanks! Check out my latest song called Smoove

bjack	bjack said 1664 days ago (May 5th, 2005)
	Very Nicely Done You sure captured the spirit of losing in Las Vegas. Check out my latest song called Especially 4 U

alley-oop

alley-oop said 1664 days ago (May 5th, 2005)

Channel Mr.W
Mr. I.S.
Love the gritty feel of this song. down and out groove,brother. It's
where all the cool cats eventually crash, burn and write good tunes.
I'm a Mr. Waits channeler myself. I'll use Mr. W in someway in all my
tunes. Also, any dude who can where a feather boa as well as you can is
alright in my book. I hope it (the boa) is pink.
Mr. A

Check out my latest song called anymore

_nderscore	_nderscore said 1664 days ago (May 5th, 2005)
	craps another rave for the use of FX. nicely done, kinda short tho Check out my latest song called glyd

Swanny	Swanny said 1664 days ago (May 5th, 2005)
	BLACKJACK We have another winner ! Check out my latest song called Chillin

snowdragon	snowdragon said 1661 days ago (May 8th, 2005)
	ain't no place for a po boy like me . . . Cool take on the sin bin. Coulda lived without the pinky floyd influences but still the nice bluesy approach was something I hadn't heard before wrt Las Vegas. An interesting counterpoint to Gram Parsons and Elvis interpretations of Vegas life. Took me back to O'Shea's. Check out my latest song called The Wolf 7

thetiler	thetiler said 1661 days ago (May 8th, 2005)
	like that nice voice, kind of like wolf man jack. Kind of a novelty tune. Check out my latest song called The Bluebird Cafe (with two other guest)

Mystified	Mystified said 1661 days ago (May 8th, 2005)
	Gee...this makes me wanna pack my bags and... ...get the heck outta Las Vegas! nice use of sound effects. The gruff voice is an added use of that uncomfortable grittiness the song portrays. well done :) Check out my latest song called For the Beauty of the Earth

jschultz76	jschultz76 said 1658 days ago (May 10th, 2005)
	smooth i like this alot! smooth and rough at the same time. i like the slot machine and roulette sounds and how they make a rhythm/melody for the song. very nice and creative! Check out my latest song called What Remains

Shimky

Shimky said 1643 days ago (May 26th, 2005)

My Favourite!

Now I can honestly put my hand on my heart and say that
I LOVE this song! Really, really good. It's playing for the
3rd time while I write this...

Excellent use of sound effects. That loop that comes in on
the 5th bar is very, very catchy; it makes the song for me.

Good theme, too. The only thing that hits me is this: you
didn't fully use your excellent voice on this; I would have
preferred it if you'd really crooned this one. Of course, I'm
sure this is the effect you were after. But this style kind of
gives me the impression that Spike is telling us: "Hey, this
is me just being funny again and not taking my talent too
seriously".

I'm really worried about offending - and it's taking a lot of
guts to post these comments. I'd be very interested in
your thoughts.

My favourite of your songs. Excellent.

Check out my latest song called Funeral

pooey

pooey said 1638 days ago (May 30th, 2005)

Cool
Just like your other tunes, there is nothing I don't like
about it. You incorporate so many interesting elements
(great for ADD ppl like me) but without getting too busy.
You have an amazing talent at producing memorable
FFFF'in s**t.

I was wishing that there would be a contrasting brassy
shout section in there somewhere, but hey, its easy to
look at the Eiffel Tower and complain about the lack of air
conditioning.

Check out my latest song called Wake Up (Pooey Remix)

eDrew

eDrew said 1637 days ago (May 31st, 2005)

My God...
Nice, very nice. Actually I like Las Vegas. Perhaps it's because
I was raised in a very strict environment. You are one smart
song stylist. Let me know if you have any released CD's I'd
love to get a copy. I suspect you do must have released
something judgeing by the quality of your work. Very
inspired by your music my friend. Keep it up.

Check out my latest song called Corporate Presentation

	said 1547 days ago (August 30th, 2005)
	Nice Sound The sound of the enviroment of a real cassino is a great idea. It puts me in the song's universe. Good Job.

WadMutter	WadMutter said 1513 days ago (October 3rd, 2005)
	lost vegas is that a slot machine in the background? love that loop. Check out my latest song called Too much to bear

I. Spike	I. Spike said 1513 days ago (October 3rd, 2005)
	lost vegas What I did was search out different gambling sounds. There's a slot machine, shuffling cards, dice being rolled on a felt table and a spinning roulette wheel. It was a lot of fun putting this together. The lyrics and experience come from a real life event - only one thing was added for effect... Thanks for the good word! Check out my latest song called Mighty Cracker Fly

Sil-VER	Sil-VER said 1504 days ago (October 11th, 2005)
	GREAT!! Fantastic voice and song!! Tom Waits rules!! Silver Check out my latest song called Falling (W/I. Spike)

pulse	pulse said 1485 days ago (October 31st, 2005)
	Fave ! This one might be my favorite among your songs. From the double bass to the little sampled sounds, it really succeeds in conveying the ambience that fits the lyrics. (Indeed close to Tom Waits' world) Congratulations Check out my latest song called Coalesce (vent sombre mix)

echoroom	echoroom said 1432 days ago (December 23rd, 2005)
	goddamit! ... I wish I'd thought of that title -I'm just finishing a similar themed song (that includes references to 'silicone chicks' - obviously we went to the same bars). The bling rhyme killed me - fantastic. Short and to the point, this is another great track, and a great yearning vocal. Top hole. Check out my latest song called Deeper (w/t Racerat)

	said 592 days ago (April 11th, 2008)
	Nice! Very nice vocal delivery. I never expected that style from you. Your vocal here sounds deep bluesy one... Fun to listen to this piece my friend. Thanks for sharing. Take Care - Yeman A. Al-Rawi

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