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"SCRUFFY EAGLE"
INFO, LYRICS, & LINKAGE REGARDING
THE SONG: "FORGET ABOUT ME"
(from the "Havva Slice -Uh, Life" collection)
Copyright (C) 2008, by: scruffyeagle.com
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Revised Include re. visitor counting (of any & all areas) at website : scruffyeagle.com website
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----- BACKGROUND INFO -----
This song began life while I was thinking about a girl I was once in love with. The first verse tumbled out
easily. Later that night, I developed a set of chords to accompany the verse. I called it, "Sad Life,
Bad Boy". (I felt I needed to title it something!) Over the next day or two, I developed a
2nd verse. At that point, the original chord sequence didn't fit any more - so, I revised the chords. That led
to revising the vocal melody, which led to revising the chords yet again. With the increased lyrics, the original
title no longer fit - so, I revised the title to become "Forget About Me". I did a recorded copy of
the song, but found that the revised melody threw the upper end of the voice outside my range. I tried doing it
with the entire melody line lowered to fit my voice, but that didn't sound very good - so, the chord sequence
was revised yet again to key-shift it down a minor third. That worked well re. the vocals, but it created a
problem for the rhythm banjo chords. It took about a week to come up with a satisfactory arrangement of chord
forms that fit the new key and retained the original feel of the sections. Another week passed, while I recorded
the song one track at a time. In its most recent, and perhaps final, incarnation
(which I've labelled "v5"), this song is basically a smooth jazz piece; mellow, but with an edge.
The tracks in this song include:
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*) Rhythm Guitar:
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Tradition SG 6-string electric guitar
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*) Rhythm Banjo:
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Johnson acoustic 5-string, converted to be Tenor 4-string
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*) Bass Guitar:
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Fender JP-90 4-string electric Bass Guitar
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*) Effects:
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"Cry Baby" wah pedal on Bass Guitar
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*) Fiddles:
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Cheap chinese 5-string amplified acoustic Violin,
Old acoustic German Viola, and
Acoustic Cello
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*) Percussion:
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Bass Tabla,
Djembe,
Tambourine Drum, and
Hand-claps
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*) Vocals:
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3 voice tracks
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As dedication, I'll dedicate this to that crazy blonde angel whose brief presence in my life changed
everything. Those two years were an eternity of elation & doubt, that left a permanently empty place inside
me when it was over. She'll probably never hear this song, but that's beside the point - it's about & for her.
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----- TO HEAR THE ACTUAL SONG -----
This song has been posted online at
soundclick.com.
On that page, there's extra info about the song (basically, the same stuff I'm posting here), and links
for downloading free copies of the song. (For personal use only.)
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----- LYRICS -----
"FORGET ABOUT ME"
Copyright (C) 2008, by: scruffyeagle.com
All Rights Reserved
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It's been a sad life, without you.
It was never your fault, how things turned out.
Ooo,... I've been a bad boy, without you.
I hope you've had love.
I hope you've been loved.
I hope your sweet God above has helped you
Forget about me.
It's been a wild ride, without you.
It was never your fault, when I fell down.
Oh,... I was a bad boy, around you.
Thank you, for your love.
You're welcome, my Love.
I pray your sweet God above has helped you
Forget about me.
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