Being a kid was very frustrating. I was desperate to write stories, but at 3 years of age my grasp of written English was non-existent. So, I used to scribble colourful masses of nonsense onto A4 paper, give them a good staple, and present this to my parents as A Book, which I'd then translate as we flicked through.
If only I could get away with that now! I don't think my teddy bear friend would be amused...
Today, I'm at the same stage with music. I can't play an instrument for toffee, except perhaps the Triangle, but I wouldn't boast too loudly about that if interviewed. I have a whole album of material in my head, words and tunes all fully formed and ready to go, but I can't do anything with them! I couldn't even write them down as music! Now, I know that Every Good Boy Deserves Football, (or at least I thought I did), but then, what is this??
I'm told, on good authority, that this is hand-written musical notation by J.S. Bach no less, (co author of A Whiter Shade of Pale! *eh eh, Matthew Fisher!*) But just look at what he's done! Far from Every Good Boy Deserving Football, this Bach character has seen fit to draw in extra lines (?!), meaning that not only does Every Good Boy Deserve Football, but Every Good Boy Deserves Football Because Bach Can Add Extra Dots And Dashes That Carry On For All Eternity Up Up And Off The Page Making No Sense Whatsoever And Thus Thwarting My Plans Of Ever Grasping The Language of the Dietonic Scale, (and yes, T, O, U, P, M, N, S, W and L are now officially notes.)
So in 2007, I met up with my friend Ian, waving the above at him, maroon-faced and in a fluster. No sooner had I proven that the Good Boys Deserving (of) Football are then followed by a FULL STOP, he smiled symapthetically, and volunteered to make music on my behalf.
The end result is the above video. The music and lyrics are my own, as is the singing, (did you know my mouth could make TWO kinds of sound??) And Ian played the drums, guitar and mixed the thing. Do give me a grade, because I value your feedback, but remember, no lower than a G, (refer back to my rant.)
And also, an informal request. If there are any musicians out there, preferably with half decent recording equipment, interested in working on tracks of a similar ilk to 'Brother,' then please make yourself be known to me! alex@skerratt-media.co.uk Just don't get me started on the Diuretic Scale.
