As some of you may know, I'm currently a student at the Boston University School of Management, which is often abbreviated as "SMG." This shorthand, however, has another, perhaps more telling, alternative interpretation that supposedly reveals our true priorities in life: "Sex, Money, Greed."
That being so, I was 'inspired' at the Bonnaroo music festival this past weekend to write a silly little song for this year's upcoming talent show. I enjoy putting together one-shot bands; however, this will be my first experience working with music that I myself have exclusively written. So here's where I'm looking for some advice. I haven't sat down at my piano and worked out the music yet, but I've laid down some foundations for lyrics and I was wondering what you'll think because I respect your taste and sense of humor.
As for how it will sound, I'd like to shoot for something sort of like Ben Folds, Beck, and "Living in Beverly Hills."
I'll be on a grand piano, and I hope to have a record to scratch on my left and one of those hotel desk bells on top of the piano to ring. Ideally, I would be accompanied by electric guitar and a drum set.
"You put the S in SMG"
(working title)
for the 2006-2007
School of Management
Talent Show
********************
Chilling by the SMG doors one day,
Moping cause my scholarship'd just been taken away,
Pretty girls in business suits strolled on by,
I could tell through their giant shades I didn't catch their eye.
Coughing as a cloud of smoke drifted my way,
Painting concrete and no smoking signs all grey,
I was so emo, I wanted cry,
might as well go to the BU Bridge and - *scratch*
(bass on piano "walking the dog")
(drums perhaps doing that bit from Roy Orbison's "Pretty Woman")
Hey wait, who's this coming up to me,
Hottest little mama I ever did see,
and I thought...
[refrain]
~~~~~~~~~
*You put the S in SMG*
(oh yeah!)
*Sex Money Greed, just give it to me*... baby (ding!)
[recititave]
If I got with you, I'd turn my life around,
Stay at BU, be "charming and profound." ha ha
*scratch*
(yeah right!)
~~~~~~~~~
I didn't know how to act or what to do,
I could barely move, let alone get myself to speak,
I guess I'll never be as slick as Professor Wu,
Instead I couldn't manage to let out more than a squeak!
[showtune esque breakdown]
I was a helpless victim of her seductive powers
[minor]
My heart ached like I'd just ate a burrito at the Towers
I've got those yearning,
burning,
anti-learning,
everything-else-spurning,
strikes-without-warning B U Bluuu-uues.
*ehem*
Where was I?
~~~~~~
*You put the S in SMG*
(oh yeah!)
*Sex Money Greed, just give it to me*... baby
I just want / you to be mine
and then we can enroll in... uh, SM 269
[keys wander down]
(OW OW)
[slam]
[roll up]
~~~~~~
[looney tunes esque rainy]
All of a sudden it just started to rain,
she walked away...
and I saw all my hopes just wash down the drain.
[parallel showtune]
ohh no, I was so eemo.
so I went back to my room and fired up my nintendo
[Super Mario star song]
[then in minor]
[wander up]
*scratch* [boom]
Lightning struck a power line,
Power went out at half-past nine,
Even Mario was too elite for me,
It was time to hit the mean
streets of the citay!
[guitar wail]
[jazzy walk song, sort of like 'never gonna dance again' or supertramp]
All at once, I saw here standing there,
Cat-green eyes and long red hair
I knew I didn't have a shot,
But this was the only chance I'd got,
I said,
~~~~~~
*You put the S in SMG*
(oh yeah!)
*Sex Money Greed, just give it to me*... baby (ding!)
[recititave]
Girl, you're the key to me being forever happy,
Maybe we could get some coffee... after you stop trying to slap me. *scritchy scritchy scratch*
[wap wap waaap]
(rhythmic rap, drums)
Before I could call it love at first sight, she was outta sight,
I guess it'll be another lonely lonely lonely night,
Outta luck, don't give a - care, couldn't talk to that girl, didn't even dare...
(explanatory tone)
I figured I'd hit rock bottom and things couldn't get any worse.
(guitar wiki)
So I decided to buy a lottery ticket...
and I won a million dollars?! - wicked!
[mosey up, contemplative down]
Soon enough word got around town,
that my financial situation was no longer down.
(reprise of opening)
Chilling by the SMG doors one day
Thinkin' bout my yacht over a grande latte...
All of a sudden it just started to rain
[boom]
and out of the crowd I saw her again,
Like out of some kind of big screen dream,
it was that hottest girl I'd ever seen,
[slide?]
and she said,
~~~~~~~~~~~
*You put the M in SMG*
(ohhhh yeaaaah!)
*Sex Money Greed, just give it to me*... baby (ding! ding!)
I like your suit and your car is so fine,
Let's run off together; when we divorce,
it'll all be mine...
hit it!
[refrain]
*You put the S in SMG*
(oh yeah!)
*Sex Money Greed, just give it to me*
[guitar solo]
everybody!
*You put the S in SMG*
(oh yeah!)
*Sex Money Greed, just give it to me*... just give it TO ME!
(ding ding ding, etc)
