#NEILS MY GOOFY GOOBER

[medievalatrocities]

chat im halfway through tfc and i had to make a fuckin google doc to keep track of everyone.

i love this book already :)

[lifenconcepts]

2nd October art prompts! (Open pictures for full view)

ahem.. do tell me if you’re uncomfy with being tagged xD

OC- tober “Going out on the town” chose my oc Neil, with him facing a cinema while leaning on his car. Absolutely atrocious perspective but that I’ll fix soon with some YouTube lessons.

Cosytober “Leaf” I chose a maple one as I struggled with it yesterday, plus did two random ones from memory/my heart.

Official inktober “Discover” which I brainstormed for a while before landing on the idea of an ant studying a human which is studying the ant, both holding magnifying glass to one another. The ant is wearing a coat, yes. Wanted to bring that Sherlock-esk feel to it.

OC-tober by @headphones-lifeform where I did that guy pointing in surprise meme with my oc Neil pointing at my oc Robin, no clue if they’d ever interact in canon but like.. bro would FREAK OUT over a creature as strange as Robin xD!

Cringetober “Fursona” which I was super excited about and made myself as a winged wolf, also felt like incorporating triangles into it so there’s some on his flank and shoulder/arm. Fun!

Occult-tober I think it is? Prompt “Sign” where i drew two faes around a stop sign and a smaller one saying “don’t give out names” yet the “n’t” is covered by one of them, with a quick background of a forest.

I adore octo-tober! Made Shellington wearing a fish costume. Why? Oh we could only speculate as to why… is he trying to blend in to study them? Going trick or treating? Or just being a silly guy? Maybe all of the above! Thanks to @4eyedloser for the prompts list, am awaiting the other days eagerly :3

Monstober “Werewolf” which I drew a man mid-shift, hands turning into paws, and the anguished wolf in the forefront of a moon.

Honestly still unsure about this one but wanted to participate nonetheless and I hope I understood the prompts right but yeah. A hen and a chick venturing an apple orchard!

Cringetober “Not like the other girls” where I drew a silly wolf-alike kid in a jacket doing that antler gesture at a very stereotypical portrayal of a female and also that same wolf kid watching a bug with a girl looking very confused at the situation.

For oc in my clothes I did Fhelix (whom I drew too short), Robin the goofy goober, and a quick snapshot of Neil. Currently in a sweater, black jeans, and slippers. Lol. I could find something better in my wardrobe for them but doesn’t be bothered so just referenced myself

Goretober “Bloodspill” did a man looking sad over a cup of blood being spilt while his own chest spills blood. Not my best work but I just thought I might aswel share since I ain’t going to be redoing it.

For beetle’s inktober “Stone” I did a moth on a rock that’s being hit by a wave of water, a crusty butterfly, and some odd other flying creature.

Favourite oc I didn’t have and so I simply drew all of them (that I can remember since I have a couple odd ones like Flint or Saik who despite I adore dearly I don’t have much art on.)

[theghostbunnie]

Just to preference alot of this is my interpretations/HCs/OC and very little of it is cannonical character analysis:

So her name is Penelope Esther Goldman but she just goes by her middle name Esther, as a funny little nod to know SK and Neil are both named Neil, she shares a name with Mrs Priss and I think I had them go to the same collage or something, might have to do the math on their ages again to see if that lines up

(I HC Carl's last name is Pasternak and Neil's is both, hyphenated.)

She's a incredibly intelligent scientist with extensive knowledge in biology, robotics, chemistry, ect ect. Esther doesn't really emote or exspress her emotions in her voice or face much at all, or well.

Carl when they first met was smitten, he was a groovy goofy goober and still is. He'd do that walrus thing with breadsticks in public at restaurants. He'd skate around with a fanny pack dancing to bee gees. Convince her to go to parties and she'd just be pleasantly content to stand there as he's like "that's fine I can dance enough for the both of us/pos" She had to pass a first aid course and he guided her arms and taught her you can keep the proper rhythm by singing Stayin Alive. He was just really persistent and really sweet and he grew on her okay 😭

Esther didn't really have a respect for philosophy because she didn't really grasp it's value or importance. As she grew to respect him more that sortaa changed.

They eventually got married and really kick-started both of their careers along the way.

(cw miscarriage implications for this next part) Neil's a rainbow baby that happened after several pregnancy losses. It may have been one of the things to strain their marriage but what really ended up doing it in was just the simple fact of life people change and grow apart and can fall out of love so now they can't really interact with each other for long. Their differences and flaws now clash and they butt heads instead of being complimentary.

I'm a firm believer the episode where each camper takes care of an egg they were reflecting their own parents. Carl is embarrassing but he's almost the exact opposite of a smotherer that Neil was showcased to be. His overall parenting style is like he's way more concerned about being Neil's friend than anything.

Esther is the one he's mirroring, here. She treats him like he's fragile almost. She gives him specific everything, down to his bedsheet thread count, knows how to cater to his living needs inside and out. Esther struggles to connect with anyone emotionally, though so her affection in the verbal department isn't as maintained. This never really bothers Neil, it doesn't register as "smothering" to him how much she shelters or caters to him. Because this isn't a kid interested in joining sports he could get hurt in and likes everything in a specific way anyways.

She's more aware socially than Carl is and knows how to not embarrass him in general.

Esther is Neil's biggest role model he wants to be just like her and is mad when he isn't, when he fails to be. He's upset even physically the only thing they share are the eyes. ((Regularly you can't even see Esther's I couldn't help myself in the art above from making them visible/forgot on the cc one but it's supposed to be a bit on "eyes are a window to the soul" thing and she's just that closed off and unreadable. Really only has a soft spot for Neil))

His mother is incredibly intelligent, and just seems so collected to him all the time.. and importantly not over emotional like he can be (his temper specifically.) and ESPECIALLY how emotional his dad can be.

I just love!! Character parallels!!!! How Carl is this emotional goofy person who joked around and danced and played music everywhere and Esther got regarded as "cold" and stiff and Neil is just both of them bc he's so smart but he's also silly. Like he plays video games and gets passionate over little things and allthat and it embarrasses him secretly sometimes, he wishes he could chill out and be like his mother. But the parts of him that reflect his father have always been the parts Esther always loved the most and found endearing. He doesn't know that though.

Neil to an extent even secretly believes if he didn't have his big brain and academic achievements him and his mother wouldn't have this close relationship because this is their shared quality. This is what makes her proud. He's so scared to lose that or disappoint her.

At the same time it doesn't stop him from pinning his parents against each other a bit from time to time. As he knows Esther's go-to move is to spoil him to win.

[jules-has-notes]

Owings Mills, MD — VoicePlay live performances

For their first concert of 2020, VoicePlay headed up the East Coast to a town just outside Baltimore. They were joined by local vocal group The Trills as their opening act, and number of longtime fans met up in the audience to enjoy the harmonious antics live.

[NOTE: I had to remove the individual timestamp links on most of the medleys to keep under Tumblr's limit. Sorry about that.]

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This piece was a longtime fan favorite at live shows, and for good reason. It combines musicality, audience participation, and just the right amount of silliness.

Details:

title: Elvira

original performers: The Oak Ridge Boys

written by: Dallas Frazier

arranged by: Geoff Castellucci

performance date: 23 January 2020

My favorite bits:

Geoff putting a little extra sauce on that first deep ♫ "Yeah" ♫

J.None mouthing "I could do that" in response to the solo ♫ "miiine" ♫

troublemaker Eli prodding Earl to vie for the lead

J and Eli showing off their riffing skills in the second verse

Layne settling into the halftime groove

the "our tenor can go low too" gag, always a hoot

Earl's impressive breath control, singing for almost 20 seconds straight including all that riffing

the deliciously crunchy chords on ♫ "fi-i-i-iiire" ♫ 🔥

protracted beard stroking between friends, dissolving into adorable giggles

that big finish

Trivia:

They included this song in their setlist for the 2015 Sing-Off tour.

Their pals in Home Free enjoyed VoicePlay's version so much that they used this arrangement as a starting point for their own collaboration with The Oak Ridge Boys.

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Many songs contain nonsense words or lyrics in another language, so VoicePlay decided to gather up a bunch and turn them into this rollicking medley.

Details:

title: A Crimpella

original songs / performers: "Walk the Dinosaur" by Was (Not Was); [0:10] "Witch Doctor" by Alvin & the Chipmunks; [0:17] "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang; [0:22] "We Go Together" from Grease!; [0:29] "Motownphilly" by Boyz II Men; [0:38] "Imma Be" by the Black Eyed Peas; [0:45] "Tutti Frutti" by Little Richard; [0:48] "Shoop" by Salt N Pepa; [0:54] "Jock-A-Mo" (aka "Iko Iko") by James "Sugar Boy" Crawford; [1:02] "Mahna Mahna" from The Muppet Show; [1:13] "Lovin, Touchin, Squeezin" by Journey; [1:37] "Goofy Goober Rock" from The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie; [1:40] "MMMBop" by Hanson; [1:52] "Hooked on a Feeling" by Blue Swede; [1:55] "Bawitdaba" by Kid Rock; [2:01] "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" by Neil Sedaka; [2:09] "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen; [2:25] "Bad Romance" by Lady Gaga; [2:30] "Can't Get You Outta My Head" by Kylie Minogue; [2:37] "Limbo La La" by James Lloyd; [2:40] "All Night Long" by Lionel Richie; [2:58] "Wanna Be Starting Something" by Michael Jackson; [3:04] "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" by Steam

arranged by: VoicePlay

performance date: 23 January 2020

My favorite bits:

Eli's yelp as the group stomp sends him flying

that classic Boyz II Men bell chord

J.None's clear tone on the "Lovin, Touchin, Squeezin" solo

Earl smacking J's arm to cut off his long "Wheeee!"

Layne contentedly staying put off to the side during "Bohemian Rhapsody"

the arm-ography on the final ♫ "byyye" ♫

Trivia:

This medley was one of the earliest videos on their YouTube channel, and a staple of their live shows for many years.

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Bad guys have some of the best songs in Disney's animated movies, and these are among the most fun.

Details:

title: Aca Top 10 – Disney Villains

original songs: [0:06] "Friends on the Other Side" by Keith David as Doctor Facilier in The Princess and the Frog (2009); [0:40] "Mother Knows Best" by Donna Murphy as Mother Gothel in Tangled (2010); [0:57] "Trust In Me" by Sterling Holloway as Kaa in The Jungle Book (1967); [1:14] "The Siamese Cat Song" by Peggy Lee as Si and Am in Lady and the Tramp (1955); [1:35] "Oogie Boogie's Song" by Ken Page as Oogie Boogie in The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993); [1:59] "Cruella De Vil" by Bill Lee as Roger Radcliffe in 101 Dalmatians (1961); [2:22] "Gaston" by Jesse Corti as LaFou & Richard White as Gaston in Beauty and the Beast (1991); [2:56] "Hellfire" by Tony Jay as Claude Frollo in The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996); [3:13] "Poor Unfortunate Souls" by Pat Carroll as Ursula in The Little Mermaid (1989); [3:31] "Be Prepared" by Jeremy Irons as Scar in The Lion King (1994)

written by: "Friends on the Other Side" by Randy Newman; "Mother Knows Best" by Alan Menken & Glenn Slater; "Trust In Me" by Robert & Richard Sherman; "The Siamese Cat Song" by Peggy Lee & Sonny Burke; "Oogie Boogie's Song" by Danny Elfman; "Cruella De Vil" by George Bruns & Mel Leven; "Gaston" by Alan Menken & Howard Ashman; "Hellfire" by Alan Menken & Stephen Schwartz; "Poor Unfortunate Souls" by Howard Ashman & Alan Menken; "Be Prepared" by Elton John & Tim Rice

arranged by: Layne Stein, Eli Jacobson, & Geoff Castellucci

performance date: 23 January 2020

My favorite bits:

the vibratto on J.None's second ♫ "reeeady" ♫

melodramatic mama Earl

Geoff's smooth drops on ♫ "eyyy-es" ♫ and ♫ "meee-eee" ♫ 🐍

everything dropping out for Layne's meow 🐈

♫ "gimme hip to hip" ♫ ::sychronized flossing:: 🕺

Earl putting a little grit into ♫ "murkiest scam" ♫

Trivia:

They'd released the studio recording of this countdown the previous spring.

Many of the songs included here have received full versions or longer excerpts in other medleys over the years.

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Don't panic! It's just a handful of hit songs from one of the biggest bands of the early 2000s, done a cappella style.

Details:

title: Panic! in 4 Minutes

original songs / performers: all songs by Panic! at the Disco – "Victorious"; "I Write Sins Not Tragedies"; "Emperor's New Clothes"; "Miss Jackson", feat. Lolo; "The Ballad of Mona Lisa"; "This Is Gospel"; "High Hopes"; "Say Amen (Saturday Night)"

written by: all songs by Brendon Urie in collaboration – "Victorious" with Mike Viola, Morgan "White Sea" Kibby, Jake Sinclair, Alexander DeLeon, Rivers Cuomo, & CJ Baran; "I Write Sins Not Tragedies" with Ryan Ross & Spencer Smith; "Emperor's New Clothes" with Jake Sinclair, Lauren "Lolo" Pritchard, Sam Hollander, & Dan Wilson; "Miss Jackson" with Dallon Weekes, Lauren "Lolo" Pritchard, Jake Sinclair, Amir Jerome Salem, & Alex Goose; "The Ballad of Mona Lisa" with Spencer Smith, Butch Walker, & John Feldmann; "This Is Gospel" with Dallon Weekes & Jake Sinclair; "High Hopes" with Jake Sinclair, Jenny Owen Youngs, Lauren "Lolo" Pritchard, Sam Hollander, William Lobban-Bean, Jonas Jeberg, Taylor Parks, & Ilsey Juber; "Say Amen (Saturday Night)" with Jake Sinclair, Sam Hollander, Lauren "Lolo" Pritchard, Imad Royal, Nathan Abshire, Suzy Shinn, Tom Peyton, Tobias Wincorn, & The Budos Band

arranged by: Layne Stein & Earl Elkins Jr.

performance date: 23 January 2020

My favorite bits:

Layne adding the tape rip sound effect

that lush "Victorious" chord used as a scream

Eli's fantastic grit in "Miss Jackson"

pulling off the sub drop on ♫ "beliii-eeeve" ♫ live

Geoff taking over the heatbeat percussion while Layne sings lead on "This Is Gospel"

Earl's plaintive belt of ♫ "Let me GOOO!" ♫

Trivia:

The clips playing on the screen behind them are from the two-part music video that they originally released in July 2018.

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VoicePlay may have gotten their start mostly performing and recording pop music, but they don't constrain themselves to just one genre of music. In this instance, the five Florida boys take a crack at some of the more tongue-in-cheek country songs of the 21st century.

Details:

title: Aca Top 10 – Bro Country

original songs / performers: "Truck Yeah" by Tim McGraw; [0:30] "She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy" by Kenny Chesney; [0:46] "Online" by Brad Paisley; [1:03] "Dirt Road Anthem" by Jason Aldean; [1:24] "Corn Star" by Craig Morgan; [1:47] "Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off" by Joe Nichols; [2:08] "Red Solo Cup" by Toby Keith; [2:31] "Cruise" by Florida Georgia Line; [2:37] "Honky Tonk Badonkadonk" by Trace Adkins; [2:59] "Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)" by Big & Rich

written by: "Truck Yeah" by Chris Lucas, Preston Brust, Chris Janson, & Danny Myrick; "She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy" by Jim Collins & Paul Overstreet; "Online" by Chris DuBois, Kelley Lovelace, & Brad Paisley; "Dirt Road Anthem" by Brantley Gilbert & Colt Ford; "Corn Star" by Jeffrey Steele, Shane Minor & Craig Morgan; "Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off" by Gary Hannan & John Wiggins; "Red Solo Cup" by Brett Beavers, Jim Beavers, Brad Warren, & Brett Warren; "Cruise" by Florida Georgia Line, Joey Moi, Chase Rice, & Jesse Rice; "Honky Tonk Badonkadonk" by Dallas Davidson, Randy Houser, & Jamey Johnson; "Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)" by William Kenneth "Big Kenny" Alphin & John Rich

arranged by: Layne Stein & Geoff Castellucci

performance date: 23 January 2020

My favorite bits:

J.None and Geoff harmonizing to kick things off

Eli directing the glissando at the beginning of "Corn Star"

Earl's lovely clear whistling in "Red Solo Cup"

♫ "proceed to partyyy" ♫ "responsibly" (Okay, dad.)

Layne making video game sound effects in response to ♫ "Donkey Kong" ♫

those gallops, Yee-haw! 🐎

Trivia:

They originally recorded this medley in 2016 with guest singer Chris Rupp, shortly after he retired from Home Free, the country a cappella group who won the fourth season of The Sing-Off.

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[willmelon]

i don’t usually do this but i feel Compelled to do a liveblog/review of Mouth Dreams so here goes

Please don’t read this if you haven’t heard the album yet as it’ll spoil Everything

(i’ll admit the idea came to me After i listened to Just a Baby so these first ones are gonna be relistened reviews)

first we got Yahoo. what can i say about this song? neil starts off Strong with incredibly sustained notes and just one phrase, in typical neil style. and he makes it work in so many different ways! honestly didn’t expect myself to get so attached so fast but that’s just the way his magic works ig. when the hoooooooos harmonise it almost brings tears to the eyes. i would love to see a group of choristers singing this with another guy on an electric keyboard. what a cold open. 9/10

of course then we go on to the titular track, the dimension of sound, the dimension of imagination, the dimension of doors. rod serling narrates the intro in his traditional monotone as the warbling twilight zone theme plays in the background. i tell ya i was actually Screaming when the track finished and he dropped the title! it may not be a song per se, sort of like Blockbuster from Mouth Moods, a ‘filler track’ if you will, but the effort in those fifty seconds cannot be ignored. it just goes to show once again how Good he is at what he does. 6.5/10

oh lawd, my favourite so far, Spongerock. reading the title i had absolutely No idea what to expect. the goofy goober song from the movie? winner takes all from band geeks? i was pleasantly surprised to find myself tapping out queen’s distinctive boom boom CLAP as the song progressed, and i was in complete Hysterics the whole way through, chanting along with the kids as the pirate encouraged me to sing louder. it’s such a beautiful fit the way they mesh together, and it’s one of those mashups that you listen to and think ‘why has nobody done this before?’ but neil is on a higher plane of existence than us and Knows where it’s at. you’re never the same after you’ve listened to Spongerock. 7.5/10

Just a Baby, where i stopped to begin this thing, is a melancholy song, which i’m not usually a fan of. i admit i don’t know the original song so i kept quiet until the last chorus or two. it’s the yang to the yin of Wow Wow from Moods, another sentence-mixer that was like a full Bop and barely gave you time to catch your breath. in Just a Baby you begin to empathise with the singer as he regales confusing times of his constant youth, including the time his mother (a train) shot a man in cold blood. it’s a powerful ballad, and it’s got a tasteful amount of justin bieber adding backing vocals to the chorus. i may have to deduct a few points cos the lyrics are gonna be hard af to remember. 7/10

ok next up we got Superkiller. this one’s totally blind! i’m. ehhhhh okay not diggin this one very much. ok that say something once line being repeated was comedy gold but talking heads are just like. kinda tuneless tbh. i’m glad he’s trying to lassoo it together with u can’t touch this but it’s kinda falling short tbh. i wouldn’t skip it but it’s not as memorable as the previous ones. 5/10

starting Get Happy. i’m not gonna lie i think i Know what this is, there are only so many options after all. i predict it’s a mix of “get dancin’” by disco-tex and the sex-o-lettes and “happy” by bahrrel williams, and i really hope that ain’t the case cos i Love the first one but despise the latter. oh well let’s see if he can pull it off. sounds like village green by the kinks so far lol uhhhh i have no idea what to make of this. okay i feel like i’m gonna like this after all. hey it’s got memorable lyrics at least! is it gonna get faster? or just more bassy? yknow maybe i was too critical at the start, but i had no idea what to expect. this is a feel-good pop song and it’s definitely making me feel happier than i was when i was listening to Superkiller. 7/10

Ribs? wtf do i expect from a song called Ribs lmao another song i’ve never heard of IH IT’S EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE TH WORLD OH YEEEEEEEEES omg i Love this song i sing it to myself when i’m walkin my dog cos his little paws click-clack on the pavement to the exact rhythm of the song omg i’m in Love! another one with odd lyrics but i think after a Lot of repeat listening i’ll be able to properly croon along to this one omg! it reminds me of Best from Mouth Silence in that they’re both about products, only instead of folgers in your cup it’s about chili’s baby back ribs omg neil you’re Perfect! how come more advertisers haven’t contacted you for a product placement deal?? 7.5/10

next we got My Mouth. welcome to? who knows let’s hit play. ooooh minor key. is this a real song? it sounds like oney singing a cover of something. oh That’s the gimmick? 2:30 long i hope there’s something else tbh cos otherwise it’s gonna get pretty thin pretty fast. mm not a fan. the weakest so far imo especially after Ribs blew me away. definitely a bad dream. 3.5/10

Aerolong don’t fail me now! okay see This is how you do a mashup. I DON’T MISS YOU BABAY AND I DO WANNA MISS A THING THAT’S GOLD!! this is just a song about saying bye to your ex lmao i love it. wish it was longer though. 6/10

Sleepin’ here we go! ok in the youtube version the first half of this song is just silence so that wasn’t fun. gee this one’s only moderately better than My Mouth i’m feeling very shortchanged. 4/10

what to expect from Aamoorree? hopefully this one’s another jam but...okay i’m likin this one. it’s Fun and isn’t trying too hard! it’s just a drunk dean martin singing about pizza pie on karaoke night, what more could you ask for lol. 6/10

Where Is My Mom? by the p-p-p-pooo-oo-ooo-oooool of course. i don’t recognise the other song but it’s decent. i’ve listened to slowed-down songs before (the sludgefest chipmunks albums lately) and this one’s kinda ok. not a fan of the ending but points for effort ig. 5.5/10

Fredhammer ay? might there be some peter gabriel in there? undoubtedly. yup there it is lol ok now bring in the flintstones? oh ig that’s fred durst? mm not totally feeling it so far but censoring he** was funny lmao HEY THERE’S SEINFELD i’m wheezin that was a good way to end a song, well done neil. 6.5/10

here goes Limp Wicket. i’m on the edge of my seat. and Again i’m disappointed. is this a bunch of ewoks singing some kind of star wars song? or is it jarjar? either way this is Not a good song. it probably wasn’t before he mashed it up but this wasn’t an improvement. bringing in Fredhammer didn’t help this song much at all, in fact i think it brought both songs down actually. last one was a 7/10 but i Have to dock it points now that it’s a two-parter. as for this one? i’m being generous cos the limp bizkit song was good. 1/10

Cannibals runs for 4 minutes. PLEASE don’t let this be a repeat of the last one. i get that miners can’t dig up gold every time but don’t just show up with a bunch of rocks and iron pyrites yknow i’m just gonna start. i don’t want to be angry at this album. i recognise that sound in the bg! from a cyriak vid i think. thx comin in. loooooooong drone. ugh UGH there are Too many lucid dreams on this album. starting to regret liveblogging this cos i Loved the other three mouth albums. this one’s just falling flat again and again. 3/10

here comes The Outsiders. there is NOTHING to say about this. 1.5/10

come on Johnny. okay that got a laugh out of me, not many songs start with a booing crowd like that, is that meta? wouldn’t put it past him tbh. ah i’ll give it a 5/10, for a kinda filler song it wasn’t too bad.

Closerflies, this has gotta be gold. PLEASE. intro’s goin on for a little too long...mm having never heard the original version of closer i gotta admit i thought it’d be faster, like the one used in Rollercloser in Silence. this version seems very sloppy and sluggish, especially the bassline. 3/10

Nightmovin’ i’m not expecting much OH good intro oh YES now here we go. this is a good one, it’s got clear lyrics and a catchy tune, i’m liking this one more and more by the second. cuts off weird but it’s going into the next one. so i’m gonna leave the rating out of this one and see how it is after the next one.

Whitehouse i’m holding my breath. mm it’s Good but not great tbh. criminal that the last one was half as long as this one. think i’m gonna give both of these songs a 5/10 i doubt they’ll be anyone’s favourites. the title is a nice little joke too i respect that.

Wah! what’s neil’s obsession with using wannabe as a source lmao! it’s another decent one but nothing memorable again. 5/10

Pee Wee Inc i’m expecting big things. good intro I’M IN LOVE okay this is Much better than i imagined it’d be. did he use the radio edit of feel good inc? this is a heck of a way to bring it back to the gold stuff and i wouldn’t be surprised if this is what neil’s head sounds like all the time. 7/10

on to 10,000 Spoons. not sure what to expect from the title. okay this is a Nice one i think. throwback to the likes of Just a Baby with the two songs and the sentence mixing and it’s Good. and really 10,000 spoons is So ironic anyway, don’t you think? 7/10

oh another song called Mouth Dreams? an extro? that was Weird lol ok the intro i wasn’t too keen on, def not as much as the intro, but i got to appreciate it as it went on. like Rlly appreciate it i was beginning to reflect on what a journey i’d been through tonight, especially writing it all down. felt very poetic. and then WHAM, out of nowhere, after being gone for 23 songs, all-star came Back and How! gotta give this one a 7.5/10

keep the train rolling Brithoven! i can hear faint bits of instruments in britney’s song in the back of her audio which sound like a mistake but knowing neil.......yah lmao. this song’s kinda like Promenade (Satellite Pictures at an Exhibition) from Mouth Sounds, i liked what i heard. very nice. 6.5/10

the final song. we’re gonna be hit one more time for Ain’t! and i have NO idea what i’m in for! in the hall of the mountain king eh? is this like a way of looping around to the first song of the first album with classical music? ok the snoring’s a nod to Bustin i’m sure lmao funny anyway. i thought i heard a hey now in there but i must be going nuts. wouldn’t call it a grand finale but it is what it is. 5/10

now the question that must be asked - was Mouth Dreams trying to make a point? was there a reasons so many songs were of lower-quality than previous albums? perhaps it’s just a matter of taste, or perhaps it’s as rod said back on track two, that this album is a doorway into another dimension, and the further you progress, the more mind-rattling, brain-melting concepts you come across. the album gets an average of 5.5 which is kinda disappointing. don’t think i’ll be listening to the whole thing again. thanks for reading!

[jackedspicer]

Bandaids

i swallowed my pride and made another xiaolin showdown self insert playlist. this one's about syd and jack being bff's; it explores platonic love and the feeling of dropping 20 IQ points when you're going absolutely ham with your best bud

1. The F.U.N. Song Punk Cover - Billy Cobb // 2. Young, Dumb & Ugly - “Weird Al” Yankovic // 3. Goofy Goober Rock - Tom Rothrock with Jim Wise // 4. DK Rap - Grant Kirkhope and George Andreas // 5. Tell Mama - Diana Ross // 6. Best Friend - Toy-Box // 7. Dare To Be Stupid - “Weird Al” Yankovic // 8. DK Rap (Gorilla Version) - SilvaGunner // 9. Best Friend - Foster The People // 10. Necessary Evil - Unknown Mortal Orchestra // 11. Unsociable - Mindless Self Indulgence // 12. Love Like You (Reprise) - Rebecca Sugar // 13. Wallspin - Neil Cicierega // 14. Don’t Stop (Color on the Walls) - Foster The People // 15. Bud Like You - AJR // 16. Stand Up - The Cab // 17. Hate To Say I Told You So - The Hives // 18. The Campfire Song Song Punk Cover - Billy Cobb // 19. My Best Friend - Weezer // 20. DK Rap (Where Are They Now?) - Brental Floss

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A Crimpella — VoicePlay music video

This is one of the more odd and creative things VoicePlay concocted early on. They turned a collection of phonations, sound effects, nonsense words, and foreign language lyrics from two dozen songs into a delightfully goofy performance art piece. You will almost certainly recognize some of the samples. The set-up is a little drawn-out for my taste, but once the beat kicks in, it's off to the races.

Details:

title: A Crimpella

original songs / performers: [2:20] "Walk the Dinosaur" by Was (Not Was); [2:28] "Witch Doctor" by Alvin & the Chipmunks; [2:35] "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang; [2:40] "We Go Together" from Grease!; [2:47] “Motownphilly” by Boyz II Men; [2:55] "Imma Be" by the Black Eyed Peas; [3:03] "Tutti Frutti" by Little Richard; [3:05] "Shoop" by Salt N Pepa; [3:12] "Jock-A-Mo" (aka "Iko Iko") by James "Sugar Boy" Crawford; [3:20] "Mahna Mahna" from The Muppet Show; [3:30] "Lovin, Touchin, Squeezin" by Journey; [3:54] "Goofy Goober Rock" from The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie; [3:57] "MMMBop" by Hanson; [4:10] "Hooked on a Feeling" by Blue Swede; [4:14] "Bawitdaba" by Kid Rock; [4:19] "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" by Neil Sedaka; [4:29] "Can't Get You Outta My Head" by Kylie Minogue; [4:32] "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen; [4:45] "Bad Romance" by Lady Gaga; [4:51] "Limbo La La" by James Lloyd; [5:01] "All Night Long" by Lionel Richie; [5:18] "Wanna Be Starting Something" by Michael Jackson; [5:24] "Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" by Steam

arranged by: VoicePlay

release date: 1 September 2012

My favorite bits:

the thump at 2:30 propelling Eli into the air

everyone "watching" the UFO fly by

their most concerted effort at choreography being to "Shoop"

all the tentative poking and grimacing as they try to figure out how to "fix" their necks

Tony rocking out solo while the other guys consider whether to join in

the string of silly noises starting at 4:08

Layne's lowkey Little Monster claws during the Lady Gaga section

Trivia:

○ The boys gnaw on five CD cases at the beginning, but only Earl's album contains a song included in the ensuing medley:

Earl — Cooleyhighharmony by Boyz II Men (1991)

Tony — The Doors' greatest hits (1996 re-release)

Eli — Pump by Aerosmith (1989)

Geoff — Toxic Audio's eponymous debut album (1999)

Layne — Contra by Vampire Weekend (2010)

○ Several of the songs referenced here have appeared in VoicePlay's later medleys or short videos:

The bell tone section from Motownphilly was also included in their Boy Bands in 5 Minutes medley.

Different sections of Bohemian Rhapsody were part of their Queen in 5 Minutes medley.

Hooked on a Feeling and Mahna Mahna have both been featured in recent short-form videos.

○ This piece was included in their setlist for the 2014 Sing-Off tour.

○ This medley was inspired by British comedy troupe The Mighty Boosh. TMB had a series of sketches containing absurdist songs / performance art pieces they called "crimping". (Fair warning, most of their "crimps" feature adult language and gestures.)