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Aliens (18), rockabilly (11), GOOC (1), ()
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It's a little known fact that the the Malvern Hills in Worcestershire gave birth to a hybrid music crossing rockabilly, country, punk and baroque, jazz and free form poetry.
The result was Malvern Hillbilly music
Drums are BIAB but the rest is me.
Out of tune Yamaha 11 string guitar
Ibanez bass
Fender Strat
Cheers
Dick
Lyrics:
and for Micheal!
Abducted by Aliens © Dick Langford
I was abducted by aliens, whilst I was waiting for my bus
They were from Alpha Centauri, but they looked a lot like us
They said that I had to show them, everything that I could show
When you're abducted by aliens it would be rude to say no
I knew I had to show them just how civilised we are
So I said we should take a walk down to the nearest bar
We started on best bitter and I lost count after eight
And two or 3 hours later, we were all best mates
They said you're polluting the rivers, polluting the land, air and sea
With a shrug of my shoulders I said well it don't bother me
When you talk to the aliens they'll show you the good they can bring
Being abducted by aliens puts a different slant on things
One said she was Sarah that's not alien to me
She said they only have weird names in Hollywood movies
I said I liked her perfume and it made me feel alive
She said that it was made on Mars, Canal Number 5
Intergalactic relations took a further step that day
I got home after midnight and fell asleep straight away
And so it was the next morning when I didn't feel too bright
I'd been abducted by aliens, at least that's what I told the wife
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YEEHA.... Strait-ish?! &mdash 07/02/08 - 07:55:43 AM
Wonderful tune for GOOC, great to see you back. Thanks a lot for posting this tune, fine work here and the solo is amazing.
BTW, what's BIAB drums?!
Take Care
- Yeman A. Al-Rawi [ Reply to This ]
Thanks Yemen &mdash 07/02/08 - 08:17:28 AM
the problems with holidays is that you miss out on all the new songs. I need another holiday now to catch up...
Pleased you appreciate my little excursion into the country :-)
Cheers
Dick [ Reply to This ]
BIAB &mdash 07/02/08 - 12:45:46 PM
Band in a Box!
http://www.pgmusic.com/
I use it to create the drum tracks on some of my songs.
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FREAK!! &mdash 07/02/08 - 08:11:37 AM
oo-er :-) &mdash 07/02/08 - 02:47:25 PM
Drinking with the aliens &mdash 07/02/08 - 08:33:12 AM
love it - killer twang trem guitar break. LOL funny and really well done. Coulda fit right into Pure Pop For Now People. [ Reply to This ]
Thanks mate! &mdash 07/02/08 - 02:51:52 PM
If you knew aliens like I knew aliens, oh , oh what a green face and weirdly shaped genitals
Cheers
Dick [ Reply to This ]
Spooky? &mdash 07/02/08 - 08:38:22 AM
Weird? Scary? NOT! LOL but very bouncy funny and cheery and yes I could hear all those other genres in this Malvern Hillbilly music (must be something in the water), cheers M [ Reply to This ]
Fizzy maybe &mdash 07/02/08 - 02:55:35 PM
(the water that is)
I used to live on Malvern Road in Worcester and always reckoned that West Malvern was Deliverance country where conversation would stop as you walked in a pub.
Thanks Maurice!
Cheers
Dick [ Reply to This ]
GOOC &mdash 07/02/08 - 09:29:12 AM
interesting acronym.... loved this. very appropriate for new country. also, it fits into the whole humerous country songs of the late 70's/ i could hear you on tour with the gut who wrote Convoy....heh.
AD
p.s., fantastic solo.... [ Reply to This ]
Yeah, possibly not GOO &mdash 07/02/08 - 03:09:58 PM
I'm not sure they'd have let me anywhere near the theatre :-)
Thanks for the comments on the guitar :-)
Cheers
Dick [ Reply to This ]
Ha ha ha... &mdash 07/02/08 - 12:59:18 PM
Great one Dick! Reminds me of the Byrds' "Mr. Spaceman."
Very well done. Smokin' basslines throughout (Neil Porter will be envious!). That guitar soloing is classic and fits the genre like a glove.
If you get around to it could you post the lyrics?
Be well friend! [ Reply to This ]
And lyrics just for you &mdash 07/02/08 - 03:13:47 PM
I didn't post them at first so the punch line was a surprise.
Thanks for the comments Micheal. I'm pleased the little guitar break went well. Just trying to show that I can do something than just make noise :-)
Cheers
Dick [ Reply to This ]
Thanks Dick... &mdash 07/03/08 - 02:07:43 PM
...for posting the lyrics. I'd figured out most of them as your vox is recorded clearly; but there were a few words I was uncertain about.
BTW, now that I have your avatar AND these lyrics, I just may have YOU figured out at last! Ha ha...
Take care man! [ Reply to This ]
Abducted &mdash 07/02/08 - 01:01:48 PM
Abducted! I knew something happened to some of the regulars around here.
BTW, this is a really good piece of rockabilly. Nice theme.
LL [ Reply to This ]
Holidays probably &mdash 07/02/08 - 03:19:26 PM
although abduction might account for it.
Thanks Mr L, much appreciated.
Cheers
Dick [ Reply to This ]
aliens &mdash 07/02/08 - 01:07:57 PM
i was abducted by aliens once, but abruptly returned to earth. they were muttering something about looking for 'intelligent' life.
great gtr solo! fun track! did the wife buy it? [ Reply to This ]
Sadly no &mdash 07/02/08 - 03:21:27 PM
the wife knows me too well by now.
Thanks for stopping by and taking the time to comment.
Cheers
Dick
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Abducted by Aliens &mdash 07/02/08 - 02:35:10 PM
O Man ..this is so cool ..I mean superb ...
the guitar work maybe one of your best ...
11 strings on fire ...a real blast ..thnx for sharin !! [ Reply to This ]
Thanks Feter &mdash 07/03/08 - 12:08:27 PM
Outstanding put up my friend &mdash 07/02/08 - 03:04:37 PM
Love this little ditty you put together for GOOC Dick. Reminds me of when the mother ship dropped me off here on the wasteland and I had to figure out how to get along with the locals.
Great track, love the music, the lyrics, you vocal, the whole 9 yards. And Sarah is one fine looking alien my friend. She says to say hello by the way, and that she misses you.
Be cool my friend,
Ed [ Reply to This ]
So she remembers me? &mdash 07/03/08 - 04:44:56 PM
Nice to know!
A foxy little number without a doubt.....
Thanks Ed, I appreciate the listen and the comments :-)
Cheers
Dick [ Reply to This ]
Really great fun Dick &mdash 07/02/08 - 03:45:58 PM
Where did that accent come from? Great vocal.
I've listened to that last slowed down bit at the end three times, what are you saying?
Love all the guitar work and especially the solo.
Cheers
Len
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I'm from the west &mdash 07/04/08 - 07:14:50 AM
of Basildon.
Thanks Len, your comments are much appreciated!
Alcohol can do funny things and it seemed like a good idea to say "Nice to see you big boy" at the time -- oo-er missus
Cheers
Dick [ Reply to This ]
rockabilly silly &mdash 07/02/08 - 03:53:27 PM
Ha-ha-ha ... very funny ... including that "Canal No. 5" line from Mars : > [ Reply to This ]
Thanks!!! &mdash 07/04/08 - 01:41:32 PM
Good tune &mdash 07/02/08 - 04:50:31 PM
and great lyrics Dick - I thought it was just Rebsie that used a Yamaha 11-string!
Enjoyed!
Peter [ Reply to This ]
Shoosh &mdash 07/04/08 - 01:43:11 PM
Spaced Out &mdash 07/02/08 - 05:23:30 PM
Very funny. Enjoyed every second. Best excuse song ever!
Thanks
Bill [ Reply to This ]
My wife wasn't impressed &mdash 07/04/08 - 01:52:08 PM
Ah, Yes... &mdash 07/02/08 - 08:24:36 PM
These wives have an uncanny ability to see through these well-thought-out, fool-proof alibis, don't they. ;)
Funny stuff, Dick... and well sung and played. Nice job on the electric solo. Some of your singing flirted with a Jerry Garcia/Grateful Dead similarity. The only thing I'd tweak is the bass part. It was a bit too subby and therefore lacking much definition or punch.
Next time, try the... "I was attacked by the Wolf-Man alibi." That's sure to work. ;)
--- Joe [ Reply to This ]
Thanks Joe &mdash 07/04/08 - 01:55:28 PM
Wolfman eh?? Worth a try :-)
I had a lot of trouble with the bass and probably spent more time tweaking the EQ than I would have done by simply playing it again but picking nearer the bridge.
Cheers
Dick [ Reply to This ]
This &mdash 07/02/08 - 09:23:00 PM
is an absolute classic!As good as anything John Hiatt has written.Wicked guitar solo! [ Reply to This ]
Thanks Mark &mdash 07/04/08 - 02:04:19 PM
Comments about the break from you are very welcome (I reckon you'd have done it better though!)
Thanks for the John Hiatt comparison. I am not worthy...
Cheers
Dick [ Reply to This ]
someday...... &mdash 07/02/08 - 10:06:22 PM
........ I want to turn the tables and abduct the aliens. And no probes.
Tunes full of Sputnik! The bass has a great upright tone.
Did the aliens abduct that missing string and didn't return it? [ Reply to This ]
Abducted by Vic eh? &mdash 07/04/08 - 02:08:26 PM
They'd have a quite a song there.
And the aliens want a fortune to return my missing string
Cheers
Dick [ Reply to This ]
Kick 'n it up &mdash 07/03/08 - 07:15:31 AM
at the o'l opera house. A country twang with a rock 'a billy feel. Great twist on the lyrics. Enjoyed this very much.
John [ Reply to This ]
Yee-haa! &mdash 07/04/08 - 02:10:35 PM
As I think Duane Eddy said "the twang's the thang"
Thanks John
Cheers
Dick [ Reply to This ]
Abducted by Aliens &mdash 07/03/08 - 12:57:23 PM
hahaaaaaa Wow you are really something. the music is outstanding amazing ! Dick you are Magnificant on this one. Superb
I Love it. Great lyrics as well.
You still seriousely Rock!!!
You can abduct me anytime with your music :)
Peace Dee.
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Thanks Dee &mdash 07/05/08 - 04:43:54 PM
Excellent! &mdash 07/03/08 - 04:48:58 PM
I love this type of music and you do it so well!
This is just great and I love that guitar solo, what a great sound!!
Great lyrics and vocals too, a wonderful tune and very much enjoyed!
Thanks Dick! [ Reply to This ]
And thank you Bob! &mdash 07/06/08 - 05:51:36 AM
Looks as though.... &mdash 07/04/08 - 12:37:07 AM
I found another favorite artist. Great thing about these challenges is the new artists you discover. I am a fan on the merit of this song alone. This is clever, cute, well written and performed. Nice to find you Dick. [ Reply to This ]
Hi Guy! &mdash 07/06/08 - 05:55:54 AM
Thanks for stopping by and thanks for the kind words.
I don't post very often so my alerts won't be clogging up your inbox!
Just off to check out your stuff.
Cheers
Dick
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Nice one Dick &mdash 07/04/08 - 05:13:13 AM
Sounds a little like Nick Lowe - a good thing. Like the words and the performance is a barrel of laughs. "Canal #5" - now that's funny!
Great post, enjoyed it a lot.
Cheers from "The Land Down Under"
Neil [ Reply to This ]
Nick Lowe? &mdash 07/07/08 - 05:01:50 PM
One of my favourites so high praise indeed.
Thanks Neil!
Cheers
Dick [ Reply to This ]
So... &mdash 07/04/08 - 12:33:05 PM
...that's what a Brit sounds like singing hillbilly style!!! Hey. I like it. And a great driving rhythm to make the number cook all along the way. The lyrics are a sort of eccumenical intergalactic thing: a little unusual , but fun. Your production is, as always, really well done and beautifully mixed.
Peace.
Paul [ Reply to This ]
Yee-haa &mdash 07/07/08 - 05:04:09 PM
I'm glad you enjoyed it Paul!
That's my normal accent btw... ;-)
Thanks for the kind words and taking the time to comment.
Cheers
Dick [ Reply to This ]
yeah &mdash 07/05/08 - 09:14:42 AM
surf guitar, aliens, great lyrics, and that bass is to die for. Love it all. Great job. [ Reply to This ]
Thank you Mr K &mdash 07/07/08 - 05:06:20 PM
I enjoyed putting this together and the bass was very simple but great fun to do!
Cheers
Dick
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Abducted by Aliens &mdash 07/07/08 - 01:05:47 AM
Hey Andreas &mdash 07/07/08 - 05:07:50 PM
oophs ... i shall have to be very careful &mdash 07/08/08 - 03:53:25 AM
next time i go to the showground!! i love this - you are very funny - i like that!!! thank you - big loves xoxo [ Reply to This ]
It's not the fairground &mdash 07/08/08 - 04:30:36 PM
it's the bus stop you have to be wary of.....
Thanks Caroline
Cheers
Dick
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<()> &mdash 07/08/08 - 07:24:08 AM
Any tune with aliens in it is good, in my book... and if it's peppy and funny, then it's extra good.
-Eric [ Reply to This ]
Well Eric &mdash 07/09/08 - 01:30:11 AM
I thank you very much and so does this little green bloke sitting on my shoulder.
Cheers
Dick [ Reply to This ]
Excellent! &mdash 07/11/08 - 02:04:26 PM
Great rhythm, and excellent rockin' country vibe. Love that bass, and the vocal is perfect (nice twang going on there!). The lyrics are classic ("I said I liked her perfume and it made me feel alive/ She said that it was made on Mars, Canal Number 5" - love it!) Nicely done. Peace. [ Reply to This ]
is this a true story? &mdash 07/19/08 - 11:13:04 AM
Dick this reminds me of Flying Saucers rock'n'roll, I can almost see that yellow Sun label spinning around.
Thumbs up from me however I don't think a little bit of fast delay on the vocals would have sounded too out of place, - just a thought. Everything else ten out of ten.
Very enjoyable and catchy.
John. [ Reply to This ]
love this &mdash 07/22/08 - 04:20:15 PM
well done rockabilly with an indie rock vibe I like. great lyrics and all around outstanding performances. love the lead guitar and basslines! great job. [ Reply to This ]
Great &mdash 07/25/08 - 07:49:39 AM
The mix is great... I like the sound when the bass comes in.... Really great mixed... And good rhythm-section... Really swings.... [ Reply to This ]
Well... &mdash 08/10/08 - 01:25:09 PM
...I can honestly say that I'm sorry I'm late on this but REALLY happy I came back to it.
Excellent, Dick...the whole thing...cheers, mate! [ Reply to This ]
Could be there are aliens. &mdash 08/12/08 - 02:37:22 PM
I couldn't get your song to play. Then, both player bars just disappeared. Didn't they swear you to secrecy, first?
On third visit, things worked as they should. That was fun!
"My only problem with alien abductions is that the (s)uckers keep bringing me back." [ Reply to This ]
Stranger than fiction. &mdash 08/20/08 - 08:17:24 PM
My page shows that I voted this song all 10z I fav it. But what happened to my comments. Very strange. Must have been the Aliens or I am going
Barking Mad !!! Hmmm Mad me thinks. LOL
Peace Dee. [ Reply to This ]
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BTW, what's BIAB drums?!
Take Care
- Yeman A. Al-Rawi
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