19 February 2004 (Thursday)
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YAY! I've reached the goal and it feels good, you guys are almost there. This is a silly song about what the title hints at. It's not sly or anything, it's just a statement of facts. I just turned 25, Burr just turned 26, we be getting all old...throw a little Lou Reed/Dyan/Ray Davies/Buddy Holly/Elvis Costello in a blender...hit puree...serve it up RAMONES style...this song could be pretty rocking with a band...and a tambourine.
Getting Older
Words/Music by Matt Hopper
This is the story of the way I feel
(I’m getting older n-n-now)
My back cracks jaw aches resonates
(I’m getting older n-n-now)
I know how it feels to take a while to recover
(I’m getting older n-n-now)
You think that it’s funny
But wait till you get to be my age honey
Oh you’re gonna wish you hadn’t said
Those things because soon you’ll be dead
You tell me something but I just can’t hear you
(I’m getting older n-n-now)
My muscle gets beat in a tussle
(I’m getting older n-n-now)
My hairline is quick to make a beeline
(I’m getting older n-n-now)
Comments: 5
you know, i think this has finally topped "angelina" in my ranking of the hopper catalog, well done. this is gonna be stuck in my head tomorrow...
burr [10:42PM CST 19-Feb-2004]
Thanks Burr, you warm my heart with that comment. I have some ideas for this song...namely...how cool would it be to have "guest" stars on it? Make up your own lines about getting old to fit the melody and I'll make a music only file of it and send it around and you can record your own verses and we can put them all together, how cool would that be? I want to add synthesizer to this bad boy too. I love how it's under 3 minutes...I could make it under two if I took out the breakdown.
hopper [01:11AM CST 20-Feb-2004]
This song is really cool man.
It has a Dire Straits sound in the verses and then a Matt Hopper feel for the Chorus. Sound cool with a driving band and then cut for the end, maybe build up again at the end?
Dan C [09:25AM CST 20-Feb-2004]
sure enough, i woke up this morning with this stuck in my head.
burr [12:16PM CST 20-Feb-2004]
Man, I can hear this with a full band! This thing is almost too catchy! :)
Eric [01:18PM CST 20-Feb-2004]