Wax-work Theme L (Let's Shoot Up) - 03-24-03

OK, This one is a week late because my new computer was giving me all sorts of trouble with CoolEdit Pro. Eventually, I recorded the song on Devon's laptop. This song... This one has less to do with wax-work than probably any other piece so far. It mentions wax once. Well, twice, sort of. The topic... well, the chorus has been running through my head for a little more than a month. First off, let me say, I DO NOT DO DRUGS, I HAVE NEVER DONE DRUGS, AND I DON'T THINK YOU OR ANYONE ELSE SHOULD DO DRUGS. God's honest truth. I've never done a single illegal drug, I've never even had a sip of alcohol. I've only ever smoked a cigarette in a film. And yet, I wrote this song. Why? Well, it's a parody, really. I was thinking about how casually musicians seem to sing/rap about smoking pot or getting high, so I thought it would be funny if they did that with much more serious drugs. Hence this song. Musically, I wound up with something very different than the version I heard in my head for so long. That was a sort of Beach Boys song, but when I started playing the chords on my keyboard, this new rhythm and feel presented themselves. Once that was established, I started going for a much more Donovon-esque feel, with a hint of early Beatles thrown in for good measure. I played all the parts on the keyboard myself, no midi this month. Oh, and DON'T DO DRUGS.

*Remastered 06-02-08