http://www.thesongoftheday.com One band. One year. 365 Free Songs. TheSongOfTheDay.com en-us © 2007 Beatnik Turtle - Some Rights Reserved (under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike license) Mon, 06 Feb 2012 06:00 GMT One band. One year. 365 Free Songs. TheSongOfTheDay.com Beatnik Turtle One band. One year. 365 Free Songs. TheSongOfTheDay.com Beatnik Email Intern intern@beatnikturtle.com No http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss RSS_E 1.0 intern@beatnikturtle.com intern@beatnikturtle.com Our friend Holmes! came into the studio with this gem. He laid down the initial scratch guitar, sang, and left. Tom took up the challenge of overseeing the development of it and within a few weeks, built up the guitar parts, got John to play drums, and Tom to add bass. Tue, 06 Feb 2007 06:00 GMT http://www.thesongoftheday.com/index.cgi?_d=020607 Beatnik Turtle Our friend Holmes! came into the studio with this gem. He laid down the initial scratch guitar, sang, and left. Tom took up the challenge of overseeing the development of it and within a few weeks, built up the guitar parts, got John to play drums, and Tom to add bass. No music The title and melody line of this song came from Jason's archives. Back in the 90s, while counting off to record an entirely different song, he made up and sang this line. Years later Randy and Jason heard it, thought it was a good start, and developed it into this more complete song. Mon, 05 Feb 2007 06:00 GMT http://www.thesongoftheday.com/index.cgi?_d=020507 Beatnik Turtle The title and melody line of this song came from Jason's archives. Back in the 90s, while counting off to record an entirely different song, he made up and sang this line. Years later Randy and Jason heard it, thought it was a good start, and developed it into this more complete song. No music Making the altar boy an altar man. All allegations in this song are vehemently denied. Sun, 04 Feb 2007 06:00 GMT http://www.thesongoftheday.com/index.cgi?_d=020407 Beatnik Turtle Making the altar boy an altar man. All allegations in this song are vehemently denied. No music It's nice to be needed some time. But not ALL of the time. Sat, 03 Feb 2007 06:00 GMT http://www.thesongoftheday.com/index.cgi?_d=020307 Beatnik Turtle It's nice to be needed some time. But not ALL of the time. No music It's a sad fact that people are smarter n better n you. Well, except those who don't understand satire. Yee-haw! Fri, 02 Feb 2007 06:00 GMT http://www.thesongoftheday.com/index.cgi?_d=020207 Beatnik Turtle It's a sad fact that people are smarter n better n you. Well, except those who don't understand satire. Yee-haw! Yes music This song is a Beatnik Turtle live favorite. While it's a decent studio song, it's a twisting song that just has the best energy live. You can hear what it sounds like from the stage on the Beatnik Turtle live CD, which will be released in 2007. Her Imaginary Closet is inspired by an article about women's shopping habits. According to the article, women try on an astounding number of clothes without buying them. Men, on the other hand, often buy more than they try on. Thu, 01 Feb 2007 06:00 GMT http://www.thesongoftheday.com/index.cgi?_d=020107 Beatnik Turtle This song is a Beatnik Turtle live favorite. While it's a decent studio song, it's a twisting song that just has the best energy live. You can hear what it sounds like from the stage on the Beatnik Turtle live CD, which will be released in 2007. Her Imaginary Closet is inspired by an article about women's shopping habits. According to the article, women try on an astounding number of clothes without buying them. Men, on the other hand, often buy more than they try on. No music Randy Chertkow wrote this one in late 2005 as Alan Greenspan was kicking off the housing boom by lowering interest rates repeatedly. Randy was positive that such a boom would one day end and, having spent years always wanting to write a song about financial trends and Greenspan in particular, finally had his chance. Randy's now working on a song about Bernanke. Wed, 31 Jan 2007 06:00 GMT http://www.thesongoftheday.com/index.cgi?_d=013107 Beatnik Turtle Randy Chertkow wrote this one in late 2005 as Alan Greenspan was kicking off the housing boom by lowering interest rates repeatedly. Randy was positive that such a boom would one day end and, having spent years always wanting to write a song about financial trends and Greenspan in particular, finally had his chance. Randy's now working on a song about Bernanke. No music Dugan O'Keene came in with this fun one based on some lyrics Matt had. Sometimes it's a challenge to write a melody to a structured set of lyrics, but not for Dugan. "What A Horrible Thing To Say" also has the distinction of being the first song of the day to be tagged for having "explicit lyrics" thanks to one sh*tty little word. Tue, 30 Jan 2007 06:00 GMT http://www.thesongoftheday.com/index.cgi?_d=013007 Beatnik Turtle Dugan O'Keene came in with this fun one based on some lyrics Matt had. Sometimes it's a challenge to write a melody to a structured set of lyrics, but not for Dugan. "What A Horrible Thing To Say" also has the distinction of being the first song of the day to be tagged for having "explicit lyrics" thanks to one sh*tty little word. Yes music The concept for this song came when Matt Scholtka came up with the lyric "I'm not your type I'm not inflatable." He also had the "no night stand" idea as well. From there, Jason and Carrie Bruno (who's singing) blew it up into this would-be dance club hit. Mon, 29 Jan 2007 06:00 GMT http://www.thesongoftheday.com/index.cgi?_d=012907 Beatnik Turtle The concept for this song came when Matt Scholtka came up with the lyric "I'm not your type I'm not inflatable." He also had the "no night stand" idea as well. From there, Jason and Carrie Bruno (who's singing) blew it up into this would-be dance club hit. No music This instrumental has flavors of Cabaret Voltaire. Sun, 28 Jan 2007 06:00 GMT http://www.thesongoftheday.com/index.cgi?_d=012807 Beatnik Turtle This instrumental has flavors of Cabaret Voltaire. No music Sometimes, sh*t happens. You know, snakes on a plane. And other times, your troubles are self-inflicted. Sat, 27 Jan 2007 06:00 GMT http://www.thesongoftheday.com/index.cgi?_d=012707 Beatnik Turtle Sometimes, sh*t happens. You know, snakes on a plane. And other times, your troubles are self-inflicted. No music Ted Blegen showed up at the studio one session with a shiny new mandolin and only three chords. Of course, we had to write a song about it. Fri, 26 Jan 2007 06:00 GMT http://www.thesongoftheday.com/index.cgi?_d=012607 Beatnik Turtle Ted Blegen showed up at the studio one session with a shiny new mandolin and only three chords. Of course, we had to write a song about it. No music There was no keyboard available when this song was recorded, so all of the synth parts on this song were painstakingly hand-crafted and entered in by hand. The consensus was: playing keyboard parts using a keyboard is easier and more efficient. Thu, 25 Jan 2007 06:00 GMT http://www.thesongoftheday.com/index.cgi?_d=012507 Beatnik Turtle There was no keyboard available when this song was recorded, so all of the synth parts on this song were painstakingly hand-crafted and entered in by hand. The consensus was: playing keyboard parts using a keyboard is easier and more efficient. No music Our friend was horrified when he found out that we took his joke voice mail from years ago and turned it into a song. Wed, 24 Jan 2007 06:00 GMT http://www.thesongoftheday.com/index.cgi?_d=012407 Beatnik Turtle Our friend was horrified when he found out that we took his joke voice mail from years ago and turned it into a song. No music At Jason's workplace, there was an office that no one ever went into. His first thought was, "I wonder what the hell goes on in there." His next thought was, "Hey - that's a song!" To this day no one, but no one, knows what goes on in that office. Tue, 23 Jan 2007 06:00 GMT http://www.thesongoftheday.com/index.cgi?_d=012307 Beatnik Turtle At Jason's workplace, there was an office that no one ever went into. His first thought was, "I wonder what the hell goes on in there." His next thought was, "Hey - that's a song!" To this day no one, but no one, knows what goes on in that office. No music To his shame, about a month before this song was written in early 2006, Randy had no idea what the term Going Commando meant. The only way for him to repay his karmic debt was to write a song about it. Tom's inspired fingerpicking weaved it into a delicate threnody about freedom from wearing underwear. Mon, 22 Jan 2007 06:00 GMT http://www.thesongoftheday.com/index.cgi?_d=012207 Beatnik Turtle To his shame, about a month before this song was written in early 2006, Randy had no idea what the term Going Commando meant. The only way for him to repay his karmic debt was to write a song about it. Tom's inspired fingerpicking weaved it into a delicate threnody about freedom from wearing underwear. No music This is an instrumental written quite some time ago, created by Jason. Sun, 21 Jan 2007 06:00 GMT http://www.thesongoftheday.com/index.cgi?_d=012107 Beatnik Turtle This is an instrumental written quite some time ago, created by Jason. No music This song was written for a sketch comedy show at Second City called "Sci-Fry" directed by Matt Scholtka. It was performed during a sketch called "Dr. Insidious Torture." In the sketch, Dr. Insidious Torture had captured our hero, the aptly-named, Captain Hero. Given the premise, we wrote an over-the-top theme for him drawing on our memories of sugar cereals and early Saturday mornings in front of the TV. Sat, 20 Jan 2007 06:00 GMT http://www.thesongoftheday.com/index.cgi?_d=012007 Beatnik Turtle This song was written for a sketch comedy show at Second City called "Sci-Fry" directed by Matt Scholtka. It was performed during a sketch called "Dr. Insidious Torture." In the sketch, Dr. Insidious Torture had captured our hero, the aptly-named, Captain Hero. Given the premise, we wrote an over-the-top theme for him drawing on our memories of sugar cereals and early Saturday mornings in front of the TV. No music This song was specifically written as a tribute to BoardGameGeek's board gaming podcast, "GeekSpeak," when it was decided that the show was ending. The show aired for a year and a half and was hosted by Scott Alden (Aldie) and Derk Solko (Derk) of www.boardgamegeek.com. It was not only the first gaming podcast, it was also among the first podcasts ever, and had thousands of avid listeners. Beatnik Turtle's involvement with the show came after the first few episodes when the band, which was a fan of the show, wrote in and offered to write and record a theme song for it. Fri, 19 Jan 2007 06:00 GMT http://www.thesongoftheday.com/index.cgi?_d=011907 Beatnik Turtle This song was specifically written as a tribute to BoardGameGeek's board gaming podcast, "GeekSpeak," when it was decided that the show was ending. The show aired for a year and a half and was hosted by Scott Alden (Aldie) and Derk Solko (Derk) of www.boardgamegeek.com. It was not only the first gaming podcast, it was also among the first podcasts ever, and had thousands of avid listeners. Beatnik Turtle's involvement with the show came after the first few episodes when the band, which was a fan of the show, wrote in and offered to write and record a theme song for it. No music Ironically, "Face Down In The Snow" was written on an extremely snowy weekend. Wait, that would be unironically, wouldn't it? Oh well, the point is it was quite a blizzard, with traffic accidents, and power outages all over the area. We had luckily made it up to the cabin in Wisconsin for a big recording weekend before it hit. But shortly after arriving and settling in, we suddenly realized that Steve Owens, our keyboard player and John Owens' brother, was nowhere to be found. He was there...then he wasn't. Weird. John's reaction was: "Jeez, I hope he's not face down in the snow somewhere." We all looked at each other, and said, "That's a song!" Rather than head out in the blizzard to find him, we headed back downstairs to write the song. It's a song that couldn't have been written with Steve. Luckily, we didn't have to play it at any memorial for him or anything: Steve made it safely back home through the blizzard in one piece. Thu, 18 Jan 2007 06:00 GMT http://www.thesongoftheday.com/index.cgi?_d=011807 Beatnik Turtle Ironically, "Face Down In The Snow" was written on an extremely snowy weekend. Wait, that would be unironically, wouldn't it? Oh well, the point is it was quite a blizzard, with traffic accidents, and power outages all over the area. We had luckily made it up to the cabin in Wisconsin for a big recording weekend before it hit. But shortly after arriving and settling in, we suddenly realized that Steve Owens, our keyboard player and John Owens' brother, was nowhere to be found. He was there...then he wasn't. Weird. John's reaction was: "Jeez, I hope he's not face down in the snow somewhere." We all looked at each other, and said, "That's a song!" Rather than head out in the blizzard to find him, we headed back downstairs to write the song. It's a song that couldn't have been written with Steve. Luckily, we didn't have to play it at any memorial for him or anything: Steve made it safely back home through the blizzard in one piece. No music Years ago, Jason got trapped in his room many, many years ago during some big party his mom threw. Luckily, he was trapped with his Casiotone and a four-track. Having nothing better to do, he wrote this song. The old lady crowd noises at the beginning and end of the song are all real and were recording at the time thanks to Jason's spy training and his cunning ability to slip the microphone out the door unnoticed. Contrary to public opinion, no old ladies were harmed in the making of this song. Wed, 17 Jan 2007 06:00 GMT http://www.thesongoftheday.com/index.cgi?_d=011707 Beatnik Turtle Years ago, Jason got trapped in his room many, many years ago during some big party his mom threw. Luckily, he was trapped with his Casiotone and a four-track. Having nothing better to do, he wrote this song. The old lady crowd noises at the beginning and end of the song are all real and were recording at the time thanks to Jason's spy training and his cunning ability to slip the microphone out the door unnoticed. Contrary to public opinion, no old ladies were harmed in the making of this song. No music In 2006, Beatnik Turtle was not only working on The Song Of The Day, Randy and Jason were also working on the Indie Band Survival Guide., which got some tremendous press from Billboard Magazine, Reuters, the Associated Press, and the blogosphere. During the time of writing it, all Tom Roper heard, week after week, was "it's almost nearly done!" since Randy and Jason kept writing, editing, researching, re-writing, re-editing and re-researching it. All this instead of recording music which was all Tom was hoping to do. So, he wrote a song about it. Tue, 16 Jan 2007 06:00 GMT http://www.thesongoftheday.com/index.cgi?_d=011607 Beatnik Turtle In 2006, Beatnik Turtle was not only working on The Song Of The Day, Randy and Jason were also working on the Indie Band Survival Guide., which got some tremendous press from Billboard Magazine, Reuters, the Associated Press, and the blogosphere. During the time of writing it, all Tom Roper heard, week after week, was "it's almost nearly done!" since Randy and Jason kept writing, editing, researching, re-writing, re-editing and re-researching it. All this instead of recording music which was all Tom was hoping to do. So, he wrote a song about it. No music About two years ago, Beatnik Turtle got an email from a band out of the UK that wanted the chords to a song we wrote called "I Think You Think I Think You Don't Like Me." They wanted to add the song to their setlist. We gave them the chords, but in return, we asked for a song that they wrote. After all, it's only fair that if they were covering one of of ours, we should do something with one of theirs. What we got back was what became the first verse of this song. It was about one of the band members, Chappy, and how he had the flu. Jason ended up turning the 20 second email idea they had into a full song and this is the result: a song created via a "US-UK Music Exchange Program." This is also the first Beatnik Turtle song to feature Tom Roper on guitar. He had just joined the band at that point. Mon, 15 Jan 2007 06:00 GMT http://www.thesongoftheday.com/index.cgi?_d=011507 Beatnik Turtle About two years ago, Beatnik Turtle got an email from a band out of the UK that wanted the chords to a song we wrote called "I Think You Think I Think You Don't Like Me." They wanted to add the song to their setlist. We gave them the chords, but in return, we asked for a song that they wrote. After all, it's only fair that if they were covering one of of ours, we should do something with one of theirs. What we got back was what became the first verse of this song. It was about one of the band members, Chappy, and how he had the flu. Jason ended up turning the 20 second email idea they had into a full song and this is the result: a song created via a "US-UK Music Exchange Program." This is also the first Beatnik Turtle song to feature Tom Roper on guitar. He had just joined the band at that point. No music Written as a theme song to a road trip. A road trip that when all was said or done, was shaped like a trapezoid. Sun, 14 Jan 2007 06:00 GMT http://www.thesongoftheday.com/index.cgi?_d=011407 Beatnik Turtle Written as a theme song to a road trip. A road trip that when all was said or done, was shaped like a trapezoid. No music This song came about when Jason and a friend misheard the lyrics in Belle and Sebastian's song "Me and The Major." ("Me and the Major don't see eye to eye") and thought the misheard lyric would make a great lyric. Sat, 13 Jan 2007 06:00 GMT http://www.thesongoftheday.com/index.cgi?_d=011307 Beatnik Turtle This song came about when Jason and a friend misheard the lyrics in Belle and Sebastian's song "Me and The Major." ("Me and the Major don't see eye to eye") and thought the misheard lyric would make a great lyric. No music This song was inspired by two fortune cookies. One said, "You have an active mind and a keen imagination." Another said, "All your plans will succeed." Fri, 12 Jan 2007 06:00 GMT http://www.thesongoftheday.com/index.cgi?_d=011207 Beatnik Turtle This song was inspired by two fortune cookies. One said, "You have an active mind and a keen imagination." Another said, "All your plans will succeed." No music This song was inspired by an idea from Dana while working on the website and Tom realized into a song within a week. We then used the golden throat of the Beatnik Turtle's bass trombone player as our announcer since he does professional voice-over work. (He cut us a break on his rates!)* *Well, actually he didn't. Thu, 11 Jan 2007 06:00 GMT http://www.thesongoftheday.com/index.cgi?_d=011107 Beatnik Turtle This song was inspired by an idea from Dana while working on the website and Tom realized into a song within a week. We then used the golden throat of the Beatnik Turtle's bass trombone player as our announcer since he does professional voice-over work. (He cut us a break on his rates!)* *Well, actually he didn't. No music This is the demo of the version on Beatnik Turtle's The Cheapass Album. The song was written shortly after playing the classic board game by Cheapass Games, Deadwood. Jason and John related to a particular card from the game's "Another Day, Another Dollar" Horror Expansion pack that contained the song's title and inspired the song. They have both since had interventions and are on numerous 12-step programs. Check out the bigger, better, and brassy-er version available on: The Cheapass Album. Available at iTunes, Rhapsody, and finer online music retailers near you... Wed, 10 Jan 2007 06:00 GMT http://www.thesongoftheday.com/index.cgi?_d=011007 Beatnik Turtle This is the demo of the version on Beatnik Turtle's The Cheapass Album. The song was written shortly after playing the classic board game by Cheapass Games, Deadwood. Jason and John related to a particular card from the game's "Another Day, Another Dollar" Horror Expansion pack that contained the song's title and inspired the song. They have both since had interventions and are on numerous 12-step programs. Check out the bigger, better, and brassy-er version available on: The Cheapass Album. Available at iTunes, Rhapsody, and finer online music retailers near you... No music Let's face it, there needs to be a song about Traffic Cones. This is that song. Find out more about them at The Traffic Cone Preservation Society. Though our song says traffic cones don't make good pets, this site disagrees. Tue, 09 Jan 2007 06:00 GMT http://www.thesongoftheday.com/index.cgi?_d=010907 Beatnik Turtle Let's face it, there needs to be a song about Traffic Cones. This is that song. Find out more about them at The Traffic Cone Preservation Society. Though our song says traffic cones don't make good pets, this site disagrees. No music Who hasn't asked themselves this question? Check out the music video for this song on TheSongOfTheDay.com. Mon, 08 Jan 2007 06:00 GMT http://www.thesongoftheday.com/index.cgi?_d=010807 Beatnik Turtle Who hasn't asked themselves this question? Check out the music video for this song on TheSongOfTheDay.com. No music This one's slated for the inevitable Beatnik Turtle kids album. This song has appeared in Beatnik Turtle's live set list once or twice. Sun, 07 Jan 2007 06:00 GMT http://www.thesongoftheday.com/index.cgi?_d=010707 Beatnik Turtle This one's slated for the inevitable Beatnik Turtle kids album. This song has appeared in Beatnik Turtle's live set list once or twice. No music We came up with this song on the spur of the moment. Our drummer John Owens showed up with a pair of drumsticks but no drums so we grabbed some pots and pans from the kitchen, a big cardboard box, a plastic container, and some other household objects. John played this makeshift drum kit and even added some harmonies to boot. Sat, 06 Jan 2007 06:00 GMT http://www.thesongoftheday.com/index.cgi?_d=010607 Beatnik Turtle We came up with this song on the spur of the moment. Our drummer John Owens showed up with a pair of drumsticks but no drums so we grabbed some pots and pans from the kitchen, a big cardboard box, a plastic container, and some other household objects. John played this makeshift drum kit and even added some harmonies to boot. No music Don't strain yourself trying to figure out the lyrics to this one. We just thought that the bass line had a great groove. Fri, 05 Jan 2007 06:00 GMT http://www.thesongoftheday.com/index.cgi?_d=010507 Beatnik Turtle Don't strain yourself trying to figure out the lyrics to this one. We just thought that the bass line had a great groove. No music The views expressed in this song solely represent Beatnik Turtle, the band, and do not reflect the views of any individual member. The band members would like each of their respective employers to know that they are extremely hard workers who are completely committed to their jobs. Beatnik Turtle, the band, on the other hand, goofs off at work all of the time. Also, hear an alternate version posted on March 29th Thu, 04 Jan 2007 06:00 GMT http://www.thesongoftheday.com/index.cgi?_d=010407 Beatnik Turtle The views expressed in this song solely represent Beatnik Turtle, the band, and do not reflect the views of any individual member. The band members would like each of their respective employers to know that they are extremely hard workers who are completely committed to their jobs. Beatnik Turtle, the band, on the other hand, goofs off at work all of the time. Also, hear an alternate version posted on March 29th No music Jason writes a lot of songs. This one is from his back catalog. Many of the tracks on this one date back to 1999, but thanks to technology we were able to add drums, re-do vocals, and replace some hummed melody lines intended for saxophones with real saxophones. Wed, 03 Jan 2007 06:00 GMT http://www.thesongoftheday.com/index.cgi?_d=010307 Beatnik Turtle Jason writes a lot of songs. This one is from his back catalog. Many of the tracks on this one date back to 1999, but thanks to technology we were able to add drums, re-do vocals, and replace some hummed melody lines intended for saxophones with real saxophones. No music This song captures the essence of what we're doing with The Song Of The Day project and the way that the digital world has created opportunities for musicians. In a lot of ways, it's really the theme song to our Indie Band Survival Guide. Tue, 02 Jan 2007 06:00 GMT http://www.thesongoftheday.com/index.cgi?_d=010207 Beatnik Turtle This song captures the essence of what we're doing with The Song Of The Day project and the way that the digital world has created opportunities for musicians. In a lot of ways, it's really the theme song to our Indie Band Survival Guide. No music Welcome to TheSongOfTheDay.com, where there's a new song every single day of the year. One band, one year, 365 free songs! Mon, 01 Jan 2007 06:00 GMT http://www.thesongoftheday.com/index.cgi?_d=010107 Beatnik Turtle Welcome to TheSongOfTheDay.com, where there's a new song every single day of the year. One band, one year, 365 free songs! No music