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, 15 Mar 2010 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 Take heed. Put the seat down. Thu, 15 Mar 2007 06:00 GMT http://www.thesongoftheday.com/index.cgi?_d=031507 Beatnik Turtle Take heed. Put the seat down. No music Beatnik Turtle is in the process of recording an Irish Album, and updating some great traditional Irish songs. This one is one of our favorites, and this is what happens when you turn up the tempo, add a horn section, and play electric guitar on it. Wed, 14 Mar 2007 06:00 GMT http://www.thesongoftheday.com/index.cgi?_d=031407 Beatnik Turtle Beatnik Turtle is in the process of recording an Irish Album, and updating some great traditional Irish songs. This one is one of our favorites, and this is what happens when you turn up the tempo, add a horn section, and play electric guitar on it. No music A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away...an Irish take on the original Star Wars trilogy. Be sure to check out the music video for this song. Tue, 13 Mar 2007 06:00 GMT http://www.thesongoftheday.com/index.cgi?_d=031307 Beatnik Turtle A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away...an Irish take on the original Star Wars trilogy. Be sure to check out the music video for this song. No music Beatnik Turtle's take on an ol' Irish classic. Mon, 12 Mar 2007 06:00 GMT http://www.thesongoftheday.com/index.cgi?_d=031207 Beatnik Turtle Beatnik Turtle's take on an ol' Irish classic. No music Most dictionaries list it as Daylight Saving Time, no plural. But references acknowledge that people call it Daylight Savings Time. We sing it the way most people say it. The main thing is, be sure to spring one hour ahead tonight. Don't blame us if you're late for work tomorrow. Sun, 11 Mar 2007 06:00 GMT http://www.thesongoftheday.com/index.cgi?_d=031107 Beatnik Turtle Most dictionaries list it as Daylight Saving Time, no plural. But references acknowledge that people call it Daylight Savings Time. We sing it the way most people say it. The main thing is, be sure to spring one hour ahead tonight. Don't blame us if you're late for work tomorrow. No music Years ago, John Owens invented a time machine. After doing the usual things one does with a time machine, he finally came back (we say finally, although it was like he never left) to share with us the wonderful music of the future. This is what we all have to look forward to. Sat, 10 Mar 2007 06:00 GMT http://www.thesongoftheday.com/index.cgi?_d=031007 Beatnik Turtle Years ago, John Owens invented a time machine. After doing the usual things one does with a time machine, he finally came back (we say finally, although it was like he never left) to share with us the wonderful music of the future. This is what we all have to look forward to. No music This is not just a song, it's words to live by. Fri, 09 Mar 2007 06:00 GMT http://www.thesongoftheday.com/index.cgi?_d=030907 Beatnik Turtle This is not just a song, it's words to live by. No music Unfortunately, years after this song was written, we got our wish. Johnny left the show...and we got Jay Leno instead. "Jay Leno Sucks" is still in the works. Thu, 08 Mar 2007 06:00 GMT http://www.thesongoftheday.com/index.cgi?_d=030807 Beatnik Turtle Unfortunately, years after this song was written, we got our wish. Johnny left the show...and we got Jay Leno instead. "Jay Leno Sucks" is still in the works. No music Etiquette books say that when one is eating soup: "...dip the spoon into the soup, from the edge of the bowl to the center, moving away from you so as not to spill on one's shirt, blouse, or tie. Do not spoon towards yourself. To avoid spilling, fill the spoon only 3/4ths the way full and sip you soup - do not slurp - from the edge of the spoon. Do not insert the whole bowl of the spoon into your mouth."* *Wikipedia notes that Eastern Cultures spoon soup toward themselves. "Spoon Towards" is still in the works. Any one play the koto? Wed, 07 Mar 2007 06:00 GMT http://www.thesongoftheday.com/index.cgi?_d=030707 Beatnik Turtle Etiquette books say that when one is eating soup: "...dip the spoon into the soup, from the edge of the bowl to the center, moving away from you so as not to spill on one's shirt, blouse, or tie. Do not spoon towards yourself. To avoid spilling, fill the spoon only 3/4ths the way full and sip you soup - do not slurp - from the edge of the spoon. Do not insert the whole bowl of the spoon into your mouth."* *Wikipedia notes that Eastern Cultures spoon soup toward themselves. "Spoon Towards" is still in the works. Any one play the koto? No music Here's another great song by Holmes. Features Tom Roper on the 12-string. Tue, 06 Mar 2007 06:00 GMT http://www.thesongoftheday.com/index.cgi?_d=030607 Beatnik Turtle Here's another great song by Holmes. Features Tom Roper on the 12-string. No music This song was written for a Second City show called Sci-Fry, which had a segment about a kid who bought Stalin's corpse off of EBay, and re-animated him using parts from a discarded Simon game, making him a zombie Stalin. Hence the "eating capitalist brains" lyric. When we wrote this, we were aiming at a "Courtship of Eddie's Father" feel. By the way, on this day in 1953, Joeseph Stalin died. Had he lived, Beatnik Turtle would likely be recording in Siberia. Mon, 05 Mar 2007 06:00 GMT http://www.thesongoftheday.com/index.cgi?_d=030507 Beatnik Turtle This song was written for a Second City show called Sci-Fry, which had a segment about a kid who bought Stalin's corpse off of EBay, and re-animated him using parts from a discarded Simon game, making him a zombie Stalin. Hence the "eating capitalist brains" lyric. When we wrote this, we were aiming at a "Courtship of Eddie's Father" feel. By the way, on this day in 1953, Joeseph Stalin died. Had he lived, Beatnik Turtle would likely be recording in Siberia. No music anaphora (É-nÄ�f'Ér-É) n. The deliberate repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of several successive verses, clauses, or paragraphs; for example, "We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills" (Winston S. Churchill). Sun, 04 Mar 2007 06:00 GMT http://www.thesongoftheday.com/index.cgi?_d=030407 Beatnik Turtle anaphora (É-nÄ�f'Ér-É) n. The deliberate repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of several successive verses, clauses, or paragraphs; for example, "We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills" (Winston S. Churchill). No music This should be the theme song for misanthropes worldwide. Sat, 03 Mar 2007 06:00 GMT http://www.thesongoftheday.com/index.cgi?_d=030307 Beatnik Turtle This should be the theme song for misanthropes worldwide. No music A remix of a song from our Cheapass Album about the game Buttonmen. Dana Huyler, the guy who developed this website, wrote a free website to allow people to play this game online at buttonmen.com. Fri, 02 Mar 2007 06:00 GMT http://www.thesongoftheday.com/index.cgi?_d=030207 Beatnik Turtle A remix of a song from our Cheapass Album about the game Buttonmen. Dana Huyler, the guy who developed this website, wrote a free website to allow people to play this game online at buttonmen.com. No music The Baby Boomers aren't the only ones that can idolize a decade. With all of the songs about the 60s, there needs to be more about our favorite decade: the 90s. Thu, 01 Mar 2007 06:00 GMT http://www.thesongoftheday.com/index.cgi?_d=030107 Beatnik Turtle The Baby Boomers aren't the only ones that can idolize a decade. With all of the songs about the 60s, there needs to be more about our favorite decade: the 90s. No music Things have been pretty busy at Beatnik Turtle headquarters the last few weeks getting ready for the release of The Indie Band Survival Guide written by our very own Jason and Randy! We have new Beatnik Turtle songs in the pipeline, but in order to get everything ready for the book's release we decided to present encores of some of the best of last year's songs. This song, of course, refers to February 29th, or Leap Day. It also refers to heartbreak and loss, but that's not nearly as important as Leap Day. The observant listener will notice that 2007 is not a leap year, and while we considered delaying entire The Song of the Day project until 2008 so this song could fall on 2-29, we just decided to release it on February 28. We are aware that the existence of an intercalary day in a leap year originated under the Egyptian pharaoh Ptolemy III in 239 B.C. and it was Aloysius Lilius who proposed the Gregorian calendar in the 1500s - not Gregory. We just found "Gregory" much more singable. Wed, 28 Feb 2007 06:00 GMT http://www.thesongoftheday.com/index.cgi?_d=022807 Beatnik Turtle Things have been pretty busy at Beatnik Turtle headquarters the last few weeks getting ready for the release of The Indie Band Survival Guide written by our very own Jason and Randy! We have new Beatnik Turtle songs in the pipeline, but in order to get everything ready for the book's release we decided to present encores of some of the best of last year's songs. This song, of course, refers to February 29th, or Leap Day. It also refers to heartbreak and loss, but that's not nearly as important as Leap Day. The observant listener will notice that 2007 is not a leap year, and while we considered delaying entire The Song of the Day project until 2008 so this song could fall on 2-29, we just decided to release it on February 28. We are aware that the existence of an intercalary day in a leap year originated under the Egyptian pharaoh Ptolemy III in 239 B.C. and it was Aloysius Lilius who proposed the Gregorian calendar in the 1500s - not Gregory. We just found "Gregory" much more singable. No music There's a restaurant located down the block from the studio in Evanston (Illinois) called Thai Sookdee. It makes the band's favorite Chicken Pad Thai. To the best of our knowledge, they don't sell buffalo wings, though. Tue, 27 Feb 2007 06:00 GMT http://www.thesongoftheday.com/index.cgi?_d=022707 Beatnik Turtle There's a restaurant located down the block from the studio in Evanston (Illinois) called Thai Sookdee. It makes the band's favorite Chicken Pad Thai. To the best of our knowledge, they don't sell buffalo wings, though. No music Before you follow the advice of this song, we suggest checking to see what the string is attached to. Mon, 26 Feb 2007 06:00 GMT http://www.thesongoftheday.com/index.cgi?_d=022607 Beatnik Turtle Before you follow the advice of this song, we suggest checking to see what the string is attached to. No music Written and recorded on an Academy Awards night many years ago. Sun, 25 Feb 2007 06:00 GMT http://www.thesongoftheday.com/index.cgi?_d=022507 Beatnik Turtle Written and recorded on an Academy Awards night many years ago. No music Use the title of this song at your kid's next spelling bee. If asked to use it in a sentence, say, "I asked the doctor what I had, and he told me that it was 'stuttsatoma'." Sat, 24 Feb 2007 06:00 GMT http://www.thesongoftheday.com/index.cgi?_d=022407 Beatnik Turtle Use the title of this song at your kid's next spelling bee. If asked to use it in a sentence, say, "I asked the doctor what I had, and he told me that it was 'stuttsatoma'." No music Now some people think that D minor is the saddest of all keys, that's not true. Fri, 23 Feb 2007 06:00 GMT http://www.thesongoftheday.com/index.cgi?_d=022307 Beatnik Turtle Now some people think that D minor is the saddest of all keys, that's not true. No music This one was written for SongFight. Thu, 22 Feb 2007 06:00 GMT http://www.thesongoftheday.com/index.cgi?_d=022207 Beatnik Turtle This one was written for SongFight. No music Sometimes wallowing in remorse is fun, but hunger can get in the way. Wed, 21 Feb 2007 06:00 GMT http://www.thesongoftheday.com/index.cgi?_d=022107 Beatnik Turtle Sometimes wallowing in remorse is fun, but hunger can get in the way. No music This one is based on a real trip to Mardi Gras...allegedly. Tue, 20 Feb 2007 06:00 GMT http://www.thesongoftheday.com/index.cgi?_d=022007 Beatnik Turtle This one is based on a real trip to Mardi Gras...allegedly. No music As a songwriting exercise, John Lisiecki occasionally only allows himself an hour to come up with a song. This one came out of one of those sessions. Mon, 19 Feb 2007 06:00 GMT http://www.thesongoftheday.com/index.cgi?_d=021907 Beatnik Turtle As a songwriting exercise, John Lisiecki occasionally only allows himself an hour to come up with a song. This one came out of one of those sessions. No music Well? Who did it? Sun, 18 Feb 2007 06:00 GMT http://www.thesongoftheday.com/index.cgi?_d=021807 Beatnik Turtle Well? Who did it? No music Written for BoardGameGeek's GeekSpeak podcast. This one was written for the "Rejected GeekSpeak Theme Songs" segment that aired on a variety of GeekSpeaks. Unfortunately, the show had to change it's name from GeekSpeak to "BoardGameSpeak" for a variety of reasons and this song never aired. That is, until Beatnik Turtle did a half-hour "Tribute To GeekSpeak" podcast after Derk and Aldie announced the show was ending. Sat, 17 Feb 2007 06:00 GMT http://www.thesongoftheday.com/index.cgi?_d=021707 Beatnik Turtle Written for BoardGameGeek's GeekSpeak podcast. This one was written for the "Rejected GeekSpeak Theme Songs" segment that aired on a variety of GeekSpeaks. Unfortunately, the show had to change it's name from GeekSpeak to "BoardGameSpeak" for a variety of reasons and this song never aired. That is, until Beatnik Turtle did a half-hour "Tribute To GeekSpeak" podcast after Derk and Aldie announced the show was ending. No music Unlikely allies say the strangest things. Fri, 16 Feb 2007 06:00 GMT http://www.thesongoftheday.com/index.cgi?_d=021607 Beatnik Turtle Unlikely allies say the strangest things. No music We had to go to our closets and get out our spandex to record this song right. Thu, 15 Feb 2007 06:00 GMT http://www.thesongoftheday.com/index.cgi?_d=021507 Beatnik Turtle We had to go to our closets and get out our spandex to record this song right. No music Why are there so few honest love songs? Wed, 14 Feb 2007 06:00 GMT http://www.thesongoftheday.com/index.cgi?_d=021407 Beatnik Turtle Why are there so few honest love songs? No music This is the expanded version of a song written for Matt's Sci-Fry sketch comedy show at Second City. Tue, 13 Feb 2007 06:00 GMT http://www.thesongoftheday.com/index.cgi?_d=021307 Beatnik Turtle This is the expanded version of a song written for Matt's Sci-Fry sketch comedy show at Second City. No music This is a paired song, as we have a Mrs. Right Now that will be played on another day! Mon, 12 Feb 2007 06:00 GMT http://www.thesongoftheday.com/index.cgi?_d=021207 Beatnik Turtle This is a paired song, as we have a Mrs. Right Now that will be played on another day! No music This was song dates back to 1989 when Tom wrote it for a composition class. He dusted off the tape, digitized it, added new stuff, and shined it all up for The Song Of The Day. Sun, 11 Feb 2007 06:00 GMT http://www.thesongoftheday.com/index.cgi?_d=021107 Beatnik Turtle This was song dates back to 1989 when Tom wrote it for a composition class. He dusted off the tape, digitized it, added new stuff, and shined it all up for The Song Of The Day. No music This is just a throwaway song. Sat, 10 Feb 2007 06:00 GMT http://www.thesongoftheday.com/index.cgi?_d=021007 Beatnik Turtle This is just a throwaway song. No music "Hot Lava Death," said the guy from Hasbro. This was quite a memorable moment in the history of the now-defunct GeekSpeak/BoardGameSpeak podcast. When we made a tribute podcast in memory of Derk and Aldie's show, we created this song using bits of the podcast interview with the guys. Fri, 09 Feb 2007 06:00 GMT http://www.thesongoftheday.com/index.cgi?_d=020907 Beatnik Turtle "Hot Lava Death," said the guy from Hasbro. This was quite a memorable moment in the history of the now-defunct GeekSpeak/BoardGameSpeak podcast. When we made a tribute podcast in memory of Derk and Aldie's show, we created this song using bits of the podcast interview with the guys. No music This one was created when Ted emailed for directions to the studio. Being Ted, instead of just asking for directions, he wrote them in lyric form. Once Ted made it to the studio that day, Jason and he set the email lyrics to music. But not just any music - they wanted to write the "the strangest, weirdest music ever." Once they got done, they realized all they did was write a lost Flaming Lips tune that could have fell off The Soft Bulletin. Matt, who was working the mixing board and who had never heard of the Flaming Lips (!), kept asking Jason if he "really wanted to sing it that way." Thu, 08 Feb 2007 06:00 GMT http://www.thesongoftheday.com/index.cgi?_d=020807 Beatnik Turtle This one was created when Ted emailed for directions to the studio. Being Ted, instead of just asking for directions, he wrote them in lyric form. Once Ted made it to the studio that day, Jason and he set the email lyrics to music. But not just any music - they wanted to write the "the strangest, weirdest music ever." Once they got done, they realized all they did was write a lost Flaming Lips tune that could have fell off The Soft Bulletin. Matt, who was working the mixing board and who had never heard of the Flaming Lips (!), kept asking Jason if he "really wanted to sing it that way." No music To this day, when Ted says "Hi, my name is Ted," he has to bite his tongue to keep himself from saying, "...and this is my song about ants." Wed, 07 Feb 2007 06:00 GMT http://www.thesongoftheday.com/index.cgi?_d=020707 Beatnik Turtle To this day, when Ted says "Hi, my name is Ted," he has to bite his tongue to keep himself from saying, "...and this is my song about ants." No music 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