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measuring the wind (just like god taught me)

from ape face by bushytunes

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The chap in this song has a direct line to God and has a clear idea of his purpose. Which might be an enviable situation.

This one was an interesting challenge: I decided to try and create the music purely by using sounds made with an acoustic guitar. So here we have strumming, picking, bashing, tapping, scratching, scraping, backward sounds, and some vocals to top it off. (I must confess to using one tiny bit of synth = doubtless, you’ll spot it.)

The idea of wind seemed very strong with this one. The lyric developed to paint a self-portrait of a man who believes his god has assigned him a task, a vocation: to measure the wind. He sounds a bit odd to me, this chap, but to deny him his harmless reality would be nothing short of spiteful. He might be a special kind of weather man....

Have you ever measured the wind?
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lyrics

Standing still on this hill
I’m very quiet
I’m doing important work
For my boss
It’s very important

I’m measuring the wind
Just like God taught me
I’m measuring the wind
Just like God taught me

It’s not so difficult
I didn’t have training
I just receive commands
My boss tells me what to do
With every second

I’m measuring the wind
Just like God taught me
I’m measuring the wind
Just like God taught me

I don’t get money; I don’t need money
I’m just doing what I have to do
Sometimes the birds land on me
But that’s ok
Because they work for him too

I’m measuring the wind
Just like God taught me
I’m measuring the wind
Just like God taught me
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from ape face, track released June 6, 2013

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Once upon a time there was a crazy idea: to create, record and upload a musical track every day for a year. And the idea floated round and round the planet, looking for a place to call home. After a long time of searching and wishing and watching, the idea chose to make a nest in the brain of a bushy fellow, coming to his aid and guiding him out of the doldrums, back to a magical pathway... ... more

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