I’m away for the day, so sadly, there’s no ditty. So instead, I give you Paul and Storm, two men who every day give me hope that there is a market for the silly things I do. They basically get paid to perform fake jingles live!
I’ll come right out and say it, this one is just silly. Keeping with the “this day in history” shtick, I was delighted to find that today is Hulk Hogan’s birthday.
PS, there isn’t a single real guitar in this track!
OK, we’re back on track now with the Ditties. Today I was at a total loss for what to write, so I decided to do a “this day in history” ditty. And I found the ridiculous story of Vasa, a Swedish warship that sank about 100 meters from shore on its maiden voyage, August 10, 1628. It’s a ridiculous story, and I thought it needed to be told as sea shanty, naturally. Pay special attention to my expert mandolin stylings on this one. Yyyyyeah.
This one is from guest dittyist Nina Vyedin! It speaks to a common addiction.
So, what did I tell you? Despite being on vacation, I’m pushing out a ditty. This one is a mashup-type thing using old, old recordings of me singing and playing the piano and such, but reversed. And extra bonus fun: let’s play Name That Tune in the comments! No cheating, OK?
This has been a pretty hectic week, as it turns out. So, today’s ditty is another non-traditional one; sorry. This one is actually from over a year ago, from one of my composition classes. It’s kind of a musical theater/art piece setting of The Giving Tree, by Shel Silverstein. Today I finally got around to making the demo of the first section. All the instruments are kind of cheap and fake-sounding, but they get the point across.
Special treat! Today’s ditty is a full-length song! I’d like to thank Vassar College for giving me the fodder for this spritely work.
Happy Birthday, Liz!
