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JAPOV posted some lyrics at another place we hang out, I commented and we ended up collaborating. I added a few words and the music, and we ended up with this piece of silliness. Click to play at SoundCloud THE DITTY BOP BAR-N-GRILL(A thing that JAPOV and Gavin did)
We got a one-eyed hound dog sleeping at the door A three legged cat that won't drink no more A stuffed alligator hanging from the roof And a hose outside to clean your boots We got brand new gravel in the parking lot The sign on the door says "shirts or not" Betty at the bar wears a .44Mag And the fresh fried oysters are the best you ever had The music's always live and the beer is cold And every guitar picker in town plays rock-n-roll Come on folks we're gonna sing and dance Dogs gotta howl and cats gotta prance Romance never felt like such a thrill Saturday night at the Ditty Bop Bar-n-Grill Betty keeps purses safe behind the bar Bonnie keeps the peace no matter who you are Bridget works sound and lights for the band Bubba runs the kitchen like a crazy man Nine or ten beers and he climbs up on stage His missus shouting, “Bubba, act your age?” But the band don’t mind, cause Bubba can sing And they’re just about to start into “Wild Thing.” Betty gets respect from all the boys 'Cause it's always ladies night and ladies choice Come on folks we're gonna sing and dance Dogs gotta howl and cats gotta prance Romance never felt like such a thrill Saturday night at the Ditty Bop Bar-n-Grill. At the end of the night when you fall asleep at the bar Betty will hide the keys to your car Come on folks we're gonna sing and dance Dogs gotta howl and cats gotta prance Romance never felt like such a thrill Saturday night at the Ditty Bop Bar-n-Grill.
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The characters in this tune are quite noteworthy & loveable....
Must've been a blast putting this one together...
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Lol... originally I put "Gavin in the kitchen" But he still did a fine job!
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Lol... originally I put "Gavin in the kitchen" But he still did a fine job! Maybe I should start doing an Alfred Hitchcock and give myself cameo roles in my songs (or in this case our song).
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I'm sure you were on the falling down water when you came up with this one. A good fun song Gavin John
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Sounds like a fun place. Nice job on this one.
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Hi Gavin Love the sound of this - and the lyrics are a hoot! Lead vox are great - sit nicely in the mix and clear as a bell Lovely guitar work too. No nits from me. Loved it Paul
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Hi Gavin Love the sound of this - and the lyrics are a hoot! Lead vox are great - sit nicely in the mix and clear as a bell Lovely guitar work too. No nits from me. Loved it Paul Thanks Paul. Can't take credit for most of the lyrics. Apart from the last verse and the last pre-chorus, it was all JAPOV.
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Hi Gavin, its always a good thing to just let it loose...lol fun song I enjoyed the listen, Hi Japov, fun lyric. Lane
"Blessed are the words of truth and fiction, one might save you from the other...Vincent
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You have a way with words, Japov & Gavin. Amusing stuff.
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Sounds like a fun collab!
Melody in places reminded me of the old early 60's tune "Monster Mash!" Only the older ones will remember that one however. I loved the lyrical flow here--a fun listen.
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Hi Gavin,
Nice work here for sure. Singing and mix are solid. Lyrics are well written.
For what it's worth I preferred the verses over the chorus which for me isn't usually the case. Really loved the description of the bar and everything going on.
As an outsider to the bar I was hoping for an invite to "come on down to the bar". Whatevers going on in your life isn't me as fun as we are having here!
OR maybe it's a private bar where it's all perfect and you wouldn't want newcomers to ruin it.
Neither are necessary lyrically. Just a thought I had while listening. Maybe that's the way you intended it also.
Very fun song especially lyrically. Nice work!
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Yeah', this obviously wasn't my usual "Doom-n-Gloom" Lol... Had to hand it to the Gav!
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Yeah', this obviously wasn't my usual "Doom-n-Gloom" Lol... Had to hand it to the Gav! I think I prefer it when you write when your head isn't exploding LOL.
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LOL..............a nice break from the world. I'll take a burger and a beer! Thanks!! -T
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Now that's the kind of place I like to hang out at. Well written lyrics and superb music make it even more cozy. Well done as always Gavin and Japov. I'd buy you both a beer but i don't make enough money at my Diddy-Bopping services. LOL
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