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Abducted by Aliens (GOOC)
by DWL

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Submitted on: Jul 02, 2008 - 07:44:07 AM
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Keywords Aliens (18)rockabilly (11)GOOC (1) ()
Description It's a little known fact that the the Malvern Hills in Worcestershire gave birth to a hybrid music crossing rockabilly, country, punk and baroque, jazz and free form poetry.

The result was Malvern Hillbilly music
Drums are BIAB but the rest is me.

Out of tune Yamaha 11 string guitar
Ibanez bass
Fender Strat

Cheers

Dick
Lyrics and for Micheal!

Abducted by Aliens © Dick Langford

I was abducted by aliens, whilst I was waiting for my bus
They were from Alpha Centauri, but they looked a lot like us

They said that I had to show them, everything that I could show
When you're abducted by aliens it would be rude to say no

I knew I had to show them just how civilised we are
So I said we should take a walk down to the nearest bar

We started on best bitter and I lost count after eight
And two or 3 hours later, we were all best mates

They said you're polluting the rivers, polluting the land, air and sea
With a shrug of my shoulders I said well it don't bother me

When you talk to the aliens they'll show you the good they can bring
Being abducted by aliens puts a different slant on things

One said she was Sarah that's not alien to me
She said they only have weird names in Hollywood movies

I said I liked her perfume and it made me feel alive
She said that it was made on Mars, Canal Number 5

Intergalactic relations took a further step that day
I got home after midnight and fell asleep straight away

And so it was the next morning when I didn't feel too bright
I'd been abducted by aliens, at least that's what I told the wife
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Birdman Wayne said 144 days ago
YEEHA.... Strait-ish?!
Wonderful tune for GOOC, great to see you back. Thanks a lot for posting this tune, fine work here and the solo is amazing.

BTW, what's BIAB drums?!

Take Care
- Yeman A. Al-Rawi

DWL said 144 days ago
Thanks Yemen
the problems with holidays is that you miss out on all the new songs. I need another holiday now to catch up...

Pleased you appreciate my little excursion into the country :-)

Cheers

Dick

DWL said 144 days ago
BIAB
Band in a Box!

http://www.pgmusic.com/

I use it to create the drum tracks on some of my songs.



KellyMarkSmith said 144 days ago
FREAK!!
Love it!!!!

DWL said 144 days ago
oo-er :-)
Freak indeed!

Thanks

Cheers

Dick



bud said 144 days ago
Drinking with the aliens
love it - killer twang trem guitar break. LOL funny and really well done. Coulda fit right into Pure Pop For Now People.

DWL said 144 days ago
Thanks mate!
If you knew aliens like I knew aliens, oh , oh what a green face and weirdly shaped genitals

Cheers

Dick

Moviz said 144 days ago
Spooky?
Weird? Scary? NOT! LOL but very bouncy funny and cheery and yes I could hear all those other genres in this Malvern Hillbilly music (must be something in the water), cheers M

DWL said 144 days ago
Fizzy maybe
(the water that is)

I used to live on Malvern Road in Worcester and always reckoned that West Malvern was Deliverance country where conversation would stop as you walked in a pub.

Thanks Maurice!

Cheers

Dick

RazorsKiss said 144 days ago
GOOC
interesting acronym.... loved this. very appropriate for new country. also, it fits into the whole humerous country songs of the late 70's/ i could hear you on tour with the gut who wrote Convoy....heh.
AD

p.s., fantastic solo....

DWL said 144 days ago
Yeah, possibly not GOO
I'm not sure they'd have let me anywhere near the theatre :-)

Thanks for the comments on the guitar :-)

Cheers

Dick

Micheal_Wark said 144 days ago
Ha ha ha...
Great one Dick! Reminds me of the Byrds' "Mr. Spaceman."

Very well done. Smokin' basslines throughout (Neil Porter will be envious!). That guitar soloing is classic and fits the genre like a glove.

If you get around to it could you post the lyrics?

Be well friend!

DWL said 144 days ago
And lyrics just for you
I didn't post them at first so the punch line was a surprise.

Thanks for the comments Micheal. I'm pleased the little guitar break went well. Just trying to show that I can do something than just make noise :-)

Cheers

Dick

Micheal_Wark said 143 days ago
Thanks Dick...
...for posting the lyrics. I'd figured out most of them as your vox is recorded clearly; but there were a few words I was uncertain about.

BTW, now that I have your avatar AND these lyrics, I just may have YOU figured out at last! Ha ha...

Take care man!

lavalamp said 144 days ago
Abducted
Abducted! I knew something happened to some of the regulars around here.

BTW, this is a really good piece of rockabilly. Nice theme.

LL

DWL said 144 days ago
Holidays probably
although abduction might account for it.

Thanks Mr L, much appreciated.

Cheers

Dick

12parsecs said 144 days ago
aliens
i was abducted by aliens once, but abruptly returned to earth. they were muttering something about looking for 'intelligent' life.

great gtr solo! fun track! did the wife buy it?

DWL said 144 days ago
Sadly no
the wife knows me too well by now.

Thanks for stopping by and taking the time to comment.

Cheers

Dick


Feter said 144 days ago
Abducted by Aliens
O Man ..this is so cool ..I mean superb ...
the guitar work maybe one of your best ...
11 strings on fire ...a real blast ..thnx for sharin !!

DWL said 143 days ago
Thanks Feter
my fingers are still burning !

Cheers

Dick

sloparts said 144 days ago
Outstanding put up my friend
Love this little ditty you put together for GOOC Dick. Reminds me of when the mother ship dropped me off here on the wasteland and I had to figure out how to get along with the locals.

Great track, love the music, the lyrics, you vocal, the whole 9 yards. And Sarah is one fine looking alien my friend. She says to say hello by the way, and that she misses you.

Be cool my friend,

Ed

DWL said 143 days ago
So she remembers me?
Nice to know!

A foxy little number without a doubt.....

Thanks Ed, I appreciate the listen and the comments :-)

Cheers

Dick

lengold said 144 days ago
Really great fun Dick
Where did that accent come from? Great vocal.
I've listened to that last slowed down bit at the end three times, what are you saying?
Love all the guitar work and especially the solo.
Cheers
Len




DWL said 142 days ago
I'm from the west
of Basildon.

Thanks Len, your comments are much appreciated!

Alcohol can do funny things and it seemed like a good idea to say "Nice to see you big boy" at the time -- oo-er missus

Cheers

Dick

Warren Smith said 144 days ago
rockabilly silly
Ha-ha-ha ... very funny ... including that "Canal No. 5" line from Mars : >

DWL said 142 days ago
Thanks!!!
I thought that joke stank....

Cheers

Dick

Peter Bauckham said 144 days ago
Good tune
and great lyrics Dick - I thought it was just Rebsie that used a Yamaha 11-string!

Enjoyed!

Peter

DWL said 142 days ago
Shoosh
she hasn't realised it's gone yet .......

Thanks Peter!

Cheers

Dick

peacepiano said 144 days ago
Spaced Out
Very funny. Enjoyed every second. Best excuse song ever!

Thanks
Bill

DWL said 142 days ago
My wife wasn't impressed
Thanks Bill!

Cheers

Dick

J.A.Stewart said 144 days ago
Ah, Yes...
These wives have an uncanny ability to see through these well-thought-out, fool-proof alibis, don't they. ;)

Funny stuff, Dick... and well sung and played. Nice job on the electric solo. Some of your singing flirted with a Jerry Garcia/Grateful Dead similarity. The only thing I'd tweak is the bass part. It was a bit too subby and therefore lacking much definition or punch.

Next time, try the... "I was attacked by the Wolf-Man alibi." That's sure to work. ;)


--- Joe

DWL said 142 days ago
Thanks Joe
Wolfman eh?? Worth a try :-)

I had a lot of trouble with the bass and probably spent more time tweaking the EQ than I would have done by simply playing it again but picking nearer the bridge.

Cheers

Dick

Ibstrat said 144 days ago
This
is an absolute classic!As good as anything John Hiatt has written.Wicked guitar solo!

DWL said 142 days ago
Thanks Mark
Comments about the break from you are very welcome (I reckon you'd have done it better though!)

Thanks for the John Hiatt comparison. I am not worthy...

Cheers

Dick

Vic Holman said 144 days ago
someday......
........ I want to turn the tables and abduct the aliens. And no probes.

Tunes full of Sputnik! The bass has a great upright tone.

Did the aliens abduct that missing string and didn't return it?

DWL said 142 days ago
Abducted by Vic eh?
They'd have a quite a song there.

And the aliens want a fortune to return my missing string

Cheers

Dick

TEXASFEEL said 143 days ago
Kick 'n it up
at the o'l opera house. A country twang with a rock 'a billy feel. Great twist on the lyrics. Enjoyed this very much.

John

DWL said 142 days ago
Yee-haa!
As I think Duane Eddy said "the twang's the thang"

Thanks John

Cheers

Dick

Dee1962z said 143 days ago
Abducted by Aliens
hahaaaaaa Wow you are really something. the music is outstanding amazing ! Dick you are Magnificant on this one. Superb
I Love it. Great lyrics as well.
You still seriousely Rock!!!
You can abduct me anytime with your music :)

Peace Dee.


DWL said 141 days ago
Thanks Dee
But why are your songs deleted before I get to them?

Cheers

Dick

Bob Rodgers said 143 days ago
Excellent!
I love this type of music and you do it so well!
This is just great and I love that guitar solo, what a great sound!!
Great lyrics and vocals too, a wonderful tune and very much enjoyed!

Thanks Dick!

DWL said 140 days ago
And thank you Bob!
It was a fun excursion with the aliens.

Cheers

Dick

guygrooves said 142 days ago
Looks as though....
I found another favorite artist. Great thing about these challenges is the new artists you discover. I am a fan on the merit of this song alone. This is clever, cute, well written and performed. Nice to find you Dick.

DWL said 140 days ago
Hi Guy!
Thanks for stopping by and thanks for the kind words.

I don't post very often so my alerts won't be clogging up your inbox!

Just off to check out your stuff.

Cheers

Dick


jiguma said 142 days ago
Nice one Dick
Sounds a little like Nick Lowe - a good thing. Like the words and the performance is a barrel of laughs. "Canal #5" - now that's funny!

Great post, enjoyed it a lot.

Cheers from "The Land Down Under"
Neil

DWL said 139 days ago
Nick Lowe?
One of my favourites so high praise indeed.

Thanks Neil!

Cheers

Dick

paul f. page said 142 days ago
So...
...that's what a Brit sounds like singing hillbilly style!!! Hey. I like it. And a great driving rhythm to make the number cook all along the way. The lyrics are a sort of eccumenical intergalactic thing: a little unusual , but fun. Your production is, as always, really well done and beautifully mixed.
Peace.
Paul

DWL said 139 days ago
Yee-haa
I'm glad you enjoyed it Paul!

That's my normal accent btw... ;-)

Thanks for the kind words and taking the time to comment.

Cheers

Dick

Karmatoburn said 141 days ago
yeah
surf guitar, aliens, great lyrics, and that bass is to die for. Love it all. Great job.

DWL said 139 days ago
Thank you Mr K
I enjoyed putting this together and the bass was very simple but great fun to do!

Cheers

Dick



dirigent said 139 days ago
Abducted by Aliens
Nice story, very nice song, enjoyed it a lot, bravo!

DWL said 139 days ago
Hey Andreas
thanks for stopping by and thanks for the comments

Cheers

Dick

caroline said 138 days ago
oophs ... i shall have to be very careful
next time i go to the showground!! i love this - you are very funny - i like that!!! thank you - big loves xoxo

DWL said 138 days ago
It's not the fairground
it's the bus stop you have to be wary of.....

Thanks Caroline

Cheers

Dick



TheWhizzies said 138 days ago
<()>
Any tune with aliens in it is good, in my book... and if it's peppy and funny, then it's extra good.

-Eric

DWL said 137 days ago
Well Eric
I thank you very much and so does this little green bloke sitting on my shoulder.

Cheers

Dick

dajama said 135 days ago
Excellent!
Great rhythm, and excellent rockin' country vibe. Love that bass, and the vocal is perfect (nice twang going on there!). The lyrics are classic ("I said I liked her perfume and it made me feel alive/ She said that it was made on Mars, Canal Number 5" - love it!) Nicely done. Peace.

woofer3 said 127 days ago
is this a true story?
Dick this reminds me of Flying Saucers rock'n'roll, I can almost see that yellow Sun label spinning around.

Thumbs up from me however I don't think a little bit of fast delay on the vocals would have sounded too out of place, - just a thought. Everything else ten out of ten.

Very enjoyable and catchy.

John.

rsorensen said 124 days ago
love this
well done rockabilly with an indie rock vibe I like. great lyrics and all around outstanding performances. love the lead guitar and basslines! great job.

Lightman- said 121 days ago
Great
The mix is great... I like the sound when the bass comes in.... Really great mixed... And good rhythm-section... Really swings....

guitapick said 105 days ago
Well...
...I can honestly say that I'm sorry I'm late on this but REALLY happy I came back to it.

Excellent, Dick...the whole thing...cheers, mate!

Char said 103 days ago
Could be there are aliens.
I couldn't get your song to play. Then, both player bars just disappeared. Didn't they swear you to secrecy, first?
On third visit, things worked as they should. That was fun!
"My only problem with alien abductions is that the (s)uckers keep bringing me back."

Dee1962z said 95 days ago
Stranger than fiction.
My page shows that I voted this song all 10z I fav it. But what happened to my comments. Very strange. Must have been the Aliens or I am going
Barking Mad !!! Hmmm Mad me thinks. LOL

Peace Dee.

jie said 49 days ago
cool
love the song mate love the feel.wish i could get abducted get me away from doom ridden Britain. thanks for sharing

DWL said 31 days ago
stranger things
have happened...

Thanks

Dick

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Brown Bread (with Rebsie on harp)
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Without Company (but with Rebsie!)
Monsters (w Rebsie)
A Beginning
I had to marry you (with Rebsie and a cast of MJers)
Motorcycle Girl
Henry The Talking Penis
Betrayed - analogapalooza
Stick
Minstrel Boy (with Rebsie)
The Seduction of Corruprtion
Stay
Sarah
Homeschool
Nobody Loves You When You're Old
Interlude
Vote For Me
It's A Rotten Job
Well Fair State
Bitter Season
Reindeer Rock
Lottery of Life
As She Is
Muddy Fields
The Bait
Overture 1
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