FAWM: "I Can See Uranus At Night"

I Can See Uranus At Night

2 weeks ago by @anthonykapfer

I Can See Uranus At Night

anthonykapfer

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Liner Notes

this is a silly one about uranus. i guess it's pretty filthy

been working on this one for a few days

sorry, no video again. this one was too complex to be able to play it as a one man band today

#powerpop #punk #spacerock

Lyrics

i see uranus
it’s like a quasar in the sun
i’m approaching orbit

i am your cosmonaut
tell mission control
we have lift off

there’s methane gas in the atmosphere
but i’m on a mission and it is clear
on the seventh planet from the sun
it’s a full moon so i know the day is done

i can see uranus in the night
whoa oh oh
i can see uranus at night
whoa oh oh

i can see uranus at night
i can see uranus at night

i see uranus
it’s a gas giant in the void
we’re gonna blast off

flying my starship
into your black hole
on planet xxx

there’s methane gas in the atmosphere
but i’m on a mission and it is clear
on the seventh planet from the sun
it’s a full moon so i know the day is done

i can see uranus in the night
whoa oh oh
i can see uranus at night
whoa oh oh

i can see uranus at night
i can see uranus at night

(5, 4, 3, 2, 1, lift offffffff)

space probe
hard landing
galactic quest
to your planetary body

space rendezvous
the expansion of the universe
is happening in our habitable zone

i can see uranus at night
i can see uranus

Comments

@sireci 1w

I can't imagine a better song on FAWM this year! B52s +++

@heliosonorous 2w

The lyrics keep it amusing throughout and upbeat!

@kaminokai 2w

Awesome. Hints of They Might Be Giants, DA, Ween, etc. Great “flavor!” 😬 Truly great lyrics!

@djtjb 2w

"i guess it's pretty filthy" I mean I guess so lol. But you kept it all so tongue in cheeks (see what i did there ;} ) that you could technically still be talking about celestial bodies rather than foul human meat sacks. I digress. This is another killer one my man! Pop Punk Powerhouse of a song!

@lmnomusic 2w

bahahaha this is awesome. stellar, even. a real gas! thanks for the laugh. what a punk/pop blast! thank you.

@funnypunkband 2w

Dude, this is ridiculous in the best way. Super catchy, and that tempo shift during the countdown hits so well. Love how you packed it with space puns while keeping it high-energy and fun!

@fuzzy 2w

Oh gosh.
I appreciate the science lesson.
Love that relentless guitar.
That slowdown is super effective.
Excellent and appealing song.

@thedutchwidows 2w

Excellent stuff - I particularly liked the 'full moon' line - artfully done! The slower part after the countdown is superb - that change of pace works really well. This would be a great song to mosh to at a gig. Do people still 'mosh'? Maybe they call it something else now. Jumping and fighting to music, is basically what I'm thinking of!

@danxduran 2w

A silly one? About MY anus? Anyway, I have kids who need to learn more about the solar system, so might play them this.

@sploiber 2w

whoa. what a catchy chorus. and the guitars and rhythm. Little early B-52's feel in the vocal, which is great.

@odilongreen 2w

I always welcome a good silly track, and this one is both a lot of fun and rocking, full of punk energy and snark. The tempo shift halfway through really grabbed me too. Quite cool throughout!