FAWM: "Government Cheese (Snippet)"

Government Cheese (Snippet)

2 weeks ago by @dasbinky

Liner Notes

One of my stupid and/or brilliant ideas this year is to write a series of Snippets. These are random ideas that pop up based on a word, or a phrase, or whatever. Stuff that is catchy and fun, but in no way warrants a full song. In this case, it maybe warrants 21 seconds, which is where it's at now. I'm hoping this helps burn through my lyrical backlog of stuff that needs a home.

This is the third Snippet, a true story about the US government's cheese stockpile. Evidently, 1.4 billion pounds of are stored in some converted limestone caves in Missouri. This feel very "urban legend", but apparently it's a thing. And whether or not it's a thing, I want some. If we're gonna have an authoritarian hellscape, at least give us some cave cheese.

Musically, hey look! An organ! Three part harmony! An inverse Picardy third, if that's a thing! Look, there's only so much ya can fit in 21 seconds.

#rock #snippet

Lyrics

Government Cheese
(I want my government cheese)
Government Cheese
(Gotta have my government cheese)
There's a billion pounds of stockpiled
Cheese under Springfield, Missouri
Can I have some Government Cheese?

Comments

@val 2d

I wanted to say this track was cheesy, by dang it, it rocks! Love that organ and the authoritarian hellscape sounding ending. Do you know something the rest of us don't?

@lindarling 1w

And now I’m hungry.

@tfish77 2w

Goddammit now I want the whole song, especially the inevitable organ solo in the middle. I also want cheese, but that was true before I heard the song too.

@headfirstonlyMod 2w

I was grinning broadly before the end of the first bar. But that drop in to the minor key at the end does not bode well; is this story going to take an ominous turn? We need to know!

@zevthefilklandshark 2w

This is so much fun! If you gather enough snippets together you could do a fingertips esque type song (they might be giants)

@michaeltlewis 2w

Wow, I like the idea of using snippets to burn through idea fragments! This one is very listenable, @dasbinky
If you choose to develop it, some rhyming and/or lines that don't end with "cheese" would really help me wanna push repeat, as the music and hooks are so catchy!

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