FAWM: "Can't Complain"

Can't Complain

Liner Notes

This is a tune I started work on after last year's FAWM, but kind of forgot about it until the other day. It was just a backing track without a melody, lyrics or lead parts or anything - and I'm pretty pleased I found it and knocked it into shape - probably the best song I'm gonna write this FAWM.

We'll see. I've got a few more works in progress and a few days off work to fill 🫠

Drums: SD3 Dark Matter, Wavesfactory Sharine
Bass: Fender Jaguar played live into Guitar Rig 7
Guitar: rhythm is a cheap knockoff Les Paul through an Orange Crush amp, the lead is programmed using Kontakt
Synths/keys: Minimonsta, UAD Waterfall organ
Vocals: Into a Shure Beta 58a, with some Echoboy and Ovox

#alternative #synth #grunge #indie #rock

Lyrics

i can't complain about the world today
[vocoder] can't complain, sacred or profane
but i complain about the world today
[vocoder]can't complain, do it anyway

but if i had a good reason
i would shout as loud as i could hope to
and if you paid no attention, yeah
i would pout and hope that i could mope through

so if i had a good reason
i would shout as loud as i could hope to
and if you paid no attention, yeah
i would pout and hope that i could mope through

i should complain about the news today
[vocoder] should complain, truth is on the wane
i don't complain about the world today
[vocoder]not germane, i don't like champagne
drink it anyway

but if i had a good reason
i would shout as loud as i could hope to
and if you paid no attention, yeah
i would pout and hope that i could mope through

so if i had a good reason
i would shout as loud as i could hope to
and if you paid no attention, yeah
i would pout and hope that i could mope through

do it anyway

but if i had a good reason
i would shout as loud as i could hope to
and if you paid no attention, yeah
i would pout and hope that i could mope through

but if i had a good reason
i would shout as loud as i could hope to
and if you paid no attention, yeah
i would pout and hope that i could mope through

Comments

@caitlin 2d

I love that FAWM can take an unfinished start and bring forth a masterpiece! I thoroughly enjoyed this from start to finish - the call and vocoder response, the riffs, the synths, the energy. Bravo!

@rinwolf 2d

Seriously impressed you managed that lead tone out of Kontakt. Great track overall! Really enjoyed this one. Especially loved the bass tone and rhythm guitar! Great lyrics and delivery, too.

@sonicdeatheagle 3d

Epic production! The synth solo hit those perfect spots - y'know the ones that make the dog's leg go - and then the guitar solo brought that lightning sound. "Not germane"

@savoy 4d

loving the energy of this song! it's classic sounding and lyrically evergreen. nice work!

@tonyr 4d

Huge fun.

@mattwdunn 4d

What a banger!!! Great riff, love the chorus chord progression and melody. The call and response between your normal voice and the vocoder is a nice touch. Production is epic . Great guitar sound, drums are punchy as eff. Nice work.