FAWM: "Suitcase"

Suitcase

1 day ago by @ttg105

Liner Notes

#chord_organ #bass #melodica #surrealadelica #chaos_guitar

For the young among you, "valise" (French, I believe) is an old-fashioned word for suitcase.

Lyrics

In my suitcase is a stranger's face just in case I want to play at being someone else for a change

In my valise is a thank you and a please a greeting and an apology and the following:

Dirt from the garden of Eden a lock of Samson's hair the mustache of Buster Keaton a grandfather clock and a baby bear (stuffed, of course what do you take me for?)

In my suitcase is a voice and a choice the melodic purr of Stanley Boy and the collective memory of forgotten humanity

In my valise lives a gaggle of geese a chunk of brie cheese and the following:

The glow of a distant star (not so distant, now, are you?) birdsong, a singalong the luminous light of dawn in a lazy morning under a hazy sun

Comments

@itneverhappened 16h

Lovely surreal poetry, really like the images you conjure here. Perfect accompaniment with the monotonous drum machine beat and springy guitar. The bass sounds almost like a jawharp at times, really cool.

@coolparadisoMod 1d

ah the melodica of ttg and those incessant drums. Sounds a bit GOT. great lines cool song

@freshspotlessyouth 1d

Classic technicolor gramophone. The groove is tremendous. You are the master of this sort of lyric. Every bit of noise on this track is a delight

@sbs 1d

This is just so darn clever! I’m especially drawn to verse 1.

@ayais 1d

Fine boings among horror-melodica, and such a great concept. We all love our suitcases.

@mahtowin 1d

Fantastic lyrics! I love your ideas! Funny but also poetic and - of course - surreal nonsense (but not really …)! … and Stanley ❤️ Great song!

@fuzzy 1d

I'm really loving the boingy bass guitar. I totally like your Krautrock-adjacent tracks like this one. I'm always up for a Buster Keaton reference (did you know that he got the nickname "Buster" after his father kept throwing him down stairs as a stunt??) That percussion is a bit hypnotic. Yeah, nice one.

@billwhite51 1d

this would make a fantastic video. a magician pulling all of these wonderful things out of a suitcase placed on a table in front of him. or the listeners can just close their eyes and see it all in the minds eye. cool music pushes this one along trainlike.