I’ve tried to write my own songs before, but it’s really difficult to come up with an original melody, so all my songs just recycle the melodies of pre-existing songs.
The Book of World Records is no longer recognizing “feats of artistic briefness”. A couple of musicians each playing a single note simultaneously and calling it the world’s shortest concert ruined that for everyone.
The late, great jazz pianist Marian McPartland was fond of telling this story about Duke Ellington:
“I remember he made a sort of a subtle criticism,” she says. “He said, ‘Oh, you play so many notes.’ I thought, ’He’s obviously telling me that I’m playing too many notes,’ so from that I kind of eased off a little bit. I was probably showing off.”
Reminds me of “Big Fish,” where a guy had been working on a poem for 12 years and had only three lines to show for it. When questioned about it, he got annoyed and said, “This is why you never share a work in progress.”
Sugar Bombs 95 11 months ago
I’ve tried to write my own songs before, but it’s really difficult to come up with an original melody, so all my songs just recycle the melodies of pre-existing songs.
codycab 11 months ago
Please! Anyone can write that. LA! See?
Averagemoe 11 months ago
The Book of World Records is no longer recognizing “feats of artistic briefness”. A couple of musicians each playing a single note simultaneously and calling it the world’s shortest concert ruined that for everyone.
Joseph comicinthestrip 11 months ago
Marigold: (sings a single note)
John Cage: 4:33
enigmamz 11 months ago
She needs a better drummer.
dl_supertroll 11 months ago
GO LAKERS
iggyman 11 months ago
Short and sweet!
Calvinist1966 11 months ago
The story which could have been a Halloween arc has obviously ended. I hope that we do get a good Halloween arc next week.
some idiot from R'lyeh Premium Member 11 months ago
Marigold called it a song they were writing, not one they had written.
French Persons Premium Member 11 months ago
That’s a new one on me..
Decepticomic 11 months ago
What an ear worm.
DaBump Premium Member 11 months ago
“The song of a thousand words begins with one note” — Lao’d Song
mistie710 11 months ago
-de-dah!
Wichita1.0 11 months ago
What’s next? The Miniscule Waltz?
mauryfrench Premium Member 11 months ago
Another classic! I snorted!
The Wolf In Your Midst 11 months ago
What a moving musical tribute to Los Angeles.
prrdh 11 months ago
The late, great jazz pianist Marian McPartland was fond of telling this story about Duke Ellington:
“I remember he made a sort of a subtle criticism,” she says. “He said, ‘Oh, you play so many notes.’ I thought, ’He’s obviously telling me that I’m playing too many notes,’ so from that I kind of eased off a little bit. I was probably showing off.”
Stephen Gilberg 11 months ago
Reminds me of “Big Fish,” where a guy had been working on a poem for 12 years and had only three lines to show for it. When questioned about it, he got annoyed and said, “This is why you never share a work in progress.”
puddleglum1066 11 months ago
I would think that if a unicorn sang a one-note song, the note would be “Mi.”
Marvin's Will 11 months ago
Miles Davis – “It’s not the notes you play, it’s the notes you don’t play.”
jerrica.benton333 11 months ago
93rd <3
booya