a = Dancing” – Ancient Human League Song Discovered
Or, My Best Phil Oakey Impression

Last night I started singing some stupid lyrics to myself, as I am wont to do.  Weirdly, these lyrics are more appropriate for a crap early ’80s song, as opposed to the vaguely sincere ’70s music where I am usually stuck.  So perhaps I’ll enter into the ’90s in a few years.

Regardless, please enjoy this silly little song.  I apologize that I haven’t released any “serious” music in a while, but there are some tracks in the works.  However, this does have a very “Mike” section as the bridge.

Listen to it here:  http://mphtower.net/web/content/category/4/14/26/ (by hitting Play)

Or download it here:  http://mphtower.net/web/component/option,com_docman/task,doc_download/gid,7/

a = Dancing
Lyrics:

I saw you shakin’ it
On the dance floor
I gave you
A rating of 7.3
 
Before we start in
With locomotion
You’ve gotta take
This survey for me
 
[chorus]
Choose A or B
A is dancin’ and
B is standin’ around
 
That’s not a problem,
Here, use my pen
But maybe next time
You should be prepared
 
What’s the issue now?
This isn’t very hard.
Initial here and initial there
And sign your name
 
[Chorus]

[Bridge]
(Our hero’s thoughts:)    Just make your choice, A or B, make your choice for me
(Said to the “7.3”:)        Make up your mind, do it right now, we’re running out of time
(The “7.3”‘s response:)  Oh! Give me some more time, I can’t decide
(Dance club manager:)  Hey, if you’re not gonna dance, get off the floor

I don’t have a problem
I don’t know why you ask
Just fill it out and give me
Two forms of ID
 
Oh so you’re leaving?
Fine, be that way.
That chick over there’s
An 8.8
 
[Chorus reprise]
Choose A or B
A is dancing and
B is falling in love

If anyone in the Chicago area would be interested in helping make a super ’80s-tastic video for this, that’d be awesome.  Key-tars, white suits, and rain slicked streets with bad dancing.  Oh, and the survey that the dude gives the chick would be in crayon.

Because I’ve been asked a couple times, yes, that’s me doing the backing vox that sound like a girl.  Shockingly, it’s unprocessed, so I think it’s just the mix that makes it sound so very feminine.  I hope.

Yr bddy in a sknny tie,
Mike

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