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Frankie Big Face

Entry from Cold Comfort in Nur Ein VII.

Tongue Twister

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Cold Comfort - Frankie Big Face

I have a tale, perhaps you've heard
My baby left without a word
And yes, I see the irony
I don't need it explained to me

She found my stutter quite absurd
And often played the mockingbird
The words would bottle up in me
I tried in vain to set them free

And now that's she gone, I find my stammer's moved away
And though I miss her so much, you know it's easier to say

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Lost love lingers, sticky finger-flicking fuss
Saw dust, surface rust, arrests the best in us
(If you) Hoe the whole row, the holes will hold the hulled husks
What comes from cold comfort? Bitter crumbs from brittle crusts

I had a cry, but afterward
I found that I was undeterred
Now that I could speak, she'd see
I am the man I used to be

I pressed the screen, the call transferred
She said hello, I sputtered and slurred
She laughed aloud and said with glee
"You're such a comic oddity."

She hung up the phone and the marbles in my mouth
Melted away and the words came flowing out

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Though I'm glad to see it go
I'm sorry to discover
The girl and the impediment:
I can't have one without the other

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Reviews

4 posted notes

glennny

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I pretty much feel the same way as Melvin does. I think you have guts! It’s pretty freaking bold to go GnG especially when you half expect Ross to go GnG which is his bread and butter. This stands up. Great song! LOVE the lyrics! I’m confused by the tongue twister parts. I believe in you so much as a song-writer I believe that all the images are metaphors for something. Then I keep racking my brain trying to understand what a sticky finger flicking fuss is. It’s a great tongue twister, but I don’t get the deeper meaning if it’s there. I’m dense about these things. That’s not a criticism of the song, it’s a short coming of me as a listener. Regardless I love your vocals and playing and the song structure. I won’t be surprised if this wins. I’ll be surprised if this doesn’t advance. Great job! Interesting play in the game of Nur Ein!

furrypedro

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This is a very well written song, and I think you've done the best tongue twister I've heard so far in the fight - I do really like the way it fits into the song so nicely, but I wish you'd done something more with the arrangment. There's definitely a place for minimalism but I don't think this song is it, in my opinion. If you had time constraints then fair enough, but if it's a conscious choice to make it a GnG song I don't think it was the right choice.

nyjm

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+++ concept +++
+++ full and successful integration of the challenge +++
+++ melody; i'm going to be singing this to myself for days +++
/// i can envision a fuller production, but nothing that would significantly improve this song ///

roymond

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Turning the challenge into an integral component of the plot is your usual application of over-the-top enthusiasm to reach the deepest depths of meaning and impact. And you’ve made a fine job of it. Gutsy GnG was all that was necessary to pull it off, but surely your fancy Logic setup has a high-pass filter? A bit boomy there in the guitar. Vocals are spot on, if a tad safe. But the lyrics are driving this train and production be damned! It’s quirky, original and tragically funny (yes, even comically odd).

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