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Boffo Yux Dudes
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Boffo Yux Dudes

Entry from Deified in Nur Ein XVII.

Use a palindromic musical phrase of at least 6 notes total (melody must be a palindrome but rhythm can change)

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SpoilerThe official palindrome is the fast synth riff that plays under the middle and end of the song. There are many shorter ones interspersed throughout the song.

Our first attempt was much more layered, including the use of morse code palindromes using the lyric letters as one layer of palindrome, and the length of the notes in morse code as a second layer. It didn't come together as planned, but if you want to try it, the letters that are the same backwards and forwards in morse code are: E, I, M, O, P, R, S, T and X.

Here's what they match out to in inverse if you wanted to for a morse code palindrome, but could adjust the letters to match the note length
(Say 1/4 note for dot and 1/2 note for dash)

A-N
B-V
C- -
D-U
E-E
F-L
G-W
H-H
I-I
J--
K-K
L-F
M-M
N-A
O-O
P-P
Q-Y
R-R
S-S
T-T
U-D
V-B
W-G
X-X
Y-Q
Z---

Needless to say, our brains couldn't handle the extra layers, and instead we have a sci-fi dystopian god complex of a song with smatterings of 1980's 'Yes' vocal effects for the chorus. Enjoy!

Deified
by Boffo Yux Dudes

We all arrive alone in the dark
Looking for a light, looking for a spark
Rely on ancient history
To dispel all our mystery

We testify our hopes and dreams
Try to codify what it all means
But we sanctify all of our fears
We deify our wasted years

Look for truth in a book, look for God in a word
Can you hear the voice? What is it you heard?
Messages get garbled, messages get lost
While across the seas we're hopelessly tossed

We testify our hopes and dreams
Try to codify what it all means
But we sanctify all of our fears
We deify our wasted years

The words get passed from voice to voice
We write them down we lose our choice
Where did we stray? How did we start?
The scriving minds stamps out the heart

Look for truth in a book, look for God in a word
Can you hear the voice? What is it you heard?
Messages get garbled, messages get lost
While across the seas we're hopelessly tossed

The words get passed from voice to voice
We write them down we lose our choice
Where did we stray? How did we start?
The scriving minds stamps out the heart

We testify our hopes and dreams
Try to codify what it all means
But we sanctify all of our fears
We deify our wasted years

Reviews

2 posted notes

vowlvom

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this is solid, I like the burbling arpeggio palindrome running in the background. I wish the vocal melody had more of a hook to it, it's effective how you build the intensity as you go up to the higher range but there's not much here to stick in my head afterwards. Drums feel overly busy again, might be easier to build the song if it started out with a simpler beat.

furrypedro

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A fairly tight little number here. I like the arpeggiated keys, and the beat keeps things moving along at a decent pace. The overlapping vocals in the chorus is a nice touch. "Across the seas we're hopelessly tossed" has too many syllables in it, but I like that the song seems to fit with the theme without hitting us over the head with the title. I had this neck and neck with BSS but ranked them one notch higher thanks to their clearer mix.

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