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Can't Let It Go
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Boffo Yux Dudes

Entry from Can't Let It Go in Nur Ein XVII.

Must include a guest from outside the band singing a vocal harmony

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Can't Let It Go
by Boffo Yux Dudes

Featuring guest vocalists Toni and Cal Morgan on Backing Vox!

(Setting: a cluttered house loaded with items strewn about.)

Please have a seat. Yeah there's a chair here somewhere under all these papers -
Yeah no just fine - ignore the mouse poop. Can I Get you something to drink?
I don't know if any of those glasses are clean.
Maybe in this box...

Verse:
Newspapers stacking up to the ceiling
Clothes all cover the floor
No room to stand up, so I’m kneeling
And yet I still want more

Chorus:
I can’t let go (of my things)
I can’t let go (they make my life tough)
I can’t let go (though it’s too much)
I can’t let go (it’s not enough)

Some people accuse me of hoarding
But that’s not how it be
You see junk, I see a second chance
A recycling opportunity

Chorus:
I can’t let go (though I want to)
I can’t let go (though it’s what I need)
I can’t let go (even though it’s a trap)
I can’t let go (I want to be free)

Won’t you give me a hand
This was never the plan for my life
I know you understand
So please do what you can
Because you know I count on you
Yes, it’s true
It all comes down to

Chorus:
I can’t let go (you’re the only one)
I can’t let go (who stuck by my side)
I can’t let go (You never gave me up)
I can’t let go (You always tried)

I may put on a show
But I’m no Marie Kondo as you can see
Help me open the door
Help me sweep up the floor
Clean me out so I can be free
Just you and me
Help us to be

Chorus:
I can’t let go (of all my albums)
I can’t let go (of all my books)
I can’t let go (can you see through the wasteland?)
I can’t let go (take a second look)

Reviews

6 posted notes

vowlvom

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likeable song and the chorus uses the extra vocals well and has a decent hook. The hoarding concept is pretty fun, although the concept feels a little stretched over the full song, some more specific / fun details might have helped.

Evermind

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Love the skit intro, complete with foley. Nice interpretation of the title, a song about hoarding. Not one but two guest harmony vocalists! Woo hoo! I'm not a stickler for grammar, but the contrast between "how it be" and the proper grammar in the rest of the song is kind of awkward. Feels stuck in there for the rhyme. Vocals feel like they could use some air, a little brightness. Also, can we talk about the rad bassline in here? It's buried in the mix and could use a little love. The scansion on "MArie KonDO" almost made me spit out my drink.

mo

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I’m into the premise. That verse melody line reminds me of something that I can’t put my finger on, maybe it’s like Bizarre Love Triangle or something Depeche Mode, anyway, it’s good hooky melody. Here again, my feeling is that you hit the chorus and you stay at the same level, the backing vocals should be louder and have more support, and it could really blow minds—like the part is good, but the mix/arrangement could use some finessing. Again, the bridge, it’s at the same level of feel, wanted to feel a shift here. It’s a good tune though, I thought it was a good direction and has a lot of stuff you could tease out of it—

grumpymike

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Great concept but could have used a little more time in the oven.
Strength: witty (love the Marie Condo reference)
Weakness: clunky delivery (dislike the Marie Condo delivery), missing strong melodic backbone

owl

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I like the concept of this song--there are a million love songs out there and not so many about hoarding/OCD. I think the execution of your solid concept could have been better, though. The spoken word intro gives this solid novelty song vibes, which I guess might be what you're going for, but the lyrics also hint at earnestness, so I don't quite know how to interpret this. The song plods a bit musically; I would have liked a bit more in terms of dynamic and arrangement shifts between sections. I also think the lyrics could be tightened up. I winced a bit at the phrase "That's not how it be," which clearly sounded unnatural for you and only jammed in there for the rhyme scheme. Some issues with prosody as well--the equal stresses on "newspapers" sound a bit awkward to me, "AC-cuse," "kon-DO". The way you've used the guest vocals is good, but something sounds a bit strange to me in the execution, audible autotune, I'm guessing, and I'm not sure if it was intentional. I think some of your melodies are quite strong, like I really like what you do on "plan for my life," but I don't think the current arrangement does the best job supporting your idea overall.

sailingmagpie

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This has a bit of a band-in-a-box loop feel to it, imo. The line that ends with "...opportunity" isn't good enough to necessitate the forced clunker that precedes it. That bit definitely needs a rewrite. The mix doesn't have the rising and falling tensions needed to keep the listener engaged and the music feels like it stays at the same level throughout. It would work better if some of the elements dropped out occasionally to keep things fresh. Not a fan of the jokey spoken intro and the pitch is all over the place on some of the vocals (both lead and harmonies). This is a solid take on the title but I feel like it needs a lot more work.

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