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Fun On the Bus
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Folk music for postmoderns
I am what you might call a musical generalist. I listen to pretty much everything and I compose in pretty much any style, though I concentrate mainly on folk, folk-rock, rock, synth-pop, alternative, comedy, musical theatre, jazz, new-age, film music, avant-garde, and the occasional lullaby (why sing your kid to sleep with "Rock-a-bye Baby" when you can can create something personalized?). I've done most of my professional (i.e. paid) work in the theatre, where I've been musical director for dozens of productions. I was also musical director of Mental Floss, the legendary Miami improv group, for over 500 performances; I recently did a stint with Laughing Gas, which rose from the ashes of Mental Floss 11 years ago to become the longest running improv group in South Florida. As a singer-songwriter, I've concentrated most of my energy on my signature style of synth-driven folk-rock (sort of Indigo Girls meets Vangelis). I'm also something of a minor celebrity in the world of Filk (folk music for science fiction fans), where I am proud to be the object of the worlds smallest international fan base.
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Genre
Rock Folk Rock
Charts
Peak #449
Peak in subgenre #40
Author
Darren Zieger
Rights
1992
Uploaded
June 08, 2006
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MP3 1.3 MB 128 kbps 1:24
Story behind the song
This song was written for a specific vocalist, a singer I met working on a musical. I had her voice and personality in mind.
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I drop in my exact change it goes clink I take a seat in the back A woman looks at me strange I don't care what she thinks I am wearing my bright colors today I am wearing my Minnie Mouse singlasses I start to practice out loud some lines from a play Everyone looks and then looks away Then I get to my song I say folks sing along Fun on the bus These are some ways you can have fun on the bus Or in a waiting room, or in a bank line Otherwise you're just wasting time Why not tapdance in the elevator It's all wasted time and sooner or later It adds up to a lot of your life There is a woman across from me she is looking out the window I count the colors in her hat She looks at me and I wave She doesn't know what to do about that I say goodbye to her as she gets off at her stop I greet the new people I am leader of the bus I practice my monologue Fun on the bus There are so many ways you can have fun on the bus Or in a phone booth or during a moment of silence Otherwise you're just wasting time Why not run up the down escalator It's all wasted time and sooner or later It adds up to a lot of your life
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