Humorous song dealing with online dating cynicism
Sheryl writes social and political songs dealing with issues she thinks need addressing.
Sheryl got ambitious to write songs while living in New Zealand, but it wasn't till Bush threatened to invade Iraq that she actually was motivated to get off her duff and produce the Pied Piper of Crawford.
Singer/Songwriter Maria Larson was so kind to play guitar for me in it.
Then she took on her song The Patriot Call with the kind help of her ex-boyfriend Mark Camann and hre kind friend Charles Peterson.
Since then , Sheryl met Talysman (aka urbeatle) on a dating website, and he told her about the online band he was in called The InterrÃbang Cartel. She uploaded one of her song ideas onto the forum there, where Major Zed and ?!Charlie started working with her to make it into a reality. It's really almost as much Major Zeds as hers at this point; he put so much work and creative thought into it. But they are both happy parents of that song. :-)
Story behind the song
I was inspired by observing certain patterns while using an online dating site. Some quite personally.
Special thanks to Major Zed and ?!Charlie at the Interrobang Cartel for making this song a reality. Major Zed improved my music, and he and Charlie wrote all the harmony and bass. Zed produced and arranged it, so it really was a group collaboration. Thanks guys!!!
Lyrics
Seeking a suitor at your computer,
One girl is smarter, another is cuter.
One guy is kinder, another is wiser;
One's a big spender, another's a miser.
One is a thinker, another's a looker.
One girl's so sleazy you'd think she's a hooker.
It's online dating,
The newest form of mating.
The easy way to find a spouse.
Don't even need to leave your house.
Just type a bit and click your mouse
To find the perfect match.
So many faces, so many chases.
So many people in so many places,
Yet John's too persistent and Bob's inconsistent,
Dave doesn't shave, and then Danny's too distant.
And then there's Eric who's way too generic.
Still, anyone's better than Daniel or Derek.
It's online dating,
The newest form of mating.
The easy way to find a spouse.
Don't even need to leave your house.
Just type a bit and click your mouse
To find the perfect match.
So you compare them, torment and scare them
And if you don't like them, you're not apt to spare them
You rank them and rate them and tease them and bait them,
Drag them through hell, then you don't even date them.
From Bob to Rob, or from Barbara to Alice,
So many people, you start to grow callous.
It's online dating,
The newest form of mating.
The easy way to find a spouse.
Don't even need to leave your house.
Just type a bit and click your mouse
To find the perfect match.
Some prospects hate you, some will sedate you
Some are just happy if they can debate you.
Some will affect you while some will reject you;
Misplace a comma, and some will correct you.
When they're annoying, or coy and flirtatious,
Just bite your tongue and pretend to be gracious.
It's online dating,
The newest form of mating.
The easy way to find a spouse.
Don't even need to leave your house.
Just type a bit and click your mouse
To find the perfect match.
