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Big Slab o' Cow - 2025 Remix
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A song I wrote and performed with Mental Floss, Miami's legendary comedy improv/sketch comedy company. A commercial for a rather intense restaurant experience. I hope it doesn't give anyone any ideas.
comedy novelty song
Folk music for postmoderns
Note about the "2025 Remixes." Since I don't currently have the resources to book studio time or musicians, I am polishing my old demos in Suno. I'm doing my best to keep Suno from making alterations to my compositions, and succeeding about two thirds of the time, but it is an uphill battle. For the sake of transparency, I am making an effort to delineate all of the (usually very slight) alterations Suno has made to the recordings, but it will take a while. In the meantime, once you've heard a "remix" to hear how I want the song to sound, you may want to scroll down to the original demo, which, in a few cases, will be a better representation of how the song _goes_. Until I've finished those notes, I can tell you that "Loafy's Blues," "Misfit Moon," "It Does Not Mean a Thing," "Home," "Saturn Road," "The Skin of Our Teeth," "Old Friends Come Back," "Scarecrow," and all the instrumentals are pretty much perfect reproductions of my original compositions. I'll endeavor to make notes on the others, describing precisely how they were altered. And again, you can hear my original, much less slick demos of those songs further down on the page, for comparison. ====== 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.
Song Info
Author
Darren Zieger, G. Michael McKay (spoken section)
Rights
1990, 2025
Uploaded
December 11, 2025
Track Files
MP3
MP3 2.3 MB 180 kbps 1:48
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Vocals
Male
Character
Energy
relaxed, cool
high-energy
Positivity
dark, sad, angry
happy
Appeal
unique
radio-friendly
Story behind the song
This started as a bit in an improvised sketch at Mental Floss, Miami's legendary comedy improv company, for which I was musical director. During the sketch, troupe member Sal Pisani came up with the name of the restaurant. I went home that night and wrote the song. Troupe member G. Michael McKay created the spoken section. We performed the song in the show probably a hundred times, and it was a crowd favorite. It was also one of the few times I stepped up on stage during the show -- I was generally off to the side playing my keyboards.
Lyrics
If you want something to eat - got a hank'rin' for some meat Well, rare, or raw, we don't care how If you're tired of eatin' spuds and don't mind the sight of blood Bring your appetite to Big Slab o' Cow Big Slab o' Cow - all of our livestock is right out in plain view Big Slab o' Cow - come in and choose the cow that's meant for only you Big Slab o' Cow - You get the whole cow, you can eat until you're full Big Slab o' Cow - you get the udder, so you know it ain't no bull At Big Slab o' Cow [spoken] Well, come on in to Big Slab o' Cow. Just choose a cow from our giant cow-quarium, and we'll flame broil 'im where he stands. And you get a gallon of barbecue sauce. And just say "revv up that chainsaw,' and you'll get the fastest steak tartar in town. Big Slab o' Cow - come in today to the location nearest you Big Slab o' Cow - and bring the kids along, they'll love our pettin' zoo Big Slab o' Cow - and bring the dog, we got a place for him, of course Big Slab o' Cow - right next door at Big Chunk o' Horse So come on down to Big Slab o' Cow So come on down to Big Slab o' Cow Moo!
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