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Abandon Language
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A curiosity - something I wrote when I was 16. Wanted to see how it would sound better produced. Not something I'm taking seriously at the moment, but a lot of fun.
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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
Genre
Rock Rock General
Charts
#27 in subgenre
Author
Darren Zieger
Rights
1985, 2026
Uploaded
January 06, 2026
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MP3 7.6 MB 320 kbps 3:18
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WAV 36.3 MB
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Vocals
Male
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Energy
relaxed, cool
high-energy
Danceable
coffee-place
dancefloor
Lyrics
[verse] Pedantic semantics require attention Remember no meanings, lost all retention If all else fails, abandon convention [verse] I don't remember what they taught me in college I do remember high school -- ooh, the carnage If all else fails, abandon knowledge [bridge] Oh, there's so many words Haven't you heard The more you live The more you learn And if you try to get away There's only one thing I can say [instrumental] [verse] Unhappy marriage Miserable kids Did what you done Because you is what you is [middle 8] If all else fails (get out of the business) If all else fails If all else fails You know what to do Whoa If all else fails (get out of the business) If all else fails (get out of the business) If all else fails You find a way through Whoa I learned the English I learned the Spanish Tried to be a hero But I couldn't manage If all else fails, abandon language Abandon language Abandon... [outro] Abandon language Abandon language
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