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Payback for Playback
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This is the original version of Helge Krabye's song 'Payback for Playback' from the glory days of MP3.com. The very first version was actually named 'Anything can Happen'. - See the Song page and Song Lyrics for the whole story behind this track.
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Homeless Balloon's music is ambient jazz with a mix of ambient grooves, chill out, electronica, acoustic and world beat.
Homeless Balloon is the music project of Norwegian composer, musician and multimedia artist Helge Krabye. He has composed original music for more than eighty television documentaries, radio plays, fantasy stories and art projects. He is known for combining acoustic instruments with experimental, electronic sounds. He is also a dedicated user of the innovative soft instrument MetaSynth. Homeless Balloon released two CD's in 2007 and four more in 2008. They are available in the iTunes Music Store, at emusic.com and from Homeless Balloon's official site. For a limited time, you may also download some tracks for free here at SoundClick (link at the right) for free :) And of course, you can purchase the music as individual downloads (highest quality 320 mbps) or albums in Homeless Balloon's Soundclick web shop (see the left menu). Feel free to share the songs of Homeless Balloon with your friends :)
Song Info
Genre
Electronic • Ambient
Charts
Peak #274
Peak in subgenre #5
Author
Helge Krabye
Rights
Helge Krabye (TONO/ncb)
Uploaded
August 29, 2008
Track Files
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MP3 7.0 MB • 320 kbps • 3:03
Story behind the song
This is the original version of Helge Krabye's song from the glory days of MP3.com, when hundreds of thousands of independent artists uploaded their music, competed in the charts and (the most clever ones) earned thousands of dollars every month from the Payback for Playback system! Some artist went bananas in the bidding in order to get the highest chart positions, and this song is built completely on statements in the comments fields for these auction biddings. The automatic responses from the MP3.com staff are also included. These authentic text messages have been processed through a vocooder. See the lyrics for... yes, the "lyrics"! You will find three different versions, because I used different text selections on the different remixes or song versions.
Lyrics
TRANCE VERSION: Congratulations! You are currently in the winner's list for Electronic Page Promotions. Electronic Page Promotions. Don't forget: Auction slots increase your Payback for Playback opportunities. Promo Auctions are a unique and effective way to get your music heard! Payback for playback. Payback for playback. Don't forget: Auction slots increase your Payback for Playback opportunities. Don't miss this opportunity! Don't miss this opportunity!! Don't miss this opportunity!!! Important: You have just been outbidd for Electronic Page Promotions. Don't miss this opportunity! Payback for playback. Thank You for Participating in MP3 com?s Promo Auctions! Disqualified? You have just been outbidd for Electronic Page Promotions. You still have time to place a new bidd. Don't miss this opportunity! Don't miss this opportunity! We are sorry. Songs by this Artist are currently unavailable on our site. But, don?t despair. Anything can happen. Anything can happen. In this auction anything can happen. (Words by MP3.com spoken by an Apple Macintosh Computer G4 and manipulated with SparkXL 2.0, t.c.works MegaReverb, Waves MondoMod, Prosoniq Orange Vocoder and Digidesign ProTools 24MixPlus. Yo!) AMBIENT VERSION: Payback for playback. The Musician?s Report 2001. Payback for playback. The Musician?s Report 2001. Promo Auctions are a unique and effective way to get your music heard! We are soldiers for cash money. Payback for playback. Payback for playback. The Musician?s Report 2001. Don't forget: Auction slots increase your Payback for Playback opportunities. Don't miss this opportunity!!! Amount: 3.334 USD. Disqualified! In this auction anything can happen. the computer bids for you in an attempt to secure the highest bid. Something went wrong with the other bid to make them fall out of the auction. Once out, the winning position defaults to the next highest bidder until a winner is determined. Amount: 10.000 USD. Disqualified! Payback for playback. Don't miss this opportunity! Don't miss this opportunity! Something went wrong with the other bid. Anything can happen. Anything can happen. The Musician?s Report 2001. (Words by MP3.com and artists spoken by an Apple Macintosh Computer G4 and manipulated with SparkXL 2.0, t.c.works MegaReverb, Waves MondoMod, Prosoniq Orange Vocoder and Digidesign ProTools 24MixPlus.) "Finish things and give them to people" (From the OSC Manifesto) Promo Auctions are a unique and effective way to get your music heard! We are soldiers for cash money. Payback for playback. Payback for playback. The Musician?s Report 2001. Don't forget: Auction slots increase your Payback for Playback opportunities. Don't miss this opportunity!!! Amount: 3.334 USD. Disqualified! In this auction anything can happen. the computer bids for you in an attempt to secure the highest bid. Something went wrong with the other bid to make them fall out of the auction. Once out, the winning position defaults to the next highest bidder until a winner is determined. Amount: 10.000 USD. Disqualified! Payback for playback. Don't miss this opportunity! Don't miss this opportunity! Something went wrong with the other bid. Anything can happen. Anything can happen. The Musician?s Report 2001. (Words by MP3.com spoken by an Apple Macintosh Computer G4 and manipulated with SparkXL 2.0, t.c.works MegaReverb, Waves MondoMod, Prosoniq Orange Vocoder and Digidesign ProTools 24MixPlus.)
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