Sunday Song: Absurdity Makes for Good Songwriting

So, I was driving home on Friday afternoon, and I passed two dead armadillos by the side of the road - they were about five miles apart, and I just started singing about them. I'll post the song somewhere, but it is just an absurd little dirge that popped into my head.

That's how music happens for me. Things that endure pop into my head and stick there. I sang the song to my sister, and it stuck in her head as well, but she isn't singing the right melody yet. I will have to sing the dirge to her several more times until it sticks. I doubt that I will ever use the song in music therapy, but it fulfilled something for me.

The lyrics are simple - Flat armadillo, flat armadillo, flat armadillo, flat armadillo by the side of the road.

I also played around with some lyrics, but I didn't develop it any more. There are times when things just don't need to be developed into a therapeutic music experience. They just are.

I haven't been taking the time to sing lately. I will move the keyboard into my room so I can play when I get home. I want to play around with music a bit more than I have lately - well, for a long time. It is time to pull out some of my music books and start doing some practicing.

There will probably be some more absurd songs coming out of it all.

I will figure out how to post the audio file somewhere...

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