Lotta songs say things we can’t relate to
but sexy jingles do their job quite nicely.
So we adjust to an idea that came with a neat tune
and then it’s on, we go along
and babble with whatever’s on, yeah!
This time we wanna go different.
We wanna play & sing a juicy song
and be sure that we’re doin’ you no wrong.
So there’s only one way we can go
and that is, ladies and gentlemen,
to speak to you About this very song.
So, you’ll notice this first boogie
is somewhat funkish...
Somewhat different, yet somewhat same
Neat, but not too sweet
And then change:
We make a pause, we start anew
We let the beat hesitate.
Not too much tho’
See, the musician knows there should be
no sudden breaks,
unless they’re sudden just enough.
And then we bring it back for ya
so you don’t drift away.
There’s a setting and we want you to stay.
The instruments play same,
but the vocal plays another game.
That’s what usually fascinates:
playing the “same same, yet different” game.
Now, as we go along,
try to reflect about the appeal of music:
What is it that you like
about the music that you like?
Tell me, what is it?
Is it the surprisal?
The catchy jingle?
Or the thing you can’t get at first?
And we bring the power back,
bring it up, make it bounce.
We’ve made your music mind busy,
we wanna upgrade that to dizzy.
Now let us return
to a tune you’ve already heard,
but it’s dissected, it’s redirected,
it is mellow, it’s mellower …
Not a time for something fresh
You see? That’s such an interesting mesh
Please be wondering: “What’s coming next?”
We’ll give you what you don’t expect
Now check out how we unleash the real power
and start building something solid but sweet,
groovy but with gradation.
A feeling of progression,
goin’ upward, slowly to the top.
Are we there yet? No,
‘cause some grooves never wear out,
some grooves simply never wear out!
Are you tired yet?
That was our hidden plan:
Make you wish for relaxation
and thank us when we go:
Stop! Chill, relax
and let us do stuff to you ...
And you’ll see, you will refill.
Yes, let us do some sweet, sweet stuff to you,
‘cause you see you will, eventually refill, believe!
So you think it’s gonna end?
C’mon, no, let’s have a wait.
Take some room to reflect …
and stop at that.
credits
from Now O' Clock,
released October 1, 2015
Music: J. Hedžet, S. Turk
Lyrics: T. Toth
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