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Shuffle Off
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Recorded in the winter 2018, when I was snowed in for four days and had nothing else to do.

Normally my songs originate from my noodling about on the guitar. This song came about from my experimenting with the piano on day one of being snowed in. On day two I worked out the guitar parts. The rest came together on days three and four.

I was well into the recording process before the idea came for the lyrics. As the rhythm is a shuffle, I thought it might be cool to write about shuffling off. Seemed the obvious thing to do at the time!

Hope you find this one thought provoking, yet at the same time a FUN listen!

Remastered by the mighty Tom Hellstens!

Be well all!
Released: 17-May-2024
Category: Rock
Application: Logic Pro
File type: mp3
File size: 13.3 Mb
Plays: 20
Downloads: 2
Weekly plays: 1
Weekly downloads: 1
License: No derivative works allowed
Lyrics
SHUFFLE OFF

I.
Sat at home and watched the news today;
Another psycho had his wicked way.
He pulled a gun in a crowd of people,
and blew as many as he could away!

Whatever happened to wrong and right...
Our inborn sense of the dark and the light?
Our educators and the media,
in part responsible for this blight!

Refrain:
You say you've heard it all before!
Don't wanna listen to it anymore!
Guess I'll walk out the door;
and shuffle off...

II.
What's the matter with the world today?
We treat each other in such horrible ways!
The time is ripe to learn to love one another.

It really isn't all that hard to do.
Just walk awhile in the other one's shoes.
We'll soon begin to understand each other.

Refrain:
You say you've heard it all before!
Don't wanna listen to it anymore!
Guess I'll walk out the door;
and shuffle off...

III.
Got my own inner fire to fan;
but I still care about this troubled land.
You know I'm glad to lend a helping hand, but
not gonna step down in the quicksand!

Though I'll try to do whatever I can;
when it's time again to strike up the band,
I'll be off to a better land...
Bye bye! Bye bye!

Refrain:
You say you've heard it all before.
Don't wanna listen to it anymore!
Guess I'll walk out the door,
and shuffle off...

IV.
Though some folks are out there who choose to scoff,
When this ol' life is done we'll all shuffle off!

Might as well get started...

HERE WE GOOOOOOO!
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Moses
artist
Love the delivery of "shuffle off".  Good message.  Guitar is quite crisp and pleasant tonally.  Breakdown bridge section is tonal bliss.  I can relate.  So many of the societal struggles of today seem so juvenile, idiotic, self sabotage, just wanna get the hell out and find somewhere to enjoy life.
Latest song: Fare Well
7 months ago
jgurner
artist
When I saw the title, the first thing that came to minde was shuffle on the old iPod. The actual reason for the title makes MUCH more sense...
Great song. I think some of the best tunes come from a place of "nothing else to do" messing around. And I definitely agree with the sentiment.
Thanks for sharing!
7 months ago
Chips
listener
Nice piano ditty rag boogie...ha and great mix with guitar and vocals. Thought maybe it would be "shovel off" with being snowed in. Just turn off the media and shovel off all the BS. Nice tune !
 
7 months ago
TrebleFace
artist
Mike are you able to write a bad song?  Everything you do is so impressive.  You got the feel 👏👏
7 months ago
Wyndsok
artist
@Moses 
Thanks Noah. Yep... Surveying the social landscape can be a real downer.
At least the tune is half way decent! Lol...
:-)
Latest song: This Desert Place
7 months ago
Wyndsok
artist
@jgurner 
Thanks Joseph! Inspiration can come from the darndest places and under the most unlikely situations.
If memory serves, it took me roughly four hours to piece together than piano part. (I'm no keyboardist...)
Fortunately, being snowed in like I was there was little else to do, so it all worked out in the end.
As for the sentiment, where the hell has sanity and virtue gone? Life in the sinkhole... Sigh!
:-)
Latest song: This Desert Place
7 months ago
Wyndsok
artist
@Chips 
"...piano ditty rag boogie"! By Zeus I think you've come up with a brand new genre! Lol...
As for "shovel off," well... that's for an entirely different song, and not necessarily one about snow!
I appreciate your comedic comment AND the sage advice at the end!
:-)
Latest song: This Desert Place
7 months ago
Wyndsok
artist
@TrebleFace 
Matt:
Of COURSE I can write a bad song! I just try my level best not to post them! Lol... 
Glad you enjoyed this one my friend!
:-)
Latest song: This Desert Place
7 months ago
thsantac
artist
There is always a little touch of prog-rock in your song Mike and I like it. I agree with Trebleface :-)
7 months ago
Grathy
artist
Another great song by you! Isn't it funny how inspiration strikes in a variety of ways?
7 months ago
Smileygeezer
artist
Another awesome piece of work Mike. Are you quoting Hamlet? "Shuffle off this mortal coil"?
Latest song: Why?
7 months ago
Wyndsok
artist
@thsantac 
Thierry,
Thanks my friend for patiently listening to my songs and leaving encouraging comments and occasionally
the constructive critique. As for the "touch of prog"... I think it adds a bit O' spice to a tune!
:-)
Latest song: This Desert Place
7 months ago
Wyndsok
artist
@Grathy 
Thanks for listening Mary. I know rock isn't necessarily your thing, and I deeply appreciate your support!
:-)
Latest song: This Desert Place
7 months ago
Wyndsok
artist
@Smileygeezer 
Shaun,
Glad you like the tune bro. And yes... the bard is in fact lurking there in the background! Especially in verse IV.
:-)
Latest song: This Desert Place
7 months ago
KennethLavrsen
artist
Cool rocking song. The piano parts add a nice colour to the piece. I love it. A cool that snow does not always result in a xmas song, Ha!
7 months ago
Sociallite1957
artist
Always thought provoking and with sharp nuance as well ( yea yea yea).. Also reminds me a little of 10cc back in the 70's. I enjoyed the piano parts too.. So many have been shuffling off the past few years- mass migration.. You do Rock! 2 thumbs and 2 toes up for all involved
7 months ago
Wyndsok
artist
@KennethLavrsen 
Thanks for clocking in on this my friend!
Nope... No Xmas song here... LOL
:-)
Latest song: This Desert Place
7 months ago
Wyndsok
artist
@Sociallite1957 
HEY Joyce, nothing gets by you... You picked up on my little nod to the Beatles. 
:-)
Yep... it's a "mass migration" to be sure. C'est la vie!
Thanks for the nice comment my friend!
Latest song: This Desert Place
7 months ago
deezee
artist
Fantastic lyrics& music Mike great collab. :)
7 months ago
Telemetry
artist
I can dig it Mike.  Great vibe and playing. 
7 months ago
brassgospelguy
artist
Love the vocal and the lyrics. You delivered the message Mike! Bravo
Latest song: Winter Cheer
7 months ago
AlHughson
artist
@Wyndsok  Great lyric man and fun music-there's a lot going on here to like :)
Latest song: Pinnochio
7 months ago
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