TK Jinglers (Opera Singer)

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A parody of a song by Cake.
Recorded by Swingmonalisa in Bel Air, MD
Recorded: 06/03/2015  Released: 06/08/2015  First aired: unaired

Lyrics

We are the TK Jinglers
And songs we do create
It’s stupid what we’re doing
But we still think it’s great
Our co-stars are all brothers (and sisters)
We are not seeking fame
We write both good and awful songs
So Tony says our names

And every single morning
By 10 a.m. we’re prepped
To hear ramblings on for hours and hours
And with diligence, transcribe the best
Sometimes we’ll call him “pompous”
Sometimes we’ll say “insane”
Our talents shine like turds sometimes
But he never does complain

We are the TK Jinglers
We sing for the orange man
Instead of getting doctorates
He’s stuck with what we have


I've been working on this since Jason, Lance, and Kyle's awesome Cake jingle a few weeks ago. Unfortunately, no-one sings Cake in karaoke bars, so it was impossible to find a track. but I've always wanted an acoustic version ;-)

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  • John Neiswinger in Bel Air, MD
    I tried a version of the song with the trumpet parts in, but the digital trumpet sound was awful, so I just left it out. I thought about doing a whistle instead, but that was a little awkward as well. Unfortunately, most Cake songs (a) don't have karaoke tracks and (b) HAVE trumpet, so you can never get the exact sound, but I think I'm going to try a few others if I can find the material to make it.
    3436 days ago.
  • judofuse in Atlanta
    Man - it sounds great to me. Perfect for this song. I know what you mean about the calluses. I had a friend ask me to come play bass at a gig last weekend - so including the practice time to learn the songs I played bass way more than usual over a few day span... Fret hand is fine, but pick hand doesn't get nearly that much work on guitar.
    3436 days ago.
  • John Neiswinger in Bel Air, MD
    Yeah, I've never tried recording acoustic guitar cause I thought it'd sound like crap since I don't have any real recording equipment, but I figured I'd try it out and the stock macbook mic did a lot better than I thought. Had a little bit of a delay, but I was able to adjust it to make it line up pretty easily. Hardest part was re-growing my calluses...that sucked ;-)
    3436 days ago.
  • judofuse in Atlanta
    Cool! More Cake is always good and this is so well done all around. Did you make the track for this one?
    3436 days ago.

Playlists

This jingle is included in the following playlists:

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All of Swingmonalisa's Jingles Swingmonalisa in Bel Air, MD
All the TK Jingles of 2015 Jerry in Annandale, VA