HIVE MUSIC FESTIVAL Week 14 Second Round (ENG-ESP): "The Pick-Up Line Song"! (Original)
(Traducción al español al final del post)
Hello everybody on HIVE, and especially the Music Community. My name is Jasper and I'm writing (and singing) to you from Cape Town, South Africa! Welcome to Week 14 / Round 2 of the Hive Music Festival! I have only done original songs so far for the Hive Music Festival:
•In weeks 1 to 3 I did some of my softer, more finger-picking, style of original songs.
•In weeks 4-6 I raised the tempo a bit and started strumming on some more original songs.
•In weeks 7-9, I picked some original songs that would allow me to rock out as hard as my acoustic guitar allows, and I also showed how I like to play alternative tunings like “DADGAD”.
•In weeks 10-12 I introduced a loop pedal device to allow me to fill out some of my original songs…
From now on, let me just play whatever original song I feel like on the day, hey?
Today I am in a funny mood, and thought it would be nice to try and show that I don’t only write serious songs. Sometimes the audience deserves a bit of a laugh in-between all the sad and serious songs! It’s getting to the crunch time of January, which is often the longest month of the year, especially when it comes to money running out, so let’s try cheer up with something fun!
Today’s original song is called “The Pick-Up Line Song”. A “Pick-Up Line” is one of those cheesy things a man will say to a lady at a bar, gym or restaurant to try and start a conversation, and maybe buy her a drink. Something like “Did it hurt when you fell from Heaven… because you must be an angel!” Urgh, in this song, I try to imagine what it would be like to be some poor lady having to listen to these desperate sounding attempts by men to earn my attention…
My wife @juliadick thinks this song is going to get me cancelled (especially the last line), but most people who listen to it seem to understand the point I’m trying to make – that “Pick-Up Lines” make you sound absolutely desperate! As for getting cancelled, as a Chemical Engineering graduate, I can tell you that a napkin of chloroform is not nearly as instantly effective as the movies make it seem! (No, I have never tried personally either!)
Instead of cheesy “Pick-Up Lines”, my mother tried to teach me to walk up to a lady, put my chin in my hands, and say “Tell me about yourself” instead… Haha, that just sounds like a different kind of “Pick-Up Line” to me! Maybe her advice was a bit too obvious… but I suppose a more subtle version of that could work, as long as you actually listened to her answers, and asked decent follow-up questions about her interests!
With great fortune in my own life, I happened to meet @juliadick when we were both young, and I never had to practice my “Pick-Up Lines”, or my mom’s “Tell me about yourself” routine ever again. Good! - I am actually very shy in real life and would probably have no “game”!
I hope you like the song! Thank you very much for watching! I look forward to seeing your entries and hope to see you again next week!
Before I go: Please look out for my weekly cover request post on Thursday! If you make a song request in the comments, and then I attempt the song, you get rewarded with 50% of that post's rewards in HP!
Lyrics for “The Pick-Up Line Song” by @jasperdick (original)
You are so pretty, I don’t know what to say
Perhaps a hasty pick-up line, before you walk away…
(Think, come on, think… Ah!)
If we were praying mantises I would let you eat my head
At least I’d know my one true love was going to be well fed!
If I was a billionaire, for you I would still beg…
And if I was your puppy… I’d probably hump your leg!
(I’d hump your leg… I’d hump it real good! You’d like it!)
You are so pretty, I don’t know what to do
Perhaps a tasty pick-up line, will get me close to you…
(Think, come on, think… Ah!)
If I was your kitten, I’d catch you a fat mouse
And I’d drag its bleeding carcass straight into your house
If I was Casanova, I’d take you straight to bed…
And if I was a caveman, I’d probably club your head!
(I’d club your head… I’d club it real good! You’d like it!)
You are so pretty, you’re out my league it’s true
So tell me does this napkin smell of chloroform to you?
(ESP)
Hola a todos en HIVE, y especialmente a la comunidad musical. ¡Mi nombre es Jasper y les escribo (y canto) desde Ciudad del Cabo, Sudáfrica! ¡Bienvenidos a la Semana 14 / Ronda 2 del Hive Music Festival! Hasta ahora solo he hecho canciones originales para el Hive Music Festival:
• En las semanas 1 a 3 hice algunas de mis canciones originales con un estilo más suave y punteado.
• En las semanas 4-6 subí un poco el tempo y comencé a rasguear algunas canciones más originales.
• En las semanas 7-9, escogí algunas canciones originales que me permitirían rockear tan fuerte como lo permite mi guitarra acústica, y también mostré cómo me gusta tocar afinaciones alternativas como “DADGAD”.
• En las semanas 10-12 introduje un dispositivo de pedal de bucle que me permitía completar algunas de mis canciones originales...
De ahora en adelante, déjame tocar cualquier canción original que me apetezca ese día, ¿eh?
Hoy estoy de un humor divertido y pensé que sería bueno tratar de demostrar que no solo escribo canciones serias. ¡A veces el público merece reírse un poco entre todas las canciones tristes y serias! Estamos llegando al momento crítico de enero, que suele ser el mes más largo del año, especialmente cuando se trata de que se acaba el dinero, ¡así que tratemos de animarnos con algo divertido!
La canción original de hoy se llama “The Pick-Up Line Song”. Una "Línea para ligar" es una de esas cosas cursis que un hombre le dirá a una dama en un bar, gimnasio o restaurante para tratar de iniciar una conversación, y tal vez invitarla a una bebida. Algo así como "¿Te dolió cuando caíste del cielo... porque debes ser un ángel?" Urgh, en esta canción, trato de imaginar cómo sería ser una pobre mujer que tiene que escuchar estos intentos desesperados de los hombres para llamar mi atención...
Mi esposa @juliadick cree que esta canción hará que me cancelen (especialmente la última línea), pero la mayoría de las personas que la escuchan parecen entender el punto que estoy tratando de decir: que las "Líneas de recogida" te hacen sonar absolutamente. ¡desesperado! En cuanto a ser cancelado, como graduado de Ingeniería Química, ¡puedo decirle que una servilleta de cloroformo no es tan instantáneamente efectiva como parece en las películas! (No, ¡nunca lo he intentado personalmente tampoco!)
En lugar de "Líneas para ligar" cursis, mi madre trató de enseñarme a caminar hacia una dama, poner mi barbilla en mis manos y decir "Háblame de ti" en su lugar... Jaja, eso suena como un tipo diferente de ¡"Pick-Up Line" para mí! Tal vez su consejo fue demasiado obvio... pero supongo que una versión más sutil de eso podría funcionar, ¡siempre que realmente escuches sus respuestas y hagas preguntas de seguimiento decentes sobre sus intereses!
Con gran fortuna en mi propia vida, conocí a @juliadick cuando ambos éramos jóvenes, y nunca más tuve que practicar mis "Líneas para ligar" o la rutina "Háblame de ti" de mi madre. ¡Bueno! - ¡De hecho, soy muy tímido en la vida real y probablemente no tendría ningún "juego"!
¡Espero que les guste la canción! ¡Muchas gracias por mirar! ¡Espero ver tus entradas y espero verte de nuevo la próxima semana!
Antes de irme: ¡esté atento a mi publicación semanal de solicitud de cobertura el jueves! Si solicitas una canción en los comentarios y luego intento la canción, ¡obtienes el 50 % de las recompensas de esa publicación en HP!
Letra de "The Pick-Up Line Song" de @jasperdick (original)
eres tan bonita, no se que decir
Tal vez una línea de recogida apresurada, antes de que te vayas...
(Piensa, vamos, piensa… ¡Ah!)
Si fuéramos mantis religiosas te dejaría comer mi cabeza
¡Al menos sabría que mi único amor verdadero estaría bien alimentado!
Si yo fuera multimillonario, por ti aún rogaría...
Y si yo fuera tu cachorro... ¡probablemente te jorobaría la pierna!
(Yo jorobaría tu pierna… ¡La jorobaría muy bien! ¡Te gustaría!)
eres tan bonita, no se que hacer
Tal vez una sabrosa frase para ligar me acerque a ti...
(Piensa, vamos, piensa… ¡Ah!)
Si yo fuera tu gatita, te atraparía un ratón gordo
Y arrastraría su cadáver sangrante directamente a tu casa
Si yo fuera Casanova, te llevaría directo a la cama...
¡Y si fuera un hombre de las cavernas, probablemente te golpearía la cabeza!
(Te golpearía la cabeza... ¡Te la golpearía muy bien! ¡Te gustaría!)
Eres tan bonita, estás fuera de mi liga, es verdad
Dime, ¿te huele a cloroformo esta servilleta?
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🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I love this song! !PIZZA
hahaha, I don't ever want a caveman, but yes there are still many out there trying to show their love that way (this is sad).
I really liked the lyrics, and it's perfectly understood that it's in a sarcastic tone, I don't think you'll get cancelled for this, hahaha.
Definitely many people should change the methods of courting others.
Hahaha - of all the things to get cancelled for, I hope it's not this song!
Are you in a relationship? How did he or she manage to win your heart?
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What a thrill it is to listen to you every week. And that each one of them, you surprise with another of his great creations. Once again, he did it again. Especially because you are right when you say that we also need to laugh. No, you are not disqualified from anything. Music is a means of expression and here you have done it very well. We are sure that you have left the audience very enthusiastic about your interpretation.
Qué emoción es escucharlo cada semana. Y que cada una de ellas, usted sorprenda con otra de sus grandes creaciones. Otra vez, lo volvió hacer. En especial porque tiene razón cuando dice, que también necesitamos reír. No, no queda descalificado de nada. La música es un medio de expresión y aquí usted, lo ha hecho muy bien. Estamos seguro de que ha dejado al público muy entusiasmado por su interpretación ¡Bravo!
Thank you so very much! Yes, I think it's nice to write songs in a variety of genres and emotions - it means on the odd occasion I get to play live, then I get to take the audience on a bit of an up-and-down rollercoaster ride!
That is absolutely hysterical!
My daughter is actually a Chemical Engineering graduate, too. And a musician! She plays piano, but does not sing. Nor write songs.
Ah that's great - you should be proud of your daughter as it is a difficult degree and requires hard work to get through!
That's interesting that she is musical! If I think back I had a classmate that rapped, another classmate that played in a metal band, and then I had a tutor who was the frontman of quite a successful reggae/ska band actually! Maybe the music and the maths go together quite nicely!
You know, I think you're right about music and math. My oldest son is a math whiz and can play about any instrument he picks up; french horn, piano, ukulele and whatever else he manages to touch. I am really trying to convince him to engage more in music but, so far, that seems to be an uphill battle.
Try ask him why a major chord is a major and a minor chord is a minor... there's quite a beautiful, mathematical pattern to it!
Someone had to teach me that basic theory and then it now means I can play guitar in different tunings or try teach myself different instruments a bit as well.
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This is the best part of the song hahahaha. I have had fun with the lyrics of the song, you are a great composer. The composer can grant himself liberties, that's the wonderful thing about music, it doesn't have a straitjacket. I congratulate you on this excellent interpretation. You have us used to an incredible level. Congratulations brother!
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Hahaha - yes it would be the line that my wife thinks will get me "cancelled" that I also think is the best part of the song... I don't think the song would be the same without that line at all!
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This is such a combination of melody and a beautiful touch.
I'm a brother from Nigeria that is proud of your style of music dear brother.
Keep making music