Every Thanksgiving - Ben Quick and Jon Quick (or Ben and whoever he can find) write, record and release a new song.  For 21 years they've kept this tradition alive - here's to many more!

2025: No More Problems
2024: (no song, depression)
2023: Sports
2022: Lies
2021: New Truck
2020: Glaciers
2019: Crosswalks
2018: Places
2017: Save Us
2016: Robots Robots
2015: Running
2014: Lazy
2013: Look It Up
2012: Old People
2011: Shiny Objects
2010: My Favorite Things
2009: Losing Hair
2008: Public Transit
2007: On The Ocean, Kittens
2006: Snapple Rapple
2005: Flowers, I'm Hungry

All songs not found here can be found at https://myspace.com/thanksgivingdinner/music/songs

Thanksgiving Dinner

Thanksgiving Dinner returns for the 17th year in a row - a song every Thanksgiving with whatever friends can contribute - all in a single day.  This year (2021) brings us a country rock song about buying a truck.

Featuring:
Ben Quick (Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Production)
Jon Quick (Vocals)
Kyle Hewitt (Electric Guitar)
Austin Graham (Bass)


Music written by Ben Quick
Lyrics by Ben Quick and Jon Quick

Produced and Mixed by Ben Quick

Lyrics

(VO)
Sometimes
Life’s gotcha down
And you don’t know what to do
Well let me tell you a little story
About how I went from rock bottom
To sittin’ on top of the world
And you can do it too

(Verse)
There was once a time that I got no respect
No girl no job my life was a wreck
All that changed and it wasn’t luck
It was driven’ off the lot in a brand new truck 
This pickup here has changed my life for the better
It made me a man, a real go-getter
If you’re strugglin, or feeling’ blue
Then go on out and get yourself one too 

Buying the truck has brought my dog back to life
It made my Dad proud, it found me a wife
Key in the ignition, put it in drive
Never in your life will you feel more alive

(Hook)
So go and buy a truck
You gotta buy a truck
Yeah you gotta get a truck
A big ‘ol truck

(Bridge)
This truck fixed my life like I never could
Cuz all I gotta do is pop the hood
Rev the engine, hear it roar
And all my problems are no more

(VO)
What’s that?  Your family doesn’t respect you?
I bet they’d respect you if you had a truck
They probably think you’re a wimp
Well, would a wimp have a Hemi?
Yeah, that’ll show’um
And if they don’t like that, you can go and get yourself a new family
Just you and your truck
Together forever
Look who’s respected now
It’s you
Thanks to that truck
So big and powerful
Show me that horsepower baby
Take me for a ride
Burn that diesel
I wanna feel alive
(truck sounds)

(Hook)
So go and buy a truck
(pow pow)
You gotta buy a truck
Yeah
Gotta buy a truck
Yeah you gotta get a truck
A big ‘ol truck
You gotta buy a truck
It’s the only way to feel respected
You gotta buy a truck

New Truck

Thanksgiving Dinner returns for the 18th year in a row - a song every Thanksgiving with whatever friends can contribute - all in a single day. This year (2022) brings us a song about Lies.


*sorry we're late - people get sick around the holidays

Featuring:
Ben Quick (Singing, Voiceovers, Production)
Dennis Casey (Rapping, Voiceovers)

Music and lyrics written by Ben Quick and Dennis Casey

Produced and Mixed by Ben Quick

Lyrics:

(Chorus)
Don't you know that this world's full of lies
Wake up, it's time to open your eyes
Don't you know that this world's full of lies
It's about time you open your eyes
And see the truth

(Verse)
They're lying to you, cuz nothing is real
The truth can hurt, I know how you feel
But the secrets out, gossip has leaked
Let the truth be told, if it's truth you seek
They're lying to you, they think you're weak
The truth can burn, lets crank the heat
Your school your church they keep ya blind
Once the truth is told it'll blow your mind (woah) 

They're lying to you, cuz nothing is true
These lies are old, these lies are new
But the secret's out, can't run I've tried
Let the truth be told, you got nowhere to hide
They're lying to you, I'm sorry to tell
The time has come let me spell it out
There's a lot to learn and this won't end well
Your parents don't love you and you're going to hell

(VO)
You are a cosmic accident that was never supposed to be born
Your consciousness is an illusion
You exist only as an idea of yourself
And that idea is wrong

(Chorus)

(Verse)
It's a web full of lies so raise the alarm
That's not real cheese, not from a farm
Everything you were taught?  Yeah it's all B.S.
Don't believe everything that your Father says
Trust the process, in the plan
I'm just kidding there's no such thing
The truth can hurt like cuts and bruises
By the way, your friends hate your music (aw)
I know it sucks, go ahead and sigh
But don't hate me, I only try
To shake you free from this delusion 
Everything is fake and there's no solution
The choice is yours, I brought the news
To act or not that's up to you
But why even bother to waste your time
Nothing is real and your life's a lie

 (VO)
Broccoli isn't real
Humans invented broccoli 1500 years ago
You've been lied to
Just give up

(Chorus)
Don't you know that this world's full of lies
Give up, there's no reason to try
Don't you know that this world's full of lies
It's about time you open your eyes
And see the truth

Lies

Thanksgiving Dinner returns for the 19th year in a row - a song every year with whatever friends can contribute - all in a single day. This year (2023) brings us a song about Sports

Featuring:
Ben Quick (Vocals, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar)
Jon Quick (Vocals)

Music by Ben Quick
Lyrics by Ben Quick and Jon Quick

Produced and Mixed by Ben Quick

Lyrics:

(Hook)
I love sports
I love rootin'
Sometimes I get upset when my team's losin'

(Verse)
Man I love sports I'd die for my team
Every time they play I'm always glued to the screen
If my team wins I'll applaud their greatness
But if they lose I'll just go drink in my basement
Last week my favorite team lost by a goal
So I went to drive my car into a telephone pole
My wife tried to stop me said "think of our kids"
But I was too mad 'bout what those grown men did

(Hook)

(Bridge)
My dad gets upset when his sports team loses
The wall is full of holes and his knuckles got bruises
Oh no, we gotta go to the ER
But Dad's too drunk to drive his car

Now Mom says he's gotta sleep on the couch
But that won't be a problem cuz he's about to pass out

(Bridge cont)
I live and I die with every game winning drive
Lord keep my family safe from me tonight

(Hook)

(Outro)
My Dad needs a new TV again
He broke the screen when they lost by 10

Sports

Thanksgiving Dinner returns for another year, our 21 year anniversary - a song every year with whatever friends can contribute - all in a single day.  We skipped last year (depression or something) but this year (2025) brings us a song about having solved all the problems in the world, and the unexpected consequences that come with it.


Featuring:
Ben Quick (Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Bass/Drum Programming)
Brad Moeller (Vocals, Mellotron)
Dennis Casey (Vocals)

Lyrics by Ben Quick, Brad Moeller and Dennis Casey

Produced, Arranged and Mixed by Ben Quick

Lyrics:

[Hook]
Everything’s fine
Everything’s fine
There are no more problems in the world
It took us some time
But we used our minds
And solved every last problem in the world

We did it
Yeah!!

[Verse]
The wars all ended
Our wounds have mended
You can say what you want and no one’s offended
The patriarchy has been smashed
There’s no more criminals and no more trash
Our pants don’t rip, no one is crippled
Yeah the water is safe, I think it’s safe
I love my kids and I love my wife
Even more now that there’s no genocide

[Bridge]
What should we do now that all the problems are solved?
Do we make more problems or do I just stare at this wall?
The problems all are solved
(They’ve all been solved)

[Verse]
What am I supposed to do
Starin’ for a week or two
At first it was kinda fun
Sniffin’ glue and chewing gum
Never even caught a buzz
Haven’t moved at all this month
Maybe I should call my Mom
And say what cuz nothing’s wrong
Been so long since I have felt
Anything, like at all
Back and forth I walk around
Back to staring at the wall
Looking at the window now
Wonder what it’s like to fall
Might as well, what’s the harm
I got no problems, none at all

[Hook]
Everything’s fine
Everything’s fine
There are no more problems in the world
It took us some time
But we used our minds
And solved every last problem in the world


[Outro]
I got no problems in my life
Nothin to to do but take this knife
Pull it out expose these wrists
Lets find out how sharp it is
Whoops 
It’s very sharp
I’m bleeding now
Oh well
Just blood innit 
It’ll be fine
There’s no problems




No More Problems

Thanksgiving Dinner returns for the 16th year in a row - a song every Thanksgiving with whatever friends can contribute - all in a single day.

This year(2020) brings us a song about Glaciers

Featuring
Ben Quick (Rapping, Vocals, Production)
Jon Quick (Rapping, Voiceover)

All lyrics by Ben Quick and Jon Quick

Music by Ben Quick and Jon Quick

Produced and Mixed by Ben Quick

Lyrics
(Hook)
I wanna be strong like a glacier
I wanna be hard like a glacier
I wanna be cool like a glacier
I wanna be a glacier 
(ooo yeah glaciers)

(verse)
I'm a glacier, and I don't need no introduction
A Tsunami would be jealous of my level of destruction
I move boulders, I make valleys
Try and melt me, watch me rally
I flow hard down the mountain, make the seas rise
I won't stop for nothin, I won't apologize
Flow is unstoppable, wreak havoc on my path
Glow is remarkable, for all to see my wrath
Leave my calling card, striations on the rock
Try to see me move, better watch the clock
See my shine from space cuz I'm always decked in ice
Try and stand before me and you know you'll pay the price
I got mountains to shape
I got valleys to flood
I got rivers to make
Give you a sip of my blood
And you love it
Can't get enough of what I do
So take cover with a view
Cuz when I'm ready to come thru
I bring destructive creations
A beautiful migration
Ice, rock, dirt and landscape imagination
Cuz I'm a glacier
I'm a glacier
(you're a dirty glacier)

(Hook)
(A big thicc glacier)

(Ben's verse is just free-styled nonsense about the Earth being flat so we have no transcript)

(Hook)
Thank God for glaciers
They hold the water in

(Big Strong Glaciers)
(So Big and Strong)
(Slick Wet Glaciers)
(Slide on into that Ocean)

Glaciers

I'm Ben, I'm a standup comedian and musician and I've long blended musical comedy into my live stand-up act.  

I lead two musical comedy projects, Garden Fresh Beats and Thanksgiving Dinner.  Both take a group approach to comedic songwriting, with the latter, Thanksgiving Dinner,  having become an annual tradition of over 20 years.   I juxtapose playful, silly themes and music with dark or absurd overtones.  Frequently irreverent, subtly satirical, and sometimes clever, the music is meant to be catchy, fun and a little subversive.  Think Bo Burnham, Jon Lajoie, Flight of The Concords, Lonely Island, etc.

This Soundcloud contains a mix of my various projects, as well as a few of my own personal songs and instrumentals, which are not always meant to be funny.  Welcome my canvas, I hope you enjoy.

Clips from my live act (and more) can be found at https://www.youtube.com/gardenfreshbeats

Sports

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