Okay, hear me out.

This track was not meant to be heard by anyone other than the cast and crew, hence my confidence in making something so clunky and ridiculous. In George Orwell's novel, this song was written entirely by machine:

“The tune had been haunting London for weeks past. It was one of countless similar songs published for the benefit of the proles by a sub-section of the Music Department. The words of these songs were composed without any human intervention whatever on an instrument known as a versificator. But the woman sang so tunefully as to turn the dreadful rubbish into an almost pleasant sound.”

This is what I imagined the Versificator spat out. I wanted to create the song the washer would hear in their head as they pegged up their laundry and sang to themselves.

But it was so clunky and ridiculous that the cast and crew decided it would add to the overall unease and what-the-heck-is-happening vibe they were aiming for at the start of the second act. So it made it in.

Fun fact: all the voices are my own. Apologies to the neighbours for that particular day of recording.

Hopeless Fancy (Versificator Version)

SONG
Nord Lead 2X, Organ and Voice. Multitrack


STORY

Are you ready cos it’s time to go
I know my darling I’ve been working for so long
But before we fly I have one thing to say
Don’t get swept up in the sky

The wings are light but they come at a price
Freedom is fragile so you gotta treat it right
The higher you can fly the further you can fall
So don’t get swept up in the sky

When your up in the sky so wide
It’s easy to get lost in all of that space
Just find a point and fly to your new home
Don’t get swept up in the sky

The sun is tempting with it’s warmth and light
But then you’ll want all the stars in the sky
You better be prepared to put out the fire
Don’t get swept up in the stars

Now we need to jump right off the edge
Loose sight of this shore for a very long time
I’ve put on my wings, I’m ready to jump again
I won’t get swept up in the sky
I’ll choose a point and fly to my new home
I won’t get swept up in the sky

Swept up in the Sky

You Belong To Me

Weapon of War is my new track, hope you love it!
xCAT

Weapon Of War

Sometimes You Lose

from the production "Golden Leaves - the story of eternity in 3 acts"

an APA production
2011 @ Bella Union, Anglesea Hall, Airyes Inlet Festival of the Word

Playwright - Kirstin Honey
Director - Kirstin Honey
Composer - Kirstin Honey
Choerography - Jess Lesosky

Metal Embrace

Writer of songs.
Lover of cats.
Liver of by the ocean.
Torquay, Victoria.

Hopeless Fancy (Versificator Version)

Kristel Rae

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