Hi all, hope y'all good.
Posting "The Litigators" for gloves-off feedback. It's the second one from my project where I'm writing songs based on the titles of a random row of books. I thought I'd make this about those dodgy lawyers who ring you up and ask if you've had an accident etc.
I seem to have a dodgy cockney living inside of me who emerges every 10 songs or so... he's back in this one.
Production-wise I wanted to keep it very bassline & drums driven, with other instruments being mixed quite low to keep them feeling like "cheeky touches". The bass seems to sound radically different depending on speakers though so let me know if it works on yours.
Lyrics (and glossary for the non-Brits / non-cockneys) below. Thanks all, have a great weekend.
Good morning to you sunshine, we're so glad you took the call
We'd like to jog your memory about that little fall
That you may have had last summer outside your neighbour's residence
So what if you were bladdered? If there was a trip hazard, we can claim negligence
We're Times New Roman soldiers - the writ is in the post
No win no fee! Just loss of dignity, and your conscience may be toast
Coz we're the litigators
How about that little shunt in your motor causing delayed onset whiplash?
Imagine the symptoms, and all of the income - let us turn your smash into cash
Have you had an accident at work? Playing Jenga with the boxes till you ran out of luck
It doesn't matter you were being a berk - coz all the bosses they don't give a fork-lift truck
We'll get what's due to you, no need to engage the Plod
You know what they say, extortion doesn't pay but SMALL CLAIMS, BIG WAD
We're the litigators
We'll get a deal for every squeaky wheel
That's right fella, we're the litigators, proudly standing up for the little guy, while as a consequence forcing up the insurance premiums of all the other little guys. Oi! Cease and desist.
Cockney Glossary
Bladdered = drunk
The Plod = the Police
Wad = a roll of banknotes
Berk = idiot