Hi guys,
Here's a song I wrote for a "write a song about your home town" challenge a while ago
I don't know why I decided to put it to a Latin groove, cause my home town is far from it and it was a bit of a stretch for me, but it's just a bit of fun...nothing too serious going on, although I think I portrayed my town fairly well
I hope you enjoy and any productive feedback is most welcome. How's the mix sound?
https://soundcloud.com/crystalsuzy/pow-town-tangoMy hometown was built on an ocean, spread out over a hill
The first industry became, the worlds largest paper mill
It has the shortest river and deepest lake, which makes it very special
Surrounded by inlets and mountains; kind’a looks like a giant pretzel
My home town is a very, very cool; lots of rivers and lakes
It’s like one big swimming pool
Buckets of rain grow lots of trees; makes it very green
But their pollen can make you sneeze
Powtown…Powtown!
Powtown has many festivals, and we love to volunteer
Throw backs from the 60’s, creates a ‘love in’ atmosphere
We gorge on delicious seafood, at the Shellfish Festival
But some look kind of ugly, like inflated genitals
Our Powtown is a very, very cool; we co-inhabit with
Wildlife, in nature’s school
We’re even famous for our very own word
A zunga is a swing rope, in case you haven’t heard
Powtown…Powtown!
~RAP~
Powtown knows how to get down, break down
Fall down, get back up, and turn it around
Crack down, on those who frown
Howl like hounds and act like clowns
Hands down, we’re on common ground
Cause we’re unique with our own special sound
Pow! Pow! Powtown!
Diversity rules and no one’s cruel
In a cesspool of fresh stool
A gene pool of diverse molecules
Turns into gruel in our state of the art, vestibule
Then into fuel for our fish schools
We’re no fools cause we got the tools
To grow supper, weed!
Pow! Pow! Powtown!
We look out onto the ocean, with mountains far away
The view is really stunning; watching the whales jump and play
Seagulls soar high above, as the sunsets in the distance
What more could anyone want, to enhance their existence
Powtown…Powtown!
Our Powtown is very, very cool; we’re so darn laid back, ya
We are no fools
We brew our own beer and grow lots of pot
We’re very friendly ya, a very smart lot
Our Powtown is a very, very cool; it’s like an island, ya
An isolated jewel
The only way in is on a ferry or plane
Often cancelled due to wind and rain
Powtown…Powtown!