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5 Minute Song

from 2011 SONGAWEEK by HB Radke

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This week I gave myself a true 5 minute challenge. So being me I naturally began pitching myself smart ass ideas. The first one was the obvious one, and thats the one that stuck. Granted production took another 60-90 minutes but this song was written in just under 5 minutes.

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i wrote this here song in about five minutes
there aren't a whole lot lyrics in it.
i thought "short and sweet" is how i'd begin it
got no clue on how it ends

a premise this fresh aint from a beginner
sloth is one of seven but i aint not sinner
so don't go calling me a lazy phoner-iner
lord tell me how it ends

la la la la la la la la la
i hope you don't catch on
that la la la la la la la la's
is what a songwriter sings
to fill up the space
when they cant think
of any other lyrics
to put in their new song

i confess i should have planned this out much better
and not let my fancy run amok unfettered
i should have spent the time knitting mom a sweater
i gotta know how this song ends

la la la la la la la la la
i hope you don't catch on
That la la la la la la la la's
is what a songwriter sings
to fill up the space
when they cant think
of any other lyrics
to put in their new song

i confess i should have planned this out much better
and not let my fancy run amok unfettered
i should have spent the time knitting mom a sweater
but this is how it ends

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from 2011 SONGAWEEK, track released August 11, 2011
Written. performed, and produced by HB Radke

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HB Radke Seattle, Washington

HB Radke has music in his blood. The son of Harry James Orchestra frontman Fred Radke and vocalist Gina Funes, HB started on the trumpet at the age of 8. He started his own big band just a few years after that. His career as a vocalist began in his teens.

For 2011 he has resolved to write and record at least one original song per week. As of September 2011, he is 4 weeks ahead of schedule. ... more

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