Just Don't Call Them Pretty
An epic tale about a battle between the Pop Stars and The Prog Rock Gang. Lyrics by Ted Barrett, music by me.
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Lyrics
Just Don't Call Them Pretty ( The Battle Of Prog Hill )
Part I. The setting.
Theres a rumble on the net! A new gang is coming
They ain't done nothin' yet, but their songs are surfing.
At the corner of Soundclick and Kazaa, theres a noise a terrible din
Its Avril and her boys, holding court since they came in.
Part II. The Gang and their Way
But coming 'round the corner is the Cubase Prog Gang
No longer the mourner this is what they sang:
"We're united by our love, of progressive rock and roll
We're on a mission from above ,to bring back the old"
Part III. The weird calm before the storm, and The Gang makes a plan.
Theres a horde of muscians, lined up on the wings
Standing tall with pride are Amadeus and Anduin
Engineered by Woodlock, they're taking back the block
"The Lavigne Gangs' moved in, so we're gonna clean some clock"
( Part IV. The street battle now commences. DAWs and hardware aren't flying in this matrix, for this is of course is a battle between
the Pop Stars and the Prog Rock Gang (sometimes known as The Old Guys,) with music as the only weapon)
They're led by a northern man, who has at his side a New Yorker named -krush-
He calls himself an anagram, of the demons beneath his button cuffs
ZendaR1PB1, takes the role of Obe Wan
Asks the gang to dance with style and rips a guitar every once in a while
Just don't call them pretty!
The drummers rockin' in 11/8ths, Suntower grins as he syncopates
Prism fills the air with sculpted sonics, Boogies guitar cuts through the mix
Each rythmn change brings new dispair, to Avril now slumping in chair
With each new key she cries, "Not fair! Of such music I was not aware!"
Just don't call them pretty!
Part V. Epilogue.
The game is done The Gang has won, music is saved from the dreck of pablum
The poseurs skate off with tears and a cough and as their fame begins to vanish....
....We hear a laugh....from The Dark Irish............
