VIBES Web3 Music Competition Week 2: "Who's Been Messing with my Baby?" (Original - Vocals, Guitar and Harmonica!)
Hello everybody on HIVE, and especially the Vibes Community. My name is Jasper, and I'm writing (and singing) to you from Cape Town in South Africa! Welcome to Week 2 of the Vibes Web3 Music Competition!
The song that I’m singing this week is an original song I wrote, an angry blues song called “Who’s Been Messing with my Baby?”
There are a few things that are technically interesting about the song. The one is that my guitar is not in standard tuning (EADGBe) but rather in DADGAD. I learnt about DADGAD tuning from a band that were making traditional Irish/Celtic music, but since I’ve learned about it I have realised I can write rock songs with it, or even a bluesy song like this one!
Another interesting thing is that its one of the original songs that I play harmonica on. In order to play harmonica at the same time as guitar I use a rack similar to how Bob Dylan and Neil Young used to do it… my parents were big fans of those old timers from the 1960’s and 1970’s, so I grew up listening to a lot of their music!
The interesting thing about this song from an emotional point of view is it’s very unusual to see me act like the character I portray in the song who cannot control his anger! I am actually quite a shy, quiet and subdued person, which means I usually bottle up my emotions! Thank Goodness I have my songs and a few other therapeutic means (like the Mankind Project) to be able to release and really feel the emotions sometimes!
My submission link:
https://twitter.com/JasperDick/status/1762819233958809774
Lyrics to “Who’s Been Messing with my Baby?” by @jasperdick (original)
Well I come home, do I find you?
No I don't what did you do... this time?
I see your phone on the bed
With messages from another man... he's dead!
Who's been messing with my baby?
Who? I should be the only one!
Who's been messing with my baby?
Who? Because he'd better run, run, run!
Who...?!?!
(Harmonica)
Black clouds of thought flow through my head
Are you in another bed? He's dead!
I feel the rage come over me
It's not the way it's supposed to be... He's DEAD!
Who's been messing with my baby?
Who? I'm gonna get my gun!
Who's been messing with my baby?
Who? Because he'd better run, run, run!
Who...?!?!
(Harmonica)
KAKAKA... (Gun shots) X3
Oooh... I just shot my baby...
Oooh... I ran and got my gun...
Ooooh... I just shot the other man too...
OOOOHH... WHAT HAVE I DONE?
Genial hermano!!! Realmente tocar guitarra y Armónica al mismo tiempo es un reto, muy buen post felicidades
¡Muchas gracias! ¿Creo que es similar a cantar al mismo tiempo que la guitarra? ¿Quizás una de las actividades deba ser más simple y más subconsciente que la otra? O tal vez, después de todo, los hombres puedan realizar múltiples tareas tan bien como las mujeres, ¿quién sabe? jajaja
Wow! This was so beautiful to watch when you added the Harmonica somewhere in the middle
Beautiful song and your expressions behind the words made me feel the emotions you were singing from…🥰🥰
Whoever is messing with your baby should better run😂😂
Ohhh that’s not even needed because you shot him and your baby too🥹
Thank you so much!!! Yes, I don't often watch myself so it is interesting to see all the expressions! I think of myself as a shy and mild-mannered person, and I can definitely control my temper - but maybe my "rubber face" does give me away more than I think?! Hahaha
🤣🤣🤣🤣I don’t see that rubber face though
That was really a cool performance
I loved it
Amazing ypu are really awesome, it is so hard to play both instruments but you did it amazing, good luck at the contest.
A big hug😊
Thank you so much! Best of luck to you as well! This contest is blowing up with a lot of people especially joining HIVE to take part - I do hope they stay and find all the other ways to participate with music!
Exactly
Cheers.
Wooow Brutall, ame cada segundo de esta interpretación, excelente voz y el toque de la Armónica Dios fue lo máximo. Felicidadeees
Ah, increíble. ¡Muchas gracias por escucharnos! ¡Realmente lo aprecio!
Wow, such a bunch of talent here. I like how you're able to play both instruments at once. Real mental work here. Great man! And yes, the song is quite hilarious 😂
Thank you so much! If you found this song funny, I hope you will check out my first week entry -
https://ecency.com/hive-140169/@jasperdick/vibes-web3-music-competition-week
Great composition, if there is something I applaud it is your composition skills. They are amazing. I congratulate you for this presentation full of energy, passion, and strength. My best wishes to you, friend.
Thank you my friend! Composition is difficult - sometimes I have 3 or 4 ideas within weeks of each other, and sometimes I am barren of new ideas for years... Also, more songs means more tough decisions about which to play and which to leave out for the few times I actually get to play a little gig!