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Mar 12

Tonight’s post features a song I wrote for all the Legend of Zelda fans out there. As with my other #gaming songs, I aimed to write lyrics full of subtle references to games and characters, while remaining generic enough to be engaging for non-gamers. This song is about a princess (Zelda) who is against the arranged marriage set up for her with a bad man (Ganondorf); so she sings about the man of her prophetic dreams (Link), a man who will help her defend her kingdom without trying to control it or her. Fans of the games will appreciate the opening guitar riff and the many lyrical references to the games. Strong women will appreciate the sentiment of trying to find a good man who isn’t controlling. I’m devoting this post to the bloggers at f***yeahzeldahumor, zeldaobsessed, zelda-remixes, simplyzelda, and blueshellentertainment. Check out those blogs if you want to see some rad Zelda content. This song is available for free download here (just enter $0 as purchase price), and you can stream it/comment on YouTube here. Enjoy, everybody! — Kavalier Calm

     Missing Link

I don’t want to wed the King of Evil,
no matter how big his dowry is.
I don’t need the Triforce of Wisdom
to know he grants a Death wish.
Dark clouds billow over me as I dream;
and I’m waiting for the sun, for my man in green.
He won’t want to rule over me or my people;
no, he’ll be our chain mail’s missing link.

I don’t know why I have to marry that boar;
father knows I love to wield the Master Sword.
Maybe I’ll hide as a shiek in some far off land,
so I don’t have to take that man’s hand.
And I can hear my hero’s music, his ocarina of time,
and I can see his blonde hair when I close my eyes.
He won’t want to rule over me or my people;
no, he’ll be our chain mail’s missing link.

Now I might be a Twilight Princess, but that don’t mean I’m weak.
I just need a hero like every queen before me.
Oh, we can’t let our world turn dark.
We need a hero to bring us a spark.

And I can feel him, our hope, I know he’s near.
And he’ll help us fight off all of our fears.
He won’t want to rule over me or my people;
no, he’ll be our chain mail’s missing link.

Submit a song request!


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Feb 18

Clementine has been busy on the road in a traveling circus, so she had to take a hiatus from writing for CI. She recently took the time to send me this awesome cover of Jack White’s “Love Interruption”. I just had to share it with you all. — KC

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Feb 15

I asked the awesome blogger Loenie at porcelaineskulls to be my muse. She asked me to write a song about bacon. Yes, bacon. I don’t think people understand that I’m serious when I say I’ll write a song about anything. You just have to ask. Enjoy, Leonie, and all you other bacon fans out there. Free downloads of this rip-roaring blues song are here (just enter $0 as price). — Kavalier Calm

      My Baby Love Me Like A Piece Of Bacon

Well, my baby loves me like a piece of bacon.
Her hungry eyes stare at me ‘til I am shakin’.
And I was cut just to satisfy her needs.
She fries me til I am nice and crispy.

Well, my baby loves me like a piece of meat.
She puts me in her pan and turns up the heat.
CHORUS

Well, my baby loves me like a piece of steak.
She wants me raw, wants me fresh, and what she wants, she takes.
CHORUS
VERSE 1

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The Getaway DC D.C. drinking alcohol bar BH love flirt blues original singer songwriter Elijah Cash rock solo guitar Crowdsource Inspiration The Only One I Want In My Net (for BH) distortion music musicians

Jul 01

Elijah Cash was inspired to write another song by the good people at The Getaway, our favorite bar in DC. This tune is for a particular snarky server, though Eli promises this is the most harmless of flirting. When we were drinking there Thursday night, they played Eli’s first song for the bar, and it was fun to see people enjoy our work. Eli asked our waitress and Jeremy the owner for a new song idea; she said, “write about a snarky server,” and he said, “use the phrase ‘Jeremy the owner.’” Done and done. Jeremy warned Eli to curb his enthusiasm, to not overdo it; he said bands stay cool and exclusive by releasing songs every three years, like Radiohead. But that isn’t CI’s style. We are about quantity, baby. We have a raging, burning fire to create, and nothing should stop it. That’s why we’ve decided Eli’s next EP will by titled The Getaway; it will be a compilation of songs about that bar and drinking in general. A perfect theme. Stay tuned. And enjoy these blues, friends! — K.C.

     The Only One I Want In My Net

When I asked you where you’re from, I liked to watch
the small talk spill from your mouth.
You’re a worldly woman, and all of your charms
cast a spell on this boy from The South.

And Jeremy the owner says I don’t stand a chance,
but you’ve never met a man like me.

All my friends know I think you’re cute,
and all my friends know I come here to see you.
And you can be the snarky server all you want.
It won’t make me give up the hunt.
I promise I’ll be flirting until last call,
if you just make all my drinks tall.
I just learned your name, and now I want to know more—
dive a little deeper with each pour.
CHORUS

You are quite a catch, so the question is:
have you been caught yet?
There are lots of fish drowning in this bar,
but you’re the only one I want in my net.

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Crowdsource Inspiration Ganondorf Kavalier Calm LOL Legend of Zelda Link Missing Link Nintendo Princess Zelda Zelda acoustic arranged marriage blues jam music musicians original rock singer songwriter Ocarina of Time The Adventure of Link princess royalty Ganon NES Gameboy audio post guitar LoZ

Jun 28

I first got the idea to write a song for Princess Zelda from Meagan Marie, who gave me a list of strong female #gaming characters worthy of devotion (I wrote a song for Lara Croft first). When I was reading the reception section of Zelda’s wiki, I saw that one publication critically called her an “iconically passive female trophy”. I don’t buy this idea one bit. Sure, we rarely get to control her as players, which makes our relationship with her inherently passive; but I don’t think needing Link’s help makes her passive. A good leader knows when she needs help and isn’t afraid to ask for it. In my estimation, Zelda is constantly sacrificing for the people of Hyrule. She deals with threats to her kingdom, generation after generation, with intelligence and humility. I see a strong, independent woman. Why else would the romance between she and Link still be ambiguous after all these years? She doesn’t need a man. It’s just that sometimes, when she’s in a scrap, she needs a hero.

As with my other #gaming songs, I aimed to write lyrics full of subtle references to games and characters, while remaining generic enough to be engaging for non-gamers. This song is about a princess (Zelda) who is against the arranged marriage set up for her with a bad man (Ganondorf); so she sings about the man of her prophetic dreams (Link), a man who will help her defend her kingdom without trying to control it or her. Fans of the Legend of Zelda series will appreciate the opening guitar riff and the many lyrical references to the games. Strong women will appreciate the sentiment of trying to find a good man who isn’t controlling.

I devote this song to Meagan Marie for the initial request, and to these blogs with awesome Legend of Zelda content: simply-zelda, zeldagrove, f***yeahlink, f***yeahhyrule, sexandzelda, linksinflatedego, triforceofawesome, legendofzeldaseries, and f***yeahprincesszelda. Thank you, bloggers; your content was instrumental (pun intended) in my songwriting! This song is available for free download here (just put 0 as purchase price), and you can stream it/comment on YouTube here. Enjoy, friends! And if you do, please share my work with others. — Kavalier Calm

     Missing Link

I don’t want to wed the King of Evil,
no matter how big his dowry is.
I don’t need the Triforce of Wisdom
to know he grants a Death wish.
Dark clouds billow over me as I dream;
and I’m waiting for the sun, for my man in green.
He won’t want to rule over me or my people;
no, he’ll be our chain mail’s missing link.

I don’t know why I have to marry that boar;
father knows I love to wield the Master Sword.
Maybe I’ll hide as a shiek in some far off land,
so I don’t have to take that man’s hand.
And I can hear my hero’s music, his ocarina of time,
and I can see his blonde hair when I close my eyes.
He won’t want to rule over me or my people;
no, he’ll be our chain mail’s missing link.

Now I might be a Twilight Princess, but that don’t mean I’m weak.
I just need a hero like every queen before me.
Oh, we can’t let our world turn dark.
We need a hero to bring us a spark.

And I can feel him, our hope, I know he’s near.
And he’ll help us fight off all of our fears.
He won’t want to rule over me or my people;
no, he’ll be our chain mail’s missing link.


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May 07

I put out a query for requests last night, and when I got home from work a couple hours ago, I saw this great idea from macharpermusic:

Write about something contradicting. Something that isn’t what it is.

I wrote this tune quickly, about a good girl who isn’t really so good, and asked Eli to perform it. We recorded in just a couple takes, so it’s raw. Special thanks to Mac for the idea; everyone should go check out her music, too! And thanks to everyone else who gave us ideas. We hope you all enjoy it. — K.C.

     Good Girl

Everyone tells me you are too good for me,
but they don’t know you like I do.
Even my mother says I don’t deserve
a god-fearing woman like you.
They don’t know that you hide
red lipstick in your purse,
and they don’t know that you like to steal
kisses behind the drug store.

Baby, I’d like to help you show them the truth.

You ain’t the good girl they think you is.
I’ve seen cigarettes dangle from them lips.
Oh, the Good, Good Lord knows
you ain’t all His.
You hold your liquor as well as
you hold your Bible.
Your preacher father
wouldn’t recognize this child.
CHORUS

Baby, just love me, forget what they wish;
in the pew on Sunday, give me a kiss.
I’ll bring your night life out in the daylight,
and then they’ll see we are right
for each other.



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Cloud Strife Crowdsource Inspiration Final Fantasy VII Kavalier Calm Midgar Sector 7 Slums Tifa Lockhart audio post bar blues chocobo gaming indie love music musicians nostalgia original rock singer songwriter 7th Heaven Playstation Squaresoft

Apr 15

When I first played Final Fantasy VII as a 13-year-old, a part of me really did love Tifa. She was tough and smart, and she really cared for Cloud. I remember envying Cloud during that flashback with he and Tifa sitting by the well in Nibelheim. I wanted a girl to ask me to be her hero. I think most boys have the heroic capacity; we are all just waiting for a girl to ask. But Cloud blew it! When he first sees Tifa again in Midgar, he is distant and acts like he’s too cool. Well, this song’s lyrics are what Cloud should have said—what I would have said if I found my childhood love working in a bar in the Sector 7 Slums. True fans of this classic will catch all the lyrical references and recognize the bits of music I borrowed from the game for the intro and outro. And don’t miss the chocobo’s wark!  I devote this song to the many awesome Tifa/FF7 blogs I read during my research: awyeahtifa, nibelheimsweetheart, lockhartsenpai, barmaid-tifalockhart, sweettifalockhart, badass-barmaid, finalheaven, cloudxtifa, clotiheaven, victoryfanfare, finalfantasyviiforever, a-false-memory, and just-use-a-phoenix-down. Thanks for the inspiration, bloggers! Free downloads of this track are here, and you can stream it/follow us on YouTube here. Enjoy everyone! — Kavalier Calm

     Final Heaven

Tifa, a girl like you don’t belong in a place like Midgar.
Don’t you know the ceiling is going to fall in on this bar?
Run away with me, and I’ll take you to Costa del Sol and Gold Saucer.
Oh, if you want, we can start a chocobo farm.

Tifa, darling, how long you gonna work this dive?
I can give you a better life.
I can be your cloud, your cloud 9, your lucky number 7.
I can be your final heaven.

I know you’re tough as nails and pack quite a punch.
But Shinra’s gonna come down hard on Sector 7 and AVALANCHE.
I want you to look into my mako eyes and know the truth:
I’ll use this here Buster Sword to protect you.
CHORUS
I’ve reached my limit, so here comes the break.

Don’t tell me I lost my chance; I was just a boy when we sat by that well.
I want to make good on the promise I made beneath those stars.
I’m your hero, and I’m here to rescue you, Lockhart.
I’ll do everything in my power to care for your premium heart.
CHORUS

Question to the Listeners: Are you a bigger Tifa or Aerith fan?


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coming home Elijah Cash Crowdsource Inspiration blues music musicians original indie rock blues audio post

Apr 14

Here’s a tune hot off the press from Elijah Cash. We devote it, firstly, to the blogger/artist over at maxxiemayhem for sketching our new icon/avatar. She created a visual representation of crowdsourcing inspiration, just as I envisioned it. Those many hands playing that guitar are all of your hands—all you people inspiring us. You should check out the other work on her blog, too. We also devote this post to some cool blogs we just found searching #blues #coming home: music-talks, soulnourishment, and thelifesomewhatartistic. Thanks for posting cool content. Enjoy everyone! — K.C.

     Coming Home To You

Baby, I’m coming home to you.

And I understand if you don’t want me back.
I shouldn’t have fallen for that woman’s tricks.

And I understand if you lock that door.
I was a fool for wanting more than you.

You can ask, why’d I leave.
And I only got one answer: because I’m weak.

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Apr 09

Tonight’s song is for askylla because her answer to my question made the cut in Eli’s lyrics. This is a rough draft; we unfortunately didn’t have the time for more than a couple takes. But we are keeping our promise of a song a day. Enjoy, listeners! — K.C.

     Milk and Cookies

You bring the milk, and I’ll bring the cookies.
You bring the chocolate, and I’ll bring the strawberries.

‘Cause there’s lots of perfect pairs in this world,
but you’re my only match, the only one
I can’t get enough of.

You bring the glove, and I’ll bring the ball.
You bring the fish, and I’ll bring the rod.
CHORUS

Baby, I don’t want to be alone anymore.
You’re the wind, and I’m the clouds, and together we’re a storm.
Baby, the world’s a stage, and I tire of my soliloquy.
Act Two is about to start; won’t you be my counter-part?

You be time baby, and I’ll be the clock.
You be a cold foot, and I the missing sock.
CHORUS

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Apr 02

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I wrote this song because in one AT episode, I want Beemo to save the day. He deserves an epic Bee-moment (ha!). Maybe he’d have to rescue Finn and Jake from a dungeon? And I don’t want him killing Cuties; I want him hamstringing frost giants and gouging out their eyes. Before the battle begins he would load a warrior skills cartridge. Or this song on a cassette. As you listen, imagine Beemo leaping around beheading monsters—because that’s what I do. Special thanks to superskeetospro for providing a ferocious image of Beemo to pair with the audio. This song is dedicated to these Beemo/AT-content blogs: fortheloveofbeemo, b-m-o, fuckyeah-adventuretimee, adventuretimefiction, and shadowofmefisto. — Kavalier Calm

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Artists on Tumblr Elijah Cash What Sells audio post blues distortion indie lo fi music musicians rock singer songwriter sex sells

Apr 01

We all know what sells, right? This song is about who sells it. Eli dedicates this post to these cool blogs we found searching #sells: riverofawesome, beyond-sapphire-eyes, noregretsdude, no-other-way-but-up, iamthemarmaladewalrus, and bertiechattell. We hope you like distortion, friends. — K.C.

     What Sells

Darlin, your goods live up to their name.
You wear that dress like a candle wears a flame,
and I want to be the hot wax pooling at your feet—
dripping and drowning in your heat.
I want to buy what sells.

You don’t got a man; you got a dozen.
And they all lining up to eat from your hands.
All that power must come at a cost, honey.
But the market will bear a price that’s fair.
And I’m willing to pay for what sells.

Darlin, I got coin just like them,
and I don’t want to spend it on any other whim.
For you, I’ll count out all my shells;
baby, I want to buy what sells.

Other boys might be scared—come to you shaking like a leaf.
But I’ll walk right up to you, sure-footed as a thief.
Preacher man says I’ll go straight to hell;,
but I’m deaf to them church bells, sugar, when you’re near
‘cause I want to buy what sells.

CHORUS 


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Singing For Women Elijah Cash blues rock indie singer songwriter original music musicians Arists on Tumblr electric guitar jam sexy love rough loud dance rock n' roll

Mar 24

Today’s audio post is dedicated to these bloggers because their answers to our question are a part of the lyrics for this rocking and rolling song: greeneggsetmoi, w0rldescape, mymiseryworld, therealeusheama, and dreamwriteinspire. We are grateful to everyone else that gave answers, too; if you weren’t included, it’s only because we read your answer after we were finished recording! They were all great ideas and may be sung in the future. This song is perfect for improvising; when Eli performs it, he plans to ask women in the room for their name and where they’re from and just go with it. Man, this is upbeat and loud; you should have felt the bed vibrating from the amp when we were recording. (Eli laughed out loud as I typed that sentence.) I hope you all like it rugged and rough. (More laughing.) Turn it up and dance around, friends. — Kavalier

     Singing For Women

Give me a woman’s name and where she’s from,
and I’ll write a song that’ll make her come—
come right into these open arms.

You say Nicole from Nice, I’ll sing,
Pardonne-moi, mademoiselle, but can I have a French kiss?
You say Susie from South Dakota, I’ll sing,
Sugar, I want to love every iota of you.
You say Naomi from Wyoming, I’ll sing,
Why, oh why, aren’t you lying next to me?

Give me a woman’s name and where she’s from,
and I’ll write a song that makes her give it up.
Give it up—her heart. Give her heart up to me.

You say Brena from Brazil, I’ll sing,
Baby, I’m ill when you’re not near.
Nora from Norway, I’ll sing,
There’s no way I’m leaving here without you next to me.
You say Sam from Sacramento, I’ll sing,
Here’s a memento: a night with me.

Some boys sing for fun, others sing for pocket change.
But I sing for women each and every day.

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Mar 23

Tonight’s song is for themerchdude, whom I found spotlighted under music. I appreciate his blog for his unique perspective on the music industry, so I asked him outright what I should write a song about. He suggested:

“Maybe you should write a song about bands that change everything about themselves after they get signed by labels so they can sell records and forget the main reason they made a band which was to play music they love.”

It was a great suggestion, and this is what I came up with. I got Eli Cash to sing it; it’s raw and frantic—recorded in just two takes—but I think that’s okay because themerchdude seems to value being real, like me. And I can’t get more real than this. Plenty of artists have written songs about selling out, so I decided to do it a bit differently by pretending it’s a good thing. The lyrics are satirical—subtly ridiculous. Except what’s sick, is that they are only partially a joke; this satire is self-judgmental, too. Because as much as I like to think I’m above selling out, I know that’s easy to say when I haven’t had the opportunity. I walk the line between genuine and phony every day (then again, doesn’t everybody?); and I’ve been leaning genuine so far, but nothing has tempted me to do otherwise. Let’s hope I’m man enough to stand up to temptation if it comes. I can say this: I think the good vibe I get from writing songs like this—for all you cool people, cool people like themerchdude—gives me all the backbone I need. I don’t want to get caught in the absurd catch-22 at the heart of this song. It seems so often that artists are happy making music, but then something in them wants to make music for profit. Why? So they can buy happiness—buy something they already had. I don’t want to sell something I already have to buy it again, you know? If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Plus, wealth and fame seems to make people complacent. Desire is fire. When you’ve got everything you want, what will drive you to achieve? I think I’ll just keep working hard, here on the bottom, in the shadows. Enjoy everyone. — K.C.

     Record Man, I’ll Sell You My Soul

I want my fingers in everybody’s pie;
I want to be in everybody’s eyes.
Give me the light, the light that’s lime,
I’m tired of being unknown.

I don’t care, record man; I’ll sell you my soul—
‘cause if I make it big, I’ll have enough gold
to buy another. To buy anything I want.

I used to write for me,
but that got awfully lonely.
And now that I write for no one,
I can buy all the friends I need.

CHORUS

Now, I have it all.
There’s nothing left to want in this world.
Yes, I have so much,
I don’t even want to make music no more.

CHORUS:
including god, an after-life, meaning, and whiskey;
including women, fast cars, new guitars, and love.
I’ll buy it all.

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Mar 22

This was the fourth song written in the CI studio last Friday; it was a very productive day that ended with Eli suddenly, furiously belting out this tune. The recording is raw because, per usual, I can’t get the man to sit down for longer than one take. It’s about that woman again—the woman who got away. You can read about her and his quest to find her in the description to Eli’s first album, here. Tonight’s track is devoted to these cool/interesting blogs we found searching #blues and #snake: girlvsthecynic, jake-blues, snakepeople (so wonderfully weird), fuckyeahsnakes, and s-n-a-k-e. Check them out! We’re dropping this post quick tonight; Eli and I had a dozen good song ideas today and got some great requests from followers, so we need to get to writing. Here’s to another four song night! Enjoy everyone. And, if you do, share it. — K.C.

     Cold Blooded Snake

Why’d you leave? Was it for another man?
Did he treat you right in ways I can’t?
And now you’re back and expect me to let you in
to the void you made when you left.

You’re as cold blooded as a snake
if you think I didn’t mourn your loss.
But I’ve been better off
since you’ve been gone,
you snake, you snake.

And you dare think that you can just slink
back into this warm bed.
But I remember you, all of you,
that means the good and the bad.

CHORUS

You can take your venom elsewhere.
I don’t want to buy what you sell.
And if the choice is between you or living slow,
I choose to skip your poison and die alone.

CHORUS

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Mar 20

Tonight’s tune is for JP over at lowfield. I recently found his blog where he posts some original audio. I’m always a fan of such initiative, but in this case, I’m even a fan of the music. We had a brief dialogue the other day and agreed to do a song swap. My man Elijah Cash has been working on this song we’re posting now for weeks (this is one of about six versions); we’re envisioning this—or some variant of it—to be the title track for his next album. It’s about not being afraid to create anymore, and not being afraid to share your creations. I encourage all my followers to let their inner giant wake up, but especially you, JP. Keep making music—and don’t be afraid to get loud. — K.C.

     Sleeping Giant

I’ve been swallowing who I am
all this time, all this time.
I’ve been short on my fire and my pride,
all this time, all this time.

Well there’s a rumbling, a stirring growing loud:
a sound, a volume that just wants out;
and I’m about to let it out.

I’m a mountain, a volcano,
and I’m about to explode.
I’m a new born baby’s cry;
and I’m the rattle you’ll hear when you die.

CHORUS

I contain a sleeping giant,
and I’m about to let him out.

CHORUS

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