From 0ad714245d1eebd3a995f660d53db2a8a10c6d9d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "(quasar) nebula" Date: Sun, 31 Mar 2024 11:41:46 -0300 Subject: misc tweaks for niklink additions, mostly commentary formatting --- album/squiddles.yaml | 15 +++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) (limited to 'album/squiddles.yaml') diff --git a/album/squiddles.yaml b/album/squiddles.yaml index ccb2b14..0edcc96 100644 --- a/album/squiddles.yaml +++ b/album/squiddles.yaml @@ -365,18 +365,25 @@ Lyrics: |- It's a lovely time in paradise, see the Squiddles smile with glee
We should join them in the fun they made for you and me
'Cause soon enough we'll have to leave, and depart for shore
But we'll be back another day, on the ocean floor! Squiddles, Squiddles, Squiddles in paradise
Squiddles, Squiddles, let's get tangled up!
Squiddles, Squiddles, Squiddles in paradise
Squiddles, Squiddles, let's get tangled up!
Squiddles, Squiddles, Squiddles in paradise
Squiddles, Squiddles, let's get tangled up!
Squiddles, Squiddles, Squiddles in paradise
Squiddles, Squiddles, let's get tangled up! Commentary: |- - Solatrus: - (original commentary) + Solatrus: (original commentary) + Haha, oh man. + My vocal debut, and what is it? Me mocking the music kids shows. It's an adorable song, though. + Okay, so this one actually has a bit of history, quite a long time before Homestuck. I've been at this music thing for over 9 years after all. + Originally I was interested in writing a sort of uplifting and mellow hip hop song, and the first thing I did was make an organ synth with a swung version of one of the melodies you hear in Squiddles in Paradise. I was actually working with AndrewNeo (him again!) on the song. + Of course, that never panned out, but when I finally felt like I should contribute to the Squiddles album (I was among the last to actually start something) all those years later, I remembered that melody. + And then Alex told me the whole hip hop feel, even though it was pretty relaxing, just wasn't gonna work. So I reworked it into a pretty cheesy and stereotypical reggae song and just stopped caring altogether about how it sounded. I mean, come on, it's a freaking parody album! + Eventually Alex recorded some Squiddle vocals for it because I thought it'd be hilarious, and he sang (badly out of tune on purpose) the chorus. I thought it was brilliant and promptly wrote a full set of lyrics. + TLDR, the chorus to Squiddles in Paradise was actually made up by Alex Rosetti basically on accident, and the song was originally some hip hop song I did over half a decade ago. - Solatrus: ([Tumblr post](https://thisisthehomestuckmusicteam.tumblr.com/post/27234067507/solatrus-squiddles-in-paradise-well-what-do)) + Solatrus: ([Tumblr](https://thisisthehomestuckmusicteam.tumblr.com/post/27234067507/solatrus-squiddles-in-paradise-well-what-do)) Well, what do you know, my vocal debut? @@ -398,7 +405,7 @@ Commentary: |- Other Thoughts - Michael Bowman once mentioned that Squiddles in Paradise is one of the few songs on the album that really balances the act between a legitimate song and a downright silly song. I was pretty flattered when both said this and when he recommended this song (dead link), among others from the album, to a fan. + [[artist:michael-guy-bowman|Michael Bowman]] once mentioned that Squiddles in Paradise is one of the few songs on the album that really balances the act between a legitimate song and a downright silly song. I was pretty flattered when both said this and when he recommended this song ([dead link](https://iambowman.tumblr.com/post/13659731094/im-rounding-out-my-homestuck-album-collection-and-im)), among others from the album, to a fan. I actually have to agree with Bowman after looking back at it almost two years later. Despite how little effort I feel that I put into this song, it was a really fun and silly song to write... about kid-friendly horrorterrors... in paradise. --- -- cgit 1.3.0-6-gf8a5