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2018-05-01

Artist

the great Luke Ski

Title

Everything's A Song! (Super Rad! Version!)

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The short version:

Luke Ski covers Carrie Dahlby's "Everything's A Song" in the style of The Aquabats!, making this the "Super Rad" Version of the song! ENJOY!!!

Featuring Genuine "Aquabats Super Show" Announcer: Mr. Lawrence!

Music, mixing, & mastering by Jace McClain of Nuclear Bubble Wrap!

Here's the video footage of my surprising Carrie Dahlby with "Everything's A Song! (Super Rad! Version!)" live on stage at MarsCon 2018: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKs-JZOvSFs

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The long version:

In 2007, the first year the FuMP existed, the first lady of the FuMP, Carrie Dahlby posted an original mellow-tempo happy tune titled "Everything's A Song", about how any topic that exists has the potential to be the subject matter of a comedy song. Certainly a sentiment that fits perfectly with The Funny Music Project's mission statement.

In 2013, Carrie surprised her bestie Luke Ski with a 6-months-early present for his 40th Birthday, a 2-CD set titled "Worst Tribute Ever", where about a dozen FuMP acts did covers of Luke's songs, including Carrie herself covering "Titanic Monday".

In 2017, Carrie and her kiddo Alex discover the ska-powered superhero rock band known to world as "The Aquabats!", and they immediately become their favorite band ever. They bought all their albums, watched all the episodes of "The Aquabats! Super Show!" TV show, and flew to California to go see them at a live event with Luke Ski.

In 2018, Carrie celebrated her 40th birthday, nonethewiser that Luke Ski had his own turnabout-is-fair-play gift for her to be revealed 10 days later at MarsCon 2018's closing event of its annual comedy music track. Luke Ski surprised Carrie Dahlby (& Alex) by suddenly busting into an Aquabats-style up-tempo ska cover version of her tune "Everything's A Song", updating many of the lyrics to reference both the Aquabats and also many popular funny songs that had since come out over the past decade since she released her original version. Luke was wearing his own home-crafted Aquabats costume, and their mutual friend Earl Luckes showed up in his own legit Aquabats costume as well to lead the on-stage dance party with all the other funny music acts that performed that weekend. Carrie and Alex didn't see it coming, and a great time was had by all!

The amazing music & production work for this track was done by Jace McClain of Nuclear Bubble Wrap, and that the TV Announcer heard at the beginning of the track is the ACTUAL TV ANNOUNCER from "The Aquabats! Super Show!", Doug Lawrence, aka "Mr. Lawrence", actor and voice actor known for such roles as Man-Ant, Plankton, Ralphio, and Helmut ("DORKS!").

Which brings us to now, when I, Luke Ski, am posting this cover which I have dubbed "Everything's A Song! (Super Rad! Version!)" at the FuMP dot com for everyone to enjoy! All of this was to honor Carrie Dahlby, a friend who I love very much despite our 'bad rapport'. ;) As Alex said, you are "Super Rad", and furthermore, you're a winner.

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“Everything’s A Song! (Super Rad! Version!)” by Luke Ski
A cover / remake of "Everything's A Song" by Carrie Dahlby,
done in the style of The Aquabats!

Announcer: SOMEWHERE! IN YOUR AUDIO PLAYER!

Pumpkin bread, cupcakes, aluminum foil,
And superheroes writing some wrongs
Are not only essentials to everyday life,
They can also be the topics of songs.

Geeky girls, Pac-Man, and Twitter, and goats,
An eagle saving folks in distress. (I summon the duuude!)
If funny music has taught me anything yet
It’s that song ideas are limitless!

Cuz everything’s a song! (Everything’s a song!)
Just take a look around you!
You just can’t go wrong! (Everything’s a song!)
The possibilities may astound you!

Shia LeBouf, puffy vests, Hufflepuffs,
A man who fights sharks in a lagoon, (SHARK FIGHTER!)
And sleep walking zombies all out on your lawn,
And Scrooge McDuck who's up on the moon! (It's a cartoon!)

Rocketships, U.F.O.s, and rainbow trains,
And sounds of the mysterious Fox (*fox noises* What does it say?!)
PokeMon, T-Rexes, corned beef and cabbage,
And rocks and trees and trees and rocks!

Cuz everything’s a song! (Everything’s a song!)
Just take a look around you!
You just can’t go wrong! (Everything’s a song!)
The possibilities may astound you! (And wateeeer!)

Not every song needs to be about love,
But the industry don’t want you to know. (I'm getting EMOTIONAL!!!)
There’s songs in your bakery, songs in your womb, (Mommy!)
And every single place that you go! (I want sprinkles!)

Some say every song’s already been written
But open your eyes and take a gaze.
(Oh my gosh, there's an entire dog!) (And we noticed a frog!)
And songs that illustrate all the ways,

That everything’s a song! (Everything’s a song!)
Just take a look around you!
You just can’t go wrong! (Everything’s a song!)
The possibilities may astound you!

Cuz EVERYTHING IS AWESOME! (EVERYTHING IS AWESOME!)
Everything is COOL WHEN YOU'RE PART OF A TEAM!
You just can’t go wrong! (Everything’s a song!)
As long as you can stick to a rhyme scheme!

Everything's a song! (Everything's a song!)
I'm pretty sure you've got the point.
You just can't go wrong! (Everything's a song!)
I'm tellin' everyone in the joint,

That funny music is SUPER RAD! - SUPER RAD!

Alex: Carrie Dahlby is SUPER RAD!

Carrie: Now I'm in this too! *laughs*

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