Skydome: Bluebird Banter Theme Song

by hugo on Oct 28, 2008 1:47 AM EDT in Fun

Hi everyone. As some of you may know, I'm in a band. Anyway, we have a song called "Skydome" that I thought might be appropriate as a sort of theme song for the site, about a couple on their way to a Jays game. Here it is, with lyrics below. This is just a rough live recording from one of our recent gigs, but it doesn't sound too bad. Anyway, let me know what y'all think

Skydome

You get off work at 6:15
I'm leaving at 6:30 on the dot
Take the subway to the Queen's Quay
Or else drive and try for a close parking spot

You've had a rough day I can tell
By your car's ashtray overflowing
I check for quarters in the seat
To feed the metres at the Skydome

    And on the way going
    I hope the dome's open
    T-dot's lights are bright
    On this hot July night
    Just drive

I wouldn't mind a short quick stop
At Kensington Market to end the day
But I know you've got somewhere to go tomorrow
And we're out of loonies anyway

      So on the way home
      We're fighting again but we both know
      One day, we'll be
      Perfect like Stieb.

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It's really good....

You could have put the chords in with the lyrics for those of us too lazy to figure them out ourselves……..

by Tom Dakers on Oct 28, 2008 1:57 AM EDT reply actions

haha, thanks!

C and F for the verses. The other (indented) part is Am – Fmaj7 for the first two lines and Gsus4-G Fsus4- F for the second two lines

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Oct 28, 2008 2:04 AM EDT up reply actions

Great song Hugo!!!

I think it’s a wonderful theme song. Thanks for posting it!

by Carm on Oct 28, 2008 9:51 PM EDT reply actions

Agreed

Well done. Great tune.

One minor quibble. The name of the street you mentioned in the song is actually pronounced “Queen’s key,” not “kway” as in the song. Obviously this falls under the category of artistic license, but the stickler in me thought it bore mentioning.

by SuckaMD on Oct 28, 2008 11:29 PM EDT reply actions

thanks for the correction!

I had no idea, despite having been there, oh, a dozen times. Will definitely fix that for the future,

"Let us go forth awhile, and get better air in our lungs. Let us leave our closed rooms... The game of ball is glorious." - Walt Whitman

by hugo on Oct 29, 2008 6:56 AM EDT up reply actions

Interestingly

in a pavement song (I think it is Harness Your Hopes, though I’m not actually 100% sure), Malkmus says “it’s on scenic quay” and pronounces it “kway,” is it pronounced differently in different places or is he just wrong?

"The NY Mets are my favorite squadron" --Apu Nahasapeemapetilon

by jessef on Oct 29, 2008 6:17 PM EDT up reply actions

Without any evidence or research to back this up...

I think it might be a US vs Canada/Commonwealth pronounciation difference

by SuckaMD on Oct 29, 2008 6:40 PM EDT up reply actions

quay should be pronounced key.....

officially but people will play with words. Buoy is boy but you hear Boo e a lot. When it’s a word not often spoken people won’t know how to pronounce it.

by Tom Dakers on Oct 29, 2008 7:10 PM EDT up reply actions