Self- Writeousness | The Song We Wrote (Thank You - Sorry) @SelfWriteousness | Uploaded April 2021 | Updated October 2024, 22 minutes ago.
Many years ago in an land called New York, there lived a man named Cole Porter who prided himself on writing songs without a partner in an era of outstanding writerly teams (the likes of Rogers and Hart, Lerner and Lowe, Leonard Bernstien and any New Yorker who could pick up a pencil--).
It is said of Mr. Porter that at one or another time in his life, he was not yet finished with a song called "Just One of Those Things" and shared what he had of it at a party.
"...a trip to the moon on [blah, blah, blah] wings," sang he at the time, for an appropriate 3 syllable word.
Shortly thereafter, another guest piped up and said "How would you feel about 'gossamer wings,' Mr. Porter?"
Mr. Porter loved it, put it in, and it is a part of that song to this day (without which, a million sweethearts could realistically have taken "...a trip to the moon on *buffalo* wings." My kind of romance, truth be told).
Some time later, that same man met Mr. Porter in passing and asked, "So how's *our* song doing?"
I think we can safely say the song on this video is our song, for you Dear Viewers did not contribute 1 word to this project (as did the man in the Cole Porter story) but 20.
Thank you most kindly for your help, and as always, should you not like the resulting song, I would be honored to here the song with which *you* come up given the same word collection ;)
In case you'd like to know what words came from where...
Ginger: IJ King
youtube.com/channel/UCr3XhfEixMgMZ8OeAEiUdBA
Jelly: Chris K. Samuel
youtube.com/channel/UClsfo9uiBr6ALycJTDuJMhA
Blight and Abscond(s): Jeff Adams
youtube.com/channel/UCAf-HrGuu99-e3tyFnBJz8w
Baobab and Broom (someone call your fantasy tavern that. I dare ya!):
Bethany Votaw
youtube.com/channel/UCRQJ1Njhh-x_mncvG5zFktw
Conundrum: Mitch Bensel
youtube.com/channel/UCNH2E2vuw1QIRvILV0h5i5Q
Dark: Author N.H Aurelight
youtube.com/channel/UCUS4ArfYPEmtvLXC11zHLKA
Earthly: Red Panda Reads
youtube.com/channel/UCft4-DXZJhEJU0ufXFC5M1Q
Oxygen, Cats, and Tea: Joey Paul
youtube.com/channel/UCoLY_2z60ip93GKmCGcb4Fw
Diode (kind of - sorry): Hey Y'all Listen Up
youtube.com/channel/UC2RvKmaWUzInOnrdPdbITCg
Oakley and Cantakerous: Author Emilee Harris
youtube.com/channel/UCMVCmvkoFJQRqsRPhf61QCg
Cloudy and *Lemon*: Cozy Reading with Quaker Cats
youtube.com/channel/UCN3n2ZLhhPE3H2hRl5K0BeA
Caterwaul: Margeret Pinard
youtube.com/channel/UC315Rc3qIIC77BW4-lHObVw
Spoon: Randal Eldon Greene
youtube.com/channel/UC4cOjye-hWsra33QGYF4x_A
Proclivity: Cadaver Club
youtube.com/channel/UCaftslFGtbPQwUPN0LyMixw
Scum: Eratta
youtube.com/channel/UC_y7E6RBphNbZpl58yGGRIg
Jentacular: Attention!
youtube.com/channel/UC_7IPEXaZuRlPeE90dFSDbw
Thanks for visiting the channel.
I am something of an antisocial eccentric, but I am actively trying to be more of a blessing than a curse to my fellow writers.
If you would like to be a part of my rehab / monitor my progress on assorted social media platforms, feel free to follow me on Twitter:
@SWriteousness (I think)
or Instagram: instagram.com/selfwriteousness
Many years ago in an land called New York, there lived a man named Cole Porter who prided himself on writing songs without a partner in an era of outstanding writerly teams (the likes of Rogers and Hart, Lerner and Lowe, Leonard Bernstien and any New Yorker who could pick up a pencil--).
It is said of Mr. Porter that at one or another time in his life, he was not yet finished with a song called "Just One of Those Things" and shared what he had of it at a party.
"...a trip to the moon on [blah, blah, blah] wings," sang he at the time, for an appropriate 3 syllable word.
Shortly thereafter, another guest piped up and said "How would you feel about 'gossamer wings,' Mr. Porter?"
Mr. Porter loved it, put it in, and it is a part of that song to this day (without which, a million sweethearts could realistically have taken "...a trip to the moon on *buffalo* wings." My kind of romance, truth be told).
Some time later, that same man met Mr. Porter in passing and asked, "So how's *our* song doing?"
I think we can safely say the song on this video is our song, for you Dear Viewers did not contribute 1 word to this project (as did the man in the Cole Porter story) but 20.
Thank you most kindly for your help, and as always, should you not like the resulting song, I would be honored to here the song with which *you* come up given the same word collection ;)
In case you'd like to know what words came from where...
Ginger: IJ King
youtube.com/channel/UCr3XhfEixMgMZ8OeAEiUdBA
Jelly: Chris K. Samuel
youtube.com/channel/UClsfo9uiBr6ALycJTDuJMhA
Blight and Abscond(s): Jeff Adams
youtube.com/channel/UCAf-HrGuu99-e3tyFnBJz8w
Baobab and Broom (someone call your fantasy tavern that. I dare ya!):
Bethany Votaw
youtube.com/channel/UCRQJ1Njhh-x_mncvG5zFktw
Conundrum: Mitch Bensel
youtube.com/channel/UCNH2E2vuw1QIRvILV0h5i5Q
Dark: Author N.H Aurelight
youtube.com/channel/UCUS4ArfYPEmtvLXC11zHLKA
Earthly: Red Panda Reads
youtube.com/channel/UCft4-DXZJhEJU0ufXFC5M1Q
Oxygen, Cats, and Tea: Joey Paul
youtube.com/channel/UCoLY_2z60ip93GKmCGcb4Fw
Diode (kind of - sorry): Hey Y'all Listen Up
youtube.com/channel/UC2RvKmaWUzInOnrdPdbITCg
Oakley and Cantakerous: Author Emilee Harris
youtube.com/channel/UCMVCmvkoFJQRqsRPhf61QCg
Cloudy and *Lemon*: Cozy Reading with Quaker Cats
youtube.com/channel/UCN3n2ZLhhPE3H2hRl5K0BeA
Caterwaul: Margeret Pinard
youtube.com/channel/UC315Rc3qIIC77BW4-lHObVw
Spoon: Randal Eldon Greene
youtube.com/channel/UC4cOjye-hWsra33QGYF4x_A
Proclivity: Cadaver Club
youtube.com/channel/UCaftslFGtbPQwUPN0LyMixw
Scum: Eratta
youtube.com/channel/UC_y7E6RBphNbZpl58yGGRIg
Jentacular: Attention!
youtube.com/channel/UC_7IPEXaZuRlPeE90dFSDbw
Thanks for visiting the channel.
I am something of an antisocial eccentric, but I am actively trying to be more of a blessing than a curse to my fellow writers.
If you would like to be a part of my rehab / monitor my progress on assorted social media platforms, feel free to follow me on Twitter:
@SWriteousness (I think)
or Instagram: instagram.com/selfwriteousness
