S1E8: Burger Stripper

In this episode, Matt shares some old band names, Bug talks about his burger preferences, and we spread the good news about the internet's saddest raccoon video. Oh, and we write some songs, too
Jam Mechanics is a podcast hosted by Matt (The Narcissist Cookbook) and Bug (Bug Hunter) where we challenge each other to write a song demo from scratch every episode.
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-- SPOILERS FOR THIS EPISODE BELOW --
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BUG'S SONG
Matt's Challenge: And the Oscar goes to...
Title: The Opera
Lyrics:
Let me tell you all a little ‘bout the theater
if you wanna pack people deep in the seats you’re
gonna plant seeds, play follow the leader
lead’em to the end, breadcrumb, bird feeder
they say sex sells but so does drama
they’re glued to their seats despite the genre
the crowd is not complex at all they
love The Phantom, hate the opera
The curtains dropped
The camera’s stopped
make ‘em drag you off the stage
They’ve cut the lights
so my advice:
make ‘em drag you off the stage
now you’re twenty minutes deep in your Oscar Speech
you look down and the crowd’s all gone to sleep
they all cut to commercials on repeat
so you can drop the rehearsal, think on your feet
You don’t need dialog, and I’ll posit this
all your drama should all be ubiquitous
if the scripts in Spanish, no me habla
love the phantom, hate the opera
The curtains dropped
The camera’s stopped
make ‘em drag you off the stage
They’ve cut the lights
so my advice:
make ‘em drag you off the stage
You’ve got your speech all written
you can picture it now
but your scripts not finished
and you’re taking a bow
you’ve got your mantlepiece polished
and your suit clean pressed
spending all that profit
with no budget invested
You’ve got your speech all written
you can picture it now
but your scripts not finished
and you’re taking a bow
you’ve got your speech all written
but you’re playing pretend
cuz the Oscar, it goes to
The Oscar, it goes to your head
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MATT'S SONG
Bug's Challenge: Take a sad story and make it happy
Title: Fresh Cement
Lyrics:
fresh cement
brand new shoes
you and i
talking it through
though we've spun this story
ten thousand times
these exact beats
these exact lines
on this exact corner
of this exact street
the movie reel
spins endlessly
the credits roll
no cheers or claps
and when we're done
we run it back
anyone would think
we were rehearsing for something
fresh cement
on a soundstage
the dialogue
becomes cliché
we hit our marks
we play our roles
but we do it now
with our eyes closed
it's like a dance
but we don't touch
a boxing match
without the punch
take a bow
great work today
see you tomorrow
for the matinée
anyone would think
we were rehearsing for something
i blink awake
and it's my cue
nothing's changed
but something's new
we're rushing now
the reach the end
and when we do
it all begins
no subtext now
or metaphor
you kick, i spit
i scream, you roar
and then it's done
and all that's left
is our footprints
in fresh cement

[@DeepBlueInk]

We are SO BACK from quickly taking a break to watch the full raccoon video.

[@RandomPuddles]

I love this series sooo much! Please keep making them, I look forward to this every week ❤

[@justabeholder4753]

Woooooo we're so back

[@valeriepickard3765]

You have done an actual public service by telling us about the raccoon, our beautiful little guy, thank you thank you thank you

[@tinyq555]

14:10 make em take you off the stage/The Oscar, it goes to... 23:14 fresh cement

[@kayleighmims9073]

Bug! I also had a reoccurring childhood nightmare about the cowardly lion going rogue 😂😂 but in mine he ate my granny but she pushed me under a wagon to protect me and I would wake up when he came for me next

[@barkerbeans620]

This show definitively has the best opening credits song and i will not take any debate on this. I would genuinely buy a CD with just the theme song on it.

[@nixeso]

insanely good as always guys. 💛 wanna note that as tnc was making the Elevator Pitch joke, i was stood in an elevator. LOL adore your work

[@jocool1908]

Not me wanting to listen to Matt's defunct songs 👀

[@loveletterz]

TNC Fresh Cement song was my favorite jam of this series so far. Like Bug said there is such a comfort in already knowing the song and i just lived it those few minutes.. Then after that song Bug started about how basic that song was and i felt really basic for liking it so much.. but i know this one will be on repeat today.

[@JamMechanics]

“Basic” or “straightforward” was not meant to be derogatory at all. It’s a GREAT song, it is one of my favorites from the whole season. The song is beautiful! -bug

[@danielabreu9371]

Finally called outta work on a monday but still have to listen, great work as always my high powered Podcast heroes

[@HaloGT1]

So... is there a discord? Love the pod and want to talk about it, but the promised discord link is not there?

[@JamMechanics]

We don’t put it on KZbin, for bots! Should be in the description on Spotify or Apple Podcasts, or just message us on Instagram or email for the link!

[@danielabreu9371]

Honest big question, can we see the footage on youtube??? Id love to SEE the reactions yall make, i usually listen on spotify and then youtube yall for the extra views lol, but i know thats a big ask lolol

[@JamMechanics]

We edit only the audio and syncing it with video would be a task much greater than the initial edit itself! We have all the episodes video recorded for posterity but getting video clips is still a TODO