Eric Stefani recently finished a very catchy track based on a facebook application that he loves, called "Farm Town." He used some old chords from an old "Don't Speak" version. here's what he had to say about the song:
(taken from ericstefani.net)
This song is the strongest song I’ve written in the last few years. The chords were taken from a bridge in “Don’t Speak” from Tragic Kingdom that was cut out.
I never knew you could stay on the same chord and just sing the Chorus or Title of the song. It was instrumental in continuing my work as a singer/songwriter.
The fact that Facebook made a live “interactive video game” where everyone in the world can play “all at once” for free, is really exciting to me. “Farm Town” also helped to learn how to maintain my own yard at my own house.
If you haven’t already check it out go play it now, mean while listen to my song.
UPDATE:
Thanx to my buddy Rosie over at everythingintime we know what Tom previously said about these chords in an old interview:
TOM: I’ll tell a story about Don’t Speak. Eric, our ex-keyboard player had one of the most brilliant fender roads lines ever in probably modern recorded music history. It was the best counter melody in the choruses of Don’t Speak. It was insane. And that’s the story. Matthew Wilder, who I love and is a great producer, just didn’t hear it. He didn’t get it. And we never put the roads line in, and I think that the song would have gone to number zero if we would have put it in. You know what I’m saying? It was just the most brilliant line, and I loved it. I loved it with every part of me…. This is with all due respect to the good people who mixed our album. When they mixed it, they wanted to edit out the bridge section of Don’t Speak because they thought for radio audiences it would be more palatable, or something. With all due respect, because it worked.
If you haven’t already check it out go play it now, mean while listen to my song.
UPDATE:
Thanx to my buddy Rosie over at everythingintime we know what Tom previously said about these chords in an old interview:
TOM: I’ll tell a story about Don’t Speak. Eric, our ex-keyboard player had one of the most brilliant fender roads lines ever in probably modern recorded music history. It was the best counter melody in the choruses of Don’t Speak. It was insane. And that’s the story. Matthew Wilder, who I love and is a great producer, just didn’t hear it. He didn’t get it. And we never put the roads line in, and I think that the song would have gone to number zero if we would have put it in. You know what I’m saying? It was just the most brilliant line, and I loved it. I loved it with every part of me…. This is with all due respect to the good people who mixed our album. When they mixed it, they wanted to edit out the bridge section of Don’t Speak because they thought for radio audiences it would be more palatable, or something. With all due respect, because it worked.
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I've uploaded the song along with other versions of it, so you can hear the track.
Eric has a bunch of cd's for sale on his official site, so you should stop by and buy a few! His music is pure genius and is very enjoyable.
Tracklist:
1. Farm Town World
2. Farm Town World [Instrumental]
3. Farm Town World [Early Version]
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