http://bbtp.net/pop Improvising the world, one song at a time Tue, 01 Mar 2011 04:56:23 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Purple Oranges Purple Oranges is the blog for the band The Laughter Epidemic. Each week, we post an improvised song or cover taken from our live jam sessions. Purple Oranges is the blog for the band The Laughter Epidemic. Each week, we post an improvised song or cover taken from our live jam sessions. improv, boston, music, the laughter epidemic, purple oranges No Purple Oranges michael@bbtp.net http://bbtp.net/pop/2011/02/036-the-lion-sleeps-tonight/ http://bbtp.net/pop/2011/02/036-the-lion-sleeps-tonight/#comments Tue, 01 Mar 2011 04:56:23 +0000 Michael http://bbtp.net/pop/?p=202 http://bbtp.net/pop/2011/02/036-the-lion-sleeps-tonight/feed/ 0 The Lion Sleeps Tonight Sarah: Vocals Michael: Vocals, Percussion Mike P: The Lion Sleeps Tonight Sarah: Vocals Michael: Vocals, Percussion Mike P: Guitar Jason: Bass, Backing Vocals Natasha: Keyboards Virginia: Accordion An attempted reggae-version of this golden oldie that devolves into a swinging accordion groove and a wonderfully-botched ending. http://bbtp.net/pop/2011/01/035-neruda-out-of-balance/ http://bbtp.net/pop/2011/01/035-neruda-out-of-balance/#comments Tue, 01 Feb 2011 04:34:39 +0000 Michael http://bbtp.net/pop/?p=197 http://bbtp.net/pop/2011/01/035-neruda-out-of-balance/feed/ 0 Neruda Out Of Balance Virginia: Vocals Mike P: Guitar Jason: Bass Mich Neruda Out Of Balance Virginia: Vocals Mike P: Guitar Jason: Bass Michael: Percussion, Vocals An attempt to swing some background music while Virginia reads some Spanish Neruda poetry on top. Out of balance, out of days, out of ways to cope with our three-wheeled feelings... http://bbtp.net/pop/2010/12/34-i-found-out/ http://bbtp.net/pop/2010/12/34-i-found-out/#comments Fri, 31 Dec 2010 20:02:41 +0000 Michael http://bbtp.net/pop/?p=195 http://bbtp.net/pop/2010/12/34-i-found-out/feed/ 2 I Found Out Sarah & Michael: Vocals Jon: Bass Jason: Percussion, Harmonica Mike I Found Out Sarah & Michael: Vocals Jon: Bass Jason: Percussion, Harmonica Mike P: Guitar Hey 2011, I found out you were here and I decided to stay away. To not go out and play. I know that I can be a star, so I decided when I woke up I would walk all night. I`ll lose you 2010, and you can't follow me anymore. The key to your door, sure - I can go there, but I can`t grow in it. I will look at you completely and dream you away. Tomorrow when I wake up and see the sun again, I might wish it was you, but right now, let`s find out what we`ve got left. http://bbtp.net/pop/2010/11/33-war-on-the-shorts/ http://bbtp.net/pop/2010/11/33-war-on-the-shorts/#comments Sun, 28 Nov 2010 17:19:41 +0000 Michael http://bbtp.net/pop/?p=192 http://bbtp.net/pop/2010/11/33-war-on-the-shorts/feed/ 0 War On The Shorts Sarah: Vocals Michael: Keyboards & Vocals An ode to Sarah`s camo War On The Shorts Sarah: Vocals Michael: Keyboards & Vocals An ode to Sarah`s camouflage shorts. http://bbtp.net/pop/2010/10/032-common-people/ http://bbtp.net/pop/2010/10/032-common-people/#comments Wed, 06 Oct 2010 17:21:15 +0000 Michael http://bbtp.net/pop/?p=168 http://bbtp.net/pop/2010/10/032-common-people/feed/ 0 Common People Sarah & Jon: Vocals Michael: Piano, Synths, Additional Bass Jason: Bass, Har Common People Sarah & Jon: Vocals Michael: Piano, Synths, Additional Bass Jason: Bass, Harmonica Mike P: Guitar Pulp's working-class anthem stripped of all it's bombast, revealing itself as more of a folk song. Recorded at the end of a long night in our standard one-take/warts-and-all style. http://bbtp.net/pop/2010/09/031-noodles/ http://bbtp.net/pop/2010/09/031-noodles/#comments Wed, 29 Sep 2010 17:20:26 +0000 Michael http://bbtp.net/pop/?p=166 http://bbtp.net/pop/2010/09/031-noodles/feed/ 0 Noodles Virginia, Steve, Michael: Vocals Virginia and Steve started doing this tandem set of Noodles Virginia, Steve, Michael: Vocals Virginia and Steve started doing this tandem set of "doodle doodle" vocals and this almost-rehearsed sounding acapella piece came out spontaneously. We also play up the fact that Steve grew up pronouncing the word "Guitar" without the letter U. http://bbtp.net/pop/2010/09/030-moonshine/ http://bbtp.net/pop/2010/09/030-moonshine/#comments Thu, 23 Sep 2010 03:35:44 +0000 Michael http://bbtp.net/pop/?p=161 http://bbtp.net/pop/2010/09/030-moonshine/feed/ 0 Moonshine Michael: Piano, Bass, Synth Jason: Vocals, Guitar Steve: Vocals Virginia & Sarah: Pe Moonshine Michael: Piano, Bass, Synth Jason: Vocals, Guitar Steve: Vocals Virginia & Sarah: Percussion One of our favorite styles: the loose acoustic blues jam, where everyone seems to play in different rooms at the same time. Steve has been travelling since he was nine years old. Been wandering down on the bayou, with the waves lapping at his legs like a puppy getting his first taste of mother`s milk. Mother`s milk mixed with Moonshine. Old Pops out in the woods would jump out from nowhere, under the influence of that moonshine. He loved that stuff. http://bbtp.net/pop/2010/09/029-mideastern/ http://bbtp.net/pop/2010/09/029-mideastern/#comments Wed, 15 Sep 2010 17:18:17 +0000 Michael http://bbtp.net/pop/?p=159 http://bbtp.net/pop/2010/09/029-mideastern/feed/ 0 Mideastern Virginia: Guitar Jason: Bass Michael: Vocals Virginia has an aptitude Mideastern Virginia: Guitar Jason: Bass Michael: Vocals Virginia has an aptitude for playing something mideastern-sounding on every instrument she touches. Time to drone. http://bbtp.net/pop/2010/09/028-love-me-tender/ http://bbtp.net/pop/2010/09/028-love-me-tender/#comments Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:00:01 +0000 Michael http://bbtp.net/pop/?p=157 http://bbtp.net/pop/2010/09/028-love-me-tender/feed/ 0 Love Me Tender Mike P: Guitar, Vocals Sarah & Jon: Vocals Jason: Percussion Love Me Tender Mike P: Guitar, Vocals Sarah & Jon: Vocals Jason: Percussion An entertaining car crash of a cover, where it doesn`t seems like we`ll be able to get to the end of the song without incessant laughter or multiple re-starts. (The picture is Elvis' birthplace.) http://bbtp.net/pop/2010/09/027-under-the-river/ http://bbtp.net/pop/2010/09/027-under-the-river/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:22:36 +0000 Michael http://bbtp.net/pop/?p=156 http://bbtp.net/pop/2010/09/027-under-the-river/feed/ 1 Under The River Michael: Vocals, Bass, Keyboards, Guitar Bits Sarah: Vocals Jason Under The River Michael: Vocals, Bass, Keyboards, Guitar Bits Sarah: Vocals Jason: Guitar, Vocals Jon: Guitar Mike P: Bass One of our favorite songs, an epic number about the soul of a city resting under the river. Sarah goes on to list the numerous types of city workers and people who frequent this place and know of it's worth. http://bbtp.net/pop/2010/08/026-little-in-your-stance/ http://bbtp.net/pop/2010/08/026-little-in-your-stance/#comments Sat, 28 Aug 2010 20:00:47 +0000 Michael http://bbtp.net/pop/?p=155 http://bbtp.net/pop/2010/08/026-little-in-your-stance/feed/ 0 Little (In Your Stance) Jason: Guitar, Kazoo, Vocals Michael: Vocals Spok Little (In Your Stance) Jason: Guitar, Kazoo, Vocals Michael: Vocals Spoken-word acoustic doo wop, from one of our first recording sessions. Sometimes when you are standing up, it makes no sense... http://bbtp.net/pop/2010/08/025-how-many-bags/ http://bbtp.net/pop/2010/08/025-how-many-bags/#comments Fri, 27 Aug 2010 22:44:17 +0000 Michael http://bbtp.net/pop/?p=154 http://bbtp.net/pop/2010/08/025-how-many-bags/feed/ 0 How Many Bags Jason: Guitar, Vocals Debbie: Chorus Vocals Virginia: Percussion, End How Many Bags Jason: Guitar, Vocals Debbie: Chorus Vocals Virginia: Percussion, End Vocals Michael: Percussion, Backing Vocals Jason was on the truck, and he saw this man with a bag of glass in his hands. He looked at him and said: "Why?" He said "Fill this bag with vegetables," and, after receiving them, proceeded to slice each of his veggies into three pieces with a pair of hedge clippers. "One for the father, one for the son, one for...." How many bags do you want for an eye? How many bags will you have her lug? http://bbtp.net/pop/2010/07/024-paper-planes/ http://bbtp.net/pop/2010/07/024-paper-planes/#comments Sun, 25 Jul 2010 03:40:31 +0000 Michael http://bbtp.net/pop/?p=151 http://bbtp.net/pop/2010/07/024-paper-planes/feed/ 0 Paper Planes Michael, Jason: Vocals Acapella beatbox version of M.I.A.`s big hit single, Paper Planes Michael, Jason: Vocals Acapella beatbox version of M.I.A.`s big hit single, with rather unplanned tempo changes during the second half. http://bbtp.net/pop/2010/06/023-horseradish/ http://bbtp.net/pop/2010/06/023-horseradish/#comments Sun, 27 Jun 2010 18:12:05 +0000 Michael http://bbtp.net/pop/?p=147 http://bbtp.net/pop/2010/06/023-horseradish/feed/ 0 Horseradish Steve: Vocals Virginia: Guitar Michael: Vocals, Bass The hazy, mudd Horseradish Steve: Vocals Virginia: Guitar Michael: Vocals, Bass The hazy, muddy moans of horse. Steve is singing gibberish. It`s not horse radish, but jabber rash. Doesn`t jibberish sound like jabber rash? He caught some jabber rash on his arm with some gibberish. You plant a horse and you get a radish. Steve was saddle-sore on his chest and it didn't hurt. Things were riding his chest all day long. Riding it wrong, all day long. http://bbtp.net/pop/2010/06/022-skyway/ http://bbtp.net/pop/2010/06/022-skyway/#comments Sun, 06 Jun 2010 22:06:27 +0000 Michael http://bbtp.net/pop/?p=144 http://bbtp.net/pop/2010/06/022-skyway/feed/ 0 Skyway Sarah: Vocals Jason: Ukulele, Harmonica, Backing Vocals Skippy: Drums Michael: Skyway Sarah: Vocals Jason: Ukulele, Harmonica, Backing Vocals Skippy: Drums Michael: Bass, Piano & Keyboards A trippy jam about a pilgrimage to the sky. We end up staying on a G chord for six and half minutes and meander through a few tempo changes, with Sarah`s narrative being the glue that keeps it all together. http://bbtp.net/pop/2010/05/021-bubble-tea/ http://bbtp.net/pop/2010/05/021-bubble-tea/#comments Tue, 25 May 2010 03:30:17 +0000 Michael http://bbtp.net/pop/?p=141 http://bbtp.net/pop/2010/05/021-bubble-tea/feed/ 0 Bubble Tea Sarah: Vocals Michael: Guitar, Vocals Our simple and spontaneous love song Bubble Tea Sarah: Vocals Michael: Guitar, Vocals Our simple and spontaneous love song to the Taiwanese tea craze that is sweeping the edges of the country. Prettiness. Inside my cup now. I'm not so happy anymore that I don't have you. The rest of the food we got from the bubble tea restaurant was not too good though. http://bbtp.net/pop/2010/05/020-march-of-the-bohemian-pigs/ http://bbtp.net/pop/2010/05/020-march-of-the-bohemian-pigs/#comments Thu, 06 May 2010 02:27:20 +0000 Michael http://bbtp.net/pop/?p=137 http://bbtp.net/pop/2010/05/020-march-of-the-bohemian-pigs/feed/ 0 March of the (Bohemian) Pigs Sarah, Jason, Jon, Michael, Mike P: Vocals Micha March of the (Bohemian) Pigs Sarah, Jason, Jon, Michael, Mike P: Vocals Michael had it in his mind that an acapella/barbershop quartet version of this Nine Inch Nails tune would sound amazing. And on one fateful night he indeed got his wish, with a little bit of Bohemian Rhapsody unexpectedly tagged on at the end. http://bbtp.net/pop/2010/04/019-el-president/ http://bbtp.net/pop/2010/04/019-el-president/#comments Sat, 24 Apr 2010 15:46:45 +0000 Michael http://bbtp.net/pop/?p=133 http://bbtp.net/pop/2010/04/019-el-president/feed/ 0 El President Jason: Vocals, Guitar Michael: Backing Track Jason`s melodramatic Spa El President Jason: Vocals, Guitar Michael: Backing Track Jason`s melodramatic Spanish love song to a cancer-ridden Fidel Castro, improvised over a MIDI backing track. http://bbtp.net/pop/2010/04/018-mosquito/ http://bbtp.net/pop/2010/04/018-mosquito/#comments Fri, 16 Apr 2010 04:34:52 +0000 Michael http://bbtp.net/pop/?p=126 http://bbtp.net/pop/2010/04/018-mosquito/feed/ 0 Mosquito Michael: Vocals, Guitar Jason: Bass Virginia: Vocals A very mellow (creep Mosquito Michael: Vocals, Guitar Jason: Bass Virginia: Vocals A very mellow (creepy) acoustic tune, ending up with Michael whispering about mosquitos over only Jason`s awesome basslines and Virginia's buzzing fly sounds. It's a bit more serenely disquieting than that description would suggest though. Fun fact: the last five seconds is Michael`s audio interpretation of a fly being caught on a windshield with a wet rag that was in the middle of waxing the car. http://bbtp.net/pop/2010/04/017-appalachian-valley-january-snow/ http://bbtp.net/pop/2010/04/017-appalachian-valley-january-snow/#comments Thu, 08 Apr 2010 23:01:54 +0000 Michael http://bbtp.net/pop/?p=112 http://bbtp.net/pop/2010/04/017-appalachian-valley-january-snow/feed/ 0 Appalachian Valley / January Snow Michael: Guitar, Vocals Jason: Harmo Appalachian Valley / January Snow Michael: Guitar, Vocals Jason: Harmonica, Vocals Sarah: Vocals Virginia: Rattles, Intro Vocal Arthur: Percussion, *Plastic* Appalachian Valley, 1965. It was a difficult summer. I killed a man there once. There was red red blood all over the white white January snow, which was the cause of death. He knew he would take his clothes off in the whitest snow he had ever seen, amidst the hypothermia and the cocaine that hung out together like two bums on a train, doing January snow. (This is our murder ballad soaked in heavy reverb. The incredibly apt gunshot sound at 0:16 was unplanned and came out of nowhere!) http://bbtp.net/pop/2010/03/016-oh-darling/ http://bbtp.net/pop/2010/03/016-oh-darling/#comments Thu, 01 Apr 2010 03:41:59 +0000 Michael http://bbtp.net/pop/?p=109 http://bbtp.net/pop/2010/03/016-oh-darling/feed/ 0 Oh! Darling Sarah: Vocals Jason: Slide Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals Jon: Guitar, Vocals Oh! Darling Sarah: Vocals Jason: Slide Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals Jon: Guitar, Vocals Michael: Microphone Holding, Distant Vocals A very quiet version of this Beatles tune that Sarah and Jon liked so much they started playing the song over right after we finished playing it, hence the two endings going on here. http://bbtp.net/pop/2010/03/015-antonios-corpse/ http://bbtp.net/pop/2010/03/015-antonios-corpse/#comments Thu, 25 Mar 2010 17:13:25 +0000 Michael http://bbtp.net/pop/?p=105 http://bbtp.net/pop/2010/03/015-antonios-corpse/feed/ 2 Antonio`s Corpse Sarah: Vocals Natasha: Piano Jason: Vocals, Ukulele, Harmonica Antonio`s Corpse Sarah: Vocals Natasha: Piano Jason: Vocals, Ukulele, Harmonica Michael: Vocals, Bass Virginia: Accordion Mike P: Guitar This was a melodramatic Tom Waits-style polka that we did, which not surprisingly turned out to be a lot of fun. Lyrics are all over the place, but basically, Michael is in a restaurant where paintings are walking around talking about him. They don`t like his belt. Jason then describes a corpse he is looking for. Sarah can`t find her Antonio. We tell her that we saw his corpse in the field yesterday. Jason says some things in Spanish, and then there are ice sculptures of dead swans. The end. http://bbtp.net/pop/2010/03/014-milkshake/ http://bbtp.net/pop/2010/03/014-milkshake/#comments Tue, 16 Mar 2010 03:57:24 +0000 Michael http://bbtp.net/pop/?p=98 http://bbtp.net/pop/2010/03/014-milkshake/feed/ 0 Milkshake Virginia: Guitar Michael & Steve: Vocals Steve is our resident Canadian, a Milkshake Virginia: Guitar Michael & Steve: Vocals Steve is our resident Canadian, and a big fans of the blues. The microphone wire kept shorting out during this recording, so there are random blasts of static going on while we sang about milkshakes. (image courtesy of NickSS) http://bbtp.net/pop/2010/03/013-doctor/ http://bbtp.net/pop/2010/03/013-doctor/#comments Sat, 06 Mar 2010 22:25:49 +0000 Michael http://bbtp.net/pop/?p=95 http://bbtp.net/pop/2010/03/013-doctor/feed/ 1 Doctor Sarah: Vocals Michael: Keyboard A monologue where Sarah plays a therapist who ma Doctor Sarah: Vocals Michael: Keyboard A monologue where Sarah plays a therapist who manipulates their patients into doing violent things... http://bbtp.net/pop/2010/02/012-absolutely-cuckoo/ http://bbtp.net/pop/2010/02/012-absolutely-cuckoo/#comments Wed, 24 Feb 2010 01:05:40 +0000 Michael http://bbtp.net/pop/?p=92 http://bbtp.net/pop/2010/02/012-absolutely-cuckoo/feed/ 0 Absolutely Cuckoo Sarah: Vocals Jon: Guitar, Distant Vocals Mike P: Guitar Absolutely Cuckoo Sarah: Vocals Jon: Guitar, Distant Vocals Mike P: Guitar Michael: Percussion, Backing Vocals Natasha: Piano Jason: Ukulele, Harmonica Our cover of the first track from 69 Love Songs, which we did with little forethought to rehearse, hence it sounding endearingly sloppy and loose. That's kind of the norm around here, you know. http://bbtp.net/pop/2010/02/011-knot-in-the-middle-of-the-room/ http://bbtp.net/pop/2010/02/011-knot-in-the-middle-of-the-room/#comments Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:20:41 +0000 Michael http://bbtp.net/pop/?p=89 http://bbtp.net/pop/2010/02/011-knot-in-the-middle-of-the-room/feed/ 0 Knot In The Middle Of The Room Jason: Guitar, Vocals, Beatbox Sarah: Vo Knot In The Middle Of The Room Jason: Guitar, Vocals, Beatbox Sarah: Vocals Michael: Synths, Vocals, Beatbox There was a knot of microphone cables lying on the floor, prompting Sarah to start singing about it. Jason throws in some percussive guitar and gets in a two bar rap in at the end, while Michael beatboxes and overdubs a synth-bass in later. Everyone get out your, Swiss army knives now. http://bbtp.net/pop/2010/02/010-you-laid-on-my-bed/ http://bbtp.net/pop/2010/02/010-you-laid-on-my-bed/#comments Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:00:46 +0000 Michael http://bbtp.net/pop/?p=86 http://bbtp.net/pop/2010/02/010-you-laid-on-my-bed/feed/ 0 You Laid On My Bed Jason: Lead Vocals, Guitar Michael: Backing Vocals Virginia You Laid On My Bed Jason: Lead Vocals, Guitar Michael: Backing Vocals Virginia: Backing Vocals, Percussion It has become a running joke that we can not have a jam session without doing a doo-wop song, or at least a song with the I-vi-IV-V chord progression. This one started with all of us joking around that we were all lying on Michael`s bed, and Jason, pitched down an octave, then started singing about cold fronts, sleep apnea, and banana levies. http://bbtp.net/pop/2010/02/009-neckbone/ http://bbtp.net/pop/2010/02/009-neckbone/#comments Mon, 01 Feb 2010 13:00:44 +0000 Michael http://bbtp.net/pop/?p=80 http://bbtp.net/pop/2010/02/009-neckbone/feed/ 0 Neckbone Jason: Vocals Virginia: Vocals, Shaker Michael: Keyboards Michael was pla Neckbone Jason: Vocals Virginia: Vocals, Shaker Michael: Keyboards Michael was playing some half-sung/half-spoken Stax records like I'll Be The Other Woman by The Soul Children and Woman to Woman by Shirley Brown and asked if Virginia and Jason could reproduce something similar, and what came out was an old married couple arguing about a 10-cent wedding ring and some soul food... http://bbtp.net/pop/2010/01/008-love-grows-where-my-rosemary-goes/ http://bbtp.net/pop/2010/01/008-love-grows-where-my-rosemary-goes/#comments Thu, 28 Jan 2010 13:00:13 +0000 Michael http://bbtp.net/pop/?p=61 http://bbtp.net/pop/2010/01/008-love-grows-where-my-rosemary-goes/feed/ 0 Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) Sarah and Briana: Vocals Michael Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) Sarah and Briana: Vocals Michael: Guitar Jason: Distant Ukulele Christopher: Microphone Holding, Backing Vocals Arthur: Percussion, Vocals Our sing-along cover of the bubblegum classic by Edison Lighthouse. http://bbtp.net/pop/2010/01/007-dry-elixir/ http://bbtp.net/pop/2010/01/007-dry-elixir/#comments Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:00:40 +0000 Michael http://bbtp.net/pop/?p=58 http://bbtp.net/pop/2010/01/007-dry-elixir/feed/ 0 Dry Elixir Michael: Vocals, Bass, Keyboards Jason: Guitar, Vocals, Harmonica Mike P: G Dry Elixir Michael: Vocals, Bass, Keyboards Jason: Guitar, Vocals, Harmonica Mike P: Guitar, Percussion A moody upbeat number with some warped vocals in Spanish and English about alchemy, translation, and the elixir of life. http://bbtp.net/pop/2010/01/006-remember/ http://bbtp.net/pop/2010/01/006-remember/#comments Thu, 21 Jan 2010 13:00:14 +0000 Michael http://bbtp.net/pop/?p=51 http://bbtp.net/pop/2010/01/006-remember/feed/ 0 Remember Sarah: Vocals Michael: Vocals, Bass, Synth Mike P: Piano Jason: Harmonica Remember Sarah: Vocals Michael: Vocals, Bass, Synth Mike P: Piano Jason: Harmonica Jon: Guitar, Backing Vocals/Beatbox A minor epic of sorts, with Michael and Sarah improvising some sort of lovers spat over cheating, coffee, wine, and long phone calls. The chord progression is borrowed from the song Ansaphone by Pulp, one of Mike P`s favorite things to play on the piano. http://bbtp.net/pop/2010/01/005-walking-down-stairs/ http://bbtp.net/pop/2010/01/005-walking-down-stairs/#comments Mon, 18 Jan 2010 13:00:32 +0000 Michael http://bbtp.net/pop/?p=46 http://bbtp.net/pop/2010/01/005-walking-down-stairs/feed/ 0 Walking Down Stairs Jason: Guitar, Brief Vocal Virginia: Vocals, Percussion M Walking Down Stairs Jason: Guitar, Brief Vocal Virginia: Vocals, Percussion Michael: Vocals, Organ, Percussion Michael does have this habit of walking up and down the stairs during his day job. Apparently, so does lettuce. http://bbtp.net/pop/2010/01/004-crimson-clover/ http://bbtp.net/pop/2010/01/004-crimson-clover/#comments Thu, 14 Jan 2010 13:00:35 +0000 Michael http://bbtp.net/pop/?p=43 http://bbtp.net/pop/2010/01/004-crimson-clover/feed/ 0 Crimson and Clover Sarah and Briana: Vocals Michael: Guitar, Backing Vocals Ar Crimson and Clover Sarah and Briana: Vocals Michael: Guitar, Backing Vocals Arthur: Bass, Backing Vocals Jason: Percussion Cover tunes happen frequently and spontaneously during our jam sessions, and are always a lot of fun. Here is a sparse version of a Tommy James classic. http://bbtp.net/pop/2010/01/003-peeling-an-orange/ http://bbtp.net/pop/2010/01/003-peeling-an-orange/#comments Mon, 11 Jan 2010 13:00:30 +0000 Michael http://bbtp.net/pop/?p=38 http://bbtp.net/pop/2010/01/003-peeling-an-orange/feed/ 0 Peeling An Orange Sarah: Vocals Michael: Keyboards, Backing Vocals Not so muc Peeling An Orange Sarah: Vocals Michael: Keyboards, Backing Vocals Not so much about peeling an orange as it is about preventing baby chicks, cows, and tadpoles from growing up... http://bbtp.net/pop/2010/01/002-tamales/ http://bbtp.net/pop/2010/01/002-tamales/#comments Thu, 07 Jan 2010 13:00:29 +0000 Michael http://bbtp.net/pop/?p=31 http://bbtp.net/pop/2010/01/002-tamales/feed/ 0 Tamales Jason: Guitar, Vocals Michael: Percussion, Vocals Debbie: L Tamales Jason: Guitar, Vocals Michael: Percussion, Vocals Debbie: Lead Vocals Virginia: Percussion Food is a reoccurring theme with TLE, and this song happened spontaneously after Virginia mentioned that she had just eaten some really good tamales down in Brighton. http://bbtp.net/pop/2010/01/001-biscuit-world/ http://bbtp.net/pop/2010/01/001-biscuit-world/#comments Mon, 04 Jan 2010 13:00:20 +0000 Michael http://bbtp.net/pop/?p=25 http://bbtp.net/pop/2010/01/001-biscuit-world/feed/ 0 Biscuit World Virginia: Vocals Michael: Piano, Vocals This is the fi Biscuit World Virginia: Vocals Michael: Piano, Vocals This is the first song we finished, and was pretty much the impetus for all the songs that followed. Virginia tells us all about one of her favorite places down south... http://bbtp.net/pop/2010/01/a-new-decade/ http://bbtp.net/pop/2010/01/a-new-decade/#comments Fri, 01 Jan 2010 17:28:55 +0000 Michael http://bbtp.net/pop/?p=20 http://bbtp.net/pop/2010/01/a-new-decade/feed/ 0 So begins The Laughter Epidemic.So begins The Laughter Epidemic.