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Jason Carter isMooseboy Alfonzo and His Prairie Troubadours....And So Much More! (well, not really) |
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Well, howdy
friends. This here's my little corner of the 'net where I can share my
humble gifts with the world. And get to have those nifty email
addresses like
i-am<at>the-mooseboy.com
Mooseboy
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Mooseboy Alfonzo and His Prairie Troubadours - The Instant Classic Opus Series |
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My Instant Classic
Opuses have been my hobby for the last several years, wherein I take
popular songs and make Lounge remakes of them. Think of it like this,
eventually everything becomes elevator music. Why wait for the Muzak
company to butcher these tunes when I can do it for you now?Click the images to
see the "album art", click the titles to download the songs
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NEW - November 2009It's a double dose of Mooseboy Madness! I finished off the appropriately numbered 13 Instant Classic Opus "Crazy Train" and was immediately seized with the idea for number 14. So instead of just Ozzy, you also get The Ramones "I Wanna Be Sedated"! Such a bargin, I'm telling myself! |
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"Get the Party
Started" was my first opus. It was really more of a
proof-of-concept than anything. One morning, I woke up and had a "great
idea". Thirteen hours later, the Instant Classic Opus Series is born... |
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idea with potential, so I went looking for another song that could
further prove the concept. I don't know about you, but I can't think of
any artist who's better suited to a Lounge act than Mr. Ted Nugent. "Cat Scratch Fever"
took longer, but I could still do a complete project in the span of a
weekend. |
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Now it's so much fun,
I'm starting to expand my options. The use of sampling allows me to add
new depth and meaning to my opuses. And inside jokes....yeah, inside
jokes... :-) For "Rebel Yello", I asked the musical question "What would happen if one of Metal's greatest poseurs met one of Electronica's greatest acts?" |
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better? (ooh, that's subjective!) I'm starting to get in the groove
now, I want to see if I can extend the concept to as many possible
genres as I can. Some hard rockin' was in order, and the natural choice
was Guns'n'Roses and "Welcome to the
Jungle". Yes, I made that jungle montage myself...and, yes, there's
a cow in it if you listen closely. |
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Where does one go
from here? Disco! This one was probably the easiest song to record. It
came to me driving in the car. I got home, the fever upon me, and came
out so suddenly, so rapidly, it was done before I knew it. Both of my
friends consider it one of the best tunes in the series. I work with technology for a living, and baby, "That's the Way (I Like IT)". |
| Rap was a genre I had
the hardest time with, but I was determined to get it right. Too many
lyrics, no real melody or progressions to speak of. I finally ended up
having to break one of my "rules" and adapting the lyrics. Still,
you'll see, it contains the essence of the song. A nice side effect of recording this is I can now rap Flavor Flav's part to this song anytime I like... Who says you can't have Lounge Rap? "Fight the Power"! |
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Whenever people learn
about my hobby, they always seem to find this song particularly
interesting. I suppose it's the whole "middle-aged white guy sings
Destiny's Child" thing, but one of the points behind all this is the
sheer incredulousnessosity of these opuses. I'm the last guy you'd
expect to sing "Bootylicious",
but once you've heard it, you'll say "he's the last guy I'd expect to
sing "Bootylicious." |
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thought "Bootylicious" was "out there" must thought I'd lost my
flippin' mind when I released my next opus. Pussycat Dolls and a
cha-cha beat. A winning combination that can't be beat, plus bonus
points for being able to name the song "Don't Cha-Cha-Cha". |
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Now I'm up to my
tenth tune (oh yeah, there's a tune I did between "That's the Way" and
"Fight the Power" where I apparently lost my mind and ability to sing
in tune - it's on hiatus until I can rework it) and my daughter is in
marching band. A kick-ass
marching band, I might add. That made me want
to explore horn sections and of course, Johnny Cochran. Huh? I dunno,
it makes no sense to me... I'm just "Flirtin' with Disaster" every day. |
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first rock concert was a Rock Super Bowl with Heart as the headliner
act. Bebe La Strange tour. Nancy Wilson wearing that little sailor
outfit... You'll notice in the album art that Nancy has the bigger
rack...of antlers.... Come with me and let me go "So Very Crazy On You". |
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After rebuilding my
music workstation (more power, more cowbell), I found myself getting a
little sentimental. I looked back at
lo these many years of moosenicity and loungeocity and went back to my
roots for this little autobiographical ditty, number 12 in
release, but number 1 in my heart... |
School Days |
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| I
completed my MBA in 2003. You can see samples from those days at http://webmba.the-mooseboy.com. |
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| I am a
proud alumnus of |
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 University of Central Florida |
 Georgia College & State University |