Recorded -
Basic Track including tambourine, piano, and homemade percussion –
December 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13 and 15, 2012
Vocals – January 29, 31 and December
11, 2013
Harmonica – January 31 (solo) and
November 16, 2013 (intro)
Minor drum tweaking – January 30,
2014
Backstory -
Musically, “Cookie
Cutter” is one of my eldest compositions. The basic structure of
the song was written around the turn of the century! Flash forward to
some thirteen years later - Before I began recording Breaking
Through The Glass, I made a
list of seventeen songs I wanted to try and record. Wanting to strive
for an even eighteen, I brainstormed the possibility of resurrecting
this then-thirteen year old composition.
Now
that the song was structured to my satisfaction and contained fresh
lyrics, “Cookie Cutter” became a spiritual sequel to my
anti-Corporate pop song “I Sold Out” from Turn Back The
Years. This time around, I
aimed for a more blues-rock influenced sound as well as far more
scathing lyrics. Believe me, I mean every word I sing!
Lyrics -
You traded your
piano, for a DJ,
and you gave up
your guitar, for dancing on stage.
You sold your
soul to stardom, chose money over fame,
now every
singer that follows you, they all sound the same.
Your songs used
to be unique and creative to the end,
Now everything
you play, is 120 bpm.
Why put in
effort when you can ride the freeway of chiche
With all the
celebrity press, your record label's having a field day.
Goodbye to
originality, hello to conformity
Chorus – I
Think you're heading for disaster
Why'd you have
to go and throw it all away
Stop erasing
your identity, before you break down and you want to scream!
Shower your
audience with glitter, to cover up your voice
Blast Those
subwoofers so loud that it's ear shattering noise
Write a song
with a catchy phrase and it's a top 40 hit
Who cares if
it's listenable, just make it so they can dance to that shit!
We need a whole
lot less disco, and a lot more rock and roll!
(Chorus)
Goodbye To
originality, hello to conformity
(Chorus)
All music and lyrics are Copyright
2014 – Rob Weiss Music.
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