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Hallelujah Tuesday
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Say hello to the new way
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Trash-pop, guitar rock and melodic miscellany.
Not so much a band as a bloke with a guitar and a laptop, The Smivets deliver a genre-bending blend of pop, rock, punk, prog and many other monosyllables.
Song Info
Genre
Rock • Rock General
Charts
Peak #109
Peak in subgenre #3
Author
Steve Smith
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Steve Smith
Uploaded
December 07, 2022
Track Files
MP3
MP3 14.4 MB • 320 kbps • 6:18
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WAV 63.7 MB
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BPM
124
Beat
4/4
Key
F maj
Vocals
Male
Character
Energy
relaxed, cool
high-energy
Danceable
coffee-place
dancefloor
Positivity
dark, sad, angry
happy
Appeal
unique
radio-friendly
Story behind the song
Ah, work. The curse of the drinking classes and so on. For the unhappy majority of us this entails slaving away for 5 days of each week (that's 72% friends) making a load of money for someone else in the hope that you can glean off enough to fund your actual life, which you now have to somehow cram into the remaining 2 days. And then at horrifying speed it's Monday again and you're back on the treadmill of despair for another seemingly endless week. "Cheer up", they say, "it'll soon be Tuesday" but of course it isn't. Time slows down until the cherished weekend disappears out of sight beyond a miserable horizon. And this goes on month after month, year after year, decade after decade, grinding you into submission until you just get used to it. Then when you finally get lucky enough to consider being able to quit, you find yourself almost enjoying it and worrying about giving it up. What's that about? Let me tell you, from my perspective anyway, that anxiety is entirely misplaced. After stopping working my only regret was not having done it sooner. As soon as you can afford to, do it.
Lyrics
How come a day and a half seems to take More than an entire week? Have cyber time-thieves tampered with all my clocks? If this is any indication then The prospects are looking bleak Pop your thinking back inside the box Best invest the time remaining Crafting excuses Explaining why you couldn't do the job Rather than just get on and do it Excitement reaching fever pitch Fear or desperation, can't tell which Will give me strength to get me through it So better brace yourself because However paroxysmic Monday was Your thrill-buds will be redlining soon Each hallelujah Tuesday afternoon What's the deal with missing the thing You claimed to hate the most? Isn't this supposed to be paradise? Yet I'm tapping at the window Like some Bronte sisters ghost In a kind of masochistic afterlife Was it the camaraderie Against a shared adversary Even when they might be Non-existent? Condemned to freedom's life-row Miserable even though Now I can stare aout the damned window Any time I want What am I supposed to do? Nothing to look forward to Half-heartedly howling at the moon This hallelujah Tuesday afternoon Those devils of dependancy Were just mayflies in the air Gone before they'd even taken wing It's not until you lose something You find that you didn't care There really is more to life than suffering Gone the disillusionment I found I had the whole thing back to front Damn, why did I ever leave it this late? Gave up 72% of each week As a kind of pointless punishment Endured to pay for the other 28 But every day's a weekend now Even Monday takes a bow See me dancing to a different tune Each hallelujah Tuesday afternoon So say hello to the new way I ain't gonna do what you say Hallelujah Tuesday afternoon
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kitara
Sep 18, 2023
Nice one, I like that punchy guitar, sounds British to me? Good vocals and harmonies top it all off, good work. P.S. I like song title as well! I have a new piece, 'Slowburn', a progressive suite of several short sections you may like? Here it is in music/video/photos form on YouTube: https://youtu.be/NzL2KB9No3I Or here on SoundClick: https://soundclick.com/share.cfm?id=14654944 Please have a look when you have time! All the best, Mauri.
steveweyman
Sep 01, 2023
Not been around for awhile Steve . Just checking out my fav artistes. Another listen to this great track ! Hope you’re ok steve .
digitalskull
Apr 11, 2023
Great tune!
KeithMitchell
Jan 28, 2023
Oh wow what a superb song. It really smacks you from the very 1st note, right to the end. Fantastic vocals and love that guitar. Brilliant Steve.
Ridiculousdream
Jan 26, 2023
An excellent rocker!! Amazing clear sound and production.
steveweyman
Jan 14, 2023
well steve thats great rock my man ! love the guitar so powerful ! great vocals and production top class ! i went self employed 20 yaers ago teaching and playin guitar teaching martial arts and coaching football ! my 3 loves so didnt really have a propper job ! ive been lucky !
d.bill
Jan 12, 2023
Catchy infectious music that undermines the content in wry fashion. Lurve the buzzy bass and the crungy guitars. And then that proper prechorus - very yes.
MikeBennett
Jan 08, 2023
Crunchy guitar, vocal harmonies and great mix!
MichaelDuran
Jan 08, 2023
As solid as it gets, this is the Sound that defines why I like your music so much, ROCK ON!!
DRUMNJON
Jan 07, 2023
Brilliant! Been out 7 years so far.... never missing it! What day is it .....it's AnyDay!! :) Enjoy the time left .... Rocking On!!
rodrica
Jan 06, 2023
Another hit! Sounds fantastic, production is first class. A song we can all relate to, lol don't think I'll ever be able to retire - the government keeps raising the retirement age! Brilliant stuff.
davidabriggs
Dec 15, 2022
Oh man, this is such a great sound. Such a great song...lyrics I can well relate to. I put in for 'voluntary redundancy' but only managed to go one year 'early'. I've never looked back. What an excellent rock sound. I love it.