The Big Ol' Bug Is Me & My Arrow (Harry Nilsson vs. The Flaming Lips mashup)
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Channel: Jeff Beam · 2011 · Music
"Me & My Arrow" by Harry Nilsson (off the 1971 album "The Point!") and "The Big Ol' Bug Is The New Baby Now" by The Flaming Lips (off the 1997 album "Zaireeka") mashed together. I noticed that this Lips tune seemed very inspired by the entire concept of Nilsson's "The Point!" album. The beginning of the Lips tune features a spoken-word story over background music, very much like the song "The Game" (which is after "Me & My Arrow", and sequences right into the song without stopping) on "The Point!". Harry Nilsson and Wayne Coyne's voices even sound the same. Furthermore, I noticed that the chord-progressions for each song are the same. I matched the keys and tempos of the song the best I could, and as you can see, one fits over the other quite nicely. I'm sure it would've worked for the spoken-word parts as well, though I'm sure nobody would want to listen to that. http://jeffbeam.bandcamp.com
