Custom Song Requests, Vol. I

by Karl Eifrig

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1.	Forget It 02:54	buy track
2.	Heroes In Jeans 04:04	buy track
3.	Pete the Algae-Eating Aquarium Fish 04:07	buy track

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This album includes songs from the Nom a Song project, where people sent in custom song requests which were fulfilled by myself, Karl Eifrig, or the two of us together. These be song requests Karl fulfilled on his lonesome.

Panchitah from LA, California requested Forget It – ‘a fun song to make me smile while I’m all borked and stuff. You know, “Dont worry be happy” style. Also, about how forgetful I am’. I may have missed the mark a little bit as far as the actual request goes, but I think I achieved a sort of Bobby-McFerrin-sings-Tom-Cruise’s-opinions-on-the-pharmaceutical-industry vibe, and hope this helps the requester feel less borked in general.

Jessica Christian from Virginia requested a song titled either “Dress Down Heroes” or “Heroes in Jeans” that would encourage faculty and staff at the school she works at to participate in “dress down” weeks. Staff can contribute $10 and get to dress casual for the week, and the money goes to Relay for Life, a cancer research charity. To craft this epic ballad, I enlisted Ryan Murphy on drums, Grant Sutton on bass, Sean Shipley on lead guitar and Josh Lawrence on brass keyboards/lyric tweaking.

Breanne Kato from California requested a reggae song about Pete, her ‘algae-eating aquarium fish’ who ‘couldn’t care less that Skeletor the goldfish [his previous aquarium roommate] is dead.’ I obliged.

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released January 5, 2013

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Karl Eifrig Chicago, Illinois

Karl lives in Chicago, IL, plays in the bands Lynyrd's Innards, Cooler by the Lake and Mexican Cheerleader, and collaborates long-distance with Josh Lawrence (aka JJ Sonick) of San Francisco in the bands The New Old Men and Kitchen Sink. Here be Karl's solo stuff. ... more

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