The Cars - Drive Parody/Cover of sorts

[Mordi]

I love the original tune, and I have the same drum-samples they used for that tune lying around and some presets that were pretty similar. I also had some samples of Slaygon singing "aaaaaah" which are great to make a fake-sounding choir (which the original tune arguably has).

So I tried to make it as similar as possible, with some changes:
http://mordi.ziphoid.com/data/music/wor ... %20WIP.mp3
The lead is just there to indicate where the singing is.

I have in mind a sort of cover of the song with altered lyrics.
For example, instead of;
"Who's gonna pick you up, when you fall"
the lyrics will be more like;
"Who's gonna turn you on, when you're off"
As if the guy is singing to his C64.

Terribly unimaginative that example, though. :p

[Dumper]

That sounds really nice, i always liked the original tune too. It will be interesting to see what lyrics you come up with.

[Squirrley]

Mordi,
Some lyrics perhaps?...
'Who's gonna boot you up, from your drive'....
'Sound Interface Device...Is still alive'...
'We can't go on, thinking, nostalgia's wrong'....
'Ooo-oo...Who's gonna boot you up...tonight'...
And for the little do-dooby-doo doo bit in the background, something like 'Here comes another SID'...
Thats as far as i've got..
Any good?
I'll come back and 'edit' if my brain 'kicks in' again...
EDIT!!!
...lyrics for 2nd chorus....
'Who's gonna boot you up, from your drive'....
'1541, Is still alive....
We can't go on, thinking, 8-bit's wrong....
'Ooo-oo...etc.'..

[Mordi]

Daym Squirrley. You gots creative. Very nice!

[Squirrley]

Glad you like it, Mordi.
Just, don't ask me to supply vocals for the mp3!
Strong Scottish accent would spoil the 'experience'

[Mordi]

Yes, I do think it would be best to spare us from that, Squirrley. :p

[Dumper]

Unfortunately Squirrley and Subzero sung it on their radio show, my speakers will never be the same again.

[Analog-X64]

Good Job!!! Sounds like and instrumental version of the real thing.

[Mordi]

I have now copied the full arrangement. If you play them side by side it sounds pretty similar. The toms and the bongos aren't 100% correct, though. But I don't think that's necessary. It's close enough. Maybe I should fix the hihat (which isn't in the original) and the shaker sometime.

Edit: Just listened to Squirrley and Subzero's... errr... outstanding performance. LOL

[Amok]

Wow. Cool stuff... Sounds really almost 1:1... Would have been a great track for Syntax Era CD.

[Mordi]

Would have been a great track for Syntax Era CD.

Yeah, it would fit nicely there.

Made some more improvements and uploaded.

Here are the original lyrics. Can anyone think of modifications? Squirrley?

Who's gonna tell you when,
It's too late,
Who's gonna tell you things,
Aren't so great.

You cant go on, thinkin',
Nothings' wrong, whoa ho...,
Who's gonna drive you home,
tonight.?

Who's gonna pick you up,
When You fall?
Who's gonna hang it up,
When you call?

Who's gonna pay attention,
To your dreams?
And who's gonna plug their ears,
When you scream?

You can't go on, thinkin'
Nothings wrong, whoa ho...,
(who's gonna drive you)
(who's gonna drive you)
Who's gonna drive you home, tonight?
(who's gonna drive you home)

(bye baby)
(bye baby)
(bye baby)
(bye baby)

Who's gonna hold you down,
When you shake?
Who's gonna come around,
When you break?

You can't go on, thinkin',
Nothin's wrong, whoa ho...,
(Who's gonna drive you)
(who's gonna drive you)
Who's gonna drive you home, tonight?
(who's gonna drive you home)

Ho..., you know you can't go on, thinkin',
Nothin's wrong,
(Who's gonna drive you)
(Who's gonna drive you home)
Who's gonna drive you home, tonight?

(bye baby)
(bye baby)
(bye baby)

Modified lyrics so far:

Who's gonna boot you up,
from your drive...
'Sound Interface Device,
Is still alive...

We can't go on, thinkin'
nostalgia's wrong...
woah oh...
Who's gonna boot you up...tonight'

Who's gonna bla bla bla
bla bla-ah bla...

Sixty-five eighty-one,
Is still alive...

We can't go on, thinkin'
8-bit's wrong...
whoa oh...

[fac]

I am in no way musical, so this probably cannot be sung, and probably don't fit the melody, but i was thinking something down the lines of:

We can't go on, thinkin'
nostalgia's wrong
Who made you think that
8 bit's wrong

How can I boot you up
without power
Who can fix your power
supply tonight

Who's gonna say Chimera,
tonight?
Will games ever be the
same Again?

Who will make sweet noise
like you?
Will Axel F ever be
the same again?

You can't go on, thinkin'
xbox's good, whoa ho...,
(who's gonna boot you)
(who's gonna boot you)
Who's gonna boot you up, tonight?
(who's gonna boot you up)

(bye C64)
(bye C64)
(bye C64)
(bye C64)

Who's gonna treasure you
today?
Who's gonna come around,
When you break?

You can't go on, thinkin',
xbox's wrong, whoa ho...,
(Who's gonna boot you up)
(who's gonna boot you up)
Who's gonna boot you up, tonight?
(who's gonna boot you up)

Ho..., you know you can't go on, thinkin',
xbox's good,
(Who's gonna boot you)
(Who's gonna boot you up)
Who's gonna boot you up, tonight?

(bye C64)
(bye C64)
(bye C64)

[Mordi]

Hmmm, I think some of those phrases don't match the original song, but good ideas there.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbTjzZzfR7w <-- The Cars - Drive

[fac]

I know, but i am afraid i will not get it better then this. My imagination and abilities have come to a max here, so if you like the idea feel free to work on it.

[Mayhem]

Maybe if I'm of the mind to have a go, I'll see... if I'm in the mood. Good at song parodies me...