Comments on: This is only for Mormons (if anyone)

By: Momma Snider

Momma Snider — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 16:30:47 +0000

That song makes me proud.

By: He says, She says

He says, She says — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 16:59:24 +0000

Haha it’s so funny!

By: CougarBen

CougarBen — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 06:11:07 +0000

Eric, thanks for posting an updated version of the song. I learned it from your sheet music, but I was struggling to stay up with the times. My kids love the song and my wife and I both got a good chuckle out of your performance. Keep it up!

By: homerific

homerific — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 02:16:59 +0000

Ok, so, while I enjoy it…I didn’t quite get the “song” part? Like, the background piano part sounds to be like it’s a loose parody of “modern major general” from the Pirate of Penzance, but then Eric just speaks it, not sings it. I think it’d be a lot more funny and memorable if it were completely sung, at modern-major-general pace. Like Tom Lehrer’s “The Elements”. I did enjoy it though!

By: Erin

Erin — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 15:17:05 +0000

Thanks! that was fantastic. can’t wait to play it for my six year old. he’ll love it.

By: Eric D. Snider

Eric D. Snider — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 05:17:54 +0000

David Manning: Yes, plenty of Spanish in high school and college, but it doesn’t take much to be able to say “nosotros amigo Francisco Vi�as; Benjamin de Hoyos es un genius,” especially since “genius” isn’t really Spanish.

Mommy (not mine): Mostly one take, with a few lines re-dubbed in editing. (Sharp-eared listeners can probably spot them, since I didn’t do a very good job integrating them). But that’s deceptive, because I’d rehearsed a fair amount beforehand, mostly to avoid having to do multiple takes once I started recording.

Camille: No. I was responsible for getting that song played on the Dr. Demento Show, though!

By: JS

JS — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 04:38:41 +0000

I have the late-90′s recording from your first CD. I almost think the older one is funner to listen to – it has more energy, anyway. This new version just starts out too slow. I like the piano embellishments around Yoshihiko Kikuchi and others, though.

By: Randy B.

Randy B. — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 15:36:53 +0000

Amazing!

By: Jefers

Jefers — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 15:32:58 +0000

That was brilliant. I was especially impressed that you had the correct pronunciation of James J. Hamula.

By: Waxing Nostalgic

Waxing Nostalgic — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 14:40:12 +0000

Ah yes, the days of Garrens. Many a fond night spent laughing my patootie off in the Law Library.