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Pocket Sized Cannon

by Gordy and Brian

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So my Mum turned 70.
I was thinking, “fuck, what the fuck do you get for someone who worked her fucking arse off her whole life to be able to retire comfortably?”
Oh, yeah, flowers. Again!
Fuck no, that wasn’t gunna cut it.
I wanted to do something a bit different, and a bit more personal.
Cue my mate Brian Pretus, from my current favorite yacht rock band, PEARS.
He does this thing where he’ll write and record a song for like, $8000.
I asked him to write one for my Mum, and he goes, “Dude, you’re on Fat Wreck Chords, I’M on Fat Wreck Chords,
how’s about I do it for $6000?”
Fat Mike wouldn’t subsidise the fucking thing, despite both of our bands being his obvious superannuation fund.
Nevertheless, I sent Brian some infantile lyrics, and he emailed me a song within 2 days.
I wanted to play drums on it, so I hit up my mate Jason PC who owns and operates Goatsound Studios here in Melbourne.
His first response. . .”fuck off, I’m busy”.
He eventually caved, and let me cart my shit into his studio to track along to what I’m fairly sure is his least favourite style of music, pop punk!
Still, PC has emailed me every day since, telling me he can’t get the song, and my Mum, out of his head.
Now, this is the kind of not silly part. You can download this song.
Mum ok’d it, on the proviso that it costs one measly dollar, and that every one of those dollars goes to www.lungfoundation.com.au, because my Dad’s lungs are fucked from years of welding with asbestos.
This isn’t a fucking “oh woe is us” tale, this is just further proof of how fucking selfless my Mum is.
Buy the song, it’s not completely shit.

-Gordy

The song is available as a buy it now of $1 or you can choose to donate more if you want.
All proceeds of this release will go to the Lung Foundation.
lungfoundation.com.au

lyrics

LYRICS:

You dudes met in a caravan park, had a few dates, but it fell apart.
Not sure of the year, but it had to be the fucking 60s.
Dad was a welder and you were a clerk, you went and changed jobs and he looked like a jerk.
But Mum, you took Valium on your fucking wedding day.
Either way you had both us kids, and got out of Scotland,
before we hit the skids, well not quite, but we’re all still breathing.

Mum, we love you, we’d be so fucked without you.

I am just some shithead in a band, haven’t done a whole lot but travel the land.
Never once did you tell me I was being a fuckhead.
Now you’re turning 70, and that’s really fucking important to me.
So this song is for you and I hope that it makes you smile.
Either way you had both us kids, and got out of Scotland,
before we hit the skids, well not quite, but we’re all still breathing.

Mum, we love you, we’d be so fucked without you.

Formerly “Shannon”, a pocket sized cannon.
The one and only single best Mum in the world.

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released January 24, 2018
Lyrics By Gordy Forman
Music By Brian Pretus.

Recorded by Brian Pretus
drums tracked by Jason PC at Goatsound
Mixed and Mastered by Brian Pretus.

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