It was thought that the LP would be recorded & finished as quickly as this song had been. The other songs being “I’m A Jesus Child”, the out-take “Therapist” & the original alternate out-take of “Funhouse”. It is one of four songs on the LP that Dennis played drums on. It was the first song recorded for The Frogs first LP. Then we added double-tracked vocals by myself, backing vocals by Dennis & a cello played by Dennis. The track “What The Trouble Was” contains a backing track that was cut live in the studio with bass guitar played by Jay Tiller - bass lines written by Dennis, drums played by Dennis & acoustic guitar played by myself. In that white straight jacket that you wore You lost your balance head first you hit the floor I said it’s a good thing you’re not insane I said you had better seek a psychiatrist I asked you what the trouble was with your mind Here are the original lyrics before they were changed in favor of the final LP versions lyrics. The chord progression for the chorus is A b Major / A Major / A major 9 ( B in bass ) / E Major / G b Major / G b minor 7 / A 7 (B b in bass ) / B 7. The chord progression for the verses of the song is E Major / G b bend bass note / E Major / G b bend bass note / E Major / G b bend bass note / A min / D b minor. The “always snows” lyric is a wild veiled reference to a white colored illicit drug this girl was on & the swords come down references Tarot, the 3 card pull representing the past (the mind), the body (the present) & the spirit (the future) or alleged fortune telling. The only difference the question “What do you want?”, was posed to me in real life. It is the autobiographical account ( here and there) recalling the same girl in question from the song “C-R-Y”. The original title was “What The Trouble Was With Your Mind”. The seventh song on The Frogs first LP is “What The Trouble Was”. Track 11 from The Frogs 2022 LP “The Frogs (The 2022 Addition)
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Track 09 from The Frogs 1988 “The Frogs” LP The track “Buried Me Alive” contains bass guitar played by myself-bass lines written by Dennis, drums written by Dennis & played by the drum machine, myself on acoustic guitars, double-tracked vocals & cello.īuried me Alive written by Jimmy Flemion Here are the original lyrics before they were changed in favor of the final LP version’s lyrics. The chord progression for the chorus is C Major / B minor ( open chord ) / D Major / C major / B minor ( open chord ) / D Major / C Major / G Major. The chord progression for the verses is C major ( open chord ) / D Major ( open chord ) / B b ( open chord ) / C Major ( open chord ) / B b Major ( open chord ) / G Major ( with the G string ringing out throughout the progression ). As the heat was enveloping me I was feeling that by working at that job I was being buried alive. I wrote the song on a napkin on a 200 degree dishwasher at work. The original title of the song was “Buried Alive”. The song’s original lyrics were written on June 10, 1986. The opening track on side two of The Frogs first LP is “Buried Me Alive”. Jimmy Flemion performs Trap from The Frogs 2022 LP “The Frogs (The 2022 Addition)”īuried Me Alive - The Frogs Milwaukee, WI Odd Rock Cafe & I wouldn’t mind, wouldn’t mind, wouldn’t mind
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But I didn’t mind, didn’t mind, didn’t mind