The Old Deluder Satan Law was an experiment in musical collaboration. It was a band filled with people who never met. An exploration in the wonder that can happen when great minds collaborate.
Lyrics, handclaps, trumpet, piano, xylophone, beats, tambourine, talking, laughs, spoken word, saxamaphone, drums, congas, cowbell, guitar, slide guitar, bass, cello, violin, flute, ocarina, foot stomps, the sound of smashing bottles, traffic noise, jingle bells, banjo, and on and on.
Participants sent us bits of music. Others added, edited, cut, sampled and used those sounds to make complete songs.
The finished product is an interesting take on Americana.
tracks
- Sister Mary | More Info
- Green, Green, Green and Green | More Info
- Trying | More Info
- Big Sur | More Info
- Up | More Info
- Eastcoast / Westcoast | More Info
- Morphine | More Info
- I Miss Things | More Info
Track Details
Sister Mary
Lyrics by Heather Teel
This is very hard
I don't know what to sing
to you
to make you feel like I do
words don't go so far
all my words are spent
and I don't know what to say
anymore
there aren't words for me
to speak about me
or how it could be
and I'm lonely
Versions
- Version 1 mp3
Featuring
- Heather Teel - Vocals
- Lisa Bethancourt - Handclaps
- Mouse & the Billionaire - Acoustic Guitars
Green, Green, Green, and Green
Lyrics by Andrew Hamilton
tree shoot in the front yard
green green green and green
no shirt in the back yard
green green green and green
white sun in the big yard
spit but don't be seen
free sign in the full lot
green green green and green
sick flea on a warm cot
green green green and green
chickpea's got the black spot
spit but don't be seen
spit but don't be seen boy
if you want to piss again
black spot in the kitchen
blood stain on your hand
teah yourself to skip and sing
green green green and green
you know it don't mean a thing
green green green and green
salt lick and a quiver
spit but don't be seen
spit but don't be seen boy
if you want to piss again
black spot in the kitchen
he's on the march again
he's on the march again boy
he's on the march again
black spot in the kitchen
he's on the march again
Versions
Featuring
- Laurie Parker - Vocals
- David Piper - Moog
- Andrew Hamilton - Carnival Announcer
- Keith Simmons - Keyboard Horn Section Arrangement
- Karen Simmons - Keyboards
- Mouse & the Billionaire - Piano, Vocals
Trying
Lyrics by Darren Harbaugh
Ninety-five cent shoe polish
is black enough for me
I've stopped eating celery
because it sticks between my teeth
It doesn't matter how far you throw a stone if it hits
you in the back of the head.
If they don't snap my credit cards in two, I'll call
you twice before I'm dead.
Motel 8 in Biloxi
behind waffle house
bite a penny for your sorrows
but wear the checkered blouse
You can't forget the wisdom you've read from the good
book
sixteen years and a ballpoint pen are the only thing
she took
The freeway died before you were born
never had to slap it to keep it from crying.
Fool me once, fool me twice
but don't blame a man for trying.
My uncle used to sleep on a train track
But he gave some good advice:
Don't trust those who chose their own nickname.
or only diet sunday nights.
Big Sur
Versions
- Version 1 mp3
Featuring
- The Big Sur Cheap Red WineTet
- Lisa Bethancourt
- Pat MacKenzie
- Matt Bethancourt
- Mike Sycz
- Mouse & the Billionaire - Piano
Up
Lyrics by Annie Bethancourt
blue sky
clouds of white
I've got miles and miles to go
lately
I can see
things moving through the trees below
Versions
- Version 1 mp3
Featuring
- Anna Bethancourt - Vocals, Guitar
- Lisa Bethancourt - Vocals
- Amanda Hamilton - Vocals
- Laurie Parker - Vocals
- Gwendolyn Meier - Vocals
- Brad Eberhard - Vocals
- Mouse & the Billionaire - Keyboards, Sampling, Guitar, Vocals
Eastcoast / Westcoast
Lyrics
Chorus:East coast, west coast
We've lived on both, and they both are dumb
You move to one cause it sounds fun
But when you get there you miss the other one
And they both suck ass
We lived in LA
We wanted to seem tough so we packed up all our stuff
And moved to the mythic
East coast, east coast, east coast, east coast!
But once we got there
We caught a lot of flac cause we didn't wear slacks
We wore bermuda shorts
Chorus
We wanted seasons
We wanted winter spring, summer and fall
That stuff aint reason
And it was fucking stupid and we froze of our balls
It was that bad
Grocery Store Debate
Chorus
Versions
- Version 1 mp3
Featuring
- Emily McGraw - Vocals, Keyboards
- Micah McGraw - Vocals, Drums, and Guitar
Morphine
Lyrics by Jesse Gloyd
Morphine is a kick in the head
Morphine is a kick in the head
Lay me down in a cold, cold bed
Morphine is a kick in the head
I want me a coffin of ash the most
I want me a coffin of ash the most
I'll blow through your fingers like a high plains ghost
I want me a coffin of ash the most
Wait for me until I'm gone
Wait for me unitl I'm gone
Here comes my sunshine with the smoking gun
Wait for me until I'm gone
Morphine is a kick in the head
Morphine is a kick inthe head
Lay me down in a cold, cold bed
Morphine is a kick in the head
Versions
Featuring
- Jesse Gloyd - Vocals, Organ
- Keith Simmons - Banjo
- Sam Hofmann - Background Vocals
- John G Lawrence - Drums
Miss Thing
Lyrics
Bastardized cover of Aerosmith’s Don’t Want to Miss a Thing
Versions
- Version 1 mp3
Featuring
- DMH - Lead Vocals
- Matt Pool - Drums
- Matt O’Brien - Xylophone
- Mike Sycz - Bent Keyboard & Monome
- Mouse & the Billionaire - Slide Guitar
- The Streetcar Kids
- Becca Banghart
- Matt O’Brien
- Amanda O’Brien
- Mike Sycz
- Lisa Bethancourt
- Amber Pool
- Jen Guinta
- Damion Guinta
