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Retouch Edit for the “Red Hot Moon” Ska Punk anthem by Tim Armstrong and Rancid. The original song is not changed at all, because it is “Indestructible”, as its 2003 album name suggests. Original song was produced by Brett Gurewitz of Bad Religion). In the remix I did some gentle widening and respectful highlights for the song. Added very few beats and hats and lotsa subtle deep bass.
Tempo is locked to much slower 150Bpm. So it should be perfect for the slow Pogo dance perhaps?!?! ... or for this awesome, romantic SKA dancing like in the original, at 1:43 ?!?! : D
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zly9--6A4Hk
The take on mixing one of my favorite Rancid songs was to celebrate Red Moon celestial even in Oct, 2015. The Red Hot Moon is eclipsed by Mini Moog rework only. Three Moog synth lines added to expand the lower domain. All done in Live9 with MiniMoog by Arturia. More explicit words are scrambled in case you take kids to the “grave yard tonight” to observe the Red Hot Moon event : )
The artwork is actual phot of the Red Super Moon I did from our backyard, as it’s was viewed those days from “Cali, California….” : ) Canon Rebel T4i, w/o editing. No idea where the blue-ish glare is coming from, probably from the Moog button highlight?!? : )
My tribute to Tim Armstrong, guys! So to quote him here "Respect to New York, respect to London, but we're from California and our state is golden" :D
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zmIR1aAGYE
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Lyrics (and all rights) Rancid: "Red Hot Moon"
Under a red hot moon, take a bus downtown to the Grave yard shift tonight
KC’s from Cali, California.
She's got a reputation that she didn't ask for.
She’s waiting for an escape now, escape is called the 164.
Now, KC, she won’t admit when she’s wrong,
now KC, she’s always run, run, run.
She’s a punk rocker, she don’t trust no one
on a south end bus all alone.
Under a red hot moon, take a bus downtown to the Grave yard shift tonight
KC was never caught up, like the rest of the rats in a fucking maze
“Check me out” she said, “I’m in a concrete jungle,
I’m an individual and you’re stuck in my waste”
Oh hell no, she knows what the truth is. Because she said so
She knows who her friends are so fuck you, don’t get no closer,
it’ll only make her run far away
Under a red hot moon, take a bus downtown to the Grave yard shift tonight
I know KC’s brother pretty well, lets say
we spent a lot of time hanging out
I always thought for he said that she’d be the one to get out of here
and make a life fore herself
but when we found her in the little league park,
in the dugout it was cold in the dark.
No one knew why she wouldn’t wake up,
I think she finally made it back home.
Under a red hot moon, take a bus downtown to the Grave yard shift tonight
[Rap verse by Rob Aston]
One time for your mind, two times for your soul three for the graveyard and the money I fold.
Dimmed out in the city where the sun burns slow, no hope it’s a pity I can’t say no.
It’s not my time to go, it’s not my time to die,
the last thing I wants for my mother to cry
It was love at first light, since the very first night,
things have never been the same since I took my first flight.
The way I live my life, I love; I live lavish, lost me from the start.
You lose, you’ll never have it! Untouched, unleashed, back up you don’t want it.
Stick him for his cash. It’s back, now he’s fronting.
Take two pass, I’ll take to blast.
Bust a mother fucker; I’m out on the flash. Pimped out, high as fuck.
I’m out of control. Let's bounce, rock, skate, Man I'm ready to roll.
- Genre
- Ska-Punk