Marcus Roark - Phenomenon!.wmv
Channel: borgbiker
Date: 29/11/2011

This is a song I wrote using Garageband. I started with a drum track loop, added a bass track loop, then comped the clean guitar groove a while. I cut out the part I liked, looped it and that became the foundation.

The melody I originally did was quite a bit busier. It was cool, but lacked a strong. During playback of the the basic track, I heard the melody from the song "Mah Nà Mah Nà" Piero Umiliani. Most people today know it from the many versions the Muppets have done. The title comes from a '90's Muppets episode featuring Sandra Bullock, in which Kermit goes to a shrink with a problem: every time he says the word "phenomenon", two Snouths (alien-like Muppet creatures named for their snout/mouths) appear and sing "do do_ de do do". Sandra plays the Doc, who winds up channeling Mahna Mahna himself.

Anyway, hope you enjoy it. It was a blast to do!

- Marcus