I Am Universal Monk -Universal Monk
I Am Universal Monk -Universal Monk
I Am Universal Monk (song)
Peertube song link: https://clip.place/w/5ahYEEQNzXdgg5qfscytT1
I know it might seem narcissistic, but I honestly created it as nerdcore because that’s my genre. It’s not really self-promotion since I don’t make any money from it.
Mod, please let me know if it's out of line to post a song about myself here.
Song lyrics:
Echoes through the net, it's the mad mad monk, Spreading words like fire, get ready for the funk.
Everyone’s so mad at me, think I'm here to destroy Lemmy, But can't you see, don’t hate the messenger, I'm just free.
Banned for speaking my choice, voice loud and clear, Posting what I believe, but all they do is sneer.
I just post the articles, no seeds I sow, Downvote if you disagree, just let it go. Who cares who won or not, no need for dismay, You got your panties in a knot, I’ll say what I say.
I’m the one they call Universal Monk, Not leaving, so feel free to call me a punk.
It's the fediverse, losers, welcome to the show, Here to stay, I'm never ever gonna go.
I’ll post where I want, whenever I desire, Your group think can't douse this fire.
Banned for letting you hear my stance, In this digital dance, I still advance.
You try to ban, but here I stand, Universal Monk, all across the land.
Alt names, alt instances, shifting like sand, In the fediverse, freedom's my brand.
I’m the one they call Universal Monk, Not leaving, so feel free to call me a punk. It's the fediverse, losers, welcome to the show, Here to stay, I'm never ever gonna go.
Threads to silence, voices to suppress, But in this chaos, I confess, My words are mine, this truth I own, Through every alt, my presence grown.
Under this name or another, roaming free, No one said Lemmy had to agree.
One voice, one choice? No, I dissent, With every post, my message sent.
I’m the one they call Universal Monk, Not leaving, so feel free to call me a punk. It's the fediverse, losers, welcome to the show, Here to stay, I'm never ever gonna go.
So listen up, hear my decree, In the fediverse, I’m forever free.
For Lemmy all across the digital seas, I'm Universal Monk, I do as I please.
Hate to be that guy, but is this AI generated?
Some AI tech, but no, the song is not all ai. But it is over-produced, because I like it that way.
It's my writing, my voice singing (but way autotuned), my son's band playing some of the music. We performed and recorded the song and they were happy with it, but to me it sounded like it was done in a garage (which it was). So I took the entire thing, put some of it thru ai and asked for suggestions speeding it up with more layers, and used computer to tweak sound and tonal values. And sped up some parts.
So not so much AI-generated, as overly computerized production. The band actually liked the grungier DIY sound, but I preferred the over-produced zingy sound. And since it was my song and I paid them to be my backup band, I did it the way I wanted.
The band is fine with it since I didn't post their name in the production--because it's not a kind of song they like. They actually like it, but it's not their sound at all. They play the grungier one in the sets and local places now tho.
Their lead singer has a much deeper voice than me, so they do more of the screamo metal music stuff. Not my sorta thing at all. I like old-school Blink-182. :)
I was gonna do more, but holy fuck it took me a long time to produce this song since I didn't know what the hell I was doing. Still doesn't sound exactly he way I want it, but I got tired of fucking with it. I have like 140 different versions of it on my computer. Ugh, I am def not a music producer.
AI would have done it better, I'm sure.