November 10th, 2007

The Ellensburg Song (Rod Gooseman Remix)

by The Captive Lion

I’m all for looking forward. My motto is “keep it moving.” But there is always a time for looking back. Recently, I’ve had the pleasure of getting together with old friends and family. And rather than write a long-winded message talking about what that meant, Solo and I teamed up on an early Christmas present for all of you. Soup and Slayer reunited. Lyrics available upon request.

The Ellensburg Song (Rod Gooseman Remix)

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I just have to personally say Solo kills this track. The beat is infectious. The production is on-point. It’s amazing to me how easy this all is with his talent and expertise. And thanks to him I realized I could never go on tour.

22 Responses to “The Ellensburg Song (Rod Gooseman Remix)”

Krusty
11/10/2007

Excellent, I have been waiting for this for years. As someone who still busts out black top and chains I am pumped for the eburg song remix. I love the piano and the nice smooth vibe.

Shiela
11/11/2007

Scared me for a second, thought it was the Ellensburg song that we sang in 5th grade. Just wondering if your plan on playing that at the 20 year.

tracey
11/12/2007

We are still singing the original song – second grade now – How cool would a rap be though? I’m on it……

solo
11/12/2007

hey tracey, if you could send the mp3 of the orignal ellensburg song i’ll hook something up. send it to solokeys@gmail.com

Freud's Slip
11/12/2007

You would have been awesome to know in High School. I would have been too cool to hang with you, though.

Andrew
11/12/2007

Wow…destined for YouTube greatness!!!

Tim
11/12/2007

A brilliant flashback in the middle of a long day. Thanks guys. That was excellent.

Booth
11/12/2007

Why the hell did I sign that Tim?

Julie
11/12/2007

I forgot about that janitor. That is hilarious. You’ve come a long way from cassette tapes in a Volvo. And from Mabton. I think this is your best hit yet.

miss chantilly stevens
11/13/2007

nice boyz! nice!

The Centaur
11/14/2007

First off, Solo, I find it really hysterical that a janitor was telling you to aim lower. Classic.

Anyway, here are some extended verses:

Back in ‘93
It was freshman year,
and we had no fear,
Almost got into a fight,
When Lion told Rob Topmiller his hat was on too tight.

Back in ‘94,
We were Sophomores,
We were on JV, but Lion quit the first week,
So it was Solo and I, on long bus rides,
Out to Sunnyside.

And back in ‘95,
It was do or die, for McFly and Fungi
We made fun of some fools,
Who smoked outside the school,
And that enraged Joe Boo and his Taz-cap crew.

Back in ‘96
Time to graduate,
But it was 108, on our commencement date,
Solo’s grandma passed out and had to rehydrate.

Queen of Bridgetown
11/14/2007

Wow! That was great, Solo. I actually have the tape they gave us after we recorded it. I will try to dig it up, the only problem is I don’t have a tape player anymore!

solo
11/14/2007

nice work centaur, everything rhymed. appreciate the shout on my grandma passing out too. you know they stopped anouncing scholarships after that because of her? trust me, i remember the janitor told me to “keep my day job” as i was loading out my guitar equipment from the homecoming concert i played, WHILE he was mopping the floor. not to mention i was 17 years old.

Shiela
11/14/2007

I have an objection to the lines about the smokers and Jo-Boo considering that though I wasn’t on the high school campus, I was part of that “crew”.

The Captive Lion
11/15/2007

I second that objection, Shiela and everyone else. C’mon Centaur, I can’t believe you didn’t learn anything from the past.

The Centaur
11/15/2007

(eye roll) Typical Lion.

Krusty
11/15/2007

Nice extras Centaur. Maleah and I want to see a full on video to go with this. Have it ready by next week.

probe dms
11/15/2007

R E T A R T E D!
you guys are nuts. loved it!

Jamie McLean
01/04/2008

Remember back in the day when we used to say back in the day?

Chizzler in ‘08

Dyk
01/06/2008

I know I am 2 months late… But that was awesome.

Chris
01/13/2008

Speaking of being 2 months late, where are you guys? Two months since your last post… gotta be a record of futility.

Hope everything is going well.

Oh, and loved the song of course.

kristi
02/02/2008

looking at all things Ellensburg and found this…. too funny!

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