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jamaraz unreleased #33: 'Buildings' OG DEMO
🕑 Added 2025-02-03 20:00:02 +0000 UTCIt's short, I know, but this is what the original version of Buildings was going to sound like! Pretty different right?
This version dates back to late July 2023 I believe, so it was one of the first songs I wrote for the album. The verses are super short, and I wrote extra bits obviously for the end product. But yeah, in this early era I was totally unsure as to what the album should sound like, and this was before I decided I wanted it to have and overall kind of folk rock tinge to it. Obviously the album is far more diverse than just folk rock, but the album version of Buildings has a banjo solo so what more can I say!
I do prefer the album version to this demo, but I think it's still pretty good. It was just an experiment having the voices of Chester and Marshall speak throughout the song. Originally, I was going to have that more often but I decided against it because I just felt it would get in the way of the music too much. The only place I did have the voices of Chester and Marshall was at the very end of the final track, 'Ghosts'.
Lyrics
My new friends don't walk on the ground
They walk on the rooftops
And jump between the buildings
Chester: Woah, is this safe
Marshall: Of course it is, trust me
We're so high the buildings are so tall
If we jump then we might fall
But we do it anyway
Ledge to ledge and far away
We just do it for the thrill
We can't stay still
My new friends stay out past their bedtimes
Watch the sun die
Right between the buildings
Chester: Okay, where now?
Marshall: Just here, ready? 3, 2, 1, jump!
We're so high the buildings are so tall....
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Someone told me like a month ago that it would be really cool to make a short film (or a longer one) of Dec 13th 1998, and I can't get that idea out of my head tbh. One day I will !!
Comments
Radcliffe Camera
kinda prefer this version ngl
Radcliffe Camera
fucking love the emo-y bits
Ricky Jamaraz
wow thats really cool!!! is there any way i can hear this cover?
Ricky Jamaraz
yoooo thats a sick idea tbf
Ricky Jamaraz
nice!
Ricky Jamaraz
hahahaha defo
Alexa Not Siri
good idea :O i second that
Emily Mellors
Aww I love the idea of having them talking to each other in the song! Buildings is one of my favourites, even made a cover of it with my dad haha
Wafer
Ricky I think it would be rlly cool to do a song for Sammy phase where it’s at the live show that Chester and Marshall were at and during the set up to record it they accidentally get in the recording talking abt something random like CARROTS! (It would also be rlly cute if it was u and Esme taking lol)
b3auu
this is so cool omg (buildings is my fav dec 13 1998 song lmaoo)
Alexa Not Siri
i like making skits and homemade music videos for your songs in my bedroom, does this give me permission to be in the Dec 13 1998 film :)
