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A jam submission

FREEDOM B*TCHESView game page

FREEEEEDOM
Submitted by Zephyr (@zephyr_zzt) — 10 hours, 31 minutes before the deadline
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Results

CriteriaRankScore*Raw Score
Correlation to theme#103.9663.966
Creativity#124.1724.172
Impression#513.6903.690
Overall#573.5723.572
Composition#1003.2413.241
Quality#1342.7932.793

Ranked from 29 ratings. Score is adjusted from raw score by the median number of ratings per game in the jam.

Description
Piano and Vocals

Message from the artist
I wasn't gonna enter this jam but tonight I saw ants warring over a chocolate chip cookie and this song came to me like a bald eagle landing on Abraham Lincoln's top hat.

This entry is not what you think an entry should be.

Theme

Freedom
Picture theme

How does it fit the theme?
I don't know how it could be more on theme.

LYRICS:

We want our freedom
to fight like little ants
over a cookie
that interrupted all our plans
with its existence
in the middle of a sidewalk just like that
But what are we to do except
try to eat it and get fat
when we have

Freedom
like a pair of eagles in the sky
daring each other
to faster, faster dive
toward the ground
and then pull up before
we crash and burn and die
It’s a risky game we’re playin’
but we go hard, yeah we’re slayin’
with our

Freedom
yeah
Our freedom
yeah

Yeah you’ve got freedom
like a black widower’s man
who wants to please her
but he knows she’s gotta plan
Yeah she’ll let him do his business
but as soon as he is finished
She’ll fill him with her venom
but even then he will be zennin’
cuz he’s got

Freedom
Like a fool walkin’ on ice
where it looks sketchy
but he chose to roll the dice
yeah he took a little hop and
now he’s splashing with the fishes
yeah he’s thrashing all about
and desperately he wishes
with his

freedom
yeah
his freedom
yeah

his freedom

Link(s) of the submission on streaming services
https://soundcloud.com/michael_l_wood/freedom

Genre

Folk/Acoustic

Soundtrack use permission

No

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Comments

Submitted(+1)

man, what a great entry

Submitted(+1)

David Bowie vibes! You automatically get a special place in my heart for that :>

Submitted(+1)

Aesthetically reminds me a bit of David Bowie's Life On Mars, really cool.

Good tune, nice singing, what more is there to say😉?

Submitted(+1)

I was craving for a whole chorus to repeat the last verses with you with an end credits rolling and everything ahah. I had a really nice moment, this is unexpected, great and original. Good job ! :D

Submitted(+1)

Such a fun song!

This is hands down the nost original score I've listened to among the submission, so congrats on that.

I love you vocals throughout, you have a nice voice that complements this style.

I wish you could have recorded a piano a bit better, but I'm sure you were under a lot of time pressure and such.

Great work!

:]

Submitted(+1)

Lol, that profile pic! Nice chords, nice lyrics! Def. a fun piece! 

Submitted(+1)

I feel like you could have an entire musical theatre play based on this song alone, it's super catchy and the vocal work is really great! Really just wish there was more movement in the chords, like instead of going back down for the last chord in the progression what if it kept going up into the chorus? I really like the chord at 2:07! It sets up a nice turnaround and I feel like you should lean into it some more. Overall a very fun submission. :)

Submitted(+1)

Fun song. Feels like it belongs in a musical. 

I think some variation in the piano part would really add some life to this. 

Great job!

Submitted(+1)

oh, the kitschy lyrics are great! your vocals are also lovely — your range of vocal techniques keeps the song interesting throughout despite the repeated chord progression and string of verses.

i appreciate that the piano playing is natural also, adds that human touch with the subtle changes in tempo ^^

my serious analysis aside this is fun and silly HAHA

Submitted(+1)

beautiful 🦅🦅🦅

Submitted (3 edits) (+1)

LOVE THESE LYRICS so cute! 🦅🦅🦅
a lot of your vibe reminds me of early bo burnham lmao. and, honestly the song is really beautiful....
for sure correlates and leaves a lasting impression on me LMAO its so good

"We want our freedom, to fight like little ants" 🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥

Developer

Thank you so much 🙏 That is high praise 🎇🦅💪

Submitted(+1)

Hell Yea 🦅🦅🦅

Submitted(+1)

I mean, what can I even say?

Freedom? Check Eagles mentioned? Check

Very nice execution, interesting lyrics and enjoyable voice!

I think it might be the most whimsy submission to this jam lol

Developer

Thank you. 🙏 

Submitted(+1)

damn that was pretty good

Developer(+1)

💪 For you my friend

Submitted(+1)

Placing the passport on a gas stove for the picture is crazy NGL.

Vocal songs are always interesting in jams and I appreciate you adding the lyrics in the description.

My criticism would be that it isn't really mixed from what I can tell but that adds to the on a whim vibe I get from the entry.

Submitted(+1)

Not at all for a game but still really good song lol

Submitted(+1)

A little feedback as well, lower the high frequencies, there's a lot of spikes that just absolutely stabs my ears

Developer(+1)

Imagine Skeal with American flags. Thanks for listening.

Submitted(+1)

This certainly made for an interesting listen! Not often you come across vocal pieces in a jam, so major kudos for the full commit. Quirky ballad, and I found myself combing through the track a few times to get the picture. Maybe throw up the lyrics on Soundcloud or on the page itself? 

Solid entry as a whole, kept me guessing as the piece progressed and all in all quite a memorable track. I recall your entry from last summer - Picnic at Maple Pier. I still listen to On the Pier Under the Stars on occasion!

Developer(+1)

Thanks for listening! I've added lyrics on the jam entry page. Will add to soundcloud later. Glad that song stuck with you!