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Tribute Song For AMWDW (Any volunteers?)


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I’ve been thinking about doing a nice little song for Dr. Wolf’s AMWDW since the anniversary was announced. I’m sure you guys seen some of his shows, where he and a ‘patient’ or two would bring up topics and problems going on here and there, especially within the brony community and anything concerning life. Here's one of his recent sessions: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s84wOuQ8mgY

I was thinking that it’s about time that the fans gave something back. Inspiration struck when I heard the song Piano Man by Billy Joel, so I went and wrote my lyrics for it.

Here’s the music video of the original.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxEPV4kolz0

So far, I’ve wrote the lyrics myself and sang an acapella demo as an example. Click on the spoiler button to check them out. 

DrWolf.mp3

Verse 1
It’s a normal day at the office
One Dr. Wolf takes a sip of tea
As he waits for his next patient
Not knowing what the problem might be

Verse 2
One says ‘Doc, I’m having troubles
With those who hang around with me
They think it’s wrong for me, to do anything
Anything that involves MLP’

*Lalas*

Lend us your ear, dear Dr. Wolf
Lend us your voice tonight
For we all can use a little chat
And you got us feeling alright

Verse 3
Now, Silver Quill’s a regular
He’s also a good friend of his
And he’s good with a quote, or to light up a joke
But his troubles are anything but a bliss

Verse 4
He says ‘Doc, it just happens from time to time
Please don’t send me to that dang madhouse
I know that I have been such a massive troll
But Diamond Tiara should be in that doghouse’

*Lalas*

Now Fluttershy’s one of the Mane Six
Who has trouble keeping in touch
She’s friends with Applejack, who has burdens on her back
But their friendships’ in no trouble as such

And Eli and Toon set some examples
Fox and Keyframe talks about being alone 
They’ll share some drinks called love and friendship
Cos it’s better than drinking alone

*Lalas*

Chorus
Lend us your ear, dear Dr. Wolf
Lend us your voice tonight
For we all can use a little chat
And you got us feeling alright

Verse 5
A lot of work’s been done at the office
He decided to call it a day
Life is so taxing, could use some relaxing
So he walks down to the nearby cafe 

Verse 6
And they all cheered his name out loud
Oh, and there are lotsa smiles all around
With him, they are so proud, he sat with the crowd, 
They say, ‘Hey, it’s good to have you around’.

*Lalas*

Lend us your ear, dear Dr. Wolf
Lend us your voice tonight
But if you ever want a little chat
We’ll make sure that you feel alright 




I was practising at the time and wasn’t listening to music at the time so it wouldn’t fit in with the background music if that’s what you’re wondering. The lyrics are pretty much complete, but I’m okay to take some advice to make some changes until this deadline: 30th March 2015 And here's where you guys come in. 

Feel free to apply to any of the three roles.

For singers: To apply, just post in a mp3 file or a online clip of you auditioning, singing the first two verses and the chorus. Even if applied I can’t guarantee whether or not you’ll make it as I will need voices suitable for this song and availabilities are limited.

For instrumentalists: You can submit your file or online clip here, of you playing the background music. You can make the song whatever genre you want, it can be rock, some sort of remix, 8-bit, orchestral, etc. Just make sure that the singing fits in. 

For artists / animators: I’m going to need some cover art for this as well to make this video. Just draw / animate anything related to AMWDW. It can be Dr. Wolf having a session with one or a number of patients, celebrating with many OCs with drinks, etc. And if you're making an animation, I'd like the audition video to be about 30 seconds long and based on the lyrics. Just make sure you get them submitted by 30th March. And definitely make sure there’s no gore or R rated stuff in there.

Now, the deadline dates have been set, all of which are within the UK time, but they can be changed if there is a popular demand. After the deadlines have been met, we’ll see how it goes. To submit/apply, you can post your here or contact me via PM. Also, if you want to, feel free to post a link to your page/channel where you post your works, like youtube.

That’s all the titbits for now. Hope to hear from you guys soon, thanks for checking.

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Beanie Brony: It depends on what you wanna do.

 

If you want to be a singer then...

To apply, just post in a mp3 file or a online clip of you auditioning, singing the first two verses and the chorus by 10th March. Even if applied I can’t guarantee whether or not you’ll make it as I will need voices suitable for this song and availabilities are limited. Here are the lyrics and mp3 link:

 

DrWolf.mp3

 

Verse 1

It’s a normal day at the office

One Dr. Wolf takes a sip of tea

As he waits for his next patient

Not knowing what the problem might be

 

Verse 2

One says ‘Doc, I’m having troubles

With those who hang around with me

They think it’s wrong for me, to do anything

Anything that involves MLP’

 

*Lalas*

 

Lend us your ear, dear Dr. Wolf

Lend us your voice tonight

For we all can use a little chat

And you got us feeling alright

 

Verse 3

Now, Silver Quill’s a regular

He’s also a good friend of his

And he’s good with a quote, or to light up a joke

But his troubles are anything but a bliss

 

Verse 4

He says ‘Doc, it just happens from time to time

Please don’t send me to that dang madhouse

I know that I have been such a massive troll

But Diamond Tiara should be in that doghouse’

 

*Lalas*

 

Now Fluttershy’s one of the Mane Six

Who has trouble keeping in touch

She’s friends with Applejack, who has burdens on her back

But their friendships’ in no trouble as such

 

And Eli and Toon set some examples

Fox and Keyframe talks about being alone

They’ll share some drinks called love and friendship

Cos it’s better than drinking alone

 

*Lalas*

 

Chorus

Lend us your ear, dear Dr. Wolf

Lend us your voice tonight

For we all can use a little chat

And you got us feeling alright

 

Verse 5

A lot of work’s been done at the office

He decided to call it a day

Life is so taxing, could use some relaxing

So he walks down to the nearby cafe

 

Verse 6

And they all cheered his name out loud

Oh, and there are lotsa smiles all around

With him, they are so proud, he sat with the crowd,

They say, ‘Hey, it’s good to have you around’.

 

*Lalas*

 

Lend us your ear, dear Dr. Wolf

Lend us your voice tonight

But if you ever want a little chat

We’ll make sure that you feel alright 

 

If you to make the music background...

You can submit your file or online clip here, of you playing the background music, using the same notes, same timing, same genre, but different kinds of instruments if you can. I can’t guarantee the amount of people who will make it afterwards. The deadline for this is 30thMarch.

 

If you want to draw / animate...

I’m going to need some cover art for this as well to make this video. Just draw / animate anything related to AMWDW. It can be Dr. Wolf having a session with one or a number of patients, celebrating with many OCs with drinks, etc. Just make sure you get them submitted by 30th March. And definitely make sure there’s no gore or R rated stuff in there.

 

Remember, the deadlines are set within the UK time but they can be changed. If you want, feel free to post a link to your youtube channel.

 

Bronyance: Hey! Howya doin’!? Looking forward to the stuff!

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What’s up, folks!? Time for some updates.

 

Due to lack of singing auditions, I’ll extend the deadline for it to 30th March. I was hoping you guys can do some small singing but I think I might’ve been rushing you guys. Sorry about that. I’m also sorry for the people who have been rushing to get this done and send it to me by the deadline. Don’t worry, you can breathe again.

 

The extension also goes to lyrics editing for the same date. You never know when you have an idea or two.

 

However, the deadline for cover art and music background making still remains.

 

I’m also planning to place the this request thread on a forums website voiceactingalliance.com and youtube. Question is: What do you think? Should I do it?

 

That’s all I got for now. Hope to hear from you lot soon.

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I feel this is an amazing idea lol
and It would be a good tribute to him :)

I would love to help..
but I can't sing/animate or ect XD
Kinda useless...

but if I may suggest to whoever will animate this (If it is) We should add OC's in the video :3

Anyways I wish this whole project luck :D

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Selfie_Pony: Thanks for the comment. If you want, you can spread the news around. I, myself, have been planning to place requests like this on other forums, like the ones I mentioned before. And putting OCs in? Good idea.

 

Bronyance: Sounds good. Consider yourself officially in. Think you can do the instrumental version of the song?

 

Beanie Brony: Maybe I can help. Can you share the details of how and why the forums won’t let you upload your audition? Like what file are you trying to upload, etc., etc? Or, you can just check your PM.

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  • 1 month later...

Hiya folks. Sorry that I’ve been away for so long. Been really, REALLY, busy with life outside the internet. Here’s what’s been happening with the collab project so far. I know that the original deadline to apply was the 30th March. But a couple of weeks ago, on youtube, I extended the deadline to 30th April but I didn’t get the time to inform you guys here. Sorry about that.

 

But now, because of lack of applicants and knowing how busy life can get, I decided that from now, there will be no deadlines. Everyone’s free to join in whenever they want. No matter what role until further notice.

 

The way to apply and audition for singers and cover artists remain the same but for instrumentalists, you can make the song whatever genre you want, it can be rock, some sort of remix, 8-bit, orchestral, etc. Just make sure that the singing fits in. I’ll be making changes on the first post of this thread.

 

I, myself, have been planning to sing a solo version of the song and will be placing it on youtube at some point. Not only as a tribute, but also to give people the idea of what the song is like.

 

Until then, I’m Brian Random / Randomselect, thanks for checking.

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