tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-320344982008-10-06T00:33:02.137-04:00Music in every style -- except dull. Tom Smith, the World's Fastest Filker and the prototypical geek folk-rocker, releases new music for free download on a regular basis. (It was a song a week for almost a year.) You can subscribe to the RSS feed, purchase a better-quality MP3 of the song, or purchase three months' worth as a downloadable album.filkertomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12222228701570042146noreply@blogger.comBlogger83125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32034498.post-54503479411697864332008-09-18T17:29:00.002-04:002008-09-18T19:35:29.722-04:00

It's the mo-o-ost wonderful ti-i-i-ime of the ye-e-e-ear! That would be International Talk Like A Pirate Day, of course. But Halloween's coming up as well. And you know you're destined to do the easiest, cheapest costume around... either a pirate (a bandanna, an earring, maybe an eyepatch, and you ARRR all over the place) or a zombie (ripped clothes, lipstick blood, you shamble and bellow

filkertomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12222228701570042146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32034498.post-10419915180606642442008-08-31T17:28:00.003-04:002008-08-31T18:05:18.067-04:00

I don't actually think this was recorded anywhere previously, except private filk recordings 'n' stuff. But I wanted to write a song for the Republican's presumptive Vice Presidential nominee, Sarah Palin... and I realized I already had. Listen Download this song (192 Kbps) Make a donation Subscribe to iTom Hear more songsBarbie Doll Words: © 1991 by Tom Smith Music: "Georgy Girl" by Jim Dale

filkertomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12222228701570042146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32034498.post-22086294414112652202008-06-01T10:36:00.001-04:002008-06-01T10:39:24.592-04:00

A live performance of this song at MarCon 2008. Video by Leslie Larkins, ASL Signing by Judi Miller.

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Now and then we have bonus tracks at The Funny Music Project, and this time around it's me, with a new kids' song that Rob Balder says is "pretty fly".

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Pretty self-explanatory, except... I just went nuts on the audio jokes with this one, so much so that I may have to release a version without 'em. And I've already been asked about the two songs on Debasement Tapes that use the same music -- they'll likely be bonus tracks on the final album.Listen Download this song (128 Kbps) Buy this song for 99¢ (192 Kbps) through PayPal Make a donation

filkertomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12222228701570042146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32034498.post-25507278014038986252008-05-20T07:30:00.004-04:002008-05-20T07:32:02.586-04:00

I'm trying to finish up a couple of things for this week, and I'm pretty sure I will have at least one by Thursday (in anticipation of MarCon in Columbus on Friday). Meantime, I've got a new song at The Funny Music Project.

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As I mentioned in the previous post, a couple of weeks ago was the first anniversary of International Pixel-Stained Technopeasant Day. I uploaded some songs, which a lot of you got, but some missed, and I thought that, since there wasn't a huge amount of notice then, I'd make 'em available again for a couple of days:A gift song, "Everybody Wants A Barb" (there's also a video!)Another gift song,

filkertomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12222228701570042146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32034498.post-28100818690135755312008-05-03T09:48:00.001-04:002008-05-03T09:50:20.373-04:00

Not a post so much as a heads-up: A number of people found out way too late about my offering for International Pixel-Stained Technopeasant Day, and so I'll repost the files and links this coming Monday and Tuesday. I'll also likely have another song from "Sounds Familiar".

filkertomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12222228701570042146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32034498.post-23986539249382927172008-04-25T05:38:00.002-04:002008-04-25T05:40:18.114-04:00

I've got a new song up at The Funny Music Project, and it's another kids' song. At least, it claims to be.

filkertomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12222228701570042146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32034498.post-27227588341871987142008-04-23T06:57:00.002-04:002008-04-24T07:03:00.701-04:00

In case you had forgotten or never known about it, this is the first anniversary of International Pixel-Stained Technopeasant Day. Dunno if anyone else is doing anything for it this year, but I am! For today only, you can download a few special goodies:A gift song, "Everybody Wants A Barb" (there's also a video!)Another gift song, "Kate And Jaana""Something Positive", written for Randy

filkertomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12222228701570042146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32034498.post-57894497083118943522008-04-18T11:52:00.003-04:002008-04-18T11:54:28.063-04:00

I'm finishing up a couple of things, and also going to PenguiCon this weekend, but I've also got some new music for The Funny Music Project -- a ditty called "Stony Peak", which asks the musical question: What if The Mighty Thor wanted to be like Roy Clark?

filkertomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12222228701570042146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32034498.post-65969398166516138362008-04-14T15:54:00.001-04:002008-04-14T15:56:18.120-04:00

For those of you who do not Get It, this is basically the two-and-a-half-minute version of the novel and movie Dune by Frank Herbert. There's this spice called melange, y'see, and everybody wants control over it because it gives you mental powers and prescient flashes, but it's a subtle poison -- once it's in your diet, you can't stop eating it or you'll die -- and one of its more obvious

filkertomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12222228701570042146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32034498.post-21291953413742538572008-03-06T18:04:00.006-05:002008-04-14T15:57:44.084-04:00

And we're back. For those of you who don't know the True Story behind this song: After MagiCon (the 1992 World SF Convention, in Orlando, FL), I went to the Disney-MGM Studios with Leslie, Bill Roper, and Gretchen Van Dorn (now Roper). The absolute high point was an otherwise innocuous attraction known as The Monster Sound Show. (It was later revamped a few times, each progressively worse; I

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I am so sorry everything's taking so long. And I'm close to done with so much. Just... little things delay and add up. See, this is why I don't take pre-orders on albums until they're finished. I am not promising anything else to anybody unless it exists. I do have something that exists, however. ;) This was recorded last night at CapriCon in suburban Chicago. Slightly different than

filkertomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12222228701570042146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32034498.post-24066873745380585682008-01-09T18:06:00.000-05:002008-01-09T18:11:52.255-05:00

Happy New Year! And, oy, it's been nuts. Busy busy busy, lots of Real Life Stuff that got in the way of things, and I'm not even talking about the holidays. Fortunately, I'm more or less back on track, and finishing up some new music you should finally start to see next week. To be very specific, the first two tracks from Herbert West, Re-Animator: The Musical, and the first two tracks from

filkertomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12222228701570042146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32034498.post-73708302675060318412007-12-18T02:07:00.000-05:002007-12-18T02:13:57.800-05:00

So sorry it's been so long since my last post. I've recovered quite nicely from my very busy fall, thank you, and I'm working on a bunch of stuff (including Herbert West, no, really). Meantime, Zombie Astronaut of the podcast Frequency of Fear asked if he could use "O Yog Sothoth", to which I said sure. Thing was, earlier Monday I'd been thinking I should really re-record that, smooth it up a

filkertomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12222228701570042146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32034498.post-51239910500486493502007-10-26T07:49:00.000-04:002007-10-26T07:52:45.325-04:00

The fourth collection of these songs is now available -- only $8.99. Thanks for your patience on this one. Next week: The first part of Herbert West, Re-Animator: The Musical. No, really.

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Self-indulgence here. Please allow me to gloat a bit. Or at least savor the moment. Y'see, of all the ideas I had for the last song on this album, this wasn't any of 'em. But I realized awhile back that the emphasis of the album had shifted, become more personal. And recent news reports about this entertainer or that athlete and their veddy veddy oppressed circumstances, all the baggage that

filkertomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12222228701570042146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32034498.post-1669286416449810112007-10-18T13:06:00.000-04:002007-10-18T13:07:47.444-04:00

Bob Ross was way cool. He was one of those artists who thought everyone could create, and he loved showing people how he did what he did, how they could do it too. And he was always so calm. Sedate, even. His voice... so soothing... so... very... sooooothing.... And I figured he'd be that way even as a brain-eating zombie. Happy Halloween, everyone.Listen Download this song (128 Kbps) Buy

filkertomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12222228701570042146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32034498.post-73388326036354515712007-09-19T06:33:00.000-04:002007-09-19T06:38:48.998-04:00

Sorry I haven't had a song for a couple of weeks, but I'm still recovering from Dragon*Con. I am indeed recovering, however, and I should have a song for next week -- likely Thursday. (I'm on the road today, headed for FenCon in Dallas-Fort Worth.) However, I have got a song for you. :) Today is Talk Like A Pirate Day, and it happens that I wrote the official chanty... which I have made a

filkertomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12222228701570042146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32034498.post-19932372503970584082007-09-01T10:23:00.000-04:002007-09-01T11:01:37.863-04:00

I'm calling a Mulligan on this one. See, my personal rules for iTom are [a] no parodies and [b] the song must be new. However, between a whole buncha Real Life 'n' stuff, I simply haven't had the time to finish up any of the songs I've been working on. I also happen this weekend to be at Dragon*Con in Atlanta, GA, where there are lots and lots of Browncoats, i.e., fans of the TV series Firefly

filkertomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12222228701570042146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32034498.post-9265743774576549272007-08-24T15:24:00.000-04:002007-08-24T15:28:54.869-04:00

Aaaaand we're back. Many, many thanks to you all for your patience. I'll try to get another song out the door before I hie off to Dragon*Con next week, and then we should get this album finished pretty quickly. Dang. Another album. This has been a fantastic year. Today's ditty was inspired by yesterday's Wikipedia foofrah. Some guy, as far as I can tell the Wiki equivalent of a

filkertomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12222228701570042146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32034498.post-71853328434156669742007-07-30T11:05:00.000-04:002007-07-30T11:17:50.385-04:00

I am very sorry I've fallen behind on the songs. It has just been a very busy time for me, and I ended up working myself sick. (I'm feeling a good deal better now.) I may have something in the next two days, but if not it'll likely be next week. It seems like a good time to tell you my plans for iTom. First, thanks so much for all of you who've been listening, giving me feedback, getting the

filkertomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12222228701570042146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32034498.post-61366912009532883872007-07-23T14:22:00.000-04:002007-07-23T15:41:49.978-04:00

Again, very sorry for the lateness. Sick, busy, Real Life, et cetera. I'll actually have a few songs very soon, and finish up this album. Meantime, in commemoration of the 38th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing this past Friday, here's my version of some modern mythology, the quintessential filk song, Leslie Fish's amazing ballad "Hope Eyrie".Listen Download this song (128 Kbps) Make a

filkertomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12222228701570042146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32034498.post-33758871250582534492007-07-16T08:33:00.000-04:002007-07-16T08:34:33.915-04:00

(I'm very sorry this week's song is late. Real Life at up a lot of time, I'm working on several songs that need to be done soon, and I caught Ye Crudde this past weekend. So I will have to redo the vocals on this one anyway.) Lots of "experts" are convinced that video games inure people, especially kids, to violence. (As if, say, football isn't violent.) It doesn't seem to occur to any of

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