I went to an open mic night at a small venue called the “111” in Greenwich. I played three tunes, “Say Goodbye, Osama”, “Be Home Safe”, and “The Nightmare Has Begun Today”. Surprisingly enough, “Say Goodbye, Osama” actually got a very strong applause from the crowd.

Honestly, I thought the audience would hate me for playing the song. They might feel offended, but they actually liked it. Some people even came up to me to say to my face that they liked the song. The song is not a homage to Osama. The song is a celebration of his death, just read the lyrics in that video. There is swearing in the song, yes, but I feel it’s appropriate to add swearing into it. I mean, if you want it to be an angry song and if you want to be angry at Bin Laden for the things that he did, I figure swearing makes the song right. I thought about using the word “fucker” or “asshole”, but nah, not angry enough. So I thought using the word, “motherfucker” is perfect.

I don’t think I’ll be playing this tune at all of my gigs though. Probably only the bar room gigs, not the family cafes.

The song was inspired by all the metal bands that I listen to: Zeppelin, Iron Maiden, Sabbath, etc. I’m very proud of the song. I would like to record a studio version of it with a live band at some point. I just gotta find the right musicians and studio time in order to get it done. If I were to get a new demo CD done, I would do it in a professional local studio. I’ve been looking at working with Don Fury who has a studio in Troy. I hear he’s a very good producer to work with and I think I’ll work with him when I get a band going.

Kev