{"id":1814,"date":"2013-05-29T11:09:40","date_gmt":"2013-05-29T10:09:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lukeburrage.com\/blog\/?p=1814"},"modified":"2013-05-29T11:09:40","modified_gmt":"2013-05-29T10:09:40","slug":"music-comedy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeburrage.com\/blog\/archives\/1814","title":{"rendered":"Music Comedy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For many years I got my performing &#8220;fix&#8221; by juggling and being funny on stage, and only wrote and played music for myself at home. In 2010 I shared various songs with some other musicians, and they encouraged me to focus more on funny\/clever songs. In 2011 I set myself the goal of writing full show&#8217;s worth of comedy material, with the focus on funny songs. Since then I&#8217;ve been performing as much as possible in Berlin, mostly at standup comedy shows and open stages.<\/p>\n<p>Which means I&#8217;ve also videoed myself numerous times. Below are all the videos I&#8217;ve uploaded so far (in no particular order), and I&#8217;ve also included a list of all the songs that may make it into my full shows, but that I&#8217;ve not yet recorded or released. I&#8217;ll add new videos to this blog post when or if I make them.<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>I Like You<\/strong> &#8211; a pop song about love and relationships written from the perspective of 14 year old me:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kRF6YLwlogI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Leprosy (Yesterday)<\/strong> &#8211; a cover of Yesterday by The Beatles:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LrzoFgCJVBc\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Rebound Dating<\/strong> &#8211; based on true events (video of first ever performance):<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1QeQAvfLvJQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Hey Luke, Hey You<\/strong> &#8211; I&#8217;m very bad at remembering people&#8217;s names. Here&#8217;s a song about some of my strategies to deal with that problem (video of first ever performance):<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sGGYiyr99PA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Spooked<\/strong> &#8211; I wrote this song back in 1999, and now perform it once a year around Halloween:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ypKTJ8DPmTg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Bitterly Autobiographical (The Crazy Girl)<\/strong> &#8211; advice to my younger self to avoid heartache and pain:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nEOLqUYCmjU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Standup Comedy Jokes My Girlfriend Doesn&#8217;t Like<\/strong> &#8211; song about open stage stand up comedy shows in Berlin, written from the perspective of my girlfriend, also co-written by my girlfriend:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/By9k-vcvHlM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>More songs:<\/h2>\n<p><strong>The Twin Song<\/strong> &#8211; about the benefits of being an identical twin.<\/p>\n<p><strong>6.022 x 10 to the 23rd<\/strong> &#8211; the intersection of science, religion and bodily fluids.<\/p>\n<p><strong>I love you so much (I&#8217;d go back in time (and kill Hitler) for you)<\/strong> &#8211; a love song for my German girlfriend.<\/p>\n<p><strong>I am Luke&#8217;s Wallet<\/strong> &#8211; a song written from the point of view of the things I carry in my pockets, about the fact that I&#8217;m writing a song about the things I carry in my pockets.<\/p>\n<p><strong>This Song (is called This Song (is called This Song))<\/strong> &#8211; a song about the very song I sing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Take me to Zanzibar<\/strong> &#8211; with juggling travel video.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For many years I got my performing &#8220;fix&#8221; by juggling and being funny on stage, and only wrote and played music for myself at home. 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