Introduction
The humor project is the final English project at Freestyle and is a chance to relax and have fun with classmates.
Process
First, my group and I brainstormed starting prompts to build the script off of. We ended up with “when life gives you lemons” as the seed of our song.
With that seed, I wrote the lyrics, with finding rhymes with my group-mates fueling the initial story direction.
Then we headed into the studio to figure out the tune. Once I figured out guitar, we would figure out the bass part and then the vocals.
After we had figured out each of our parts, we recorded them.
Recording the video and acting out the lyrics (with some slight interpretation and alteration due to prop constraints) was really fun.
Then the video and audio were edited and here it is:
Final Product
Lyrics: When life gave me lemons I wanted lemonade had to use the lemons in a fruit-for-veggie trade They are sour very tart they've got power if you're smart I just want these lemons in my mouth Give me your lemons Give me all you got We’d give you cabbages But we’ve only got carrot? When life gave me lemons I wanted lemonade but I had to use the lemons because I felt betrayed They are sour very tart they've got power if you're smart I just want these lemons in my mouth Yum Yum these lemons We’ve scammed him so good Oh no not that many lemons We’ll stab you with carrots When life gave me lemons I wanted lemonade but I had to use the lemons as a makeshift grenade They are sour very tart they've got power if you're smart I just want these lemons in my mouth We’re going to get you Don’t try to hide You gave me a booboo And it made me cry When life gave me lemons I wanted lemonade but I had to use the lemons to build a barricade They are sour very tart they've got power if you're smart I just want these lemons in my mouth I’m tired, this is lame, no lemons? Let’s just go When life gave me lemons I wanted lemonade but I had to use the lemons so I'll drink my Gatorade
Reflection
Overall, I thought this was a fun project, but it felt a bit rushed, especially towards the end. If I were to do it again, I would make sure to leave extra time for composing and recording the song, as well as editing the video.