Having written the “Cave Man Philosophy” lycrics I wanted to compose, arrange and sing the corresponding song.

Naturally the music would have to adapt to the structure of the lyrics. 3X a 4 line verse and a 2 part chorus.

Here is the outcome:

(A song or a video.)

As it’s a cave man song, I wanted to have some extraordinary ethno-like rhythm, like a 15/8 meter. But that wouldn’t work, as I had already a melody and a rhythm for the first 2 lines of the chorus in my head and could not get away from that – so why not take the idea?

Fearless Cave Men
Hunting the saber-toothed tiger. By Detlef.I went to my keyboard, found the matching harmonies and had the first 2 lines of the chorus ready in no time. The rest of the song I had to modulate around this kernel – which turned out not to be so easy, as those first lines were composed on a gut level and the remainder had to be created rather rationally (”Now, what might fit here?”).

After this rational work I wanted to do some fun stuff and developed the percussion part with tins, cans and my goatskin drums (Those goats lived in Morocco. They had a really happy life in the green, green mountains and died of old age).

It’s more than a year that I have sung in English and I felt a little insecure. How do you pronounce “mammoth”? I fear I had to cheat a little.

That’s “The Cave Man Philosophy” song, born out of a comment in Jeb’s blog, developed in a cooperation of gut and reason. It’s a first in many respects:

  • 1st song composed and arranged after a long hiatus.
  • 1st song developed out of my blogging activities.
  • 1st song for grownups after a long time working exclusively for children in German.

To complete this conception I would like to create a video to present via YouTube. I would love to cooperate with somebody who has ideas and the ability to visualize this song. If that’s you I would appreciate if you gave me a shout.

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