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People sometimes say, "Y'all bring such a positive vibe."

Well, it isn't always like that. Sometimes we get pretty pissed off! Here's a punk rock song I wrote in college (in the 80s) when we had a lot to complain about. For example, although we were getting our meals cooked for us, sometimes the food wasn't exactly what we wanted.

But seriously, folks. This track is a parody. While there are legitimate things in our world to be angry about, and while rage is a very real aspect of love, you hear a lot of silly, self-righteous complaining too. "Bad Times" is for all the moments we indulge in that.

You already know that Panorama is a project for musical chameleons. We enjoy picking apart musical styles and trying to make something out of the basic elements. This one is a mash up of a Beatles song ("I Wanna Be Your Man" for that little trombone lick) with two Devo songs ("Slap Your Mammy" for the drum part and "Whip It" for that weird accordion part on the chorus). There's also a little bit of Gene Krupa's floor-tom from "Sing Sing Sing" in the chorus. The lyrics are all mine.

We're grateful for your support, couldn't do this without you. Thanks for listening.

Ben Schenck
Panorama
NOLA

lyrics

When I'm really mad
That's when I'm right
It's good to be bad
I'm pissed off tonight

Goin' to a party
Everybody there
Everybody FED UP
Everybody agree, no fair...

Bad Times!
It's all messed up
Bad Times!
This here's no good
Bad Times!
There's a bug on the wall
Bad Times!
There's a bug in the food

Talkin' to my baby
It's us against the world
Talkin' to my buddy
Complainin' 'bout that girl

Bad Times!
It's all fucked up
Bad Times!
This AIN'T no good
Bad Times!
There's a bug on the wall
Bad Times!
There's a bug in the food

When I'm really mad
That's when I'm right
It's good to be bad
I'm pissed off tonight!

credits

from Song​-​of​-​the​-​Month Club: Good Music For You, track released March 1, 2023
Panorama Jazz Band:
Ben Schenck - Clarinet
Aurora Nealand - Alto Saxophone
Charlie Halloran – Trombone
Michael Ward-Bergeman - Accordion
Patrick Mackey - Tenor Banjo
Matt Perrine - Tuba
Doug Garrison - Drums

Words and Music by Ben Schenck (Snack Daddy Music/ASCAP)
Recorded and edited by Rick Nelson February 17, 2023 at Marigny Studios, New Orleans, LA.
Mixed and mastered by Lu Rojas
Cover photo by Rick Nelson
Graphic design by Ben Schenck

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Panorama Jazz Band / Panorama Brass Band - New Orleans New Orleans, Louisiana

"New Orleans' genre fluid jazz band"

The Panorama Jazz Band and the Panorama Brass Band have been working steadily in New Orleans and beyond since 1995. Many hundreds of nightclub gigs, festivals, weddings, crawfish boils and Mardi Gras parades have added to this community of musicians' collective experience, all of which they bring to each of their recordings. ... more

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