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Eric Roy Dinwiddie is the full name of UpTones cat-herder Eric Din, and Good News Today is his first streaming release under this monicker. UpTones founding drummer Thomas White played the kit, Eric played the rest and sang. Happy skalidays all <3
Well lookity here. Eric Din has spontaneously generated a new Ska song, and boom, it’s on Berkeley Cat Records. Coming to the streaming services pretty soon (that is the scientific term for this time measurement) and already available on Bandcamp. Is this a new land speed record, for our Din? The song was, we are told, conceived, recorded and produced in but less than twenty four hours, interrupted only by some cat naps and a humongous feast.
Now, Din is recovering from a slight cold. A common cold, if you will. How did this happen? He’s vaccinated to the gills against all the things, Din loves vaccinations so much he’d take them recreationally, but whomp, the Common Cold knows no barrier. The common cold is triumphant. Is this why we call it Common? Like, a Commoner? How droll and condescending a name, for such evolutionary perfection. With! This COMMON cold, Eric Din is taking a break today, won’t attempt any further creative endeavors until tomorrow, and he never (almost never) talks about himself in the 3rd person.
The above new ska song will soon be part of a collection of ska songs by Mr. Din under his various monikers, which we will release as a virtual album. More on this to be shared here, also in the exact time frame of, pretty soon. This has been a Bandcampy Caturfriday despatch from Berkeley Cat Records World Hindquarters, where we never babble.
-George Washington
Donkeyfish lyrics
I liked ska before all of the bands were called Donkeyfish
(I like – skaaaa)
I liked ska while the backlash against ska was huge
(I like – skaaaa)
I liked ska, oh way back when,
My relatives asked me what it was, at Thanksgiving,
And we still like ska
(I like – skaaaa)
I loved ska, when Donkeyfish got in trouble
(oh noo! I like – skaaaa)
Their fans were mad at them, they got famous and rich
(I like – skaaaa)
But they didn’t really get rich, show biz being what it is,
Ten cats on the stage, nine more in the crew,
But the kids said Donkeyfish, Don-key-fish, we love you,
Donkeyfish, won’t you please do one more song?
Donkeyfish, I met my wife at your show, many years ago,
Our youngest just asked me, daddy, what is ska?
And we bawled out Donkeyfish, Don-key-fish, hurrah,
Donkeyfish, Donkeyfish, ska, ska,
Please tell us when you’ll do it again,
I’ll be there like you knew me when,
What the world needs now is plenty of ska,
I got Skatalites on my satellite radio,
With a message everyone ought to know,
I can see no flaw in it, day and night, can dance to it,
Yesterday, today and yes, tomorrow,
And we called out Donkeyfish, Don-key-fish, we love you,
Donkeyfish, won’t you please do one more show?
We’ve got the venue and some openers to play for exposure,
Someday they might be the next Donkeyfish! (you never know)
Donkeyfish, Don-key-fish, hurrah,
Donkeyfish, Donkeyfish, ska, ska
Donkeyfish, Don-key-fish, brraaa,
Donkeyfish, Donkeyfish, ska, ska
Donkeyfish, Don-key-fish, huzzah
© 2024 Eric Roy Dinwiddie
King Roy Music, BMI
released November 28, 2024
track credits:
Eric Din: All of the things
That’s right, kittins, hot off the desk of Eric Din, this timely bit of rock word-salad in a dumpster fire, is available to download for ZERO dollars and cents, if downloading is your thing! Thar she blows:
How long will this be free, and not one US dollar? Oh at least two weeks, maybe forever, who knows? Berkeley cats make it up as we go along.
Deejays! You are invited to download and play this track on your shows this week, while it is seethingly, horribly relevant.
Any resemblance to persons living or half-dead is purely a resemblance. Good morning, and good luck,
Edward R. Dinnow
Ladies and gents and cats and doggies, our first Schlager on Berkeley Cat Records is now live on the Bandcamps!
Hits the streaming services in January and not before.
How will this sequence in the Disambiguation album? Time will tell, Maribelle! Enjoy and share and love from all at Berkeley Katze Platten
Introducing Eric Roy Dinwiddie! We know him here as Eric Din, and he’s started a new set of recordings under his full name. You can read more about this and about his first published song under this name, in our latest mewsletter.
Brand new mixes hot of the desk of Din. Says he: “This song has been speaking to me lately, and I wasn’t 100% satisfied with the earlier mixes, SO! I went in and did ’em fresh and here’s the 2024 rebottle.”
In related news, check out this podCATs episode.
Latest single and EP from our very own me.
I jumped out of a plane
And then I changed my mind
So I jumped back in the plane
And now we’re fly-y-in’ fine
I jumped off of a bridge
And then I changed my mind
So I jumped back on that bridge
Just singin’ my oh my
I changed my mind
Oh yes I changed my mind
I didn’t like my mind
Cos it was bringing me down
And giving me bad thoughts
That I didn’t like
So I sent them all packin’
Because I changed my mind
You know I changed my mind
Because I changed my mind
That’s why I changed my mind
Oh yes I changed my mind
Oh I changed my mind
Hey, I went to fight a tiger
But then I changed my mind
Not messin’ with no bears, neither
It doesn’t seem wise
And I’ve chosen to abandon
Some things I don’t like
Yes, I’m raising up my standards
Because I changed my mind
That’s right I changed my mind
I simply changed my mind
Oh yes I changed my mind
Vocals, all instruments and sounds, composition, arrangement, production and mastering by Eric Din for Berkeley Cat Records
Artwork by Shannon Wheeler
© 2024 Eric Roy Dinwiddie
King Roy Music, BMI
