Ted Giffin

Basket Case, ( green day cover) audio

September 16, 2015

Basket Case My dad used to say, “If I do not get 8 hours sleep tonight, I am going to be a basket-case tomorrow.” I am certain he knew what that meant. But as a Professor’s son, I felt obligated to remind him that the term was originally coined after World War 1 to describe quadriplegics in a derogatory fashion. All these years later, I am crazy, a basket-case, yet I am bigger than a bread box, which is another song altogether.

Takin’ Pills, (Pistol Annies cover), audio

September 15, 2015

Takin’ Pills Being a hillbillie, I thought that I should give this tune a try. Unfortunately, even tho it is a 3 chord country song, I managed to screw it up. When the Annies sing it, it seems genuine enough. I wonder if some corporate musichead, thought to himself, “I will get some very well endowed women to sing the song. People would just love it!” Either way it is a fun song. Of course, it would benefit me and my listeners […]

Bodies, (SEX PISTOLS cover)

September 7, 2015

Bodies, audio Ya, know…I would make excuses or some parental advisory on this one, but it seems to me, that Folks need to get in touch with the remaining Pistols for a heart to heart chat.