Description
Notes From John
BPM = 142. The line is written in treble clef, sung an octave lower, with a range of B2 to G4. The voice comes in on a pickup over the running riff. X noteheads mark the spoken growls and laughs. After a long instrumental outro, a final spoken “The goo goo muck” ends it.
For the player
Lux Interior sang the 1981 recording, and John calls it a spooky melody with both sung and spoken parts. Read the staff an octave down, as marked, to land in the B2 to G4 range. Hit it cold on the first pickup, coming in over the riff already running. Treat the x noteheads as rhythm and attitude rather than exact pitch, and save the loudest noises for the final chorus. At BPM = 142 the job is the feel.
Melody Sheet Music for “Goo Goo Muck” by The Cramps.
