I died in 1789 – then I came back to life In the lab of Doctor Frankenstein I’m a monster I’m the creature A thing most horrible to see sir All I need is love to be set free Who will reach out to rescue me?
Mac Slone recorded a banjo track before winter set in at the Big Blue Church. Then he headed south to Louisiana. Jay wrote a song to it, added some percussions and vocals, and got Hazel to sing along, play bass, and piano to give it a little tinkly shine.
On October of 2000 Jay E Moores and Mark Harvey of Rain Station released a Halloween party album (or music to bop along to while waiting in line at a haunted attraction). Jay made animations for each of the 13 songs at JackOLantern.org 🎃 Children of all ages grew up watching them year after year. Dark Ride by Rain Station is now a Halloween classic.
To celebrate 25 years of Dark Ride, Robert Whittington (FIDreams) created this animated tribute to kick off the season.
Reactions are varied. Turns out the Groon can be very polarizing. Some folk love you, and others just hate you. It’s a chemistry thing, like a lot of things in life. A couple years back I did a weird thing called Groon Radio, and it grew on me. My other folky music seems so serious compared to these Groon projects. Reviewers kept using the word poignant when reviewing my folk songs, so I liked the bizarro energy when I was just being silly rocking out with the Groon.
It was at this Groonish moment I realized much of my inspiration comes from cartoons and Muppets. I love the voice talents of Mel Blanc, Frank Oz and Jim Henson. I liked using some of the cartoony weird voices that I make, and to be honest, I’d rather be funny than poignant. I mean, I already have this sort of thing bouncing around inside my mind, why not record it so others can Groon out with me? It’s who I am and what I do! I am the Groon.
Hazel de Mesa once again adds her magic vocal tracks, bass guitar, and keyboards. Yay team!
Tap the image above to start an animated YouTube playlist of: Son Of A Groon