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Elf Shanty

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By Mark J. Hadley parsecproductions Bandcamp YouTube YouTube AgentParsec Twitter agentparsec Tumblr parsecproductions.net Other Sburban Reversal Previous track by this artist Harlequin Next track by this artist.
Cover art by Robert J! Lake spellmynamewithabang Bandcamp YouTube YouTube spellbang Twitter Jailstuck (Intro) Previous track art by this artist Phantom Echoes Next track art by this artist.
Released 10/16/2011.
Duration: 2:48.

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Robert J! Lake, Nick Smalley, Luke Benjamins, and Erik Scheele: (album audio commentary)

GFD: Wait, whose song is this now?
RJ!: Uh, this is the only one that AgentParsec has in the album, this is Elf Shanty.
GFD: Oh, right! I forgot about this one.
Nick: That elf.
GFD: I remember this one, this is catchy.
RJ!: Mhmm. GFD: Do we have an NSF of this one either?
RJ!: Uh, I don't think he NSF'd this one, I think this is fake. I'm not sure though.
GFD: Oh... sad.
Jit: I don't know, that percussion sounds awfully familiar.
GFD: No, this sounds... this sounds like it was made in Famitracker. Can we get an NSF from him before we release the album?
RJ!: We'd have to talk to him, though. Um, I want to have released it today and we're burning the afternoon oil right now.
GFD: Let's see if you can find him, 'cause... for, I want NSFs for this.
RJ!: He's got a baby though, now.
GFD: [incredulous] He's got a baby?
Nick: Yeah, he does have a baby— GFD: What's he—? Nick: —don't you remember? GFD: What's he—?
RJ!: So, it'd kinda make things more...
GFD: What's he—? Jit: The baby's probably like months old by this point.
GFD: What's he doing making babies? He should be making music.
Nick: Don't you remember?
GFD: Great, so now we don't have NSFs.
RJ!: He was busy watching the Sesame Street YouTube, that's how it happened.
GFD: Oh. Oh, I see.
Nick: He was trying to figure out how, and then he watched Sesame Street.
[laughter] Nick: Topical!
RJ!: That's real family entertainment right there.
Nick: I don't know, this doesn't sound like something in Famitracker.
GFD: Yes, it does. (What are) you on?
Jit: Yeah, it does.
Nick: Fine, you win. GFD: And hasn't Parsec made stuff in Famitracker before?
Nick: Harlequin?
GFD: Yeah, er, wait... Jit: Aggrieve?
GFD: Was it him that made the title screen for Problem Sleuth?
Nick: Yes. GFD: Because that was in... that was in Famitracker.
Jit: It would make sense.
RJ!: Yeah, it's probably him. Nick: In fact, if it weren't for Parsec, I wouldn't be on the music team.
RJ!: Really? GFD: Really?
Nick: Uh huh.
GFD: How did he, you, the music team?
Nick: Because I heard the Problem Sleuth opening theme and I was like, I could do that.
GFD: Ah.
Nick: And then, I sent music to Andrew and then he invited me into the music team [unintelligible].
GFD: I don't even know how I got in. I literally have no idea. Jit: Yeah, me either.
GFD: I was just, sort of, there all of a sudden... And then I wasn't, waaah.
Jit: Well, you like, applied at one point, I'm sure.
GFD: Oh yeah, but I don't even remember if I put music in that email, actually.
[laughter]
RJ!: I'm here because Adghar...
Jit: Did the three of us like, "I can make music" and then you got in, and were just like "I'm not making any music, right now."
RJ!: I really wish I actually like, actively applied. I'm only here because, um, Adghar posted a bunch of people who were apparently like supposed... You know, music team candidates. Possible people. He listed me as um, "psychedelic rock".
Nick: Cool. Jit: Interesting.

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