The Music Tapes started life as a creative outlet for the 16 year old Julian Koster (later of Neutral Milk Hotel), who would create tapes of songs and stories as means of escapism, which he would share with his friends, culminating in 'The American Phoam Rubber Co. Symphony Orchestra Proudly Presents the 2nd Silly Putty Symphony for Edison Wax Cylander', which was essentially tape collage. In 1989, Koster formed the band Chocolate USA, a more conventional indie-pop band
Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
G#CmFmC#G#Cm Once a year you'll appear dine at their tables and drink soup to stew, FmC# though no one sees you. G#CmFmC# once a year you'll appear swing on your swing set, G#CmFmC# sing snowy night rooms, your sweet snowy tombs.
G#CmFmC# No, they will wake you up - they are, FmEaugG#Fm Cover your form with old Clothes G#CmFmC# No they will take you into, their arms FmEaugG#Fm Grandma's storm cellar grew cold
G#CmFmC#G#Cm Go this night - into time, oh did you scare them dressed in sheets of white, FmC# At dizzying heights? G#CmFmC#G#Cm go this night - into time, the children mistaken to think it untrue, FmC# You old ancient ruse.
G#CmFmC#G#Cm Pointing hands, pointing hands ghosts of the old friends, we all used to be, FmC# We all used to be. G#CmFmC#G#Cm Pointing hands, pointing hands somehow we all played in, musical bands FmC# That toured through the lands.
To end it's G# and C# repeated, I play it like this and it sounds quite nice to end with: (NOTE: E = 11, T = 10 it was easier for space making it fit with 9 using one character instead of two, sorry if it's confusing)
e| B| G| D|6-6666-6-6666-6-6666-6-6666-E-EEEE-T-TTTT-E-EEEE-E-EEEE- | A|6-6666-6-6666-6-6666-6-6666-E-EEEE-E-EEEE-E-EEEE-T-TTTT- | End On G# E|4-4444-4-4444-4-4444-4-4444-9-9999-9-9999-9-9999-9-9999- |