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Sophia: The Song

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I know you’ve been waiting patiently since I wrote the lyrics to the song. 

Sophia, are you ready to ROCK?  I can’t hear you!  Are you READY TO ROCK?!

LISTEN TO “SOPHIA”

59 Comments

  1. anne

    Fantastic, Neil! Plus you got a nice country thing going there as well; already you’re blurring the boundaries…

  2. mariemm3

    Amazing. I agree with Anne: nice country spin.

  3. lizardek

    Don’t quit your day job, Neil.

  4. Wendy

    How romantic, Neil!

  5. Bre

    I’m impressed with your twang!

  6. Dustin

    Damn you work computer with no sounds card!!!

  7. Alison

    A cappella, no less!

  8. The Retropolitan

    How does she keep her hands off you?

  9. Mike F

    You need a verse or two about mama, your pick-up truck, a train, alcohol and America.
    Neil you redneck. Who knew?
    Did you get this here?

  10. Mike F

    Sorry here ->
    http://funnies.paco.to/countrySong.html

  11. Melissa

    How cute are you!!!

  12. Margaret

    Are you about to quit blogging and start song writing?

  13. Scarlet

    Hmm…wow.

  14. Kevin

    Nice! Not how I imagined it as I first read through the lyrics. But better. The a cappella makes it that much better.

    Congrats. You are no on heavy rotation on my iPod.

  15. Simon Cowell

    (Imagine my English accent)
    Um Neil, someone’s got to tell you the truth…that was just like a bad wedding singer doing karaoke, that we could have heard at any hotel on any given night. You’re going home!

  16. peefer

    Oh Neil
    You rock me every way

  17. Trixie

    That took a hell of a lot of balls…I’d never sing in public. That was awesome, Neil!

  18. Caitlinator

    Bravo!

  19. Heather

    Where you doing some heavy lifting or other strenuous activity whilst recording? Some heavy Santa Anas blowing through the house perchance?

  20. Heather

    Were you doing some heavy lifting? Argh.

  21. Rebecca

    That was awesome. You are a rock god.

  22. bettyonthebeach

    So sweet Neilochka! If she doesn’t marry you again for that lovely ballad, she’s crazy!

  23. jackt

    Except for the pauses between the verses hinting that you may not know all the lyrics by heart, I give it two thumbs up! O wait, that’s for movies…
    Sweet rendition!!

  24. Sarah

    WOW. I am seriously impressed…I did not realize the magnitude of your commitment to this blog, or to Sophia for that matter. 😉
    You are a brave and very funny man. I’m even more disappointed that you weren’t at TequilaCon…you will be making the ’07? It’s been set…February 17th in the Pacific Northwest!

  25. AWE

    Sorry, I couldn’t get it to play. I will wait for the video.

  26. Dagny

    *sigh* I will obviously have to try to listen to this once I get home.

  27. jenni

    I’m sensing some angst in your voice. I do have to say, it’s kind of a cross between Buddy Holly and David Lee Roth. Catchy tune though, and I thank you in advance for having it stuck in me head all day.

  28. better safe than sorry

    let’s see, how to put this nicely, ummmm, beautiful lyrics, the country surprised me, ummmmm, beautiful lyrics. maybe you could get some backup singers? or a guitar.

  29. chantel

    I wonder where all the recording contract offers are right now? You should have had plenty of them by now.

  30. akaky

    Neil, you’re beginning to worry me. Does Sophia know that you’re stalking her now?

  31. Heather B.

    In the words of Randy Jackson

    “it was aiight. I just wasn’t feeling it”

    Or, if it makes you feel better,

    “I was a little concerned in the beginning there, but in the end you brought it out.”

  32. justrun

    Wow. You are quite the crooner.

  33. Neil

    Mariemm3 — Yes, I do feel I’m a “little bit country” at heart.

    Simon Cowell — screw you, Paula liked it.

    Heather –That heavy breathing was supposed to be part of the song, showing my inner suffering.

    JackT — The pauses are for the guitar solos.

    By the way, if you want to hear some REAL talented blogger/musicians. check out Fictional Rockstar OR Psychotoddler (see side radio.blog). Anyone else there have their music online?

  34. Tatyana

    No,Neil, but I have my trip to Portugal online-special for your mom.

  35. Neil

    Thanks, Tatyana. My mother heads for her trip to Spain and Portugal in a few weeks. Now if she only had a blog to write about it!

  36. Nance

    Neil–I was intrigued by the URL for your song and wondered if it was a website host for recording your own music, so I just put in http://www.learnasyougo.com — YIKES. OH. MY. Does Sophia know about THAT?!?!?!?!?!?!?

  37. stephanie

    you are a brave, brave man for posting the link to that neil.

    if sophia hasn’t called you by now, well, it’s her loss.

  38. Neil

    Nance, that embarrassing NSFW page is left over from a post from November, back when posts about short men were all the rage on this blog, which is somewhat ironic since I’m a tall man. But I still don’t get women’s insane discrimination against dating shorter men. Hey, most men will date a taller woman. What’s the big deal? Anyway, sorry about that NSFW link on your sensitive eyes, Nance. I’ll move it to a safer place on Sunday.

  39. judy dodd

    Neil,
    That was a great song I would like a personal performance.
    Your poker buddy, Judy

  40. Lynn

    I see a recording career in your future.

  41. Bill

    I have a new and unexpected respect for American Idol.

  42. Fitèna

    This is very intersting indeed! (am I sounding pompous here?! lol!) Except for the pauses – especially when you say “let’s put a …” I thought the song stopped there.
    It’s sweet though! I guess am criticising because am jeaoulous. No one ever sang a song for me! sniff!

    Fitèna

  43. femme_despoir

    Neil, dahlink, I have an opening at 11:00 in my studio. I might could squeeze you in for a lesson or two. Though, I’m not really sure it would help, and, of course, you’d have to sign a legal agreement that I offer no guarantees.

    (I wander off shaking my head wondering, what in the hell was that?)
    😉

  44. Dagny

    So I finally got around to listening to the song. I think the other commenters have covered everything sufficiently.

    Then I was intrigued by Nance’s comment. Oh my!

  45. communicatrix

    Dude, you totally need to get the band back together. RAWK!!!!

  46. Celina

    OMG! You are so awesome! Any chance I could commission you to write a song for ME?? I’ll even provide you with a list of my likes, dislikes, & idiosyncracies (sp)! Thanks for the belly-laugh, I needed it this morning!

  47. LisaBinDaCity

    Never a dull moment with you two!

  48. DawnKelly

    I just don’t know what to say.

    What did Sophia say?

  49. Brian

    That takes some huge sack. Nice!

  50. modigli

    That is so f*cking cute, Neil! You should put a few guitar chords behind that, and I bet you’d have a top40 hit there. Seriously, I think most rock’n’roll songs only have 3 chords anyway.

    PS. Is she answering your calls NOW?! 😉

  51. modigli

    PS. I JUST noticed you have a “blog crush” of the day on your sidebar! Cute! … When did you start that?

  52. Dustin

    Could have used more cowbell…

  53. Rabbit

    Neil, you are freaken adorable.

  54. He's Dead, Jim!

    Holy crap! I go away for a while and this is what happens? Yikes.
    ~HDJ

  55. Priss

    That was great!
    A little bit like, you’re sixteen, you’te beautiful and you’re mine.

    You need a band, “and the Months” should be made flesh.

  56. Michele

    Beautiful, yet terrifying. I’ve got chills.

  57. Pearl

    Sounds like you had a blast doing that! 🙂

  58. Leah

    I am now digging through your archives, and I don’t know how I missed this song the first time. It’s awesome. Good times. I love a little begging.

  59. Lisa

    how sweet and cute. I hope she liked it.

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