This guy named Jesse
He made a movie
He worked for hours
And hours on end
He thought out plot twists
For entertainment value
He wrought a screenplay
And then he filmed and filmed and filmed
You had some money
You bought a camera
You had some candy
Laying around
Your friends came over
You filmed them eating
Threw in some music
And you made art and art and art
And meanwhile Jesse
Was blocking angles
And checking lighting
And buying props
And finding actors
(And dealing with them)
And shooting retakes
And then he spliced and spliced and spliced
But you knew someone
Who knew someone
Who knew someone
Who gave awards
And so you entered
Your friends and candy
It was so brilliant
Of course you won and won and won
And meanwhile Jesse
Made a good movie
It had some action
It had big laughs
It didn't insult
Anyone's intellect
But he didn't become
An establishment superstar
'Cause his film wasn't brilliant like yours
It was not art
It was not art
It was not art.
credits
from 2021,
released December 24, 2021
Produced by Jed Davis
Music and lyrics by Jed Davis, published by Eschatonality/ASCAP
Jed Davis: vocals, organ
Marta Garrett: vocals
Davi Mello: guitars
Itaiguara Brandão: bass
Adam Alesi: drums, timbales, cowbell, conga, shaker
Yuri Villar: alto and tenor saxophone
MisterRubato: vibraphone
Ali Bello: violin
Joe Zeitlin: cello
Recorded by musiversal
Additional recording by Jed Davis at Pile of Sound
Mixed by Henrique Vilhena
Mastered by Chris Hanzsek