When performer Clive Flatenbad in the Swedish rap duo realPfft is at his most unproductive, the musical maestro in Mutte Fjutt steps forward, creating bright and exciting instrumental compositions like this one that play repeatedly inside your head. Thank God for Mutte! “Moosehunting in England” is a joke title, consciously inappropriate since the moose in England died out 8,000 years ago.
A.I. rules! Musical maestro Mutte Fjutt in Uppsala, Sweden has composed his third A.I. hit in a row: First came “Turing Test?”, then “I skogens dunkla famn” and now “Tik Tok Girls.”
The A.I.-generated song lyrics were created by ChatGPT using the prompt “Write a song about Tik Tok Girls.” Having grown up with the Swedish equivalent of Top 40 radio, the boys are no strangers to cheesy lyrics.
The song voice and cadence in “Tik Tok Girls” came from the text-to-speech platform TTS Free.
The A.I. cover art of a glamorous young lady was created by Fotor from the prompt “Smartphone with a girl on the screen.”
The melody and musical arrangement are by Mutte & Clive in realPfft, of course. Hooray for humans, wherever we may be hiding.
Hell hath no fury like an elusive song title. The meta data at the music distributor did not recognize the words Tik Tok as part of the English language!
Mutte & Clive informed the distributor that “Tik Tok girls” is a description, like Swifties, YouTubers, soccer moms and boomer dads. Tik Tok describes a particular type of young lady— exuberant and extroverted, showing off her talent on social media.
There is no law which allows anyone to copyright a song title. When I searched for “Tik Tok Girls” on Spotify, I found three other artists who had already used this identical title: Brent Havard, Koron Don and Rana Naveed. iTunes even has tracks with the same title by Team Broken Heart and Dj Dozza. So that’s five other artists who have already released tracks using the title “Tik Tok Girls.”
Music loop aficionados, Mutte & Clive have several years’ experience sharing loops that other musicians have also purchased the right to use. Their feeling is: This is not a problem, the more, the merrier. Let listeners create playlists based on similarities in the material.
Unexpected news! The boys have a growing fan base in China and South Korea. “Tik Tok Girls” is their entry into the world of K-pop. Jinjeon! Progress!
Tik Tok Girls
In the realm where seconds dance and whirl
There’s a place called Tik Tok for every boy and girl
Where laughter echoes and joy takes flight
In the glow of screens, day turns into night
Girls, with grace in their every move
They weave tales on Tik Tok, in a digital groove
With eyes that sparkle like stars in the sky
They captivate hearts as time passes by
In a world of filters where dreams take hold
They share their stories both timid and bold
Through dances that echo a rhythmic beat
In every video, they find a seat
With creativity as vast as the endless sea
They paint their passions for all to see
In make-up tutorials and heartfelt songs
They find their voices, where they belong
Tik Tok, a canvas where talent takes flight
Where girls express in the softest light
With courage and strength, they break the mold
In a universe of stories, beautifully told
So here’s to the girls, with dreams so wide
On Tik Tok’s stage, they stand with pride
In the digital universe where they shine bright
Guiding us all through the endless night
For the second time in a row, Sweden’s Mutte Fjutt in the rap band realPfft has used A.I. technology to produce an exemplary track. ChatGPT created the song lyrics. TTS Free, a text-to-speech program, gave us the voice and cadences of cozy Uncle Sven. Cover art by Fotor based on the prompt “A troll walks in the woods.” The trap melody and musical arrangement are, however, created by the boys themselves. Been there, done that, with great success. Swedes, they wanted to try out Artificial Intelligence in Swedish. Here’s an English translation of ChatGPT’s slightly cheesy Swedish song lyrics:
In the Woods Cast in Shadow
I go in the woods cast in shadow
Where silence joyously sings
Among the secret leaves and pines
I find peace in my beating heart
A lone angel flutters past
In night’s shimmer, soft and clear
In starlight, a quiet music
Woven of dreams, timelessly plays
In the dance of shadows, nighttime smiles
Though I wander alone, I am not lost
Nature’s whispers fill my soul
While in the cradle of creation, I am reborn
Silently I go in moonlight
Amidst the rustle of trees and the quiet of night
I find peace in every neck of the woods
Where my being and nature become one, in faith
Turing Test?
Yo, listen up, I got a story ’bout a genius, no denying
Alan Turing kept the world from dying
World War E, he cracked the Enigma code
A brilliant mind, in the cipher world, he wrote
Born in England, with a vision so grand
A mathematician, he had the world in his hand
Tackled problems that many thought too tough
In the realm of computation, he had the right stuff
Alan Turing, pioneer in the digital domain
Legacy established, he didn’t die in vain
A codebreaker, a mathematician, a hero in our lore
In the world of technology, his spirit we adore
He laid the groundwork for the computers we use
In every line of code, his spirit’s the muse
A genius ahead of his time, he paved the way
In the digital era, he holds sway
Alan Turing, pioneer in the digital domain
Legacy established, he didn’t die in vain
A codebreaker, a mathematician, a hero in our lore
In the world of technology, his spirit we adore
Alan Turing, pioneer in the digital domain
Legacy established, he didn’t die in vain
A codebreaker, a mathematician, a hero in our lore
In the world of technology, his spirit we adore
He laid the ground for the computers we use
In every line of code, his spirit’s the muse
A genius ahead of his time, he paved the way
In the digital era, he holds sway
Post-war, he dreamt of artificial intelligence
A future where machines had human-like relevance
Turing test, he proposed, to judge a machine’s mind
In the quest for AI, he was one of a kind
Persecuted, his love was his crime
In a world that couldn’t fathom his paradigm
Chemically castrated, society’s cruel game
But his brilliance continues, forever aflame
He laid the ground for the computers we use
In every line of code, his spirit’s the muse
A genius ahead of his time, he paved the way
In the digital era, he still holds sway
Ground for the computers we use
In every line of code, his spirit’s the muse
A genius ahead of his time, he paved the way
In the digital era, he still holds sway
Born in England, with a vision so grand
A mathematician, he had the world in his hand
Tackled problems that many thought too tough
In the realm of computation, he had the right stuff
He laid the ground for the computers we use
In every line of code, his spirit’s the muse
A genius ahead of his time, he paved the way
In the digital era, he still holds sway
So here’s to Turing! We celebrate
In the world of technology, he’s first-rate
A rap for the man who changed the cipher game
Alan Turing’s legacy, forever in our name
So here’s to Turing! We celebrate
In the world of technology, he’s first-rate
A rap for the man who changed the cipher game
Alan Turing’s legacy, forever in our name
Da capo. Again. “Influence Peddling” is a tune which the Swedish rap band realPfft released in November, 2019. Hunter Biden’s never-ending soap opera breathes new life into this chestnut.
I have been keeping the Hunter Biden swamp at arm’s length. It’s a cocktail of egomania, self-centered greed, immaturity, careless foolishness, stupidity and lack of a moral compass.
Not good.
Hunter’s apologists explain that he was battling drug addiction, depression and alcoholism. Mental illness and mental anguish are terrible afflictions to behold, but neither constitutes a Get Out of Jail Free card.
Where were the adults in the room? Joe Biden limits his knowledge of the events to a claim that he asked his son Hunter if Hunter knew what he was doing and Hunter said yes, he did.
If you are going to be this irresponsible as a parent, you deserve to reap the consequences. America is not known as a stupid country, but there is a streak of mulish stupidity in the Bidens’ behavior that is miles wide.
The “d’oh” dumbness isn’t limited to the Bidens. Just look at the mess America’s 45th president has created for himself. These people need a dog collar and someone to pull on the leash whenever they venture too close to the nearest cliff. What is wrong with these people? Taylor Swift’s drama queen persona resembles Albert Einstein in comparison to this gluttony of ineptitude.
This is another good reason for the Democratic Party to retire Joe and Kamala after four years of White House service and choose a different pair of candidates for president and vice president in 2024.
The Music
The Swedish rap band realPfft recorded Not Nyet under dire circumstances. Fruit loops musical genius Mutte Fjutt in Uppsala, Sweden was in an antibiotic-induced fog. Acting as the band’s manager and music publisher, I was sick here in the States. No one told Kuny, who does the cover art, what we wanted.
When I heard the wav file of Not Nyet, I was deeply troubled. Still, we released it on January 12, 2023, simply to get it out there. The war in Ukraine was raging and I was feeling the pressure. An anti-war protest, the track’s musical genre is Russian hard rock. The problem is that it sounds like an East German mix from the DDR era, the vocal up front and the music way in the background. “Please remix,” I said.
Thus was born Not Nyet (Kevinski Mix), with me being “Kevinski.”
On the cover, it says Miks Kevinski in Cyrillic letters. My name “Kevin” is accentuated in blue.
The release date of Not Nyet (Kevinski Mix) is February 20, 2023.
The Lyrics
Here, there, Russian soldier everywhere!
Putin say Ukraina as a country does not exist
Tired of Sochi, Putin chooses beach resort in Odessa
Is no war, is “special military operation”
When Russian troop amass on border with Ukraine, what did western leaders think was gonna happen?
Secretary General of Communist Party Nikita Krushchev, Leonid Brezhnev and Constantin Chernenko all came from Ukraina
40-mile Russian convoy get stuck in Ukrainian mud
War is not rock & roll
Volodymyr Zelensky is first world leader outside Israel who is Jewish
Zelensky become big war hero, fighting both Russians and his own demons
When Russian warship Moskva tell defenders of Snake Island they should surrender, they say “Russian warship, go fock yourself!”
Z for Zero
I hear your balalaikas screaming like Tupolev Badger
Russian soldier commit big massacre in Bucha
Butcher of Bucha is Russian General no one has ever heard of
4,000 Amerikanskii volunteer join International Legion but most don’t speak Ukrainian
This war is very boring!
Russian babes on TikTok call Zelensky a crazy Jewish oligarch
QAnon conspiracy theory say Russia invaded Ukraine to stop top secret bioweapon laboratory set up by Biden medical adviser Anthony Fauci
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson twice visit Kyiv
Russian cosmonauts arrive at International Space Station wearing yellow and blue suits, but they insist they are not supporting Ukraine
Ukrainians use Neptune cruise missile to destroy Russian warship Moskva
Zelensky award Amerikanskii politician Nancy Pelosi with famous Ukrainian Order of Olga
War is not rock & roll
After Ukrainian attack on Crimea airfield, Russian tourists cause big traffic jam fleeing beaches in Crimea
Ukrainians use wooden decoy of HIMARS artillery rocket to panic Russians into firing Kalibr cruise missile
Putin threaten to turn off natural gas pipeline to Western Europe
Kissoffka!
Facing counter-offensive, Russian desert battlefield on Ukrainian bicycle
He is called “the late Vladimir Putin” because he never come to meeting on time
We use Iranian drone Shahed-136 to drop stinky bomb on enemy
realPfft play Russian synthesizer brand Polyvoks
This war is very boring!
Elite unit 200th Separate Motor Rifle Brigade from Murmansk get ass kicked in Kharkov. Many T-80 BVM tanks destroyed or captured. This very bad
Putin mobilizes 300,000 men to go fight in the Ukraine
Ukraine make heartbreaking video for Eurovision Song Contest
Russian officer corps calls this “holy war.” Patriarch Kirill of Russian Orthodox Church describe Ukraine as the Antichrist
Putin calls the people in Kiev Nazis
Eight million Ukrainians seek refuge in the West
Zelensky wear combat boots when he speak to American Congress
This no Nutcracker Suite!
In Moskva, patriotic Russian women sew camouflage net to help in war effort. So-called “knitting battalions” make thick socks to fight winter cold
When ammunition dump explodes, we say this is because someone is smoking cigarette
We fight enemy in Kiev, so we no need to fight them in Moskva
Not all news is bad. We use Sovtek guitar effect box Big Muff
Workers of the world, unite!
Maybe Putin annex Ukraina, but not nyet
Not nyet
The Video
Rap artist Clive Flatenbad channels his inner Russian amidst the tragic war in Ukraine.
Not Nyet video – https://youtu.be/UZe4aUaWT6Y
My mother Rosa Feingold passed away in October 2022. She was 81. Born six months before Pearl Harbor, she grew up a child of World War Two. Who knew the Japanese would attack on December 7, 1941 and America would go to war?
We lost 34 cousins to the Holocaust, the entire Polish-Russian side of the family. That cast a shadow over Rosa’s life.
R. I. P.
In our collective grief, Clive and Mutte in Swedish rap band realPfft have composed an ode to my mom.
Entitled “Morsan,” Swedish for “Mom,” the song views Rosa’s untimely demise from a Swedish perspective. Passing from this mortal coil is a universal experience. Everybody dies eventually and with very few exceptions, most people die right here on Earth. Still, a Swedish composition, the song does have its Swedish quirks.
Here is the English translation of the lyrics:
Mom
Mommy!
Mom lies dying
Not a lot of time left
While my sister wants to visit
And sit on the edge of the bed
To grieve over all the times
She wasn’t there
As if I don’t grieve?
I grieve
Life’s batteries run dry
My niece wants me to take my laptop
To the hospital and arrange a Zoom meeting
I grieve
Mom was a tough lady
Night owl and opinionated
Her ghost plays tricks
Making lamps burn out
Garbage cans fall over
And doors jam
Times are strange
Yes, times are strange
Because mom lies dying
The funeral home helps me
Control my grief
I bury myself in details
“A north country burial? Yes, please,
That would be good. She came
From there”
It’s not our fault that Kiruna
Is sinking into the ground
As my ex Susie likes to say
“Life isn’t easy”
Then she goes to the liquor store
To bury her sorrows
Because…
Mom, she lies
She lies dying
She is passing
She wastes away
Groaning, she is passing
My mother
She’s dying
Who in their wildest dreams would classify the Swedish rap duo realPfft among the Bad Boys of the political universe? For four years, Clive Flatenbad and Mutte Fjutt in Uppsala, Sweden have cranked out political satire, with only occasional complaints regarding their lude cover art. Never their lyrics. Squeaky clean Swedes, they avoid gangsta rap. They don’t do divisiveness or profanity. How did they end up with a breakout song, God Bless America, that has explicit lyrics???
“Speak softly and carry a big stick,” said Teddy Roosevelt, the 26th President of the United States. So Clive wrote the lyric “Speak loudly and unzip a big stick.”
What’s with the unzip, Clive? What were you thinking?
“I meant unzipping a sports bag and pulling out a baseball bat,” the boy mansplains.
Now he tells us!
“We used ‘fuh’ instead of the four-letter original,” bleats Clive, as if avoiding one sin will cancel out the other.
Once you start looking for foul language and smutty innuendo, the lyrics take on a very questionable pallor, at best.
God Bless America
Rude, crude, what’s up, dude?
It’s a celebration of one great nation
Grievance, complaint, we know… what you ain’t
Gas light, firelight, buckle up and join the fight
Ain’t no stubble, trouble in the bubble
Woken, broken, life’s a subway token
Eatin’ potato fries under leaden skies
When the air turns mean, wipe the plate… clean
Where o’ where? Trump’s supporters be out there
Waitin’, hatin’, anticipatin’
Try as you will, try as you might, we can’t make it right
Speak loudly and unzip a big stick
Gettin’ up on tippy toes, Biden can’t see beyond his own nose
79-year-old Joe, that’s what makes it so dope
Stumble in da White House, we ain’t goin’ t’ war over… no… Ukraine
Putin and Xi, dey smell blood in da water
Whassup? Who gives a fuh? Momma’s got a brand new bag
When did Chinese checkers and Russian roultette become Olympic sports?
Corona, Delta, Omicron… the pandemic is systemic
Mask mandates, while anti-vaxxers give the finger to the CDC
What d’ya mean, Fao Chi is secretly Chinese?
Get real! Don’t sneeze, don’t cough, freeze yer butt off
No worries, our band be big… in Hercegovina
What d’ we know? Hookers and blow
Don’t blow yer brains out, blow yer nose
Sucking acidophilus
Eatin’ gluten free. Peace & love sounds good t’ me
Who do you think you are, Elephant boy?
Preaching to the choir, you bitch to the sky
You claim you’re a victim of a Deep State conspiracy
Voter fraud and foreign manipulation
Self-righteous indignation and phony baloney
Sore loser and spoilsport, thy name be… Grump
Grump’s as real as a three-dollar bill
Shady deals and never-ending promises
A Nude Yorker, if you like his shtick, I have a great
Bridge to Brooklyn that I can sell you
Cryptocurrencies and crypto fascists
Grump wants to pardon the insurrectionists
Well, pardon me! Watch my butt glow in da dark
Conspiracy theories… liars… in a fictional world
Hear that? Trum trum, trum trum… that’s Trump!
Tearing up paper & givin’ folks the hairy eyeball
Where you gonna go, Hugo, when Trump gets re-elected?
Grand Master Frump, he ’s mad, too bad, he insists he got robbed
He writes nasty comments in his photo album coffee book
Calling the free press “the enemy of the people” is one underhanded slur
Republicans, who can do no wrong. Mixed-up Democrats
Demonstrating how NOT to run a government
Hark! Let’s consider all that’s wrong in America
Daylight Savings Time, the border with Canada
Income tax, the federal census, gerrymandering
Renaming the Washington Monument and Jefferson Memorial, as they both owned slaves
Tic tac toe, sugary soft drinks, Charlie horses and statewide nerds
A new Olympic record: the fastest sea level rise in 3,000 years
Indoor plumbing, surveillance cameras and surveillance drones
Worker bees and office managers. Error notices and thumb drives
Internal combustion engines. Global warming and weather reports
Rightwing retorts. Hot flashes, panic attacks and man-made lint
Newspapers and liberal sketch artists. Networks
Disinformation… Partisanship… bi-partisanship. One-time acquaintances
Undertakers rejoice! A million extra deaths due to Covid
Whatever happened to purple mountains majesty above the fruited plain?
Drought? Someone set the planet on “bake” and left the stove on overnight
American retro: The resurrection of pay phones and pay toilets, the poll tax
Prayer in schools and… the draft
José, can you see by the dawn’s early light? Rio Grandé
Let’s not throw out the baby with the bathwater
Make January 6th a national holiday & God… bless… America!
© & ℗ 2022 Panther Songs
Trampa i klaveret. Step in dog poo. Trying to follow in the footsteps of Vanilla Ice, realPfft has ended up instead in the ghetto of bad language, explicit lyrics and parental advisories. Scandalous! Have foot, will shoot self in same. Tighten up, boys! Oops, there we go again with the shady innuendo.
Here’s the link to the song:
In a celebration of small-town life, Swedish rap duo realPfft sings the praises of Swedish hot-rodders and their beloved wheels. Here’s an English translation:
Hot-rodders
Turtleback Volvo… hot rod… leather-clad steering wheel
See you at the hot dog stand
Hot rod babe in wooden shoes
Moped… small-town life
Classic Chevy
Payin’ at the pump
I’ll be broke by Thursday
Fighting in town
Hot-rodders
Making out in the backseat of a muscle car
The jukebox plays golden oldies
Cops come patrolling in a black and white
Moonshine! Clunk, clunk, clunk
Transistor radio on a beach blanket at 3 o’clock in the afternoon
But today I listen to death metal
Girls in knitted sweaters snack on hot dogs
DON’T STOP! DON’T STOP!
Hot rod
The Top Ten on Top 40 radio
Hot-rodders… Chevy… moped
In the backseat of a convertible
Transistor radio at 3 o’clock
My paycheck never lasts to the end of the month
Rap artists, Mutte and Clive have accumulated a catalog of 91 songs. Every fifth track is a rap song. On A.C.R.O.N.Y.M., Clive raps, Mutte raps and the voice simulator raps.
Enjoy!
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