Carnival Cat visits Ponyville

[MyLittleJosieph]

It was really only a matter of time before this song of mine got the pony treatment. I probably could have slipped in a few more nods to other songs but I am EXTREMELY pleased at how this turned out. See if you can pick out some of the more hidden melodies. >:D

Here is the original soundcloud recording:

http://soundcloud.com/mylittlejosieph/carnival-cat-visits-ponyville

And here is the original version:

http://soundcloud.com/mylittlejosieph/catherines-park

[Freewave]

This also sounds a lot like that Russian Ponies Dancing video (a fav). This sounds great!! Well done.

[Makkon]

Holy crap! This is magnificent! So full of bizarre character, is that a banjo!?! I love this!
Also huge step up from the previous version of the song.

[MyLittleJosieph]

Holy crap! This is magnificent! So full of bizarre character, is that a banjo!?! I love this!

Thanks! Coming from a site admin means a lot.

...Also huge step up from the previous version of the song.

The YouTube version (which I've now put in the original post) is the best version in my opinion. You have no idea how many times I nearly crashed my computer trying to record it! DX

[TheSunAndTheRainfall]

Holy crap. Holy crap, I friggin love this. I've always loved carnivaly, gypsy-ish music, and this is just so incredibly well done I'm just- HHNNNNGG. I love how the theme keeps building up, and the vibe throughout is just awesome. If anything, my only observation would be that the mix sounds a tad murky. I don't really know how to explain it, it sounds a bit cramped, like it can't breathe or something. It's not something that detracts from the overall listening experience, just something that I think could be tweaked to make this sound even better.

Fantastic job, whoa.


On a slightly unrelated note, this song kind of reminds me of a couple of songs by Kaizers Orchestra. Maybe that's why I love it so much.

[DasDeer]

I am impressed.
I have been thinking of doing a carnival-ish tune for some time now, and this song is pretty much exactly what i had in mind, but better!

Fantastic job, i am really impressed. Looking forward for more of your stuff!

[TheSunAndTheRainfall]

I love this so much I sent it to EqD. I just hope it makes the cut, since its association to MLP is rather subtle. But seriously, this is brilliant.


Also, I'm pretty sure nobody cares, but I just remembered the song this one reminds me of:

[Schmöge]

C'est magnifique! Wunderbar! A little murky sometimes, as Rainfall already mentioned, but still awesome!

[MyLittleJosieph]

http://soundcloud.com/mylittlejosieph/carnival-cat-vs-ponyville

After hearing that Kaizers Orchestra piece, I was inspired to write some lyrics for this song...

(Don't mind the hyphenated words, that's just an artifact of the software I was using to indicate words separated by notes...)

Carnival Cat (center channel)
< possessed foals > (left channel)
= the Mane 6 = (right channel)
Extra: "Dialogue"
[scripting stuff]

intro
[just a creepy giggling from Carnival Cat]

verse 1
[Carnival Cat goes Carnival Barker]
Wel-come all My Li-ttle Po-ny friends,
Come and stay with me 'til the end.
There's just one thing that has to be said,
"If you can-not play then you're dead."

verse 2
Look, there's the ti-cket booth, feed it your mo-ney,
Po-nies ne-ver get in free.
There is so much to see, you will not be-lieve,
(the) Par-a-sprites I had last week.

chorus
Wan-der now in-side, leave Po-ny-ville be-hind.
If you turn back now a cock-a-trice you'll find.
Say what makes you ha-ppy, Say that "da ma-gicks" here.
Do not be a-fraid, 'cause I am not one to fear
(for) This is the place where I con-trol all you see,
But I want more so come pre-tty please (with)

reprise verse 1
Me, the Cat of Car-ni-val de-sign.
Fi-llies get in line...
YOU'RE MINE!!!

1rst finale
Applebloom: "But you're a pony!"
Carnival Cat: "I am NOT a pony!"
Scootaloo: "Well, you look like one..."
Carnival Cat: "Do I look equine? These ears you see are definitely of feline nature!"
Sweetie Belle: "But what about your mane and tail?"
Carnival Cat: "Silence! And let us speak of this never again..."

bridge 1
< Big Bro-ther! >

verse 3
[Carnival Cat gets seductive]
Come with me ba-by so we can set love free.
< Love is a foal who will not o-bey your laws. >
Ha-ppi-ness is my gau-ran-tee.
< Love is a mare with fangs and claws. >
So please come here and give me one sweet kiss,
< Love is a po-ny de-mure and li-ttle, >
Or you will be left friend-less.
< Though she is not so bri-ttle. >

verse 4
My love is lone-ly i-dle with-out a spark.
< Love is a Cu-tie Mark that's be-yond your reach. >
Pa-tien-ly wait-ing to de-vour your heart.
< Love is a joke that poi-sons all the we-ak. >
Sweet mu-sic preys on you, my dar-ling ba-by,
< Love is a fi-lly who will ra-vage your soul, >
(so) Please give your love to me, Your La-dy!
< (since) She dares not e-ver let you go! >

reprise reprise verse 1
[Carnival Cat goes Carnival Barker again]
I am wai-ting sa-ddle up your pride.
< Love is wait-ing, sa-ddle up your pride, >
There's no need to run and hide!!!
< There's no need to run and hide!!! >

2nd finale
[Carnival Cat just giggles playfully]
< La La La La La La La La La La La-a-a-ah... >
< La La La La La La La La La La La-a-ah! >

chorus 2
Now that you're with me just sit back and re-lax.
< Sit back and re-lax... >
There is much to do so list-en to these facts:
< List-en to these facts... >
Po-ny-ville is doomed and you've got a front row view.
The e-vents in mo-tion can-not be stopped un-less you
Give your-self up and let your love set me free,
< Please come and save us... >
Or these three die, their souls paid to me (so)...
< ...don't let her take us... >

reprise reprise reprise verse 1
Ma-rry Me, and waste a-way your life.
< NO!!! Don't Do It! Waste not all your life. >
Let me be your Li-ttle WIFE!!!
< Do not let her be your wife! >

2nd finale
unnamed priest: "Do you, Miss, take this stallion to be your lawfully wedded husband?"
Carnival Cat: "Definitely..."
unnamed priest: "Do you, Sir, take this mare..."
Carnival Cat: "Mare!?"
unnamed priest: "Erm...cat? Do you take this "cat" to be your lawfully wedded wife?"
Big Macintosh: "Eenope!"
Carnival Cat: "Too bad, we're married now..."
Big Macintosh: "Ya won't get away with this!"
Carnival Cat: "So?"

bridge 2
= For Po-ny-ville! Our Home... "LET'S GO!" =

verse 5
[Carnival Cat gets intimate]
Come get to know me, My Li-ttle Po-ny,
Let's con-sum-mate our day-!!!
< Please Stay! >
Don't make a fuss I'm one you can trust,
= Ma-gic... Laugh-ter... =
There's no need to turn a-wa-y!!!
= Ho-nes-ty-... = < Don't Stray! >

verse 6
There's no-thing to fear, Don't be so frigh-tened.
= Lo-yal-ty... Kind-ness... =
Beau-ty can-not harm yo-u!!!
= Ge-ne-ro-si-ty-... = < It's True! >
Don't be so scared I will pro-tect you
= The E-le-ments... =
There's no-thing I dare not do!!!
= ...of Har-mon-y! = < For You! >

reprise reprise reprise reprise verse 1
[Carnival Cat goes Carnival Barker again and the foals break their possession]
Now you're mine, it's use-less to re-sist.
<= Get a-way you psy-cho-path-ic witch, =>
You make my life oh so rich!!!
<= Your kind make us po-nies sick!!! =>

Big Macintosh: "Ee-yup..."

final finale
[Carnival Cat just cackles uncontrollably]
<= Go a-way you mon-ster! =>
<= Leave us be in Po-n-y-ville! =>
<= Go a-way you mon-ster! =>
<= Taste the Rain-bow, Po-ny foal! =>
[Carnival Cat screams in rage at being called a pony]

audio file: http://www.mediafire.com/?h5bx7x7i067enbk

How did I do? Listen closely and you can hear the addition of "Hush Now, Quiet Now" added to the first verse. I MAY have over done it with the ambition but with a song like this it really does call for that large scale theatrical sound. Anypony know of any singers willing to take on this beast? It would definitely put this song from being subtly pony to being inescapably pony.

EDIT: Updated the lyrics
EDIT EDIT: 2nd Final Update to Lyrics - 01,07,2012

[CGEyeGuy]

Nice and creepy! I hope this gets on Equestria Daily!

[TheSunAndTheRainfall]

Aw man, this is so awesome, I so want to try singing it. Except I kind of suck at it. And I'm a guy and the cat is not. :c

[MyLittleJosieph]

yay! I got MicTheMicrophoneZero looking in to do the parts of Big Macintosh and the unnamed priest!

Also, I've updated the lyrics to the version I've sent him.

[MyLittleJosieph]

I know I'm resurrecting an old topic, but it's FINALLY done!

Granted I never did get the opportunity to work with the people I had originally planned, but the people I did end up getting involved with were AMAZING! Props to PKEmi for providing the voice of the Carnival Cat and xmleaderx2006 for providing the wonderful guitar work.