Overlord

from Evil Songs for Evil People by DOUG the Eagle

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Of all things, I came up with the chorus to this while showering, and it just wouldn't go away so I gradually crafted it into a complete song. It was, I think, the first song to be laid down on the 2" machine.
It ended up having a rather odd feel to it, as if it was part of a musical or something.

The idea of adding the pipe organ parts came afterwards, and took a long time to get right. Originally it was done on the Korg Triton, and sounded kind of naff. The Hammond SK-1 did a far better job but didn't have the devastating reed bass pedals which I needed to complete the sound. Finally I utilised a hybrid system, with the SK-1 handling the upper and lower manuals, and the bass pedals generated by a Raspberry Pi mk2 running the Aeolus organ synthesizer.
This same rig was also used on Jake to finish off the album.

lyrics

OVERLORD

This is the bit I like best, the bit where I slay all my foes
It gives me a thrill from my head to the tip of my toes
This is the bit I like best, the bit where they bow at my feet
It just goes to show my dominion is nearly complete

I’m evil, I’m evil, that’s all there is to say
I’m evil, I’m evil, I very nearly always get my way

I’m your Evil Overlord and you’ll do as I say
Otherwise you’ll never live to see another day
I’m your Evil Overlord and what I tell you goes
Or I might cut off your head, or maybe just your nose

This is the bit I like best, the bit where I give them the rope
It shows all my people rebellion has not got a hope
This is the bit I like least, the bit where I wake up at night
The bit where I wonder if what I have done isn’t right...

This is the bit I like best, the bit where I count all my gold
It makes me feel warm when outside it is snowy and cold

This is the bit I like best, the bit where I add a new tax
And if you can’t pay you get jailed or even the axe
This is the bit I like best, the bit where I pass a new law
To give to the rich and to help me in robbing the poor

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from Evil Songs for Evil People, released March 19, 2016

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