Happy 2021!

So, classically late to the party as ever, I only just discovered Beetlejuice The Musical in September of last year.

Now, I've always been a pretty big Beetlejuice fan. I was a stereotypical Tim Burton fan (I mean still am, obviously). The first song parodied on my channel came from Nightmare Before Christmas. Heck, Beetlejuice was the first Blu-ray I ever bought for my Xbox One.

Needless to say, I'm a big fan of the show, and hate the fact that I missed the party when Sophia Anne Caruso was still Lydia. Really hoping they release a recording of one of those old shows one day. The fan animatics on here are really fun though, the official YouTube channel even has a playlist of them. So that's the best way to consume them right now.

Anyway, after a stretch of listening for a big project I'm working on (a novel!) I decided I just had to do a cover of one of the songs. That's when I found this incredible instrumental version put together by Zoom Karaoke: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsHKecNMRA4

I hope you enjoy!  Oh, and go check out the full musical, and the demos album. Specifically "The Children We Didn't Have" & "Mama Would" are too super emotional pieces that I wish hadn't been cut from the show.

DOWNLOAD: https://www.mediafire.com/file/gc2pza0acxdyy9g/Beetlejuice_Dead_Thing_%2528SkyBolt_Cover%2529.zip/file

Written and Composed by Eddie Perfect.

LYRICS:

Hey, folks! Begging your pardon
'Scuse me, sorry to barge in
Now let's skip the tears and start on the whole
Y'know
Being dead thing

You're doomed, enjoy the singing
The Sword of Damocles is swinging
And if I hear your cell-phone ringing
I'll kill you myself
The whole being dead thing

Death can get a person stressed
“We should have carpe'd way more diems
Now we're never gonna see 'em”
I can show you what comes next
So don't be freaked
Stay in your seats
I do this bullshit, like, eight times a week
So just relax, you'll be fine
Drink your fifty-dollar wine
And take a breath
Welcome to a show about death

You're
You're gonna be fine
On the other side
DIE! YOU'RE ALL GONNA DIE! YOU'RE ALL GONNA DIE!
I'll...
I'll be your guide
To the other side
Though in full disclosure: It's a show about death

Everybody gets on fine here
Like Rodgers, Hart, and Hammerstein here
The women's bathroom has no line here
Just…pee where you want
The whole being dead thing-

You're just gonna love the folks here
Yeah, I know you're woke, but you can take a joke here
And every show I do, like, a ton of coke here
The whole- (sniff)
The whole being dead thing!

Nobody is bullet-proof 
"I work out, I eat clean!"
Jesus, pass the Dramamine 
Time to face the brutal truth 
'Cause we're all on a hitlist 
Might not live 'til Christmas 
Choke to death on Triscuits 
Hey, that just statistics
So take a little break here 
Kinda like a wake here 
The scenery is fake here 
BUT THERE'S A GIANT SNAKE HERE 
Welcome to a show about death

You're... you're gonna be fine
THANK YOU!
On the other side
HOW YOU DOIN'?
(scat)
I'll... (hey) I'll be your guide
To the other side
Seriously, though, this is a show about… (death)

Death is taboo, but it's hardly something new
There's nothing medical professionals can do
'Cept maybe just bill you

If you die while listening to this cover
It's still gonna keep playing…

There's no destiny or fate
Just a terrifying wait
Filled with people that you hate
And on a certain date, the universe kills you

That's the thing with life
No-one makes it out alive!

Toss that body in the pit 
"God, it's awful, ain't it tragic?"
Blah, blah, Bible, Jesus, magic.
When you're dead, who gives a shit?
“No Pilates, no more yoga”
"Namaste", you freakin' posers
From the cradle to cremation (dies irae)
Death just needs a little conversation (oh so irae)
I have mastered the art (Dies Irae!)
Of tearing convention apart (Dies Irae!)
So, how about we all make a start (Dies Irae!)
On the whole being dead thing
God, I hope you're ready for a show about death