Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
Purchasable with gift card
€1EUR or more
about
The long-awaited new single from acclaimed Irish supergroup D.F.F. is a stirring message of hope coming out of struggle. A perfect pop song for these uncertain times.
"There's A Crazy Man Playing Bongos in the Park" alludes to the general craziness of the times we live in. The 'Crazy Man' could be Covid-19, it could be one of the many crazy political leaders in the world or it could just be that crazy dude that's sitting in the park playing bongos when everyone else is on lockdown!
D.F.F. brainchild and band leader Dave Flynn has taken a novel approach for this, their first new music in 6 years. The main chorus 'hook' of the song is self-sampled from D.F.F.'s 2014 single 'Skin to the Bone'.
He has crafted an entirely new song from this hook, taking the band in a new Electronic Music direction, like Massive Attack meeting New Order with Vyvienne Long as a guest vocalist.
The lyrics reflect the difficulties and desperation of the modern world where so many people are struggling to afford to get by financially and mentally;
"I can't afford to sleep, I can't afford to wake, I can't afford weep, I can't afford to wait"
By the second verse, the lyrics turn to an inspirational message of change
"We've got to stick together, we cannot let them win, dissipate the stormy weather that the bastard's got us in. We've got to come together to build another Ark, cos there's a Crazy Man Playing Bongos in the Park."
This driving comeback single from D.F.F. comes in advance of their second album 'Self-Sampled' due for release in 2021.
lyrics
I can't afford to sleep
I can't afford to wake
I can't afford to weep
I can't afford to wait
I can't afford the food
I can't afford the rent
I can't afford to lose
Can't afford to be spent
Can't afford the city
Can't afford the town
I can't afford the village
Can't afford to be too down
Can't afford to be too bright
Can't afford to be too dark
Cos there's a Crazy Man Playing Bongos in the Park
There's a Crazy Man Playing Bongos in the Park
Someone should tell him he's getting much too dark
There's a Crazy Man Playing Bongos in the Park
Someone should tell him he's getting much too dark
I heard it on the news
I heard it on the street
We're all getting too blue
We're all getting too weak
But we've got to stick together
We just cannot let them win
Dissipate the stormy weather
That the bastard's got us in
We cannot be too worried
We cannot be too scared
We cannot wallow in the slurry
Of the pigs up in the air
We've got to come together
And build another Ark
Cos there's a Crazy Man Playing Bongos in the Park
There's a Crazy Man Playing Bongos in the Park
Someone should tell him he's getting much too dark
There's a Crazy Man Playing Bongos in the Park
Someone should tell him he's getting much too dark
There's a Crazy Man Playing Bongos in the Park
Someone should tell him he's getting much too dark
There's a Crazy Man Playing Bongos in the Park
Someone should tell him he's getting much too dark
credits
released May 7, 2020
Music by Dave Flynn : Lyrics: Dave Flynn and Pádraic O'Beirn
Contains a sample from 'Skin to the Bone' by D.F.F. (featuring Vyvienne Long), from the album 'Pouric Songs' copyright 2014 Frisbee Records.
Vocals, synths, guitar, drum programming by Dave Flynn
Produced, recorded, mixed and mastered by Dave Flynn
D.F.F. merges 7 singular talents into one genre-bending musical concoction that reflects the diversity of Ireland’s modern
music scene. Between them the artists have worked with platinum selling songwriters, symphony orchestras, jazz legends and Ireland’s finest traditional musicians. Together they create a new musical world....more
Sparkling synthpop with an emphasis on high-wattage chords and the kind of melodies that burrow themselves deep in the brain. Bandcamp New & Notable Dec 1, 2023
If you've been craving something dark and gritty yet stylish and dancefloor-ready, this hard-edged industrial synth opus might fit the bill. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 16, 2024
Situationist coldwave from France that is deliciously icy, high-drama vampire vocals colliding with icy synth & guitar. Bandcamp New & Notable Nov 7, 2021
