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XII in XII #06 - Children of the Sun 3: A Collection of Cartoon Theme Songs from an Alternate Timeline in Which All Cartoons Are Duck​-​Themed

by Toehider

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Lyrics are by your very own Andrew Saltmarsh! What a life as a duck, with a perfect ice cream truck Then one day the All-Ray ZORT and things really run amok! A chubby little guy who's pea ice cream, it took a fry Couldn't stop the urge inside him just to have a little try QUACK QUACK ZAP TRUCK THE ICE CREAM DUCK! WITH A POWER TO DO GOOD THE BAD GUYS ARE OUT OF LUCK QUACK QUACK ZAP TRUCK WILL ALWAYS SAVE THE DAY WITH A POWER ALL SUPREME FROM HIS ZORTED OUT PEA ICE CREAM!
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Quackbeard! 01:31
Peas in the breeze’ll make a man seasick Who’s the lucky duck who’ll fit the bill! We need a brave and feathered adventurer Coz there ain’t no turning back! Aye, a long red beard and cheeky-beaked grin If a sailor wouldn’t dare, then Quackbeard will! The waves might “roar” and the wind might “howl" And there ain’t no “arrr” in “quack”! Come and sing Hi-De-Yo ho ho! Aboard his ship the “Featherwind Trawler” Sword and beak sharp as sharp can be (Both eyes are fine, his patch is pure aesthetic) And his duccaneer crew is in tow. With a noisy ol’ parrot perched on his shoulder Absurd is a double-bird sight to see Quackin' squawkin', no time for talkin' Upon the pond a’ we go! Come and sing Hi-De-Yo ho ho! Come aboard the ship and off we go! So! come on and grab your raincoat and hat Out on the high pond we send ya A squawk and quack - we follow the map We’re on a poultry adventure together!
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The bass riff and narration are all Mr. Saltmarsh on this one! You know, it's easy to look at the life of the Rich and Famous and think “oh my God, they've got it all”. But all the money, cars, big houses, sex and drugs can't stop the endless grind of life. And even for those who live their lives you can only dream of it can get too much, and they can SNAP. That's when they come see me. I travel the depths of their minds & tear down the platinum diamond-encrusted walls their egos have built up, and get to the real ducks inside. I’m Dr. Mallard. Celebrity Quack.
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One of the early things we did was an EP called "Children of the Sun: A Collection of Cartoon cover theme songs". ("Children of the Sun" was a reference to the great cartoon "Mysterious Cities of Gold"). And we did another one a few years later.

So this time around, we thought it might be fun to try putting together some original cartoon ideas. And we also thought it would be cool if they were all set in an alternate timeline in which all cartoons were duck-related.
Mr. Salt created Truck the Duck, a fun-loving icecream selling duck who eats pea-flavoured icecream and turns into a superhero. Then there's Quackbeard, an adventure-seeking pirate Duck on the search for treasure and peas. (Ducks frickin love peas). And Dr. Mallard, a jaded and sarcastic therapist to the stars. "For Those that are Invested in the Ongoings of the Pond" is a cartoon that only lasted a few episodes before being cancelled for being too weird and disturbing. And finally, there's the music for the moderately successful "Uncle Aqua" game that came out in the mid-90's.

The pieces are all short, but it's still surprisingly a lot of work because of all the creation of sonic palettes, mixing/mastering.. all of these tasks still require the same amount of energy and care as "full" songs.

I have a lot of respect and admiration for cartoon music composers. One of my musical heroes Andy Sturmer from a 90's band called Jellyfish abandoned the conventional music scene altogether to pursue a full-time gig writing cartoon music.

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released January 19, 2024

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