"I'm listening to the latest Stephen Spencer song when suddenly I burst into tears. Was it the falsetto vocals? The swirling harmonies? No, it was the lyrics: What did Apple-the-Stoola say? He said I love you' twenty-sixty times. Spencer, you see, has a unique lyrical collaborator: his three-year-old daughter. Over the last four months, he has been posting short songs online based on her stream-of-consciousness stories."
"There's a smooth soul number about a regular rabbit, who has regular ponytails just like me. A song called Funchy the Snow-woman that could fit easily on to a 1975 album, but for its lyrical message about using a litter tray in the forest. And a festive tune about a Christmas cat called Harda Tarda, who hopes that Taja (a funny way to say Santa) will bring her a doggy, a puppy and a ninja-bread man."
Stephen Spencer converts his three-year-old daughter's stream-of-consciousness stories into short, minute-long songs posted online. The songs range from smooth soul about a 'regular rabbit' to a quirky Funchy the Snow-woman tune and a festive track about Harda Tarda the Christmas cat. The songs blend childlike lyrics with sophisticated hooks; Spencer's background in a school funk band and as a professor of composition informs their craft. A project that began for family and a book club grew from 36 followers to more than 250,000, with 23 million Instagram plays and 5 million TikTok plays. Plans include longer releases and a Spotify single.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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