Go Puma 22!

Mon, 28 Sep 2020 11:35:09 +0000

Puma-22 the "Hollywood Puma" needed a theme song , so I wrote one for him back in 2012 when he first came on the scene in Griffith Park in downtown Los Angeles, CA.

This song was a hit with audiences at NPS Ranger Band shows. I perform it annually at the opening of the P-22 Day Fest on October 22 in LA's Griffith Park. This year's festival will be virtual, so I'm inviting my BandHug wrecking crew to help me put this song into orbit.

A big tip o' the hat the the late great Chuck Berry for inspiration. It's basically Johnny B Goode, with an extra break, verse, and chorus. Backing track is a video I made featuring a home multitrack recording with drum machine (the "Me Myself and I" band). Here are a couple other live versions, to give you a feel for what I've done with it historically.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vc2OSnLAv9Q
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mj_IVsfBm4I

Here are lyrics & chords:
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/0pm8h1h9e1u5yjq8cyjk9/Puma22RocksOn_G.doc?dl=0&rlkey=8mmyraicpg18x5bqk3t01289t

I want to rock this hard and joyfully, with a couple of flashy instrumental solos in the breaks and some exuberant backing vocals. It's in key of A. There are two breaks. How about a piano solo on the first one and a guitar solo on the second one?