Beatnik Turtle's Song of the Day

Beatnik Turtle's Song of the Day episodes:

• 10.28.2019

  Your Secret's Safe With Me

  Email our website and tell us your secrets. We won't tell anyone. We promise.

  
• 10.21.2019

  The Song Of The Day Dot Com

  Welcome to TheSongOfTheDay.com, where there's a new song every single day of the year. One band, one year, 365 free songs!

  
• 10.14.2019

  Put It In The Stew

  This song seeks the mysteries of life from all the experts.

  
• 10.07.2019

  That's What She Said

  When you hear the dreaded "let's just be friends," just go ahead and say "goodbye."

  
• 09.30.2019

  Rain Was Falling Down

  On a rainy day earlier this year, while Tom was walking to work, he wrote this song. Stay tuned later this year for more rain-inspired songs written during Tom's "commute."

  
• 09.23.2019

  Charlene

  As a songwriting exercise, John Lisiecki occasionally only allows himself an hour to come up with a song. This one came out of one of those sessions.

  
• 09.16.2019

  Chicken Pad Thai

  There's a restaurant located down the block from the studio in Evanston (Illinois) called Thai Sookdee. It makes the band's favorite Chicken Pad Thai. To the best of our knowledge, they don't sell buffalo wings, though.

  
• 09.09.2019

  Gee Cee Dee

  What other chords could you possibly need?

  
• 09.02.2019

  You're Not Right (But You'll Do)

  We realized there weren't any songs written in tribute to settling for second place and giving up on your dreams. That just didn't seem right to us, so we wrote this one.

  
• 08.26.2019

  Nervous Breakdown

  This song kinda summarizes how Tom and Jason felt during the month's of November and December as they struggled to keep Beatnik Turtle on track and complete 365 free songs for 2007. They're both all better now. Really.

  
• 08.19.2019

  Speaking Of Beer

  Mmmmm...beer...and hey, speaking of beer, this song was totally inspired by beer enthusiast and podcaster, Charlie The Beer Guy, who's popular Speaking Of Beer podcast explores the Beeriverse each month. If you're into beer, pour yourself a cold one and...

  
• 08.12.2019

  Latte And A Cigarette

  We don't know why Starbucks doesn't sell cigarettes with their lattes. The two tastes just go so well together.

  
• 08.05.2019

  Asleep At The Wheel 2007

  The root of this track are from the original demo of the song of the same name from Beatnik Turtle's first album. Jason kicked it up a level by adding lots of new stuff!

  
• 07.29.2019

  Leftover Leftovers

  One of the first Beatnik Turtle Twittersongs, this one was inspired by a Twitter post from Mur Lafferty. She had posted this tweet: "kitchen clean, fridge cleaned out. WHY do I keep saving food?" That prompted us to look into...

  
• 07.22.2019

  Can I Help You Please?

  Our customer service anthem! An ode to retail workers! This song is from our forthcoming album, ALL IN A DAY'S WORK. (The pre-release of the album is already available at iTunes, and the CD's will be available in September.

  
• 07.15.2019

  Mason Rocket (Spy Extraordinaire)

  This song is dedicated to Joe Murphy who lost his battle with cancer on 4/1/07. About eight weeks before this, our friend Mur Lafferty wrote in and asked if we could write a song about Joe's super spy alter...

  
• 07.08.2019

  Theme To Buffy Between The Lines

  We recently created this theme for the podcast, Buffy: Between The Lines. If you're a fan of Buffy The Vampire Slayer, you HAVE to check out this podcast to find out what happened that summer between seasons five and six!...

  
• 07.01.2019

  Don't Speak You're Breaking My Heart

  The song GeekSpeak You're Breaking My Heart spawned this week's song. The original was written for BoardGameGeek's GeekSpeak (a.k.a. BoardGameSpeak) board gaming podcast, and has been fully re-recorded in this expanded version.

  
• 06.24.2019

  Ship To Come In

  Aren't we all just waiting for our ship to come in?

  
• 06.17.2019

  Well Fuck

  In honor of April 20th...420...a number which has something to do with the subject of the song (although there's a lot of debate on our end as to why this number is associated with it). Beatnik Lawyer says: Be warned!...

  
• 06.10.2019

  It's Just Not Right

  Don't leave it this way - that's just not right.

  
• 06.03.2019

  No Night Stand (I'm Not Your Type I'm Not Inflatable)

  The concept for this song came when Matt Scholtka came up with the lyric "I'm not your type I'm not inflatable." He also had the "no night stand" idea as well. From there, Jason and Carrie Bruno (who's singing) blew...

  
• 05.27.2019

  Kim Bailed

  Yet another of those songs that has it's genesis in something said rather off-handedly only to be followed by the phrase, "Hey, that would make a great song!" After picking up Tom Roper and Tom Beeyachski to head to the...

  
• 05.20.2019

  The Chase

  Originally written and recorded for a music class assignment in 1989, Tom revived this song and reproduced this version for The Song Of The Day. The addition of Randy's saxophone and Tom Susala's fretless bass made this a serious improvement...

  
• 05.13.2019

  Soul Crusher

  Here's a nice motivational song for a Tuesday - a return to work after a long weekend for those of us in the U.S.

  
• 05.06.2019

  No I'm Not Done Feeling Sorry For Myself

  Sometimes wallowing in remorse is fun, but hunger can get in the way.

  
• 04.29.2019

  Kim Bailed

  Yet another of those songs that has it's genesis in something said rather off-handedly only to be followed by the phrase, "Hey, that would make a great song!" After picking up Tom Roper and Tom Beeyachski to head to the...

  
• 04.22.2019

  Kill Doctor Lucky

  This song appeared on our 2004 album, The Cheapass Album, an album filled with songs about or inspired by the off-beat, quirky board and card games of Cheapass Games, this one having been inspired by a game coincidentally called Kill...

  
• 04.15.2019

  Going To School

  Here's another track recently finished from our 2009 RPM Challenge effort to create an album in a single month. The album, to be released later in the year, is called "When I Was Your Age" and features songs that take...

  
• 04.08.2019

  You Will Succeed!

  This song was inspired by two fortune cookies. One said, "You have an active mind and a keen imagination." Another said, "All your plans will succeed."

  
• 04.01.2019

  Soul Crusher

  Here's a nice motivational song for a Tuesday - a return to work after a long weekend for those of us in the U.S.

  
• 03.25.2019

  Dude From Indiana

  If you've ever been to Indiana, you'll know where this song came from. Trust us, the dude from Indiana is still out there...driving the highways and dirt roads of Indiana...with his stereo blastin' Carlos Santana at 11.

  
• 03.18.2019

  Tell Me Ma

  Having just completed the release version of our RPM Challenge 2008 album - literally 5 minutes before typing this - we present another preview track from the forthcoming album, Sham Rock.

  
• 03.11.2019

  Think On It Some More

  This is another one from the Holmes! sessions.

  
• 03.04.2019

  It's Hard Gangbangin'

  Beatnik Turtle's here to remind you that it's hard gangbangin' and to be careful out there. Guest rapper, BustaPoon, appears courtesy Deafness Records. The song also features the smooth drum blips of Casio's SK-1.

  
• 02.25.2019

  Moonlight Jazzada

  When's the last time you had two clarinets to rub together?

  
• 02.18.2019

  Bad Cat

  We're not cat people.

  
• 02.11.2019

  Interpol

  This song was inspired by that warning you have to sit through at the beginning of a DVD.

  
• 02.04.2019

  You Know What You Did Wrong

  Obviously, you know what you did wrong, so I'm not telling you.

  
• 01.28.2019

  For Your Safety

  Caution: the song you are about to enjoy is extremely hot.

  
• 01.21.2019

  Courtin' In The Kitchen

  Have you ever heard a traditional Irish folk song re-done as a ska song with a Spanish horn riff? Well, now you have! This week's song tells the story of an unfortunate guy who meets his loved one in her...

  
• 01.14.2019

  Fly Under The Radar

  This song was based on the original demo lyrics to Under The Radar - a song that debuted January 4, 2007 here at TheSongOfTheDay.com. Dugan O'Keene took the original lyrics and took it in an entirely different and cool direction.

  
• 01.07.2019

  Dinosaur's Back On The Block

  This is the song to sing outloud if you see a dinosaur walking down your block. Actually, the lyrics have confused the band for a number of years, but to decode it all you need to know is "dinosaur" is...

  
• 12.31.2018

  Do You Mind?

  Sometimes it would be nice if the world were just a little quieter.

  
• 12.24.2018

  Two Christmases

  Sometimes you gotta take advantage of a situation. And Christmas is no exception.

  
• 12.17.2018

  Coed Naked Drunk Xmas Shopping (Live)

  Coed naked drunk xmas shopping is fun - you should try it too! Note: Beatnik lawyer says no warranty of legality of coed naked drunk xmas shopping is made herein and any legal consequences of such action shall rest with the...

  
• 12.10.2018

  Christmas Is A Vulture (Live)

  Today's song is a bit of a dark outlook on the silly season.

  
• 12.03.2018

  It's Raining In December

  This third weather-inspired song by Tom has guest vocalist Scott Besaw singing lead. Scott teaches music at The Old Town School Of Folk Music and often performs live around Chicago. His shows are always a blast - check out the...

  
• 11.26.2018

  Circuit Breaker

  An ode to Randy's circuit breaker.

  
• 11.19.2018

  Turning Caffeine Into Code

  Things have been pretty busy at Beatnik Turtle headquarters the last few weeks getting ready for the release of The Indie Band Survival Guide written by our very own Jason and Randy! We have new Beatnik Turtle songs in the...