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Pandatron 20X8 (Panda's On My Hand)

from Tension & Release by Matthew Joseph Payne

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A friend of my wife's made some crocheted bathtime gloves in the shape of animals, with the panda being especially popular. My son Rowan was the first to walk around with the panda on his had exclaiming "Panda's on my hand 'cuz my hand is a panda!" This almost immediately inspired this Mike Patton-ish song, which I recorded in a day's work.

I've been tweaking it off and on for the last three years, and it was a staple of The Mineral Kingdom's live show, which often started with a pseudo-religious panda ritual that included 4 foot panda banner, panda hats and a solemn procession, climaxing with the presentation of the panda puppet itself, hidden within a holy book.

I'm excited to finally get this song out in the world.

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Panda's on my hand, 'cuz my hand is a panda.
Panda's on my hand, 'cuz my hand is a panda.

Sino-monochromatic ursine mechanica;
on opposing thumbs to display my manua (uh!)

Bringing down the horse, only walkin' to ride
so we can show all the goblins how they feel inside!

Ever knowin' understandin' plantin' plantain trees,
and we're blowin' all our chances for a pleasant breeze.

Over hills, over dales, oversaturate
all the colors and the flavors and the meat on your plate.

The sugar sauce is the taste that we always crave,
so we gorge ourselves forever 'till we're all feelin' brave.

Panda's on my hand, 'cuz my hand is a panda.
Panda's on my hand, 'cuz my hand is a panda.

Panda's on my hand, 'cuz my hand is a panda.
Panda's on my hand, 'cuz my hand is a panda.
Panda's on my hand, 'cuz my hand is a panda.
Panda's on my hand, 'cuz my hand is a - a- a

Panda's on my hand, 'cuz my hand is a panda.
Panda's on my hand, 'cuz my hand is a panda.
Panda's on my hand, 'cuz my hand is a panda.
Panda's on my hand, 'cuz my hand is a panda.
Panda's on my hand.

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from Tension & Release, released May 12, 2017

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Matthew Joseph Payne Oakland, California

Multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and composer with a flair for the dramatic. Bluegrass, chiptunes, ondes martenot and more swirl through unexpected soundscapes with hidden meanings. Also memes.

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