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Rightside Down (feat. The Lickerish Quartet)

by Matthew Bonnan

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This is the third single from my project, Once Upon Deep Time.

“Rightside Down” focuses on the story of how our hearing came to be in the first place. Hearing as we know it evolved from sensory cells whose original purpose was sensing how our bodies were positioned in the water. Today, your inner ear still has these sensory cells – they have hairlike extensions embedded in a gel that become stretched when tiny calcified rocks above them are pulled by gravity as you move around. Some of these cells were eventually modified to sense the vibrations we call sounds. In fact, many modern fishes hear, in part, using portions of their inner ear we use solely for sensing movements of our head. In you and me, a specialized part of our inner ear called the cochlea has evolved specifically to detect sounds. What is even more incredible is when we examine the majority of animals, we find they have similar balancing organs that depend on movements of sensory hairs stretched or pulled by some kind of rock-like particle. So, as the song goes, if you're rightside down, and you feel your world turned over, now you know the reason why music turns you rightside up again.

“Rightside Down” features The Lickerish Quartet on vocals! If you like their contribution to my song, check them out (thelickerishquartet.com/home) and please support the artists whose music you enjoy. The song also features my good friend David Hess on rhythm guitar!

Educators should feel free to use the video for educational purposes with appropriate attribution. The material is copyrighted, so it cannot be used and distributed in any way that results in monetization without my explicit, written permission.

For more information on the song, including links to other resources: www.matthewbonnan.com/post/rightside-down-feat-the-lickerish-quartet-the-third-single-from-once-upon-deep-time

To learn more about the project: www.matthewbonnan.com/once-upon-deep-time

lyrics

Early Animals
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In the beginning no control
The currents take you wherever they go
Or fastened to rocks on the ocean floor
Holding on ...
Holding on ...

Then with cells like wires
Rapid signals were fired
To living motors inside
Wresting control from eternity

Gravity pulled a tiny rock inside
Stretching our piece of mind
Our spirit level was born
At the currents' whim no more!

Rightside down
You can feel your world turned over
Spirit level inside
Help me turn rightside up again

Rightside down
Can you feel your world turned over?
Spirit level inside
Help me turn rightside up again
Help me turn rightside up again

Jellyfish
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As you push against the tides
Your gelatinous body glides
Snagging prey and making your way
Feeling the world all around you

But things can easily go astray
And you can quickly lose your way
When waves come crashing down
Tumbling and tumbling around and around

Rightside down
You can feel your world turned over
Spirit level inside
Help me turn rightside up again

Rightside down
Can you feel your world turned over?
Spirit level inside
Help me turn rightside up again
Help me turn rightside up again

Horseshoe Crabs
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More time has elapsed
Than you can ever possibly grasp
When our horseshoe-shaped bodies
First emerged to breed in the moonlight

The waves show us no mercy
As we fulfill our destiny
Tossed around in our search for mates
Tumbling about in the foam and sand

Rightside down
You can feel your world turned over
Spirit level inside
Help me turn rightside up again

Rightside down
Can you feel your world turned over?
Spirit level inside
Help me turn rightside up again
Help me turn rightside up again

Our Bony Ancestors
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A mutation … or three
When our bony ancestors lived in the sea
New awareness came online
Now there was sound with the up and down

And it’s rightside down
You can feel your world turned over
Spirit level inside
Help me turn rightside up again

Rightside down
Can you feel your world turned over?
Spirit level inside
Help me turn rightside up again
Help me turn rightside up again

So, if you’re rightside down
And you feel your world turned over
Now you know the reason why
Music turns you rightside up again

So, if you’re rightside down
And you feel your world turned over
Now you know the reason why
Music turns you rightside up again
Music turns you rightside up again
The music brings you back to life again

credits

released November 18, 2022
Matthew Bonnan - vocals and all instruments EXCEPT:
The Lickerish Quartet - backing vocals
David Hess - lead and rhythm guitars

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Matthew Bonnan Hammonton, New Jersey

I am a dinosaur paleontologist and singer/songwriter. My songs focus on evolution and our connection to the tree of life.

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