My Guitar Over HR (single)

by Mel Brennan

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My Guitar Over HR is a satirical critique of corporate jargon, and how many of us harbour very different interests and passions beneath the polished profiles that we display on LinkedIn.

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I’m staring at the screen at the LinkedIn
Talking ‘bout the talent acquisition
One big superstition
Program specialists
Customer experience
They’re all wiser than their years
How could I ever be near to the top?
Well I guess I’m not

I see an orange arrow on a black shadow
So I click upon the devil’s smile
My time is up for now
They say they’re searching for
Someone to explore
How to turn the market into mint
They’re offering a six-month stint
To do the job
And they pay a lot

And I know that what I’m doing
Won’t be making money soon
But I just can’t face the music
When it’s this much out of tune
Am I wrong in assuming
That they’re not happy too?

A little light is blinking
Telling me I should be thinking
‘Bout the latest innovation
And not my next vacation
There’s a free webinar
Teaching me to be a star
But I’d rather grab my guitar
And sing myself this yarn
Doo dee dot
Well I just can’t stop

And I know that what I’m doing
Won’t be making money soon
But I just can’t face the music
When it’s this much out of tune
Am I wrong in assuming
That they’re not happy too?

Being used
Generating revenue
For like... some rich dude

I choose my guitar
My guitar over HR
I choose my guitar
My guitar over HR

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released November 25, 2021
Music and lyrics by Mel Brennan.
Arranged & produced by Mel Brennan & Pablo Rosado.
Sound engineering by Aaron Feder.
Mixed by Pablo Rosado.
Mastered by Victor Garcia at Ultramarinos Barcelona.
Recorded at Slow Sound Studio and in our home studio, both in Barcelona.

Vocals, electric guitar & keyboards - Mel Brennan
Electric bass - Jorge Da Rocha
Drums - Tato Sassone
Other arrangements - Pablo Rosado

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Mel is an Australian singer-songwriter currently living in Barcelona. Her musical style combines the early influences of pop- rock, jazz and bossa nova with her more recent experiences living abroad in Latin America and Spain - think Joni Mitchell meets Ani Di Franco in Rio de Janeiro. Her debut album, Half Lives, is a must-hear for anyone engaged in the modern struggle for work-life balance. ... more

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