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Hymn for a Scarecrow

Written by	Joe Hawley
Appears on	Good & Evil, Admittedly Incomplete Demos
Sung by	Joe Hawley, Ross Federman
Duration	4:50
Genre	Indie Rock, Hymn, Art Rock
Language	English
Links:	YouTube Spotify Demo (Bandcamp)

Hymn for a Scarecrow is a song by Joe Hawley, and is track 7 on the Tally Hall album Good & Evil.^[1] On the 15th of April 2022, a demo of the song was uploaded to Admittedly Incomplete Demos^[2]

Composition

Joe has confirmed that the inspiration for the song can be found in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, and the scarecrow that can be found ingame.^[3] In a seperate interview, when asked about the song's inspiration, Joe stated that "When I was very young, I lived on a farm road called 'Morrow Lane' and there was a farmer named 'Jim Morrow'. I was thinking about that area when I wrote the song."^[4]

Hymn for a Scarecrow is in 6/8 time signature with the exception of the chorus, which is in 9/8. Ross Federman sings in this song, performing the "the wind knows" refrain in the coda, while Bora Karaca whistles.

Trivia

There seems to be a tornado during this song, a nod to the movie The Wizard of Oz which also famously features a scarecrow in it.^{[citation needed]}
The song is called "A Hymn for a Scarecrow" on the Good & Evil Advance CD, and it used to be on Needlejuice's Bandcamp page. ^[5]

Lyrics

You hang around for a living
Somewhere between all the land & the sky
Being by never forgiving
Nobody knows you & neither do I

Birds may believe at a distance
You wear a grin & keep perfectly still
Driven away with persistence
I wonder if they have wondered or will ever wonder
Ever wonder

Farmer Jim hums when he's all alone
He may imagine you heard & he knew
You wouldn't hear what he might have known
I wonder whether he wonders if you ever wonder
Ever wonder

Oh,
Scarecrow
Maybe the wind knows
Whether you wonder
Who's calling your name

Scarecrow
Maybe the wind knows
Whether you wonder
If you are to blame

Mother Earth's love whispered to me (and it wasn't her fault)
Real is a feeling & feeling is real
All of you are flowing through me
But you wouldn't know how to fathom or feel
When the wind blows
The wind knows
The wind knows

Oh,
Scarecrow
Maybe the wind knows
Whether you wonder
Who's calling your name

Shame how nobody knows you
Only who wonders if you are to blame

Saving the grain of your golden domain
Without even reasoning why
The crows seem to know where you need them to go
Igniting a spark in their minds so they circle & fly
Fly (Repeated)

You hang around for a living
Blown in the wind like a pinned butterfly
Monarch of ever forgiving
Some of us wonder if you want to die

Would you want to die?

How I wonder
Ever wonder (Repeated)
(The wind knows)

Tabs/Chords

C                     Am
You hang around for a living
C           Am            Em         F
Somewhere between all the land & the sky
C                 Am
Being by never forgiving
C      Am          Em         F
Nobody knows you & neither do I
Dm   G   Dm   Fm

C                      Am
Birds may believe at a distance
C          Am          Em        F
You wear a grin & keep perfectly still
C                   Am
Driven away with persistence
C        Am           Em          F         Dm     G
I wonder if they have wondered or will ever wonder
     Dm      Fm
Ever wonder

C                         Am
Farmer Jim hums when he's all alone
C       Am         Em         F
He may imagine you heard & he knew
C                         Am
You wouldn't hear what he might have known
C        Am         Em         F        Dm     G
I wonder whether he wonders if you ever wonder
     Dm      Fm
Ever wonder


Oh,
G
Scarecrow
Dm        G
Maybe the wind knows
Dm          G
Whether you wonder
Dm                 G    Dm
Who's calling your name

G
Scarecrow
Dm        G
Maybe the wind knows
Dm          G
Whether you wonder
Dm            Fm
If you are to blame

C    Am
C  Am  Em  F

C                             Am
Mother Earth's love whispered to me (and it wasn't her fault)
C         Am        Em         F
Real is a feeling & feeling is real
C                      Am
All of you are flowing through me
    C            Am          Em        F
But you wouldn't know how to fathom or feel
Dm                  G
When the wind blows
Dm
The wind knows
Fm
The wind knows


Oh,
G
Scarecrow
Dm        G
Maybe the wind knows
Dm          G
Whether you wonder
Dm                 G       Dm
Who's calling your name

D         Am     D
Shame how nobody knows you
Am       D          Am         F
Only who wonders if you are to blame

Em                       A
Saving the grain of your golden domain
    C                  E
Without even reasoning why
    Em                           A7
The crows seem to know where you need them to go
  C                       B7                     Eadd9
Igniting a spark in their minds so they circle & fly
Dadd9/E
Fly (Repeated)

(Repeat Eadd9 and Dadd9/E throughout this entire part)

C                     Am
You hang around for a living
C            Am          Em           F
Blown in the wind like a pinned butterfly
C                  Am
Monarch of ever forgiving
C          Am        Em          F
Some of us wonder if you want to die
      Fm
Would you want to die?
      C
How I wonder
     F
Ever wonder (Repeated)

(The wind knows)


Eadd9    076x70
Dadd9/E  077770

Personnel

Music & Lyrics: Joe Hawley

Album Version

Mixed and Produced by Tony Hoffer
Vocals: Joe Hawley
Additional Vocals: Ross Federman
Acoustic Guitar: Joe Hawley
Electric Guitar: Rob Cantor(?)
Drums & Percussion: Ross Federman
Whistling: Bora Karaca
Piano: Andrew Horowitz
Bass: Zubin Sedghi

Demo Version

Vocals: Joe Hawley
Acoustic Guitar: Joe Hawley
Piano & Synths: Joe Hawley
Bass: Joe Hawley

References

↑ 'Hymn for a Scarecrow' on Spotify. 2011. Tally Hall. Good & Evil. Spotify.
↑ 'Hymn for a Scarecrow (Demo)' on Bandcamp Uploaded April 15th 2022. Bandcamp.
↑ The Andrew Horowitz and Joe Hawley Unprofessional Interview July 25th 2019. Youtube.
↑ Fearless Radio Excerpt featuring Joe's response September 3rd ^{[citation needed]}
↑ Hymn for a Scarecrow archived Bandcamp page

Good & Evil
	1. Never Meant To Know 2. & 3. You & Me 4. Cannibal 5. Who You Are 6. Sacred Beast 7. Hymn for a Scarecrow 8. A Lady 9. The Trap 10. Turn the Lights Off 11. Misery Fell 12. Out in the Twilight 13. You 14. Fate of the Stars Light & Night* (pre-gap bonus track) * indicates tracks only available in the 2022 CD rerelease

Admittedly Incomplete Demos
	1. Another Minute (Live at the Frieze Basement, December 2002) 2. Mobile Phone Premonition (Live at the Frieze Basement, December 2002) 3. Welcome to Tally Hall (Acoustic Demo) 4. Marvin's SFX - Bohemian Rhapsody (Sample) 5. Banana Man (Lounge Version) 6. Blind Pig Introduction (January 2008) 7. Spring and a Storm (Original Demo feat. Ryan Scott) 8. Two Wuv (Alternate Bridges) 9. The Whole World and You (Punk Rehearsal) 10. Just a Friend 11. Songy Song 12. Keep Up The Good Work! Theme 13. Sea Cucumber (Demo) 14. Tally Hall's Internet Show Theme 15. Spiced Rum Commercial (Demo) 16. You & Me (Zubin Lead Vocal Rehearsal) 17. Cannibal (Demo) 18. Who You Are (Demo) 19. Sacred Beast (Demo) 20. Hymn For A Scarecrow (Demo)* 21. A Lady (Demo) 22. The Trap (Demo) 23. Turn the Lights Off (Alternate Bridge) 24. Out in the Twilight (Demo) 25. Fate of the Stars (Demo) 26. Light & Night (Demo) 27. Love Track (Rehearsal) 28. Go (Demo) 29. Color Be Gone (Demo) 30. The Minstrel Boy 31. Welcome To Tally Hall (Reprise) (Demo)* * indicates tracks added on April 15th, 2022

[1] 'Hymn for a Scarecrow' on Spotify. 2011. Tally Hall. Good & Evil. Spotify.

[2] 'Hymn for a Scarecrow (Demo)' on Bandcamp Uploaded April 15th 2022. Bandcamp.

[3] The Andrew Horowitz and Joe Hawley Unprofessional Interview July 25th 2019. Youtube.

[4] Fearless Radio Excerpt featuring Joe's response September 3rd ^{[citation needed]}

[5] Hymn for a Scarecrow archived Bandcamp page

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-  |title = Hymn For A Scarecrow
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+  |singer = [[Joe Hawley]], [[Ross Federman]]
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+[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfUeWe7u364 YouTube]<br>[https://open.spotify.com/track/5HeOentQ2WtfIbaEf2rry0 Spotify]<br>[https://tallyhall.bandcamp.com/track/hymn-for-a-scarecrow-demo Demo (Bandcamp)]
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+'''Hymn for a Scarecrow''' is a song by [[Joe Hawley]], and is track 7 on the [[Tally Hall]] album [[Good & Evil]].<ref>[https://open.spotify.com/track/5HeOentQ2WtfIbaEf2rry0 'Hymn for a Scarecrow' on Spotify]. 2011. Tally Hall. Good & Evil. ''Spotify''.</ref>
+On the 15th of April 2022, a demo of the song was uploaded to [[Admittedly Incomplete Demos]]<ref>[https://tallyhall.bandcamp.com/track/hymn-for-a-scarecrow-demo 'Hymn for a Scarecrow (Demo)' on Bandcamp] Uploaded April 15th 2022. ''Bandcamp''.</ref>
+==Composition==
+Joe has confirmed that the inspiration for the song can be found in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, and the scarecrow that can be found ingame.<ref>[https://youtube.com/watch?v=EbDX8tjloD0 The Andrew Horowitz and Joe Hawley Unprofessional Interview] July 25th 2019. ''Youtube''.</ref>
+In a seperate interview, when asked about the song's inspiration, Joe stated that "When I was very young, I lived on a farm road called 'Morrow Lane' and there was a farmer named 'Jim Morrow'. I was thinking about that area when I wrote the song."<ref>[https://therealrobinchan33.tumblr.com/post/9770686369/insert-awesome-facefreaking-out-gif-here? Fearless Radio Excerpt featuring Joe's response] September 3rd {{cn|Year?}}</ref>
-'''Hymn For A Scarecrow''', a song by [[Joe Hawley]].
+Hymn for a Scarecrow is in 6/8 time signature with the exception of the chorus, which is in 9/8.
+[[Ross Federman]] sings in this song, performing the "the wind knows" refrain in the coda, while [[Bora Karaca]] whistles.
-<!--
+== Trivia ==
-=== Song Meanings ===
+* There seems to be a tornado during this song, a nod to the movie ''The Wizard of Oz'' which also famously features a scarecrow in it.{{cn}}
-=== Recording ===
+* The song is called "A Hymn for a Scarecrow" on the [[Good & Evil Advance CD]], and it used to be on Needlejuice's Bandcamp page. <ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20220830110622/https://needlejuice.bandcamp.com/track/a-hymn-for-a-scarecrow Hymn for a Scarecrow archived Bandcamp page]</ref>
--->
-=== Trivia ===
+{{Magic Lyrics}}
-Hymn For A Scarecrow is in 6/8 time.
-There seems to be a tornado during this song, an obvious nod to the movie '''The Wizard of Oz''' which also famously features a scarecrow in it.
+==Tabs/Chords==
-[[Ross Federman]] makes his singing debut in this song, performing the "the wind knows" refrain in the coda, while [[Bora Karaca]] whistles.
+<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed">
+<pre>
+C                     Am
+You hang around for a living
+C           Am            Em         F
+Somewhere between all the land & the sky
+C                 Am
+Being by never forgiving
+C      Am          Em         F
+Nobody knows you & neither do I
+Dm   G   Dm   Fm
+C                      Am
+Birds may believe at a distance
+C          Am          Em        F
+You wear a grin & keep perfectly still
+C                   Am
+Driven away with persistence
+C        Am           Em          F         Dm     G
+I wonder if they have wondered or will ever wonder
+     Dm      Fm
+Ever wonder
+C                         Am
+Farmer Jim hums when he's all alone
+C       Am         Em         F
+He may imagine you heard & he knew
+C                         Am
+You wouldn't hear what he might have known
+C        Am         Em         F        Dm     G
+I wonder whether he wonders if you ever wonder
+     Dm      Fm
+Ever wonder
+Oh,
+G
+Scarecrow
+Dm        G
+Maybe the wind knows
+Dm          G
+Whether you wonder
+Dm                 G    Dm
+Who's calling your name
+G
+Scarecrow
+Dm        G
+Maybe the wind knows
+Dm          G
+Whether you wonder
+Dm            Fm
+If you are to blame
+C    Am
+C  Am  Em  F
+C                             Am
+Mother Earth's love whispered to me (and it wasn't her fault)
+C         Am        Em         F
+Real is a feeling & feeling is real
+C                      Am
+All of you are flowing through me
+    C            Am          Em        F
+But you wouldn't know how to fathom or feel
+Dm                  G
+When the wind blows
+Dm
+The wind knows
+Fm
+The wind knows
+Oh,
+G
+Scarecrow
+Dm        G
+Maybe the wind knows
+Dm          G
+Whether you wonder
+Dm                 G       Dm
+Who's calling your name
+D         Am     D
+Shame how nobody knows you
+Am       D          Am         F
+Only who wonders if you are to blame
+Em                       A
+Saving the grain of your golden domain
+    C                  E
+Without even reasoning why
+    Em                           A7
+The crows seem to know where you need them to go
+  C                       B7                     Eadd9
+Igniting a spark in their minds so they circle & fly
+Dadd9/E
+Fly (Repeated)
+(Repeat Eadd9 and Dadd9/E throughout this entire part)
+C                     Am
+You hang around for a living
+C            Am          Em           F
+Blown in the wind like a pinned butterfly
+C                  Am
+Monarch of ever forgiving
+C          Am        Em          F
+Some of us wonder if you want to die
+      Fm
+Would you want to die?
+      C
+How I wonder
+     F
+Ever wonder (Repeated)
+(The wind knows)
-{{Magic Lyrics}}
+Eadd9    076x70
+Dadd9/E  077770
+</pre>
+</div>
+==Personnel==
+Music & Lyrics: Joe Hawley<br>
+===Album Version===
+Mixed and Produced by Tony Hoffer <br>
+Vocals: Joe Hawley<br>
+Additional Vocals: Ross Federman<br>
+Acoustic Guitar: Joe Hawley<br>
+Electric Guitar: Rob Cantor(?)<br>
+Drums & Percussion: Ross Federman<br>
+Whistling: Bora Karaca<br>
+Piano: Andrew Horowitz<br>
+Bass: Zubin Sedghi<br>
+===Demo Version===
+Vocals: Joe Hawley<br>
+Acoustic Guitar: Joe Hawley<br>
+Piano & Synths: Joe Hawley<br>
+Bass: Joe Hawley<br>
+==References==
+<references/>
-<!--
+{{Good & Evil}}
-==Tabs/Chords/Whatever?==
+{{Admittedly Incomplete Demos}}
--->

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