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'''Ruler Of Everything''', a song by [[Joe Hawley]] for [[Tally Hall]], it featured on [[Party Boobytrap]], [[Complete Demos]], and both versions of [[Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum]]. | |||
The music video for Ruler Of Everything Debuted in the 10th episode of [[Tally Hall's Internet Show]]. | |||
The music video was also uploaded to Tally Hall's YouTube page a few years ago, however it was deleted, and re-uploaded on May 28th, 2010.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8sUC-dsW8A YouTube Music Video]</ref>. This was most likely due to YouTube allowing for higher quality streaming. | |||
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It is generally believed that the song is about time, with the line "mechanical hands" referring to the hands of an analogue clock, this is further inferred by the line "Do you like how my face has learned to tick like a clock", with the front of a watch being called a "face". | |||
=== Recording === | |||
Ruler of Everything makes use of Joe Hawley's signature backmasking technique, as there are reversed vocal samples, reversed instruments. As well as this, the song features processed vocals that are pitched higher and lower. | |||
The song originally lacked the second verse and had a different verse which was taken out when it was recorded for [[Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum (Album)|Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum]]. | |||
The [[Complete Demos]] version of the song runs at 04:08,<ref>[https://tallyhall.bandcamp.com/track/ruler-of-everything-demo Ruler Of Everything. Complete Demos - Bandcamp]</ref> however the 2005 version on Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum runs at 03:42,<ref>[https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/ruler-of-everything/442414720?i=442414774 Ruler of Everything - iTunes]</ref> with the song previous, [[13]], acting as a 13 second long intro. | |||
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