So, several months ago, I posted a song I made called “Funeral Business,” on this site. The presentation of the song was wrapped around a simple title card youtube video, nothing fancy. Well, consider the fanciness level knocked up a notch. Over the past month, I’ve been slaving away on music video extravaganza for this song, and after 9 versions, its finally ready to the world. The video features your favorite Ghostbusters, as well as your favorite ancillary Ghostbuster characters, all rocking with spooky verve to “Funeral Business,” a song of thrashingly dynamic rock power. The song’s origins trace back to my college days, neglected, but never forgotten. When I dusted it off last Spring, I had my good friend and musical genius Ian Wehrle help me flesh out some lyrics and construct a better bridge. I then brought in another musical genius, Andrew Lee, to play the jaw dropping guitar solo that appears in the middle of the song. The second, and less draw dropping guitar solo, was performed by me, so future Andrew Lee fans, don’t judge that solo’s simplicity with that of Mr. Lee’s now legendary, um, future achievements. The rest of the music was produced and performed by yours truly, Willie Simpson. The video itself, which went through 9 alterations, was willed into its final version with aid coming in the form of technical advice and moral support from film making genius, George Gross. George is an up and coming movie man whose work not only helped inspire this video, but has been featured on this very site. (Just click his name to see.) The deliciously cool title card sequence was edited and co-conceived by this site’s brilliant banner creator, Sonia Rapaport, an insanely talented visual artist in her own right. I also want to thank Lilja Nielsen, my sonically battered roommate, who provided candid insight with each incarnation, as well as enormous patience as “soooulll” echoed endlessly throughout our little apartment. With that, I proudly present, “Funeral Business,” for you all to enjoy and share with your friends.



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