The Steven Universe episode “Greg the Babysitter” aired recently. Here’s the demo for the song “Need A Little Change”!

Rebecca Sugar wrote the song, which is a very clever double entendre if you ask me. Since the song is a flashback to Greg’s past, Rebecca was thinking of something 90s, and kept mentioning the Josie and the Pussycats movie. This seemed up my alley (punk and ska being the only genres I know) so I tried to put together a rhythm that felt like 90s pop punk.

I programmed some drums and laid down the bass. Then Jeff Liu came in and did guitar! Here’s Jeff!

Jeff: I had a lot of fun working with Ben on the demo for this one! We experimented with several different styles. We got some palm-muted power chords, some surfy harmonic minor stuff in the bridge, and a bunch of fun dynamic changes (switching between fast, slow, sweet, and ROCK).

Enjoy!

EDIT: And of course, Rebecca is singing on the demo. Art by Katie Mitroff.

3:33 pm • 12 August 2016 • 10,415 notes