Pine Tar, By Brian37 (AKA Brian James Rational Poet on FB/META and @Brianrrs37 on Twitter)

This resin resonates with me
Not of baseball or Louisville
Yet a double base you see

A glove instead of bow
Made the sound you hear
Flame shooting, city crushing

Monster we hold dear
Roar, roar, we want more
Mothra, Mecha, all on tour

Some like sharks and cable bites
Some like Freddie, no sleep at night
Hockey masks, campground fright

Roar, roar, king of lore
Tokyo Bay you rise on shore.
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I literally learned this yesterday. I got curious as to how they made the famous high pitched but bellowing roar of Godzilla. It was a pine tar resin covered glove rubbed against the strings of a double bass cello.


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