Please stand for the singing of the Order of the Fez
We had the lyrics. We had the sheet music. And now we have the song. And like all of our many past accomplishments, this one was a collaboration.
Brother Phil (#9) penned the lyrics last October. Brother Everett (#3) worked for months on end in a freezing garret, writing the music. And Everett's son, Everett the Younger (known to friends as Tom) brings the song to life in a rousing voice that makes me want to hoist a tankard.
UPDATE: I misread email. Tom did the engineering for the recording. The voice that doffed a thousand fezzes belongs to Dr. T. Everett Mobley himself. Now I have to hoist another tankard.
It's a fez, for pete's sake! Wear it with pride; "no other hat will do!"
My compliments to Tom. The song brought a tear to my eye.
Posted by: Jamie Nelson (Fez #7) | May 12, 2008 at 11:34 PM
Yay! As soon as the swelling in my face goes down (bad tooth!) I'll give it a whirl.
Posted by: Howlin' Hobbit | May 13, 2008 at 11:06 AM
Talk about a great T-shirt:
"As soon as the swelling in my face goes down, I'll give it a whirl."
Posted by: smays | May 13, 2008 at 11:17 AM
The fez now has an anthem worthy of it. Thank you to all who were involved, and I can't wait to hear a cover version by Christopher Cross show up on my local easy-listening radio station.
Posted by: David, Fez #4 | May 13, 2008 at 02:33 PM
Absolutely fabulous. It has turned out better than I ever could have imagined. Lennon/McCartney, Lieber/Stoller, David/Bacharach, Everett/Phil? Ha ha ha. I want to learn the piano now so I can play it myself.
Posted by: Phil No.9 | May 13, 2008 at 03:30 PM
The feeling I get from hearing the song is something I have not felt since the dog humped my leg. Truly spectacular! I am putting this on my iPod....
Posted by: george (Fez#14) | May 13, 2008 at 05:21 PM
A great song, with overtones of I'm a lumberjack and I'm OK...
Posted by: Keith Povall | July 14, 2009 at 11:04 AM