300: Strange Apples - Make Them POP!

Episode 300 and the song "Strange Apples" In this episode we celebrate the 300th episode of Cider Chat and release a new cider song titled Strange Apples!

This song is one part poking fun at ourselves as cidermakers  and enthusiasts for all things cider. I began writing this song one night while sitting along on a sailboat in the Santa Cruz Harbor in Santa Cruz California in August of 2021. I was in town taking care of family (my mom) and had a couple hours to myself, so I squirreled away on my brother's boat with the intention to put to song a little ditty that was playing out in my head. I wore head phones so that I wouldn't be cranking the tune and waking the liveaboard sailors around me. Water is my muse,  having grown up on a river bank and spent many a night singing with my cousin Jay and friends as we floated down the mighty river.

In a few short days my cousin Jay and I,  would go into the Santa Cruz Recording studio and do the final wrap to this new cider song titled Strange Apples.

A holiday tree adorned with Lady Apples - yes they are real Letter given to Ria from Apples, The Nose and the Talking Pommes to celebrate the 300th episode

Lyrics to Strange Apple

Jay Straaange Apples

Jay Bitter Sharp

Guitar rift

Jay Straaange Apples

R&J Juicy Ripe

Guitar rift

Bomp bomp bomp ba da da de do dump

Bomp bomp bomp ba da da de do dump

Jay Who wants a tannin bomb?

Ria I want a tannin bomb?

Jay Who wants to pull them down?

Ria I’m gonna pull them down.

Ria Hay, Hay Hay Apples

R&J Bitter Sweet

Jay Straaange Apples

R&J Hanging high

Drop down

Jay Got those Straaange Apples

R&J Forget the pie

Drop down

Jay Straaange Apples

R&J Squeeze them tight

Jay Got them…. (R&J) Straaange Apples, Straaange Apples

Yes they’re Straaange Apples

R&J Make them Pop!

Rift

Pop Pop Pop badada do do dop

Pop Pop Pop badada do do dop

Ria Who wants a tannin bomb?

Jay I want a tannin bomb?

Ria Who wants to pull them down?

Jay I’m gonna pull them down.

Jay Hay Hay Hay Apples

R&J Come and see

R&J Plenty strange apples

R&J For you and me

R&J Straaange Apples, Straaange Apples, Straaaaange Apples

R&J Make them Pop!

Pop Pop Pop badada do do dop

Pop Pop Pop badada do do dop

High Pop Pop Pop badada do do dop

Pop Pop Pop - PopPopPopPop

Ria & Jay Celebrating the recording of Strange Apples

Looking back at Season 6 of Cider Chat

50 episode from #251 - 300 introduced cidermakers from Germany and throughout North America. Hear their voices and hello on this episode 300.

For historical notes - let us never forget that Season 6 and 5 were completed during a world wide pandemic.

Find all archived episodes for Season 6 and past season at https://ciderchat.com/podcast