Harrie



A song for Morlvision Song Contest 2023 by Martijn Frazer with lyrics by Karin van der Meulen. This was the second time they entered Morlvision.

Musical & lyrical content
The lyrics were inspired by attempting to combine all three received prompts, resulting in a song about a Dutch lizard named Harrie who dreams of tasting international foods but is not allowed to cross the border due to having an expired passport.

It's an uptempo guitar-based song with a organ playing a little melody between the vocal parts.

Video
The video mainly consists of cartoony animations showing how Harrie the lizard doesn't leave his house while dreaming of traveling the world, mixed with live-action footage of Martijn singing the song while playing guitar. Subtitles are provided both in Dutch and English.

The video can be found on Martijn's YouTube channel: youtube.com/watch?v=lwx8cZTV0QI

Results
The song came in 1st place during Morlvision 2023.

Lyrics & chords
Intro: D | B | Em | G Gm D | B | Em | G Gm Verse: D        Bm             E        G    Harrie droomt van avonturen D        Bm         E      G    Harrie polderhagedis D        Bm                E       G    wil zo graag z’n blik verruimen Em                            G     A    En zien hoe groot de wereld is D             Bm            E        G    Naar Nieuw-Zeeland of de tropen, D         Bm              E       G    dat is Harries grootste wens D          Bm             E       G    maar z’n paspoort is verlopen Em                             G      A    Voor nu droomt Harrie tot de grens Chorus: D        Bm         Em      G    Taco’s eten in El Paso D        Bm            Em       G    En dan scones in Engeland D             Dmaj7        D7    Desnoods in Cornwall, al moeten ze daar nog leren G            Bm de jam niet onderop te smeren E E F# G A (single notes) Sushi in Japan Harrie droomt ervan (intro chords, only 2nd half) Verse: Nederland, zo zuidelijk mogelijk Kuttingen, dat blijkt de plek "Wat een rare naam", denkt Harrie, Hij bloost ervan tot in z’n nek. Eerst nog maar een nachtje dromen van hartig en veel zoetigheid Slapend reizen is ook prima, Want het is gratis en kost geen tijd Chorus: D        Bm         Em      G    Taco’s eten in El Paso D        Bm             Em       G    En dan scones in Engeland Eb       Cm         Fm      Ab    Taco’s eten in El Paso Eb       Cm            Fm       Ab    En dan scones in Engeland Eb            Ebmaj7        Eb7 Desnoods in Cornwall, al moeten ze daar nog leren Ab            Abm de jam niet onderop te smeren F F G Ab Bb (single notes) Cheese cake in New York Bratwurst in Berlijn Tayto chips in Cork (intro chords) Harrie droomt ervan