Pink Flamingoes III — AI Music — Based on an original song

I suppose if songs can carry a history, "Pink Flamingoes" is one of mine. The version you're hearing now—the AI version—was born from a third, unreleased recording I made back in 2016. That one grew out of two earlier incarnations: the original "Pink Flamingoes" in October 2002, and "Pink Flamingoes (Remake)" in September 2006.

By the second version I had reshaped it a bit—took out the "plink," added some extra lyrics, pushed in a heavier guitar part, and stripped away the "pink flamingoes" from the ending. But the song's history isn't just about recordings. It's about the life behind the lyrics.

Most of my songs, as you will find, lean toward melancholy, and this one came from a stretch of years—2000 through 2005—when I felt untethered, unsure of where life was heading or what role I was meant to play in it. Maybe you've known that feeling too: the exhaustion of feeling permanently out of step, watching the world spin and move while you stand frozen, time rushing past like a train you can't catch.

Since its release, "Pink Flamingoes" has become one of my most listened-to songs. People often ask me, "Why flamingos?" And yes, I misspelled the word in the title. That was intentional—a distortion meant to leave space for interpretation. Because isn't that what songs do? They bend meaning. They invite questions. The flamingos aren't just birds in this song; they're metaphor. And the spelling itself becomes metaphor too.

For me, the flamingos were an escape—though not one I'd earned. They were a way of imagining something beyond myself, beyond the uncertainty. I am who I am. I can't be anyone else. Maybe that's enough. Maybe it isn't. The song never really resolves that tension. It doesn't offer an answer—it offers a bigger question.

Or maybe I just liked the way the words sounded against the music. Sometimes songs just arrive from a place we can't fully explain. I like to think they come from the same place as dreams—deep in the subconscious, real and unreal at once.

Whatever "Pink Flamingoes" is, it's always been close to me. That's why I've returned to it so many times, and why I have brought it back again in this AI version.

I hope you've enjoyed listening.

Original recording of "Pink Flamingoes III": https://suno.com/s/LSDb3ZjVjj3oRINj

"Pink Flamingoes III"
Performed by Suno AI
Words by Jim Bauer
Music by Jim Bauer
Original song, "Pink Flamingoes III," recorded August 27, 2016
Video source: https://pixabay.com

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