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Talk:The Furry Album

2009-08-13T21:43:16Z

Kurrel: /* $1? */

== $1? ==

I downloaded the album a few weeks ago, and it was free. Now it costs $1 per song. Anyone know whats up with that? [[Special:Contributions/68.5.146.42|68.5.146.42]] 21:12, 13 August 2009 (UTC)

Fixed it so it's free to download the full album again. [[User:Kurrel|Kurrel]] 21:43, 13 August 2009 (UTC)

== The Furry Song beginning and ending==
I'm unsure whether they belong in the lyrics for the song, seeing as they aren't part of the body of the song. They are however informative and could use documenting somewhere, thus I've tried to transcribe them.

Unfortunately the distortion from the music and general lack of hearing ability (you wouldn't expect that from a bat, really) have lead to some gaps, which have thus been marked as '''#####'''. {{:User:Robomilk/sig}} 19:26, 20 March 2009 (UTC)

===Beginning===
*'''Kurrel (with chipmunk in background):''' Oh yeah! 2009, Kurrel the Raven on the mic, you're listening to the Furry Album and this is the Furry Song!
*'''Chipmunk voice:''' Yeah yeah!
*'''Kurrel:''' Err... no. No, not like that at all.

Brrrrrrrrrrrr, this is the sound of the raven, it's what 'cha been cravin'. Now listen up! I wanna tell you all about my tribe, as misrepresented by [[Entourage]], [[4chan]] and [[CSI]]!

===Ending===
This is the furry fandom in a long rambling nutshell
It started as a breakaway group of sci-fi fans in the 1970s who found out in the 1980s they had something in common with Disney fans who didn't draw the characters very well, at least that's what [[wikipedia:John Kricfalusi|John Kricfalusi]] from [[wikipedia:The Ren and Stimpy Show|Ren and Stimpy]] said on his blog, I'm quoting him.

Anyway in the 90s they hooked up with some gay people in San Francisco on the Internet or something and eventually all of them found out they had something in common with animé fans, '''#####''', pagans, trans-humanists, animators, mascot performers, puppeteers, costume designers, children's book illustrators, Internet geeks, animal welfare activists and animal lovers in general.

Fine artists, porn artists, comic artists, serious artists, people who could only draw crude stick figures even; people who revere [[wikipedia:Jim Henson|Jim Henson]], [[wikipedia:Rick Baker (makeup artist)|Rick Baker]] and [[wikipedia:Don Bluth|Don Bluth]] as gods, people who feel the same way about '''#####'''.

[[Misanthrope]]s who wound rather than suffer the indignity of being the same species than all the other piss-blithering shaven apes in the world fucking it up for everyone, and people who are talking animals on the Internet just 'cause it's fun. People who think they're reincarnated from animals, people who think being reincarnated from animals is impossible and preposterous. People whose imaginations refuse to be contained by the real world. People whose imagination refuses to be contained within their own heads.

People who hate themselves for having a crush on a character from [[Sonic the Hedgehog]] and know there is only one way to get a steady supply of on-model, immaculately rendered Sonic porn for their shameful enjoyment; and people who got over having a crush on that very same character and thinks Sonic porn is stupid and hilarious, maybe even a bit creepy.

People with [[Therianthropy|spirit animals]], people who think spirit animals are stupid, people with no strong opinion one way or the other.

Christians, atheists, agnostics, Jews, discordians, '''#####''', '''#####''', vegetarians, vegans, fruitarians, fruit [[bat]]s, fruit baskets, '''#####'''.

I have no idea what I'm saying anymore and it's not the first time this has happened, um, I'm Kurrel the Raven, this has been the Furry Song, and now for the Furry Album. Enjoy!

Kurrel: /* The Furry Song and other music */

Kurrel the Raven

2009-02-23T14:04:53Z

Kurrel:

The Furry Song

2009-02-23T13:49:49Z

Kurrel: /* How to get it */

'''''The Furry Song''''' is a song by [[Kurrel the Raven]] about the [[furry community]]. Its lyrics are [[Wikipedia:rap|rapped]] in a jovial Australian voice over the top of an original [[Wikipedia:reggae|reggae]]-inspired breakbeat-driven backing track.

The song has been taken by some as a statement to attempt to eliminate [[stereotype]]s of [[furry fan]]s and [[artist]]s, although the original intent was just to write a song about furries to serve as a general introduction to the community, with a bit of angst at the end.

== Different versions ==

The Furry Song is somewhat unusual in that Kurrel keeps rewriting it, releasing it and then revoking it from download again.

=== Proper versions ===

The version from August 2001 (the ''Kwooky Womble'' or ''Boo!'' version, also known as ''I'm Furry''), arguably has better attention paid to groove in the delivery, but its final verse descends into lyrics about how terribly furries are mistreated by everyone outside the community without offering any ideas on what to do about it. The lyrical performance is also not the best. Kurrel deemed this version not good enough to keep online, and the song was promptly withdrawn from download pending a rewrite.

The version from April 2004 (the ''Kurrel the Raven'' or ''Hi!'' version) has a better fourth verse and a far more animated delivery albeit with a slightly weaker groove. The song goes far more into the diversity of the furry community and goes very much on the attack in the final verse. Despite the marked improvement over the ''Boo!'' version, Kurrel again deemed the song unworthy for distribution due to its perceived shortcomings and it was withdrawn once again from release.

A preview of a new version was posted online at Kurrel's [[Fur Affinity]] site in February 2007, featuring a selection of draft lyrics of various lengths demonstrating that Kurrel's been studiously polishing his rap technique since the last version. Despite the positive feedback, no more developments have followed and the draft has since been removed.

On 3 December 2007, Kurrel discovered that Encylopedia Dramatica had linked the unofficial Furry Song video<ref>http://www.furaffinity.net/view/923858/</ref>; as a direct result, he uploaded the ''Hi!'' version to FurAffinity in high quality.

A new "rebooted" version of the Furry Song will be included on Kurrel's forthcoming Furry Album as the first track.

=== Other versions ===

The ''Kransky the Wombat'' version of the Furry song is available online at [http://www.furry.org.au/Kurrel Kurrel's furry.org.au page]. The idea was alluded to as a joke by [[Anfael]] on Kurrel's Wikifur article: ''The Furry Song has been rewritten and deleted no less than twenty-three times (including the Kransky the Wombat version, a puzzling 17-minute incarnation in which the lyrics consisted solely of the words 'my face, your thighs' shouted over and over).'' Kurrel found this surreal joke fascinating enough to actually realise; this version sounds precisely as it is described. It has disappointed more than a few people.

The 2008 version of the Furry Song posted to [[Fur Affinity]] begins like a new version of the Furry Song, but quickly turns out to be a comedic cover of the then-ubiquitous Rick Astley song ''Never Gonna Give You Up''.

Two versions of the song exist called ''Covered with the Fur''. These are unaccompanied spoken word versions Kurrel produced by translating the lyrics from the 2001 and 2004 versions of the songs into Japanese and back into English, then reading them as matter-of-factly as possible. They are both available on his FurAffinity page.

Many other unreleased versions of the song exist, none of which are currently available for download.

== Structure ==

The first verse in both versions goes into what a furry is in terms of what sort of creature/character is furry.

:''Furries are diverse: let me say that first. And it's this one fact which confuses the worst. We don't all have [[fursuit|costumes]] or collect [[plush toys|stuffed toys]], so allow me to separate the signal from the noise.''

The second verse in both versions goes into what furry fans are, where they're from, what they do, and a quick education on common furry slang including the Y word.

:''In furry lingo, one word stands out. That word is [[yiff]] and I'll explain what it's all about..''

The third verse, more or less identical in both released versions, goes into how to join in the community and what sorts of different furries there are (artists, fursuiters).

:''Experimentation is the order of the day. Imagination keeps our minds at play.''

The fourth verse changes radically between different versions, but both cover the troubles of being a furry.

== How to get it ==

At the moment, only the ''Hi!'' version of the song is available from Kurrel's Fur Affinity site.

== Lyrics to the first version ==

<div style="white-space:pre; padding-left: 5em; ">
Boo!
Ah G'day G'day G'day. It's Kwooky Womble. Comin' to you from the Neptune Room.
I've written a bit of a song about furries, set it in a Reggae/Hiphop style.
Interesting, because Reggae was responsible for Hiphop in the first place.
Big ups to [[Atpaw]] and [[Dutch]] and [[Zexyz]] and all the people in channel fursuit.
Now I've written this song to be slow enough for anyone to dance to no matter what sort of fat bastard you are.
So get up out of your chair and prepare to dance.

One, two, three, bring the beats on.

All around the world among the people in the street
Are a group of folks who're marching to a different beat
Now we aren't about to squick you and get all heavy-handed
But the furries have landed.

Now there's a lot of different furries and I have to respect that.
There's straights and queers, but you might have expected that.
But there's no one thing with which to unite us.
Aside from the critters, but that's pretty obvious.
And by critters of course, I mean the animal kingdom.
Not just the furry ones, but the [[scaly]] ones with 'em.
As well as the [[arthropod]]s, [[fish]]es and [[bird]]s.
But mainly it's the furry ones, so they get the word.
In long form we call it [[anthropomorphic]]s.
Its such a lengthy word the ones who use it need their jaws fixed.
So it's a furry for short, you might have known.
Join the chorus while we keep the chant going.

I'm furry. I'm furry. I'm furry. I'm furry. I'm furry. I'm furry. I'm furry.

Now, if you listen properly, you will have realized (hooray)
That I'm not a furry person from the U S of A
If you need more information I can lend you a hand,
Kwooky Womble is a furry from the great southern land.
Now there's furries in America, there's furries in the EU.
There's furries in Australia and New Zealand too.
There's furries all around the world I think it's safe to say.
Planet Earth is furry populated all the way.
On the Internet we gather from the soil of all nations.
All the races, both the genders, and a range of situations.
From the rich to the poor, all the furries are we.
Whether artists or musicians or strictly RP.
Now to help with the furry jargon, here's a quick education.
RP is [[role-play]]ing in a fake situation.
[[RL]]: is real life, IC is in character
Got that? Good. Later on it might matter.
Now out of all the furry words, there is one that stands out.
That word is yiff, and I'll explain what it's all about.
Or maybe I won't, because I'll move right along,
Cause you can't define yiff in a PG-rated song.
But you can define [[scritch]], it's like a scratching only nice.
And furries get a lot of scritching done in their lives.
That's about the quota for the second verse done.
Back to the chant and turn up the fun.

I'm furry. I'm furry. I'm furry. I'm furry. I'm furry. I'm furry.
I'm not a [[Wikipedia:Furby|Furby]].

To make a furry's easy, anyone can do it.
You take your favourite animal and mix a [[human]] through it.
You modify the product, is it real or cartoony?
Is it 2 legs or 4? Is it straight, is it loony?
Does it have a pair of [[wing]]s sprouting out of its back,
Does it have an extra set of legs that other furs lack?
Can it talk or does it speak with psychic communication?
Is it you? Is it not? Is it just speculation?
Once you have your [[fursona]] all sorted out,
You can take a walk and see what we are all about
Some of us have gone and made costume for effect,
But that's a different story, fursuiting on the left.
And to the right we have the artists, who are numerous in style,
Any way you like it, they can draw it with a smile.
But keep in mind in the mix is every sort of thing,
And not all of it is for children which can be a bit of a sting
Experimentation is the order of the day.
Imagination keeps our mind at play.
Now the next verse is long, so I'm going to abort,
And start the chant early to keep the third one short.

I'm furry. I'm furry. I'm furry. I'm furry. I'm furry. I'm furry. I'm furrrry.

Up to the down side, and man, it's a big one.
There's a bunch of people got the furry nation of the run
Misrepresentations are informing the planet.
The war against the furries has to stop now dammit
It's _[[Loaded]]_, and it's _[[Vanity Fair]]_, it's [[Eurotrash]], and it's _[[Marie Claire]]_.
Sad computer geeks in furry costumes. Pet molesting weirdos and orgies in every room.
Look at the freaks. Come and see the parade.
These Characters are only for children! This is sad and depraved!
Pity some people can't stand tall on their feet,
without attacking folks who're marching to a different beat.
Me, I'm only here to have fun. Say what you will
the lies and propaganda make the decent furs ill.
The very small percentage of furverts aside,
most of us furries have nothing to hide.
At least we wouldn't if you didn't keep the lies up.
So many furries have to keep a disguise up.
There's nothing going on, but we're still living in fe-ar,
because they put the naughty possum furry on [[ER]].
It's not a bad thing for the world to know of us
But just the weirdo stuff it's not fair part to show of us.
We don't mind curiosity, cause that's what we're about.
But the news crew from the BBC had better watch out.
One extra verse might undo a lot of damage
Furries have to deal in life with quite enough spammage
The [[science-fiction]] geeks are completely on our cases
and these are people walking around all lost in their spaces
The saddest of the saddest and the furries rate below them?
One day we'll drown them all in spooge, and that'll show them.
Tongue in cheek aside it would be best to respect us
because a lot of people take the other tack and reject us.
but honestly, I couldn't care what they think
That sort of stupid hatred makes the whole world stink.
I'd rather be a kook and use my imagination
And die a happy death instead of bitter stagnation
Well I've laid it on you furry style the good and the bad
the fun and games, and the problems we've had.
So sayonara people, now you know what were about,
Kwooky Womble on the microphone, over and out.
</div>

== Lyrics to the second version ==
<div style="white-space:pre; padding-left: 5em; ">I've written a little song about furries.
It is a rap song.
I hope you like rap songs.
I know I do.
I will magically count to 4, and the beat shall appear.
1, 2, 3, 4.
Are you grooving yet? I hope so!
Grooving is what this song's about.
Grooving to furry information.
Hello!

Furries are diverse - let me say that first.
And it's this one fact which confuses the worst.
We don't all have [[fursuit|costumes]] or collect [[plush toy|stuffed toys]],
so allow me to separate the signal from the noise.

First off, what's [[furry]]? That's an easy thing to tell:
It's an animal that happens to be [[human]] as well.
In technical terms we call it [[anthropomorphic]]s,
But it's easy to explain without all the linguistics;
If it [[Plantigrade|walks like a person]] but meows like a [[cat]],
You've got yourself a furry - it's as simple as that!

If it talks like a person and flies like a [[bird]],
Then it's still a furry even though it sounds absurd.
'Cause even though birds have [[feather]]s and not [[fur]],
Mammals are the commonest type of furry in the world
So the word comes from them. Even starting with a fly,
You'll end up with a furry no matter how hard you try.

That's a furry. That's a furry, that's a furry.
I will sing it.
That's a fuuurry. That's a furry, that's a furry.
That's a furry you know.

So, that's a furry [[character]] but what about the rest?
A furry is a person to whom furries are an interest.
So both the character and the viewer are furry -
It'll all make sense soon, so don't worry.

Most furries never meet face to face.
We come from everywhere, all over the place.
There's furries in the Americas and in the EU.
There's furries in Asia and Australasia too.
On the Internet we gather from the soil of all nations:
All ages and races; both genders; a range of educations.
Here we are, all the furries are we,
Whether [[artist]]s or [[convention|congoers]] or strictly RP.

Now to help with the furry jargon here's some quick education:
RP is [[roleplaying]] in a made-up situation;
A [[fursona]] is a furry you pretend to be,
Usually one you make up yourself for other people to see.
In [[furspeak|furry lingo]], one word stands out:
And that word is [[yiff]] and this is what it's all about.
Or maybe I'll shut up and move right along,
Because you can't define yiff in a polite sort of song.
And that's without touching [[scritch]]ing or [[spooge]],
When it comes to furry-speak, there's a veritable deluge.
But that's about the quota for the second verse done,
So join in the chant and have some fun!

Furry. This is furry. This is furry.
This is furry, furry!
Furry!
(We're not furbies, by the way.)

To make a furry's easy - anyone can do it:
You take your favourite animal and mix a human through it.
You modify the product - is it real or cartoony?
Is it two legs or four? Is it straight? Is it loony?
Does it have a pair of [[wings]] sprouting out of its back?
Does it have an [[centaur|extra set of legs]] that other furs lack?
Can it [[talking animal|talk]] or does it speak with psychic communication?
Is it you? Is it not? Is it just speculation?

Once you have your fursona all sorted out,
You can take a walk and see what we are all about.
Some of us have gone and made a costume for effect -
But that's a different story - [[:Category:Fursuiters|fursuiters]] on the left
and to the right we have the [[:Category:Artists|artists]], who are numerous in style:
Anyway you like it, they can draw it with a smile!
But keep in mind that in the mix is every sort of thing
And [[pornography|not all of it for children]], which can be a bit of a sting.

Experimentation is the order of the day;
Imagination keeps our minds at play.
Now the next verse is long so I'm going to abort
And start the chant early to keep the third one short.

We're Furry. We're Furry. We're Furry. Furry.
So Furry. So Furry. So Furry! aaaaah....

Up to the downside of all this furry fun:
Some people don't get it not all, just some.
Misinformation and lies are afoot!
It's crap up with which I shall not put!
Hey [[MTV]]! Hey [[Vanity Fair]]!
Take a bow, [[Eurotrash]] and [[Marie Claire]]!
And a special shout out to - you know what? I don't care.
If I bitch about detractors, it's a total waste of air.

I'm only a furry to have fun, say what you like.
[[:Category:Anti-furries|Anti-furry]] propaganda can take a long hike!
And it's not just that we're all completely [[Squeaky Clean Furry Archive|squeaky clean]],
Only sometimes the normal world thinks it has a right to be mean.
And normal? Who'd wanna be? It's not for us!
You can heckle us all you like from the Boring Bus!
And if you need to put a weirdo down to feel bigger,
then you're a sad sort of person and you're sicker than [[Doug Winger]].

Some furries are odd, some furries are mean,
Some furries draw pictures which are rather obscene.
Some furries believe things which are strange to me!
But remember what I said about furry diversity?

'Cause it's not a bad thing for the world to know us,
But just the [[:Category:Paraphilias|kooky stuff]] is not a fair part to show of us.
We don't mind curiosity, 'cause that's what we're about,
But any future journalists had better watch out!

One extra single doesn't do a lot of damage;
We furries have dealt with [[:Category:Media coverage|quite enough spammage]].
With all that said, the tide is turning.
The wounds are healing and we're quickly learning that:

Best [[paw]] forward is the way to go!
Put your best paw forward and away you go!
Put your best paw forward and away you go!
That is if you've even got a paw. Um. I don't know.

I'd rather be furry and use my imagination
And die a happy death instead of bitter stagnation.
I'd rather express than repress and then get depressed
And then get stressed about my situation.

Well I've laid it on you birdy style, the good and the bad,
The fun and the games and the problems we've had.

So sayonara people, now you know what we're about.
This is Kurrel on the microphone, over and out!
</div>

==References==
<references/>

== External links ==

=== Kurrel's FurAffinity site ===

* [http://www.furaffinity.net/view/923858/ rereleased 2004 version, high quality MP3]
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/view/413916/ 2007 draft]
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/view/1355241/ 2008 prank version]
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/view/492908/ Covered with the fur, parodying the 2001 version]
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/view/492907/ Covered with the fur, parodying the 2004 version]
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/view/398303/ Instrumental version of the 2001 version]

=== Unofficial links ===

* [http://nottehfurry.ytmnd.com/ Short flash sampler from YTMND]
* [http://furrykirby.ytmnd.com/ Another short sample from YTMND]
* [http://www.krystallovers.com/coppermine/displayimage.php?album=random&cat=10001&pos=-30 The first version of The Furry Song]
** [http://www.krystallovers.com/coppermine/albums/userpics/Kooky_Womble_-_Im_Furry.mp3 Download Version]
* [http://rapidshare.com/files/1355582/Kurrel_the_Raven_AKA_Kwooky_Womble_-_Furry_Song.mp3.html The second version of The Furry Song]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrg9KhJbl0w Audio with lyric at YouTube]
[[Category:Songs|Furry Song, The]]

{{Featured article|Furry Song, The}}

The Furry Song

2009-02-23T13:48:04Z

Kurrel: /* Proper versions */

'''''The Furry Song''''' is a song by [[Kurrel the Raven]] about the [[furry community]]. Its lyrics are [[Wikipedia:rap|rapped]] in a jovial Australian voice over the top of an original [[Wikipedia:reggae|reggae]]-inspired breakbeat-driven backing track.

The song has been taken by some as a statement to attempt to eliminate [[stereotype]]s of [[furry fan]]s and [[artist]]s, although the original intent was just to write a song about furries to serve as a general introduction to the community, with a bit of angst at the end.

== Different versions ==

The Furry Song is somewhat unusual in that Kurrel keeps rewriting it, releasing it and then revoking it from download again.

=== Proper versions ===

The version from August 2001 (the ''Kwooky Womble'' or ''Boo!'' version, also known as ''I'm Furry''), arguably has better attention paid to groove in the delivery, but its final verse descends into lyrics about how terribly furries are mistreated by everyone outside the community without offering any ideas on what to do about it. The lyrical performance is also not the best. Kurrel deemed this version not good enough to keep online, and the song was promptly withdrawn from download pending a rewrite.

The version from April 2004 (the ''Kurrel the Raven'' or ''Hi!'' version) has a better fourth verse and a far more animated delivery albeit with a slightly weaker groove. The song goes far more into the diversity of the furry community and goes very much on the attack in the final verse. Despite the marked improvement over the ''Boo!'' version, Kurrel again deemed the song unworthy for distribution due to its perceived shortcomings and it was withdrawn once again from release.

A preview of a new version was posted online at Kurrel's [[Fur Affinity]] site in February 2007, featuring a selection of draft lyrics of various lengths demonstrating that Kurrel's been studiously polishing his rap technique since the last version. Despite the positive feedback, no more developments have followed and the draft has since been removed.

On 3 December 2007, Kurrel discovered that Encylopedia Dramatica had linked the unofficial Furry Song video<ref>http://www.furaffinity.net/view/923858/</ref>; as a direct result, he uploaded the ''Hi!'' version to FurAffinity in high quality.

A new "rebooted" version of the Furry Song will be included on Kurrel's forthcoming Furry Album as the first track.

=== Other versions ===

The ''Kransky the Wombat'' version of the Furry song is available online at [http://www.furry.org.au/Kurrel Kurrel's furry.org.au page]. The idea was alluded to as a joke by [[Anfael]] on Kurrel's Wikifur article: ''The Furry Song has been rewritten and deleted no less than twenty-three times (including the Kransky the Wombat version, a puzzling 17-minute incarnation in which the lyrics consisted solely of the words 'my face, your thighs' shouted over and over).'' Kurrel found this surreal joke fascinating enough to actually realise; this version sounds precisely as it is described. It has disappointed more than a few people.

The 2008 version of the Furry Song posted to [[Fur Affinity]] begins like a new version of the Furry Song, but quickly turns out to be a comedic cover of the then-ubiquitous Rick Astley song ''Never Gonna Give You Up''.

Two versions of the song exist called ''Covered with the Fur''. These are unaccompanied spoken word versions Kurrel produced by translating the lyrics from the 2001 and 2004 versions of the songs into Japanese and back into English, then reading them as matter-of-factly as possible. They are both available on his FurAffinity page.

Many other unreleased versions of the song exist, none of which are currently available for download.

== Structure ==

The first verse in both versions goes into what a furry is in terms of what sort of creature/character is furry.

:''Furries are diverse: let me say that first. And it's this one fact which confuses the worst. We don't all have [[fursuit|costumes]] or collect [[plush toys|stuffed toys]], so allow me to separate the signal from the noise.''

The second verse in both versions goes into what furry fans are, where they're from, what they do, and a quick education on common furry slang including the Y word.

:''In furry lingo, one word stands out. That word is [[yiff]] and I'll explain what it's all about..''

The third verse, more or less identical in both released versions, goes into how to join in the community and what sorts of different furries there are (artists, fursuiters).

:''Experimentation is the order of the day. Imagination keeps our minds at play.''

The fourth verse changes radically between different versions, but both cover the troubles of being a furry.

== How to get it ==

At the moment, neither the song nor the lyrics are available from ravenspiral.com or even by personal request by email from Kurrel. He is however working on a new version to be released with other furry-themed songs on an five-track EP (extended play mini-album) with no set release date.

While he's not giving it to people himself, he accepts the song will be traded and performed at cons without his direct involvement, and doesn't mind this as long as acknowledgment of his original authorship is given.

== Lyrics to the first version ==

<div style="white-space:pre; padding-left: 5em; ">
Boo!
Ah G'day G'day G'day. It's Kwooky Womble. Comin' to you from the Neptune Room.
I've written a bit of a song about furries, set it in a Reggae/Hiphop style.
Interesting, because Reggae was responsible for Hiphop in the first place.
Big ups to [[Atpaw]] and [[Dutch]] and [[Zexyz]] and all the people in channel fursuit.
Now I've written this song to be slow enough for anyone to dance to no matter what sort of fat bastard you are.
So get up out of your chair and prepare to dance.

One, two, three, bring the beats on.

All around the world among the people in the street
Are a group of folks who're marching to a different beat
Now we aren't about to squick you and get all heavy-handed
But the furries have landed.

Now there's a lot of different furries and I have to respect that.
There's straights and queers, but you might have expected that.
But there's no one thing with which to unite us.
Aside from the critters, but that's pretty obvious.
And by critters of course, I mean the animal kingdom.
Not just the furry ones, but the [[scaly]] ones with 'em.
As well as the [[arthropod]]s, [[fish]]es and [[bird]]s.
But mainly it's the furry ones, so they get the word.
In long form we call it [[anthropomorphic]]s.
Its such a lengthy word the ones who use it need their jaws fixed.
So it's a furry for short, you might have known.
Join the chorus while we keep the chant going.

I'm furry. I'm furry. I'm furry. I'm furry. I'm furry. I'm furry. I'm furry.

Now, if you listen properly, you will have realized (hooray)
That I'm not a furry person from the U S of A
If you need more information I can lend you a hand,
Kwooky Womble is a furry from the great southern land.
Now there's furries in America, there's furries in the EU.
There's furries in Australia and New Zealand too.
There's furries all around the world I think it's safe to say.
Planet Earth is furry populated all the way.
On the Internet we gather from the soil of all nations.
All the races, both the genders, and a range of situations.
From the rich to the poor, all the furries are we.
Whether artists or musicians or strictly RP.
Now to help with the furry jargon, here's a quick education.
RP is [[role-play]]ing in a fake situation.
[[RL]]: is real life, IC is in character
Got that? Good. Later on it might matter.
Now out of all the furry words, there is one that stands out.
That word is yiff, and I'll explain what it's all about.
Or maybe I won't, because I'll move right along,
Cause you can't define yiff in a PG-rated song.
But you can define [[scritch]], it's like a scratching only nice.
And furries get a lot of scritching done in their lives.
That's about the quota for the second verse done.
Back to the chant and turn up the fun.

I'm furry. I'm furry. I'm furry. I'm furry. I'm furry. I'm furry.
I'm not a [[Wikipedia:Furby|Furby]].

To make a furry's easy, anyone can do it.
You take your favourite animal and mix a [[human]] through it.
You modify the product, is it real or cartoony?
Is it 2 legs or 4? Is it straight, is it loony?
Does it have a pair of [[wing]]s sprouting out of its back,
Does it have an extra set of legs that other furs lack?
Can it talk or does it speak with psychic communication?
Is it you? Is it not? Is it just speculation?
Once you have your [[fursona]] all sorted out,
You can take a walk and see what we are all about
Some of us have gone and made costume for effect,
But that's a different story, fursuiting on the left.
And to the right we have the artists, who are numerous in style,
Any way you like it, they can draw it with a smile.
But keep in mind in the mix is every sort of thing,
And not all of it is for children which can be a bit of a sting
Experimentation is the order of the day.
Imagination keeps our mind at play.
Now the next verse is long, so I'm going to abort,
And start the chant early to keep the third one short.

I'm furry. I'm furry. I'm furry. I'm furry. I'm furry. I'm furry. I'm furrrry.

Up to the down side, and man, it's a big one.
There's a bunch of people got the furry nation of the run
Misrepresentations are informing the planet.
The war against the furries has to stop now dammit
It's _[[Loaded]]_, and it's _[[Vanity Fair]]_, it's [[Eurotrash]], and it's _[[Marie Claire]]_.
Sad computer geeks in furry costumes. Pet molesting weirdos and orgies in every room.
Look at the freaks. Come and see the parade.
These Characters are only for children! This is sad and depraved!
Pity some people can't stand tall on their feet,
without attacking folks who're marching to a different beat.
Me, I'm only here to have fun. Say what you will
the lies and propaganda make the decent furs ill.
The very small percentage of furverts aside,
most of us furries have nothing to hide.
At least we wouldn't if you didn't keep the lies up.
So many furries have to keep a disguise up.
There's nothing going on, but we're still living in fe-ar,
because they put the naughty possum furry on [[ER]].
It's not a bad thing for the world to know of us
But just the weirdo stuff it's not fair part to show of us.
We don't mind curiosity, cause that's what we're about.
But the news crew from the BBC had better watch out.
One extra verse might undo a lot of damage
Furries have to deal in life with quite enough spammage
The [[science-fiction]] geeks are completely on our cases
and these are people walking around all lost in their spaces
The saddest of the saddest and the furries rate below them?
One day we'll drown them all in spooge, and that'll show them.
Tongue in cheek aside it would be best to respect us
because a lot of people take the other tack and reject us.
but honestly, I couldn't care what they think
That sort of stupid hatred makes the whole world stink.
I'd rather be a kook and use my imagination
And die a happy death instead of bitter stagnation
Well I've laid it on you furry style the good and the bad
the fun and games, and the problems we've had.
So sayonara people, now you know what were about,
Kwooky Womble on the microphone, over and out.
</div>

== Lyrics to the second version ==
<div style="white-space:pre; padding-left: 5em; ">I've written a little song about furries.
It is a rap song.
I hope you like rap songs.
I know I do.
I will magically count to 4, and the beat shall appear.
1, 2, 3, 4.
Are you grooving yet? I hope so!
Grooving is what this song's about.
Grooving to furry information.
Hello!

Furries are diverse - let me say that first.
And it's this one fact which confuses the worst.
We don't all have [[fursuit|costumes]] or collect [[plush toy|stuffed toys]],
so allow me to separate the signal from the noise.

First off, what's [[furry]]? That's an easy thing to tell:
It's an animal that happens to be [[human]] as well.
In technical terms we call it [[anthropomorphic]]s,
But it's easy to explain without all the linguistics;
If it [[Plantigrade|walks like a person]] but meows like a [[cat]],
You've got yourself a furry - it's as simple as that!

If it talks like a person and flies like a [[bird]],
Then it's still a furry even though it sounds absurd.
'Cause even though birds have [[feather]]s and not [[fur]],
Mammals are the commonest type of furry in the world
So the word comes from them. Even starting with a fly,
You'll end up with a furry no matter how hard you try.

That's a furry. That's a furry, that's a furry.
I will sing it.
That's a fuuurry. That's a furry, that's a furry.
That's a furry you know.

So, that's a furry [[character]] but what about the rest?
A furry is a person to whom furries are an interest.
So both the character and the viewer are furry -
It'll all make sense soon, so don't worry.

Most furries never meet face to face.
We come from everywhere, all over the place.
There's furries in the Americas and in the EU.
There's furries in Asia and Australasia too.
On the Internet we gather from the soil of all nations:
All ages and races; both genders; a range of educations.
Here we are, all the furries are we,
Whether [[artist]]s or [[convention|congoers]] or strictly RP.

Now to help with the furry jargon here's some quick education:
RP is [[roleplaying]] in a made-up situation;
A [[fursona]] is a furry you pretend to be,
Usually one you make up yourself for other people to see.
In [[furspeak|furry lingo]], one word stands out:
And that word is [[yiff]] and this is what it's all about.
Or maybe I'll shut up and move right along,
Because you can't define yiff in a polite sort of song.
And that's without touching [[scritch]]ing or [[spooge]],
When it comes to furry-speak, there's a veritable deluge.
But that's about the quota for the second verse done,
So join in the chant and have some fun!

Furry. This is furry. This is furry.
This is furry, furry!
Furry!
(We're not furbies, by the way.)

To make a furry's easy - anyone can do it:
You take your favourite animal and mix a human through it.
You modify the product - is it real or cartoony?
Is it two legs or four? Is it straight? Is it loony?
Does it have a pair of [[wings]] sprouting out of its back?
Does it have an [[centaur|extra set of legs]] that other furs lack?
Can it [[talking animal|talk]] or does it speak with psychic communication?
Is it you? Is it not? Is it just speculation?

Once you have your fursona all sorted out,
You can take a walk and see what we are all about.
Some of us have gone and made a costume for effect -
But that's a different story - [[:Category:Fursuiters|fursuiters]] on the left
and to the right we have the [[:Category:Artists|artists]], who are numerous in style:
Anyway you like it, they can draw it with a smile!
But keep in mind that in the mix is every sort of thing
And [[pornography|not all of it for children]], which can be a bit of a sting.

Experimentation is the order of the day;
Imagination keeps our minds at play.
Now the next verse is long so I'm going to abort
And start the chant early to keep the third one short.

We're Furry. We're Furry. We're Furry. Furry.
So Furry. So Furry. So Furry! aaaaah....

Up to the downside of all this furry fun:
Some people don't get it not all, just some.
Misinformation and lies are afoot!
It's crap up with which I shall not put!
Hey [[MTV]]! Hey [[Vanity Fair]]!
Take a bow, [[Eurotrash]] and [[Marie Claire]]!
And a special shout out to - you know what? I don't care.
If I bitch about detractors, it's a total waste of air.

I'm only a furry to have fun, say what you like.
[[:Category:Anti-furries|Anti-furry]] propaganda can take a long hike!
And it's not just that we're all completely [[Squeaky Clean Furry Archive|squeaky clean]],
Only sometimes the normal world thinks it has a right to be mean.
And normal? Who'd wanna be? It's not for us!
You can heckle us all you like from the Boring Bus!
And if you need to put a weirdo down to feel bigger,
then you're a sad sort of person and you're sicker than [[Doug Winger]].

Some furries are odd, some furries are mean,
Some furries draw pictures which are rather obscene.
Some furries believe things which are strange to me!
But remember what I said about furry diversity?

'Cause it's not a bad thing for the world to know us,
But just the [[:Category:Paraphilias|kooky stuff]] is not a fair part to show of us.
We don't mind curiosity, 'cause that's what we're about,
But any future journalists had better watch out!

One extra single doesn't do a lot of damage;
We furries have dealt with [[:Category:Media coverage|quite enough spammage]].
With all that said, the tide is turning.
The wounds are healing and we're quickly learning that:

Best [[paw]] forward is the way to go!
Put your best paw forward and away you go!
Put your best paw forward and away you go!
That is if you've even got a paw. Um. I don't know.

I'd rather be furry and use my imagination
And die a happy death instead of bitter stagnation.
I'd rather express than repress and then get depressed
And then get stressed about my situation.

Well I've laid it on you birdy style, the good and the bad,
The fun and the games and the problems we've had.

So sayonara people, now you know what we're about.
This is Kurrel on the microphone, over and out!
</div>

==References==
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== External links ==

=== Kurrel's FurAffinity site ===

* [http://www.furaffinity.net/view/923858/ rereleased 2004 version, high quality MP3]
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/view/413916/ 2007 draft]
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/view/1355241/ 2008 prank version]
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/view/492908/ Covered with the fur, parodying the 2001 version]
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/view/492907/ Covered with the fur, parodying the 2004 version]
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/view/398303/ Instrumental version of the 2001 version]

=== Unofficial links ===

* [http://nottehfurry.ytmnd.com/ Short flash sampler from YTMND]
* [http://furrykirby.ytmnd.com/ Another short sample from YTMND]
* [http://www.krystallovers.com/coppermine/displayimage.php?album=random&cat=10001&pos=-30 The first version of The Furry Song]
** [http://www.krystallovers.com/coppermine/albums/userpics/Kooky_Womble_-_Im_Furry.mp3 Download Version]
* [http://rapidshare.com/files/1355582/Kurrel_the_Raven_AKA_Kwooky_Womble_-_Furry_Song.mp3.html The second version of The Furry Song]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrg9KhJbl0w Audio with lyric at YouTube]
[[Category:Songs|Furry Song, The]]

{{Featured article|Furry Song, The}}

Kurrel the Raven

2009-02-23T13:44:34Z

Kurrel: /* The Furry Song and other music */

Kurrel the Raven

2008-12-06T16:54:10Z

Kurrel: /* Ythrykythyr */

Kurrel the Raven

2008-12-06T16:51:25Z

Kurrel: /* Doujoux */

The Furry Song

2008-12-06T16:49:19Z

Kurrel: /* Kurrel's FurAffinity site */

'''''The Furry Song''''' is a song by [[Kurrel the Raven]] about the [[furry community]]. Its lyrics are [[Wikipedia:rap|rapped]] in a jovial Australian voice over the top of an original [[Wikipedia:reggae|reggae]]-inspired breakbeat-driven backing track.

The song has been taken by some as a statement to attempt to eliminate [[stereotype]]s of [[furry fan]]s and [[artist]]s, although the original intent was just to write a song about furries to serve as a general introduction to the community, with a bit of angst at the end.

== Different versions ==

The Furry Song is somewhat unusual in that Kurrel keeps rewriting it, releasing it and then revoking it from download again.

=== Proper versions ===

The version from August 2001 (the ''Kwooky Womble'' or ''Boo!'' version, also known as ''I'm Furry''), arguably has better attention paid to groove in the delivery, but its final verse descends into lyrics about how terribly furries are mistreated by everyone outside the community without offering any ideas on what to do about it. The lyrical performance is also not the best. Kurrel deemed this version not good enough to keep online, and the song was promptly withdrawn from download pending a rewrite.

The version from April 2004 (the ''Kurrel the Raven'' or ''Hi!'' version) has a better fourth verse and a far more animated delivery albeit with a slightly weaker groove. The song goes far more into the diversity of the furry community and goes very much on the attack in the final verse. Despite the marked improvement over the ''Boo!'' version, Kurrel again deemed the song unworthy for distribution due to its perceived shortcomings and it was withdrawn once again from release.

A preview of a new version was posted online at Kurrel's [[Fur Affinity]] site in February 2007, featuring a selection of draft lyrics of various lengths demonstrating that Kurrel's been studiously polishing his rap technique since the last version. Despite the positive feedback, no more developments have followed; however the draft is still online at the time of writing.

On 3 December 2007, Kurrel discovered that Encylopedia Dramatica had linked the unofficial Furry Song video<ref>http://www.furaffinity.net/view/923858/</ref>; as a direct result, he released the second version back onto the Internet officially in higher quality than ever before.

=== Other versions ===

The ''Kransky the Wombat'' version of the Furry song is available online at [http://www.furry.org.au/Kurrel Kurrel's furry.org.au page]. The idea was alluded to as a joke by [[Anfael]] on Kurrel's Wikifur article: ''The Furry Song has been rewritten and deleted no less than twenty-three times (including the Kransky the Wombat version, a puzzling 17-minute incarnation in which the lyrics consisted solely of the words 'my face, your thighs' shouted over and over).'' Kurrel found this surreal joke fascinating enough to actually realise; this version sounds precisely as it is described. It has disappointed more than a few people.

The 2008 version of the Furry Song posted to [[Fur Affinity]] begins like a new version of the Furry Song, but quickly turns out to be a comedic cover of the then-ubiquitous Rick Astley song ''Never Gonna Give You Up''.

Two versions of the song exist called ''Covered with the Fur''. These are unaccompanied spoken word versions Kurrel produced by translating the lyrics from the 2001 and 2004 versions of the songs into Japanese and back into English, then reading them as matter-of-factly as possible. They are both available on his FurAffinity page.

Many other unreleased versions of the song exist, none of which are currently available for download.

== Structure ==

The first verse in both versions goes into what a furry is in terms of what sort of creature/character is furry.

:''Furries are diverse: let me say that first. And it's this one fact which confuses the worst. We don't all have [[fursuit|costumes]] or collect [[plush toys|stuffed toys]], so allow me to separate the signal from the noise.''

The second verse in both versions goes into what furry fans are, where they're from, what they do, and a quick education on common furry slang including the Y word.

:''In furry lingo, one word stands out. That word is [[yiff]] and I'll explain what it's all about..''

The third verse, more or less identical in both released versions, goes into how to join in the community and what sorts of different furries there are (artists, fursuiters).

:''Experimentation is the order of the day. Imagination keeps our minds at play.''

The fourth verse changes radically between different versions, but both cover the troubles of being a furry.

== How to get it ==

At the moment, neither the song nor the lyrics are available from ravenspiral.com or even by personal request by email from Kurrel. He is however working on a new version to be released with other furry-themed songs on an five-track EP (extended play mini-album) with no set release date.

While he's not giving it to people himself, he accepts the song will be traded and performed at cons without his direct involvement, and doesn't mind this as long as acknowledgment of his original authorship is given.

== Lyrics to the first version ==

<div style="white-space:pre; padding-left: 5em; ">
Boo!
Ah G'day G'day G'day. It's Kwooky Womble. Comin' to you from the Neptune Room.
I've written a bit of a song about furries, set it in a Reggae/Hiphop style.
Interesting, because Reggae was responsible for Hiphop in the first place.
Big ups to [[Atpaw]] and [[Dutch]] and [[Zexyz]] and all the people in channel fursuit.
Now I've written this song to be slow enough for anyone to dance to no matter what sort of fat bastard you are.
So get up out of your chair and prepare to dance.

One, two, three, bring the beats on.

All around the world among the people in the street
Are a group of folks who're marching to a different beat
Now we aren't about to squick you and get all heavy-handed
But the furries have landed.

Now there's a lot of different furries and I have to respect that.
There's straights and queers, but you might have expected that.
But there's no one thing with which to unite us.
Aside from the critters, but that's pretty obvious.
And by critters of course, I mean the animal kingdom.
Not just the furry ones, but the [[scaly]] ones with 'em.
As well as the [[arthropod]]s, [[fish]]es and [[bird]]s.
But mainly it's the furry ones, so they get the word.
In long form we call it [[anthropomorphic]]s.
Its such a lengthy word the ones who use it need their jaws fixed.
So it's a furry for short, you might have known.
Join the chorus while we keep the chant going.

I'm furry. I'm furry. I'm furry. I'm furry. I'm furry. I'm furry. I'm furry.

Now, if you listen properly, you will have realized (hooray)
That I'm not a furry person from the U S of A
If you need more information I can lend you a hand,
Kwooky Womble is a furry from the great southern land.
Now there's furries in America, there's furries in the EU.
There's furries in Australia and New Zealand too.
There's furries all around the world I think it's safe to say.
Planet Earth is furry populated all the way.
On the Internet we gather from the soil of all nations.
All the races, both the genders, and a range of situations.
From the rich to the poor, all the furries are we.
Whether artists or musicians or strictly RP.
Now to help with the furry jargon, here's a quick education.
RP is [[role-play]]ing in a fake situation.
[[RL]]: is real life, IC is in character
Got that? Good. Later on it might matter.
Now out of all the furry words, there is one that stands out.
That word is yiff, and I'll explain what it's all about.
Or maybe I won't, because I'll move right along,
Cause you can't define yiff in a PG-rated song.
But you can define [[scritch]], it's like a scratching only nice.
And furries get a lot of scritching done in their lives.
That's about the quota for the second verse done.
Back to the chant and turn up the fun.

I'm furry. I'm furry. I'm furry. I'm furry. I'm furry. I'm furry.
I'm not a [[Wikipedia:Furby|Furby]].

To make a furry's easy, anyone can do it.
You take your favourite animal and mix a [[human]] through it.
You modify the product, is it real or cartoony?
Is it 2 legs or 4? Is it straight, is it loony?
Does it have a pair of [[wing]]s sprouting out of its back,
Does it have an extra set of legs that other furs lack?
Can it talk or does it speak with psychic communication?
Is it you? Is it not? Is it just speculation?
Once you have your [[fursona]] all sorted out,
You can take a walk and see what we are all about
Some of us have gone and made costume for effect,
But that's a different story, fursuiting on the left.
And to the right we have the artists, who are numerous in style,
Any way you like it, they can draw it with a smile.
But keep in mind in the mix is every sort of thing,
And not all of it is for children which can be a bit of a sting
Experimentation is the order of the day.
Imagination keeps our mind at play.
Now the next verse is long, so I'm going to abort,
And start the chant early to keep the third one short.

I'm furry. I'm furry. I'm furry. I'm furry. I'm furry. I'm furry. I'm furrrry.

Up to the down side, and man, it's a big one.
There's a bunch of people got the furry nation of the run
Misrepresentations are informing the planet.
The war against the furries has to stop now dammit
It's _[[Loaded]]_, and it's _[[Vanity Fair]]_, it's [[Eurotrash]], and it's _[[Marie Claire]]_.
Sad computer geeks in furry costumes. Pet molesting weirdos and orgies in every room.
Look at the freaks. Come and see the parade.
These Characters are only for children! This is sad and depraved!
Pity some people can't stand tall on their feet,
without attacking folks who're marching to a different beat.
Me, I'm only here to have fun. Say what you will
the lies and propaganda make the decent furs ill.
The very small percentage of furverts aside,
most of us furries have nothing to hide.
At least we wouldn't if you didn't keep the lies up.
So many furries have to keep a disguise up.
There's nothing going on, but we're still living in fe-ar,
because they put the naughty possum furry on [[ER]].
It's not a bad thing for the world to know of us
But just the weirdo stuff it's not fair part to show of us.
We don't mind curiosity, cause that's what we're about.
But the news crew from the BBC had better watch out.
One extra verse might undo a lot of damage
Furries have to deal in life with quite enough spammage
The [[science-fiction]] geeks are completely on our cases
and these are people walking around all lost in their spaces
The saddest of the saddest and the furries rate below them?
One day we'll drown them all in spooge, and that'll show them.
Tongue in cheek aside it would be best to respect us
because a lot of people take the other tack and reject us.
but honestly, I couldn't care what they think
That sort of stupid hatred makes the whole world stink.
I'd rather be a kook and use my imagination
And die a happy death instead of bitter stagnation
Well I've laid it on you furry style the good and the bad
the fun and games, and the problems we've had.
So sayonara people, now you know what were about,
Kwooky Womble on the microphone, over and out.
</div>

== Lyrics to the second version ==
<div style="white-space:pre; padding-left: 5em; ">I've written a little song about furries.
It is a rap song.
I hope you like rap songs.
I know I do.
I will magically count to 4, and the beat shall appear.
1, 2, 3, 4.
Are you grooving yet? I hope so!
Grooving is what this song's about.
Grooving to furry information.
Hello!

Furries are diverse - let me say that first.
And it's this one fact which confuses the worst.
We don't all have [[fursuit|costumes]] or collect [[plush toy|stuffed toys]],
so allow me to separate the signal from the noise.

First off, what's [[furry]]? That's an easy thing to tell:
It's an animal that happens to be [[human]] as well.
In technical terms we call it [[anthropomorphic]]s,
But it's easy to explain without all the linguistics;
If it [[Plantigrade|walks like a person]] but meows like a [[cat]],
You've got yourself a furry - it's as simple as that!

If it talks like a person and flies like a [[bird]],
Then it's still a furry even though it sounds absurd.
'Cause even though birds have [[feather]]s and not [[fur]],
Mammals are the commonest type of furry in the world
So the word comes from them. Even starting with a fly,
You'll end up with a furry no matter how hard you try.

That's a furry. That's a furry, that's a furry.
I will sing it.
That's a fuuurry. That's a furry, that's a furry.
That's a furry you know.

So, that's a furry [[character]] but what about the rest?
A furry is a person to whom furries are an interest.
So both the character and the viewer are furry -
It'll all make sense soon, so don't worry.

Most furries never meet face to face.
We come from everywhere, all over the place.
There's furries in the Americas and in the EU.
There's furries in Asia and Australasia too.
On the Internet we gather from the soil of all nations:
All ages and races; both genders; a range of educations.
Here we are, all the furries are we,
Whether [[artist]]s or [[convention|congoers]] or strictly RP.

Now to help with the furry jargon here's some quick education:
RP is [[roleplaying]] in a made-up situation;
A [[fursona]] is a furry you pretend to be,
Usually one you make up yourself for other people to see.
In [[furspeak|furry lingo]], one word stands out:
And that word is [[yiff]] and this is what it's all about.
Or maybe I'll shut up and move right along,
Because you can't define yiff in a polite sort of song.
And that's without touching [[scritch]]ing or [[spooge]],
When it comes to furry-speak, there's a veritable deluge.
But that's about the quota for the second verse done,
So join in the chant and have some fun!

Furry. This is furry. This is furry.
This is furry, furry!
Furry!
(We're not furbies, by the way.)

To make a furry's easy - anyone can do it:
You take your favourite animal and mix a human through it.
You modify the product - is it real or cartoony?
Is it two legs or four? Is it straight? Is it loony?
Does it have a pair of [[wings]] sprouting out of its back?
Does it have an [[centaur|extra set of legs]] that other furs lack?
Can it [[talking animal|talk]] or does it speak with psychic communication?
Is it you? Is it not? Is it just speculation?

Once you have your fursona all sorted out,
You can take a walk and see what we are all about.
Some of us have gone and made a costume for effect -
But that's a different story - [[:Category:Fursuiters|fursuiters]] on the left
and to the right we have the [[:Category:Artists|artists]], who are numerous in style:
Anyway you like it, they can draw it with a smile!
But keep in mind that in the mix is every sort of thing
And [[pornography|not all of it for children]], which can be a bit of a sting.

Experimentation is the order of the day;
Imagination keeps our minds at play.
Now the next verse is long so I'm going to abort
And start the chant early to keep the third one short.

We're Furry. We're Furry. We're Furry. Furry.
So Furry. So Furry. So Furry! aaaaah....

Up to the downside of all this furry fun:
Some people don't get it not all, just some.
Misinformation and lies are afoot!
It's crap up with which I shall not put!
Hey [[MTV]]! Hey [[Vanity Fair]]!
Take a bow, [[Eurotrash]] and [[Marie Claire]]!
And a special shout out to - you know what? I don't care.
If I bitch about detractors, it's a total waste of air.

I'm only a furry to have fun, say what you like.
[[:Category:Anti-furries|Anti-furry]] propaganda can take a long hike!
And it's not just that we're all completely [[Squeaky Clean Furry Archive|squeaky clean]],
Only sometimes the normal world thinks it has a right to be mean.
And normal? Who'd wanna be? It's not for us!
You can heckle us all you like from the Boring Bus!
And if you need to put a weirdo down to feel bigger,
then you're a sad sort of person and you're sicker than [[Doug Winger]].

Some furries are odd, some furries are mean,
Some furries draw pictures which are rather obscene.
Some furries believe things which are strange to me!
But remember what I said about furry diversity?

'Cause it's not a bad thing for the world to know us,
But just the [[:Category:Paraphilias|kooky stuff]] is not a fair part to show of us.
We don't mind curiosity, 'cause that's what we're about,
But any future journalists had better watch out!

One extra single doesn't do a lot of damage;
We furries have dealt with [[:Category:Media coverage|quite enough spammage]].
With all that said, the tide is turning.
The wounds are healing and we're quickly learning that:

Best [[paw]] forward is the way to go!
Put your best paw forward and away you go!
Put your best paw forward and away you go!
That is if you've even got a paw. Um. I don't know.

I'd rather be furry and use my imagination
And die a happy death instead of bitter stagnation.
I'd rather express than repress and then get depressed
And then get stressed about my situation.

Well I've laid it on you birdy style, the good and the bad,
The fun and the games and the problems we've had.

So sayonara people, now you know what we're about.
This is Kurrel on the microphone, over and out!
</div>

==References==
<references/>

== External links ==

=== Kurrel's FurAffinity site ===

* [http://www.furaffinity.net/view/923858/ rereleased 2004 version, high quality MP3]
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/view/413916/ 2007 draft]
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/view/1355241/ 2008 prank version]
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/view/492908/ Covered with the fur, parodying the 2001 version]
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/view/492907/ Covered with the fur, parodying the 2004 version]
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/view/398303/ Instrumental version of the 2001 version]

=== Unofficial links ===

* [http://nottehfurry.ytmnd.com/ Short flash sampler from YTMND]
* [http://furrykirby.ytmnd.com/ Another short sample from YTMND]
* [http://www.krystallovers.com/coppermine/displayimage.php?album=random&cat=10001&pos=-30 The first version of The Furry Song]
** [http://www.krystallovers.com/coppermine/albums/userpics/Kooky_Womble_-_Im_Furry.mp3 Download Version]
* [http://rapidshare.com/files/1355582/Kurrel_the_Raven_AKA_Kwooky_Womble_-_Furry_Song.mp3.html The second version of The Furry Song]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrg9KhJbl0w Audio with lyric at YouTube]
[[Category:Songs|Furry Song, The]]

{{Featured article|Furry Song, The}}

The Furry Song

2008-12-06T16:48:02Z

Kurrel: /* Other versions */ Noted rickroll version

'''''The Furry Song''''' is a song by [[Kurrel the Raven]] about the [[furry community]]. Its lyrics are [[Wikipedia:rap|rapped]] in a jovial Australian voice over the top of an original [[Wikipedia:reggae|reggae]]-inspired breakbeat-driven backing track.

The song has been taken by some as a statement to attempt to eliminate [[stereotype]]s of [[furry fan]]s and [[artist]]s, although the original intent was just to write a song about furries to serve as a general introduction to the community, with a bit of angst at the end.

== Different versions ==

The Furry Song is somewhat unusual in that Kurrel keeps rewriting it, releasing it and then revoking it from download again.

=== Proper versions ===

The version from August 2001 (the ''Kwooky Womble'' or ''Boo!'' version, also known as ''I'm Furry''), arguably has better attention paid to groove in the delivery, but its final verse descends into lyrics about how terribly furries are mistreated by everyone outside the community without offering any ideas on what to do about it. The lyrical performance is also not the best. Kurrel deemed this version not good enough to keep online, and the song was promptly withdrawn from download pending a rewrite.

The version from April 2004 (the ''Kurrel the Raven'' or ''Hi!'' version) has a better fourth verse and a far more animated delivery albeit with a slightly weaker groove. The song goes far more into the diversity of the furry community and goes very much on the attack in the final verse. Despite the marked improvement over the ''Boo!'' version, Kurrel again deemed the song unworthy for distribution due to its perceived shortcomings and it was withdrawn once again from release.

A preview of a new version was posted online at Kurrel's [[Fur Affinity]] site in February 2007, featuring a selection of draft lyrics of various lengths demonstrating that Kurrel's been studiously polishing his rap technique since the last version. Despite the positive feedback, no more developments have followed; however the draft is still online at the time of writing.

On 3 December 2007, Kurrel discovered that Encylopedia Dramatica had linked the unofficial Furry Song video<ref>http://www.furaffinity.net/view/923858/</ref>; as a direct result, he released the second version back onto the Internet officially in higher quality than ever before.

=== Other versions ===

The ''Kransky the Wombat'' version of the Furry song is available online at [http://www.furry.org.au/Kurrel Kurrel's furry.org.au page]. The idea was alluded to as a joke by [[Anfael]] on Kurrel's Wikifur article: ''The Furry Song has been rewritten and deleted no less than twenty-three times (including the Kransky the Wombat version, a puzzling 17-minute incarnation in which the lyrics consisted solely of the words 'my face, your thighs' shouted over and over).'' Kurrel found this surreal joke fascinating enough to actually realise; this version sounds precisely as it is described. It has disappointed more than a few people.

The 2008 version of the Furry Song posted to [[Fur Affinity]] begins like a new version of the Furry Song, but quickly turns out to be a comedic cover of the then-ubiquitous Rick Astley song ''Never Gonna Give You Up''.

Two versions of the song exist called ''Covered with the Fur''. These are unaccompanied spoken word versions Kurrel produced by translating the lyrics from the 2001 and 2004 versions of the songs into Japanese and back into English, then reading them as matter-of-factly as possible. They are both available on his FurAffinity page.

Many other unreleased versions of the song exist, none of which are currently available for download.

== Structure ==

The first verse in both versions goes into what a furry is in terms of what sort of creature/character is furry.

:''Furries are diverse: let me say that first. And it's this one fact which confuses the worst. We don't all have [[fursuit|costumes]] or collect [[plush toys|stuffed toys]], so allow me to separate the signal from the noise.''

The second verse in both versions goes into what furry fans are, where they're from, what they do, and a quick education on common furry slang including the Y word.

:''In furry lingo, one word stands out. That word is [[yiff]] and I'll explain what it's all about..''

The third verse, more or less identical in both released versions, goes into how to join in the community and what sorts of different furries there are (artists, fursuiters).

:''Experimentation is the order of the day. Imagination keeps our minds at play.''

The fourth verse changes radically between different versions, but both cover the troubles of being a furry.

== How to get it ==

At the moment, neither the song nor the lyrics are available from ravenspiral.com or even by personal request by email from Kurrel. He is however working on a new version to be released with other furry-themed songs on an five-track EP (extended play mini-album) with no set release date.

While he's not giving it to people himself, he accepts the song will be traded and performed at cons without his direct involvement, and doesn't mind this as long as acknowledgment of his original authorship is given.

== Lyrics to the first version ==

<div style="white-space:pre; padding-left: 5em; ">
Boo!
Ah G'day G'day G'day. It's Kwooky Womble. Comin' to you from the Neptune Room.
I've written a bit of a song about furries, set it in a Reggae/Hiphop style.
Interesting, because Reggae was responsible for Hiphop in the first place.
Big ups to [[Atpaw]] and [[Dutch]] and [[Zexyz]] and all the people in channel fursuit.
Now I've written this song to be slow enough for anyone to dance to no matter what sort of fat bastard you are.
So get up out of your chair and prepare to dance.

One, two, three, bring the beats on.

All around the world among the people in the street
Are a group of folks who're marching to a different beat
Now we aren't about to squick you and get all heavy-handed
But the furries have landed.

Now there's a lot of different furries and I have to respect that.
There's straights and queers, but you might have expected that.
But there's no one thing with which to unite us.
Aside from the critters, but that's pretty obvious.
And by critters of course, I mean the animal kingdom.
Not just the furry ones, but the [[scaly]] ones with 'em.
As well as the [[arthropod]]s, [[fish]]es and [[bird]]s.
But mainly it's the furry ones, so they get the word.
In long form we call it [[anthropomorphic]]s.
Its such a lengthy word the ones who use it need their jaws fixed.
So it's a furry for short, you might have known.
Join the chorus while we keep the chant going.

I'm furry. I'm furry. I'm furry. I'm furry. I'm furry. I'm furry. I'm furry.

Now, if you listen properly, you will have realized (hooray)
That I'm not a furry person from the U S of A
If you need more information I can lend you a hand,
Kwooky Womble is a furry from the great southern land.
Now there's furries in America, there's furries in the EU.
There's furries in Australia and New Zealand too.
There's furries all around the world I think it's safe to say.
Planet Earth is furry populated all the way.
On the Internet we gather from the soil of all nations.
All the races, both the genders, and a range of situations.
From the rich to the poor, all the furries are we.
Whether artists or musicians or strictly RP.
Now to help with the furry jargon, here's a quick education.
RP is [[role-play]]ing in a fake situation.
[[RL]]: is real life, IC is in character
Got that? Good. Later on it might matter.
Now out of all the furry words, there is one that stands out.
That word is yiff, and I'll explain what it's all about.
Or maybe I won't, because I'll move right along,
Cause you can't define yiff in a PG-rated song.
But you can define [[scritch]], it's like a scratching only nice.
And furries get a lot of scritching done in their lives.
That's about the quota for the second verse done.
Back to the chant and turn up the fun.

I'm furry. I'm furry. I'm furry. I'm furry. I'm furry. I'm furry.
I'm not a [[Wikipedia:Furby|Furby]].

To make a furry's easy, anyone can do it.
You take your favourite animal and mix a [[human]] through it.
You modify the product, is it real or cartoony?
Is it 2 legs or 4? Is it straight, is it loony?
Does it have a pair of [[wing]]s sprouting out of its back,
Does it have an extra set of legs that other furs lack?
Can it talk or does it speak with psychic communication?
Is it you? Is it not? Is it just speculation?
Once you have your [[fursona]] all sorted out,
You can take a walk and see what we are all about
Some of us have gone and made costume for effect,
But that's a different story, fursuiting on the left.
And to the right we have the artists, who are numerous in style,
Any way you like it, they can draw it with a smile.
But keep in mind in the mix is every sort of thing,
And not all of it is for children which can be a bit of a sting
Experimentation is the order of the day.
Imagination keeps our mind at play.
Now the next verse is long, so I'm going to abort,
And start the chant early to keep the third one short.

I'm furry. I'm furry. I'm furry. I'm furry. I'm furry. I'm furry. I'm furrrry.

Up to the down side, and man, it's a big one.
There's a bunch of people got the furry nation of the run
Misrepresentations are informing the planet.
The war against the furries has to stop now dammit
It's _[[Loaded]]_, and it's _[[Vanity Fair]]_, it's [[Eurotrash]], and it's _[[Marie Claire]]_.
Sad computer geeks in furry costumes. Pet molesting weirdos and orgies in every room.
Look at the freaks. Come and see the parade.
These Characters are only for children! This is sad and depraved!
Pity some people can't stand tall on their feet,
without attacking folks who're marching to a different beat.
Me, I'm only here to have fun. Say what you will
the lies and propaganda make the decent furs ill.
The very small percentage of furverts aside,
most of us furries have nothing to hide.
At least we wouldn't if you didn't keep the lies up.
So many furries have to keep a disguise up.
There's nothing going on, but we're still living in fe-ar,
because they put the naughty possum furry on [[ER]].
It's not a bad thing for the world to know of us
But just the weirdo stuff it's not fair part to show of us.
We don't mind curiosity, cause that's what we're about.
But the news crew from the BBC had better watch out.
One extra verse might undo a lot of damage
Furries have to deal in life with quite enough spammage
The [[science-fiction]] geeks are completely on our cases
and these are people walking around all lost in their spaces
The saddest of the saddest and the furries rate below them?
One day we'll drown them all in spooge, and that'll show them.
Tongue in cheek aside it would be best to respect us
because a lot of people take the other tack and reject us.
but honestly, I couldn't care what they think
That sort of stupid hatred makes the whole world stink.
I'd rather be a kook and use my imagination
And die a happy death instead of bitter stagnation
Well I've laid it on you furry style the good and the bad
the fun and games, and the problems we've had.
So sayonara people, now you know what were about,
Kwooky Womble on the microphone, over and out.
</div>

== Lyrics to the second version ==
<div style="white-space:pre; padding-left: 5em; ">I've written a little song about furries.
It is a rap song.
I hope you like rap songs.
I know I do.
I will magically count to 4, and the beat shall appear.
1, 2, 3, 4.
Are you grooving yet? I hope so!
Grooving is what this song's about.
Grooving to furry information.
Hello!

Furries are diverse - let me say that first.
And it's this one fact which confuses the worst.
We don't all have [[fursuit|costumes]] or collect [[plush toy|stuffed toys]],
so allow me to separate the signal from the noise.

First off, what's [[furry]]? That's an easy thing to tell:
It's an animal that happens to be [[human]] as well.
In technical terms we call it [[anthropomorphic]]s,
But it's easy to explain without all the linguistics;
If it [[Plantigrade|walks like a person]] but meows like a [[cat]],
You've got yourself a furry - it's as simple as that!

If it talks like a person and flies like a [[bird]],
Then it's still a furry even though it sounds absurd.
'Cause even though birds have [[feather]]s and not [[fur]],
Mammals are the commonest type of furry in the world
So the word comes from them. Even starting with a fly,
You'll end up with a furry no matter how hard you try.

That's a furry. That's a furry, that's a furry.
I will sing it.
That's a fuuurry. That's a furry, that's a furry.
That's a furry you know.

So, that's a furry [[character]] but what about the rest?
A furry is a person to whom furries are an interest.
So both the character and the viewer are furry -
It'll all make sense soon, so don't worry.

Most furries never meet face to face.
We come from everywhere, all over the place.
There's furries in the Americas and in the EU.
There's furries in Asia and Australasia too.
On the Internet we gather from the soil of all nations:
All ages and races; both genders; a range of educations.
Here we are, all the furries are we,
Whether [[artist]]s or [[convention|congoers]] or strictly RP.

Now to help with the furry jargon here's some quick education:
RP is [[roleplaying]] in a made-up situation;
A [[fursona]] is a furry you pretend to be,
Usually one you make up yourself for other people to see.
In [[furspeak|furry lingo]], one word stands out:
And that word is [[yiff]] and this is what it's all about.
Or maybe I'll shut up and move right along,
Because you can't define yiff in a polite sort of song.
And that's without touching [[scritch]]ing or [[spooge]],
When it comes to furry-speak, there's a veritable deluge.
But that's about the quota for the second verse done,
So join in the chant and have some fun!

Furry. This is furry. This is furry.
This is furry, furry!
Furry!
(We're not furbies, by the way.)

To make a furry's easy - anyone can do it:
You take your favourite animal and mix a human through it.
You modify the product - is it real or cartoony?
Is it two legs or four? Is it straight? Is it loony?
Does it have a pair of [[wings]] sprouting out of its back?
Does it have an [[centaur|extra set of legs]] that other furs lack?
Can it [[talking animal|talk]] or does it speak with psychic communication?
Is it you? Is it not? Is it just speculation?

Once you have your fursona all sorted out,
You can take a walk and see what we are all about.
Some of us have gone and made a costume for effect -
But that's a different story - [[:Category:Fursuiters|fursuiters]] on the left
and to the right we have the [[:Category:Artists|artists]], who are numerous in style:
Anyway you like it, they can draw it with a smile!
But keep in mind that in the mix is every sort of thing
And [[pornography|not all of it for children]], which can be a bit of a sting.

Experimentation is the order of the day;
Imagination keeps our minds at play.
Now the next verse is long so I'm going to abort
And start the chant early to keep the third one short.

We're Furry. We're Furry. We're Furry. Furry.
So Furry. So Furry. So Furry! aaaaah....

Up to the downside of all this furry fun:
Some people don't get it not all, just some.
Misinformation and lies are afoot!
It's crap up with which I shall not put!
Hey [[MTV]]! Hey [[Vanity Fair]]!
Take a bow, [[Eurotrash]] and [[Marie Claire]]!
And a special shout out to - you know what? I don't care.
If I bitch about detractors, it's a total waste of air.

I'm only a furry to have fun, say what you like.
[[:Category:Anti-furries|Anti-furry]] propaganda can take a long hike!
And it's not just that we're all completely [[Squeaky Clean Furry Archive|squeaky clean]],
Only sometimes the normal world thinks it has a right to be mean.
And normal? Who'd wanna be? It's not for us!
You can heckle us all you like from the Boring Bus!
And if you need to put a weirdo down to feel bigger,
then you're a sad sort of person and you're sicker than [[Doug Winger]].

Some furries are odd, some furries are mean,
Some furries draw pictures which are rather obscene.
Some furries believe things which are strange to me!
But remember what I said about furry diversity?

'Cause it's not a bad thing for the world to know us,
But just the [[:Category:Paraphilias|kooky stuff]] is not a fair part to show of us.
We don't mind curiosity, 'cause that's what we're about,
But any future journalists had better watch out!

One extra single doesn't do a lot of damage;
We furries have dealt with [[:Category:Media coverage|quite enough spammage]].
With all that said, the tide is turning.
The wounds are healing and we're quickly learning that:

Best [[paw]] forward is the way to go!
Put your best paw forward and away you go!
Put your best paw forward and away you go!
That is if you've even got a paw. Um. I don't know.

I'd rather be furry and use my imagination
And die a happy death instead of bitter stagnation.
I'd rather express than repress and then get depressed
And then get stressed about my situation.

Well I've laid it on you birdy style, the good and the bad,
The fun and the games and the problems we've had.

So sayonara people, now you know what we're about.
This is Kurrel on the microphone, over and out!
</div>

==References==
<references/>

== External links ==

=== Kurrel's FurAffinity site ===

* [http://www.furaffinity.net/view/923858/ rereleased 2004 version, high quality MP3]
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/view/413916/ 2007 draft]
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/view/492908/ Covered with the fur, parodying the 2001 version]
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/view/492907/ Covered with the fur, parodying the 2004 version]
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/view/398303/ Instrumental version of the 2001 version]

=== Unofficial links ===

* [http://nottehfurry.ytmnd.com/ Short flash sampler from YTMND]
* [http://furrykirby.ytmnd.com/ Another short sample from YTMND]
* [http://www.krystallovers.com/coppermine/displayimage.php?album=random&cat=10001&pos=-30 The first version of The Furry Song]
** [http://www.krystallovers.com/coppermine/albums/userpics/Kooky_Womble_-_Im_Furry.mp3 Download Version]
* [http://rapidshare.com/files/1355582/Kurrel_the_Raven_AKA_Kwooky_Womble_-_Furry_Song.mp3.html The second version of The Furry Song]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrg9KhJbl0w Audio with lyric at YouTube]
[[Category:Songs|Furry Song, The]]

{{Featured article|Furry Song, The}}

Kurrel the Raven

2008-12-06T16:44:03Z

Kurrel: Cleaning up self-indulgent copy

Kurrel the Raven

2008-12-06T16:05:41Z

Kurrel: /* External links */

2008-12-06T14:27:28Z

Kurrel: Remarkupping

Australia (IRC channel)

2008-12-06T14:27:00Z

Kurrel: Markupping properly

Australia (IRC channel)

2008-12-06T14:22:00Z

Kurrel: Fixing markup and adding categories

Australia (IRC channel)

2008-12-06T14:20:35Z

Kurrel: First draft

Ozfurs

2008-12-06T14:03:53Z

Kurrel: Removing myself from channel regulars

{{wrongtitle|title=#ozfurs}}
[[Image:Ozfurs.png|100px|right]]
'''#ozfurs''' ([irc://irc.furnet.com/ozfurs #ozfurs]) is a channel on [[FurNet (IRC)]], populated mostly by furries from the country of [[Wikipedia:Australia|Australia]].

== Frequent inhabitants ==

* '''Channel owner:''' [[Rally]]
* '''Channel admins:''' [[Anakaine]], [[ardyn]][L], [[Bingo Dingo|Bingo]], [[boodie|misukoneko]], [[Snowpony]]
* '''Channel bot:''' [[Ozzy]].

'''Channel ops:''' [[Afromann]], [[Bastett]], [[Dimruthien VerenLaulaja|Dimruthien]], [[Eyeya]], [[Hendikins]], [[Lymril]], [[MistyStriker]], [[Moskintia]], [[QtPlatypus]], [[Rose Quoll|Rose]], [[RubberFox]], [[Samo]], [[ShivalWolf]], [[Stephen]], [[Tursiae]], [[theturtlemoves]], [[Whyrl]], [[Wolphin]], [[Wuffy]].

'''Channel voice:''' [[^Anubis^]], [[Alexander (Australia)|Alexander]], [[Allara]], [[Atalon Deer|AtalontheDeer]], [[Atpaw]], [[B_dog]], [[batty]], [[Borko]], [[Broc]], [[Cecilia]], [[Dalfox]], [[Dancin_teddy]], [[User:David Fox|David Fox]], [[Demon_Quoll]], [[Dime]], [[DustanDFox]], [[ebonypony]], [[Electra]], [[Drazik Skall|Es02]], [[Ethelion]], [[Fima]], [[Flaydramon]], [[Fleet]], [[FoxyMalone]], [[Furgeta]], [[Grant Freckelton|Gryf]], [[Hammond]], [[hammy]], [[Harleywolf]], [[Hebby]], [[Jakra]], [[Jes`ad]], [[Juzbunny]],[[Kandra]], [[kchikitty]], [[Kementh]], [[LilMissNorti]], [[Marrra]], [[Maz]], [[Moreth]], [[mousepaws]], [[NeoG]], [[Ngarewyrd]], [[Nikita Wolfpaw]], [[NovaVixen]], [[Ois]], [[Packer]], [[Pakesh_De]], [[pawz]], [[Phobos]], [[ponytrap]]{S}, [[PsychoSmiley]], [[Rathen]], [[Ravs]], [[Raz]], [[Reynard_Fox]], [[sabakitty]], [[Sandwalker]], [[scampsfowx]], [[Serenia]], [[Shadowrunner]], [[SiblingCreature]], [[silverfur]], [[Smacky_Wolf]], [[Snooper]], [[StarShadow]], [[subbmissivepup]], [[T`rraaa]], [[Tech_Wolfox]], [[timberfox]], [[Trinnexx]], [[Tyresk]], [[Veronath]], [[Vulpyro]], [[Wizarth]], [[wwolfy]], [[YukiFox]], [[Yuumei]], [[Yuumei_Doragon]], [[Zyteil]].

'''Other channel inhabitants:''' [[Harley Coyote]], [[Killen]], [[Kushantaiidan]], [[StuntTiger]].

==See also==

*[[SAFurs.org]]

== External links ==

* The #ozfurs channel [http://ozfurs.org/stats/rules.html rules]
* The #ozfurs [http://ozfurs.org/ forum]
* The #ozfurs channel [http://ozfurs.org/stats/ statistics]
[[Category:Regional groups]]
[[Category: Chat rooms]]
[[Category: Australia]]

The Furry Song

2007-12-03T13:11:33Z

Kurrel: Adding new official link

'''''The Furry Song''''' is a song by [[Kurrel the Raven]] about the [[furry community]]. Its lyrics are [[Wikipedia:rap|rapped]] in a jovial Australian voice over the top of an original [[Wikipedia:reggae|reggae]]-inspired breakbeat-driven backing track.

The song has been taken by some as a statement to attempt to eliminate [[stereotype]]s of [[furry fan]]s and [[artist]]s, although the original intent was just to write a song about furries to serve as a general introduction to the community, with a bit of angst at the end.

== Different versions ==

The Furry Song is somewhat unusual in that Kurrel keeps rewriting it, releasing it and then revoking it from download again.

=== Proper versions ===

The version from August 2001 (the ''Kwooky Womble'' or ''Boo!'' version, also known as ''I'm Furry''), arguably has better attention paid to groove in the delivery, but its final verse descends into lyrics about how terribly furries are mistreated by everyone outside the community without offering any ideas on what to do about it. The lyrical performance is also not the best. Kurrel deemed this version not good enough to keep online, and the song was promptly withdrawn from download pending a rewrite.

The version from April 2004 (the ''Kurrel the Raven'' or ''Hi!'' version) has a better fourth verse and a far more animated delivery albeit with a slightly weaker groove. The song goes far more into the diversity of the furry community and goes very much on the attack in the final verse. Despite the marked improvement over the ''Boo!'' version, Kurrel again deemed the song unworthy for distribution due to its perceived shortcomings and it was withdrawn once again from release.

A preview of a new version was posted online at Kurrel's [[FurAffinity]] site in February 2007, featuring a selection of draft lyrics of various lengths demonstrating that Kurrel's been studiously polishing his rap technique since the last version. Despite the positive feedback, no more developments have followed; however the draft is still online at the time of writing.

On 3 December 2007, Kurrel discovered that Encylopedia Dramatica had linked the unofficial Furry Song video<ref>http://www.furaffinity.net/view/923858/</ref>; as a direct result, he released the second version back onto the Internet officially in higher quality than ever before.

=== Other versions ===

The ''Kransky the Wombat'' version of the Furry song is available online at [http://www.furry.org.au/Kurrel Kurrel's furry.org.au page]. The idea was alluded to as a joke by [[Anfael]] on Kurrel's Wikifur article: ''The Furry Song has been rewritten and deleted no less than twenty-three times (including the Kransky the Wombat version, a puzzling 17-minute incarnation in which the lyrics consisted solely of the words 'my face, your thighs' shouted over and over).'' Kurrel found this surreal joke fascinating enough to actually realise; this version sounds precisely as it is described, and has disappointed more than a few people.

Two versions of the song exist called ''Covered with the Fur''. These are unaccompanied spoken word versions Kurrel produced by translating the lyrics from the 2001 and 2004 versions of the songs into Japanese and back into English, then reading them as matter-of-factly as possible. They are both available on his FurAffinity page.

Many other unreleased versions of the song exist, none of which are available for download.

== Structure ==

The first verse in both versions goes into what a furry is in terms of what sort of creature/character is furry.

:''Furries are diverse: let me say that first. And it's this one fact which confuses the worst. We don't all have [[fursuit|costumes]] or collect [[plush toys|stuffed toys]], so allow me to separate the signal from the noise.''

The second verse in both versions goes into what furry fans are, where they're from, what they do, and a quick education on common furry slang including the Y word.

:''In furry lingo, one word stands out. That word is [[yiff]] and I'll explain what it's all about..''

The third verse, more or less identical in both released versions, goes into how to join in the community and what sorts of different furries there are (artists, fursuiters).

:''Experimentation is the order of the day. Imagination keeps our minds at play.''

The fourth verse changes radically between different versions, but both cover the troubles of being a furry.

== How to get it ==

At the moment, neither the song nor the lyrics are available from ravenspiral.com or even by personal request by email from Kurrel. He is however working on a new version to be released with other furry-themed songs on an five-track EP (extended play mini-album) with no set release date.

While he's not giving it to people himself, he accepts the song will be traded and performed at cons without his direct involvement, and doesn't mind this as long as acknowledgment of his original authorship is given.

== Lyrics to the first version ==

<div style="white-space:pre; padding-left: 5em; ">
Boo!
Ah G'day G'day G'day. It's Kwooky Womble. Comin' to you from the Neptune Room.
I've written a bit of a song about furries, set it in a Reggae/Hiphop style.
Interesting, because Reggae was responsible for Hiphop in the first place.
Big ups to [[Atpaw]] and [[Dutch]] and [[Zexyz]] and all the people in channel fursuit.
Now I've written this song to be slow enough for anyone to dance to no matter what sort of fat bastard you are.
So get up out of your chair and prepare to dance.

One, two, three, bring the beats on.

All around the world among the people in the street
Are a group of folks who're marching to a different beat
Now we aren't about to squick you and get all heavy-handed
But the furries have landed.

Now there's a lot of different furries and I have to respect that.
There's straights and queers, but you might have expected that.
But there's no one thing with which to unite us.
Aside from the critters, but that's pretty obvious.
And by critters of course, I mean the animal kingdom.
Not just the furry ones, but the [[scaly]] ones with 'em.
As well as the [[arthropod]]s, [[fish]]es and [[bird]]s.
But mainly it's the furry ones, so they get the word.
In long form we call it [[anthropomorphic]]s.
Its such a lengthy word the ones who use it need their jaws fixed.
So it's a furry for short, you might have known.
Join the chorus while we keep the chant going.

I'm furry. I'm furry. I'm furry. I'm furry. I'm furry. I'm furry. I'm furry.

Now, if you listen properly, you will have realized (hooray)
That I'm not a furry person from the U S of A
If you need more information I can lend you a hand,
Kwooky Womble is a furry from the great southern land.
Now there's furries in America, there's furries in the EU.
There's furries in Australia and New Zealand too.
There's furries all around the world I think it's safe to say.
Planet Earth is furry populated all the way.
On the Internet we gather from the soil of all nations.
All the races, both the genders, and a range of situations.
From the rich to the poor, all the furries are we.
Whether artists or musicians or strictly RP.
Now to help with the furry jargon, here's a quick education.
RP is [[role-play]]ing in a fake situation.
[[RL]]: is real life, IC is in character
Got that? Good. Later on it might matter.
Now out of all the furry words, there is one that stands out.
That word is yiff, and I'll explain what it's all about.
Or maybe I won't, because I'll move right along,
Cause you can't define yiff in a PG-rated song.
But you can define [[scritch]], it's like a scratching only nice.
And furries get a lot of scritching done in their lives.
That's about the quota for the second verse done.
Back to the chant and turn up the fun.

I'm furry. I'm furry. I'm furry. I'm furry. I'm furry. I'm furry.
I'm not a [[Wikipedia:Furby|Furby]].

To make a furry's easy, anyone can do it.
You take your favourite animal and mix a [[human]] through it.
You modify the product, is it real or cartoony?
Is it 2 legs or 4? Is it straight, is it loony?
Does it have a pair of [[wing]]s sprouting out of its back,
Does it have an extra set of legs that other furs lack?
Can it talk or does it speak with psychic communication?
Is it you? Is it not? Is it just speculation?
Once you have your [[fursona]] all sorted out,
You can take a walk and see what we are all about
Some of us have gone and made costume for effect,
But that's a different story, fursuiting on the left.
And to the right we have the artists, who are numerous in style,
Any way you like it, they can draw it with a smile.
But keep in mind in the mix is every sort of thing,
And not all of it is for children which can be a bit of a sting
Experimentation is the order of the day.
Imagination keeps our mind at play.
Now the next verse is long, so I'm going to abort,
And start the chant early to keep the third one short.

I'm furry. I'm furry. I'm furry. I'm furry. I'm furry. I'm furry. I'm furrrry.

Up to the down side, and man, it's a big one.
There's a bunch of people got the furry nation of the run
Misrepresentations are informing the planet.
The war against the furries has to stop now dammit
It's _[[Loaded]]_, and it's _[[Vanity Fair]]_, it's [[Eurotrash]], and it's _[[Marie Claire]]_.
Sad computer geeks in furry costumes. Pet molesting weirdos and orgies in every room.
Look at the freaks. Come and see the parade.
These Characters are only for children! This is sad and depraved!
Pity some people can't stand tall on their feet,
without attacking folks who're marching to a different beat.
Me, I'm only here to have fun. Say what you will
the lies and propaganda make the decent furs ill.
The very small percentage of furverts aside,
most of us furries have nothing to hide.
At least we wouldn't if you didn't keep the lies up.
So many furries have to keep a disguise up.
There's nothing going on, but we're still living in fe-ar,
because they put the naughty possum furry on [[ER]].
It's not a bad thing for the world to know of us
But just the weirdo stuff it's not fair part to show of us.
We don't mind curiosity, cause that's what we're about.
But the news crew from the BBC had better watch out.
One extra verse might undo a lot of damage
Furries have to deal in life with quite enough spammage
The [[science-fiction]] geeks are completely on our cases
and these are people walking around all lost in their spaces
The saddest of the saddest and the furries rate below them?
One day we'll drown them all in spooge, and that'll show them.
Tongue in cheek aside it would be best to respect us
because a lot of people take the other tack and reject us.
but honestly, I couldn't care what they think
That sort of stupid hatred makes the whole world stink.
I'd rather be a kook and use my imagination
And die a happy death instead of bitter stagnation
Well I've laid it on you furry style the good and the bad
the fun and games, and the problems we've had.
So sayonara people, now you know what were about,
Kwooky Womble on the microphone, over and out.
</div>

== Lyrics to the second version ==
<div style="white-space:pre; padding-left: 5em; ">I've written a little song about furries.
It is a rap song.
I hope you like rap songs.
I know I do.
I will magically count to 4, and the beat shall appear.
1, 2, 3, 4.
Are you grooving yet? I hope so!
Grooving is what this song's about.
Grooving to furry information.
Hello!

Furries are diverse - let me say that first.
And it's this one fact which confuses the worst.
We don't all have [[fursuit|costumes]] or collect [[plush toy|stuffed toys]],
so allow me to separate the signal from the noise.

First off, what's [[furry]]? That's an easy thing to tell:
It's an animal that happens to be [[human]] as well.
In technical terms we call it [[anthropomorphic]]s,
But it's easy to explain without all the linguistics;
If it [[Plantigrade|walks like a person]] but meows like a [[cat]],
You've got yourself a furry - it's as simple as that!

If it talks like a person and flies like a [[bird]],
Then it's still a furry even though it sounds absurd.
'Cause even though birds have [[feather]]s and not [[fur]],
Mammals are the commonest type of furry in the world
So the word comes from them. Even starting with a fly,
You'll end up with a furry no matter how hard you try.

That's a furry. That's a furry, that's a furry.
I will sing it.
That's a fuuurry. That's a furry, that's a furry.
That's a furry you know.

So, that's a furry [[character]] but what about the rest?
A furry is a person to whom furries are an interest.
So both the character and the viewer are furry -
It'll all make sense soon, so don't worry.

Most furries never meet face to face.
We come from everywhere, all over the place.
There's furries in the Americas and in the EU.
There's furries in Asia and Australasia too.
On the Internet we gather from the soil of all nations:
All ages and races; both genders; a range of educations.
Here we are, all the furries are we,
Whether [[artist]]s or [[convention|congoers]] or strictly RP.

Now to help with the furry jargon here's some quick education:
RP is [[roleplaying]] in a made-up situation;
A [[fursona]] is a furry you pretend to be,
Usually one you make up yourself for other people to see.
In [[furspeak|furry lingo]], one word stands out:
And that word is [[yiff]] and this is what it's all about.
Or maybe I'll shut up and move right along,
Because you can't define yiff in a polite sort of song.
And that's without touching [[scritch]]ing or [[spooge]],
When it comes to furry-speak, there's a veritable deluge.
But that's about the quota for the second verse done,
So join in the chant and have some fun!

Furry. This is furry. This is furry.
This is furry, furry!
Furry!
(We're not furbies, by the way.)

To make a furry's easy - anyone can do it:
You take your favourite animal and mix a human through it.
You modify the product - is it real or cartoony?
Is it two legs or four? Is it straight? Is it loony?
Does it have a pair of [[wings]] sprouting out of its back?
Does it have an [[centaur|extra set of legs]] that other furs lack?
Can it [[talking animal|talk]] or does it speak with psychic communication?
Is it you? Is it not? Is it just speculation?

Once you have your fursona all sorted out,
You can take a walk and see what we are all about.
Some of us have gone and made a costume for effect -
But that's a different story - [[:Category:Fursuiters|fursuiters]] on the left
and to the right we have the [[:Category:Artists|artists]], who are numerous in style:
Anyway you like it, they can draw it with a smile!
But keep in mind that in the mix is every sort of thing
And [[pornography|not all of it for children]], which can be a bit of a sting.

Experimentation is the order of the day;
Imagination keeps our minds at play.
Now the next verse is long so I'm going to abort
And start the chant early to keep the third one short.

We're Furry. We're Furry. We're Furry. Furry.
So Furry. So Furry. So Furry! aaaaah....

Up to the downside of all this furry fun:
Some people don't get it not all, just some.
Misinformation and lies are afoot!
It's crap up with which I shall not put!
Hey [[MTV]]! Hey [[Vanity Fair]]!
Take a bow, [[Eurotrash]] and [[Marie Claire]]!
And a special shout out to - you know what? I don't care.
If I bitch about detractors, it's a total waste of air.

I'm only a furry to have fun, say what you like.
[[:Category:Anti-furries|Anti-furry]] propaganda can take a long hike!
And it's not just that we're all completely [[Squeaky Clean Furry Archive|squeaky clean]],
Only sometimes the normal world thinks it has a right to be mean.
And normal? Who'd wanna be? It's not for us!
You can heckle us all you like from the Boring Bus!
And if you need to put a weirdo down to feel bigger,
then you're a sad sort of person and you're sicker than [[Doug Winger]].

Some furries are odd, some furries are mean,
Some furries draw pictures which are rather obscene.
Some furries believe things which are strange to me!
But remember what I said about furry diversity?

'Cause it's not a bad thing for the world to know us,
But just the [[:Category:Paraphilias|kooky stuff]] is not a fair part to show of us.
We don't mind curiosity, 'cause that's what we're about,
But any future journalists had better watch out!

One extra singe doesn't do a lot of damage;
We furries have dealt with [[:Category:Media coverage|quite enough spammage]].
With all that said, the tide is turning.
The wounds are healing and we're quickly learning that:

Best [[paw]] forward is the way to go!
Put your best paw forward and away you go!
Put your best paw forward and away you go!
That is if you've even got a paw. Um. I don't know.

I'd rather be furry and use my imagination
And die a happy death instead of bitter stagnation.
I'd rather express than repress and then get depressed
And then get stressed about my situation.

Well I've laid it on you birdy style, the good and the bad,
The fun and the games and the problems we've had.

So sayonara people, now you know what we're about.
This is Kurrel on the microphone, over and out!
</div>

==References==
<references/>

== External links ==

=== Kurrel's FurAffinity site ===

* [http://www.furaffinity.net/view/923858/ rereleased 2004 version, high quality MP3]
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/view/413916/ 2007 draft]
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/view/492908/ Covered with the fur, parodying the 2001 version]
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/view/492907/ Covered with the fur, parodying the 2004 version]
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/view/398303/ Instrumental version of the 2001 version]

=== Unofficial links ===

* [http://nottehfurry.ytmnd.com/ Short flash sampler from YTMND]
* [http://furrykirby.ytmnd.com/ Another short sample from YTMND]
* [http://www.krystallovers.com/coppermine/displayimage.php?album=random&cat=10001&pos=-30 The first version of The Furry Song]
** [http://www.krystallovers.com/coppermine/albums/userpics/Kooky_Womble_-_Im_Furry.mp3 Download Version]
* [http://rapidshare.com/files/1355582/Kurrel_the_Raven_AKA_Kwooky_Womble_-_Furry_Song.mp3.html The second version of The Furry Song]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrg9KhJbl0w Audio with lyric at YouTube]
[[Category:Songs|Furry Song, The]]

{{Featured article|Furry Song, The}}

Kurrel the Raven

2007-08-09T12:08:32Z

Kurrel: Link correction

Squirrel

2007-08-04T13:11:52Z

Kurrel: Man.. don't people read Wikipedia?

:''This topic is about the [[species]]. There is also a [[Squirrel (person)|person]] named Squirrel.''

A '''squirrel''' is a small [[omnivorous]] [[rodent]]. A well-known example of a squirrel in furry fandom is [[Eric W. Schwartz]]'s character [[Amy the Squirrel]]. Some examples from popular culture are Hammy from the movie [[Over The Hedge]], and Rocky from [[Rocky and Bullwinkle]].

For many people, the type of squirrel that first comes to mind is a tree squirrel. Affectionately called a "tree rats" by some in the [[furry fandom]] for their arboreal lifestyle, its most distinctive feature is its long, bushy [[tail]]. Two of the better known types of squirrels are the grey squirrels and the red squirrels. The grey squirrel is native to America but has been introduced to other parts of the world, and has spread rapidly. However, many of the numerous species of squirrel differ from the busy-tailed, tree-dwelling description.

[[Image:Andoronzon_Unit_Rokki.jpg|right|thumb|[[Rokki]], a flying squirrel character from [[Andorozon]]]]

==Types of squirrels==
Squirrels are not a "species" by the proper taxonomic definition of the term, but in fact cover more than 280 species from two families (''Sciuridae'' and ''Anomaluridae'') in the rodent family (''Rodentia''). Tree squirrels more or less comprise the genus ''Sciurus'', which has 28 species among which are gray squirrels, fox squirrels, red squirrels, and Abert's squirrels. Other members of the squirrel family include [[flying squirrel]]s, ground squirrels, [[chipmunk]]s, [[prairie dog]]s, and [[marmot]]s.<ref>Based on information from the [http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site Animal Diversity Web]</ref>

==See also==
* [[:Category:Squirrel characters|Squirrel characters]]
* [[Wikipedia:Squirrel|Squirrel]] at Wikipedia

==External links==
*[http://www.fanarchive.net/miavir/stories/key.squirrel.html "Squirrel" on Miavir's]
* [http://www.discoverwild.org/squirrels.html Giant squirrels in India's Western Ghats]

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Rodent species]]

Kurrel the Raven

2007-07-20T08:54:07Z

Kurrel: /* Illustration */ I got a new tablet. Yay me!

Talk:Anfael

2007-06-25T21:01:53Z

Kurrel:

While being a somewhat amusing read, I fail to see exactly how this article is of any relevance to the furry fandom... if it really ''is'', however, it must be in the most vaguest of ways from what I can tell. Care to let some insight on this, anyone? --[[User:MKerris|MKerris]] 21:11, 13 Jan 2006 (UTC)

:A google search turns up [http://us.vclart.net/vcl/Artists/Anfael/ this person's VCL website]. That's why I flagged it as needing cleanup instead of SpD. --[[User:Dmuth|Dmuth]] 21:26, 13 Jan 2006 (UTC)

::Hey, thanks for making it clear. It apparently seems like I should start Googling around a bit more myself before I ask about stuff - I somehow tend to underestimate its power much too often. :) --[[User:MKerris|MKerris]] 22:00, 13 Jan 2006 (UTC)

:::Even if it is related to furry, it doesn't seem very expandable...Adding speedy delete. [[User:SpazKitty|Spaz Kitty]] 10:51, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

::::Wait...what? Why wouldn't this be expandable? I certainly do not think the SpD is warranted here.----[[User:DuncanDaHusky|DuncanDaHusky]]<sup>([[User talk:DuncanDaHusky|talk]])</sup> 12:34, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

:::::As noted above, the only thing of note here is their VCL gallery - a Google search for Anfael reveals only that and this entry. I hardly think adding stubs for every VCL artist in the database is necessary, especially if there's no sites or anything else of the biographical sort to be found about the artist. [[User:SpazKitty|Spaz Kitty]] 12:36, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

::::::Except that someone may find the article and decide to add more biographical data. Please remember two very important things:
::::::1. On a wiki, very few things need to happen RIGHT NOW. If you wish to delete or move an article, please give plenty of time (as in days, up to a week) for discussion and negotiation. It's great that you're enthusiastic about editing but I'm beginning to have some concerns about the swath that you seem to be cutting through the wiki.
::::::2. Although not physically true, for our purposes the amount of storage space available to us is infinite. There is no harm in having small articles out there - in fact, in my opinion it is much better to have a small article than just a redlink because that gives people something to "hang their hat on" when they come here - they see a small article and say, "Hey, I can add to that!" It's an additional inducement for them to add to the wiki, which is never a bad thing. As a result of that, if we did have a stub for every artist on VCL (not that such a thing is likely to happen), I fail to see the harm in it. ----[[User:DuncanDaHusky|DuncanDaHusky]]<sup>([[User talk:DuncanDaHusky|talk]])</sup> 12:14, 12 July 2006 (UTC)
:::::::Which the article now not only has but also a pretty picture drawn i am told by the artist himself. ----[[User:Kurrel|Kurrel]]<sup>([[User talk:Kurrel|talk]])</sup> 21:01, 26 June 2007 (UTC)

Cameroo

2007-06-25T06:23:26Z

Kurrel: First draft

Cameroo is an illustrator from Santa Ana, California. He started participating in the fandom in 1996, drawn mainly by his interest in werewolves. Accordingly, much of his artwork is transformation-centred.

His avatar is a cartoony kangaroo with glasses, often seen wearing a hoodie.

== External Links ==

* [http://cameroo.deviantart.com/ Cameroo] on [[DeviantArt]]
* [http://www.furaffinity.net/user/cameroo Cameroo] on [[FurAffinity]]
* [http://www.transfur.com/Gallery/Artist.aspx?Artist=Cameroo Cameroo] at [[TransFur]]

Kurrel

2007-06-18T15:16:37Z

Kurrel: Redirecting to Kurrel the Raven

#REDIRECT [[Kurrel the Raven]]

Kurrel the Raven

2007-06-18T15:15:07Z

Kurrel: Thatbreaks..

Kurrel the Raven

2007-06-18T15:14:34Z

Kurrel:

Sandroo

2007-06-18T14:11:07Z

Kurrel: New page: '''Sandroo''' is an animator and sculptor from the United Kingdom. His avatar is a kangaroo. Category:PeopleCategory:ArtistsCategory:Animators[[Category:Kangaroo character...

'''Sandroo''' is an animator and sculptor from the United Kingdom. His avatar is a [[kangaroo]].

[[Category:People]][[Category:Artists]][[Category:Animators]][[Category:Kangaroo characters]]