Sizzler by Protis

Sizzler was a popular family restaurant chain, and it was certainly a favourite of mine growing up! My family and I would go there quite often when we were younger, and this was back at a time where you could choose between the smoking and non-smoking sections. I remember always being adamant and declaring that we sit in the non-smoking section! Sizzler is perhaps best remembered for its cheese toast, which was always served as an entree to every meal. You could choose from the salad bar and pasta station, which were all-you-can-eat if you specified that when you ordered your main meal (or you could have the salad or pasta as your main meal if you wanted to). There were all kinds of choices available for your main course, ranging from fish, steak, seafood, burgers, etc. Then you could top it all off with a nice bowl of soft-serve ice cream from the dessert station. I remember making serveral trips to the salad bar, and I would end up with what my brother called "Cheese Mountain." My favourite main meal was the shrimp fry platter, and of course I couldn't go past two bowls of ice cream to finish! You could also get drink refills as well, with several soft drinks to choose from. My song submissions's chord progression is based on that of "I'm Into Something Good" which was made famous by Herman's Hermits. I chose this song because it was used in some of Sizzler's television advertisements. I initlaly recorded my piano part in my DAW, but found that it was too slow for my liking. So rather than redo it at a faster speed, I adjusted the tempo in my DAW and sped up my piano part. I decided not to use the original pitch of my initial recording, because I quite like the sped-up quality of it. The vocal was recorded at the faster tempo. There was a Sizzler restaurant a few suburbs over from where I live actually. The building is still there, even though it has been transformed into a shop called Pet Barn! There was a KFC restaurant right near where Sizzler used to be, and the old KFC building is still there too but it has now become a 24-hour gym!

VERSE 1
Way back in my childhood
When I was really young
I heard of a restaurant
That was for everyone

I went with my family
We'd always love to go
We preferred the fresh air
Because we did not smoke

CHORUS
Sizzler was the place to be
With the red and green sign
You'll be full up to the brim
With your hunger satisfied

Sizzler was the place to be
With the red and green sign
You'll be full up to the brim
With your hunger satisfied

VERSE 2
Cheese toast started every meal
When people sat to eat
It was really popular
And always went down a treat

Grated cheese and bacon bits
Would decorate my plate
Many trips to the salad bar
Would often seal my fate

CHORUS
Sizzler was the place to be
With the red and green sign
You'll be full up to the brim
With your hunger satisfied

Sizzler was the place to be
With the red and green sign
You'll be full up to the brim
With your hunger satisfied

VERSE 3
"More shrimp, mate?" The waiter asked
When it was all-you-can-eat
I could never turn it down
It always favoured me

I preferred to end my meal
With two bowls of soft serve
You would get three courses
Entree, main and dessert

CHORUS
Sizzler was the place to be
With the red and green sign
You'll be full up to the brim
With your hunger satisfied

Sizzler was the place to be
With the red and green sign
You'll be full up to the brim
With your hunger satisfied