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Credit For The Cure
by  zincshed   and   SusieCool
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Here is a song that I co-wrote with my sister. Using a process we have used before, we fed a real performance by @SusieCool into Suno.
Suno generated many versions and I have wasted many hours trying to create a non AI version. I am now back to square one, so here is the actual Suno output I am using as the “demo track” for any future development.

Misgivings about Suno aside, this song is about a character that was a part of the American West. It compares what he could get away with then as against what scammers get away with today. The “Snake Oil Salesman” label gets used a lot nowadays as a convenient slur but it is based on real practices from the past.
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Released 18-Jul-2026
Category Country
Application Cakewalk
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Type mp3
Size 8.4 Mb
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Plays 1
Downloads 0
Weekly plays 1
Weekly downloads 0
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License Derivative works allowed on iBandstand only; contact artist for permission
AI lyrics No
AI music/production Yes
Lyrics
Credit For The Cure
Lyrics – zincshed & SusieCool
Music - SusieCool

He was just a snake oil salesman
Who moved from town to town
But deep within he still believed
That miracles abound

He never met the modern world
Where evil men preside
He never learnt new ways and means 
To bend our hearts and minds

[Chorus]
Shady snake oil salesman
Peddling potions to the poor
Shady snake oil salesman
Claiming credit for the cure

He was just a snake oil salesman
Selling moonshine on the side
His potions charms and amulets
Were objects sold with pride

Some days he’d thump the bible
Some days he’d heal the sick
It always seemed like miracles
But it was just a trick

[Chorus]
Shady snake oil salesman
Peddling potions to the poor
Shady snake oil salesman
Claiming credit for the cure

He never met the modern world
Where millions can be made
From scams and empty promises
To those that he betrayed

Folks believe just what they want
They pray their dreams come true
And snake oil salesmen carry on
To sell your hopes to you

Chorus repeat
Description of Ai usage
Original music and lyrics were fed to Suno
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