The Weekly Song

Week 13 - New Boy

This one goes out to all my New York ladies.

Special thanks to my old & dear friend Kim Loconto (thank you for being a friend), with some extra help on the recording from two other dear friends - Zarrin-Taj on vocals and Sam Hopkins on smokin' guitar.

Angela Bowers did not appear on this week's song because she couldn't drag her ass out of bed at 4pm on a Sunday.

I would also like to thank New Boy.  (Can't wait to meet him!)

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lyrics
HEY! YOU! NEW BOY! COME HERE!

hey there new boy
what did you do boy?
buy me a drink or two boy
hey new boy, come here!

tell me about the book you read
i wanna know what makes you laugh
oh i just bet that most of it makes me laugh too boy

i can't take you home to meet my mom
she only likes men
men who have real jobs
but I'll kiss you now anyway
it feels too good in your arms
boy!

(spoken)
hey, kim you know there's nothing i like more than the smell of a new boy early in the morning
i know just what you mean jamie. like, the way his hair catches the light...
makes me wanna lose my mind!

hey there new boy
leaving so soon, boy?
i should go too, boy
oh new boy come here!

tell me about bike you bought
i wanna know what size your bed is
oh i just hope that i can fit right next to you in it, boy!

i can't take you home to meet my dad
he'd just get upset
the whole thing makes him too sad
but i'll go home with you anyway
it feels too good to be bad
boy!

Week 12 - Pack a Gun

I don't always know where songs come from - how they start in my experiences and get processed somehow for packaging inside of a tune and lyrics.  Sometimes, just being near someone I'm close with can produce a song based on their experiences.  I think this is one of those cases.

The production on this one is rather stark. I recently realized that I have access to a pretty sick Fender Rhodes piano in one of the rehearsal spaces I rent, so I've used it quite liberally on this track. But besides that and a single lead vocal track, that's all she wrote. The subject matter is kinda heavy, so I couldn't really justify turning this into a big production number.

I hope you can enjoy my restraint. It is a rare treat.

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lyrics
you never learned how to fight
you never learned how to lie
so he took what he liked
you didn't know how to hide

did you keep what you heard
did it hurt every time
you believed every word
and he crossed every line

pack a gun for the ride
watch him run with your eyes
pack a gun
get it done
you know how the west was won
pack a gun

you can go underground
i can wait for a sign
i will not make a sound
but I'll stay close behind

pack a gun for the ride
hope is what you design
pack a gun
get it done
you know how the west was won
pack a gun

Week 11 - Sooner or Later

I recorded this one last nite at my dentist's house. 

Seriously.

It's for Angela Bowers - my friend and cohort. It's about being a tough girl and letting someone get the best of you and then getting over that someone.

I know I'm not supposed to say this about my own songs, but this one really gets me for some reason. The only thing I'd change if I had more than one week is the guitar solo. Not one of my more shining moments.  Oh well.

Special thanks this week: the aforementioned Angela Bowers (as muse this time, not collaborator), Dr. Shanaahz Gill, his amazing girlfriend Meagan (sorry, Meagan, I can't spell your last name) and Tom Petty for writing the song "Yer So Bad."

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lyrics
you're such a fun girl
you're so bad
and everybody knows it
you know they never look away
you're so bad

you've got ur own world
but you've been had
and you don't wanna show it
but i can see it anyway
you've been had

seen what you been lookin' for
it's not what u think no not at all
not at all
i know he didn't want anymore
but you can't feel bad baby sooner or later
you'll thank him

you'll find a new way
to keep your hand
and no one will see it
yeah you'll never give it away
you're gonna keep ur hand

seen what you been lookin' for... 

Week 10 - Not Enough

One word: 

duet.

That's right - we're talking about a duet this week - and not just any kind of duet. The kind of duet that might make Meatloaf or Bonnie Tyler proud. It's a bit of a departure but it was a hell of a lot of fun.

My only regret on this track is the lack of time we had to tighten things up sound engineering-wise and even songwriting-wise. I'd never written a duet before and even with the capable help of Mr. Christopher Plummer, it proved to be a bit of a challenge. Special thanks this week also goes out to guitar virtuoso Angela Bowers.

So, now, brace yourselves. This is awesome in ways that only a rare few can truly understand.

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lyrics

her:
it took a few years to get over an old fling
you were gonna save me with a brand new thing

him:
it took a few years to get over an old thing
you were gonna save me with a brand new fling

thought this time
it'd be enough
thought this time
it'd be enough

her:
but I like the way you smile
him:
and I like the way you laugh

thought that would be enough
to push away the past

not enough again
it's never enough again
just not right again
another door shuts again

him:
you were looking at me like I was your leading man
but I'm a walk-on role in a one night stand

her:
you were looking at me like I was your biggest fan
but I play a brand new role whenever I can

thought this time
it'd be enough...

him:
you were reckless and fast just like my dreams
knew how to touch me how to make me scream
but it's just not gonna be enough it seems

her:
you better find yourself a new whipping girl cuz it ain't me