GORILLA SONGS

Gorilla Songs

MY OWN SONGS  REMIX(2)

Duration: ca. 20'
Music by Robert Paterson • Lyrics by David Cote

Instrumentation: baritone and chamber ensemble (wind doubler [flute, B-flat clarinet, oboe], violin, cello, percussion, piano)
Performed by American Modern Ensemble, Jorell Williams, Baritone

Purchase Sheet Music: (Version for Soprano and Chamber Ensemble): http://www.billholabmusic.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=103_137&products_id=2778

Purchase Sheet Music: (Version for Baritone and Chamber Ensemble): http://www.billholabmusic.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=103_137&products_id=2777

For more information:
Version for Baritone and Chamber Ensemble: https://robertpaterson.com/in-real-life-ii-version-for-baritone-and-chamber-ensemble
Version for Baritone and Piano: https://robertpaterson.com/in-real-life-ii-version-for-baritone-and-piano

In Real Life I for soprano and chamber ensemble and soprano and piano also available. (In Real Life I consists of different songs than In Real Life II.)

PROGRAM NOTE
As a follow-up to our song cycle for soprano and chamber ensemble (or piano), Robert and I  agreed the concept of five characters looking for love online should have a male counterpart. Written for baritone and chamber ensemble, In Real Life II looks at five contemporary men clicking their way to second chances and romance. In “No Frog” we meet a prototypical player, a guy who fluffs his profile, but the truth keeps slipping out. The tone shifts with “Sola Fide,” in which a U.S. veteran of the war in Afghanistan explains the tattoo on his chest and the wounds inside. An older gentleman envisions one last fling in the irreverent “Die with Me.” In “Still Vamping,” a gay man muses on his start-and-stop romantic history. Finally, in “Nice-Plus,” an everyday guy reveals a hidden passion. In Real Life II was commissioned by American Modern Ensemble with funding from the Doctorow Family Foundation.

American Modern Ensemble: In Real Life

In Real Life II - III. Die With Me

We had to dissect a funny-looking frog and I felt really bad about it, so I set the mood into a song

samples are from a funny tiktok handle: @/clitcobain

frog funeral

Country Rap Action . Wyatt Earp baby . Ha thanks y’all and HAPPY HALLOWEEN !

Featuring the great vox of Kenna Rae-https://soundcloud.com/kenna-rae-877529657?ref=clipboard&p=i&c=0&si=6EBFF02E7113415ABA00D7E02E7E4FBA&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Ain’t Tombstone - Feat.Kenna Rae (Prod.Microphone Mafia)

Gettin This Money (ft. Hi-C)

God Bless Ya (ft. Kel Haynes & Hambino Godbody)

Don't Be The Penguin, Be Yourself...

Percussive, guitar-centric instrumental with multi-layered sonic structure.

It's Your Move

hold on to it for a couple days you might not feel the same later

Has It Really Come To This

See-Saw

See-Saw [with Liz Davinci]

"Chocolate Stars" by These Guitars Say Sorry, with additional guitars, vocals, and percussion by The Choir of Phantoms (Melina Oz, Marius Ihler, and Gunnar Kjellsby), is a reflective blend of singer-songwriter storytelling and alternative rock energy. The lyrics delve into themes of existential pondering and the complexities of life, touching on moments of hope, despair, and the human condition. With raw honesty and poetic imagery, the song takes listeners on a journey through intimate snapshots of everyday existence, from the mundane to the profound. Against a backdrop of atmospheric melodies and evocative instrumentation, "Chocolate Stars" captures the essence of introspective alt rock.

Lyrics

You, me, sex, chocolate, Stars & Dust
All I see is sky, all I feel is pain
I saw the second coming on a greyhound bus
I asked Jesus are you going my way

Truth, weeds, desert, truck stops, lemonade
A coffee shop prophet stops to ask the time
A thousand rockets scar a dark and moonless night
I can only see you when I close my eyes

Make a wish, but the thing of it is
Hope won't make a difference
Anymore, anymore

I can pray or I can sin
Love the prison I am in
Hope alone won't make it so
I'm just pissing in the wind

Lipstick, cigarettes, sweat, dusk and after shave,
Sun baked, haven't shaved
You call and I will raise
What you believe, it makes others bleed
I'm begging please, it doesn't have to be this way

The car mechanic’s lotus blossom, Buddha gaze
Small town, street lights, bar fights and the fair parade
I've seen it all and you have more?
Stand up and applaud this masquerade

Make a wish, but the thing of it is
Hope won't make a difference
Anymore, anymore

I can pray or I can sin
Love the prison I am in
Hope alone won't make it so
I'm just pissing in the wind

I can drink a toast to my well wishers
Salute the martyrs loaves and fishes
Feed 5,000 and do the dishes
Receive the beatings and the kisses

Tomorrow's past, tomorrow's present
A glimpse of hell, a taste of heaven
Roll snake eyes or lucky seven
Don't ask me I'd be sorely tempted

Don't Be The Penguin, Be Yourself...

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