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Rickie Lee Jones - Surfer Girl

published exclusively by ®iTunes on december 24th 2010
original song on "Waka Jawaka" july 1972 Lp by Frank Zappa

"Your Mouth" by Macy Gray ( Zappa cover )

2014 Paper Bag Records
Elliott Brood
Jigsaw Heart
from the album Work and Love
Out October 20th/21st worldwide

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ELLIOTT BROOD - Jigsaw Heart

Norah Jones - Wild Horses (ultra rare acoustic piano cover Rolling Stones)

🎧 Song Insight – "This Is Me" by 4Me2BeFree
"This Is Me" is a raw, tongue-in-cheek anthem of self-reclamation, delivered with wit, warmth, and just enough sass to sidestep sentimentality. It speaks to the messy middle—where identity isn’t a fixed brand, but a living, breathing process. With a blend of alt-pop attitude and spoken-word cheekiness, the song captures the bittersweet freedom of not having all the answers... and not needing to. It’s for anyone who's ever felt unmoored and found power in that very uncertainty. From casting off performative masks to declaring autonomy in the loudest, most joyfully awkward way possible, this track is an ode to unfiltered selfhood—with a smirk.

🎙️ Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I want to write, but I don’t know what I’m saying
The words come out, but they don’t stick... fading away
Used to spill feelings like ink on the floor—
Now I’m like... I just don’t care about that part anymore

[Verse 2]
I’m not lost
I’m just new here
Not broken
Still growing
Don’t know what I want yet
But you know what’s awesome?
I get to figure it out
Explore the parts I missed
Nothing’s better than having nothing
‘Cause there’s only perspective to gain

[Chorus]
But I know—
I’m better than where I was
I know myself
No regrets for who I’ve become
Wouldn’t trade this life
For anyone else’s dream
No need to be anyone but me

[Verse 3]
I’ve found my road
Don’t know the destination
But I know the driver… and he’s hot
And I like who he’s becoming
Lost the shadow of that stranger
Shedding the skin I used to wear

[Outro]
I don’t have to be plastic
No fake smiles far as the eye can see
Not pretending just to be seen
This ain’t a show, no illusions
Whatever the world throws
I know what it means to be real
To be me
Proud—
Alone or not
I’ll never fold
I’ll never fake
This is me
And I’m not going back
To plastic and green.

[Ext Outro]
…Did I mention the driver’s hot?!
You want my number?
Pager? AOL username??
I got you on MySpace!
...It's okay, I always got me.
And I ROCK!
(voice trailing off like they're yelling it down a hallway while the other person walks away laughing)

💬 Personal Reflection
I wrote this during a weirdly liberating phase—the kind where your whole identity feels like a reboot, but not in a polished, movie-montage kind of way. More like waking up and realizing the person you were trying so hard to be was exhausting, and maybe... kind of boring. “This Is Me” isn’t about being fully healed or knowing where I’m going—it’s about being okay with not knowing. It’s about joy in the chaos. And yeah, that last line? Totally based on real conversations. Because sometimes healing looks like laughing too loud in your own damn car.

🎤 4Me2BeFree
4Me2BeFree is more than music—it’s a mirror. Every track is a chapter in the messy, beautiful book of becoming. This song celebrates the moment you stop editing yourself to fit someone else’s script. It's goofy. It’s grounded. And it means everything to finally say: this is me...and I’m good with that.

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Fade Into You Cover By Michaela McCloskey

Fade Into You

Rough version of the talking heads classic! Needs redoing but thought id throw this one up!

Road to Nowhere-Talking Heads

A cover of the Simon and Garfunkel classic, "The Only Living Boy in New York." All rights belong to the original songwriter.

Engineered and Mixed by Jeff Piper
Mastered by Jared Stachowitz

Norah Jones - Wild Horses (ultra rare acoustic piano cover Rolling Stones)

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