This composition is a 21st century reworking of Bob Dylan’s 1965 song "Ballad of a Thin Man". Paul Abramson (vocals), Kevin Dippold (guitar, keyboard), Alfredo Ortiz (drums, percussion), Nils Van Otterloo (charango-guitar, strings). Lyricist: Paul Abramson. Songwriters: Paul Abramson, Kevin Dippold, Paul du Gre, Alfredo Ortiz, and Nils Van Otterloo. Paul du Gre mixed, mastered, and produced this song, and all live recordings were done in 2021 at Paul and Mike’s Studio in Burbank, California, with the exception of Kevin Dippold’s parts, which were recorded at Blue Pie Studio in Monterey Park, California.

Charms on a Necklace (and a Coda for a Holly Roller)

The song Like Finding Love in a Vending Machine speaks to the often-mechanized attempt to find love. It was composed by Paul R. Abramson (lyrics), Marc Bobro (music), and Ian Putnam (music). It is being performed by Crying 4 Kafka. Paul Abramson (lead vocals), Peter Andrus (guitar), Sienna Bland-Abramson (vocal coda), Marc Bobro (bass), Paul du Gre (backing vocals), Alfredo Ortiz (drums), and Nils Van Otterloo (electric charango). It was produced and recorded by Paul du Gre at Paul & Mike’s Studio in Burbank, California, 2022.

Like Finding Love in a Vending Machine

Holy Roller was composed by Robin Finck (music) and Paul R. Abramson (lyrics) for the musical The Saint of Fucked-Up Karma. It is being performed by Crying 4 Kafka. Paul Abramson (vocals), Marc Bobro (bass), Paul du Gre (backing vocals), Danny McGough (Hammond organ), Alfredo Ortiz (drums), and Nils Van Otterloo (electric charango). It was produced and recorded by Paul du Gre at Paul & Mike’s Studio in Burbank, California, 2022.

Holy Roller

Give Sodomy a Chance is a LGBTQIA+ tribute that makes explicit reference to Supreme Court Justice Bryon White’s comment, in Bowers v. Hardwick (1986), that there’s no fundamental right to sodomy. Arguing to the contrary is Give Sodomy A Chance. It was composed by Paul R. Abramson (lyrics), James Cruce (music) and Bobby Pollard (music). It is being performed by Crying 4 Kafka. Paul Abramson (vocals), James Cruce (drums), Paul du Gre (bass), Danny McGough (keyboards), and Bobby Pollard (guitar). It was produced and recorded by Paul du Gre at Paul & Mike’s Studio in Burbank, California, 2022.

Give Sodomy A Chance

It Ain’t Always Paradise, It Ain’t was composed by Paul R. Abramson (lyrics) & Marc Bobro. This song is being performed by Paul Abramson (lead vocals), Marc Bobro (bass), James Cruce (drums). and Bobby Pollard (backing vocals, slide guitar, and 12-string acoustic guitar). Paul du Gre is also on backing vocals. It was recorded, mixed, and mastered by Paul du Gre at Paul & Mike’s Recording Studio in Burbank, California in 2023.

IT AIN'T ALWAYS PARADISE, IT AIN'T

I Can Speak For Myself was composed by Paul R. Abramson (lyrics) and Steve Stewart. The song is being performed by Paul R. Abramson (vocals), Marc Bobro (bass), James Cruce (drums) and Bobby Pollard (12 string acoustic guitar, harmonica, vintage upright piano, and backing vocals). Paul du Gre is also on backing vocals. It was recorded, mixed, and mastered by Paul du Gre at Paul & Mike’s Recording Studio in Burbank, California in 2023.

I CAN SPEAK FOR MYSELF

All the Stuff That’s Done to You was composed by Paul R. Abramson (lyrics) and Bobby Pollard. The song is being performed by Paul R. Abramson (vocals) and Bobby Pollard (12 string acoustic guitar, bass guitar, drums, and backing vocals). Paul du Gre is on a vintage marching band bass drum, as well as backing vocals. It was recorded, mixed, and mastered by Paul du Gre at Paul & Mike’s Recording Studio in Burbank, California in 2023.

ALL THE STUFF THAT'S DONE TO YOU

Not Sure If I Made It Clear was composed by Paul R. Abramson (lyrics), Marc Bobro, James Cruce, and Bobby Pollard. This song is being performed by Paul R. Abramson (vocals), Marc Bobro (bass), James Cruce (drums), and Bobby Pollard (electric guitar). It was recorded, mixed, and mastered by Paul du Gre at Paul & Mike’s Recording Studio in Burbank, California in 2023.

NOT SURE IF I MADE IT CLEAR

The Saint of Fucked Up Karma was composed by Paul R. Abramson (lyrics) and Bobby Pollard. The song is performed by Paul R. Abramson (vocals) and Bobby Pollard (electric and slide guitar, twelve strong acoustic guitar, bass guitar, and drums). It was recorded, mixed, and mastered by Paul du Gre at Paul & Mike’s Recording Studio in Burbank, California in 2023.

THE SAINT OF FUCKED UP KARMA

Crying for Kafka was composed by Paul R. Abramson (lyrics) and Steve Stewart. The song is performed by Paul R. Abramson (lead vocals), Marc Bobro (bass guitar) James Cruce (drums), and Bobby Pollard (electric guitar and twelve string acoustic guitar, mechanical sounds and drums). It was recorded, mixed, and mastered by Paul du Gre at Paul & Mike’s Recording Studio in Burbank, California in 2023.

CRYING FOR KAFKA

Same Old Thing Again was composed by Paul R. Abramson (lyrics) and Bobby Pollard. The song is performed by Paul R. Abramson (lead vocals) and Bobby Pollard (electric guitar, 12 string acoustic guitar, bass guitar, harmonica, drums, and backing vocals). Paul du Gre is also on backing vocals. It was recorded, mixed, and mastered by Paul du Gre at Paul & Mike’s Recording Studio in Burbank, California in 2023.

SAME OLD THING AGAIN

Lost Time Ain’t Ever Found was composed by Paul R. Abramson (lyrics) and Bobby Pollard. The song is performed by Paul R. Abramson (lead vocals) and Bobby Pollard (electric guitar, bass guitar, drums, and backing vocals). Paul du Gre is also on backing vocals. It was recorded, mixed, and mastered by Paul du Gre at Paul & Mike’s Recording Studio in Burbank, California in 2023.

LOST TIME AIN'T EVER FOUND

Fuck Mom/Fuck Dad is a testament to victims of child sexual abuse, delivered with ferocity. It was composed by Paul Abramson and Steve Stewart. It is performed by Crying 4 Kafka. Paul Abramson on vocals and lyrics, Marc Bobro on bass, and Ian Putnam on guitar. Fredo Ortiz is on drums.

Fuck Mom Fuck Dad

The song was composed by Paul Abramson (lyrics) and Mattia Bacca (music) in 2020. All rights are reserved. On the recording it is Paul Abramson (lead vocals), Mattia Bacca (guitar and electronic instrumentation), James Cruce (drums), Emanuele Ghirardini (guitar), and Paul du Gre (background vocals). The song was mixed and mastered by Paul du Gre at Paul & Mike’s Studio in Burbank, California in 2020, and will appear, courtesy of the band Crying 4 Kafka, on the soundtrack album for the forthcoming movie Thus Spoke Mary X.

She Knows Where I Stand

CRYING 4 KAFKA (crying4kafka.com). We ain’t no work-a-day Johnny rock & roll band. “Who the fuck are those guys?” is the most common reaction to  our performances. It’s meant as a compliment. If you can’t catch us live, you might enjoy watching our award-winning documentary on Vimeo. It’s titled “I Was Gonna Have Her Blow You Guys”. We hail from Los Angeles and Santa Barbara, CA. The band is Paul Abramson (vocalist, lyricist), Marc Bobro (bass, tuba, euphonium), James Cruce (session drummer), and Bobby Pollard (electric guitar, slide guitar, 12-string acoustic guitar, harmonica, drums, and fiddle). Our producer is Paul du Gre. Our publisher is She Stabbed Moses, and our record company is Hellflowers in LA.

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