I'D LIKE TO WIN

Somewhere along my path as a songwriter I decided I was a blues man, so I did that for years. Then one day my daughter, Amelia Faith said, "Dad you are also a country singer, and I'd like to sing some of that with you!" How could I resist? This song is how I tested that proclamation out. I wiggled around until I found something that sounded pure country and also made me grin. Fact is I was influenced by almost every genre there is. and I'm glad I wound up doing blends. See if this one gets a smile of a chuckle to your house too. Our intent is to make that happen. My friend Mark did the background vocal to perfection, and Bryan was responsible for a share of the melody and the mix. Enjoy!
Lyrics:
Thanks but No Thanks 
Chorus a:	Thanks but no thanks / I better run and hide
		“Cause I don’t really wanna go / Where you’re takin’ me for this ride
		Thanks but no thanks / I’ll stay just who I am
		And not go messin’ with perfection / Thank you Ma’am!
1.	You say I need to change my ways / To be part of your plan
Perhaps the one you’re looking for / Could be some other man
When I look in my mirror / It’s just me that I see
The only one that I know, how to be.
Chorus b:	Thanks but no thanks / I’m leavin’ it behind
		“Cause I don’t want to stay here / And I’ve made up my mind
		Thanks but no thanks / I’ll stay just who I am
		And not go messin’ with perfection / Thank you Ma’am!
2.	I tried to memorize some lines / To act out on your stage
But I soon found that you and I / Were on a different page
And when the curtain came up / The spotlight fell on me
The only one that I know, how to be.
Chorus c:	Thanks but no thanks / I’m gonna take my leave
		“Cause I don’t wanna find out / What you’ve got up your sleve
		Thanks but no thanks / I’ll stay just who I am
		And not go messin’ with perfection / Thank you Ma’am!
Tag:	Thanks but no thanks…

Thanks but no thanks, Edited

WHO NEEDS A FANFARE
IN A FANCY BAR
YOU CAN DRIVE QUITE FAR
IN AN RUSTY OLD CAR
I AM ANIMAL
I GO MINIMAL
THE ALLIGATOR WAY

I GROW BY THE LIGHT
WHETHER DIM OR BRIGHT
IN A SILLY TRY
TO REACH THE SKY
I AM VEGETABLE
I GO MINIMAL 
THE POISON IVY WAY

ROCKY AS A TOAD
CARVED ALONG THE ROAD
A BOULDER OF OLD
A NUGGET OF GOLD
I AM MINERAL
I GO MINIMAL
DOING IT MY WAY

THE LARGER THE CROWD
THE FURTHER I STAY AWAY
THE MORE THE TALK GETS LOUD
THE LESS I HAVE TO SAY
I’M NO WATERFALL
I GO MINIMAL
THE MISSISSIPI WAY

THE MISSISSIPPI WAY (Lyrics)

J’ENTENDS RIEN J’ENTENDS RIEN
J’ENTENDS PLUS RIEN DE RIEN DE RIEN
Y’A TROP DE TINTOUIN
J’ENTENDS PLUS LES CLAMEURS
LES ARMES AUTOMATIQUES
J’ENTENDS PLUS LA MUSIQUE 
TOUS LES SONS COULENT À PIC		         
TITANIC TITANIC

J’ENTENDS RIEN J’ENTENDS RIEN
J’ENTENDS PLUS RIEN DE RIEN DE RIEN
ET ÇA FAIT DU BIEN
J’ENTENDS PLUS LA COLÈRE
LE VENIN LA VIPÈRE
J’ENTENDS PLUS LA PANIQUE
NI LES TAC NI LES TIC
TITANIC TITANIC

J’ENTENDS RIEN J’ENTENDS RIEN
J’ENTENDS PLUS RIEN DE RIEN DE RIEN
TOUT CE BARATIN
                  
C’EST LE MONDE DU SILENCE
PLUS DE SON PLUS DE SENS
QUAND ON Y PENSE

LE MONDE EST SOURD
LES TEMPS SONT LOURDS

ECOUTE

J'ENTENDS RIEN  (Lyrics)

Written, produced and performed by Jana Hermann
© 2024 Elektrikana Rekordz

Un Regard Oblique (2024) ER TK-227

THE MAN IN THE MORNING
AND THE MAN IN THE EVENING
ARE TWO DIFFERENT ONES
ALTHOUGH THE SAME MAN
OOO

THE FIRST ONE IS CRAWLING
OUT OF BED WITH NO WARNING
HALFWAY DEAD IN SING SING
THEN HE CRAWLS HIS WHOLE DAY THROUGH
UNTIL HE MEETS YOU

I KNOW IT ALL ABOUT HIM       
AND HE KNOWS ALL ABOUT ME
WE ARE ONE WE ARE TWO
AND THE SAME MAN GOES FOR YOU 

THE MAN IN THE MORNING 
IS HANGING FROM THE CEILING
UNTIL COMES THE SECOND ONE
A SHOT OF BOURBON IN HIS HAND
HIS FEET BACK ON THE GROUND
CHEERS MAN 

LALALALALALALALALALA
LALALALALALALALALALA

I KNOW IT ALL ABOUT THEM
AND THEY KNOW ALL ABOUT ME
IN THIS PARANOID SYSTEM
SET ME FREE

THE MAN IN THE MORNING
IS THE MAN IN THE EVENING
ALTHOUGH DIFFERENT ONES
THEY ARE THE SAME MAN

AND WE’RE ALL THE SAME MAN
SAME WOMAN

THE SAME MAN (Lyrics)

With words like fire, he shapes the night,
Imre’s mind, a canvas burning bright,
His pen’s a blade, cutting through the haze,
A genius lost in the poet’s maze.


Imre Lodbrog, the voice of the storm,
A writer’s heart, in a world reborn,
He spins the truth from shadows and dreams,
In every note, the world redeems.


In quiet corners, he finds the gold,
Stories untold, in whispers bold,
A troubadour of the wandering mind,
Leaving behind a legacy to find.


And when the world forgets the sound,
Of words that heal, of love profound,
Imre’s song will echo still,
A genius heart that time can't kill.


Imre Lodbrog, the voice of the storm,
A writer’s heart, in a world reborn,
He spins the truth from shadows and dreams,
In every note, the world redeems.

Imre Lodbrog(Lyrics)

"Live" At The Bla-Bla Cafe - 1979
Featuring #deborahholland & #frankieblue
On Background Vocals
Proving Only To Myself 
That Any Goldman Song 
Could Be Performed On-Stage
Ouch!!I That Bla-Bla Piano
Was Rarely In-Tune
---
This 'Goes-Out-To' The Multi-Talented #enzodemay 
Who - About 3 Years Ago 
Contacted Me For The Chords To 'Sinatra's Car'
And Gave Me Hope That My Music 
Might Be Remembered By The Right People

SINATRA’S CAR

Brighter Than The Brightest Star
Hotter Than Sinatra’s Car
Happy Just To Hear Your Name
Loving Like I Had No Shame

I Was Content 
I Was Half-Asleep
It Was Like Love 
But It Was Half-As-Deep 
We Had Our Moments 
But We Had ‘Em Cheap
Up To My Knees Insane 
& Then You Came & Now I’m 
Brighter Than The Brightest Star
Hotter Than Sinatra’s Car
Happy Just To Hear Your Name
Loving Like I Had No Shame

A Melody 
Coming From Your Heart
I Sing Like A Bird
 & So I Sang The Part
We Have Our Moments 
Now They Never Stop
Up To My Knees Insane
Until You Came & Now I'm
Brighter Than The Brightest Star
Hotter Than Sinatra’s Car
Happy Just To Hear Your Name
Loving Like I Had No Shame

Brighter Than The Brightest Star
Hotter Than Sinatra’s Car
Happy Just To Hear Your Name
Loving Like I Had No Shame

®rgoldman dragbunt music

Richard Goldman's Album

SINATRA'S CAR '79  "Live"

YOU GO URUGUAY  I GO MY WAY
COS THAT’S THE WAY GOD PLANNED IT
STARTING FROM TODAY I WILL BE AWAY
IT SAYS ON THE POST-IT

YOU GO URUGUAY AND COME WHAT MAY
GOD ONLY KNOWS ABOUT IT
BUT AS FOR TODAY
GET THE FUCK AWAY
IT SAYS ON YOUR POST-IT

YOU GO URUGUAY I GO MAYDAY
BUT I MUST HAVE DESERVED IT
WHATEVER YOU SAY I’M JUST BLOWN AWAY
READ IT ON MY POST-IT

NO MORE PLACE TO STAY NO MORE WORDS TO SAY
ALL I GOTTA TO DO IS BEAT IT  
SO YOU GO URUGUAY I GO MY WAY
AS SCRIBBLED ON THE POST-IT

YOU READ DALLOWAY I’LL TRY TO SEIZE THE DAY 
NOTHING WE CAN DO ABOUT IT
YOU GO URUGUAY I GO MY WAY 
LET’S BLAME IT ON THE POST-IT

YOU HAVE MY DAY AN EASY GAME TO PLAY
OH WHEN WILL I THANK YOU FOR IT
MAYBE SATURDAY MAYBE SOMEDAY
YOU JUST ASK THE POST IT

YOU GO URUGUAY I TAKE THE HIGHWAY
THAT’S THE WAY GOD PLANNED IT

THE POST-IT (Lyrics)

Second Hand Rap (2024) ER TK-235

YOU’RE THE SON OF A GUN AND A FATHER OF A SON 
I CAN TELL BY WHAT’S BEEN TOLD TO ME
LITTLE FRED IN HIS BED IS DREAMING OF A TREE
YOU ARE 40 YEARS AHEAD COS FRED IS ONLY THREE

CAN YOU BALANCE A PLATE ON THE BACK OF YOUR HEAD JAKE
SITTING ON A CORNFLAKE I HEARD YOU COULD DO SO 
CAN YOU HAVE A BIG BREAK WITH A VIDEO AD JAKE
AND MIME AMERICANA WITH YOUR BASEBALL HAT

A GHOST WRITER OR  A MUSE OH OH
WHO IS PAIGE SUPPOSED TO BE? 
FROM WHAT I READ IN THE NEWS OH OH
SHE COULD BE BOTH COULD’NT SHE?

JUST A WORD FOR JULIENNE WHO SEEMS A DEDICATED FRIEND
ET À TOUS LES GENS QUI T’AIMENT ET QUE TU AIMES AUSSI
ON RÉCOLTE CE QUE L’ON SÈME TOI TU AS SEMÉ DES AMIS
HENCE YOUR LIFE IS WHAT IS MEANT TO BE


GOULIES AND GHOSTIES AND LONG LEGGETY BEASTIES
THAT GO AND JUMP IN GEORGIA JAKE
I KNOW THAT’S WHAT YOU GO FOR THE AMERICANA LORE
NO WONDER SINCE YOUR FAMILY
WERE QUILTERS, FOLKLORISTS, PAINTERS, WINE MAKERS
ALL BEAUTIFUL DREAMERS
SOMEBODY TOLD ME SO
SO IN THE NAME OF ALL THE TURTLES IN THE WORLD
I WISH YOU MANY MANY MANY MANY MANY
HAPPY RETURNS
MANY MANY MANY MANY MANY MANY
HAPPY RETURNS
HAPPY HAPPY
IT’S THE TREE OF LIFE
HAPPY RETURNS

I'D LIKE TO WIN

David Astl 1