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The Land

within (voice memo)

This One Has Always Been A Work-In-Progress
Writing Began In 1979 & Culminated With 
This "Live" Performance In 2013
In The Bad Boys Room At Pickford Tower


IT’S SO HARD TO LOVE HER

Like You Never Got Nothing To Do 
But To Just Be Around Her
Like Your Life’s So Different 
From The Moment That You Found Her
It’s So Hard To Love Her
With All That She Can Put You Through
It’s So Hard To Love Her
But It’s So Much Harder Not To 

It’s Another Sad Day In The Life 
Of The Boy Without Her
But You’re Stepping In Stupid  
If You Think You Know All About Her
It’s So Hard To Love Her
With All That She Can Put You Through
It’s So Hard To Love Her
But It’s So Much Harder Not To 

All Week Long She’s  
Saving All The Humpback Whales
On Her Weekends She’s Out Saving 
All The Humpback Males 
It’s So Hard To Love Her
With All That She Can Put You Through
It’s So Hard To Love Her
But It’s So Much Harder Not To 

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IT'S SO HARD TO LOVE HER '79

Bin Night Again

Body in a bed

1988 
Recorded On A Tascam 4-Track   
In The Front-Room Closet
Of A One-Bedroom, West Hollywood, Apt. 
I Overdubbed My Gibson ES-330 Several Times 
And Built Guitar-Melody Sections 
That I Put Words & Harmonies To 
----
I Was Listening To A Lot Of XTC   
And Always Imagined Performing This "Live"  
And Trying to 'Sell' The "Someone Call A Doctuh" Line
As If It Really Was An Emergency... 
I Really Tried Hard Not To Grow-Up
* Cover Art:  Out Front Of An Indian Restaraunt In NYC

SOMEONE CALL A DOCTOR

I Don’t Want To Talk About Love
I Don’t Want To Think About The Big One
I’m Suppose To Care About Stuff
And How It Will Affect Me In The Long Run
Like It Or Not
I Just Forgot
What The Hell I Was Supposed To Be Doing
I Better Go
You Never Know
One Look At Me & Your Whole Day Is Ruined
Someone Call A Doctor
Someone Call A Doctor 

All The Little Pieces Seem To Fit
Then You Had To Let Your Mind Wander
Maybe You Should See A Specialist
An Exorcise The Demons That You Conjure
Like It Or Not
I Just Forgot
What The Hell I Was Supposed To Be Doing
You Better Go
You Never Know
One Look At Me & You’re Whole Day Is Ruined
Someone Call A Doctor  
Someone Call A Doctor 

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SOMEONE CALL A DOCTOR '88

Picture taken by my daughter Lydia Matamoros-Lapp, of Jed Lapp (Cozmo Jethro) August 31, 2024 at my home, Skate Haven Farm, during the ceremony of my 10th wedding anniversary. 

Written, performed, mixed, and mastered by Jed Lapp.
Chorus vocals by my daughter Lydia Matamoros-Lapp.
Produced by Auditory Ecstacy.

Lyrics:
Mannnnn, this was the summer that was.
In the Pacific NW, we do what it does.
Summer 24 we spreadin the love.
Family Adventures as we rise above.

A crazy RV trip, wrote a song about this.
A 10 year anniversary of me and Crissy’s mar ridge.
A 30 year reunion of my highschool.
The Dodomyte Posse reliving the old school.

As we all get together cause the old school rules.
Writin this song as an old school jewel.

Now sit back, relax, take a trip with me.
About the summer that was to this old school beat.
Haha me and Lydia flippin the rhymes.
Let’s relive this summer one  more time.

Me and my dad cruisin down the street.
Groovin to the sound with the summer beat.
Windows rolled down, feel the summer breeze.
Life in the rhythm takin it with ease.

Me and my dad got that beat on repeat.
Ridin round the town with that summer heat.
Feel the vibe, feel the flow, bass so deep.
Life in the rhythm takin it with ease.

My highschool class had a 30 year reunion.
Half my Dodomtye Posse showed for the fun.
Me, Rachel and Jim, like an old rerun.
Seein old friends, what have they done?

Every 10 years me and Ethan Hoyt.
Relive an old prank he pulled.
Put porn pictures up in my locker,
As my highschool crush saw them, punk mother fucker.

Seein Quinn Irvine, still livin the player life
At 48 years old, dude was hittin on my wife.
But it’s all good, all the barbies at the party
Puttin on airs, tryin to act like smarties.

Some classmates said hi, didn’t know who they were.
Guess I’ve aged less than many of them, word!

Me and my dad cruisin down the street.
Groovin to the sound with the summer beat.
Windows rolled down, feel the summer breeze.
Life in the rhythm takin it with ease.

Me and my dad got that beat on repeat.
Ridin round the town with that summer heat.
Feel the vibe, feel the flow, bass so deep.
Life in the rhythm takin it with ease.

20 years my wife has been with me.
In August our 10 year wedding anniversary.
Had a bash at Skate Haven Farm.
That’s our home out in the country.

Once again, half the Dodomyte Posse,
Came out to support my wife and me.
Same best man Jim along with Sonny,
Same maid of honor, Jennifer, and Amy.

Reliving our wedding anniversary 10 years ago to the day.
With our family and friends on that hot summer day.
Had the same pastor and the DJ.
Mike Matousek, Nate Heath, Korey the MC.

Did a little dance to a song I created.
Crissy made a speech and we all related.

Me and my dad cruisin down the street.
Groovin to the sound with the summer beat.
Windows rolled down, feel the summer breeze.
Life in the rhythm takin it with ease.

Me and my dad got that beat on repeat.
Ridin round the town with that summer heat.
Feel the vibe, feel the flow, bass so deep.
Life in the rhythm takin it with ease.

So 2024 was the summer that was.
Meetin old friends, celebratin milestones.
Celebratin life as we all get older.
Live up every summer until it’s all over.

Me and my dad cruisin down the street.
Groovin to the sound with the summer beat.
Windows rolled down, feel the summer breeze.
Life in the rhythm takin it with ease.

Me and my dad got that beat on repeat.
Ridin round the town with that summer heat.
Feel the vibe, feel the flow, bass so deep.
Life in the rhythm takin it with ease.

The Summer That Was (feat. Lydia) (Prod. Auditory Ecstacy)

Written In 1995  
Produced, Engineered & Mixed By #jimdean
Played Written & Sung By #richardgoldman

It Was Supposed To Be A "Korg Nite" With Jim
I Started Fooling With The Guitar In "E"
Jim Started Piecing Together A Drum-Track 
Soon I Was Playing A Bass Part I Liked 
We Normally Saved The Lyrics/Vocals Till The End
But I Had A Clear Idea Of Where They Belonged
So I Sang A Rough/Guide Vocal Track &
Just Improvising Words & Melody  
It Came Out Good - But Jim Was Disappointed 
That I had Hijacked The Track - Which I Had...
So The Song Brought-Up Unhappy Memories 
& Gathered Cobwebs 
Till Around 2009 
When I Sang It With My Wife At A Party
The Harmonies Sung Slowly 
In A Drawn-Out Way
Were Both Fun & Emotional 
The Song Turned Into An 'Atheist's Farewell'


HERE I COME

There’s A White Line Down The Highway
Here I Come Lord - Here I Come
On The Run Lord - On The Run
Wait On Me   
Wait On Me
Here I Come 

There’s A Way Down That Old River
Here I Come Lord Here I Come
Like The Sun Lord Like The Sun
Wait On Me 
Wait On Me 
Here I Come

No One Else Is Walking
No One Else Is Talking
No One Else Is Down On His Knees
I Can See The River If I Overlook The Trees

There’s A Bright Light Up In Heaven
Here I Come Lord - Here I Come
I’m The One Lord I’m The One
Wait On Me 
Wait On Me 
Here I Come

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HERE I COME '96

8/24/'76

This Is A 'Noisy' Lo-Fi  "ALTERNATE" Take & Track 
From The Numero Group Release
It Really Sounds It's Age
But It's Got So Much "Demo" Charm
I Can't Stop Listening To It
AND This 1976 Picture Depicts
My 'Doodle Dog' Era Look
Recorded On Reel-To-Reel
From The Intensity Of The Hiss
I'd Say Four Or Five Overdubs
(Three Vocals & Two Pianos)
The Sound Of One Pair Of Hands Clapping?
But Each Section Goes Into Each Other 
With A Swagger - I Can Hear Myself 
Falling In Love With The Track As I'm Recording It
This Does The Dramatics Well
-----
Mary Grady Went From Being 
An LA 'Stage Mom' In The 1960s  
To Running A Successful Hollywood Talent Agency
This Song Has Absolutely Nothing To Do With Her
--
Back When I Was 12  
When There Were No Beatles
There Was Neil Sedaka...
And His Songs Were Catchy & Beautifully Crafted
Sedaka Returned For One-More Go-Round In The 70s
And "Laughter In The Rain" Explains Mary Grady
Better Than I Can 
Please Lets Not Forget The Piano-Thumping Beatle Paul
Who's Like 80-Thumping Now...
FUN FACT!
On The Tax-Scam Remake Of "Almost Famous' 
It Took Both A Male & Female Voice
To Cover The Vast Expanse
Known As "The Goldman Range"  
The Song Modulates To The Chorus
The Verse Is In The Key Of 'D'
And The Chorus Is In E-Flat 
Shoutout To 'New Follower' #holyreptile
Who Inspired This Posting
I've Got To Start Acknowledging Better...

MARY GRADY

Somewhere On A Rainy Night
Somebody Will Hold You Tight
And Cry Out For The Kind Of Things
You Could’ve Given Me Tonight
So Don’t You Pay It Any Mind
You Learn A Little Every Time
And When The Laughs Are 
Over Baby
Somewhere On A Rainy Night
Somewhere On A Rainy Night
You’ll Find Mary Grady
Is Such A Fine Lady 
Baby Uh-Huh 
Baby Uh-Huh

And When The Love Is Coming From Your Heart
It Shines Like A Ray Of Light
And Once You Throw Away The Selfish-Part
Well Everything Feels Right

So Mary With The Lonely Eyes
Take Care Of What You Get From Life
And Call Me Baby 
I’ll Be Waiting
Somewhere On A Rainy Night
Somewhere On A Rainy Night
You’ll Find Mary Grady
Is Such A Fine Lady 
Baby Uh-Huh 
Baby Uh-Huh

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MARY GRADY '76

Richard Goldman & #deborahholland & #timgodwin 
3 Guitars - 2 Voices
Recorded "Live" At 'Cafe Largo' Hollywood, Ca.
10/10/87
Thanks To #bobbywomack For Writing
And Of Course The Stones
Who Covered Womack's Perfect Blues Song
On '12x5' - Which Was Released In 1964 And
Has Been In My Head For 60 Years
---
This Is Way Lo-Fi... But We Had Fun
We Had Some Famous People In The Crowd
Who Were Scouting Deborah
Who Shortly Thereafter Became The Singer-Songwriter  
With Stewart Copeland & Stanley Clarke In "Animal Logic"
I Wouldn't Have Shared This 
Had I Not Thought Our Arrangement 
Was Worth A Listen

"It's All Over Now"
By Bobby & Shirley Womack

Baby used to stay out all night long
She made me cry, she done me wrong
She hurt my eyes open, that's no lie
Tables turn & now her turn to cry
Because I used to love her 
But it's all over now
Because I used to love her 
But it's all over now

She used to run around 
with every man in town
Spent all my money, 
Playing her high class game
Put me out, it was a pity how I cried
Tables turn & now her turn to cry
Because I used to love her  
But it's all over now

I used to wake in the morning, get my breakfast in bed
When I'd got worried she'd ease my aching head
Now she's here and there, with every man in town
Still trying to take me for that same old clown
Because I used to love her, 
But it's all over now
Because I used to love her 
But it's all over now

Used to love her 
But it's all over now

IT'S ALL OVER NOW '87 'Live' (Cover)

From '94  
Thanks To #jimdean 
Who Engineered & Co-Produced This... 
I Wrote, Sang & Played The Lot Of It

At The time, My Friend Cori 
Had An Uncanny Habit 
Of Ending Conversations With Platitudes... 
That Were Just A Tad Off The Mark
'In The Land Of The Blind 
The One-Eyed Man Is King'  
Came Up A Lot &
For Years I Warned Her 
I'd Use It In A Song &
For Years She Dared Me To...  

So Here's A Really Loud 'Shout-Out'...
Cause She's Passed Away & Hearings Likely The First Thing To Go...
To My Dear Friend & Best 'Man'
A Loveable - Yet Still, Cranky  
Trobadour With The Voice Of A Breathy Canadian Angel
Cori Bishop / Elyse Weinberg
   

IN THE VALLEY OF THE BROKENHEARTED

I’m Fascinated By The Way 
You Don’t Look At Me
I’m Deeply Hurt 
But Let’s Ignore It
I Know You Know That I Got Eyes 
Out The Back Of My Head
If You Get Lucky 
We’ll Explore It
In The Valley Of The Blind Man
The One-Eyed-Man Is King
And In The Valley Of The Brokenhearted
Even I Look Interesting
In The Valley Of The Brokenhearted

Right Now I’m Just The Face
That Looks At You Every Day
I See How Much The Drones All Want It
I’ll Fantasize About Your Size 
And The Future When
I’ll Be The Bee Inside Your Bonnet
In The Valley Of The Blind Man
The One-Eyed Man Is King
And In The Valley Of The Brokenhearted
Even You Look Interesting
In The Valley Of The Brokenhearted

Still Can’t Believe You Got Your Butt
Inside Those Jeans
I’ll Need Houdini To Undress You
And If You Let Me I’ll Be There Girl
Whatever That Means...
You’ll Need A Priest You Can Confess To
In The Valley Of The Blind Man
The One-Eyed Man Is King
And In The Valley Of The Brokenhearted
Even You Look Interesting
In The Valley Of The Brokenhearted

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IN THE VALLEY OF THE BROKEN-HEARTED '94

Recorded in 2016 
Husband & Wife, Christie Mellor & Richard Goldman 
Sometimes Perform As 'Flowershop Romeo'
And Love Singing The Summer Campfire Songs 
We Grew Up With 
This Is A 'Cover' Of One Of Our Favorites

YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE '16

There's No-Fi - Like Lo-Fi
Some Sound Advice

IT'S SO HARD TO LOVE HER '79

Richard Goldman

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