Neon

I Recorded This In 2014 - 50 Years After I Wrote It 
It Was One Of My First Songs & I Was
Hoping To Impress The Young Lady Pictured
The Title Was From A 1959 Movie
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The Girl Pictured & I 
Met-Up Again 45-Years Later 
At A High-School Reunion & Thanked Her 
For Helping Me Become A Songwriter
Later, We Sang 'If I Fell' Together... 
It All Worked Out
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I’LL CRY TOMORROW

Girl, Can't Be With You 
Can’t See You No More
Girl, It’s The Last Time 
That’s For Sure
Cos I’ll Cry Tomorrow
That’s What I’ll Do
I’ll Cry Tomorrow Just
Thinking About You

I Don’t Expect You
To Wait
Just Show Me You Love Me 
Before It’s Too Late
And I’ll Cry Tomorrow
Yes, You Know I Will
I’ll Cry Tomorrow But
Tonight I’ll Have My Fill

Today, I’ll Remember 
For Years
I Won’t Remember 
Tomorrow’s Tears
Cos I’ll Cry Tomorrow
Yes, You Know I Will
I’ll Cry Tomorrow But
Tonight I’ll Have My Fill

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I'LL CRY TOMORROW

Back In 1989 My Friend
Jim Dean & I Would Get Together & Make-Up Songs
For Our Own Amusement 
On His Korg Keyboard Computer 
We Were Both McCartney Freaks 
The New Era Of Digitized Recording
Was Making Very Accessible To Record At Home
We Had A Plan - "Oh Darlin"  
That Was The Plan
That A Coherrent Song Emerges.. Is Largely Luck
But... Jim Happens To Be A Great Improvisor
And What We 'Pull-Off' In The Bridge Section - Twice
Is Just Me Holding my Own With A Talented Improvisor
The Song Has Some Cool Chord Changes... 
And, Oh Yeah - Songwriter Tip #179
Make Sure You Can Sing The WHOLE Song
BEFORE You Record The Whole Song 

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ONE MORE TOMORROW           

YOU USED TO WANT ME
NOW YOU DON'T CARE ANYMORE
YOU USED TO HAUNT ME
NOW YOU’RE NOT YOU'RE NOT THERE ANYMORE

WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THAT LOVE IN YOUR EYE?
YOU'RE GONNA MAKE ME BREAK DOWN AND CRY
DON'T SAY YOU'RE LEAVING - DON'T SAY WE'RE THROUGH
GIVE ME ONE MORE TOMORROW  WITH YOU

YES, I STILL LOVE YOU
AND YOU KNOW THAT I HAVE FOR A WHILE
I'LL ALWAYS NEED YOU
I'LL NEED YOUR SWEET LITTLE SMILE

WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THAT LOVE IN YOUR EYE?
YOU'RE GONNA MAKE ME BREAK DOWN AND CRY
DON'T SAY YOU'RE LEAVING - DON'T SAY WE'RE THROUGH
GIVE ME ONE MORE TOMORROW  WITH YOU
GIVE ME ONE MORE TOMORROW  WITH YOU

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ONE MORE TOMORROW

A Duet With Tracy Newman  From 2010  
We Made A Little YouTube In Her Home Office
This Is The Audio

I Wrote The Song Around '02
From A Musical Suggestion From My Then L.A. Neighbor, 
Larrow Farrow  - Thanks, Larry!

Generally My Wife Sings This With Me 
https://soundcloud.com/dragbunt/jersey-sky-7
Thank's Christie!
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But This Version With Tracy 
Has Both Charm & Tempo To It
And I Get To Sing The 'Melody'
And There's Yet Another 'Dreadful' Version 
From My 2013 'Dreadful Sorrow' CD
Catch Them All!
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I Love This Song
It's A Beautiful Accident...
----
My Neighbor Says; 
'My Friend Has A TV Pilot 
Set In New Jersey
Wanna Write A Song Together
To My Chorale Arranger/Director/Composer Neighbor 
I Say 'Sure' 
He Proceeds To Sit At His Piano & Play & Sing 
A Jazzy Phrasing Of 'Hey, Cover Me Tenderly' 
Stops - Turns & Says 'like that'
So - From Four Words & 8 Notes
And A Fortunate Grafting Of Memories & Notes
Came This Little Gift 

JERSEY SKY

Hey Cover Me Tenderly
And Take Me Home
To Listen To Brenda Lee
Naked

Don’t You Ever Wanna Try 
New Things?
Things You Think You’re Never Gonna 
Do Things
Windows Open Up Inside
When You Try The Things
You’ve Never Tried

Hey Cover Me Tenderly
And Take Me Home
Over The Tappan Zee
Naked

It’s Always Better When You Try 
New Things
Things You Think You’re Never Gonna 
Do Things
Say The Words You’ll Never Say
Whisper Them & Walk Away

Hey, Sing Me A Lullaby
And We Can Lay
Under The Jersey Sky
Naked

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JERSEY SKY

It Was 1991 & My Music Pal & Brilliant Improvisor - Jim Dean 
Had Created Vic Storm - A Fictional Washed-Up Pop-Singer 
Who Plays County Fairs & Such
So Vic Needed A Back-Catalogue Of Songs
So I Wrote & Later Recorded This 
With Jim's Help On His Korg
This Is Not In Any Way Personal Or Auto-Biographical
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JUKEBOX IN HEAVEN

I Took A Left At 'Life'
Now I’m Right Where I Belong
I’ve Done Things 
A Good Man Wouldn’t Mention
Now There’s A Bright Light Up Ahead
But It’s A Burnin’ Shade Of Red
At Least I Hope 
I’m On The Jukebox 
Up In Heaven

If God Was A Woman
I’d Walk Through Those Pearly Gates
You See I’m Blessed
With This Power Over Women
But With My Luck 
God’s A Guy
So You Can Kiss 
My Ass Goodbye
At Least I Hope 
I’m On the Jukebox 
Up In Heaven

If You Ever Get To Kingdom Come
Won’t You Check & See
If My Song Is In - God’s Record Bin
Play It Once For Me

Now I Hear The Final Bell
And I’m Heading Straight To Hell
At Least I Hope 
I’m On The Jukebox Up In Heaven

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JUKEBOX IN HEAVEN

Thinking 2010ish
I'm Singing With Fab Wife & Phil Fanatic, Christie Mellor 
This Isn't The Funniest Birthday Song I've Written For Phil
But The "Phil Phil Phil" Section Is Heartwarming
And Has The Gram & Emmylou Thing That
We All Bonded Over As Friends 
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A Damn Fine 'Live' Vocal Performance From The Spouse
I Was A Bit All Over The Place But...
It Begins With Gusto & Wends Towards Rousing

JUST ANOTHER BIRTHDAY SONG FOR PHIL

It’s Just Another 
Birthday Song For Phil
He’s On His Way 
But Not ‘Over The Hill’
‘Old Geezerdom’ Is Coming
And Every Year I’m Strumming
It's Just Another Birthday Song For Phil

He’s a Writer/Producer 
& He Directs
He’s Better At It 
Than You Might Expect
He’s Like A Bike With 30 Gears 
But He’s Gettin-On In Years
It’s Just Another Birthday Song For Phil

Phil, Phil, Phil
Another Year Has Passed 
And We Love You Still
Phil, Phil, Phil
We Love You &
We Always Will

Some Birthdays Are Really Godforsaken
But This Time Phil Sure Brought Home The Bacon
He’s Got A Heart That’s Really Big
You Can Even Ask The Pig
It’s Just Another Birthday Song For Phil

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JUST ANOTHER BIRTHDAY SONG FOR PHIL

Dylan Cover - 2016

What If The Late 60's Kinks 
Gave Dylan's 'Tom Thumb's Blues'
The "King Kong" Treatment
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I'm Playing & Singing Everything - "One-Man Pop Army"
Mostly Loud Guitars & Bass
After 46 Years In LA 
I 'Moved Back To New York City' 
So The Last Line Felt Appropriate
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Pinting Out The Lyrics Was A Religious Experience
It's Like A Psalm 
Words & Music Bob Dylan

JUST LIKE TOM THUMB'S BLUES

When You're Lost In The Rain In Juarez
When It's Easter Time Too
And Your Gravity Fails 
And Negativity Don't Pull You Through
Don't Put On Any Airs 
When You're Down On Rue Morgue Avenue
They Got Some Hungry Women There 
And They'll Really Make A Mess Outta You

Now If You See Saint Annie, 
Please Tell Her Thanks A Lot
I Cannot Move 
My Fingers Are All In A Knot
I Don't Have The Strength 
To Get Up & Take Another Shot
And My Best Friend My Doctor 
Won't Even Say What It Is I've Got

Sweet Melinda, 
The Peasants Call Her The Goddess Of Gloom
She Speaks Good English 
And She Invites You Up Into Her Room
And You're So Kind & Careful 
Not To Go To Her Too Soon
And She Takes Your Voice 
And Leaves You Howling At The Moon

Up On Housing Project Hill
It's Either Fortune Or Fame
You Must Pick One Or The Other
Though Neither Of Them 
Are To Be What They Claim
If You're Lookin' To Get Silly 
You Better Go Back To 
From Where You Came
Because The Cops Don't Need You 
And Man They Expect The Same

Now All The Authorities
They Just Stand Around & Boast
How They Blackmailed The Sergeant-At-Arms 
Into Leaving His Post
And Picking Up Angel
Who Just Arrived Here From The Coast
Who Looked So Fine At First 
But Left Looking Just Like A Ghost

I Started Out On Burgundy 
But Soon Hit The Harder Stuff
Everybody Said They'd Stand Behind Me 
When The Game Got Rough
But The Joke Was On Me 
There Was Nobody Even There To Bluff
I'm Going Back To New York City 
I Do Believe I've Had Enough

JUST LIKE TOM THUMB'S BLUES (Dylan Cover)

Written, performed, mixed and mastered by Cozmo Jethro.
Featuring my daughter, Lydia Matamoros-Lapp.
Beat by Auditory Ecstasy https://soundcloud.com/auditory-ecstasy, remixed by Cozmo Jethro.
Album art created in Image Creator by Microsoft Designer and Canva.

Hit it Dad!

Mannn another summer down.
In the Pacific Northwest we go to town.
Summer 25 revive what we does.
Next installment of the summer that was. 

It started, I DJed my first wedding.
Then DJ Real visited from Australia.
Traveled to Chicago, college visit for Lydia.
Crissy’s birthday bash ha ha aw yea!

11th wedding anniversary at a mansion.
A family member passed way too young.
All summer me and Nasty collaboration.

Now sit back relax, take a trip with us.
Me and Lydia flippin the rhymes.
Let’s relive this summer one more time.

Summer I drove my dad back and forth.
To the Bamboo Garden where we both work.
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 to work in that summer heat.
Feel the vibe, feel the flow, bass so deep.
Life in the rhythm takin it with ease.

Summer started, DJed my first wedding.
Crissy’s friend Jennifer marrying Urlet.
I ran the console and played the jams.
Up in that church, we rocked it, dayam!

The next day DJ Real from Australia.
Here in the flesh, and lemme tell ya.
He traveled with his daughter to the West Coast.
Hung with us in Portland, chillin the most.

Comraderie of one of my favorite collaborators.
Was immediate and we bonded to the beat.
Then off to Chicago the very next week.
Dropped Lydia off at college 2 weeks.

Then in Chicago we stayed with great friends.
From way back when, Mike and Randee, aw yea!

Summer I drove my dad back and forth.
To the Bamboo Garden where we both work.
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 to work in that summer heat.
Feel the vibe, feel the flow, bass so deep.
Life in the rhythm takin it with ease.

50 Years my wife has been live.
Had a bash at Skate Haven Farm, that’s fly.
Elle and her band, came and rocked the house.
The Hidden Gems, yo, lit it up, wow!

Our friends and fam, party on our property.
Unforgettable 50th birthday.

Whole fam went to Seattle to say goodbye,
To a family member, celebrate his life.
He was cut short at 49 years old.
Rest in peace Curtis Paris, you lived life bold.

Then came me and Crissy’s wedding anniversary.
At a mansion like g g g g Gatsby.
17000 square feet to ourselves,
Aint gonna say what happened, but dayam, welllll.

Summer I drove my dad back and forth.
To the Bamboo Garden where we both work.
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 to work in that summer heat.
Feel the vibe, feel the flow, bass so deep.
Life in the rhythm takin it with ease.

So 2025 was the summer that was.
Sayin goodbye to fam.
Celebratin milestones.
Celebratin life as we all get older.
Live up every summer until it’s over!

Summer I drove my dad back and forth.
To the Bamboo Garden where we both work.
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 to work in that summer heat.
Feel the vibe, feel the flow, bass so deep.
Life in the rhythm takin it with ease.

Summer 2025. Yea.
Me and Lydia getting live!

The Summer That Was 2025 (feat. Lydia) (Prod. Auditory Ecstasy)

KINKS 'KOVER' 

A Very Heartfelt 'Cheers'  
To Raymond Douglas Davies Of The Kinks
Whose Music & Voice Inspired Me
Throughout The 60s & 70s
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I Recorded This In 2015
I Was 65 & I Actually Thought I'd Written It... yup 
When In Fact...
It Was A Song From A 1965 Kink's Album
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When I Played It For A Musical Friend (My Age) 
And He Said... "Nice Cover"
Not Until That Moment
Had I Any Idea 
I'd Lifted An Early Kink's Track  
Back in'65 - I Was The Only One I Knew 
Who Bought 'Kinda Kinks' - Their Second Album
50 Years On... With Memory Being Somewhat Unreliable
I Had Inadvertantly "Dressed-Up" (Interpreted)
An Early Ray Davies' Song 
And Expanded The Melody & Lyrics In The Verses
So My Track Is "Based On" A Kink's Song
Or It's A 'Nice Cover'
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Previously... The Last 10 Years   
I've Been Embarrassed & Dreading 
Having To Explain It 
But Things Are Different Now
'Covers' Are Allowed - Yay
So - Although A Davies/Goldman Composition
Is Beyond My Wildest Dreams
I'm Happy To Call This A 'Cover' 
Of Ray's 'Nothin' In This World'    
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NOTHING IN THIS WORLD

Met A Girl 
Fell In Love  
On An Escalator
Met A Girl 
Fell In Love  
She Was Gone A Moment Later
Now There's Nothin' In This World
Stop Me Thinkin' 'Bout That Girl
Now There's Nothin' In This World

She Get's By  
With Another Guy
I Think His Name Is Ernie
She Get's By  
With Another Guy
Maybe It Was Bernie?
Still There's Nothin' In This World
Stop Me Thinkin' 'Bout That Girl
No There's Nothin' In This World

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NOTHIN' IN THIS WORLD (Kinks Kover)

1993

A Wedding Song Outtake 
Prolly Cause It Was Too Intimate & Chatty
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This Was Lost & Forgotten For Over 20 Years
So, For Me, Each Listening Is Still A Gift


NOW IT CAN BE TOLD

She’s Drawn To The Guy 
Like A Moth To A Harris Tweed
She Looks So Happy 
it’s Almost Embarrassing
Now It Can Be Told!

He Touches Something That’s 
Buried Down Deep In Her
(If) The Judge Prattles On 
The Groom Might Fall Asleep On Her
Now It Can Be Told!  

Just On The Face Of It 
I’d Have To Say 
That Their Chances Are Good 
Cause They’re Really In Love
It Goes Far Beyond 
Just A Mere Base Attraction
It’s Almost A Match 
Made In Heaven Above
The Chances Are Good 
Cause They’re Really In Love

He’s Drawn To The Girl 
Like A Squirrel To An Oldsmobile
He Fell In Love 
And So He Had To Close The Deal
Now It Can Be Told!

They Decided To Marry 
For Poor Or For Rich
Just As Long As It’s East 
Of The Washington Bridge
Now It Can Be Told!

Just On The Face Of It 
I’d Have To Say 
That Their Chances Are Good 
Cause They’re Really In Love
It Goes Far Beyond 
Just A Mere Base Attraction
It’s Almost A Match 
Made In Heaven Above
The Chances Are Good 
Cause They’re Really In Love

First Time I Saw Them 
I Said To Myself I Said
"These Two Are Suitably 
Bound To Be Wed" & So
Now It Can Be Told

The Perfect Relation 
Of Music To Word
This One’s A Song 
That Deserves To Be Heard
Now It Can Be Told

Just On The Face Of It 
I’d Have To Say
It’s Almost A Match 
Made In Heaven Above 
It Goes Far Beyond 
Just A Mere Bass Attraction
The Chances Are Good 
Cause They’re Really In Love

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NOW IT CAN BE TOLD

There's No-Fi - Like Lo-Fi
Some 'Sound' Advice 
I've Been Writing & Recording Songs 
Since I Was 14 In 1964
When I Began 
I Couldn't Read Or Write Music
So In Order To Remember It 
I Had To Record It... 
In The 60's, It Was On A Reel-To-Reel 
By The Late '70s, I Realized 
I Had To Be My Own Favorite Artist  
And Keep Track Of The Songs I'd Written 
To Keep Me Company In My Old Age
So - This Is A Musical Diary Of My Life 
For The Last 60 Years
By Clicking "Playlists" 
You Can Follow A Progression
By The Decades

NOW IT CAN BE TOLD

Richard Goldman

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