Sublevel 3

The Anger - Originally Directed At Newt Gingrich 
In 1994 - Seems An Appropriate Response 
To Today's Liars At Large... 
At Extra-Large - In This Case
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Big Thanks To Jim Dean 
& 'All The Jimmys' 
Who Did A Fabulous Job 
Recording My Ravings 
Both Vocals & Electric Guitars 
& Bass & Electronic Drums
I Find It To Be An 'Elegant Noise'
That's On You, Jimbo
Very 'Helter Skelter' Inspired... 
And Was Also Four Times Longer 
In It's Original Form
The Last 30-Seconds Or So Is Me 
Playing A Game Of Musical 'H-O-R-S-E'
Having To Repeat The Exact Lick 
The Other Guitar (Me) Just Played
They Are Well-Separated In Headphones
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It Still Feels Like 'Motherfucker' 
Goes Unnoticed When Used By A Black Person 
And Becomes The Only Thing Noticed
When Used By A 75-Year-Old White Person

YOU TOLD A LIE

You Told A Lie, Motherfucker
And It’s Comin' Back To You
You Told A Lie, Motherfucker
And It Doesn’t Ring True
You Told A Lie, Motherfucker
In Fact, You Told A Few
I Say, Bang! You Told A Lie

Is That A Fly In Your Pocket
Or Are You Just Glad To See Me?
Got Your Finger In The Socket
While Your Holding The Bikini
You Told A Lie Motherfucker
You’re A Total Fuckin’ Weenie
I Say, Bang! You Told A Lie

Please Disregard This Notice
if The Check Is In The Mail
If Not, You Better Turn Around 
And Try To Jump Bail
You’re A Total Motherfucker
And You’re Gonna Go To Jail
I Say, Bang! You Told A Lie

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YOU TOLD A LIE

2003
Learning @garageband
A Few Loops 
Hip-Hop House Drums 
A Couple Of Vocals
My Neice Monashee Liked This One 
I Felt Like That Was A Good Sign
The Keyboard Player From My First Band (6O Years Ago) 
Also Told Me He Loved This - When Were 66  
It Was The Only Song Of Mine
That He Ever Complimented

I’M NOT THE ONLY ONE

I’m Not The Only One
To Break Your Heart
And Make You Cry
I’m Not The Only One
To Say Hello
And Then Goodbye
Jack Broke Your Heart In-Two
Before You Even Knew
That You Did Not Know Jack
Lloyd Left A Mark Or Two
Before He Was Through
I Wouldn’t Call Him Back
I’m Not The Only One
To Break Your Heart
And Make You Cry
I’m Not The Only One
To Say Hello
And Then Goodbye

I’m Not The Only One
To Break Your Heart
And Make You Cry
I’m Not The Only One
To Say Hello
And Then Goodbye
Jack Broke Your Heart In-Two
Before You Even Knew
That You Did Not Know Jack
Lloyd Left A Mark Or Two
Before He Was Through
I Wouldn’t Call Him Back
If I Were You
I’m Not The Only One
To Break Your Heart
And Make You Cry
I’m Not The Only One
To Say Hello
And Then Goodbye

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I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE

1970
I Was 20 & Somewhere Between 
Paul Simon & Gram Parsons
I'm Doing  Guitar - Bass - Singing - Harmonizing
Overdubbing All The Bad Hand-Claps Are Me Too...
With My Teac Reel-To-Reel
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And Be Clear...
The Words 'Sure & Shore' 
Sound The Same On The East Coast Of The US


WHINED & DINED

We Whined & Dined By The Shore
Though We’d Never Tried It Before
We Were Fine & Just-A-Bit-Of-Alright
Hit-It-Off Well Into The Night
You Whined About The Foul Weather
And I Dined Upon A Bed Of Roses Near The Shore
And I’m Sure Glad You’re Here
Sure Glad You’re Here
Sure Glad You’re Here
Honey, I’m Sure Glad

We Whined & Dined By The Shore
Though We’d Never Tried It Before
We Were Fine & Just A Bit Of Alright
Hit-It-Off Well Into The Night
You Whined About The Foul Weather
I Dined Upon A Bed Of Roses Near The Shore
And I’m Sure Glad You’re Here
Sure Glad You’re Here
Sure Glad You’re Here
Honey, I’m Sure Glad

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WHINED & DINED

1965 - In 8th Grade
I Was A Fool For A Girl Named Toni
And Had Been Since 7th Grade
By '65 I'd Already Written Many Songs
To Win Toni's Heart
I Met-Up With Toni 40+Years Later
Turns Out She Was Also Broken-Hearted 
Her Secret-Crush - My Best Pal
Didn't Like Her Like "That"
Life Was Complicated & Internal 13 - 16
This Was Recorded In 2016


HERE’S TO YOU

Here’s To You
And Your New Love Too
May You Live Together In Peace
Here’s To You
And Your New Life Too
May Your Love Never Cease
Here’s To You
I’ll Always Love You
For First Loves Never End
Here’s To You
I’ll Always Care, Dear
But Remain Just As A Friend

You Say Hi
And My Sigh
I Try Hard Not To Show
You Say Hi
And I Cry
Oh I Still Love You So
Here’s To You
I Wanted So Much
I Guess I Tried Too Hard
Here’s To You
I Reached Out To Touch
But We Were Just Too Far Apart

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HERE'S TO YOU

Please Enjoy This Acoustic String-Snapper
From 1977 Was One Of The First
And A Hooky-Pop 1-4-5 Chorus
In 1977 The 'New Wave' Thing Meant To Me
Play It As Fast As You Can Sing it
So I Did...
Problem Was I Couldn't Play It 'Out'
Or Really Let Anyone Close To Me Hear It
It Said Too Much 
And Shared The Secrets Of Others
So I Had To Bury It
And I Did
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It Never Occurred To Me 
To Change The Lyrics
So I Could Sing The Song Publicly
Without Getting Beaten-Up
But I Think I Was Lazy 
And Changing The Words Was Hard Work
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And Honestly, 
Sometimes Words Just Come To Me
And When They Do... I Kinda Treat Them As Sacred...
Because They Really Do Feel Like Gifts
And Something To Honor
So - This & 'Prettiest Girl @The Funeral'
Were Among The Best Of The Buried Songs
Prettiest Girl Was Dug-Up In 1997 
This Was Unearthed A Couple Years Ago -


JADED ANGEL
Could It Be There’s 
Nothing I’d Rather Try
Than Taking You Away 
And Making Love All Night
All I Ever Think About 
Is Your Sweet Kiss
There’s Only One Trouble Baby 
You’re Still His
Jaded Angel

Could It Be 
I Don't Care About You Anymore
Just Because
I'm Not Knockin' Down You're Door
All I Ever Hear About 
Is What You Miss
There's Nothing I Can Do For You
As Long As Your His
Jaded Angel

I Saw You Together
And I Wanted To Cry
I Get The Feelin'
You'll Never Be Mine
Jaded Angel

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JADED ANGEL

Warm gravity

This Was Written & Recorded In 1969
On A Reel-To-Reel Tape Deck
I Was 19 & Had Dropped-Out Of College & Was
Driving A Delivery Truck For A Pharmacy
Making Money In Order To Move to LA
My Girlfriend, Worked At A Bakery
And Was A High-School Senior 
Headed To College The Following Year
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Back In 1969, There Were Unwritten 
"Teenager Dating Rules"...
Lke You Could Sit On A Bed Together
But Your Feet Had To Be Touching The Floor
No Laying On The Bed With Your Feet-Up
I Believe My Mother Checked On Us... Maybe Once
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I Was 19 When I Used The Term "My Load"
And The Current Photo Is Not The Actual Bakery Babe
Rather It's My Wife... At About The Same Age

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BAKERY BABE

Bakery Babe  
Keeps My Legs Off The Road
Bakery Babe 
Keeps My Mind Off My Load
Yay Hey, Hey, Hey  
All The Truckin’ Drivers Rave
Yay Hey, Hey, Hey 
She’s My Bakery Babe

She’s So Healthy  
She’s A Regular Bonfire
When I’m Drivin’  
She’s On Top Me 
In The Car 
Yay Hey, Hey, Hey 
All The Workin’ People Rave
Yay Hey, Hey, Hey  
She’s My Bakery Babe

Yay  Hey, Hey, Hey  
All The Singin’ People Rave
Yay Hey, Hey, Hey  
She’s My Bakery Babe

Bakery Babe  
Keeps My Feet 
On The Floor
Bakery Babe  
Steals My Shoes 
To Make Sure
Yay Hey, Hey, Hey 
All The Singin’ People Rave
Yay Hey, Hey, Hey 
She’s My Bakery Babe

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BAKERY BABE

1977 - Recorded At Home 
On A Reel-To-Reel Tape Deck
Sometimes I Just Wanna Say... I Did That!!
This Is As Good As I Get
It Began With A 'Live' Piano/Vocal Track
And Then Three Overdubs - Which Included
Two More Vocals & A Second Piano
FAQ - Why Did You Whisper The Vocal?
So - In 1977, We Lived In Primitive Times
When It Came To Home Sound-On-Sound Recordings
With Each Addition Of A New Track
The Original Track - In This Case - The Vocal 
Would Diminish - Both In Volume & Quality
The More I Added - The More The Vocal
Would Get Buried Further In The Mix
There's Also 30 Years Of Tape 'Drop-Outs'
And With All That... 
On This 'Pass' At 'Kay Lynn'
The Emotion Seems Audible 
The Piano Is Relatively In Tune
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I Didn't Want To Use Kay Lynn's Real Name
Nor Did I Want To Use My "Place-Holder' Name
Kay Lenz - An Actress We Both Had A Crush On
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So, Finally...
I Sing The Bridge An Octave Too High
Which Is A Clear "Tell"
That This Is The 'First Pass' 
At Recording This Song
It's Become A Heartwarming Quirk 
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This Magical Recording
Is Better In Headphones
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The Way The Three-Part Harmony 
Swells In The Chorus
Much Like The Beatles 'Because'
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And The D-Chord With An 'A' Bass
Very Brian Wilson
And Finally... A Five-Note Cello Line!
Played On Piano 
The Younger Of My Sons Is A Cello Wizzard
I'm Hoping He Hears This One...
The Older Son Majored In 'Bass' At College 
I'm Pretty Sure He'll Like This One
Because When We (Kay Lynn & I) 
All Grew-Up
My Son Was A Math Tutor 
For Kay Lynn's Daughter
And Apparently A Good One...
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And Finally,
Some Goldman Fans Will Hear Echoes Of 1974's 'Sleepyhead' 
And Others... May Hear Harbingers Of 
1978's 'Desdemona's 'Alright' Chorus
Lineage Is Important - It Adds Context
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Finally - In The Early 70s 
I Listened To A Lot Of Ry Cooder
And He Kind Of Introduced Me To 
What Would Become Called 'Americana'
And Specifally Stephen Foster Type Songs
And There Was Always Something 
Charmingly Awkward & With Simple & Direct Phrasings
Which Sounds Like I'm Describing 'Kay Lynn'
So It's My Stephen Foster Song!
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Stay Strong - Living With A Madman, Is Maddening






KAY LYNN

I Took You In 
When I Was Lonely  
Kay Lynn, Kay Lynn
Now I Have To Let You Go 
Your Own Way
Kay Lynn, Kay Lynn 
Lowlights – Highlights  
And All Those Good Nights
Lowlights – Highlights 
And All Those Good Nights

And When I Call You 
Will We Cry? 
Kay Lynn, Kay Lynn
All The Tears We Thought 
That We Had Passed By 
Kay Lynn, Kay Lynn
Lowlights – Highlights  
And All Those Good Nights
Lowlights – Highlights  
And All Those Good Nights

And Like The Falling Snow
It’s Down To Earth We Go

Love Never Worries 
It Just Comes & Goes  
Kay Lynn, Kay Lynn
Leaving Us To Deal With 
All Our Sorrows 
Kay Lynn, Kay Lynn
Lowlights – Highlights  
And All Those Good Nights 
Lowlights – Highlights  
And All Those Good Nights

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KAY LYNN

Jan '69 - I'd Returned To My Small Mid-Western College
Only To Gather My Belongings & Say Goodbyes  
I Was Lucky Enough To Be College Pals
With A Kid Who'd Grow-Up To Be 
A Great American Fiddle Player Named, Evan Stover
During My Brief Stay At Beloit 
When I'd Write A New Song 
I'd Play It For Evan & Tape His 'Goosebump' Fiddle Parts  
That's What Happened Here
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The "Relationship" Was Mostly In My Head And
Consisted Mostly Of A Couple Of Awkard Overnights   
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(Alright - After The First Hit Of Sour Gum)
From The Opening On... 
I'm Noticing How The Guitar Figure Drives The Song
A La Paul Simon - I Never Give Him Much Love
But He Was A Huge Influence
His Casual Confessional Lyric & Vocal Style
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Also - This Has It's Own Gentleness
And Reads Like The Poetry Of An Almost 19 Year-Old! 

THE SOONER, THE LATER

Me & All My Hair 
I Ache Tonight
She & All Her Hair 
Kinda Sleeping
Aching I Suppose 
Though I Don’t 
Really Know
She Would Have 
Sooner Or Later

Walk Along The Leaves 
They Wept Once Too
Yes & They Believe 
What They’re Told
I Left Her 
I Suppose
And A Letter 
For The Clothes
I Would Have 
Sooner Or Later

Take It With A Walk 
Or Take It Straight
Leave It In The Woods 
By The Pump
I Can’t Hear 
Her Laugh 
And The Only Thing 
I Have Is
We Would Have 
Sooner Or Later

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THE SOONER, THE LATER

Thanks For Listening
I've Been Writing & Recording Songs 
Since Age 14 In 1964   
In Order To Remember Them
I Had To Record Them 
By The Late '70s, I Realized 
I Had To Be My Own Favorite Artist  
And Keep Track Of The Songs I'd Written 
Who Knew They'd Keep Me Company In My Old Age?
This Is A 'Musical Diary' 
Of My Life For The Last 60 Years
By Clicking "Playlists" 
You Can Follow My 'Progressions'
By The Decades

THE SOONER, THE LATER

Richard Goldman

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