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Love Is The Game

2014 - COVER Of A 1965 Dave Davies Kinks Song
And Of Course...
Somewhere Around 2002 I Ran Into Dave Davies In LA
But Momentarily Mistook Him For His Brother
We Were 15 Years Past When I Last Saw Either Of Them
It Was 10 AM At LA's Farmer's Market - Fairfax & 3rd
Most Of The Food Stalls Were Not Open Yet
The Tour Buses Were About An Hour Away From 
Dropping-Off The Lunch Crowd Of Tourists
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I'd Just Dropped My Son 
At The Public Elementary School Across The Street 
I Was Having Coffee Around 10 Am 
I Heard A 'Davies' Sounding Voice 
Talking To The Owner of The Mexican Food Stall
Where I Was A Regular & Knew The Owner 
For A Moment, I Thought It Was Ray
My Fucking Hero From Age 14 
But Nobodies Fool... Dave
Pretended Not To Be Himself 
Obviously Trying To Confuse Me 
In Order To Entertain The Charming Owner  
Of the Mexican Food Stall
I Went Back To My Coffee Thinking
I Know More Dave Davies Songs
Than 99% Of All Earthlings
And This Guy Just Missed The Opprtunity To Be Adored
By Trying To Impress Someone Else
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Wait Till Summer... Is The First Dave Davies Song I Learned 
As A Kid - Age 15/16
And Dave's First Song 
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Finally - I Love This!

WAIT TIL THE SUMMER COMES ALONG

I've been cryin' all the Winter
I've been waiting for some good to come my way
But I'll wait till the Summer comes along
Dear Lord, have I done so much wrong

How can I go on,
Wondering what I did wrong,
Can it be too much to ask?
Please, oh please, let it be.

If the Summer'll come my way,
Will I find someone to take the place of [?]?
But I'll wait till the Summer comes along.
Dear Lord, tell me what could I've done wrong.

Can it be that she,
Never wanted to,
Break some poor mother's heart?
Please, oh please, let it be.

I know my Summer'll never come.
I know I'll cry until my dying day has come.
Let the Winter roll along.
I've got nothing left but song.

Oh, oh, what's happened?
Oh, oh, what's happened?

Written by: Dave Davies
Published by: Kassner Music Co. Ltd

WAIT TILL SUMMER COMES ALONG (Kinks Kover)

1989

My Good Friend & 
Often Musical Collaborator... Jim Dean
Produced The Original Recording Here;
https://soundcloud.com/dragbunt/not-supposed-to-die-92-m
And In Doing So 
Helped A Lot On The Music End 
Of This One
Thanks, Bub...
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This Performance Is Odd - 
And Was Recorded During Lockdown 2020
But I Love The Jewish-Russian Folk Song
And How Ukranian My Ukulele Sounds
I Was Going For The Third Man Theme
The Vocal Harmony Richard 
Sounds Like A Drunk Ray Davies
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In 1989, My Wife & I Lived In West Hollywood
Across The Street From Rebecca Schaeffer
An Actress Who Was Stalked & Murdered
I Was Among The First On The Scene 
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This Song Happened Out Of Nowhere
Several Months Later  
The Experience Was Not Something 
That Felt Helpful To Share Publicly 
And To Me - Writing A Song About It 
Felt Like I Was Capitalizing 
On My Accidental Proximity
To A Dark Moment 
In The History Of Hollywood

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Anyway - The Lyrics - The First Verse Is Cinematic
But Completely Untrue - However - Her Stalker/Killer
Did See Her In Our Local Laundramat
And Was Apparently Laying Low 
Immediately After The Murder 
In A West Hollywood Hardware Store 
Before Heading Back To Arizona
Where He Was Caught
So This Song Is... "Based-On" A True Story
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NOT SUPPOSED TO DIE

Through The Window 
We See Sky Of Blue
In The Bedroom 
There’s A Knife In View
On The Floor 
Beside A Woman Who 
Was Not Supposed To Die

As He Passes People 
In The Street
He Wonders If It All 
Was Meant To Be
He’s The Only One 
Who Knows That She 
Was Not Supposed To Die

She Smiled At Him 
In The Laundramat
Then She Acted 
Like A Spoiled Brat
Now She’s Just  
Another Woman That 
Was Not Supposed To Die 

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NOT SUPPOSED TO DIE

1967
This Was Recorded On 
A Realistic (Radio Shack) 
Reel-to-Reel Tape Recorder
In My Bedroom - Even The Hiss Has Charm 
I Double-Tracked Both My Vocal & Guitar
I Was 17 - A High-School Senior 
I Originally Wrote This 
For The High-School Poetry Journal 
And For The Girls Who Might Read It 
Plus - It Looked Good On College Applications
And Eventually, Handed It In As A Poem 
To My English Teacher For Extra-Credit
The Meanest Of The Mean - Annie Koff
Actually Liked This One - B+
One Comment She Made In Red Pen Was...
 "Swim Lessons?"

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'Glass Island' Song Recipe:

1 Bit Of Donovan 
2/3 Bit Paul Simon 
A Drizzle Of McCartney
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UPON SIGHTING GLASS ISLAND

Here I Float
Glass Bottom Boat
Careful Not To Tip It
Can’t Swim
Eyes Of Wool
Got Pockets Full 
Fish Don’t Pull 
Or Tug My Line
Sighting Glass Island 
On The Port Bow
Shading My Eyes 
With All My Know-How

Island Grows
I Suppose
Nestle Closer 
To Her Shore
Want To Fly
Glass Bottom Sky
Friendly Face 
On Glass I.
Sighting Glass Island 
From Up Close Now
Feeling Sand Settle 
Into My Brow

Ride The Waves
See Her Wave
And I Know
 It Wont Be Long Now
Sighting Glass Island 
From Upon It
The Best Time To See It's
When You're On It

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UPON SIGHTING GLASS ISLAND

"Live" 1988 - I Was 38 - Married 2 Years
Living & Working In Hollywood
As A Television Game-Show Producer
When I Wasn't Looking For TV Game-Show Work
I Was Booking Gigs At Clubs Like 'Cafe Largo'  
Across From Canter's On Fairfax
In West Hollywood, Ca
On This Night
I Believe I Opened For A Band
Called "Show Of Hands" 
I Played Well & Had Fun
Performed Beyond Expectations 
But...The 'Show Of Hands' Crowd
Started To Pile-In - Around 9-ish  
Just As I Got This Encore Request 
From A Friend - Which Of Course I Played   
But As You Can Hear...
I Play It Quickly 
Because I Can Feel The Room 
Turning Into A Train Station
So I'm Singing Arguably My Best Song 
As Fast As I Can 
Because I Know I'm Losing The Room... 
I'm Playing It Fast Because 
I Want It To Be Over As Soon As Possible... 
I Have Many Recordings Of This Song
But For Some Reason This One Gives Me Goosebumps
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A Longtime Friend & Occassional Song Collaborator
The Remarkable Tracy Newman 
Has a Beautiful Cover Recording Of This 
You Can Find It Here:
https://soundcloud.com/tracy-newman/thats-what-love-can-do-to-your-heart?in=tracy-newman/sets/thats-what-love-can-do
And It's Either She Or Her Sister 
Who Can Be Heard Singing Along During The Chorus'
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How I Am Sure Of That?  
Because The Device That Recorded This
Was A Hand-Held Condenser-Mic Cassette 
That Tracy's Husband Jim Had Brought
It Was On The Table That Tracy & Larraine Are Seated
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Hugs To All - Thanks, Jimmy - For Preserving Me
And My 'Rick Nelson Adjustment'

THAT’S WHAT LOVE CAN DO TO YOUR HEART

It Ain’t Everyday 
You Cry Like A Baby
It Ain’t Everyday 
You Feel Like You’re A Clown
It Ain’t Everyday You Lose 
Everything That You Live For
And Watch As Your Whole World 
Comes Tumblin’ Down

It’s As Simple As A Bird 
Outside Your Window
It’s As Simple As a Teardrop 
In Your Eye
It’s As Simple As The Sweet Kiss 
You’re Never Gonna Give Her
The Door Is Closed & 
She Just Said Goodbye
That’s What Love Can Do 
To Your Heart
Doesn’t Matter If You’re Tall 
Or If You’re Smart
That’s What Love Can Do 
To Your Heart
Tear You Up & 
Break Your Little World Apart

You Got Friends To Help You Through 
All The Hurting
You Got Friends To Tell Ya 
That She Was So Bad
You Got Friends To Take You Places 
You Don’t Really Wanna Go To &
Forget The Sweetest Thing You Ever Had

All The Bright Lights & The Booze 
Won’t Make You Happy
All The Good Times That You Looked For
Won’t Be There
All The Yesterdays You Loved Her 
Won’t Mean Anything Tomorrow
There Just Memories That 
No One Else Can Share
That’s What Love Can Do 
To Your Heart
Doesn’t Matter If You’re Tall 
Or If You’re Smart
That’s What Love Can Do 
To Your Heart
Tear You Up & 
Break Your Little World Apart

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THAT'S WHAT LOVE CAN DO TO YOUR HEART

Written & Recorded In 1994 
I Was 44 - 3 Years Into Being A Dad 
And A Friend Of Almost 20 Years
Was Getting Married & I Was Known For 
Giving Wedding Songs As Gifts 
This However, Was A Brilliant Mistake
I Knew It Was Good 
But I Also Knew It Was Outtake
'The Birth Of A Nation' Bit ?
And They Were Not Everly Bros People 
So I Wrote Another...
Which Again Was More Up Mine, Than Theirs 
Alley-Wise
But Over The Years 
I've Fallen In Love With This Recording 
"Walk Right Back" Was A Big Deal 
My 1966 Gibson Electric ES-330  
Recorded Unplugged & Mic'ed Like An Acoustic
Half-Guitar/Half-Badminton Racket
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Serious Hugs To Frankie & Shante
 
THEY’RE GETTING MARRIED TODAY

The Day Arrives 
And The Date’s Been Set
I’ll Be Surprised If
They Don’t Get 
A Little Carried Away
They’re Getting Married Today

It Still Seems Strange That
Once They Were Strangers
Now They’re Joined For
All Of The Ages  
Man What Can You Say
They’re Getting Married Today

Marching To The Tune Of
Something Known As True Love

For Some It’s Such A
Common Occasion
For These Two It’s The
Birth Of A Nation
If They Cry It’s Okay
They’re Getting Married Today

Skip The Vows 
Hey iI’s Just A Suggestion
I Don’t Know Why 
They Even Ask Them The Question
You Know What They’ll Say
They’re Getting Married Today

Marching To The Tune Of
Something Known As True Love
If They Cry It’s Okay
They’re Getting Married Today

The Day Arrives 
And The Date’s Been Set
I’d Be Surprised If
They Don’t Get 
A Little Carried Away
They’re Getting Married Today

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THEY'RE GETTIN' MARRIED TODAY

Written & Recorded On Reel To Reel In 1977 
The Home Demo - This Was The First Pass
This Catchy Song, Was Buried
So The Songwriter Would Not Be
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No Rhymes Even Attempted In The Verse
This Was Kinda Punk & Edgy For Me
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But Hey - Why Not Be Edgy 
If No One's Gonna Hear It?

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THE ONLY THING I COULD DO

Can't Imagine Anything As Crazy 
As Falling In Love With You
But I Would've Been Crazy
If I Stayed Away
There Was No Decision 
I Loved Beyond Reason
I'm A Slave To My Heart
No Matter Where It Takes Me To
It's True  
It Was The Only Thing I Could Do
It Was The Only Thing I Could Do
The Only Thing I Could Do

Can't Believe I Never Picked-Up On 
Your Love For Me
I Can't Believe How Long
I Waited To Hear That
The First Was A Killer
The Next One Was Better
Now I'm Lost In Your Eyes
No Matter Where It Takes Me To
It's True  
It Was The Only Thing I Could Do
It Was The Only Thing I Could Do
The Only Thing I Could Do

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ONLY THING I COULD DO

1978  

This Recording Was Originally 
A 'Live' Piano/Vocal From A Show 
I Added A Harmony Vocal Later At Home
Just So I Could Hear It - Without Singing... Anyway...
This Turns Out To Be The Only 
Existing Recording Of This Song 
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So - A Woman Picked Me-Up After A Gig  
She Seemed Like She Was From A Smarter Planet Than I Was 
I Was Impressed With Her & At Some Point Bragged 
I Could Write A Song-A-Day
Due To Her Work, Our Next Meet-Up
Would Be In A Week 
So She Expected 7 New Songs...
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It Was A Dare 
But I Felt It Was A 'Fair-Cop'
And Maybe The Price I Pay For A Fling
With A Gal From Another Planet
'No Baby That's Alright'
Was Part Of That Batch Of 7 Songs
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Indeed - When We Re-Connected A Week Later
She Was Surprisingly Less-Interested 
In Both Me & My Musical Output
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Even Back Then - At Age 28
The Signs Were Everywhere
I Was My Own Biggest Fan
Because I Had to Be
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NO BABY THAT'S ALRIGHT

Half-A-Million Tears In A Moment 
Maybe It Was Something You Said
Now You Think You Really Hurt Me 
Basically That's Just What I Said
I Got You Looking Out Someone's Window
I'll Give You Moonlight
No Baby That's Alright
I'll Give You Anything
No Baby That's Alright
I'll Make Your Dreams Come
No Baby That's Alright
I Got You Looking Out Someone's Window

Half-A-Million Tears In A Moment 
Maybe It Was Something You Said
Now You Think You Really Hurt Me Baby
Basically That's Just What I Said
I Got You Looking Out Someone's Window
I'll Give You Moonlight
No Baby That's Alright
I'll Make Your Dreams Cum
No Baby That's Alright
I'll Give You Anything
No Baby That's Alright
I Got You Looking Out Someone's Window

I'll Bring You Flowers
No Baby That's Alright
I'll Take Your Showers
No Baby That's Alright
I'll Fake A Passport
No Baby That's Alright
Cos Now I'm Looking-Out Someone's Window
I'll Give You Moonlight
No Baby That's Alright
I'll Do You Anything
No Baby That's Alright
That's Alright

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NO BABY, THAT'S ALRIGHT

1979 - Shout-Out To Robert Roll (Friend & Script Collaborator)
 For The Fab Foto - Authentically, 1979 
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'THAT NIGHT' Sounds Like A 1970s Who 'Single'
I Also Hear A Bit Of 'Petty' In The Chorus
Since The Original Title Was "That Night" 
And Since I Wrote It - I'm Officially Changing It Back
The Term 'Killing Time' Has Come To Be So Mis-Read
This Version Of 'That Night' (Nee 'Killing Time') 
Was Recorded About 5 Years Ago
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Clearly - Back In 1979  
This Was A Bit Too Frank...
And Never Really Saw The Light Of Day... 
I Did However Like It Enough To 'Play It Out' 
And Started Performing It By 1980 
When The Smoke, As It Were...Had Cleared
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This Is Possibly As Good As I Get... Lyrically
Yet It's Just Another Humble-Brag Diary Entry...
Based On A True Story
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THAT NIGHT (Nee: KILLIN" TIME)

It Wasn’t A Bad Night, That Night
Just Wasn’t All That Good
And When I Tried To Talk To You About It
I Didn’t Think I Could

We Were Staring At Stop-Lights, That Night
With Nothing To Say
And When I Turned To Look At You Baby
You Just Looked Away
Baby, You Just Looked Away

Cos Even The Waitress Could Tell
By The “Go Away” Look In Your Eyes
Even Your Husband Could Tell
We Were Both, Just Killing Time

We Came Back To My Place, That Night
Fell Down In My Bed
We Said All The Same Things, That Night
That We Always Had Said

And I Believed Them All, That Night
Bought Every Word
And How We Could Do It, That Night
Was Just So Totally Absurd
Yes, It Was Sooo Absurd

Cos Even The Waitress Could Tell
By The “Go Away” Look In Your Eyes
Even Your Husband Could Tell
We Were Both, Just Killing Time

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THAT NIGHT

Written In 1982
Piano/Vocal Recorded 'Live' 
In A Studio In The Valley
(Note - Facts Only As Good As My Memory)

My Childhood Friend, Richard Meyer 
Worked For "Fast-Folk" Magazine
Which Was 'Thee' 1970s Folk Music Magazine 
But Was Limping Along In The 80's 
Keeping Track Of The Greenwich Village Folk-Scene
And Had A Certain Cache In The Folk World
At Year's End, The Magazine Provided 
A Compilation Of Newly Recorded Songs 
For Magazine Subscribers
Which Were Basically... Compilations Of People & Songs 
Richard Loved - He Was The First To Record Suzanne Vega 
& Countless Others - Sadly Richard Died 
Over A Decade Or So Ago Of Parkinsons 
But Was Quite Brilliant In The Late 90s
To See The Internet Coming & The Need
To Get The Smithsonian Involved  
To Preserve HIS Fast-Folk Recordings
In the 21'st Century 
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As I Recall The Session Happened Around 1987 
Richard Was Putting Together A West Coast Fast-Folk Record
And I Believe Richard Had Asked Me To Play 'The Goodyears'
I Showed-Up With Deborah Holland To Sing The Harmony
We Found A Stand-Up Bass Player
Denny Croy & Recorded Goodyears 
After That 
Richard Asked Me To Hang-Out & 
Do Another Tune Later  
That Turn Out To Be This - Love Calling 
Which Had Been His Favorite Goldman Song
And Even I Was Shocked That The First Pass 
At This Four-Minute Piano-Thumper
Went So Well - I Was Vamping At The End 
For What Seemed Like Forever 
When I Looked-Up To The Control Room & 
Saw Richard Who Was Far From A Demonstrative Person
Standing Behind The Board Dancing & Waving For Me
To Keep Playing... 
Later I Had Said To Him... 'This Isn't A Folk Song'
He Whispered Back 'It's My Favorite Song Ever...'
It Appeared On Fast-Folk's Last Record 
"Lost In The Works"  Released In 1989?ish
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LOVE CALLING

There She Stood Like 
Something’s On Her Mind Like 
What’s A Girl To Do
She’s Usually Shy But
When She Caught Your Eye She 
Had To Speak To You 
You Look So Familiar 
Like Someone She Once Knew
But He’s Gone & No One Can
Take His Place
And You Seem To Have 
A Familiar Face
I Hear Love Calling  
I Hear Love Calling 
It Could Be The Hillside Strangler
Love Calling  
Love Calling

What’s His Problem She
Wonders Out Loud He
Seems To Be So Cool
Is He One-In-A-Million Or
An Innocent Civilian Or
Just Your Basic Fool
Is He The Exception
Or Is He Just The Rule
But He’s Gone & No One Can 
Take His Place
And You Just Have 
A Familiar Face
I Hear Love Calling  
I Hear Love Calling 
It Could Be The Hillside Strangler
Love Calling – I Hear Love Calling

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LOVE CALLING

Album sconosciuto (18/05/2015 15:38:44)

Too Late

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

WAIT TILL SUMMER COMES ALONG (Kinks Kover)

Richard Goldman