Copyright KDunckley 2021 
Mercury Rush Publishing

From the album Gaslight Alley https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/thefoundlings/gaslight-alley


Lyric video available on YouTube...
https://youtu.be/y0545jM-6sI

This is the leadoff single from out latest album, Gaslight Alley. I was inspired to write it after reminiscing about a road trip up to the Catskills in New York one late summer some years ago. We usually avoided the interstate going up because it was always backed-up so we took a detour along th e Taconic Parkway which is a winding, bucolic motorway that meanders through some beautiful farm country in central New York state. I wanted to capture the feeling of heading up there in August with the breeze cutting across the windshield of a convertible and breathing in the mountain air. 
 Ironically, the band was actually midway through recording our intended sophomore effort after releasing our debut (which were more alternative/hard rock) when I started writing a handful of songs that had a countryesque, Americana flavor which led me to recording them in Nashville in 2021. While in Nashville, I was so inspired by Music City's vibe that I wrote 4 more songs while down there and 2 more when I came back to New York. What started as a side project turned into a full-blown album and two years later, here are the results!

Gaslight Alley

Taconic Shade

Ever have one of those days turn into one of those months then one of those years where everything turned out great?  Didn't think so. Take a chance and avoid the beaten path.

Copyright KDunckley 2021 
Mercury Rush Publishing
Quicksilver Recordings

Rollin' Down Paradise

Copyright KDunckley 2021 
Mercury Rush Publishing
@thefoundlings555

Don't Call Me Darlin'

"Darlin'"

Don't Call Me "Darlin'"

Ever wonder what would happen if you actually took the advice of some famous country songs regarding vandalism and violence? FAFI...lol

"Next Time"

Ain't Gonna Be A Next Time

Ever drive the road to Cooperstown at dusk in upstate New York towards the end of summer? It feels like this...

"Adirondack Fog"

Adirondack Fog

Buck Owens meets 80s indie pop?
Copyright K. Dunckley/V. Dunckley 2021
Mercury Rush Publishing
Quicksilver Recordings

Trouble Walkin' Blues

Ever been deluged by someone's insincerity? Once you know the crocodile tears are salty because of contempt, you learn to surf the wave into a better situation.

All Your Tears

The Foundlings' version of our favorite holiday song. RIP, Greg Lake.

I Believe In Father Xmas

I Believe in Father Xmas

Copyright K. Dunckley 2015

We've all met at least one, haven't we?

“Queen O' (Broken) Hearts”- The Foundlings

CHORUS:
What can you do cos you think it's true
when she tells you “you'll never part!”
you don't have to explain, she's driving you insane
cos she doesn't finish what she starts
She'll promise you the sky, leave you with empty cries
she's got it done to an art.
You wanted to believe but now you know you were deceived
by the Queen, Queen of the Broken Hearts.

VERSE
See that girl with the high slit skirt, stiletto heels and low cut shirt?
A girl like that loves and leaves at will.
Love to her is a game she plays, goes through a man every single day.
Toys to her, used for temporary thrills.

PRECHORUS
Now she's coming on to me
as I watch helplessly
There's something about her I cant resist
Whispered words so sweet to hear
then her charms override my fears
and I become another victim of her kiss.

CHORUS:
What can you do cos you think it's true
when she tells you “you'll never part!”
you don't have to explain, she's driving you insane
cos she doesn't finish what she starts
She'll promise you the sky, leave you with empty cries
she's got it done to an art.
You wanted to believe but now you know you were deceived
by the Queen, Queen of the Broken Hearts.

VERSE
Men fly to her like bees to honey, all they need are looks and money
but they're too blind to see what she's all about
Every penny she'll drain dry while giving you a perfect alibi
A devil in high heels without a doubt

PRECHORUS
Now she's slipping away from me
and I'm haunted by her legacy
like a fire inside my mind it burns
Someday soon I hope I find
a girl who won't play tricks on my mind
Still I want her to somehow return...

CHORUS:
What can you do cos you think it's true
when she tells you “you'll never part!”
you don't have to explain, she's driving you insane
cos she doesn't finish what she starts
She'll promise you the sky, leave you with empty cries
she's got it done to an art.
You wanted to believe but now you know you were deceived
by the Queen, Queen of the Broken Hearts.

[solo]

VERSE
See that girl with the million dollar smile
If you're good she'll play with you a while
but don't think she ain't got a wandering eye.
I know how you feel, it's nothing new
cos she left me to be with YOU
so don't be surprised when she finds another guy

PRECHORUS
Now she's slipping away from me
and I'm haunted by her legacy
like a fire inside my mind it burns
Someday soon I hope I find
a girl who won't play tricks on my mind
Still I want her to somehow return...

CHORUS:
What can you do cos you think it's true
when she tells you “you'll never part!”
you don't have to explain, she's driving you insane
cos she doesn't finish what she starts
She'll promise you the sky, leave you with empty cries
she's got it done to an art.
You wanted to believe but now you know you were deceived
by the Queen, Queen of the Broken Hearts.

You wanted to believe but now you know you were deceived by the
Queen,
Queen o' the Broken Hearts

These WereThe Foundlings

Queen O' (Broken) Hearts

The Foundlings are coming-
Thrashing the blues,
Jazzing the folk,
Rocking the country.
American made, internationally forged.
Our eyes and ears are upon you.  Keep yours open as well...

The Foundlings®

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