Text by Bruce Gallanter (Downtown Music Gallery, September 9th, 2024)
“Part of the Union” Song by The Strawbs, from the album Bursting at the Seams (1973)
Now I’m a union man
Amazed at what I am
I say what I think
That the company stinks
Yes, I’m a union man.
Text by Bruce Gallanter (Downtown Music Gallery, 9/26/2024)
“Janis” by Country Joe & The Fish, from I Feel Like I’m Fixin’ to Die (rel late, 1967)
Into my life on waves of electrical sound
And flashing light she came
Into my life with the twist of a dial
The wave of her hand, the warmth of her smile.
Text by Bruce Gallanter (Downtown Music Gallery, August 22, 2024)
“The Hook” by Free Design . From their reunion album, Cosmic Peekaboo (released in 2001)
All the pretty young singers with their popular songs
Kind of short on meaning but the beat goes on
You really have to love them – but not for very long
They’d like to thank their managers
And fans, and friends and yawn…
Text by Bruce Gallanter (Downtown Music Gallery, August 15th, 2024)
“Rest in Peace” from a suite by Chad and Jeremy. Recorded for an album called Of Cabbages and Kings and released on LP in 1967.
My name it is Matthews, and I’ve got it made
A memorial maker – it’s a profitable trade
I don’t solicit business; there’s no point in trying
What I like about my customers – they just keep on dying
Here lies Frederick, mourned by his wife
He lead a blameless life
He couldn’t win the way she treated him
His gravestone should have read
Here lies Fred – he’s better off dead
Rest in peace, rest in peace
Text by Bruce Gallanter (Downtown Music Gallery, April 26th, 2024)
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