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Words and Music © 1986 by John Tabacco and Nick DiMauro
Published by It Iz What It Iz Music (SESAC)

Conceived in my bedroom one night on Paul Barkan's PF70. I played Nick a hook I was toying with on acoustic guitar. It was an obscure melody from an early AKAI piece called "A Thread Of Light". Due to it's corny lyrics and overly sweet arrangement no one is gonna here it. At any rate, Nick took the basics of that hook and transmogrified it into something great. He finished the song in one sitting. We edited the form and the lyrics came to us pretty quickly. It's a long, complicated piece that is constantly inventive. NIck's vocals (pre-Dan Robinson) and the interaction between synth and Jerry's guitar are compelling. It's a decent 8 track recording, mixed to farting beta hi-fi .

A classic that my friend Susan DeVita loved.
COULD THIS HAVE BEEN THE ORIGIN OF BRIAN RIVERA'S TRAGEDY AT HAND? ABSURD WIZE MEN WONDER.

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DON'T YOU KNOW IT'S NOT NOTHIN'

They say let's talk about a life together (something cool)
Or picture perfect life in rainy weather and the holy jewel
But somethin' must be goin' wrong here
'Cause i see i'm not exactly what i used to be
And here i am the perfect stranger
suddenly...

I think about a little girl in leather (something used)
All the creases of a promised treasure in high heeled shoes
But somethin' must be goin' wrong here
'Cause i see it's not exactly what you want to be
The papers say the times are changing
but are we?...

Oh oh oh don't you know it's not nothin'
When i'm sitting alone in your room
Something's cryin' in the kitchen and i think it's your broom
Oh oh oh don't you know it's not crazy
To wanna lie next to you in your bed
I've been loving you so long i think i'd rather be dead

I see them snake around in technicolor (they look so fine)
It's a free for all ; a dream uncovered for another time
But somethin' must be goin' on here
And i'm up for a wake the moment i walk through your door
The easy chair is no solution
It's a bore..

Oh oh oh don't you know it's not nothin'
When i'm sitting alone in your room
Something's cryin' in the kitchen and i think it's your broom
Oh oh oh don't you know it's not crazy
To wanna lie next to you in your bed
I've been loving you so long i think i'd rather be dead

Still it seems a bit tragic
Sweeping sins of a god through a dark open tomb
Coming home to panic...

Oh oh oh don't you know it's not nothin'
When i'm sitting alone in your room
Something's cryin' in the kitchen and i think it's your broom
Oh oh oh don't you know it's not crazy
To wanna lie next to you in your bed
I've been loving you so long i think i'd rather be dead

credits

from DiMauro / Tabacco : Pasta Pre​-​Rivera (1984​-​86), released November 24, 2014
ND : Lead vocal, Keyboards
JT : Backups
Gerry Palisi : Guitars

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John Tabacco Stony Brook, New York

John Tabacco is a composer, singer-songwriter, producer, recording engineer, and visual artist.

Like an unfolding musical diary / puzzle, Tabacco’s music and art are constantly being re-worked, juxtaposed and intertwined.

For more info : www.johntabacco.net
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