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Tropical Breeze

from Late Octobra by John Tabacco

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Words and Music © 1988 by John Tabacco and Bonnie Dunn
Published by It Iz What It Iz Music (SESAC) / Be Done Productions

I wrote this catchy "pop" song in with my world-traveling friend Bonnie Dunn in 1988. It's a 24-track recording where I only used 8 tracks. I never quite finished producing it. Since she didn't want to sing it (curiously after I played her my scratch vocal) I put it on a cassette and let it sit. As time passed and computer software changed I decided to scrap the basic tracks. The Brian Rivera classic "Pick Up The Goddamn Phone, Steve!" was recorded over it.

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TROPICAL BREEZE

The subway kaboom through my pillow
has gotten way out of hand
Making my move to this jungle hasn’t been easy - No!
Though I’ve climbed atop the heap
and some say I should be proud
All I see is all I used to be and it’s all so clear!

Tropical breeze the horns were blowing
Bottles dancing - wading in the river
Life was so easy
friends were so deep
and the nights were cool as crow

Tropical breeze the horns were blowing
Bottles dancing - wading in the river
Life was so easy
people were sweet under city lights of gold

Pressure from angles above me in each direction I turn (I turn... I turn...)
Mass revisions and fast decisions churned everyday!
People riding on my words
It’s a rush that feels so right
But sometimes my thoughts are clouded by the sight of the past!

Tropical breeze the horns were blowing
Bottles dancing - wading in the river
Life was so easy
friends were so deep
and the nights were cool as crow

Tropical breeze the horns were blowing
Bottles dancing - wading in the river
Life was so easy
friends were so deep
While the city lights would glow...

While the city lights would glow.

Some play the time warp
It’s a game that’s quick to please
But having the riches of both worlds may stop the itching to always achieve

Tropical breeze (tropical breeze)
I say now Tropical breeze (tropical breeze)
Tropical breeze

Wanna go back
Don’t wanna leave here!

Tropical breeze the horns were blowing
Bottles dancing - wading in the river
Life was so easy
friends were so deep
and the nights were cool as crow

Tropical breeze - I said now tropical breeze
I got the biggest tropical breeze in the world
If you want it you can get it but ya gotta give me lots of money

credits

from Late Octobra, released October 23, 2014
JT : Vocals, Programming
Recorded at Backdoor Studios, Huntington Station , NY on 24 Track Tape
Horn overdubs recorded at Suburban Hermit Studios II, Stony Brook, NY 2007

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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.

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