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Wake Up My Friend

from 8 Trackology by John Tabacco

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Words and Music © 1985 by John Tabacco
Published by It Iz What It Iz Music (SESAC)

This is somewhat of a parody on the beautiful but obscure Brian Wilson songs such as: "Cabinessense", "Until I Die", "I Just Wasn't Made For These Times", "Surf's Up" etc... The influence is most notable in the candy store orchestration I chose i.e. (the fake bari sax, toy bells, weird flute like sounds, upright Mirage bass pitched way too high) and the interval skipping in the melody (very Brian).

This was an easy one to write. Most songs dealing with DEATH are easy for me to write. I used to think about death everyday from about the age of 10 to 29. Now -a-days I'm too busy astral projecting on cue. Death will visit it me soon enough. If anyone reads this someday and my music is still floating around, please play this song at my funeral. Turn it up loud and think about how absurd your life is. When the song is over think of me in a positive light or I'm gonna come back and play windy tricks on you. Hah, hah, hah, hah, hah, hah....

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WAKE UP MY FRIEND

Wake up my friend and don't you - you be scared that I'm going
I know that emptiness of the soul (like a hole) can keep you cryin'

Wake up my friend and don't you - you be sad that I'm going
My time is over here on the Earth
Now you're set to measure my worth

See ya later.
OK.

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from 8 Trackology, released September 22, 2014
JT : Vocals, Mirage keyboard, Programming

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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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