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Words and Music © 1994 by John Tabacco and Nick DiMauro
Published by It Iz What It Iz Music (SESAC)

This fake blues piece was originally an absurd, "good ole boy" idea Nick DiMauro and I tossed off at Modern Voices Recording Studio some time in December of 1991. I believe our mutual friend and patron saint of the arts, Dave Seigle was present at the time and he thought it was worthy of being recorded. We just didn't care about it and paid no heed to Dave's suggestion until brought it up again in December of 1994, At that point, Nick and I figured since Dave constantly gave us money to purchase various recording equipment to keep Sonic Underground Studios up to date, the least we could do is record this puppy for him. A holiday gift as it were. So Nick and I recorded the tracks and mixed it in about five hours. Nick's amazing vocal was done in one take and that lame guitar solo I play was not labored over. I really suck at playing lead guitar. Proof!

lyrics

XMAS COMIN’ DOWN ON YOU

FEELIN’ LIKE A LAME-O
STEALIN UP THE PAY ROLL
SLAPPIN’ THE PIG WITH THE BACK OF MY HAND...
WELL IT’S XMAS COMIN’ DOWN ON YOU
YEAH, IT’S XMAS COMIN’ DOWN ON YOU
WELL I WAS JUST ON THE BEACH ON THE 4TH OF JULY
CANNOT BELIEVE WHAT I SEE WITH MY EYE
WELL IT’S XMAS... COMIN’ DOWN ON YOU
YEAH IT’S XMAS

TV guy : “Installation. Install your oven using these twelve simple steps for countertop use. Step one”

FEELIN’ LIKE A LAME-O
STEALIN UP THE PAY ROLL
SLAPPIN’ THE PIG WITH THE BACK OF MY HAND...

WELL IT’S XMAS COMIN’ DOWN ON YOU
YEAH, IT’S XMAS COMIN’ DOWN ON YOU
WELL I WAS JUST ON THE BEACH ON THE 4TH OF JULY
CANNOT BELIEVE WHAT I SEE WITH MY EYE
WELL IT’S XMAS... COMIN’ DOWN ON YOU

“AW, PLAY YA GEETARR JOHNNY...” Yeah!

(Unprecedented Lame-o solo plays here)

Yeah, alright, alright, alright, stop, stop, stop man.

JT : What? What’s the matter?
ND : Nice job. Really.
JT : I don’t know how to play this! You play it.
ND : No.

WELL IT’S XMAS COMIN’ DOWN ON YOU
WELL IT’S XMAS COMIN’ DOWN ON YOU
WELL I WAS JUST ON THE BEACH ON THE 4TH OF JULY
CANNOT BELIEVE WHAT I SEE WITH MY EYE
WELL IT’S XMAS... COMIN’ DOWN ON YOU

YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH!

Tell me about it Santa Claw.
Come get me with your big bad Choo Choo.
Take me away!
Take me away Santa.
Put me in your big bag and drive me to heaven in a crystal colored car.
Ha Ha Ha Ha!
Woo whooo....

credits

from Tabacco & DiMauro Presents Brian Rivera : Tragedy@ Hand, released September 13, 2014
ND : Lead vocal, Piano, Programming
JT : Pitiful guitar playing, Voice insert

Recorded and Mixed at Sonic Underground Studios, Stony Brook, NY

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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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