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u​-​ZHOO​-​wah​-​lee Blue

by Randy Bowser

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Prologue - 5th Grade (free) 01:21
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(--Will this deadly tidal wave crashing on us ever stop?) intro WE ALL WATCHED AS A MAN TOOK A PEBBLE A DARK JAGGED PEBBLE HE DREW BACK HIS ARM WE ALL WATCHED AS THE MAN THREW THE PEBBLE SUCH A DARK JAGGED PEBBLE SHOULDN'T CAUSE ANY HARM pre-chorus NOW THERE'S A RIPPLE GETTIN' WIDER GETTIN' TALLER LIKE A TSUNAMI LOOK OUT PLEASE SHUT THE DOOR 'CAUSE THE RIPPLE IS GETTIN' FASTER GETTIN' WILDER LIKE TO FALL ON ME SHAKIN' MY SOUL TO THE CORE verse 1 THE WIZARD FLEW AWAY SO LONG AGO EVERY DAY IS A WEIRD TV SHOW WHITE FACED SCIENTISTS FALL THROUGH THE FLOOR AND A CRAZY MAN LETS OUT HIS TERRIBLE ROAR pre-chorus THERE'S A RIPPLE GETTIN' WIDER GETTIN' TALLER LIKE A TSUNAMI LOOK OUT PLEASE SHUT THE DOOR (PLEASE SHUT THE DOOR) 'CAUSE THE RIPPLE IS GETTIN' FASTER GETTIN' WILDER LIKE TO FALL ON ME SHAKIN' MY SOUL TO THE CORE chorus LET'S GET AWAY HOW HIGH CAN WE GO? (LET'S GET AWAY) LET'S GET AWAY BUT NEVER FLY LOW (NEVER FLY LOW) LET'S GET AWAY HOW HIGH CAN WE GO? (HOW HIGH CAN WE GO?) EVEN THOUGH OUR VELOCITY IS SO SLOW -----instrumental break (LET'S GET AWAY – LET'S GET AWAY) verse 3 CHILDREN IN DAISY CHAINS FLEE FROM THEIR SCHOOLS GOLDEN CHARLATAN THINKS WE'RE HIS FOOLS TORCHES EVERYWHERE SINGING THE SKY AND THE CRAZY MAN SNEERS WHEN HE MAKES THEM ALL CRY pre-chorus THERE'S A RIPPLE GETTIN' WIDER GETTIN' TALLER LIKE A TSUNAMI LOOK OUT PLEASE SHUT THE DOOR (PLEASE SHUT THE DOOR) 'CAUSE THE RIPPLE IS GETTIN' FASTER GETTIN' WILDER LIKE TO FALL ON ME SHAKIN' MY SOUL TO THE CORE chorus LET'S GET AWAY HOW HIGH CAN WE GO? (LET'S GET AWAY) LET'S GET AWAY BUT NEVER FLY LOW (NEVER FLY LOW) LET'S GET AWAY HOW HIGH CAN WE GO? (HOW HIGH CAN WE GO?) EVEN THOUGH OUR VELOCITY IS SO SLOW coda EVEN THOUGH OUR VELOCITY IS SO SLOW THERE'S A RIPPLE GETTIN' WIDER (LET'S GET AWAY) THERE'S A RIPPLE GETTIN' TALLER (LET'S GET AWAY) A MAN TOOK A PEBBLE LIKE TO FALL ON ME
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(--I'm a boomer. I love The Beatles. Don't say “OK boomer.”) verse 1 I WANT TO WRITE A SONG LIKE THE BEATLES USED TO DO (OH YEAH) HEAR THE WORLD SING ALONG CLAP THEIR HANDS TOO verse 2 WRITE A SONG LIKE THE BEATLES DID BEFORE (OH YEAH) TURN THE PAGE ERE TOO LONG IT'S 1964 pre-chorus IT CAN'T BE WRONG NO NO NO TO WRITE A SONG NO NO NO chorus OH OH OK IT'S NOT THE SAME BUT IT'S AH-ALL RIGHT IT'S JUST A GAME SO PRETEND TO WRITE A SONG LIKE THE BEATLES USED TO (OOOOH) -----instrumental break (OH YEAH) pre-chorus IT CAN'T BE WRONG NO NO NO TO WRITE A SONG NO NO NO chorus OH OH OK IT'S NOT THE SAME BUT IT'S AH-ALL RIGHT IT'S JUST A GAME SO PRETEND TO WRITE A SONG LIKE THE BEATLES USED TO verse 3 I WANT TO WRITE A SONG LIKE THE BEATLES USED TO DO (OH YEAH) HEAR THE WORLD (OOH LA LA) SING ALONG (OOH LA LA) CLAP THEIR HANDS TOO verse 4 WRITE A SONG (Write a song) LIKE THE BEATLES DID BEFORE (Like The Beatles – aaah haaa!) TURN THE PAGE (OOH LA LA) ERE TOO LONG (OOH LA LA) IT'S 1964 coda WRITE A SONG LIKE THE BEATLES USED TO (OOH) WRITE A SONG LIKE THE BEATLES USED TO (OOH) LIKE THE BEATLES USED TO
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(--The final age of man, the return to childhood, brings the gift of release.) intro NOW NOW NOW NOW NOW NOW NOW NOW WHERE IS HE NOW? NOW NOW NOW WHERE IS HE NOW? YAAAEEEYAA verse 1 HE'S PACKING UP SOME BOXES HE'S FILING THINGS AWAY HE'S LOOKING OUT THE WINDOW WHAT'S HE THINKING ABOUT? HE LOSES WORDS MORE OFTEN HE MAY NOT KNOW YOUR NAME IT REALLY MAKES YOU WONDER WHAT HE'S THINKING ABOUT pre-chorus HIS IS A STORY AS TOLD BY A CHILD HIS IS A STORY AS HEARD BY A CHILD WE'RE ON THE SAME SHIP AND THERE'S NO SLOWING DOWN IT'S AN ENDLESS TRIP AND NOTHING'S LOST OR FOUND WHERE IS HE NOW? chorus JUST AN OLD GUY GETTIN' YOUNGER HE WILL DIE BUT NOT HIS HUNGER JUST AN OLD GUY GETTIN' FASTER AS HE RUNS BY THE RED DISASTER JUST AN OLD GUY RUNNIN' UPHILL AND HE WILL FLY IF ANYONE WILL JUST AN OLD GUY GETTIN' YOUNGER HE WILL DIE BUT NOT HIS HUNGER OOOOHEYAEEE bridge WE'RE ALL GETTING OLDER/YOUNGER SMILING/SWIMMING HOMEWARD WE'RE ALL GETTING OLDER/YOUNGER SAILING/SWIMMING HOMEWARD verse 2 HE'S GETTING STRONGER FLASHES OF THINGS HE USED TO SAY SOMETIMES HE STOPS TO BLUSH AT WHAT HE'S THINKING ABOUT (WHERE IS HE NOW?) YOU USED TO SEE HIM UP THERE ALIVE IN COLORED LIGHTS (COLORED LIGHTS) YOU KNOW THAT'S VERY LIKELY WHAT HE'S THINKING ABOUT pre-chorus HIS IS A STORY AS TOLD BY A CHILD HIS IS A STORY AS HEARD BY A CHILD WE'RE ON THE SAME SHIP AND THERE'S NO SLOWING DOWN IT'S AN ENDLESS TRIP AND NOTHING'S LOST OR FOUND WHERE IS HE NOW? chorus JUST AN OLD GUY GETTIN' YOUNGER HE WILL DIE BUT NOT HIS HUNGER (WHERE IS HE NOW?) JUST AN OLD GUY GETTIN' FASTER AS HE RUNS BY THE RED DISASTER (WHERE IS HE NOW?) JUST AN OLD GUY RUNNIN' UPHILL AND HE WILL FLY IF ANYONE WILL (WHERE IS HE NOW?) JUST AN OLD GUY GETTIN' YOUNGER HE WILL DIE BUT NOT HIS HUNGER (WHERE IS HE NOW?) JUST AN OLD GUY GETTING YOUNGER (WHERE IS HE NOW NOW NOW NOW NOW NOW NOW?) HE WILL DIE (WHERE IS HE NOW NOW NOW NOW NOW NOW NOW NOW NOW NOW NOW NOW NOW NOW NOW NOW NOW NOW WHERE IS HE NOW?) BUT NOT HIS HUNGER (WHERE IS HE NOW?) OOOOHEYAEEE bridge WE'RE ALL GETTING OLDER/YOUNGER SMILING/SWIMMING HOMEWARD WE'RE ALL GETTING OLDER/YOUNGER ---WITH OUR HUNGER --outro - string orchestra
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The Raven 03:27
(--An (irreverent?) homage to Edgar Allan Poe using selected passages from his famous poem.) Voice of Vincent Price: Once upon a midnight dreary - ONCE UPON A MIDNIGHT DREARY Price: While I pondered, weak and weary - WHILE I PONDERED WEAK AND WEARY Price: Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore - OVER MANY A QUAINT AND CURIOUS VOLUME OF FORGOTTEN LORE Price: While I nodded nearly napping WHILE I NODDED NEARLY NAPPING Price: Suddenly there came a tapping - SUDDENLY THERE CAME A TAPPING Price: As of someone gently rapping - AS OF SOMEONE GENTLY RAPPING RAPPING AT MY CHAMBER DOOR Price: 'Tis some visitor I muttered - 'TIS SOME VISITOR I MUTTERED TAPPING AT MY CHAMBER DOOR Price: Only this and nothing more - ONLY THIS AND NOTHING MORE Price: Ah, distinctly I remember - AH, DISTINCTLY I REMEMBER IT WAS IN THE BLEAK DECEMBER AND EACH SEPARATE DYING EMBER WROUGHT ITS GHOST UPON THE FLOOR EAGERLY I WISHED THE MORROW VAINLY I HAD SOUGHT TO BORROW FROM MY BOOKS SURCEASE OF SORROW SORROW FOR THE LOST LENORE FOR THE RARE AND RADIANT MAIDEN WHOM THE ANGELS NAMED LENORE NAMELESS HERE FOR EVERMORE OPEN HERE I FLUNG THE SHUTTER WHEN WITH MANY A FLIRT AND FLUTTER IN THERE STEPPED A STATELY RAVEN OF THE SAINTLY DAYS OF YORE NOT THE LEAST OBEISANCE MADE HE NOT A MINUTE STOPPED OR STAYED HE BUT WITH MIEN OF LORD OR LADY PERCHED ABOVE MY CHAMBER DOOR PERCHED UPON A BUST OF PALLUS JUST ABOVE MY CHAMBER DOOR PERCHED AND SAT AND NOTHING MORE GHASTLY GRIM AND ANCIENT RAVEN WANDERING FROM THE NIGHTLY SHORE TELL ME WHAT THY LORDLY NAME IS ON THE NIGHT'S PLUTONIAN SHORE QUOTH THE RAVEN “NEVERMORE” THEN METHOUGHT THE AIR GREW DENSER PERFUMED FROM AN UNSEEN CENSER SWUNG BY SERAPHIM WHOSE FOOT-FALLS TINKLED ON THE TUFTED FLOOR TELL THIS SOUL WITH SORROW LADEN IF WITHIN THE DISTANT AIDENN IT SHALL CLASP A SAINTED MAIDEN WHOM THE ANGELS NAME LENORE CLASP A RARE AND RADIANT MAIDEN WHOM THE ANGELS NAME LENORE QUOTH THE RAVEN “NEVERMORE” QUOTH THE RAVEN “NEVERMORE” “NEVERMORE” “NEVERMORE” “NEVERMORE” “NEVERMORE” Price: Nevermore! (cawing of the raven as it flies away)
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(--From my unproduced musical based on “Tom Sawyer.” I was commissioned to write it for Stas Namin in Moscow, producer of the Russian version of my dramatic musical based on “The Picture of Dorian Gray.” - Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn, and Josh Harper look out at the mighty Mississippi River as they float on their raft in the moonlight.) Tom verse 1 DO YOU EVER WONDER IF THE RIVER DREAMS? WELL IF HE DOES I BET HE DOES IN DEEP AND ENDLESS STREAMS AND NO ONE OWNS HIM HE'S BIG AND FREE HE CAN DREAM AWAY AND BE HIMSELF FOR ALL ETERNITY chorus THE RIVER IS THE REASON THAT THE RIVER IS LONG THE RIVER IS THE REASON THAT THE RIVER IS WIDE THE RIVER IS THE REASON THAT I'M SINGING THIS SONG AND THE RIVER ALWAYS TAKES ME HOME AND MY HOME IS THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD THE RIVER KNOWS IT'S THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD verse 2 DON'T YOU EVER WONDER WHY THE RIVER FLOWS Huck joins Tom WELL I DON'T THINK ANYBODY ELSE BESIDES THE RIVER KNOWS HE AIN'T BEHOLDEN TO YOU OR ME BUT HE REACHES OUT TO ALL OF US WHEN HE JOINS THE BIG BLUE SEA chorus – Huck and Josh joining in THE RIVER IS THE REASON THAT THE RIVER IS LONG THE RIVER IS THE REASON THAT THE RIVER IS WIDE THE RIVER IS THE REASON THAT I'M SINGING THIS SONG AND THE RIVER ALWAYS TAKES ME HOME AND MY HOME IS THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD THE RIVER KNOWS IT'S THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD bridge Tom solo I WANT TO BE LIKE THE RIVER REACHIN' OUT ALL OVER THE LAND THAT'S WHEN I'LL FINALLY DELIVER SOMETHING BIG AND GRAND DO YOU UNDERSTAND? THAT THE... chorus – all three RIVER IS THE REASON THAT THE RIVER IS LONG THE RIVER IS THE REASON THAT THE RIVER IS WIDE THE RIVER IS THE REASON THAT I'M SINGING THIS SONG AND THE RIVER ALWAYS TAKES ME HOME AND MY HOME IS THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD IT'S THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD Tom solo AND THE RIVER ALWAYS TAKES ME HOME AND MY HOME All three IS THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD THE RIVER KNOWS IT’S THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD THE RIVER IS THE REASON (AND THE RIVER IS LONG) AND THE RIVER IS WISE (AND THE RIVER IS WIDE) THE RIVER IS THE REASON (AND THE RIVER IS LONG) AND THE RIVER IS WISE (AND THE RIVER IS WIDE) THE RIVER IS THE REASON AND THE RIVER IS WISE
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(--Leading up to the 2016 election, I sensed approaching catastrophe. Picturing the post-election world I wrote this from the viewpoint of Civilization.) refrain I THOUGHT I WOULD BUILD A BEAUTIFUL BUILDING BY NOW A BEAUTIFUL TOWER I THOUGHT I WOULD BUILD FOR YOU ALL BY NOW THEN I WOKE UP IT WAS ALL JUST A DREAM THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD IT'S ALL YOURS NOW IT WOULD SEEM chorus IT'S ALL YOURS NOW IT'S ALL YOURS NOW verse I PICTURED HOW IT ALL WOULD BE I VISUALIZED SO I COULD SEE IT GROWING EVER HIGHER RIGHT UP TO THE CLOUDS BUT AS I WATCHED MY BUILDING RISE PEOPLE CAME TO VANDALIZE I WOULD START ALL OVER I WOULD START ALL OVER refrain I THOUGHT I WOULD BUILD A BEAUTIFUL BUILDING BY NOW (THOUGHT I'D BUILD A BUILDING) A BEAUTIFUL TOWER I THOUGHT I WOULD BUILD FOR YOU ALL BY NOW THEN I WOKE UP IT WAS NOT MEANT TO BE THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD IT'S ALL YOURS NOW AND NOT FOR ME chorus IT'S ALL YOURS NOW IT'S ALL YOURS NOW -----instrumental break short verse BUT AS I WATCHED MY BUILDING RISE PEOPLE CAME TO VANDALIZE I WOULD START ALL OVER I WOULD START ALL OVER refrain I THOUGHT I WOULD BUILD A BEAUTIFUL BUILDING BY NOW (THOUGHT I'D BUILD A BUILDING) A BEAUTIFUL TOWER I THOUGHT I WOULD BUILD FOR YOU ALL BY NOW THEN I WOKE UP IT WAS ALL JUST A DREAM THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD IT'S ALL YOURS NOW bridge YOU CAN BUILD IT UP OR TEAR IT DOWN YOU CAN START ALL OVER YOU CAN MAKE IT BAD OR MAKE IT GOOD BEFORE YOU GROW MUCH OLDER short refrain THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD IT'S ALL YOURS NOW IT WOULD SEEM chorus IT'S ALL YOURS NOW IT'S ALL YOURS NOW coda IT'S ALL YOURS NOW IT'S ALL YOURS NOW IT'S ALL YOURS NOW IT'S ALL YOURS NOW THOUGHT I'D BUILD A BUILDING (THOUGHT I'D BUILD A TOWER) “And who's going to pay for the wall?” “Mexico!” “Who's going to pay for the wall?” “Mexico!” “Who's going to pay for the wall?” “Mexico!”
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(--Passages from my unfinished, abandoned adaptation of Sir Walter Scott's novel "Ivanhoe." I finally had to face the impracticality of the musical with its requisite large cast, lavish sets, and expensive costumes. I quietly filed it away.) Notes and lyrics for the five passages of the montage: a) Strongly We Stand – based on music by Sir Arthur Sullivan, lyrics by Julian Sturgis --adapted from "Drink, Drink ye All" in the first scene of Sir Arthur Sullivan's 1891 opera based on Ivanhoe. - Lord Cedric of Rotherwood is encouraging his fellow Saxons to rebel against the occupying Normans and reclaim England for their own. Cedric FILL THE CUP FILL HIGH (FILL THE CUP) SING YOUR LOUD GOODBYE (GOODBYE) TO THOSE WHO TOOK OUR LAND (FILL THE CUP) STRONGLY WE STAND UNITED OUR SAXON BAND All STRONGLY WE STAND UNITED OUR SAXON BAND b) Mayhem (The Tournament) --Spectators at the tournament admit that though they are civilized, they do enjoy watching the dangerous sports of a tournament. - Ivanhoe is one of the combatants, hiding his identity as Il Desdichado-the unfortunate and unhappy disinherited knight. Spectators OH WE MUST GET CLOSER TO THE FIELD SO WE'LL HEAR EACH CLASH OF SWORD AND SHIELD AND OUR HEARTS ARE ALL A-RACING AS OPPONENTS ALL ARE FACING POSSIBLE DOOM WHEN THEY'LL HAVE TO DIE OR YIELD WE LOVE PEACE BUT WE DON'T LOVE BOREDOM GIVE US THE SPECTACLE OF FIGHTING MEN JUST AS LONG AS IT'S A GAME AND NOT A BLOODY WAR AND THE PLAYERS ONLY DIE NOW AND THEN OH... HOW OUR HEARTS SPEED UP AND START TO RACE WHEN A STRONG ARM SWINGS A MIGHTY MACE WE JUST HAVE TO SEE ONCE IN A WHILE MAYHEM TAKE PLACE c) On The Outside --Wamba The Fool begs Locksley (AKA Robin Hood) to join in the upcoming storming of Torquilstone Castle where Ivanhoe and friends are held captive. Locksley BRING EVERY WEAPON AND BRING YOUR COURAGE TOO Wamba I KNOW YOU DON'T THINK I CAN PULL MY WEIGHT Locksley THAT'S TRUE Wamba HAND ME YOUR BOW I'LL SHOOT THE ARROW STRAIGHT Locksley GO TO Wamba GIVE ME A CHANCE I'LL STOP AN ARMY Locksley HA HA YOU'RE SUCH A FUNNY FOOL Wamba I KNOW YOU MUST THINK I AM BARMY Locksley GO START A JESTER'S SCHOOL Wamba & Locksley BUT YOU/JUST STAND GOT TO/BACK AND LET ME JOIN THE FRAY/DON'T GET HURT WE'LL DO THE FIGHTING Wamba AND LET ME HELP YOU WIN THE DAY Locksley WE'RE NOT INVITING YOU Wamba ON THE OUTSIDE I'M A FOOL ON THE INSIDE I'M A HERO AND I DON'T FIGHT AS A RULE BUT WHEN IT COMES TO HELPING OUT I'M NOT A ZERO Locksley TIME WE SHOULD GO Wamba I KNOW... d) How Long the War? --Fellow prisoner Rebecca the Jewess looks out in horror at the raging siege of the castle and describes the carnage to the wounded Ivanhoe who is unable to move to the window. Rebecca I SEE MEN FIGHTING I WONDER WHAT THEY'RE THINKING? ARE THEIR FAMILIES PRAYING FOR THEIR SAFE RETURN? I SEE MEN DYING I WONDER IF THEY'RE DREAMING WHAT CAN ALL THE REST OF US NOW LEARN? I HEAR MEN SCREAMING LOUDER THAN THE TRUMPETS DRUMS ARE LIKE THEIR HEARTBEATS ONLY NOT AS LOUD I SEE MEN PRAYING OVER FALLEN COMRADES DEATH IS SPREADING OUT HIS FEARFUL SHROUD IT'S SUCH A SIMPLE QUESTION HOW LONG THE WAR? WILL WE EVER UNDERSTAND WHAT WE'RE FIGHTING FOR? IT'S SUCH A SIMPLE QUESTION HOW LONG THE WAR? e) Libera Nos a Malo (Deliver us from Evil) --The Templars grimly gather to convict Rebecca, determined to burn her at the stake. Grand Master PATER, SALVA NOS AB HOC SAECULO. PATER MULIERUM PROTEGAT. (FATHER, SAVE US FROM THIS WORLD. FATHER, PROTECT US FROM WOMEN.) The Templars DONA NOBIS AMOR ET PACEM. NOS TUA HUMILIS SERVI. NISI NOBIS. (GRANT US YOUR LOVE AND PEACE. WE ARE YOUR HUMBLE SERVANTS. SAVE US.)
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(--A foray into yet another musical style that took me to a seldom visited place. I enjoyed being there.) Verse 1 I HAVE A BUSHEL OF HUGS AND EVERY HUG IS FOR YOU WELL I'LL BE DISHING THEM OUT BUT STRICTLY ONLY TO YOU I HOPE YOU NOTICE HOW YOU MAKE ME SMILE EVEN THOUGH - I - AM u-ZHOO-wah-lee BLUE YOU KNOW IT'S MY STYLE u-ZHOO-wah-lee BLUE verse 2 I HAVE A HEAD FULL OF LOVE I WANT TO GIVE IT TO YOU I'VE BEEN SAVING IT UP FOR NO ONE ELSE BUT YOU I WANT TO SHOW YOU THAT I CAN BE FUN EVEN THOUGH - I - AM u-ZHOO-wah-lee BLUE I KNOW I'M THE ONE u-ZHOO-wah-lee BLUE chorus u-u u-ZHOO-wah-lee BLUE u-u u-ZHOO-wah-lee BLUE YOU KNOW IT'S TRUE I'M u-u-u u-ZHOO-wah-lee BLUE bridge IT'S HARD TO BE SUNSHINE AND ROSES WELL IT'S NOT EASY FOR ME I DWELL ON CHALLENGES LIFE POSES BUT I WANT TO BE FREE AND NOW THAT I MET YOU I'M NOT SO CONSTANTLY BLUE I'M GLAD TO SAY THAT NOW IT'S LESS TRUE THAT I'M u-u-u u-ZHOO-wah-lee BLUE -----instrumental break bridge I LOOK AROUND AT SMILING FACES THEY SEEM SO EASILY GLAD I DON'T SEE ANY TELL-TALE TRACES OF THEM BEING MAD BUT NOW THAT I HAVE YOU I'M NOT SO GRUMPY AND BLUE I'M GLAD TO SAY THAT NOW IT'S LESS TRUE THAT I'M u-u-u u-ZHOO-wah-lee BLUE verse 2 I HAVE A HEAD FULL OF LOVE I WANT TO GIVE IT TO YOU I'VE BEEN SAVING IT UP FOR NO ONE ELSE BUT YOU I WANT TO SHOW YOU THAT I CAN BE FUN EVEN THOUGH - I - AM u-ZHOO-wah-lee BLUE I KNOW I'M THE ONE u-ZHOO-wah-lee BLUE u-u u-ZHOO-wah-lee BLUE u-u u-ZHOO-wah-lee BLUE YOU KNOW IT'S TRUE I'M u-u-u u-ZHOO-wah-lee (Here we go!) u-u u-ZHOO-wah-lee BLUE u-u u-ZHOO-wah-lee BLUE YOU KNOW IT'S TRUE I'M u-u-u u-ZHOO-wah-lee u-u-u u-ZHOO-wah-lee u-u-u u-ZHOO-wah-lee BLUE
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Gears 05:11
(--The "dream pop" songs produced by filmmaker David Lynch with singers Chrysta Bell and Julee Cruise blended in my head with the concept and sound of steampunk and this came out. This is another new space I enjoyed being in for the duration of the project. I'm sure I'll return for repeat visits.) verse YOU ARE THE GEARS OF MY UNIVERSE ON MY OWN STEAM WOULD BE SO MUCH WORSE YOU ARE THE AXLE OF MY SPINNING WHEEL YOU ARE THE CO-STAR OF MY FINAL REEL chorus-sung twice in a row GEARS TURNING TURNING EYES BURNING BURNING I KEEP LEARNING LEARNING YOU LEARNING ME LEARNING bridge WE ARE THE DREAMERS ON THE EDGE OF TIME (EDGE OF TIME-EDGE OF TIME) OUR CONVERSATIONS SEEM TO RHYME (SEEM TO RHYME-SEEM TO RHYME) WE'RE NOT SO COMFORTABLE ON THE EARTH I THINK (I THINK) WE'RE CHILDREN OF THE UNIVERSE -----instrumental break verse YOU ARE THE GEARS OF MY UNIVERSE ON MY OWN STEAM WOULD BE SO MUCH WORSE YOU ARE THE AXLE (AXLE) OF MY SPINNING WHEEL (SPINNING WHEEL) YOU ARE THE CO-STAR OF MY FINAL REEL chorus GEARS TURNING TURNING EYES BURNING BURNING I KEEP LEARNING LEARNING YOU LEARNING ME LEARNING GEARS EYES I YOU ME YOU ME YOU YOU GEARS (GEARS GEARS etc)
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(--Another song from my musical version of "Tom Sawyer." When they get lost in the huge McDougal's Cave (now named Mark Twain Cave), Tom tries to comfort Becky with dreams of all they have to look forward to in life.) IT’S A BIG WORLD, BECKY FULL OF PEOPLE AND THINGS WE NEVER SEE IT’S A BIG WORLD CRAZY WORLD, BECKY OH BUT WON’T YOU PLEASE SEE THE BIG WORLD, BECKY WITH ME? IT’S A WILD WORLD, BECKY FULL OF PROBLEMS SO HARD TO UNDERSTAND IT’S A WILD WORLD SCARY WORLD, BECKY WON’T YOU TAKE MY HAND SEE THE WILD WORLD, BECKY WITH ME? OUT ON THE OCEAN SAILING ‘ROUND THE WORLD WE WOULD BE WELCOME EVERYWHERE NORTH SOUTH EAST AND WEST UP AND DOWN THE COAST WITHOUT A CARE IT’S A BIG WORLD, BECKY FULL OF PEOPLE AND THINGS WE NEVER SEE IT’S A BIG WORLD SCARY WORLD, BECKY OH BUT WON’T YOU PLEASE SEE THE BIG WORLD BECKY? WON’T YOU TAKE MY HAND AND SEE THE WILD CRAZY WORLD BECKY WITH ME?
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(--More from "Ivanhoe." Returning from the Crusades, Sir Wilfred of Ivanhoe has been disinherited by his father for supporting King Richard the Lionhearted rather than Saxon royalty. He disguises himself as a religious pilgrim and longs for the day when he can redeem himself and reveal his true identity to his proud father, Cedric, and his beloved Rowena. NOTE: Try to imagine a big, strong Broadway-style voice singing this. That instead of what my friend Tom calls "apartment voice," which is quiet and restrained so as not to disturb the neighbors.) intro I WISH I COULD TELL HER I'M HERE – ROWENA! I WISH I COULD TELL MY FATHER AND MY COUNTRY I AM HOME ENGLAND I WISH I COULD TELL THEM ALL I'M HERE I WISH I COULD SHOUT IT OUT I'M HERE! verse 1 I AM HOME, ENGLAND YOUR DISINHERITED SON HAS RETURNED HOME AND ENGLAND THOSE WORDS ARE SO WARM TELL ME WHEN WILL YOU REMEMBER ME YOUR SON YOU'VE SPURNED? verse 2 I AM HOME, ENGLAND WHY DO I SEE ALL MY BRIDGES HAVE BURNED? HOME AND ENGLAND WHAT MORE CAN I DO? TELL ME HOW I WISH THAT I COULD TELL YOU WHAT I'VE LEARNED chorus I'VE BEEN AWAY AT WAR BUT THE THINGS I WAS FIGHTING FOR HAVE ALL BEEN CHANGED EVERYTHING IS STRANGE I'VE GOT TO MAKE THIS MY HOME ONCE MORE verse 3 I AM HOME, FATHER YOUR DISINHERITED SON HAS COME BACK HOW TO REACH YOU IS NOW MY CRUSADE SOMEHOW I WILL LIGHT A TORCH WHERE IT IS NOW SO BLACK chorus and coda I'VE BEEN AWAY AT WAR BUT THE THINGS I WAS FIGHTING FOR HAVE ALL BEEN CHANGED EVERYTHING IS STRANGE I'VE GOT TO MAKE THIS MY HOME A PLACE FROM WHERE I WON'T ROAM OR DISAPPEAR I WISH I COULD TELL YOU ALL I'M HERE I AM HOME ENGLAND!
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(--A key song from my musical "Dorian-the Remarkable Mister Gray," with lyrics selected from Oscar Wilde's dark, famous poem, "The Ballad of Reading Gaol.” - James Vane, brother of a young actress driven to suicide by Dorian, serenades the gloomy inhabitants of a disreputable pub, unaware that Dorian there intently listening to a song that seems to expose his soul.) verse 1 EACH MAN KILLS THE THING HE LOVES BY EACH LET THIS BE HEARD SOME DO IT WITH A BITTER LOOK SOME WITH A FLATTERING WORD THE COWARD DOES IT WITH A KISS THE BRAVE MAN WITH A SWORD verse 2 SOME KILL THEIR LOVE WHEN THEY ARE YOUNG AND SOME WHEN THEY ARE OLD SOME STRANGLE WITH THE HANDS OF LUST SOME WITH THE HANDS OF GOLD THE KINDEST USE A KNIFE BECAUSE THE DEAD SO SOON GROW COLD chorus SOME LOVE TOO LITTLE SOME TOO LONG SOME SELL AND OTHERS BUY SOME DO THE DEED WITH MANY TEARS AND SOME WITHOUT A SIGH FOR EACH MAN KILLS THE THING HE LOVES YET EACH MAN DOES NOT DIE verse 3 HE DOES NOT DIE A DEATH OF SHAME ON A DAY OF DARK DISGRACE NOR HAVE A NOOSE ABOUT HIS NECK NOR A CLOTH UPON HIS FACE NOR DROP FEET FOREMOST THROUGH THE FLOOR INTO AN EMPTY SPACE chorus SOME LOVE TOO LITTLE SOME TOO LONG SOME SELL AND OTHERS BUY SOME DO THE DEED WITH MANY TEARS AND SOME WITHOUT A SIGH FOR EACH MAN KILLS THE THING HE LOVES YET EACH MAN DOES NOT DIE coda YET EACH MAN DOES NOT DIE DOES NOT DIE DOES NOT DIE EACH MAN KILLS THE THING HE LOVES
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(--Another protest emerging from this strange post-2016 election world.) verse 1 I DON'T BELIEVE HIM I DON'T BELIEVE HER I DON'T BELIEVE YOU WHAT SHOULD I DO? I DON'T BELIEVE THAT BUNCH OR THAT ONE TOO (NO NO I DON'T BELIEVE THEM) IT'S SO HARD THESE DAYS TO KNOW WHAT'S TRUE verse 2 I DON'T BELIEVE THIS I DON'T BELIEVE THAT I DON'T BELIEVE ANYTHING TO TRUTH I CLING I DON'T BELIEVE THAT NEWS I BELIEVE IT'S FAKE (NO NO I DON'T BELIEVE THAT) ALL THIS STUFF WE HEAR IS SO HARD TO TAKE pre-chorus THAT JOKER ON THE TV SAYS THOSE PEOPLE SHOULD GO HOME HE MEANS THEY DON'T HAVE THE RIGHT CHROMOSOMES HE SAYS DON'T BELIEVE IN WHAT YOU SEE WELL BY NOW I DON'T EVEN BE-LIEVE ME chorus HE SAYS UP IS DOWN BLACK IS WHITE RIGHT IS LEFT AND LEFT IS RIGHT post-chorus DON'T BELIEVE HIM WHATEVER YOU DO DON'T BELIEVE HIM DON'T BELIEVE HIM -----instrumental break pre-chorus THAT JOKER IN THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS THIS CONGRESS SHOULD SHUT UP HE MEANS THEN-HE'D-BE EVEN MORE CORRUPT HE SAYS MY BRAIN-IS ALL YOU NEED HE SAYS JUST EAT UP MY EVERY TWEET chorus HE SAYS UP IS DOWN BLACK IS WHITE RIGHT IS LEFT AND LEFT IS RIGHT post-chorus DON'T BELIEVE HIM WHATEVER YOU DO DON'T BELIEVE HIM DON'T BELIEVE HIM verse 3 BUT DON'T BELIEVE ME AND DON'T BELIEVE HER YEAH JUST BELIEVE YOU THAT'S WHAT YOU SHOULD DO DON'T BELIEVE THAT BUNCH OR THAT ONE TOO (NO NO NOW DON'T BELIEVE THEM) IT'S SO HARD THESE DAYS TO KNOW WHAT'S TRUE tag IT'S SO HARD THESE DAYS TO KNOW WHAT'S TRUE chorus BUT DON'T BELIEVE HIM WHATEVER YOU DO DON'T BELIEVE HIM DON'T BELIEVE HIM
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(--In another lifetime back in the early 1970s, some friends and I would get together to write and play tunes. Sometimes we performed in public, most memorably in an avant-garde concert called "The Silent Partner Show," which was a book of Gregg Weed's poetry set to music.) ONCE UPON A TIME THE GOOSEY DRANK THE WINE THE MONKEY PLAYED THE FIDDLE ON THE SWEET POTATO VINE SWEET POTATO VINE

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Randy Bowser Salem, Oregon

Randy Bowser - ASCAP, SAG-AFTRA

Composer, director, actor.

Professional premiere of "KARLOFF" was in 2014, Salem, OR.

Professional premiere of "Dorian Gray" was in 2010, in Moscow, Russia.
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