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1.
SLUT Im a slut Im a ho I’ll be anything you want Im a slut Im a ho all ya gotta is want me Im a slut Im a ho I’ll be anyone ya lookin for + I’ll listen + I’ll laugh I am yr pornographic piece of ass Im a priest a politician Im a rock star Im a fag Im a ceo Im a newsman Im yr Mommy/Daddy Im a bear Im a slut Im a ho I am woman + so much more + I’ll listen + I’ll laugh I am yr pornographic piece of ass Im a slut Im a ho all ya gotta do is want me
2.
No One Can Be Everything no one can be everything when ya think ya found the answer in just one lover's eyes the joke is on both o' you, babe out the window your truth will fly no one can be everything cuz the buddha is inside you his reflection is what you see another life another friend is just a hit song fantasy no religion, no doctor no bullets in a war no best friend, no college no candy in the store we just fall in love trip wire in the dark an echo, a laugh a touch, a face a shiver, a spark no religion, no doctor no bullets in a war no best friend, no college no candy in the store when ya fall in love you make up everything no one can be everything
3.
Hilary (Galway Girl) oo oo (she's just a galway girl) hi hi hi hilary hi hi hi hilary well she graduate from art school n cooks on centre st n she kick ass at darts she always say hi when ya see her at the bar n she laugh a lot but she real smart hi hi hi hilary hi hi hi hilary her hair change color every single week n she call ya when ya have a bad day she act like a sister but she more than that she a hugger n she ok hi hi hi hilary hi hi hi hilary
4.
KARAOKE it's just the music in me my heart is at the centre of the songs i sing my day job takes a back seat karaoke, karaoke is my thing it's just the music in me ya can be ugly ya can be hot ya don' need t carry a tune when yr up there with a microphone oh baby, karaoke it's just the music in me climb any tower ford any stream you can be when you close your eyes anyone, anyone ya want t be it's big in japan it's big in pakistan everybody feel like a rock star baby karaoke karaoke it's just the music in me
5.
i love you in the rain i love you in the rain when you r soaking wet take off yr clothes lay back on my bed oh... i love you in the sunshine w the river at yr back let's go in the water + i will kiss yr neck oh... i love you most at night when you come over late the air is soft as cobwebs + my big room is safe oh... the older i get the less i know but one thing i learn is when it's time t go mm... (i love you in the silence when you r not around filling up that empty space that makes me smile in a crowd)
6.
7' WOMAN 02:54 video
7 foot woman i was at a party upstairs in a house music in the kitchen everyone come out n way down in the hallway this woman's quite a sight standin' @ least 7 feet dressed up for the night she's so big ya can not see the sky oh no + she had a cheerful face dancin' near the stairs shakin' up her great big body shakin' out her hair her hands they look like lobster claws her feet in giant shoes her laugh could shake the room apart n get us on the news she's so big ya can not see the sky oh no ya gotta love this lady man she is really tall better be yr friend tonight r you git busted - you git busted...in th' jaw solo i wonder what she thinkin' bein' way up there lookin' down at all of us tryin' t be fair get herself a boyfriend it got t be real tough he lookin' at them boobs o' hers git lost in there, git lost in there, git lost in there
7.
KITCHY 03:12 video
KITCHY fires r burnin + the streets r cold + winter is comin' + im still alone + i miss ya baby i miss ya bad but im gonna stay happy even when im sad come back baby... walk about th block til my feet r sore a stranger's face like a hard locked door a wall o' beer a late night stab a body is found could it be my dad i act like a hard guy inside im weak th tears i shed no one can see got friends all over n that's real cool but when im sober i feel like a lonely fool but it ain't that big it ain't that tough it ain't the end n you ain't that much
8.
BEER BELLY I got a beer belly Aint nuthin gonna do about it Got a beer belly Ain't gonna change Get a 6 pack after work I love my corner bar Cold one in my hand 's Heaven I don't trust anybody 'f he don't drink I don't trust myself when I'm drinkin South Beach diet dat f hairdressers ...not me. Got a big t-shirt n baggy pants When I'm drunk I got a dirty rant Anything pretty after 18 beers... C'mere baby Got a beer belly You wanna touch it? Ain't gonna change Don't want to
9.
as long as it takes baby it should get easier ill help you if ya try baby it could get easier it's ok t cry it's ok darkness + terror jealousy + hate all the love you believed in + now yr heart breaks + now put your head on my shoulder arms round my waist i'll hold here you forever as long as it takes as long you'll make it across the river the fire will burn yr skin + oh the cancer of losing is the only way you win
10.
im jus sayin' im jus sayin can ya meet me on the corner + i'll show you a sky cut w/ romeo n juliet midnight stars + an upright piano upstairs from where we are playin' a song like a sailor smilin' sadly up at mars im jus sayin there's a cat in the yard howlin' with love there's an eyelash on yr face i could make something of but im im here all alone n im high as a kite wishin yr body was close by close by me tonight im jus sayin can you unlock the key to my heart? im jus sayin the air smells like lilacs + id eat em if could gently, like kissing you softly, here i would there's a marque moon like silver on sand + the tide drags our spirit away, far away from land im just sayin
11.
SUMMER ROOF up on a summer roof in the middle of the hood the city lights spread out so pretty + man we felt so good hey yeah we drank til the stars got blurry we laughed til the moon looked drunk we stared at the distance between us we wr cool we wr sexy we had fun we spit off the edge on the sidewalk we pissed on the trees out back bare feet on the tar like soft black skin yr eyes lt up like crack so many answers are silly + love never waits for clues we lost count of the times we was up there just screaming away the blues i will walk you home we might get mugged i would kiss you if yd let me but the sun was comin' up up on a summer roof in the middle of the hood the city lights spread out so pretty + man we felt so good hey yeah
12.
party comin' up the stairs there's a party comin' up the stairs to my house got no business doin' anything w/ drugs right now i turn out the light pull down the shade cuz the weed i smoked tonight made me crazy n afraid of how much i love to get high ai ai ai maybe i should git religion find rapture in da sky-y-y my voo doo doll is stuck w pins n dirty needles my head feel like a slide trombone whacked n feeble cuz o' of how much i love to get high ai ai ai maybe i should git religion find rapture in da sky-y-y
13.
SALUT 04:56 video
salut i salute you tip of finger to my eyebrow w/ a smile + a nod i salute you cuz ya know me somehow + i feel less lonely when yr around an instant tells a story a look says the rest + i am feelin happy cuz tonight just was The Best no words r needed no blood is on the line i salute you like a soldier on a battlefield or doin' time i salute you on a dance floor at a funeral r in a bar when yr crazy r unhappy r just being who ya are
14.
All In This Together Don’t hate me cuz Im different Don’t diss me cuz I’m old Don’ fight me over nothing If I'm hot or if I cold Oo oo yeah yeah Oo oo yeah yeah You say I got no money Ya say I'm in a rut My color is my Blindness I've stolen every crutch Wr all in this together Wr in the same damn boat Wr in this together R we’re going up in smoke Don’t blame it on the Other Yr job when you get mad Or the sadness or the silence Or the darkness in this land Oo oo yeah yeah Oo oo yeah yeah Cuz I believe in silver lining I believe in having dreams I believe in you + me, babe We can balance on this beam Wr all in this together Wr in the same damn boat Wr all in this together babe R we’re going up in smoke Somethin's goin' on here You can feel it in yr bones What's up for you is up for me, babe Wr all in this together Wr in the same damn boat Wr all in this together babe R we’re going up in smoke

about

14 songs. All KILLER! + these quotes:

'Your new album is one of your best and a wonderful addition in a long continuum of a uniquely fascinating musical career. Terrific band as always and you keep maturing as a songwriter. You are the rare musician who follows his own muse and in turn takes us to unexplored emotional territories in song. You are an inspiration to all true musicians who must create in order to sustain their very being. Your purity, daring and vision elevate you to the refined air with other musical gods.'
- Oedipus

'Whoa! Another phenomenal heartcheck!
Once vowing to never work with a band anymore, we, the avid fanbase, can only thank our lucky stars that Mr. Rick Berlin was seduced by the karaoke glory & musical brew of The Nickel & Dime Band. Like barflies & best buddies, this album is a match made in heaven (well if not, at least your favorite neighborhood bar). Every single song will nail you to the wall, from the musical simplicity of the arrangements which somersault over and through your ears & mind, to the phenomenal reality of each theme & context that songwriter Rick chooses to pursue. Absolutely perfect that at this latter stage of his life, he has chosen a perfect vehicle to amplify, to illuminate, and to enliven the long dark journey unto........tomorrow. We'll be groovin' right along with him!! This is an incredibly enjoyable collection of songs - a stunning victory for the zeitgeist. Bravo!!!'
- Mr Curt

'Dude N+D is the best band in the hood right now. You guys erupt. Someone told me the I'm a slut vid "Stopped Traffic"...?'
- Morgan Shaker (Whitehaus)

" The Nickel & Dime Band has more gravitational pull than the Earth"
- TJ Wenzel (The Temple)



"A great party in the best sense of the word"   
- Adam Sankowski (The Grown Up Noise)



"They CRUSH it live!"
- Brandon Beaver (Buried Beds)



"Ya know what? They have soul. True soul"
- Patricia Sheehan (Burke Distro)

"Berlin is the consumate front man"
- Scott McMicken (Dr. Dog)

'Thank you so much, Rick Berlin, for just fucking existing. You are so awesome. You are a fucking inspiration and always will be'
- Amanda Palmer

'You guys opened up a new passage in here (points to his heart)'
- Caleb Hannon (14 years old)

'I think everyone wishes they had your guts, Rick. You are one in infinity'
- JoanAsPoliceWoman

ink:

“In another world, far, far away, Rick Berlin will get million-dollar produc- tion from Lee Townsend, Larry Klein, or T Bone Burnett. Stephin Merritt will reject him as an opener on his tour because he feels threat- ened. All the same, Berlin will take his place among the pantheon of American singer-songwriters, along with Merritt, Randy Newman, and Tom Waits.” -Jon Garelick, The Boston Phoenix

“Rick Berlin doesn’t make records. He makes movies. I called his last one a mas- terpiece, and ‘Paper Airplane’ pretty much dwarfs it.” -Joe Coughlin, The Noise

“Rick Berlin is a giant on the Boston music scene. His colorful songwriting and strong stage presence have influenced countless other artists since the early 1970s, when
his innovative band Orchestra Luna was on Epic Records and harnessed a potent blend of theater and music years before the Tubes. Throughout the decades and the shifting fortunes of the business Rick has continued to make music with intelligence and integrity, building an international rep- utation around his knotty, singular piano playing, straight-from-the-heart singing and a style of character-based songwrit- ing that’s drawn favorable comparisons to the likes of Tom Waits and Leonard Co- hen - although Rick rocks more than both. His most recent band, the Shelley Winters Project, recently split after two terrific CDs, but Rick’s still busy creating. He recently (2004) completed a new solo album, Me & Van Gogh, at Hi-N-Dry Studio with Billy Conway (Morphine) producing. He fol- lowed this (2006) with Old Stag (2008) - solo piano plus string quartet (arranged by Brendan Cooney who writes string parts for Buried Beds and Dr. Dog). Then Paper Airplane (2010) produced by Rick and Dennis Brennan. Always On Insane (2012) is with a full, intense 8-piece band.” -Ted Drozkowski, The Boston Phoenix

“Rick Berlin’s one of only a very small handful of people who would dare to even attempt this kind of music and then have the mystifying chops to pull it off all-around.” -Mark S. Tucker, Folk & Acoustic Music Exchange

credits

released July 4, 2012

cast:

rick mclean (guit, vox)
tom appleman (bass, keys, vox)
rob manochio (guit, bass)
al radzikowski (kit, vox)
jesse adams-lukowsky (guit)
sammy dudley (trombone, vox)
dino govoni (sax)
rick berlin (vox, keys on 'as long...')

recorded at:
dimension sound (jamaica plain, ma)

joe stewart (engineer)
rick berlin (producer)
the nickel & dime band (arrangements)
bob weston (Chicago Mastering Service)
all songs by rick berlin (lobsterland music, ascap)
copyright 2010
the whitehaus familly record (label)

adam wells (gonzo photographer)
nick kent (design)

special thanks:
carol bednarz (benfactor)
all friends & fans (especially those who pledged our kickstarter campaign)

web:
rickberlin.com
nickelanddimeband.com
www.facebook.com/pages/The-Nickel-and-Dime-Band/328477860457?ref=ts

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A giant on the Boston music scene. His colorful songwriting + strong stage presence have influenced countless other artists since the early 1970s. He continues to make music w/ intelligence + integrity, building an international reputation around his knotty, singular piano playing, straight-from-the-heart singing and a style of character-based songwriting that's drawn comparisons to Waits + Cohen ... more

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