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CHINATOWN

from DEMOS by Rick Berlin

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Always a huge fan of Faye and of Chinatown in particular. A rare success in the modern era emulating the Old Hollywood glory years, Bogart, film noir.. Song honoring that at least obliquely.

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(CHINATOWN) SHE DON’T TAKE NO SHIT FROM ANYONE

i saw her cross the street
the way she walked
she on a mission
hot shades
like movie star
she smokin’
a cigarette holder
inhale real deep
she so intense
‘less i’m mistaken
she break yr heart
in a heart beat

well i nearly got hit
by a on comin’ car
if i was Bukowski
at the Plough & Stars
i’d invite this lady
to my neighborhood bar
heads would spin
if i got that far
if she’d turn me down
i wouldn’t care
wouldn’t make a sound
see i wouldn’t dare
this is
Chinatown

i wanted t talk
but i was scared
i shut my eyes
n i said a prayer
maybe she’d like me
but i’d hafta prepare
say somethin’ silly
‘hey, i like yr hair’
oh boy

she such a lady
she don’t take no shit from anyone
(this is Chinatown)
a pretty lady
she don’t take no shit from anyone
(this is Chinatown)

she hopped on a Harley
n she fired it up
spit on the ground
i won’t interrupt
this shoulder pad figure
like a bullet in luck
hit the target she after
just makin ’ a buck
a Hollywood broad
a femme fatal
i’m tellin’ ya, baby
this is
Chinatown

a venetian blind
a film noir
black n white
a fat cigar
she laughin’ out loud
at a private joke
a gun in her pocketbook
she’s goin’ for
broke

she such a lady
she don’t take no shit from anyone
(this is Chinatown)
a pretty lady
she don’t take no shit from anyone
(this is Chinatown)

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from DEMOS, released November 18, 2012
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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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