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DOYLES R​.​I​.​P.

from DEMOS by Rick Berlin

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Kristin Johnson, who's extended family comes to Doyles every Friday and who with her husband Eric, helped us form The Deplorables (taking 1st Prize at John Casey's Bar Wars this year) thought we should reprise The Deplorables one more time and record a song for Doyles with Sisters Emily and Erin Keane (The Doylettes). This is a rough of that song. The plan is to learn it and record it and have different Deplorables sing each verse. We will get this done, though it might take awhile.

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DOYLES R.I.P.

Doyles has been a home for years
too many friends to count
the bar is full, the prime rib’s hot
& only assholes get thrown out

kid w a funny face
ice cream on his chin
his daddy is laughing sideways
his son jes did him in

C

Annie walks so carefully
her flashlight turned down low
there’s laughter in her Irish eyes
her booth’s all set t go

C

backline kitchen is on fire
Gelacio makes a joke (hola)
pizza boy is overwhelmed
he steps out for a smoke

C

bar is running out of beer
& Pat is getting ice
Jill n Sam are losing it
Marty’s watching everything all night

C

take yr slips r y’all get fired
Mickey, she’s on a roll
Billy’s only working Sundays
his food is getting cold

C

Gerry Burke he does it all
no job is too small
he runs this joint like a football team
taking every Super Bowl

C

the parking lot has pot holes
the linoleum is all worn out
this place is real you can tell right away
it’s what it’s all about, right?

C

to say goodbye to a place like this
it really breaks yr heart
there’s so much love in this big house
ya just don’t know where to start

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from DEMOS, released November 18, 2012
rough demo, GBand selfie.

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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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