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I LIKE YOUR STYLE

from DEMOS by Rick Berlin

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Revisiting old lyrics I’ve approved of in the past, but which never made it into a decent or workable song. Today, at least in my head, it came true. ‘I like Your Style’ was something Robby Manochio said that stuck with me. The 2 characters in the song - fictional. The essence of the idea - who knows? Makes sense to me. The painting: Jeila Farzaneh.

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I LIKE YR STYLE

she was sitting
by herself
at the end
of the bar
lipstick smeared
an unlit cigar
maybe she from cuba
maybe from ukraine
maybe she’s a hooker
maybe she’s insane
but there’s something about her
i can’t resist
hell, she’s a looker
someone you can’t miss
i step up to the plate
n i look her in the eye
i say baby,
i like yr style
maybe i like
yr smile

he was fat
he was ugly
he was a dirty slob
food in his beer
married to the mob
he got a civil war vibe
on a subway ride
lookin’ at me sideways
he got fire inside
n i can’t look right at him
can’t look away
it’s dark in revere
i got somethin’ t say
i step up to the plate
n i look him in the eye
i say dude
i like yr style
oh maybe you could smile

well it ain’t how yr the same
as everybody else
it’s only how yr different
that’s how ya find yr true self

i like yr style…

high5?
shake yr hand?
or not

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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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