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WTF​!​!​?​?

from DEMOS by Rick Berlin

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After the glorious disaster that was my dinner with Mickey O’Connell Sholes resulting in not one but two nasty tickets, I heard myself say at least 20 times ‘WHAT THE FUCK!!??’ hence this song. Way back, when the Sox were in the game, after a show at the now defunct Smokin’ Joes, after driving Sam Dudley home to Union Sq, after crossing the BU bridge, and having not had even one silly beer, this idiot drove across Comm Ave into an oncoming lane and right onto the trolley tracks. Thump, thump, bang, bang, crunch. In 5th gear I jammed my KIA Soul off the tracks, out of the way of the oncoming train, and onto the street. The front end looked like it had broken its neck. I had no phone. Borrowed one. Called AAA, and Ricky McLean drove out from the Behan to wait with me. This, the ultimate WTF?! situation referenced in this hilarious song.

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WTF?!

what i wanna know is…
WTF?!
i’m not even drunk
WTF?!
what i wanna know is…
i didn’t smoke anything
WTF?!
what i wanna know is…
just minding my business
WTF?!
what i wanna know is…
WTF?!

i drove my car
yeah yeah yeah
right on the trolley tracks
trolley was coming’ at me
yeah yeah yeah
hard, fast
get outa the way Berlin
yeah yeah yeah
can’t find my phone
can’t find AAA
yeah yeah yeah
I’ll ask a stranger

hey, excuse me, ah
i’m sorry to bother you
but
can i borrow your phone?

what i wanna know is…
WTF?!
you seem like a nice
girl
right?
what i wanna know is…
WTF?!
i’ve had a real bad day
what i wanna know is…
WTF?!
don’t back away
what i wanna know is…
WTF?!


hey c’mon
don’t call the cops

it’s starting to rain
yeah yeah yeah
i’m feeling’ like it’s gonna get worse
i’m worried
yeah yeah yeah
today started out real fine
n now it’s trouble
yeah yeah yeah
why is there always
a price t pay
yeah yeah yeah
maybe ill rob a bank

i wonder
is it just me
are the stars
outa whack
upside down
what is goin’ on

what i wanna know is…
i got a fuckin’ ticket
WTF?!
what i wanna know is…
$250
WTF?!
what i wanna know is…
i’ll take it to court
WTF?!
what i wanna know is…
WTF?!

WTF?!

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from DEMOS, released November 18, 2012
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Rick Berlin (now playing w/ THE NICKEL & DIME BAND) Jamaica Plain

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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