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MARTHA GRAHAM OF THE MIDWAY CAFE

She’s Martha Graham
of the Midway Cafe
wears her hair up tight
in a bun
Her lisptick goes out over the edge
but she’s not just some old broad

She’s Martha Graham
of the Midway Cafe
and nothing’s gonna get in her way.
She’s a FIRE BIRD!

The band is hot and the drummer’s cute
and that girl with the pink hair
is dancing like a 60’s TV tornado...ssssssssh!
Her tits are flyin’
and her fingernails are perfect
but she withers like a worm
when Martha lunges across the floor

CHORUS: PETRUSHKA!

Her leg points up & her head falls back
her slip slides off, the crowd gets soft
her partner’s in a sweat & his ass is clenched
he looks like he’s in pain, her expression does not change

CHORUS: L’APRES MIDI D’UN FAUN!

I like the way she winks
her make’s up hard like that
I like the way she buys me a drink
She’s not old and she’s not young
Got her whole career behind her
but she’s sexy cuz she doesn’t care

CHORUS: She loves STRAVINSKI!

She’s short but she is tough
she’s got great extention
she’s got her Modern Contractions to do
(hey, she invented this)
She’s with a younger man
who is drunk and showing off
but no one looks at him
when Martha moves across

CHORUS: ‘THE ARTIST IS NEVER SATISFIED, MY DEAR.’

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from RICK BERLIN LIVE @ JACQUES, track released June 14, 1997
Rick Berlin LIVE@JACQUES (GarageDog) 1997. Recorded + mixed by Dan Cantor (w/ help from Jeff Berkowitz) over 5 consecutive Monday nights at Jacques Cabaret (the oldest drag bar in the country). Placed mikes over the pool table, in the main room, near the dressing room door. Who played: Tyson Montgomery Leonard (electric violin), Chris Mehl (harp), Jonah Sachs (cello), Dan Cantor (harp), Chet Cahill (accordion), Marnie Given (violin), Charles Isenberg (mc).

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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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