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An old song made new. The sometimes silly truth about all of us sublimaters. This is especially a master work by TJ Wenzl at the console with music quotes from all the previous songs ('birds' we called them flown in on the extended aural kite tail.

lyrics

YR AN ARTIST

yr an artist/ ya make stuff up
yr an artist/ ya hold out yr tin cup
yr an artist/ where is the $ t put in the bank?
yr an artist / yr sleeping
on couches w too many to thank
yr an artist/ ya make stuff up

yr borrowing smokes
on napkins you r writing notes
too many colors in yr hair
n doubts r everywhere

yr an artist/ ya live from hand t mouth
yr an artist/ yr an alcoholic from the south
yr an artist/ oh, ya might die young
yr an artist/ yr funeral is so much fun

ya dress outa style
yr a hipster bum
everybody wants you
that’s when you run
ya might not be famous
but you don’t care
on the other hand
it’d be cool
t get there
yeah

yr an artist/ yr parents r worried sick

ya need t be in love
yr heart is always strung
ya never stop watching everyone
it’s a song that must be sung

yr an artist/ it makes ya feel special
yr an artist/ t hear yr song playin’ on the radio
yr an artist/ oh baby yr always late
yr an artist/ thank god you can sublimate

credits

from GREAT BIG HOUSE, released July 4, 2019
The Band:

Robby Manochio (guitars)
Ricky McLean (guitar)
Jane Mangini (keys/synth)
David Goodchild (bass)
Chris Antonovitch (kit, percussion)
Sam Dudley (trombone)
Zach Olson (sax)
Berlin (vocals)

We are psyched to be partnering with
WIREFOREST LLC (WALTER SICKERT AND THE ARMY OF TOYS)
on releasing Maggie
and on our full record GREAT BIG HOUSE when it’s completed.

Studios:

Recording:

Wasabi/Street Noise (for vocals, electric kit, bass, guitar, horns)
Jane recorded and ‘flew’ her tracks up from the Poconos
Screwdio (kit, Bill Paukert)

Mixing:

Bitch Kitty Studios
TJ Wenzl engineer

Mastering:
Brian Charles
Zippah Studios

Produced by TJ Wenzl with the band

Drawing: Jake Walker

Song
Berlin
ASCAP
Lobsterland Publishing

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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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