CITY OF DREAMS---Song Lyric from RIFFIN SPIDERS Record TUNE THE MOON

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CITY OF DREAMS
When I woke up this mornin'
the cats outside were moanin
the phone next door was phonin'

The cops had finished patrollin'

it was

time for them to go bowlin'...in this city of dreams

My girlfriend

says I'm controllin'

she just

likes to go strollin'

But I ain't her I'm

a grown man

so put away the defoliant...in this city of dreams

When I went to bed last night

the stars were shining bright

the astronauts were all right

one of 'em said "please write"

The Moon was somewhere near Mars

there was a sale on candy bars

at the drugstore down the street

in aisle M we'll meet...in this city of dreams

In my dream you're something sweet

I like to nibble on

like Fae Ray was for Kong

although they didn't last long

He was one big fellow

and yet surprisingly mellow around her

or so it seems…in this city of dreams

Today I had a bad hiccup,

my cousin tried to play "stickup"

I lost a guitar pickup

at a show downtown

Trying out a new sound

ain't life a scream

it's all that you could ask for…in this city of dreams.

　

BORN TO SHUN---MEAN OLE' BOSS SAYS---DON'T COVER ME

The Great Bruce Springsteen may come across as open-armed to his fans, but one upstart rock & roller found out that when it comes to potential competition, the Boss isn’t always so giving.

“I was going through a period when I was trying to develop my stylistic range,” says Steven Ace of Riffin Spiders. “I developed this recording technique which I called ‘sing-along karaoke’ where you’re singing and recording a vocal duet.

“You know, in standard karaoke the original vocals are removed from the mix and so your siniging replaces theirs. But in sin-along karaoke you’re actually adding your vocals to what’s already there.

“I did sing-along karaoke to all sorts of music in this project. During six months in my spare time I must’ve recorded close to forty songs this way, and I did succeed in my primary objective--broadening my vocal stylings.”

But when he took it a step in another direction--releasing the music, Ace ran afoul of the Big Bad Boss.. “I had about a half dozen Bruce covers I’d recorded over the years with acoustic guitar--songs like Nebraska, No Surrender, Factory, and I thought they might sound good alongside sing-along karaoke of songs like Backstreets, Badlands and Candy’s Room.

I put some of the stuff, put it on a cd, and sent it off to Bruce’s management. Within a month came the reply from a paralegal at the law firm representing him: ‘our client has asked us to respectfully decline the request.’ So it goes…

“I wasn’t trying to make money off of him,” Ace adds, “I was prepared to offer all profits go to a charity of his choosing. But it never got that far.”

The story is a bit reminiscent of one the Boss tells about himself. While still relatively unknown, Bruce was doing a gig in Memphis and after the show tried crashing Graceland. He didn’t get in, and Elvis wasn’t even home.

　

　

RIFFIN SPIDERS Coming Out Soon TUNE THE MOON !!!

HOMAGE TO SPINAL TAP

The Riffin’ Spiders album Tune the Moon calls to mind the cult R&R movie classic This is Spinal Tap. It combines grandiose ambitions with irony and humor. To appreciate it, just find a comfortable chair or sofa, put on your best stereo headphones or turn on your best stereo speakers. Turn it up to 11 (or 12 if you're a Seahawks fan)--and let the music sweep you away......

GUITARS GALORE

If you love guitars you'll love this album. Lively, meandering, captivating stuff. At times an intense, relentless wall of sound. And then later in the same song it may sound like a solo from a chamber music piece. Vocals, often emerging spontaneously from guitar interplay, help to conjure up a variety of scenes--a ballpark crowd, a horse race, robots, a haunted house, an airport, a casino, the big city, a heavenly choir, the Beach Boys, etc..

Yup, there's something for everybody here on Tune the Moon--so get it Soon!

　

DANCING AMONG THE STARS

This albumm is highly recommended for star lovers and walkman wearers. Under the night sky this music can provide a great natural high--try it !!  (With or without the Moon--just make sure it’s in-Tune”!