Lyrics
New Music Video On YouTube
I spent most of the summer working on the first music video for the Geography album. It is based on a song I wrote in Spanish – Cuando Tendremos Paz (When Will We Have Peace). You can watch it on YouTube and you can download the song and the album from my BandCamp store. It features murals from around the city of Chicago and a cast of more than 30 friends and family members. Anthony Rizzo was the director/cinematographer/editor, and the project was partially supported by a Community Arts Assistance Program grant from the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events and the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency.
The Evolution of Geography
I’m in the home stretch with my “Geography” album project. Read all about what’s been going on in this recent Kickstarter Update and you can listen to the studio version of the title song, “Geography.”
Latest Geography Project News
Here is the latest Kickstarter Update I posted, which contains the lyric and audio demo for a new song I will record in June at Studiomedia in Evanston with pianist, Bobby Schiff.
Tulip or Turnip
Comparing things that don’t usually go together can create an interesting concept for a lyric.
Here’s a song Duke Ellington wrote with Don George as a vocal feature for one of his band members, Ray Nance, who was originally hired to replace trumpet player, Cootie Williams.
As an aside, in addition to being a singer, dancer, and trumpet player, Nance was also an accomplished violinist whose jazz violin playing made a unique contribution to the Ellington sound. Ray Nance was a consummate performer and his antics on stage earned him the nickname “floor show.”
Follow this link to learn more about Ray Nance:
http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/musician.php?id=9741
Follow this link to learn more about Tulip or Turnip:
http://www.allmusic.com/song/tulip-or-turnip-t2696476
I recorded Tulip or Turnip on my third CD, We Speak Duke. Check it out here.
Tulip or Turnip
Music by Duke Ellington, Lyric by Don George
Tulip or turnip
Rosebud or rhubarb
Filet or plain beef stew
Tell me, tell me, tell me, Dream Face
What am I to you?
Diamond or doorknob
Sapphire or sawdust
Champagne or just home brew
Tell me, tell me, tell me, Dream Face
What am I to you?
Do I get the booby prize
Or will I be the hero?
Am I seein’ blue skies
Or, Daddy, is my ceiling zero?
Tulip or turnip
Moonbeam or mud pie
Bankroll or I.O.U.
Tell me, tell me, tell me Dream Face
What am I to you?
© Leeds Music Corporation, New York, NY, 1946
Follow this link for more copyright and song information:
http://siris-archives.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?uri=full=3100001~!170657!0
I’d love to hear about a song you like that’s funny and/or compares dissimilar things.
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