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1. |
4/11/2036, 8AM
01:24
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Instrumental
4/11/2036 8AM (2012)
Kevin McWha Steele (ASCAP)
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2. |
Stay With Her
01:45
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Stay With Her (2012)
Kevin McWha Steele (ASCAP)
Stay with her, you’re gonna miss her
When you’re leaving by yourself
Stay with her, you’re gonna miss her
Just you and no one else
Chorus:
And you know, the way the wind it blows
You’re here one day, then you’ll fly
And you know, the way the time, it goes
She’ll be gone one day and you’ll wonder why
Stay with her, you’re gonna miss her
Stop fighting with your heart
Stay with her, you’re gonna miss her
Surrender to your part
Chorus:
And you know, the way the wind it blows
You’re here one day, then you’ll fly
And you know, the way the time, it goes
She’ll be gone one day and you’ll wonder why
Stay with her, you’re gonna miss her
When you’re leaving by yourself
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3. |
4/11/2036, 2PM
00:04
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Instrumental
4/11/2036, 2PM (2012)
Kevin McWha Steele (ASCAP)
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4. |
Jusy Judy
03:22
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Jusy Judy (2012)
Kevin McWha Steele (ASCAP)
Jusy Judy
She talks about the weather
Jusy Judy
In her V-neck sweater
And when it’s cold outside
It can’t get much better
Jusy Judy
Struts around in leather
Jusy Judy
With a belly-button feather
And when she’s wild inside
It doesn’t get much better
Chorus:
She’ll take you on a cosmic ride
But she won’t dare unless you learn to swallow your pride
Ooh, oh, no
Oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-no
She wants your soul, not an id
Wants a man, not a kid
Oh-no
Jusy Judy
Likes philosophy
Jusy Judy
Believes in you & me
To give her heart like that
It’s an epiphany
Chorus:
She’ll take you on a cosmic ride
But she won’t dare unless you learn to swallow your pride
Ooh, oh, no
Oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-no
She wants your soul, not an id
Wants a man, not a kid
Instrumental
Jusy Judy
Loves you to the bone
Jusy Judy
Lets out a little moan
She’s gonna be your guide
And then she’ll carry you on home
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5. |
4/11/2036, 10PM
00:14
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Instrumental
4/11/2036, 10PM (2012)
Kevin McWha Steele (ASCAP)
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6. |
Like We Did Back Then
03:09
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Like We Did Back Then (2012)
Kevin McWha Steele (ASCAP)
You change your photo on your profile again
And then you upload me as a friend
You see me maybe twice a year
To temper your guilt and assuage your fear
Of…
Chorus:
Falling without
Falling within
Falling for love
Like we did back then
Facebook, Facebook, you’re full of petty lies
I want to hear your sweet voice, not alibis
Remember the sunny days you held me so tight
Remember you called me your best friend that night
Am I.. ?
Chorus:
Falling without
Falling within
Falling for love
Like we did back then
Instrumental
Scylla and Charybdis would be so proud
This maelstrom that you’ve thrown me in is pretty loud!
I cannot hear your words between the static and the fight
The tender kisses that you sent are lost to the light
Are we… ?
Chorus:
Falling without
Falling within
Falling for love
Like we did back then
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William Tells It Like He Sees It (2012)
Kevin McWha Steele (ASCAP)
From Greewich down to Soho every day of the week
Descends her marble staircase and powders her beak
She wears the latest fashion, ‘cause she’s got no style
A half-baked intellect who likes Kurt Weill
Chorus:
She’s a stuck-up momma and oh-oh-so unkind
A stuck-up momma and oh, so unrefined
She’ll stab you in the back ‘cause she has too many faces
She tried to steal a few off of the Grecian graces
They threw her in a ditch and said go burn in hell
All your money won’t disgrace our William Tell
Chorus:
She’s a stuck-up momma and oh-oh-so unkind
A stuck-up momma and oh, so unrefined
Bridge:
But she’ll come to you in tears
Overwhelmed by her fears
At least she’s pretty on the surface of her skin
Maybe now she won’t have you dancing on the point of a pin
But the story’s kind of tragic
In the place of love or magic
She put her trust to the side
And let her anger be her guide
She’ll shout you down and hiss just like a copperhead snake
Spit a venom rainbow and call you a fake
She’s got no self-control, just look at those beady eyes
Clawin’ at the sky and etchin’ out her lies
Chorus:
She’s a stuck-up momma and oh-oh-so unkind
A stuck-up momma and oh, so unrefined
Yeah, a stuck-up momma and oh-oh-so unkind
A stuck-up momma and oh, so unrefined
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8. |
4/12/2036, 1PM
01:25
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Instrumental
4/12/2036, 1PM (2012)
Kevin McWha Steele (ASCAP)
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9. |
Married to the Sky
03:50
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Married to the Sky (2012)
Kevin McWha Steele (ASCAP)
Beautiful girl
Beautiful girl
The first time that we met I had a feeling in my heart
Like a needle pulling thread through the cloth
Well, you took me by surprise and stitched your name under the skin
I knew right from the start that you would win
Beautiful girl
Beautiful girl
And you know that I was taken, I was married to the sky
A much older man, cursed to fly
But you pulled me down to earth just like a kite drawn to the sand
And trapped me in the palm of your hand
Instrumental
Beautiful
Beautiful girl
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10. |
4/14/2036, 11AM
00:37
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Instrumental
4/14/2036, 11AM (2012)
Kevin McWha Steele (ASCAP)
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11. |
Sympathetic Monday
02:28
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Sympathetic Monday (2012)
Kevin McWha Steele (ASCAP)
It’s your sympathetic Monday
Your unexpected fun day of the week!
When you peel your eyes out of their holes
You barely find the words to speak
You’re a dried up river bed
The pebbles rattle in your head
Your body smells like rotting bees
That swims along the morning breeze
It’s your sympathetic Monday
Your unexpected fun day of the week!
You lost a tooth and then your sense of reasoning
With Manitou, that freak
You’re the wrong note on a riff
On the treble hieroglyph
A harpsichord’s that’s out of tune
Way too soon
It’s your sympathetic Monday…. Mmmmmm
It’s your sympathetic Monday… Ooohhhhh
Your drag yourself out to Mulberry
Where everyone else seems quite merry
You don’t know why you feel so mad
Was it all the bad sex that you had?
It’s your sympathetic Monday
Your unexpected fun day of the week!
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12. |
4/16/2036, 9AM
00:43
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Instrumental
4/16/2036, 9AM (2012)
Kevin McWha Steele (ASCAP)
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13. |
At The Zoo
04:00
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At The Zoo (2012)
Kevin McWha Steele (ASCAP)
Lovely lady at the door
Dishin’ out a pill or two
Debutantin’ at the zoo
Confiscatin’ what was true
Slicker than a slick rick
Jumpin’ over candle stick
A joker sportin’ lipstick
Candy-wrapper beatnik
A Buddha bella baby clam
Shoutin’ out “that Sam I am”
A triple-fisted little lamb
Knockin’ out the flim-flam
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All the saints fell in line
Climbin’ up and down her spine
Trippin’ off of red wine
Playin’ in umbrella pine
Feelin’ up the kitchen sink
Simulatin’ pen and ink
Scratchin’ out a little stink
Bowl ‘o bliss and cherry wink
Comin’ out the black hole
Covered in a sugar bowl
Dancin’ to the church roll
Jazzin’ up your tiny soul
Chorus:
She’s a hard rocker
And a sweet talker
Really smooth
With looks to kill
She’s gonna cut you down
And bend your will
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Been to the wigwam
With Hendrix and James Bond
Where ET plays tom-tom
Out from the great beyond
Doin’ the do-si-do
Epicalyx tango
A wampum mambo
For Didi and Gogo
The opiate opaline
For both the good and obscene
Spitting up aquamarine
Your Winnebago beauty queen
Chorus:
She’s a hard rocker
And a sweet talker
Really smooth
With looks to kill
She’s gonna cut you down
And bend your will
Bridge:
Don’t worry about side effects
Or the oral sex
Relax with the rejects
From your Generation X
Instrumental
Thought that I’d seen it all
‘Til I went to that monster ball
Where horses waltz down the hall
And frogmen are 12ft tall
Sucking on fluorescent light
Croaking loud throughout the night
Hibiscus colored dendrite
Makes everything feel alright
The walls then begin to swirl
Is that thing a boy or girl?
Your mind starts to unfurl!
She says, “Hey, baby, just give it a whirl…”
Chorus:
She’s a hard rocker
And a sweet talker
Really smooth
With looks to kill
She’s gonna take you down
And bend your will
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14. |
The Star of Bethlehem
05:07
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The Star of Bethlehem (2012)
Kevin McWha Steele (ASCAP)
Broken again was the man’s long face
Keeping up with the human race
Had a child who cried and cried
On his own without his bride
The Star of Bethlehem was born
The Star of Bethlehem would not be torn
Some around here call him Robin Hood
Looking out for the local good
Keeps his chin up does the best he can
He’s the good thief for his fellow man
The Star of Bethlehem would stay
The Star of Bethlehem would not be led astray, jeah, jeah..
But today,
Chorus:
There’s no bitch for the bard with his quiet donation
No rose in the yard for his soul’s salvation
When all the saints are on extended vacation
He stares at the ceiling in pure frustration
But, thank you, Lord,
Thank you, Lord, for his song
Yes, thank you, Lord,
Thank you, Lord, for all that went wrong
Long live the music,
Let it be strong
There are many who will come and go
Get lost in the sideshow
They are like the dust rising from the sand
Vanished between the water and your small hand
But, The Star of Bethlehem would stay
The Star of Bethlehem would not be led astray, jeah, jeah..
But today,
Chorus:
There’s no bitch for the bard with his quiet donation
No rose in the yard for his soul’s salvation
When all the saints are on extended vacation
He stares at the ceiling in pure frustration
But, thank you, Lord,
Thank you, Lord, for his song
Yes, thank you, Lord,
Thank you, Lord, for all that went wrong
Long live the music,
Let it be strong
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Virginia Reel
05:09
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Virginia Reel (2012)
Kevin McWha Steele (ASCAP)
You’re a teacher for the holy fool
Sleeping on your bed of rusty nails
You practice the pain like it’s a sacred tool
And then you tie your ankles to the rails
You say you’re waiting for that train to run you through
And take you clear on up to the sky
Say you’ve taught me all you could and couldn’t do
And now it’s time for us to say goodbye
The cicadas wait outside your door
With Pericles dressed in red
Says he’d rather see you try to live
Instead of playing at being dead
Just look at all the arabesques that you have born
You’re Martha Graham’s favorite part
We can laugh it off and dance until we’re torn
But, not until you decide to start
Chorus:
Virginia Reel, so good to feel
The Virginia Reel, as we do the peel,
Virginia Reel
I’ll be your Grays Harbor, if you’re my devilfish for a year
But you’re on the wrong side of the states
So come back home and please let go of all that fear
Up that country road through the gates
I know you so well that my heart begins to burn
Every time I think about your smile
Move with me now as we go into the turn
Remember how it feels to step in style
Chorus:
Virginia Reel, so good to feel
The Virginia Reel, as we do the peel,
Virginia Reel
Instrumental
I know you so well that my heart begins to burn
Every time I think about your smile
Move with me now as we go into the turn
Remember how it feels to step in style
Chorus:
The Virginia Reel, so good to feel
The Virginia Reel, as we do the peel,
Virginia Reel
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16. |
4/18/2036, 9AM
00:34
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Instrumental
4/18/2036, 9AM (2012)
Kevin McWha Steele (ASCAP)
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17. |
Alphabet Soup
01:17
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Alphabet Soup (2012)
Kevin McWha Steele (ASCAP)
Boy meets girl is the name of the game
You play it every single day of the week
It’s the one across town who’s got your heart
With the Alphabet soup on her cheek
Chorus:
H,I,J,K, LOVE
N,Q,R,S, LOVE
A,B,F,V, LOVE
Is all you’re thinking of…
You send her 30 flowers to begin your day
And then you sweat it out until she calls
You don’t really know what you will say
So you speak it just to see how it falls
Chorus:
H,I,J,K, LOVE
N,Q,R,S, LOVE
A,B,F,V, LOVE
Is all you’re thinking of…
Bridge:
You take her out to Central Park
When it is the first day of spring
You cannot control the joy you feel
Or the happiness she will bring
You wanna take her hone so that you can kiss
And run your fingers through her beautiful hair
As quickly as you could, you know, you really shouldn’t “should” yourself
Because she really wants you there
Chorus:
H,I,J,K, LOVE
N,Q,R,S, LOVE
A,B,F,V, LOVE
Is all you’re thinking of…
And if you really, really want her better show her all of your love…
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18. |
4/18/2036, 7PM
00:17
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Instrumental
4/18/2036, 7PM (2012)
Kevin McWha Steele (ASCAP)
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19. |
Lookin' for a Room
02:10
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Lookin’ for a Room (2012)
Kevin McWha Steele (ASCAP)
If you’re lookin’ for a room
Take my number
If you’re lookin’ for a room
Give me a call
If you’re lookin’ for a room
Take my number
So there ain’t no space
For you to fall
For you to fall
If you’re lookin’ for a room
Take my number
If you’re lookin’ for a room
Give me a call
If you’re lookin’ for a room
Take my number
So when you’re down & out
You don’t hit the wall
You don’t hit the wall
Bridge
‘Cause life is just a series of jagged lines
And sometimes you get a fist full of twig
When all you want to do is keep on movin’ up
They tell you jump down in the hole and dig
And I know that sometimes your head feels so weary
You’d abandon the company of men
So, if you’re lookin’ for a room
Take my number
If you’re lookin’ for a room
Give me a call
If you’re lookin’ for a room
Take my number
So there ain’t no space
For you to fall
So when you’re down & out
You don’t hit the wall
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20. |
4/19/2036, 10PM
00:09
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Instrumental
4/19/2036, 10PM (2012)
Kevin McWha Steele (ASCAP)
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21. |
Beloved Guides
03:23
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Beloved Guides (2012)
Kevin McWha Steele (ASCAP)
Does he ask her
after these years
if she still loves him?
Does she ask him
after these years
if he still cares?
Are these real fears?
When all I’ve seen is laughter
And devotion in their eyes
As their witness, the Beloved guides
Does a flower
still bloom
in April?
When the winter
ends its
foolish reign
And does the sun shine?
When spirit conquers anger
Along this life of lotus tides
As their witness, the Beloved guides
Instrumental
Does he ask her
after these years
if she still loves him?
Does she ask him
after all these years
if he still cares?
Are these real fears?
When all I’ve seen is laughter
And devotion in their eyes
As their witness, the Beloved guides
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Kevin McWha Steele New York, New York
Alternative Art Rock, Blues, and Folk originals in French and English
"Kevin is a
brilliantly versatile modern singer/songwriter who can rock furiously as well as deliver languid french chansons in a smooth as silk crooner's voice. There is always something arresting going on in his extremely well-crafted and catchy songs."
- Gary Lucas (Captain Beefheart, Jeff Buckley, Gods and Monsters)
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