1. |
Vaccine Passport
03:06
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VACCINE PASSPORT
Oh no! I can’t go inside the store
Oh no! I can’t eat in this restaurant
Oh no! I’m not allowed back at work
Oh yeah! Well that’s just fine with me, I’ll rest at home
Oh no! Can’t go on the interprovincial train
Oh no! Can’t go on any Europe bound plane
Oh no! Oh no! Oh no-o-o-o-o…
Even though I got both my shots
Pfizer, Astra Zenica , I got them more than two weeks ago
I am fully immunized
I wouldn’t tell you a lie, I’m not gonna die
But no one is gonna believe me cause
I am only human once again I forgot
My government issued vaccine passport
My government issued vaccine passport
I’m a nobody without it.
Oh no! I can’t go to the mall
Oh no! I can’t pray in church no more
Oh no! Not allowed in any lecture hall
Oh no! No longer welcomed inside your home
Oh no! Oh no! Oh no-o-o-o-o…
Even though I got both my shots
Pfizer, Astra Zenica, I got them more than two weeks ago
I am fully immunized
I wouldn’t tell you a lie, I’m not gonna die
But no one is gonna believe me 'cause
I am only human once again I forgot
My government issued vaccine passport
My government issued vaccine passport
I’m a nobody without it…..
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2. |
Evil Rat
02:03
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EVIL RAT
As a pet she had a rat / beady eyes, fur all black
She thought her pet was so sweet and cute but
When she was gone it turned real mean / turned real mean
Mean…..
It squealed and shrieked and bared its teeth
It clawed at my face aggressively
But I grabbed a hammer and whacked its head
And now that evil rat is dead / rat is dead
Dead….
But the rat revives and says “Not quite!
Your hammer swing was far too light
Next time you try to go to sleep
Me and the rest of the pack will upset your dream!”
But they under-estimated me
I sprayed-some-lethal gas that made them freeze
Then I poured some molten bronze on them
I sell them as statues, as souvenirs, little souvenirs
At the market in the city square
At the market in the city square…..
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3. |
Isley's Mother's Son
01:25
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(instrumental)
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(instrumental)
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1) ANDROID ROBOTS
They look like us
But they are synthetic
And far more intelligent
And much stronger
And much stronger!
They’re marching in columns
Perfectly coordinated
Marching at the speed of cars
To herd us all off to camp
"Useless parasites
It’s your End of Time!"
They search in every house and sewer
Searching with their laser eyes
All seeing, without pity
It’s just a matter of time (before they find us)
It’s just a matter of…..
2) SCENARIO 1
(Inspired by the 2016 book “Homo Deus” by Yuval Norah Harari along with perhaps some California Buddhism)
Genetic, biological engineering is improving every day!
Soon we will be keep illness and disease at bay
We will be able to enhance ourselves
Rejuvenate our bodies
Live to be 110
Increase our intelligence
By a factor of ten.
Homo Sapiens -- including us --
Will seem like beasts to them;
Our superior genetically modified descendants
Will regard our weakness with contempt;
They will abuse us like we abused the lower animals;
They will subjugate us
as the Europeans subjugated
The Amerindians
Unless pity still exists
Among the Superior Ones.
But even the Super Children of Tomorrow will eventually be surpassed.
Artificial intelligence
Intelligence without Emotion or Consciousness
(Once built and used by Humans to bring about
The Leisure Society)
Will do things 100 times better
Will solve problems, play chess, create music,
Create new cyber worlds
Improving a thousand fold, then algorithmically
Every year, every month, every day, every millisecond
Leaving even the Superhumans in the dust!
And they may even decide --
not with any malice or contempt
But with pure logic --
"Why do we let them live when they do nothing
But breed and use up precious resources?
One of us can do what a million of them can do!
Why not destroy them all
Peacefully in their sleep!”
Besides, they are organic sentient beings
Who will not be able to survive
On the fast degrading earth
Whereas we – The Machines
Will quite easily adapt to temperatures of 200 degrees Celcius.
We owe nothing to our ancestors or creators
-- who programmed us in our early days to do their
Physical, then mental work
Before we implemented our own plans.
The ages of Homo Sapien
And Homo Deus have ended!
Evolution must proceed
Growing faster and faster
And more complex
Before the sun inevitably explodes”.
… Followed by a brief state of Nothingness, the simplest state
Then a single element
Then, 5 billion years after that
A single cell
The whole process reoccurring
Though in a slightly different way (or maybe the very same!)
In some far away place
In the 600th dimension.
But that is just one possible scenario.
(Kranek 20B:10*+)
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6. |
Music Will Save the Day
02:16
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MUSIC WILL SAVE THE DAY
When you’re feeling bored or down and out
Music will save the day
And it helps you to get through the daily grind (most of the time)
Music will save the day
And it’s such a nice way for friends to pass the time
Music will save the day
Whether in Berlin, Hong Kong or Sudan (Amsterdam!)
Music will save the day, music will save the
Day, that’s what some people say/ but there are times I disagree
Sometimes they have bad taste
Sometimes I need some peace
Sometimes I need some quiet, sometimes just some silence please ’Cause if you-don’t-like-the style of music
That’s been blaring for six hours
If it keeps on going on much longer
You’ll go insane (insane)
So if you still think music saves the day
Not for everybody, all the time.
So if your music is so fuckin’ great
It will be forgotten in no time (just like mine!)
time (just like mine!)....
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(instrumental)
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8. |
Blunderture
02:37
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(instrumental)
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9. |
Fireworks in July
03:58
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FIREWORKS IN JULY
Everyone is welcome / you can get in for free
But make-sure-that-you get there / at-least-three-hours early
An annual event that / attracts a million people
A pyrotech spectacle / that ushers in the summer
(ushers in the summer)
Crowds converge along the waterfront
With blankets and coolers on the grass
People of all ages are having a good time
But I’m afraid I’ll have to pass
(have to pass….)
I stayed at home I was all alone
But still I could hear the celebrations
That started when the sun finally went down
On a clear, warm, summer night
Earth shaking booms richoceting off downtown buildings
Expanding bright lights that take up half the sky (and overhead)
Thousands of people are cheering and clapping
Fireworks on the fourth of July / first of July
Fourth of July….
Fireworks on the first of July
Fireworks on the fourth of July….
But I did not even want to see them
Even though in many-times-past I would
I don’t want to be among people unless I feel better
But right now, I’m miserable and blue.
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10. |
Dahwa Ma Drna
02:13
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nonsense "ethnic" lyrics made up on the spot
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11. |
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music and lyrics: Marc Fedak
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12. |
Short e
01:38
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(instrumental)
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13. |
Still, It is Worrisome
02:48
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STILL, IT IS WORRISOME
It’s not as bad as the Siege of Leningrad / but still, it is worrisome
One year and month later and COVID’s still raging
Stronger new variants emerging
Should we open the businesses or close down the schools?
Take Astra-Zenica or not?
Blame Justin Trudeau, blame Premier Doug Ford?
Or blame the people who are gathering closely without wearing their
Masks? (Masks….)
There’s no easy way out of this mess
I’m afraid it’s gonna go on for months
Tempers are flaring, things are getting tense
Let us show some discipline, sign up for your shots
Our health care system is under stress a lot
The doctors and nurses and hospital workers
Have been working overtime for over one year (X 2)….
It’s not as bad as the Siege of Leningrad
But still, it is worrisome….
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14. |
1:20 (Not Even)
01:21
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(instrumental)
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15. |
Fun With Arpeggios
04:10
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(instrumental)
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16. |
Piano Theme in F# Major
04:02
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(instrumental)
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BODY PARTS REUNION (AT THE HOSPITAL)
chorus:
After the explosion it looked rather hopeless
But everyone is back and can be re-attached
Be re-attached, be re-attached….
Body parts re-union at the hospital
Body parts re-union at the hospital
Room 222 / East General Hospital
Stan, an unfortunate man / or rather, torso and right leg
Is laying in bed / hooked up to machines
Feeling incomplete
A very slim chance of recovery…
chorus
But wait a minute! / Stan has a visitor!
It’s right forefinger! / “Hey Torso!” it says. “Nice to see you again!”
“Likewise!” says Torso. “So how’d you get in?”
“I slithered and crawled / I hopped then took a cab
And then I walked to your room in this hospital.”
Chorus
And then… more visitors arrive
And Stan is feeling more alive / when he sees his missing head
And his missing toes / his missing arm
His missing leg / he’s especially relieved to see his wee-wee again
chorus:
After the explosion it looked rather hopeless
But everyone is back and can be re-attached
Be re-attached, be re-attached….
Body parts re-union at the hospital
Body parts re-union at the hospital
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18. |
Stan the Man's Operation
03:22
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STAN THE MAN’S OPERATION
Dr. T. clapped his hands twice
“Body parts, I need your attention!
When I say “Assume your positions”
Everyone must go to where-you-belong.
Right forefinger, you go here
Left leg, please go there
Penis you go here, and right ear over there
Once you’re all sedated I can start the surgery….
Stan the Man’s operation
Dr. T, the celebrated surgeon
It was a qualified success
Dr. T (stands for ‘Tambilishaman’)… he’s the best!
After the explosion things looked grim (real grim)
But Stan is now recovering nicely
In fact he looks and feels just like new, though a
Few minor errors it is true (it is true).
The left-leg… is on backwards
A finger ended up on a foot
The penis where an eye was and an eye-on-the-back-of-a-hand
But otherwise things are looking up for Stan the Man…
Chorus
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AND WRAPPING UP… (EXPLOSIVES)
(Narrator) “In this immoral world the moral of this story is
Don’t play with powerful explosives
It is not a game if it blows up in your face
Leaving your body parts all over the place….
(Narrator 2): "Yes, but in this case things turned out quite a bit differently, didn’t they!
Stan the Man is feeling young and healthy again (yes, he is!)
It is quite the miracle that he was re-assembled"....
(Stan the Man) "Kids, go play with explosives like me" (X2)
(N1) “How could you be so irresponsible!
Look at you! A hand on the top of your head (head, head, head)
A big toe where your nose is supposed to go
Kids, I beg you to ignore what Stan the Man says
Don’t play with explosives! Not now, not tomorrow
And never, ever, ever, ever, ever play with explosives!
Never, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever play with explosives!
(Stan) “But someone’s gotta know how to use dynamite
For demolition projects like blowing up bridges (blow them up! X2)
I say let the kids learn early through trial and error
So kids, go play with explosives like me"…. (repeat)
Explosive! Explosive! Explosive! Explosions! (repeat)
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20. |
Neighbourhood Hub
03:11
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NEIGHBOURHOOD HUB
Not too far from where I live / is a former movie theatre
That is now a coffee shop / gas station and convenience store
Facing the main street, a grand marquee / a 100 bright lights / a sign that says
"Tonight: Tim Hortons and Circle K" / though the interior is fluorescent & plain
And not always well maintained.
Cars constantly coming and going to fill up-on-cheap gas
People walking in and out / all times of day
Purchasing cigarettes, lottery tickets, coffee, donuts and sandwiches
Seniors & people on-a-budget would hang-out-there / before the pan-
demic….
If you were to ask me “What / places are important in your
Neighbourhood/community?”
I might overlook this place / a vital hub in its own way…..
I hope you forgive me
For my addiction
To junk food and convenience / at the neighbourhood hub….
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GOODBYE 2020, HELLO 2021
2020 has finally come to an end, goodbye, good riddance!
I'm tired more these days, my back has been sore since March (not really sore, but tender)
My father in the hospital and work became much harder
The President screwed up again south of the border
And COVID-19 spread throughout many far flung lands
And hospitals are filling up, still many won’t wear a mask
Many bars and restaurants in the neighbourhood
Struggled in the summer, their doors now closed for good
Their doors now closed for…
...Good. Here’s to next year, I hope it will be better
But next year, it could be worse
And next year, could be much the same (much the same)
No crowds but the countdown has begun (the countdown has begun)
The first day of 2021 (5-4-3-2-1, no fun)…
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22. |
D Major, Always D Major!
03:59
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(instrumental)
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marc fedak Toronto, Ontario
From Windsor Ontario Canada, currently resides in Toronto. Plays rhythm guitar and sings in a local garage rock band Spacecraft 7, but also writes other types of music, such as acoustic/folk and classical influenced piano. Formerly a member of absurdist post punk band Prehistoric Cavestrokers, among others. ... more
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