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Sharp Dressed Man
03:03
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Clean shirt, new shoes
And I don't know where I am goin' to
Silk suit, black tie
I don't need a single reason why
They come runnin' just as fast as they can
'Cause every girl crazy ‘bout a sharp dressed man
Gold watch, diamond ring
I ain't missin' not a single thing
And cufflinks, stick pin
When I step out I'm gonna do you in
They come runnin' just as fast as they can
'Cause every girl crazy ‘bout a sharp dressed man
Top coat, top hat
I don't worry 'cause my wallet's fat
Black shades, white gloves
Lookin' sharp and lookin' for love
They come runnin' just as fast as they can
'Cause every girl crazy ‘bout a sharp dressed man
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You tell me you’re too busy, you’ve got too much on your plate
Too much on your dance card and you’re fifteen minutes late
Too many fish to fry, too much on your agenda
Cut the humble braggin’, you’re the number-one offender
If life’s too complicated, that’s what delete is for
You’re cuttin’ out the gluten, and layin’ off the fat
The sugar, meat, and dairy; How’d you ever eat all that?
Shrink that carbon footprint, screen time and fake news
Don’t listen to the critics, those nasty-talkin’ fools
If life’s too complicated, that’s what delete is for
That’s what delete is for, that’s what delete is for
That’s what delete is for, that’s what delete is for
If your life’s too complicated, that’s what delete is for
I once had a man, a vexation to my soul
My mama told me, “Girl, you need some self-control
Cut him loose, tell him ‘Hit the road, Jack’
Scrape the shit off your shoes and don’t ever look back”
If life’s too complicated, that’s what delete is for
My daddy’s motto, “K-I-double-S
‘Keep It Simple Stupid’, stay away from all that mess
Do the right thing and you’ll have no regrets
Seek to understand, forgive, and forget”
If life’s too complicated, that’s what delete is for
That’s what delete is for, that’s what delete is for
That’s what delete is for, that’s what delete is for
If your life’s too complicated, that’s what delete is for
“Brevity is the soul of wit”
That was Willie Shakespeare and he wasn’t no dimwit
“It’s not the notes I play, but the silence in between ‘em”
So said Miles, the king of minimalism
If life’s too complicated, that’s what delete is for
That’s what delete is for, that’s what delete is for
That’s what delete is for, that’s what delete is for
If your life’s too complicated, that’s what delete is for
That’s what delete is for
Copyright © 2017 Melody Diachun (SOCAN/ASCAP). All rights reserved.
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Eleanor Rigby
04:51
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Eleanor Rigby
Picks up the rice in the church where a wedding has been
Lives in a dream
Waits at the window
Wearing the face that she keeps in a jar by the door
Who is it for?
All the lonely people
Where do they all come from?
All the lonely people
Where do they all belong?
Ah look at all the lonely people
Ah look at all the lonely people
Father McKenzie
Writing the words of a sermon that no one will hear
No one comes near
Look at him working
Darning his socks in the night when there's nobody there
Nobody cares
All the lonely people
Where do they all come from?
All the lonely people
Where do they all belong?
Ah look at all the lonely people
Ah look at all the lonely people
Eleanor Rigby
Died in the church and was buried along with her name
Nobody came
Father McKenzie
Wiping the dirt from his hands as he walks from the grave
No one was saved
All the lonely people
Where do they all come from?
All the lonely people
Where do they all belong?
Ah look at all the lonely people
Ah look at all the lonely people
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High Definition Love
04:19
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I know a man who loves in just two dimensions
He is an image bouncing off a satellite
He lives for zeroes and ones between our devices
To me, he is a digital phantom with no appetite
He wants love off the shelf
Clean and superficial
Low fidelity love
A room by himself
But that ain’t gonna work for me
I tell you what I need
High Definition, High Definition, High Definition Love
High Definition, High Definition, High Definition Love
Another night ends another day of waiting
I bide my time and I bid my friends farewell
We make a plan to meet up at the station
Sudden regrets in a message break the spell
I want love in the flesh
Sweet and sentimental
High fidelity love in excess
But that ain’t what he’s givin’
I tell you what I need
High Definition, High Definition, High Definition Love
High Definition, High Definition, High Definition Love
We all need love in the flesh
Sweet and sentimental
Unconditional love in excess
If that ain’t what you’re getting
I tell you what you need
High Definition, High Definition, High Definition Love
High Definition, High Definition, High Definition Love
© 2016 Melody Diachun (SOCAN/ASCAP) & Doug Stephenson (SOCAN /BMI). All rights reserved.
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Get Back to the Groove
04:34
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Hey baby, where you headed to?
You’re driftin’ like a runaway balloon
Remember, the dreams you held on to
Still resonate and point you to the truth
Don’t worry if life has come unglued
If all your inspiration has run dry
The rhythm will cast its spell on you
The time has come to put away the blues
And get back to the groove
Hey baby, where you runnin’ to?
You’re livin’ like a child who’s lost his way
Remember the dreams you held on to
They’ll set you straight and tell you what to choose
The answer is sure to come to you
It’s the question that’s the challenge to define
The rhythm will cast its spell on you
The time has come to put away the blues
And get back to the groove
Get back to the, get back to the groove
Gotta get back to the groove
Seems to me you should get back to the groove…
© 2008, Melody Diachun (SOCAN/ASCAP) & Doug Stephenson (SOCAN /BMI). All rights reserved.
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Melody Diachun British Columbia
Melody Diachun is a celebrated vocalist, songwriter, arranger, and JUNO and National Jazz Awards
nominee.
An artist with a penchant for pairing atypical material with improvising musicians, her 2022 release "Sumner's Tales: The Music Of Sting" is a bold and logical next step in her adventure.
"She is—and will always be—a force to reckon with in contemporary vocal music." -Toronto Music Report
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