MUSIC and the SOUL

music of rick calderone, steve parrish, michele statt

300 (Val kilmer)

BACK AT ONE OF MY FAVORITE PLACES TO WRITE

MORMY-VILLE SALT LAKE CITY OVERNIGHT

 

THE NUMBER 300 COMES TO MIND

I’M OKAY WITH STANDING IN THAT LINE

NOT SO PATIENTLY WAITING BEHIND

THE OTHER 299…

 

HOW ABOUT THE POWER OF THE PEOPLE OF FAME?

IT’S NICE TO MEET A GIRL WHO’S REALLY NOT THE SAME

 

SHE’S INCREDIBLE A SAILOR’S DELIGHT

MARK INDELIBLE SHE’LL FIT ME JUST RIGHT

 

BUT TO GET THAT GAL,  I’LL HAVE TO DRESS LIKE VAL

STILL…I’D LIKE TO BE

AND TO GET MY FILL REDUCE MYSELF TO NIHIL

ONE OF THE SPECIAL THREE

 

MY IMAGINATION’S GOOD BUT I’D RATHER FILM HER

WITH ME PLAYING THE PART OF VAL KILMER

MY IMAGINATION’S FINE BUT I’D RATHER FILM HER

WITH ME SAYING THE LINES FOR VAL KILMER

 

TOO SWEET (DELETE) TOO LATE FOR FATE

DELANE I’M LONELY

 

BACK AT ONE OF MY FAVORITE PLACES TO HAUNT

STRAIGHT FOR THE JUGULAR… A SIMILAR TAUNT

 

DULL CONFORMITY’S GOT THE BEST OF ME

MYRIAD SHADES OF MEDIOCRITY

 

HOW ABOUT THE POWER OF THE PEOPLE OF FAME?

IT’S NICE TO MEET A GIRL WHO’S REALLY NOT THE SAME

(A TINY BIT INSANE)

 

SHE’S INCREDIBLE A SAILOR’S DELIGHT

MARK INDELIBLE SHE’LL FIT ME JUST RIGHT

 

BUT TO GET THAT GAL I’LL HAVE TO DRESS LIKE VAL

STILL…I’D LIKE TO BE (I'D LOVE TO BE)

AND TO GET MY FILL REDUCE MYSELF TO NIHIL

ONE OF THE SPECIAL THREE

 

MY IMAGINATION’S FINE BUT I’D RATHER FILM HER

WITH ME SAYING THE LINES FOR VAL KILMER

MY MEMORY’S NOT SO GOOD SO I BETTER FILM HER

WITH ME PLAYING THE PART OF VAL KILMER...

 

thoughts

all girls have that one person who is beyond the normal bounds of social structure... (guys have about 43,000) and with whom they are quite fine with breaking traditional ethical code to spend some quality time...

it makes for some interesting philosophical query... 

this may sound like a straightforward "pop" approach, but we had a great time layering guitar sounds, some of which are subtle and some are not...

DB, thx for the material!!