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THE NEW BLUE ME
02:28
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THE NEW BLUE ME -- words & music by Marty Axelrod
I'm doin' good -- I'm feelin' fine
And that's a lie
But if I talk the talk
Maybe I can trick my addled mind
I used to be the golden boy
Now I'm just a tin alloy
It's a sad kind of alchemy
Messing with my chemistry
Add an ounce of lonely
You get the new blue me
I'm not the first, won't be the last
That much I know
But knowing doesn't help
Alleviate the pain of seeing her go
So pour a shot of Writer's Tears
Chase it with a sour beer
It's a sad kind of alchemy
Messing with my chemistry
Add an ounce of lonely
You get the new blue me.
DIDIT MUSIC (ASCAP)
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NOTHING REALLY COMES TO MIND
words & music by Marty Axelrod
I'm sure I was in love before I met you
But honey, it's all a blur
There must have been a girl in that picture
But I don't recall a thing about her
It's possible she didn't wear a bra
But who the hell remembers back that far
Something about being in a rec room
With a bamboo tiki bar
Smoking red Marlboros
Listening to Big Star
Snacking on Jeno's horrible pizza rolls
Trying to find some memory of that time
Nothing really comes to mind
Yes I was on the bunny slopes of love
Wasn't ready for real deal, still growing up
Those summer nights just begging to be lived
But I don't recall that much of what we did
There was a lot of hanging out, playing games
Can't make out the faces or the names
Something about being in a back yard
Green cans of Rolling Rock
Strumming on guitars
Summer of the moon walk
The webbing of a lawn chair catching on a leg hair
Trying to find some memory of that time
Nothing really comes to mind
Something about a rec room
Tiki bar, Marlboro, Big Star...
Could've been yesterday
Or hundred years ago
I'm dredging up some memories of that time
Nothing....nothing really comes to mind
It's all a blur
I don't remember her.
DIDIT MUSIC (ASCAP)
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WIGGLE ROOM
02:38
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WIGGLE ROOM -- words & music by Marty Axelrod
I feel my back against the wall
Like I have no move left at all
In between the fight and flight
I'm looking for a ray of light
There's always a little wiggle room
A way out of the doom and gloom
You can hope and pray for divine rescue
Or keep looking for that little wiggle room
You may be locked up in a cell
Or maybe in a jail you made yourself
Either way you hold the key
To set your mind and spirit free
There's always a little wiggle room
A way out of the doom and gloom
You can hope and pray for divine rescue
Or keep looking for that little wiggle room
You're feeling hemmed in
Locked out
Keep your eyes peeled
Cause no doubt
There's always a little wiggle room
Just try not to give up too soon
You can hope and pray for divine rescue
Or keep looking for that little wiggle room.
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SONG WITHIN THE SONG
03:24
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SONG WITHIN THE SONG
words and music by Marty Axelrod
It's the song within the song
Within the song within the song
It's the life of the songwriter filtered through a bong
Crazy stuff we all go through
And there is no substitute
You gotta live what you're writing or it's wrong
And it's the joy beneath the beat
It's the tapping of the feet
It's the chord that gets tickled in your soul
It's the mama's melody
As baby's drifting off to sleep
It's the song within the song within the song
So let's all sing along!
La la la la, la la la, la la la
La la la la la, na na na na
It's Sinatra's doo-be-do
The Betty Everett shoop
It's the song within the song within the song
Where everyone belongs...
We're so divided that we can't even agree
On the crust our pizza sits upon
But through the thick and thin
There have always been
Just a few things we can come together on
Like Frank Sinatra over Nelson Riddle strings
In a bar, 2:45 AM
Or a Dolly Parton show where all kinds of people go
Maybe music's gonna save us in the end...
And it's the joy beneath the beat
It's the tapping of the feet
It's the chord that gets tickled in your soul
It's the mama's melody
As baby's drifting off to sleep
It's the song within the song within the song
So let's all sing along!
La la la la, la la la, la la la
La la la la la, na na na na
It's Sinatra's doo-be-do
The Salt N Pepa shoop
It's the song within the song within the song
Where everyone belongs
Everyone belongs
Everyone belongs...
It's the song within the song
Within the song within the song
Within the song.
c Didit Music (ASCAP)
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WHISKEY PLEASE
03:06
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words & music: Marty Axelrod (Didit Music ASCAP)
Whiskey please
Whiskey please
Maybe Japanese
Jesus H
It's been a day
Wish I could drink it all away
Before I get to where I need to be
Just allow me this one luxury
Whiskey please
Fifteen years in the wood
I only wish my aging looked this good
But time is loss
Grief is deep
And all I want is a decent night of sleep
That other buzz is someone calling me
But I'm still deep into my memories
Whiskey please
Close me out
Call a ride
I promise I won't drive
The whiskey knows
The whiskey sees
Whiskey loves the human comedy
Whiskey please.
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Words and Music by Marty Axelrod
Didit Music (ASCAP)
I've been to France, tasted the wine
I've been to Ireland, drove the other side
I've been to China, Canada too
But of all these places I have been
Can't wait to get home again
Grateful to be living in
The United States of Stevie Wonder
Been to both poles, bout nearly froze
Seen seven wonders, dug Stevie the most
I've been to Motown, though it's not my hometown
I feel it when I'm flying in
Innervision guiding in
So glad to be arriving in
The United States of Stevie Wonder
I need a song in the key of life
Don't you worry bout a thing mama
We're gonna be all right
Been on a slow train, fell off a ship
Rode in a fast lane, Steve Wonderful trip
And they've got great music all around the world
But if I had to name a king
Stevie are you listening?
Everybody rise and sing
I'm living and I'm dying in
The United States of Stevie Wonder.
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Party At My Cave Los Angeles, California
PARTY AT MY CAVE is the project of LA-based singer-songwriter MARTY AXELROD. It's also the title of the zoom concert series that Marty conducted throughout the 2020-21 pandemic lockdown. Now Marty is back to performing live all over the western US from Oregon to Arizona, and still gives his zoom concerts for free on a bimonthly basis. Check his Facebook page for upcoming show announcements! ... more
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