Songs from 1989 – Page 3

I Need Her Bad

By Cygnus Wave November 17, 2011 January 3, 2024 Wahray and Soul Album Tracks

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Written by Ric Albano	Song Length: 2:58
Listen to the Song: [audio:WAS/26-INeedHerBad.mp3]
Lyrics I met a girl from a small Hometown Her form was small and her eyes were brown It took a while for me to understand She has the power to make me a happy man Though her wit is bright and her face is shining This cloud she molds has no silver lining She has a man that shes calls her own They plan to marry and to build a home And though I haven’t told her what I plan to do She shies away because she knows the truth Someday she’ll soon have to make a choice When fear releases its chain on my voice She knows it’s true And how she’s happy with that other man Remains the hardest thing to understand The feel is so right but the real is so wrong My wisdom has weakened as you hear this song I don’t know why And if I ever get my chance with her I’m sure I’ll even make her happier My faith is strong, yes that’s my strongest trait I have the patience just to sit and wait for her someday For the love I need, I’d give anything From the shirt on my back to these songs I sing I need her love more than all I’ve got I pray I don’t find that it’s all for not I need her bad Composition © 1989 Ric Albano Publication © 2011 Cygnus Wave Music	Song Info Produced & Engineered by Ric Albano Composed on October 12, 1989 Recorded October 1989 at Rathole Studios, Hazleton, PA Mixed in 2003 & Mastered in 2011 at Cygnus Wave Studios Performers Ric Albano 12-string Acoustic Guitars, All Vocals Listener Guide Grade Analysis: A short and sweet, desperate love song, with simple and precise 12-string acoustic guitars accompanied melodically by the vocal line. This song had been renamed “Ode To Desperation” before returning to its original title.

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The Telephone

By Cygnus Wave November 17, 2011 January 3, 2024 Wahray and Soul Album Tracks

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Written by Ric Albano	Song Length: 3:16
Listen to the Song: [audio:WAS/25-TheTelephone.mp3]
Lyrics You say live is treating you unfairly If you only knew how much more you possess than me I shouldn’t try to burden you or use you to complain But this is the only thing that saves me from insane Shit, if you only knew how much I am in love with you But that is an untold story, I won’t get to that yet Yes, I’m just trying to get through On the telephone of “I love you” Somewhere in an ancient cave a magic, tiny door lit A witch has cast her on me, yet I cannot afford it Shit, if you only knew how much I have gone through for you But that is an untold story, I can’t get to that yet Just trying to get a line On the telephone of “make you mine” Once is hard, but twice ain’t nice I might understand it once but twice is two too many times The stronger in my ways, the shorter to my happy days Just trying to make a call On the telephone of “I won’t fall” Composition © 1989 Ric Albano Publication © 2011 Cygnus Wave Music	Song Info Produced & Engineered by Ric Albano Composed on October 11, 1989 Recorded October 1989 at Rathole Studios, Hazleton, PA Mixed in 2003 & Mastered in 2011 at Cygnus Wave Studios Performers Ric Albano Electric Guitars, Bass Guitar, Drums, Vocals Listener Guide Grade Analysis: A very catchy bass riff, which would be reused 20 years later on a different project, backs this song. The recording is sharp with good sounding drums and wild guitar effects, making it one of the best of the era.

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Get Together

By Cygnus Wave November 17, 2011 January 3, 2024 Wahray and Soul Album Tracks

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Written by Ric Albano	Song Length: 3:46
Listen to the Song: [audio:WAS/23-GetTogether.mp3]
Lyrics These days it is not healthy to feel this way But the cards are on the table and I have to play It’s the spirit they enjoyed twenty years ago, I know If we all get together we can have some fun If we all get together we’ll bring out the sun If we all get together we’ll show the world how we’ve done our show These days it is not wise to let your hair grow long And noone wants to hear some simple, bluesey song I really find things these days to be quite a bore If we all get together we can make our run If we all get together we can stop the guns If we all get together we’ll put an end to the war I’d like to go to Woodstock on some time-warp train With a half a million pople I’d stand out in the rain And noone really noticed discomfort or pain at all It’s groovy when the people can express what they think Because a chain is only as strong as its weakest link Let’s all get together and we’ll all be standing tall But these days are in existance and those are gone So we’ll have to bear with the boring life of Tron Someday we’ll come of age and again we’ll move on, I know If we all get together we’ll complete the task If we all get together we’ll rip off the mask If we all get together we’ll break off our cast and grow Composition © 1989 Ric Albano Publication © 2011 Cygnus Wave Music	Song Info Produced & Engineered by Ric Albano Composed on August 20, 1989 Recorded August 1989 at Rathole Studios, Hazleton, PA Mixed in 2003 & Mastered in 2011 at Cygnus Wave Studios Performers Ric Albano 12-string Acoustic Guitars, Electric Guitars, Vocals Listener Guide Grade Analysis: This is a true hippie song that I wrote after visiting the site of Woodstock on its 20^th anniversary. The music cnsists of a 12-string acoustic and a freaked-out, chorus-driven electric, which fell in perfectly withthe theme. The lyrics are quite Utopian and naive and the spirit behind the song was “why is there no celebration on its anniversary?” Little did I know that there would be cncerts honoring the 25^th and 30^th anniversaries in the next five and ten years.

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Dry Water

By Cygnus Wave November 17, 2011 January 3, 2024 Wahray and Soul Album Tracks

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Written by Ric Albano	Song Length: 1:32
Listen to the Song: [audio:WAS/21-DryWater.mp3]
Lyrics ~ Instrumental ~ Composition © 1989 Ric Albano Publication © 2011 Cygnus Wave Music	Song Info Produced & Engineered by Ric Albano Composed on August 5, 1989 Recorded August 1989 at Rathole Studios, Hazleton, PA Mixed in 2003 & Mastered in 2011 at Cygnus Wave Studios Performers Ric Albano Electric Guitars, Bass Guitar, Drums Listener Guide Grade Analysis: The first instrumental in the regular collection, this has a cool little riff which fit nicely with the sounds I was forging around that time.

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Blue Flowers and Beige Towers

By Cygnus Wave November 17, 2011 January 3, 2024 Wahray and Soul Album Tracks

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Written by Ric Albano	Song Length: 5:24
Listen to the Song: [audio:WAS/19-BlueFlowersAndBeigeTowers.mp3]
Lyrics Fire! Take your first shot at me but you better make it good Because if you miss than I get to shoot at you And if it is impossible to make my bullet meet Than I’ll be in trouble because you’re shooting back at me This will go on and on until one of us dies All over something we thought were harmless lies I don’t want no bloodshed but I have to do what I have to do Even if it’s blue flowers and beige towers on the shore Yes, we’ve met before, my friend, on the plains of Evermore In the third century or was it maybe the fourth? Nothing is clear no more except for one thing Our opinions were different over who should be king This has gone on and on through space and time Our business unfinished, we must now make our climb To the top of the summit hill, just me and you We’ll fight to the finish over who gets Blue flowers and beige towers at his door It is really a shame, something always has to ruin something He we are with our two super-heroes climbing up on the summit hill And ready for battle, and some asshole has to come and interrupt it I don’t think, I say I don’t don’t don’t don’t don’t think That they should take away our only shot At blue flowers and beige towers, do you? Composition © 1989 Ric Albano Publication © 2011 Cygnus Wave Music	Song Info Produced & Engineered by Ric Albano Composed on June 4, 1989 Recorded June-July 1989 at Rathole Studios, Hazleton, PA Mixed in 2003 & Mastered in 2011 at Cygnus Wave Studios Performers Ric Albano Electric Guitars, Harpsichord, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Drums, All Vocals Listener Guide Grade Analysis: One of my favorite songs of the 80’s era. It moves at a frantic pace with cool sound scapes and adventurous lyrics. Unfortunately, some of the song was lost due to tape issues (which are also present during the guitar solos), so the entire thing was shortened by about a minute and a half. Despite these problems, it is the best “sounding” song of the era, especially when it comes to guitars and drums.

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