This ode to Phil Spector and girl groups features Roz Mandola and Sara Shansky of Rich Restaino & The Obits: richandtheobits.bandcamp.com
Also featured is Megan Thompson (nee Allen), who performed with WRS on our debut album "What is Nerdwave?" and helped develop the vocal arrangement for this song when we played it live. We were thrilled she could join us again!
lyrics
Sweet tea and my pocket recorder,
On the front porch writing my next song,
First time I saw her walking by.
Tight shorts and a bob like a mod bird,
Belting out "Be My Baby, Please"
And that vision took over my eyes.
These dreams of Svengali
Always seem to cloud my mind.
Am I under the table,
Or is it your back I'm behind?
Did you lose me forever,
The first time the lady sighed?
Until she sings my song,
I won't be satisfied.
Short skirts and a towering Marshall,
Lipstick on the microphone,
2 girls on guitar and 1 on keys.
Crowds scream as they roar into action,
Big hits with a tight back beat.
In the dark I'm pulling all the strings.
Oooh
Trust in me baby,
Wah oooh
I've got what it takes,
Wah wah oooh
I'll make her a star,
And I don't care
how many little hearts have to break!
Bags packed and you tell me you're leaving,
Don't care where the money went.
Never thought that you could be so blind.
Two weeks and we'll have a hit single,
Days more we'll be on TV!
Didn't dream it's you I'd leave behind.
My dreams of Svengali
Always clouding up my mind.
Cause I'm under the table
And it's your back I'm behind.
Guess I lost you forever,
The first time the lady sighed.
But when she sings my song,
I'll finally be -- satisfied.
Satisfied.
Effervescent pop without a drop of irony, perfectly geared for fans of the more dance-oriented side of indie music and Tears for Fears. Bandcamp New & Notable Nov 2, 2023