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Nowhere 04:11
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Nowhere Am G Am She’s been manic dancing. She’s been dancing trying keep awake. Am G Am She’s been angry looking. She’s been looking like she made a mistake. F G F G Am Don’t ask, she won’t say, where she’s gone. F G F G Am E7 Don’t ask, she won’t say, what’s done is done. Am Em Am Em She went nowhere. Nowhere. Am Em Am Em No, no, nowhere. Am Em Am She’s going back, back to nowhere again. Am G Am She’s been panic buying. She’s been buying hoping to fool her pain. F G F G Am Don’t sleep, don’t fall, like she can. F G F G Am E7 Don’t sleep, don’t fall. She slips again. Am Em Am Em Off to nowhere. Nowhere. Am Em Am Em No, no, nowhere. Am Em Am She’s going back, back to nowhere again. |Am |Am | E7 G D7 Don’t ask her why. She’s going back. F C Where answers come and go, C/B E7 Like echoes in the black. (Solo on Chorus) Am G Am She’s been darkly choosing. She’s been choosing where first to burn. Am G Am She, she, she, she, she, she’s plainly dying. She wants to die in her own cavern. F G F G Am She folds, she fades, into shadows. F G F G Am E7 She folds, she fades, she slips to go. Am Em Am Em Into nowhere. Nowhere. Am Em Am Em No, no, nowhere. Am Em Am She’s going back, back to nowhere again.
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L.A. Twilight 03:51
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LA Twilight They said good-bye in the LA twilight. Survey said that no one liked the best friend. So the show runners wrote her final end Another LA Twilight, good-bye. They said good-bye in the LA twilight They’d seen the totem of Laurel Canyon Took a selfie with a zombie Marilyn. Another LA Twilight, good-bye. We are pilgrims on Mulholland. As Studio City summons me. And our battered bodies will rise once more. Look away, Hills of Beverly. They said good-bye in the LA twilight Though one person was already long gone. A radio screams “yeah,” the blues are on. Another LA Twilight, good-bye. Twilight. Fade to night. Star light star bright. LA twilight. They said good-bye in the LA twilight. As the crematorium starts a burn. Sentiment and gray ash fill up an urn. Another LA Twilight, good-bye. We are pilgrims on Mulholland. As Studio City summons me. And our battered bodies will rise once more. Look away, look away, Look away, look away Hills of Beverly.
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I'm All Right Honey 02:57
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Good Morning Mr. Railroad Man 03:52
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D Good morning Mister Railroad Man G D What time do your trains roll by? G A D 1:15, 2:32 and 25 minutes to 5. That’s 1:15, 2:32, and 25 minutes to 5. Thank you, Mister Railroad Man, I’ll just sit and watch those trains go by. One I sat down at a gambling game, But could not play my hand, I was thinking about that woman of mine, Run off with another man. Run off with another man, Run off with another man. I’m thinking about that woman of mine. Run off with another man. I sat down with a ticket and watch, But I could have used three 4s. When I bet down on a pair of 9s, I had to ticket no more. I had to ticket no more. I had to ticket no more. I saw a pair of Jacks when I made my call And that’s when I lost it all. Stood out on the platform, Smoking a cheap cigar, Looking around for one freight train That’s got an empty car. That’s got an empty car, That’s got an empty car. I’ll take that train on down the track And I ain’t coming back.
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As Sylvie Went Walking 04:12
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Sunday Cadillac 03:39
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Sunday Cadillac She came in running. All ready to run away. The motor’s gunning. She’s arrested on the seventh day. The preacher teaching. Showing them another way. He’s double reaching. For goodness sakes and the goddam pay. And she says, Won’t you save me, won’t you take me. In your Sunday Cadillac. Won’t you hide me, won’t you drive me. In you Sunday Cadillac. Now won’t you save me. She wakes up screaming. Her demons won’t go away. He looks on scheming. To drive them out and drive her away. And she says. He’s going crazy. Watching people pay to be saved. She picks a daisy. Gives into God by an open grave. And she says. And she says, Won’t you save me, won’t you take me. In your Sunday Cadillac. Won’t you hide me, won’t you drive me. In you Sunday Cadillac. Now won’t you save me. He left town driving. Another dollar another day. She’s back their riding. Repossessed on the seventh day. And she says, Won’t you save me, won’t you take me. In your Sunday Cadillac. Won’t you hide me, won’t you drive me. In you Sunday Cadillac. Now won’t you save me.
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Count the Hills 03:22
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Count the Hills from Here Till Tomorrow D Another road to some destination G A My co-pilot a crummy radio D Every mile signs and designations G Em Pop and static fight on the radio Bm Two lanes merge G down to one D/F# by a lonely stream Em (4 bars) Driving with some urge to go D G And count the hills from here till tomorrow. D G And count the hills from here till tomorrow. D Every mile memories and questions. G A Pass or be passed, in or out of a flow D Every style of truth and fabrication. G Em Fight or flight, take it fast or slow. Bm Above the road G there's a hawk D/F# flying flying there Em (4 bars) Circling with nowhere to go D G But count the hills from here till tomorrow. D G But count the hills from here till tomorrow. Em Bm For they say I am leaving from this valley. Em G A That could be, the last one to know is me. (solo on |[ D | D | G | A ] | 4x) D Another road to some destination G A Pop and static fight on the radio D Circling round memories and questions. G Em Fight or flight, take it fast or slow. Bm Two lanes split, And G so I choose D/F# my next rise and fall Em (4 bars) Onward and on to I don't know. All I know is D G Count the hills from here till tomorrow. D G Count the hills from here till tomorrow. D G Count the hills from here till tomorrow. D G Count the hills from here till tomorrow.
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A Wannabe Huckleberry 03:16
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A Wannabe Huckleberry Mom said she barked her shin Son-in-law gone again. Anything I can do She laughed no, how’s by you? If I ain’t leaving, then I’m already gone. That romantic road, a Kerouac Pawn. Tied to transition, forever between. A wannabe Huckleberry, looking for Dean. Calling from out of town. My luck bad, west coast down. Using my fifteenth name. Here’s the deal, still the same. If I ain’t leaving, then I’m already gone. That romantic road, a Kerouac Pawn. Tied to transition, forever between. A wannabe Huckleberry, looking for Dean. (solo on verse) On the road again, look there — I ain’t here. On the road again, watch me disappear. Work a job, swat a fly Ex lover, no reply. Turn it up, it’s Canned Heat ’Til I’m dead, move my feet. If I ain’t leaving, then I’m already gone. That romantic road, a Kerouac Pawn. Tied to transition, forever between. A wannabe Huckleberry, looking for Dean. A wannabe Huckleberry, looking for Dean. A wannabe Huckleberry, looking for Dean.
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Roll My Blues Away / When the Saints Go Marching In 04:31
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Norman Reed was driving one day He found a place to stay. Looked in a drawer and found a book. Decided to have a look. Put down the book and picked up the phone. “Night clerk, Don’t want to be alone.” Got directed, went on his way To a church to sit and pray. Folded hands, waiting to pray. Had to think just what to say. “Don’t want fame, women, or cash.” It came to him in a flash. Roll the stone. Roll that stone away. Too big for me but not for you. Please roll the stone away. Roll my pain, roll my pain away. Too big for me but not for you Please roll my pain away. Roll my blues. Roll my blues away. Too big for me but not for you. Please roll my blues away. Oh, when the saints, go marching in, Oh when the saints go marching in, Oh Lord, I want to be in that number, When the saints go marching in. Oh when the sun, refuse to shine, Oh when the sun refuse to shine, Oh Lord, I want to be in that number, When the sun refuse to shine. Oh, when the saints, go marching in, Oh when the saints go marching in, Oh Lord, I want to be in that number, When the saints go marching in. Yvonne Green was driving one day She found a place to stay. Got directed, went on her way. To a church to sit and pray. Roll my blues. Roll my blues away. Too big for me but not for you. Please roll my blues away.
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Rosa of Rosario 03:15
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Rosa of Rosario These cowboys are on my nerve \And it’s my last. So I dream and I preserve Who’s in my past. Call to me my Rosa. Too long have I been away. My Rosa Of Rosario. \I wish I was with you today. I’m up here with the gringoes They treat me wrong They drink to cinco de mayo I sing this song
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It's All Right (Not the J Song) 03:43
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IT’S ALL RIGHT (Not the J Song) (Intro: [| G |G | C |G |G |G |C |D |] ) G C G Little frog, by a pond, hears all about the sea. G C D Little frog dives on in, sounds too big for me G C G Mallard duck flying by glances to a distant train. G C D Mallard duck comes on down enjoys the gentle rain. C G C D G And it’s all right. It’s all right. Yes, it’s all right by me, It’s all right. C G C D G And it’s all right. It’s all right. Yes, it’s all right by me, It’s all right. G C G Golden carp in a pond looks for a lotus pad G C D Golden carp spins a fin says mm, the sun ain’t so bad. G C G Chestnut mare in the field wants to chew on some hay. G C D Chestnut mare says not now, well surely some day. C G C D And it’s all right. It’s all right. Yes, it’s all right by me,. C G C D And it’s all right. It’s all right. Yes, it’s all right by me, Em C Think about your wants. Care about your needs. Am D I'm saying Casey Jones, you just watch your speed. ||G |G |C |G |G |G |C |D || It's all right. C G C D G And it’s all right. It’s all right. Yes, it’s all right by me, It’s all right. C G C D G And it’s all right. It’s all right. Yes, it’s all right by me, It’s all right. G C G Music man, on the stand, a nonsense tune to share. G C D Music man, yeah that's me, jimmy crack corn and I don't care. C G C D And it’s all right. It’s all right. Yes, it’s all right by me, C G C D It’s all right. It’s all right. Yes, it’s all right by me, C G C D It’s all right. It’s all right. Yes, it’s all right by me, C G C D It’s all right. It’s all right. Yes, it’s all right by me, Em Casey Jones rolled into the station. Casey Jones had his orders in his hand. Casey Jones leaning from the cabin. Had a one way ticket to the promised land.
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Jerusalem I Ride 03:26
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|Em |Em . D A| Em D/F# G A I woke and turned to the window of an empty bus bound down some way. Em D/F# G A And if my deeds weren’t real, I wouldn’t be one more blown away. G D And when I’m alone and in motion, D/C D/B A There’s no one wrong I can be. G D With no need to seek redemption, D/C D/B A Em On these holy wheels, Jerusalem I ride. Em D/F# G A Bad knows what bad can do, the quick are fast with justifications. Em D/F# G A Lord knows where they’ll find me, surrendered there, to my destination. G D And when I’m alone and in motion, D/C D/B A There’s no one wrong I can be. G D With no need to seek redemption, D/C D/B A Em On these holy wheels, Jerusalem I ride. Em D/F# G A Some day, this land may be on fire, a tested ground of ash and flame. Em D/F# G A Some day, I may cool an angel, when heaven’s staff loses my name. G D And when I’m alone and in motion, D/C D/B A There’s no one wrong I can be. G D With no need to seek redemption, D/C D/B A Em On these holy wheels, Jerusalem I ride.
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Loch Lomond 03:36
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Loch Lomond By yon Bonny banks, by yon Bonny braes The sun shines brightly on Loch Lomond. Where me and my true love were e'er want to gae, On the Bonny, Bonny banks of Loch Lomond. ''Twas there that we parted, by yon shady glen, On the steep, steep side of Ben Lomond. Where in purple hue, the highland hills we view, The moon came a rising on the gloaming. You take the high road and I'll take the low road. And I'll be in Scotland afore ye. Fro me and my true love will ne'er meet again. On the Bonny, Bonny banks of Loch Lomond. The wee bird may sing, the wild flower spring. The sun on the loch as it lay sleeping. But for the broken hearted, there can be no second spring. And the world cares not at our grieving. The roads that we choose, the ones were set upon, So we find ourselves away and roamin'. But history precedes and fate, it intercedes. So we seek our ways to Loch Lomond.

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US American letters has romanticized the train, the river, the road. We follow the yellow brick road to find there's no place like home, or, in going there and back, we discover we cannot go home again. We present 13 songs that are about staying, coming, going, elation, and regrets.

That's right. This is that nigh-on extinct creature, a concept album. These are fun to plan and do, but our opinion is that it's a singles world from here on out. Perhaps along with possible tags Rock, Folk-Rock, Pop, Gospel, Tex-Mex, and Americana — there are clear influences in these songs — we should add Quixotica. Empirically, one can have a great time jousting with windmills.

There are four bonus tracks for those who buy this album. Traditional songs Red River Valley and Elanoy which were considered for inclusion in the album. Also, a 1990 demo by Celebrity City (featuring David Heckhouse guitars and backing vocals) and a 2017 alternate take of Sunday Cadillac are included.

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released September 11, 2018

Vocal, guitars, keyboards, harmonica, clarinet and percussion: Daniel Orias
Backing Vocals on L.A. Twilight: John Ferriter.

Produced by Daniel Orias with John Ferriter.

Tracks 1, 3, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, and 12: written by Daniel Orias
Track 2: written by John Ferriter and Daniel Orias
Tracks 4 and 13: Traditional
Track 5: Traditional lyric with original music by Daniel Orias
Track 9: Lyric and music by Daniel Orias (Roll My Blues Away); Traditional (When the Saints Go Marching in)
Bonus tracks 1 & 2: Traditional
Bonus tracks 3 & 4: Written by Daniel Orias
Publishing: Feretic Music ASCAP

Recorded in Laurel Canyon and the Sepulveda Pass, Los Angeles, California, USA.


Our thanks go to John Ferriter and Greg Pryor, the former for guidance and both for enthusiastically being PCIs. Thanks to Dr. and Mrs. Orias who, frankly, covered rent, health insurance and chili burgers for early 2018. Thanks to Siobhan Carmen. Thanks to Marc Platt and koradio.rocks (internet in for great music.) Special thanks to Heidi Helly (Heidi and the Hurricanes), Stephen David Brooks, Troy Thacker (December's Children), and Karen McGill for previewing the album.

And, thank you, thank you, thank you for checking us out. Your time is valuable and I hope that we bring something positive to your recreation.

The Pomegranate County Irregulars will return in "Tales of Constructivism."

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Pomegranate County Irregulars Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles based recording band, featuring the music of Daniel Orias. Dan has been a member of Santa Barbara '80s bands The Stingrays, In the Dark, and Celebrity City. He was a member of 90s Los Angeles bands The Totems, Driftwood Souls, and The Dark. The music has echoes of folk, country, blues, and rock. ... more

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