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Heart of the City

from Funny Day by Bird Mancini

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    Big harmonies, rock 'n roll accordion, guitars sometimes crunchy, sometimes mellow, visual melodies and lyrics all reflecting the acid trip of life. Comes with 8 panel booklet, lyrics, pics and beautiful artwork by Jane Smaldone.

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Billy Carl: The intro to this song was originally supposed to be city noises, or at least conjure up city noises. I'm not sure if it does that or not but it goes from calm to tense sounding and back. It's kind of a soundscape thing that I learned from working with people like Mr. Curt (who plays ebo on the intro) and listening to the more experimental sides of Lennon & McCartney. The main part of the song moves into Americana sounds. As Sven Larson said (who graces this tune with his fretless electric bass) It's a rocker! The lyrics just reflect what I see all around me in the city: violence, noise, fear and the need to escape it all.

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Heart of the City
©Billy Carl Mancini (aka Bill Mason), Bonk Zone Music ASCAP

Out in the streets I see the gray suited clones
Do they have the same names?
Do they have the same homes?
Driving in cars I see the grinding of teeth
It’s the life in the city
In the land of the free

Life in the heart of the city
Aint no heart in the city

If I walk in the park it better be before dark
Don’t want no gun toting teen
To gun me down for a lark
You know that fashion’s the passion
They’ll steal the clothes off your back
So you better dress down
Get out the burlap sack

Life in the heart of the city
Aint no heart in the city

Well I’ve thought about it for a long time
And the answer doesn’t seem very clear
Let’s you and me get together
Pack the car and get the hell out of here

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from Funny Day, released March 1, 2007
Billy Carl Mancini-vocals, guitars, percussion / Ruby Bird-vocals, accordion / Mr. Curt-ebo / Sven Larson-bass / Mike Ahrens-drums

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Bird Mancini Boston, Massachusetts

“…a cosmopolitan fusion…pop music in the most adventurous, inclusive sense of the term.” -The Boston Globe

Ruby Bird and Billy Carl Mancini, better known as BIRD MANCINI, Boston's acclaimed accordion/guitar rock duo/band features eclectic and at times a bit psychedelic rock with lush vocal arrangements, blues-tinged guitar, accordion, harmonica, and a variety of percussion, bells and whistles.
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