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Hope for the Best
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Performed by BEBO Jan Cleary, Roz Rosario, Anne Marie Stehn
singer songwriter musician female original guitarist independent
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Independent female singer/songwriter, guitarist from New York City. All original compositions.
Jan was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1952 on a cold day in February. She grew up on Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry and the Beatles. Jan considers Richie Havens as her biggest music influence. In 1960, her family moved to Staten Island, New York. At 8, she started piano lessons. At 11, her big brother, Pat, gave her his Harmony semi-electric guitar for a Christmas present. She taught herself from the latest Beatles music book. The first song she learned was I Wanna Hold Your Hand. In 1965, she and her best friend put together the first all female rock band on Staten Island called The Starliters. The rest is history.She is an original songwriter/guitarist/performer and producer who has been playing New York City clubs since 1980. In 1987, Jan was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. Major Bummer!
Song Info
Genre
Alternative • Indie
Charts
Peak #151
Peak in subgenre #27
Author
Jan Cleary
Rights
1987
Uploaded
November 25, 2004
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MP3 4.5 MB • 128 kbps • 4:56
Story behind the song
The war in Iraq! The first time George Bush Sr. -- now his idiot son George W. has made enemies all over the place.
Lyrics
You're telling me there's a hole up in the sky Where stars are falling like leaves from a tree gone dry I cover my head and try not to breathe and I Hope for the Best There's a cold wind blowing shadows across the land Mother, Father, Sister, Brother fighting in the sand They cover their heads and try not to breathe and they Hope for the Best There's a mad man out there and he's taken the sun leaves the people helpless with no place to run They cover their heads and try not to breathe and they Hope for the Best I don't want to be here no more Not when there's a fire at my door Can't you hear it knocking, I do And I hope it doesn't get through!
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