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Rain on the Roof
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Fom my Elton-John-on-acid period; it's about time out of joint, evolution, and the interconnectedmess of all things. I think.
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Folk music for postmoderns
I am what you might call a musical generalist. I listen to pretty much everything and I compose in pretty much any style, though I concentrate mainly on folk, folk-rock, rock, synth-pop, alternative, comedy, musical theatre, jazz, new-age, film music, avant-garde, and the occasional lullaby (why sing your kid to sleep with "Rock-a-bye Baby" when you can can create something personalized?). I've done most of my professional (i.e. paid) work in the theatre, where I've been musical director for dozens of productions. I was also musical director of Mental Floss, the legendary Miami improv group, for over 500 performances; I recently did a stint with Laughing Gas, which rose from the ashes of Mental Floss 11 years ago to become the longest running improv group in South Florida. As a singer-songwriter, I've concentrated most of my energy on my signature style of synth-driven folk-rock (sort of Indigo Girls meets Vangelis). I'm also something of a minor celebrity in the world of Filk (folk music for science fiction fans), where I am proud to be the object of the worlds smallest international fan base.
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Rock • Rock General
Charts
Peak #264
Peak in subgenre #97
Author
Darren Zieger
Rights
1990
Uploaded
November 07, 2005
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MP3 2.8 MB • 128 kbps • 0:00
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They say the trouble started when the roof fell in And the shingles hit the floor But the snow was piling up all winter Should've seen it coming long before I say the trouble started when the world began And the lighting hit the ground You can trace it forward to the age of man And the thread won't break No matter which road you take Time won't stop No matter how you set the clock And the rain on the roof and the roof fell in Sun on the rain and the rain evaporated Man in the clouds like a fish out of water Rain on the ocean and the ocean washes mountains away They say time started when God said it would And the light was everywhere I say someone dropped something or somebody sneezed Or stubbed his toe in the dark Or brushed us out of his hair I say a miracle is just a point of view A little time and work and you can learn to do it too You can even learn to fly on invisible thread And the thread won't break No matter which road you take Time won't stop No matter how you set the clock And the rain on the roof and the roof fell in Sun on the rain and the rain evaporated Man in the clouds like a fish out of water Rain on the ocean and the ocean washes mountains away And the rain on the roof and the roof fell in Sun on the rain and the rain evaporated Man in the clouds like a fish out of water Rain on the ocean and the ocean washes mountains away And the mountains dip into the sea The sea rise up and the fish set free The flying flying fish, like a man in a mine Like a dog in a space capsule spinning in the sky And the sky falls down like the rain like the roof Like a television zealot with observable proof It's a foregone conclusion what else can it be It's like southern California falling into the sea It's like nuclear winter or acid rain There's nothing you can do but you do it anyway
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