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New Boy Blues
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'impeccably produced...' - PM Entertainment 'like a perfect martini, crisp and a little naughty.' - AfterEllen.com
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Nedra's self-titled sophomore release is a joyful mix of R&B, funk, rock and gospel. Honest in integrity to the music as well as the lyrical content, each song
in a singer/songwriter multi-instrumentalist born & living in New York City. Her unique style of guitar playing is unmistakibly informed by her many years as a professional bassist and keeps her live solo acoustic performances more on an R&B tip then what one might expect of a "girl with a guitar." Nedra's self-titled sophomore release is a joyful mix of R&B, funk, rock and gospel. Honest in integrity to the music as well as the lyrical content, each song is a testimony of her experience as a black openly lesbian woman in love, spirituality, community and or politics. From the first song on through to the Maxine Feldman tribute version of , this is proudly womyn's music and a great example of how Nedra has grown as a writer, arranger, producer and musician. Featuring lush background vocals and danceable grooves, had the crowd on its feet and whooping." As a soloist, she has performed in New York, Los Angeles, Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, Oakland, Cleveland, Madison, Chicago, New Caledonia and more! Whether in front of an intimate audience such as at New York City's Rockwood Music Hall or a large festival audience of 7000 like Michigan Womyn's Music Festival , Nedra has the ability to perform with both a strength and a vulnerability that makes each listener feel like they are getting to know her on a personal level. Her thoughtful choice of words reflect not only who she is but speak to the heart in a way that mirrors emotions most find difficult to express.
Song Info
Genre
Jazz Jazz Vocals
Charts
Peak #95
Peak in subgenre #11
Author
Nedra Johnson
Rights
Nedra Johnson BMI 2005
Uploaded
November 24, 2005
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MP3 3.1 MB 128 kbps 0:00
Story behind the song
Reverence. Some women inspire it. =)
Lyrics
She's a bandit... I went to visit Her She came to get me That Femme has 2 hearts That's why She sweat me And I would be a boy for Her If only She would let me I'd be a boy...Her loving boy. She treats me like a kid, I treat Her like Queen I'll learn Her language so I know just what She means Between the two of us we'd lick the platter clean... if only She would let me be Her's... She is first a lady Governess of the Moon She keeps me waxing and waning July to June She's a bandit She is a bandit, yeah She's bandit She took what was nothing... and made it something She is first a lady Governess of the Moon She keeps me waxing and waning July to June She's a bandit...not a criminal or thief... She is a bandit, what She took from me... My whole life I've been in bondage Baby, You have set me free Won't You say that I can be Your's She's the kind of boy that makes her fun Being in service to the right woman And being told it was a job well done If it was well done * * * * * * * * * * Q: Why "boy"? A: When I say boy, it basically is a butch thing. I have so few men in my life... the word is wasted on them... Q: You say you have "so few men in your life"... Does that men you hate men? A: No. I means the men in my life are very cool. Q: Why boy and not "boi"? A: I get the conscious investment in changing the "e" in women to "y" and saying womyn instead. But changing boy to boi seems somehow apologetic & I just don't vibe with it. To each her own... Q: What's with all this servant business? A: Um...like Ntozake Shange says..."whatever good there is to get, get it and feel good..." ;)
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