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In contrast, these guys look considerably younger here!!
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Soft Rock (sometimes not so soft) and acoustic.
Hi, This is Ron Gletherow introducing you to my good friend Tom Orecchio. I will be "caretaking" Tom's site, due to his ill health. Tom suffered a stroke last year, leaving him partially paralysed and almost totally blind. That's a pretty hard blow to take for a 43 year old family man, but Tom has the courage to carry on, "With A Little Help From My Friends", and also the devotion of his loving wife, Chris. Tom and I have been friends since 1998, when I met him at a Jim Croce fan gathering that he organized. I now help Tom to run the Jim Croce Tribute Page at www.jimcrocefans.com. Some time ago, Tom sent me a rough "Real Audio" file of a song he'd written called "Who Knew". I was knocked out by the song, and it appears as the acoustic version on Tom's music page (I've added a little piano and harmony vocal). Recently, another tape came into our possession, of some of Tom's other compositions, recorded by himself, and VERY ably assisted by his friends, themselves great musicians:- Frank Rokob - Lead Guitar Dave Kondas - Lead Guitar Anthony Nittoli - Bass / Keyboards Chris McIntosh - Tenor Sax / Flute Sit back and enjoy some great music by Tom Orecchio and his friends. I know you'll be as impressed as I was.
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Pop • Indie Pop
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#33 today Peak #27
#11 in subgenre Peak #7
Author
Tom Orecchio
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Tom Orecchio
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January 17, 2006
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MP3 3.4 MB • 128 kbps • 3:44
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A moving love song about two people growing old together. In Contrast, these two guys are looking a little older now, taken at the Jim Croce "Gathering" in 1998.
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(Music & Lyrics by Tom Orecchio) I work the night shift She sits home alone Taking care of our baby boy And just trying to make our house a home She says I don’t always listen And I don’t always understand All the things that she’s telling me So I just take her by the hand, and I tell her that She’s got the sweetest eyes That I have ever seen I love the way her hair falls down around her shoulders And the way she smiles at me When I hear her call my name I can’t tell you what it does to me inside Because I’m just a man and I’m stubborn as hell And I’m full of foolish pride So baby let me paint you a picture While I sing you my dream I’ll be around for all your ups and downs And all your in betweens Come and lay your weary head upon my strong shoulders We’ll make these days our memories And smile about when we’re older Lord knows she’s heard stories And some of them might even be true But they belong to my younger years And she knows those days are through She’s made me a family man This woman who wears my ring Loving so strong, she’s always by my side She’s my everything, and don’t you know that She’s got the sweetest eyes That I have ever seen I love the way her hair falls down around her shoulders And the way she smiles at me When I hear her call my name I can’t tell you what it does to me inside Because I’m just a man and I’m stubborn as hell And I’m full of foolish pride So baby let me paint you a picture While I sing you my dream I’ll be around for all your ups and downs And all your in betweens Come and lay your weary head upon my strong shoulders We’ll make these days our memories And smile about when we’re older
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