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Chemical Holiday
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Dedicated to everyone who has lost touch with their home planet
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bluegrass, roots rock, r&b, alt country, blues
This site features songs I wrote and recorded over the last several years with my wife Cathy and various other musical collaborators and friends. The early stuff was done at B-Scene Studios in Edmonton (Thanks Todd!) and the more recent stuff done at home with a Zoom digital recorder. The additional players on these recordings include Bruce Brososky on guitar and bass, Steve Lemiski on drums and percussion, and Graham Calder and Laurent Arams on guitar. Bruce, Steve, Laurent and I perform as Urban Bunny, and sometimes as Kitty and the Cool Cats (basically a classic rock cover band), with Cathy fronting. Bruce and Cathy each have their own Soundclick sites as well, which you can check out from the links below in my "Fans" section. (kittyxule, Bruce Brososky).
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Peak #46
Peak in subgenre #3
Author
Terrence R Taylor
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Terrence R Taylor
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June 20, 2008
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MP3 3.1 MB 128 kbps 3:23
Story behind the song
I like the sound of steel drum bands, so I thought I would write a cheery little Latin pop tune about dissolution, decay and death of the soul.
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CHEMICAL HOLIDAY © Terrence R Taylor I TOLD THE DOCTOR I WAS SAD AND GLUM MY LIFE IS NOTHIN BUT A SLAP ME IN THE FACE I WASH THE PILLS DOWN WITH A GLASS OF RUM THEN I JUST SIT HERE AND I STARE INTO SPACE MY DOCTOR TOLD ME I SHOULD STAY IN BED THAT’S ADVICE I’M GONNA FOLLOW TO THE LETTER BUT THAT DEMEROL HE GAVE ME FOR THE PAIN IN MY HEAD I’M SAVIN THAT FOR WHEN I FEEL A LOT BETTER I’M GONNA TAKE A LITTLE CHEMICAL HOLIDAY MEDICATE ALL MY CARES AWAY TRADE TOMORROW FOR YESTERDAY MY DOCTOR SAYS IT’LL BE OK I NEED A LITTLE PICK-ME-UP AND I’LL BE ALRIGHT SOME ALCOHOL TO LEVEL OUT THOSE UPPERS I TOOK GONNA NEED A SEDATIVE TO SLEEP TONITE THAT’S ANOTHER WHOLE FOOD GROUP WE CAN’T OVERLOOK DON’T GET ME WRONG I KNOW THAT DRUG ABUSE AIN’T NO LAUGHIN’ MATTER BOY IT AIN’T NO JOKE BLIGHT ON SOCIETY AND THAT’S THE TRUTH BUT EVERYTHING SEEMS FUNNY WHEN YOU’VE HAD A LITTLE TOKE I’M GONNA TAKE A LITTLE CHEMICAL HOLIDAY MEDICATE ALL MY CARES AWAY TRADE TOMORROW FOR YESTERDAY MY DOCTOR SAYS IT’LL BE OK I’M GONNA TAKE A LITTLE CHEMICAL HOLIDAY I’LL QUIT TOMORROW, BUT NOT TODAY I’M TIRED AND I’M ALWAYS SICK ANYWAY MAKE ALL THE VOICES IN MY HEAD GO AWAY
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