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Scratchin' For A Livin', Itchin' For A Fight(Demo)
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We're in love you can't take that away, even if we are just a bag lady and a bum, "Scratchin' For A Livin', Itchin' For A Fight."
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Performer/Songwriter
Hey everybody! I'm Jerry Flattum, Performer/Songwriter. The recordings you are listening to are in Pre-Production, a fancier way of saying "demo." I'm currently working on getting up the financing to re-record and master several recordings in preparation for commercial release. Nothing drives me nuts more than knowing how these tunes will sound with new arrangements and a top notch mix/master. There's alot of color missing from the current recordings, but most of all guitar and backup vocals. Live drums and new keyboard samples will really bring the arrangement to life too. Two of the songs feature "hired guns" (session players). Tim Thompson did the guitar and mix on "My Little Girl," a Country/Rock ballad. Thompson is a finger style champion and when he let's loose on uptempo rockers he rivals the best pickers I've ever heard. Stephen Sea knocked out his own arrangement of "Best Place Around" and topped it off with some amazing guitar work. Virtual instruments and sampling technology will be heavily used in the new recordings. Once the recordings are finished, with sufficient financing and backing, I'm planning a global tour with a stage show that includes dancers, acting, stage design, lighting and costuming.
Song Info
Genre
Rock Rock General
Charts
Peak #228
Peak in subgenre #8
Author
Jerry Flattum
Rights
2010
Uploaded
September 18, 2011
Track Files
MP3
MP3 3.7 MB 128 kbps 4:03
Story behind the song
Homelessness is a reflection of our soul. It's a mirror to what America is really like underneath all the bravura about being the greatest country on earth. We ought to be ashamed of ourselves. The recording is in pre-production, being re-arranged and mastered in preparation for commercial release.
Lyrics
SCRATCHIN' FOR A LIVIN', ITCHIN' FOR A FIGHT What you see is a bag lady and a bum, stickin' to the sidewalk like a piece of gum. Like we decided we wanted to go down? We like being beggars, crawlin' on the ground. Woke up this mornin' covered with dirt, made it through the night without gettin' hurt. Hope things get better, but not in your neighborhood? Two of God's children, but, we ain't no good, no good, no good! SCRATCHIN' FOR A LIVIN', ITCHIN' FOR A FIGHT. Some guy got billions, we got no place for the night. SCRATCHIN' FOR A LIVIN', ITCHIN' FOR A FIGHT. We made our mistakes, but, we'll do allright. Look! That guy, you know, he must be a star, talkin' on the telephone from in his car. I'd like to call him, but I don't have a quarter. Besides, look at this! The phone is out of order. I'd like to see him sleep in the park, lay ya ten to one he's afraid of the dark. Got to find shelter, but, we got no place to go. Makes ya mean and nasty when you're down so low, so low, so low! SCRATCHIN' FOR A LIVIN', ITCHIN' FOR A FIGHT. Some guy got billions, we got no place for the night. SCRATCHIN' FOR A LIVIN', ITCHIN' FOR A FIGHT. We made our mistakes, but, we'll do allright. Don't ask me what happened to our lives... It's a sad, sad tale I can't bear to relive. What we've seen is a crime, you don't want to know. We've given everything we got, now we got nothin' left to give. Ha! Asking for a chance, how 'bout a pair of shoes? You say, "sorry, can't play the game, you lose. So you think we're just a bag lady and a bum? We may be poor, but, we sure ain't dumb. We're in love, you can't take that away, what happened to us, could be you someday. When it does, you'll know what we feel, it's a hell of a way to learn what's real, what's real, what's real. SCRATCHIN' FOR A LIVIN', ITCHIN' FOR A FIGHT. Some guy got billions, we got no place for the night. SCRATCHIN' FOR A LIVIN', ITCHIN' FOR A FIGHT. We made our mistakes, but, we'll do allright. Spoken Adlibs: Yeah, I know what you're thinkin'... just a bag lady and a bum, huh? Same to you, buddy! Copr. 2010 Jerry Flattum
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