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BASTILLE, by Paul Iorio. BASTILLE, by Paul Iorio.
Movin' Away From the U.S.A., by Paul Iorio Movin' Away From the U.S.A., by Paul Iorio
A power pop song about something a lot of people are considering in this age of Trump.
I'm So Bored With the Royal Family I'm So Bored With the Royal Family
A belated answer to the great Strummer/Jones tune!
heche heche
I Just Got Fired Today, by Paul Iorio. I Just Got Fired Today, by Paul Iorio.
A punkish track in the spirit of "Take This Job and Shove It," though it's nothing like that song. (I can't think of another song about being fired, so I'm stepping up to fill the void!)
Charlottesville, by Paul Iorio. Charlottesville, by Paul Iorio.
A folk tune about Charlottesville (and other oppressive flashpoints in the world).
Beatin' the Odds, by Paul Iorio. Beatin' the Odds, by Paul Iorio.
I was playing Paul Simon's "The Sound of Silence" on my guitar last summer when it morphed into Radiohead's somewhat similar "Street Spirit" and then into something new altogether. I later added a Gregorian chantish verse and some drums.
ROUND WORLD, by Paul Iorio. ROUND WORLD, by Paul Iorio.
A Beach Boys-ish track (with a dash of Steve Miller) about this round world.
What My Camera Saw, by Paul Iorio. What My Camera Saw, by Paul Iorio.
Folk pop. My initial model for this was Phil Ochs' "I Ain't Marching Anymore" in that the narrator describes being present at the photographing of iconic moments of the past century.
Seven-Day Drunk Prayer, by Paul Iorio. Seven-Day Drunk Prayer, by Paul Iorio.
A brief pop tune halfway between Wilco and "Winchester Cathedrel."
HEY!, by Paul Iorio. HEY!, by Paul Iorio.
A Creamish/"Wheels of Fire" sort of thing.
REPUBLICAN WOMEN. REPUBLICAN WOMEN.
No Wonder You Got Trump, by Paul Iorio. No Wonder You Got Trump, by Paul Iorio.
It's stylistically somewhere between Lightnin' Hopkins and Norman Greenbaum, I think.
SEX PARTY, by Paul Iorio. SEX PARTY, by Paul Iorio.
Suppose someone threw a sex party -- and nobody came? That's what this droney pop song is about. Composed, performed, arranged, originated, produced by Paul Iorio.
She's Just Like September She's Just Like September
DON'T PRAY FOR ME (By Paul Iorio) DON'T PRAY FOR ME (By Paul Iorio)
Brian Wilson meets Andy Partridge (sort of).
EVERYBODY'S GONNA BE DEAD SOME DAY EVERYBODY'S GONNA BE DEAD SOME DAY
GIMME GIMME, by Paul Iorio. GIMME GIMME, by Paul Iorio.
Bubblegum punk. The Ramones meet The 1910 Fruitgum Company. (Composed, performed, arranged, originated, produced by Paul Iorio.)
APOTHECARY APOTHECARY
Sun Kil Moon meets The Doors. I wrote it after seeing Mark Kozelek perform live last June. (
THE DAY DONALD TRUMP GOT SHOT, by Paul Iorio. THE DAY DONALD TRUMP GOT SHOT, by Paul Iorio.
Composed, performed, aranged, produced by Paul Iorio.
