2009 Songs
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Merry Christmas (I Don’t Want to Fight Tonight)
Merry Christmas (I Don’t Want to Fight Tonight)
by The Ramones
Jonathan Hughes: Bass, Guitar, Keyboards
Alex Lynne: Vocals
Rob Lynch: Drums
Naryan Padmanabha: Sleigh Bells
Wind-up Tin Atomic Robot Man
Wind-up Tin Atomic Robot Man
by David Mussen
I love the introductory sectional verses that happen frequently throughout the Great American Songbook. The tradition of having a songs stage set, by using a free musical structure and speech-like rhythms, goes back to the theater. It’s a way of transitioning from the context of the play into the context of a song; a sort of decompression chamber of suspended reality. Songs like “I’ll See you in My Dreams” and “I Could Have Danced All Night” are examples of this, and The Beatles “Honey Pie” is a tip-of-the-hat to this all but forgotten stylistic motif. This song has one of those sectional verses, which I thought was appropriate, since I was writing about a vintage toy. The idea for the song came to me while looking up Robots on Ebay.
David Mussen: Keyboards
Vocotron: Vocals
Praise for the Snow
by David Mussen
I like writing songs for Joelle. She has a quality of voice that I admire, and I want to do justice by. I was thinking about her while writing it, and fortunately she liked it enough to sing it. Originally, it was supposed to be a whiskey drinking song. Joelle don’t drink no wine.
Dee Adams: Background Vocals
Jonathan Hughes: Bass
Guillermo Izquierdo: Guitars, Mandolin
Joelle Labert: Vocals
Rob Lynch: Drums
Joe Rozler: Piano
Feels Like Christmas
(no longer available for download)
by Eric Bazilian (Originally Performed by Cyndi Lauper)
Dee Adams: Background Vocals
Jonathan Hughes: Bass, Guitar, Keyboards
Joelle Labert: Vocals
Rob Lynch: Drums
Stereo Tape Machine
by Rob Lynch
Ahh… the joys of the early Walkman era. But my family couldn’t afford a real Walkman, so I was lucky to unwrap a sears version with a generic sheen of hot pink and turquoise on black. It was wonderful. I’m very sure I immediately tested it with Rush’s Hemisphere’s cassette. Propping the lid open would give you the proper EQ, otherwise it sounded like the band was sandwiched between pillows.
Jonathan Hughes: Bass, Guitar
Rob Lynch: Drums, Keyboards, Vocals
Love to Our Hearts
by Dee Adams
This a love letter to my family that rings true year round. The line “we can talk with just one smile” is a direct reference to the special connection I have with my sister.
Dee Adams: Guitar, Vocals
Jonathan Hughes: Bass
Joelle Labert: Background Vocals
Rob Lynch: Drums
Alex Lynne: Background Vocals
Joe Rozler: Piano
Two Zero One Zero Party Time
by Jonathan Hughes
The robots were fine with jumping on Prince’s “1999” bandwagon in 1999, but they needed their own anthem for Two Zero One Zero
Jonathan Hughes: Bass, Keyboards
Voxo: Vocals
I’ve Been a Good Girl
by Dee Adams
I wanted something fun and lighthearted to sing about with my sweet friend, Joelle Labert. We both work really hard at being (and doing) good all year.
Dee Adams: Guitar, Vocals
Jonathan Hughes: Bass, Electric Guitar
Joelle Labert: Vocals
Rob Lynch: Drums
Naryan Padmanabha: Sleigh Bells
Joe Rozler: Piano