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Singing In Bars

from Dark Humour by Mark Westin

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One night I was singing in a bar and nobody was paying attention, so I started singing nonsense lyrics just to see if anyone would notice. They didn't so I turned it into a song. The featured voice is Derek Dempsey, the Irish Sinatra and a king among bar balladeers worldwide. It was a true honor to have him on this track.

lyrics

The monkeys are flying around outer space
The president landed on Mars
Prince Charles is dancing the samba in place
You can say anything when you’re singing in bars

The aliens melted the ice caps this week
the penguins have all become queer
Tom Cruise taught an African reindeer to speak
When you sing in a bar nothing sounds very clear

Oh it’s noisy and crowded and everyone’s lost
in their own little worlds all around
you can say what you like just as long as the sound of your voice
makes the whiskey go down down down down
down down down down
down down down down
just help make the whiskey go down

The girls look so pretty with pints in their hands
as they check out the boys with guitars
but the words the boys sing the girls can’t understand
cause the sound system sucks when you’re singing in bars

The headlines are screaming of sex and divorce
and the glamorous life of the stars
I could blow off their kneecaps and show no remorse
I could hold you all hostage without any force
I could tell you your car’s been replaced by a horse
but you won’t give a fuck cause I’m singing in bars

credits

from Dark Humour, released September 5, 2017
Mark Westin: lead voice, guitar, bass, banjo
Derek Dempsey: featured voice
Jen Clapp: voice
Rick Gedney: mandolin and voice
Todd Giudice: guitar and voice
Ken Veltz: drums

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Mark Westin Newburgh, New York

"Heartfelt lyrics, soulful melody and enchanting vocals" -Honk Magazine

"Absolutely stunning and moving"-Existential Magazine

"Downright transcendent"-We Write About Music

Mark's been gigging and writing a long time, and he's a wordsmith of a very high order. His songs are diverse, eclectic, darkly humorous, and for real.

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