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In America the Other Day

from Voyage of the Dark​-​Eyed Sailor by LESLIE MEDFORD

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IN AMERICA THE OTHER DAY

I walked into a room the other day
Off a main street in the U.S.A.
It was full of Vietnamese
In America the other day.
Some were standing, some were sitting.
Only one spoke English, and he was asleep.
I walked into a room in America the other day.

In America the other day
Nobody moved or snored
Stood and stared in America the other day
I couldn’t speak the language
In America the other day
In a room on a back street in a city on the coast.
I talked to a white racist
The other night on a bus
In America the other day
I talked to a white racist
Faces of races turned
The white man went on
In America the other day.

In America the other day
The bus was driving through the night
White racist lost
Missed his stop (didn’t know it)
In America the other day
Went too far down the road
In America the other day
Could have been anywhere the other day
Should have been a long time ago.

In America the other day
Could have been anywhere the other day
In America the other day
On a bus on a boulevard in a city on the coast
Should have been a long time ago
In America the other day
On a bus on a boulevard in a city on the coast
Could have been anywhere
In America the other day.

In America the other day
In America the other day
In America the other day.


IN AMERICA THE OTHER DAY
(Medford/Ross-Marrs)

Leslie Medford: electric guitars, drums, chorus vocals, tape controls
Iain Ross-Marrs: lead vocals, harmonica

Lyric: Iain Ross-Marrs
Music: Leslie Medford
Written: 18 August and 4 September 1981, 1212 Mountain Blvd, Montclair, Oakland, CA.
Recorded on 4-track reel-to-reel, 4 September 1981, 1212 Mountain Blvd, Montclair, Oakland, CA.
First appeared on Work-in-Progress cassette album, February 1982.
Remastered by Carl Salbacka & Leslie Medford
Publishing: Browbeat (BMI)

From the booklet of "Work-in-Progress" [February 1982 cassette album]:
"Iain and I 'jammed' for the first time on 18 August 1981 in my Montclair apartment. What that means is Iain recited/chanted/sang/screamed a poem of his, while I played anything that came to mind/went along with what he was doing. I let the tape run and the result was rather bizarre/amazing. It was 21 minutes 47 seconds long and you should hear it! When we got together a second time I suggested that we pick one of the (truly) numerous good ideas from the previous session and make it into a tight song. 'In America the Other Day' is the result."

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from Voyage of the Dark​-​Eyed Sailor, released January 1, 2023

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LESLIE MEDFORD Oakland, California

Leslie Medford is a dude from a world that no longer exists!The two bands he led 1984-1991 have their own bandcamp pages under The Ophelias and HighHorse. Medford was a busy fellow during his pro period (1982-1992) and this site covers solo things & side projects from as early as 1975 and as recent as 2004.There is tremendous variety here, of a high standard of idea, if not always execution.Enjoy! ... more

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