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Southeast Asian American Blues

from The Heaven Insects by LESLIE MEDFORD

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Track: 4
Title: Southeast-Asian-American Blues
Authorship: Medford
Publishing: BrowBeat Music, BMI
Recording date: August 1989
Recording place: 1881 Drake Drive, Oakland, CA, home demo
Engineered by: Leslie Medford – TEAC 3440 4-track reel-to-reel
Remastered by Carl Salbacka & Leslie Medford
Running Time: 03:58
First appeared on: The Heaven Insects (Bandcamp)
First released 2 August 2021

Leslie Medford : vocals, acoustic guitar, foot drum
Elena Powell : violin

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SOUTHEAST-ASIAN-AMERICAN BLUES

You been nothin’ but trouble, dealin’ me double like I jus’ got off the boat.
You got me goin’ in circles like I must be rowin’ on some kinda moat.
Well, I may be sinkin’ but you’re wrong if you’re thinkin’ you got the only thing afloat.

I was lost in the forest, not a sample star in sight.
I was lost and I was tired and the hoar frost was sure puttin’ on a bite.
When I came knockin’ at your door, you knew what for, but you just turned out your light. Yes you did.

I was behind you in line with a dollar and a dime just the other day.
You know I was so damn hungry an’ I was pleased as punch to pay.
Well what could I say when you just walked away with everything on your tray!

O woncha put that look in mothballs before it does somebody harm.
For you to wear a smile upon your face I suppose somebody has to twist your arm.
We’ll if your tryin’ to take a page from that book about Captain Hook it’s workin’ like a charm.

I don’t know why you have it in for me, is it because I’m from so far away?
Hey, well, we was just lookin’ for a peaceful place to stay.
I never knew it could be true, and to think that you grew up in the U.S.A!
I never knew it could be true, and to think that you grew up in the U.S.A!
I never knew it could be true, and to think that you grew up in the U.S.A!

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from The Heaven Insects, track released August 2, 2021

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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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