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First Taste of Freedom

from Quality Items by Eric Blowtorch and the Inflammables

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First Taste of Freedom (E. Beaumont)

We were the brothers at the bottom of the totem pole,
taking all the trash the town was talking
Then we heard the secret signal that saved our souls
Man, until tonight I was only sleepwalking

So, with all the love we’ve got to give
and for all the life that’s left to live,

we taste freedom for the very first time
Shout it loud around the block, shout it proud around the planet
Freedom for the very first time
I’m ecstatic and you know you had a hand in it

I want to run around the city in exhilaration,
take out the trash from the past
I want to savor every second, every single sensation,
blow out boredom with the barium blast

Now you’ve way too much sense of humor
to be just another consumer
Breath deep, breathe heavy and hard, my brother
Take us out of this town, sayonara to the schoolyard

Freedom for the very first time
Shout it loud around the block, shout it proud around the planet
You’re gonna seize thine, no one’s gonna disperse mine

When did it end?

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from Quality Items, released May 21, 2022
E.B.: vocal, guitars, handclaps
Renato G. Umali: piano, organ, backing vocal, handclaps
Ben Foldy: bass, backing vocal
Michael Koch: drumkit, backing vocal, handclaps
Eric Jacobson: trumpet
Dave Cusma : trumpet
Jay Tollefson: trombone
Don Turner: baritone saxophone

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Eric Blowtorch Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Singer/guitarist/songwriter Eric Blowtorch sings, plays, and writes reggae, ska, rocksteady, soul, rock 'n' roll, funk, Latin, disco, hip-hop, Anglo-Afropop, and jazz songs with rhythm, melody, passion, and original comic timing. E. B. plays solo, in small combos, and with a band, Eric Blowtorch and the Bodyguards. ... more

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