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His Excellency Ska

from Shame a Politician by Eric Blowtorch

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Bobby Tanzilo: drums
Andy Mayeshiba: trumpet
Nate Stanford: trombone
Chris Mandel: baritone saxophone

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There he goes, there he goes,
two napkins up his nose
He’s looking for a plate of them Greek gyros
Nobody knows what the rude boy knows

What’s his line? Where his mine? Who’s his future wife?
What’s the story of his life?
I hope his troubles don’t run rife
Still nobody knows what the rude boy knows

His Excellency is here, is here, is here
Forget you ever felt this bad
When you meet him you will be glad

He is a real person and he really cares
If you were imprisoned for those hideous flares
he’d march his straight legs up 30 flights of stares
and hai karate your abductors unaware

He’s heavily conversant with the Harlem Renaissance
He took his trousers off at the Homestead High School dance
He has a clothier who says he hails from southern France
When he says he loves his uncles and his aunts, believe him

His Excellency is here, is here, is here
He is a soothsayer and a seer
When you meet him you will be glad

He has more friends than enemies, he has plenty of these
He is the Titan of Trash and the King of Compassion
He will lend you his surfboard, his records, his car
His light is on, he might be home

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from Shame a Politician, track released August 1, 1990

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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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