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Music as Usual

from Well Seasoned by Tyler Ellis

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Music as Usual
(words and music by Tyler Ellis, ©NB Music 2019)

Tell the soundman to mix it for my mom
She likes to hear a lot of me
Mix me like Willie Nelson
Like a John Prine wannabe
Keep the keys nice and low
Don’t let that guitar player steal the show
Tell the bass player just to keep it breezy
Tell the drummer to take it easy
Let the music pave the way
For the things I have to say
Let it help me make my point
Then of course we’re gonna rock the joint
I’ll be singing some poetry just like the pros
And I hope you sing-a-long with me if you know how it goes
It’s just music as usual
Just trying to find the groove
Maybe make you think a thought
Maybe make you bust a move
It’s just music as usual
Sweet nothing to fill the air
And we’re so very glad you’re here
Because music is made to share
Now if the critics said that’s pretty catchy
Your band’s cooking like a rusty old Hibachi
Or if they said we don’t really like your sound
Well if the music gets you up nothing gets you down
And if we had a single climbing up the charts
And millions of people knew the words by heart
I’d probably go out and buy myself a Baby Grand
But it’s music not money that fuels the band
It’s just music as usual
Just trying to find the groove
Maybe make you think a thought
Maybe make you bust a move
It’s just music as usual
Sweet nothing to fill the air
And we’re so very glad you’re here
Because music is made to share

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from Well Seasoned, released December 1, 2019

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Tyler Ellis Toronto, Ontario

“John Prine meets a well-primed Sir John A. Macdonald” (Toronto Star)

If you like your songs with a little tongue-in-cheek yet with their finger firmly on the pulse of the human condition, then Tyler Ellis is for you. “Tell the soundman to mix it for my mom; she likes to hear a lot of me.” (Music as Usual) ... more

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