CARNIVAL from 7 SONGS by Rick Berlin (now playing w/ THE NICKEL & DIME BAND)
I performed at Jacques Cabaret in Boston for 10 years of Monday nights. It became a clubhouse for musician friends and the place I got to know many fabulous drag queens. Just before Covid hit, an out of town friend an I went on a Saturday night and it was PACKED! Brought back all those wild years, the phenomenal queens and the bar itself. A carnival it was and remains in the truest sense.
Tracklist
| 5. | CARNIVAL | 3:04 |
Videos
Lyrics
CARNIVAL (SHOUT OUT TO ALL THE GRLS AT JACQUES CABARET)
yeah yeah yeah
oh oh oh oh
let’s go
to the carnival
w the sideshow
n the ladyboys
n the popsicles
n the sugarcane
n the candyman
show me
show me
show me
all the colored lights
n the spotlight
show me
show me
show me
all the happiness
take me
to the carnival
w the sideshow
n the ladyboys
n the popsicles
n the sugarcane
n the candyman
show me
show me
show me
all the glitter kids
n the dirty talk
show me
show me
show me
all the happiness
take me
to the carnival
w the sideshow
n the ladyboys
n the popsicles
n the sugarcane
n the candyman
it’s a bit like Heaven
w angles in tattered wigs
n laughter from yr toes
to yr tits
take me
to the carnival
w the sideshow
n the ladyboys
n the popsicles
n the sugarcane
n the candyman
n you
n me
Credits
same as album credits
special mention, Jane Mangini (who created the calliopi!)
License
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A giant on the Boston music scene. His colorful songwriting + strong stage presence have influenced countless other artists since the early 1970s. He continues to make music w/ intelligence + integrity, building an international reputation around his knotty, singular piano playing, straight-from-the-heart singing and a style of character-based songwriting that's drawn comparisons to Waits + Cohen