High 'n Mighty
(t boudreau)
Well look who made it halfway
I truly must be blessed
I made a few mistakes and caught a couple of breaks I guess
And I always do it my way
I make it up as I go along
I think I earned some slack to take a…
Onward
(c maiorano)
The message they send us
Conform or be tortured
If it's left up to us
We can only do wrong
But we'll trust in our fortunes
Progress moves onward
Straight ahead
Immortally strong
High 'n Mighty
(t boudreau)
Well look who made it halfway
I truly must be blessed
I made a few mistakes and caught a couple of breaks I guess
And I always do it my way
I make it up as I go along
I think I earned some slack to take a…
Forever Forward
( t boudreau)
They call us the orphans
'Cuz we answer to no one
And every so often
We feel we belong
We carry these torches
Forever Forward
In the back of your mind
You’ll hear our song
Its a brand new day and a new…
Just Passin’ Thru
(t boudreau)
Take whatever you want from me (babe)
Take all that you need
I need to lighten my load lately
To a certain degree
Tokens only are slowing me down
There’s a lot of luggage in life
Chatter scattered across…
The Long Hard Line
( t boudreau)
I locked myself inside in my mind
Slammed the doors and drew the blinds
I searched my soul to see what i'd find
Purged whatever wasn't mine
There comes a time when we find
We must draw that long hard line…
The Long Hard Line
( t boudreau)
I locked myself inside in my mind
Slammed the doors and drew the blinds
I searched my soul to see what i'd find
Purged whatever wasn't mine
There comes a time when we find
We must draw that long hard line…
Home-Made Rock n Roll
( t boudreau)
I want to tell ya about my baby
She does a little kitchen dance
She turns up my heat
And grease's down my sheets
And she can rattle my pots n pans
She can start with a slow simmer
And turn it up…
Gone To Stay
(C Maiorano)
Here at the crossroads, with no ideas
River of time flows, year after year
We change as the wind blows, storm drawing near
The light of our life glows, then disappears
We wrestle with reason, struggle with fear…
The Long Hard Line
( t boudreau)
I locked myself inside in my mind
Slammed the doors and drew the blinds
I searched my soul to see what i'd find
Purged whatever wasn't mine
There comes a time when we find
We must draw that long hard line…
The Long Hard Line
( t boudreau)
I locked myself inside in my mind
Slammed the doors and drew the blinds
I searched my soul to see what i'd find
Purged whatever wasn't mine
There comes a time when we find
We must draw that long hard line…
The Long Hard Line
( t boudreau)
I locked myself inside in my mind
Slammed the doors and drew the blinds
I searched my soul to see what i'd find
Purged whatever wasn't mine
There comes a time when we find
We must draw that long hard line…
Forever Forward
( t boudreau)
They call us the orphans
'Cuz we answer to no one
And every so often
We feel we belong
We carry these torches
Forever Forward
In the back of your mind
You’ll hear our song
Its a brand new day and a new…
Sublime Intervention (nobody cares)
(t boudreau)
I peaked thru a hole in my soul and saw you standing there
Ringing the bell of my heart
I forget where we left and that’s a great place to start
We took a fling on the wing of a wild thing…
Just Passin’ Thru
(t boudreau)
Take whatever you want from me (babe)
Take all that you need
I need to lighten my load lately
To a certain degree
Tokens only are slowing me down
There’s a lot of luggage in life
Chatter scattered across…
Thanksgiving Day
11/28/11
Its cold like November in the autumn of my life
Too far to remember my subtle suicide
And your words came and swept me away
And i woke up on this Thanksgiving Day
I was lost like a child in a secondhand store…
Alone On Christmas
Once upon the end of every year well there
Comes a time when we forget our fears
And a childs face will light up for no reason
Ho ho well it must be Christmas season
Its been so long since i've seen your face it must…
Thanksgiving Day
11/28/11
Its cold like November in the autumn of my life
Too far to remember my subtle suicide
And your words came and swept me away
And i woke up on this Thanksgiving Day
I was lost like a child in a secondhand store…
Thanksgiving Day
11/28/11
Its cold like November in the autumn of my life
Too far to remember my subtle suicide
And your words came and swept me away
And i woke up on this Thanksgiving Day
I was lost like a child in a secondhand store…
Alone On Christmas
Once upon the end of every year well there
Comes a time when we forget our fears
And a childs face will light up for no reason
Ho ho well it must be Christmas season
Its been so long since i've seen your face it must…
You shouldn't try to keep your secrets
And then just run off to confess
I'm sure you've got your own reasons
To fight the movement to suppress
Acting parts in your own theatre
But going blind under the spotlight
(Chorus)
Even though it's all…
With the flick of a switch when the light ran away
And the last scraps of daylight abandoned
Instead of feeling secure inside the cozy retreat
There were noises just outside on the landing
When the shadows crept through the deepening gloom
A twinkle…
Ditty #9 for the RPMC album "Bones".
I'd had this rolling around in my head for about a year now, and even played it live with the SD&Q trio. Didn't quite turn out as planned, which is not unusual.
I drove past Canobie Lake in Salem, NH the other day and I suddenly had this title for the RPM project pop into my head. Showdown at Canobie Lake Park. Think of it as 3:00 High only set in front of an awesome wooden roller coaster.
Well, it IS!
lyrics for my Italian friends:
We're gonna be there in your wake
mending the seams when they start to break
make you do what you said that you would
and other words that rhyme with good
once so close why let it go, baby…
Holiday song written and recorded for the RPM Holiday Challenge 2011. This is about a California transplant waxing nostalgic about Christmas in New England.
Remastered: Nov 2015
Remixed: Nov 2023
i like the way the guitar excites the bands under the snare drum - sounds like you guys are in the corner of my room here...nice sounds - great playing
They were Black and Blue but finally Elvis got up and did his stint in the Live in the Living room fest....................................it was good practice for his strumming, cause by god does he need it.....but no one dare tell him…
Hey reg!love the ElvisJagger here...well done. And thank you for the continued support of the orphan tracks. Getting the occasional messages really make our day. Thank You and keep rockin!
You never would have caught me playing this genre a few years ago. WHat the hell happened ??
All the instruments were recorded with an open mic at my house. Which, as you know is always a chaotic place to record :) If you listen hard enough…
Comments on Orphans's stuff
Killer chorus in this! The whole song is catchy. Songs like a great driving song.
Totally cool tune. I picture this being a great bar sing-along tune.
Dig this track, reminds me of some Rolling Stones stuff.
Love the vocals, dig the guitar. Another fine job!
Cool song,enjoyed your album!
I liked the mix on the vocal. this is very good!
Nice tune. Must have been fun to play? The pith of Springsteen meets Progressive Rock! Tasty guitar too.
Another kick a$$ RPM from you Orphans. I think it will take a few listens on a better sound set-up at home to digest this all. ;)
That is one great riff, catchy as hell
great work on this one, all around good production, drum work, bass, guitar, and vocals. You guys are nailing it.
Damn fine guitar work.
Love the little lead breaks! \m/
YES! Great start to the album!
Man this is pure Rock Pop at its finest! Solid as a...Rock!
this one does rock
Nice tune...feel like having turkey now...nice guitar tones...jay
Way awesome! Kinda getting a 'Who' vibe outta this one.... LG
an excellent tune...... great vocal...and down she comes with me to the car....thanks
Awesome , great mixing.
another beauty ....great vocal and loving those guitars
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Phenom
Awesome stuff
um...wow
Woah great stuff
Awesome
wow - great stuff!
cool track...well done
great track johnny...welcome to the tone!
wow...great sounds...trippy melodic...nice job
really great Reg...great swing...emotion
really tastey guitars...production is rich...crisp...really nice song - overall
wow...thats a really slick production...sounds great from here...
i like the way the guitar excites the bands under the snare drum - sounds like you guys are in the corner of my room here...nice sounds - great playing
Hey reg!love the ElvisJagger here...well done. And thank you for the continued support of the orphan tracks. Getting the occasional messages really make our day. Thank You and keep rockin!
wow!
really great again!
love that riff...old Soundgarden like
sorry i missed you in PMouth on Sat...was at Press Room from 8 to 11 or so...your stuff sounds great
great sounding record...nice work
really nice...clever writing...great sounds