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It started with an e-mail. I had asked Richard if he got those outrageous Nigerian solicitations for bank account information in the guise of some kind of financial windfall - a bank error in your favor; a win of the national lottery, etc. His reply was poetically succinct: Yes, I get come'ons from Africa.
That struck me as a great lyric - and suddenly the idea for a song flowed from that single line. Later e-mail contained a reference to Plato and Socrates and that led to creating the sections devoted to harmonies. Over the next seven months a soundtrack was created and revised, the lyrics went through multiple changes and GarageBand glitches were either overcome or worked around ... until this production arrived at fruition.
It is a joy to work on a song with Richard. You never know what you are going to get from him, but you can always expect the unexpected : >
That struck me as a great lyric - and suddenly the idea for a song flowed from that single line. Later e-mail contained a reference to Plato and Socrates and that led to creating the sections devoted to harmonies. Over the next seven months a soundtrack was created and revised, the lyrics went through multiple changes and GarageBand glitches were either overcome or worked around ... until this production arrived at fruition.
It is a joy to work on a song with Richard. You never know what you are going to get from him, but you can always expect the unexpected : >
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Lyrics
THE FUTURE IS PRESENT IN THE PAST
VERSE 1
I get come'ons from Africa
I get e-mail from Nigeria
I get tangerines from Valencia
I get a hero's welcome from Albania
I get wontons (one tons?) from China
I get cell phones from Finlandia
I get tech support from India
I get prescription drugs from Canada
VERSE 2
[E-mail solicitation from Nigeria No. 1]
Attn: Mr. Smith
My name is Kingsley Uzor, managing director
of the African Development Bank of Nigeria
and this is to inform you that we have just received
payment instruction from the presidential committee
of financial appropriation that we should harmonize
your accrued payment value at US 5.5 million dollars.
Please, so that we will continue processing your fund transfer,
you should re-send your full receiving bank contact details,
as well as your international passport copy for identification.
VERSE 3
Socrates and Plato
rocking Western Civilization's cradle
(repeat)
Caesar and Pompey
stomping on the remains of the Republic
(repeat)
VERSE 4
I get red meat from Omaha
I get white lightning from Arkansas
I get bluegrass from West Virginia
I get pink pork from Iowa
I get black cherries from Saginaw
I get orange oranges from Florida
I get purple rain from Minnesota
I get green legislation from California
VERSE 5
[E-mail solicitation from Nigeria No. 2]
Attn: Beneficiary Schletty,
We the Board of Directors of the Central Bank of Nigeria
wish to bring to your notice that we have approved to transfer
inheritance funds worth US 10.5 million dollars
to your bank account
Please respond immediately by sending us
your full name
phone and fax numbers
contact address
age and current occupation
and a complete copy of identity
VERSE 6
Crosby and Sinatra
crooning tunes for lovers and losers
(repeat)
Dylan and Lennon
rocking on that stairway to heaven
(repeat)
VERSE 1
I get come'ons from Africa
I get e-mail from Nigeria
I get tangerines from Valencia
I get a hero's welcome from Albania
I get wontons (one tons?) from China
I get cell phones from Finlandia
I get tech support from India
I get prescription drugs from Canada
VERSE 2
[E-mail solicitation from Nigeria No. 1]
Attn: Mr. Smith
My name is Kingsley Uzor, managing director
of the African Development Bank of Nigeria
and this is to inform you that we have just received
payment instruction from the presidential committee
of financial appropriation that we should harmonize
your accrued payment value at US 5.5 million dollars.
Please, so that we will continue processing your fund transfer,
you should re-send your full receiving bank contact details,
as well as your international passport copy for identification.
VERSE 3
Socrates and Plato
rocking Western Civilization's cradle
(repeat)
Caesar and Pompey
stomping on the remains of the Republic
(repeat)
VERSE 4
I get red meat from Omaha
I get white lightning from Arkansas
I get bluegrass from West Virginia
I get pink pork from Iowa
I get black cherries from Saginaw
I get orange oranges from Florida
I get purple rain from Minnesota
I get green legislation from California
VERSE 5
[E-mail solicitation from Nigeria No. 2]
Attn: Beneficiary Schletty,
We the Board of Directors of the Central Bank of Nigeria
wish to bring to your notice that we have approved to transfer
inheritance funds worth US 10.5 million dollars
to your bank account
Please respond immediately by sending us
your full name
phone and fax numbers
contact address
age and current occupation
and a complete copy of identity
VERSE 6
Crosby and Sinatra
crooning tunes for lovers and losers
(repeat)
Dylan and Lennon
rocking on that stairway to heaven
(repeat)
Feter
ye spam is a spam ..good info song ..and nice colab !!