Songs from 1990 – Page 2

Olive Hill

By Cygnus Wave November 19, 2011 January 3, 2024 Wahray and Soul Bonus Tracks

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Written by Ric Albano	Song Length: 2:04
Listen to the Song: [audio:WAS/29-OliveHill.mp3]
Lyrics Six long months and six long days Since I lost seen my baby go away It started out as a cool yet sunny day It was November 3rd, it was her birthday It seems so long, yes it seems so long Although I know I’ve changed so much since then Yet I know that I will see her again But I don’t when, no I don’t know when Though we were so very far apart There is a part of her that I held in heart Which I took and buried in this place far away I’ll go back down and reclaim it someday There’s a place with mountains and trees And narrow, winding roads in north Kentucky It’s heaven by day and hell by night A perfect reflection of me and Jane’s short life Called Olive Hill Although it seems so long since I sang this song For the first time, for the last time on Olive Hill Bluegrass shacks and wells There’s a place with mountains and trees And narrow, winding roads in north Kentucky It’s heaven by day and hell by night A perfect reflection of me and Jane’s short life Called Olive Hill Composition © 1990 Ric Albano Publication © 2011 Cygnus Wave Music	Song Info Produced & Engineered by Ric Albano Composed on May 9, 1990 Recorded May 1990 at Rathole Studios, Hazleton, PA Mixed in 2003 & Mastered in 2011 at Cygnus Wave Studios Performers Ric Albano Acoustic Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals Listener Guide Grade Analysis: After an extended hiatus to attend school and re-record some older songs, I got back into writing and recording in late spring 1990. Armed with new knowledge and a different approach, the songs of the 90s varied much from the songs of the 80s, especially in this earliest period of the decade when I concentrated much on simpler, acoustic folk songs, such as this.

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Pressure

By Cygnus Wave November 17, 2011 January 3, 2024 Wahray and Soul Album Tracks

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Written by Ric Albano	Song Length: 2:13
Listen to the Song: [audio:WAS/37-Pressure.mp3]
Lyrics Pressure building high today You’ve got to shape up if you want to stay And one more thing, by the way You’ve got to be perfect if you want to stay We’ve seen alot of your kind We may be old but we’re sure not blind We reallt don’t care if you are in a bind We just don’t want you wasting our time And when you find that one big break After taking all that you can take We’ll burn you down at the stake We’ll count our profits while we watch you bake And when we see you’re not yet dead We’ll plant more junk in your head We’ll beat you until we see blood red We’ll make sure that you’re dead Pressure building high today I’ve got to shape up if I want to stay And one more thing, by the way Fuck you asshole, I’m leaving today Composition © 1990 Ric Albano Publication © 2011 Cygnus Wave Music	Song Info Produced & Engineered by Ric Albano Composed on December 5, 1990 Recorded December 1990 at Rathole Studios, Hazleton, PA Mixed in 2003 & Mastered in 2011 at Cygnus Wave Studios Performers Ric Albano Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Harmonica, Drums, Vocals Listener Guide Grade Analysis: This is a nice little revenge song, written shortly after leaving a bad job. The song contains vulgarities (even after some were edited out of the final mix) and, perhaps, the best harmonica playing I’ve ever done.

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What Comes Around Goes Around

By Cygnus Wave November 17, 2011 January 3, 2024 Wahray and Soul Album Tracks

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Written by Ric Albano	Song Length: 3:19
Listen to the Song: [audio:WAS/35-WhatComesAroundGoesAround.mp3]
Lyrics Playing around, covering new ground, what can you say? Although today it may rain, I shouldn’t complain It was nice yesterday But when you’re treated unfairly it is hard not to care About designing your wrath It’s hard to be patient and wait for equation On life’s long and lonely path And now it is my turn to reclaim what’s mine I have my revenge just as the count had reached nine You thought you had me knocked out, but you were so wrong I have my revenge by singing this song Oh my darling I gave you unconditional love, no questions asked I never prejudged by what you had done in your dark and secret past They say what comes around always goes around, let’s just wait and see Then I should be getting back alot of that love That I wasted on you, returned to me And now it is my turn to reclaim what’s mine I have my revenge just as the count had reached nine You thought you had me knocked out, but you were so wrong I have my revenge by singing this song, swan song now Oh my darling I gave you unconditional love, never no questions asked I never prejudged by what you had done and I know all about your past They say what goes around always comes around, now we shall see Just sit back and relax while I play my last card And pay you back for what you’ve done to me And now it is my turn to reclaim what’s mine I have my revenge just as the count had reached nine You thought you had me knocked out, but you were so wrong I have my revenge by singing this song, swan song now Composition © 1990 Ric Albano Publication © 2011 Cygnus Wave Music	Song Info Produced & Engineered by Ric Albano Composed on September 22, 1990 Recorded September 1990 at Rathole Studios, Hazleton, PA Mixed in 2003 & Mastered in 2011 at Cygnus Wave Studios Performers Ric Albano Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Drums, Vocals Listener Guide Grade Analysis: Another one of the many acoustic-driven songs written during this time, this one suffers a bit from sonic quality as well as compositional originality. It still does have a somewhat catchy hook.

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It’s Hip To Live In Disgrace

By Cygnus Wave November 17, 2011 January 3, 2024 Wahray and Soul Album Tracks

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Written by Ric Albano	Song Length: 4:15
Listen to the Song: [audio:WAS/33-It’sHipToLiveInDisgrace.mp3]
Lyrics Why cannot I tell you what I need to tell you? Why cannot I sell you what I need to sell you? I’ve been loving you for so long But now it may be time that I’m gone Should I stay? Should I go? The welcoming committee came late, what a pity it’s over Time to grab your bags, catch the train for the next small town Just another minor setback on the way, don’t let it get you down Why cannot I show you what I need for you to see? Why cannot I go yet to the dawn of my destiny? I know this feeling is not wrong Another verse in a very long song Of painful days, painful growth The last of all the rebels layed down his arms in pebbles, a surrender So I set my walking shoes on a search to find someone to replace It’s hard to believe that it’s hip to live in disgrace One fine day, four cold winter nights One good pay, four black widow bites One less setback on my way On my way to fame and hope and love But now I must let you the way that things must be There is a kingdom trapped inside, we must release it with our golden key And then our minds will be clear again The mass-murdering fear cannot stay, it must go The last of all the rebels layed down his arms in pebbles, a surrender So I set my walking shoes on a search to find someone to replace It’s hard to believe that it’s hip to live in disgrace Composition © 1990 Ric Albano Publication © 2011 Cygnus Wave Music	Song Info Produced & Engineered by Ric Albano Composed on August 6, 1990 Recorded August-September 1990 at Rathole Studios, Hazleton, PA Mixed in 2003 & Mastered in 2011 at Cygnus Wave Studios Performers Ric Albano Electric Guitars, Bass Guitar, Ricter Synths, Harmonica, Drums, Vocals, Vocal Effects Listener Guide Grade Analysis: One of the best songs written in 1990, this took a very simple riff from an earlier song and expanded around it for the main verses. It also contains a very cool “Ricter” beginning, as well as a harmonica lead which leads to an interesting bridge section.

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Best Shot

By Cygnus Wave November 17, 2011 January 3, 2024 Wahray and Soul Album Tracks

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Written by Ric Albano	Song Length: 3:27
Listen to the Song: [audio:WAS/31-BestShot.mp3]
Lyrics It’s a clear and sunny day but I can hardly see If there is any civilization, any town beyond these trees The maples and the oaks have gladly shown me the way But the pines are all pissed off and have nothing to say The woods are cool but there is nothing new I don’t think here will be much fun any longer Maybe yes, maybe not, I’ll still give it my best shot I’ve got to find a way out of this terrible rut that I am in Now, it’s a true but funny play and the actors take their bows Their talent has come natural, when they need it, it’s here now From the back of an audience a playwrite wonders why Every time he has ideas, those ideas slowly die He knows he can do much better than he has seen But he can’t get his point accross Maybe yes, maybe not, he still gives it his best shot Someday, someone will recognize the talent he possesses within him Now, it’s a blue and strange way that the pessimist works He needs to feed his ego, he needs to be a jerk To listen to the small guy, he’ll never understand How two could do much more than just one ever can ‘Cause all alone he’ll never break the stone That will drag him down in the end Maybe yes, maybe not, he must be taught to give his best shot He has to somehow realize that this idea may just work Composition © 1990 Ric Albano Publication © 2011 Cygnus Wave Music	Song Info Produced & Engineered by Ric Albano Composed on May 27, 1990 Recorded May-June 1990 at Rathole Studios, Hazleton, PA Mixed in 2003 & Mastered in 2011 at Cygnus Wave Studios Performers Ric Albano Electric Guitars, Bass Guitar, Drums, All Vocals Listener Guide Grade Analysis: This may have been my own “best shot” ant writing a single, or popular song. Musically, it is very entertaining but it is sub-par vocally, which has given me an eternal love/hate opinion of this song.

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