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Retrograde

by Gianfranco Nuschese

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1.
Dinosaurs are Sad The buildings are dinosaurs Whose bodies are considered floors They walk with grace no property rights In time you'll see, they're outta sight Financial district businessmen call home The dinos bite the heads off of all the CEOs Don't bother them they're my only friends That's not so sad Dinos shake the conference rooms, bosses didn't wanna move Now they regret their stubborn choice and the people they exploit
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Retrospectfully I don't have problems in my head I spread them out clean between us instead Coat the sides, morning rise, big surprise, smilin lies, feeling dies Afternoon, all I had has left. Back so soon, thought you were bereft I guess you are, who am I to say. Thoughtless words burst or float away Think I can just use this all for later I ask you who's your favorite dictator Secrets hide, right outside, lousy break, give and take, vacillate Here I am, empty husk of a man Lying here to rot I can't say what is or what is not Can we talk again
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Totally Lost in Outer Space Sew me in space along your thread Pools of blood my heart has bled Its so hard feelin hurt Invisible pain could not be worse I shoot out a shooting star Into nothing very far Space is empty like my head Space is empty like my bed Maybe I should live like this I know I’m used to loneliness But after all the time we’ve had I can’t go back and not be sad Totally lost in outer space One way ticket to see your face After long I’m on my way Can I die another way? I just did not expect you could want to see me less We agreed to no regrets Please don’t say we’re done yet I shoot out a shooting star Into nothing very far Space is empty like my head Space is empty like my bed
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The Girl From Ipanema (Antonio Carlos Jobim Cover) Tall and tan and young and lovely, The girl from Ipanema goes walking And when she passes, each one she passes goes, “Aaah…” When she walks, she’s like a samba That swings so cool and sways so gently That when she passes, each one she passes goes, “Aaah…” Oh, but he watches so sadly - How can he tell her he loves her? Yes, he would give his heart gladly, But each day when she walks to the sea, She looks straight ahead – not at he… Tall and tan and young and lovely, The girl from Ipanema goes walking And when she passes, he smiles, but she doesn’t see… Oh, but he sees her so sadly - How can he tell her he loves her? Yes, he would give his heart gladly, But each day when she walks to the sea, She looks straight ahead – not at he… Tall and tan and young and lovely, The girl from Ipanema goes walking And when she passes, he smiles, but she doesn’t see… She just doesn’t see…
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The Cosmos (Porches Cover) pay no attention while i'm getting spaced out if you can spell it well you can do it all spell it with me s-p-a-c-e we all die we all die but not i i don't live here i live in the cosmos when you stay up late in retrograde watch the loners gracefully get laid across the couch couple friends sprawlin out and we don't touch much like spiritual make out refrain i wanna go dancing in the public eye

about

RETROGRADE
This album is dedicated to Adelaide Nuschese, my mother, who told me to never give up on my dreams and always supported me.

Retrograde is comprised of bands I put together from musicians at Georgetown. Dagos is a indie/punk rock band that was formed in the fall of 2012. It has been my personal band, and I hope to continue working with the band after graduating from Georgetown. The Bulldog Alley Alleycats originally started as a random grouping of a few musicians whom I brought together to play some jazz standards at a show for the Georgetown Improv Association. I decided to bring them back to play a few tunes on this album because of the instant chemistry that was formed at the original show. Spit is a project that my roommate and bandmate John Romano revealed and performed as this year. I decided to feature him on this album because he is making music that is incredibly unique to the Georgetown music scene. Spit ssockett officially met and started playing together this year, and I asked them to play for the album because they are a fantastic product of the musical relationships that can be formed at Georgetown.

Special Thanks:
to Professor Flawn Willams, Professor Anna Celenza, Professor Ben Harbert, Ron Lignelli, and the Georgetown University Department of Performing Arts for their instruction and assistance in making this album possible.
to all the musicians who were willing to devote their time, energy, and passion to the music and to John Romano, Joe Romano, Mary Ellen Funke, and Lyell Roeder for their assistance in mixing and mastering the album.
to Edman Urias, Nick Giberti, Rianna Folds, Andrew Carter, Nathan Epstein, Anthony Damond, John Romano, Joe Romano, Mike Wang, and the GSH for all of their support during the making of this album, and for always being there when I needed them.
to my family and my parents who supported me throughout my time at Georgetown, and who were behind me no matter what my goals were.

credits

released April 28, 2014

All tracks recorded and mixed by Gianfranco Nuschese in McNeir Hall and Control Room D using equipment borrowed from Georgetown’s Department of Performing Arts with the help of Professor John Flawn Williams, Lyell Roeder, Mary Ellen Funke, John Romano, and Joe Romano.

Album cover photo credit to Nick Giberti

Dagos is comprised of:
John Romano - Guitar, Vocals
Joe Romano - Bass, Backing Vocals
Gianfranco Nuschese - Drums, Backing Vocals

The Bulldog Alley Alleycats are comprised of:
Christopher Almeida - Saxophone
Rohan Advani- Bass
Gianfranco Nuschese - Drums
Lyell Roeder - Piano
John Romano - Guitar
Mary Ellen Funke- Vocals

Spit is John Romano

Spit ssockett is comprised of:
ssockett -Suzy Jivotovski - Guitar, Vocals
Spit - John Romano - Guitar, Vocals

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