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Advice From Strangers [single]

by Josefina

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I was standing inside a dimly lit bar, He saw me acting for a crowd from afar, It was "Ulysses," A book I've never read. He told me that he thought I could be a star, I told him that I'd never acted before, But I was certain, I'd rather sing instead. I told him I'd never really loved before, He told me I had to find someone that I admire, And he was right. Rode back from singing on a summer night, I was on the back of his blue motorbike, I didn't tell hiim, I was enjoying the ride. We ended up playing guitar in the park, He told me it was pretty lonely to work, As a performer, But I still wanted to try. I told him I'd never really loved before, He told me I had to find someone that i admire, And he was right. Funny they don't know that I'm still thinking, About the words that they passed on, I wonder if they have a memory, Or if I'm already gone. When it comes to pieces of wisdom people impart, Just remember they're kind of like a shirt, Some of them will fit you well, And others, well, they won't, You gotta find the ones you like the most. Sat on a bench in the French Garden of Flowers, Drinking the wine that we'd been sharing for hours, And then I told him, Maybe I need a routine. He said I needed to just do what I love, No sense in wasting time and finding a job, That will consume me, And make me live too clean. I told him I'd never really loved before He told me I had to find someone that I admire I told, he told I said, he said, I told, he said, I. . . {Note: Some of the hushed whispers are excerpts from James Joyce's "Ulysses," a book I've never read.}

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I was standing inside a dimly lit bar,
He saw me acting for a crowd from afar,
It was "Ulysses,"
A book I've never read.

He told me that he thought I could be a star,
I told him that I'd never acted before,
But I was certain,
I'd rather sing instead.

I told him I'd never really loved before,
He told me I had to find someone that I admire,
And he was right.

Rode back from singing on a summer night,
I was on the back of his blue motorbike,
I didn't tell hiim,
I was enjoying the ride.

We ended up playing guitar in the park,
He told me it was pretty lonely to work,
As a performer,
But I still wanted to try.

I told him I'd never really loved before,
He told me I had to find someone that i admire,
And he was right.

Funny they don't know that I'm still thinking,
About the words that they passed on,
I wonder if they have a memory,
Or if I'm already gone.

When it comes to pieces of wisdom people impart,
Just remember they're kind of like a shirt,
Some of them will fit you well,
And others, well, they won't,
You gotta find the ones you like the most.

Sat on a bench in the French Garden of Flowers,
Drinking the wine that we'd been sharing for hours,
And then I told him,
Maybe I need a routine.

He said I needed to just do what I love,
No sense in wasting time and finding a job,
That will consume me,
And make me live too clean.

I told him I'd never really loved before
He told me I had to find someone that I admire
I told, he told
I said, he said,
I told, he said, I. . .

{Note: Some of the hushed whispers are excerpts from James Joyce's "Ulysses," a book I've never read.}

Written by Josefina Asconapé

Recorded by Mark Yoshizumi at Minbal, Chicago
Additional recording at IV Labs and Red Room, Chicago

Mixed by Jim Tuerk & Bill Skibbe at Key Club Recording Co. and IV Labs

Mastered by Shawn Hatfield at Audible Oddities

Produced by Jim Tuerk

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released January 17, 2017

Josefina Asconapé - Vocals, Bells & Whistles
Jim Tuerk - Bass, Wurlitzer 200A, Roland Space Echo, Bells & Whistles, Tambourine
Joe Darnaby - 12-String Electric Guitar
Alex Hall - Drums, Farfisa

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Josefina Chicago, Illinois

Josefina is a singer-songwriter based in Chicago, originally from Buenos Aires. Her lush vocal stylings pair with alt- country production full of piano, acoustic guitars, B-bender and 12-string that would have found an easy home on Asylum Records in the 1970s. ... more

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