316 (How High the Moon Version)

from Demolicious Man by The Marble Tea

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When I lived off Ponce de Leon Ave in Atlanta, I used to joke that Athens was just down the street since you could basically take Ponce (and its various name changes) all the way into that feisty little college town. But then GA Hi-way 316 came along, and that changed everything.

The original version of this song appears on the "Jersey Shoreline" CD, and I’d wanted to re-record it ever since. I finally seized my chance in December 2008 in what started out as an innocent test to see if I could get my microphone working properly (if it didn’t – and the little cylinder had been giving me trouble for some time – I only had till the last day of that month/year to get a great deal on a new one). Before I knew it, I had fallen headlong into recording this song. It still hasn’t quite gotten up to snuff, and even now in 2022 I can't quite get the harshness out of the spoken part.

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We were listening to Urban Urbane by David J
And you had the world tattooed upon your body
And heaven is a place in your head
Everything else is incidental

When night came inhibitions fell
Like autumn leaves
So we drove and drove and drove
Along the highway
And as you gave yourself to the moon
You flickered on and off in headlights

Lonely moon sends flowers
To the streetlights
He sees up their skirt
With his shiny shoes
They blush for a moment
And then they sigh
They don't mind
Because he's the moon

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from Demolicious Man, released February 11, 2022

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The Marble Tea Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey

Drawing mandalas and watching Captain Kangaroo...that's pretty much what it's like in here. I enjoy writing songs about my cats and cartoon insects, but I'm also fond of feeling up the tentacles that lead to the oneness of existence. That's the Marble Tea experience.

Recommended for fans of Jonathan Richman, Robyn Hitchcock, Jazz Butcher, Magnetic Fields, etc.
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