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ITALIANS A GO​-​GO

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This is more of a tribute to New Jersey (and of course the iconic scene from that iconic film) than anything particularly in or around Italy. Oddly enough, I wrote it on one of the last days I was in NJ in 2015 after a short lived inside joke developed between myself and a couple friends in New York around about the concept of an all Italian alt-rock band from Staten Island.

I came close to cutting this track multiple times, but one of those friends who I was hoping would hear this unfortunately passed away shortly after it was recorded and I was actually hoping he would be hearing it about now. Also, I like how the silliness of it breaks up the tone of the first four songs, even if this other reason for keeping the song may be the darkest backstory of them all.

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Tommy, you've been a real jerkoff lately
Tommy, you act like such a big shot

If I knew you were so good at stirring the pot then I'd let you take control of the sauce

Go home and get your fucking shinebox
Go home, and get that fucking box

Paulie, don't you act like you're better than me
You know I got the best Gabbagoul

Sicily
A place I fight for, but don't care to see
Family
I'd write 'em off but they're like cousins to me

I don't need your help shaving the back that you HAVE stabbed me in

Go home and get your fucking shinebox
Go home, and get that fucking box

The DOUGH that shapes my garlic knots
RAY, a guy who knows a guy
ME, that's who you should respect
PHO: that shit from Vietnam

Go home and get your fucking shinebox
Go home, and get that fucking box
Go home
Get that shinebox

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from YOU'VE GOT WHAT IT FUCKING TAKES, released April 26, 2019

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