My Steak to New York

from amalgamation nation by simpleton

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Notes: Bloody brilliant. Happened in 20 minutes, with a live sample – turned on the television and captured the first thing I heard with the Playskool recorder (John Stossel talking about a trucker and his meat.)

The first part of the lyric was stuff in a notebook for a while, never used, and the second part was written in response to the sample and in rhythm with the plastic drums.

lyrics

High Falutin’, Lootin’
White-collar pollutin’
Foolin’ Fifth Avenue Girl
Magazine world
Glossy gets-you-goin’
Garbage sets yer eyes awhirl
Linoleum tile teeth
Bubbles in breasts bequeath
And Behoove the removal
Of the soul and the sweet
Nature can’t compete
where the tool is the rule
instead of what we do or see
and I believe
Truck Driver
Randall Wilson
Who’s haulin’
My Steak to New York.

Tempt and dive in
Man alive, it's
Love and stylin'
My love is blindin'

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from amalgamation nation, released May 1, 1998
Instruments: The big Casio I had sported those little orange drums…and they appear again on this song. Playskool sound recorder provides a sing-y break. And the sample from the TV on the Playskool recorder.

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