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Fuck This Town

by Alex McMurray

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The mythic and storied career of our dear Carlo Nuccio began in the 1970's in the murky lanes of Old Jefferson and the Lower Quarter, continued on through California and the wider world, and ended here in New Orleans at BJ's Lounge in the 9th Ward on August 20, 2022. Along the way he thrilled, frightened and exasperated so many that it seems fitting that he should wrap it up in such a manner; with this humble offering: a tender paean to our fair city and its struggles and confusements. Carlo went out on a high. I was looking the other way but by all accounts he was smiling by the end. Please enjoy this with someone you love.

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fuck this fucking town i swear to god
spare me now before you spoil the rod
upon me lord your rod is worn and bent
death would be a mercy heaven sent

fuck this fucking town i swear to christ
it’s plainer than the pips upon your dice
it’s broken and it’s battered and bizarre
they tell us that its just the way things are

you say you understand
so why you keep carrying on that way?

fuck this fucking town i swear to god
i’ll set myself on fire on st. claude
they keep us entertained but it’s a trap
they’ll come and eat the popcorn off your lap

they’ll fill us up with pretty myths and lies
but in the end there’s really no surprise
they’ll pay us off with trinkets and cheap throws
but you can see where all the money goes

you say you understand
so why you keep carrying on that way?

fuck this fucking town i swear its true
from city hall to st charles avenue
you hold your brothers down and stuff yourself
and pile what you can’t swallow on your shelf

you cram it in your hole until you pop
but even then its never going to stop
cuz each one of your daughters and your boys
is feasting even now upon your noise

you say you understand
so why you keep carrying on that way?

fuck this fucking town i swear to god….

credits

released October 4, 2022
AM--Guitar, Vox
Carlo Nuccio--Drums, Vox
Glenn Hartman--Keys, Vox
Joe Cabral--Bass, Vox

Recorded live at BJ's Lounge 08/20/2022 by Ryan Scully on the Nixon/Magruder BJ's House System
Mastered by Michael Mehiel at Studio Seurat West
Photo by Jim Merrill

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Alex McMurray New Orleans, Louisiana

I'm a New Orleans based singer songwriter type. I play in a bunch of bands. I make recordings sometimes. Some of them are here. Thanks for supporting my work. Drop me a line--I'd love to hear from you.

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