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Melodies in Blue

by Quinn Haber

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1.
Drive Me Away (sketch) 02:23
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WAITING HERE BY THE SIDE OF THE ROAD I'VE GOT MY THUMB POINTED TO THE SKY WAITING HERE ALONE IN THE COLD BUT EVERYONE JUST PASSES ME ON BY I JUST WANT TO GET AWAY FROM THE GIRL WHO BROUGHT ME SO MUCH PAIN WHO WOULD EVER HAVE GUESSED YOU'D PULL OVER I NEVER THOUGHT I'D SEE YOU AGAIN JUST TO GIVE ME BACK MY BOOK OF SONGS BUT THANK YOU FOR THE RIDE ANYWAY I JUST WANT TO GET AWAY FROM THE GIRL WHO BROUGHT ME SO MUCH PAIN
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My Angel 05:23
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BLUE BLUE MOONLIGHT CASTING SHADOWS UPON YOUR SIDE WHEN I'M NOT THERE BLUE BLUE ANGEL WHERE HAVE YOU GONE? WHEN I'M ON MY KNEES YOU DISAPPEAR C'EST LE PRINTEMPS SUR LE BOULEVARD TOUS LES AMOUREUX S'EMBRESSENT ALORS MAINTENANT JE SUIS LE REDEMPTEUR DE TOUS LES HOMMES QUE LES ANGES ONT OUBLIE SHE IS AN ANGEL SHE IS MY ANGEL
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California Blue 07:28
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SO THE WORLD GOES ROUND AND ROUND WITH ALL YOU NEVER KNEW THEY SAY THE SKIES HIGH ABOVE ARE CALIFORNIA BLUE IF EVERY MAN SAYS ALL HE CAN IF EVERY WOMAN IS TRUE DO I BELIEVE THE SKY ABOVE IS CALIFORNIA BLUE? IF ALL YOU TOLD TURNED TO GOLD IF ALL YOU DREAMED WAS NEW IMAGINE SKY HIGH ABOVE IN CALIFORNIA BLUE
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Lullabye (sketch) 03:29
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MY BABY SHE SATISFIES MAKES ME FEEL GOOD LATE INTO THE NIGHT MAKES ME HAPPY ALL OF THE TIME SWEET GIRL HOLD ME TIGHT YEAH MY BABY SHE SATISFIES BAKES THE BEST DAMN BLUEBERRY PIE AND WHEN I TURN OUT ALL OF THE LIGHTS SHE ROCKS ME TO SLEEP WITH THIS LULLABYE... MY BABY SHE KNOWS ITS ALRIGHT, YEAH BY DAY SHE LOOKS TO THE SKIES WATCHES THE CLOUDS ROLL ON BY SWEET GIRL HOLD ME TIGHT MY BABY KNOWS ITS ALRIGHT, YEAH HER LIFE IS A ROLL OF THE DICE WHEN SHE WALKS, SHE WALKS A FINE LINE NO CATCALLS, SHE'S PACKING A .45
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Drive Me Away 03:38
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SUNRISE OVER SAN FRANCISCO BIG SUN RISING OVER DEEP BLUE SEA WITH THE GOLDEN GATES AND THE FOGGY DAYS BEHIND ME MY BABY SUNSHINE'S WAITING THERE FOR ME C'EST LA VIE CALIFORNIE L'AMOUR - LA MER MOI, JE REST ICI A PARIS J'ETAIS SI TRISTE SANS VOUS CHERIE ET JE NE PENSAIS JAMAIS VOUS REVOIR JUSTE POUR ME RENDRE MES PARTITIONS MERCI POUR LE PROMENADE ALORS C'EST LA VIE CALIFORNIE L'AMOUR - LA MER MOI, JE REST ICI LA PEAU BLANCHE, LES LEVRES ROUGES LES CHEVEUX NOIRS I HAVE TRAVELLED MANY BLUE HIGHWAY MILES JUSTE POUR ETRE A VOS COTE MAY I SAY MY SUNSHINE IS YOU?
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Still Drivin' (sketch) 01:54
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I FEEL A FIRE IT'S BURNING HIGHER INSIDE OF YOU AND I FEEL MUCH COLDER DRIVING ON THE SHOULDER ON THE HIGHWAY FROM YOU SO I CLOSE MY EYES AND DRIVE THROUGH THE NIGHT IN HOPES I MIGHT FIND A PLACE WITH NO SKY A PLACE I CAN DIE A PLACE I CAN FLY WITH ANGELS SO HIGH
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Child of Bethlehem (sketch) 02:46
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WINTER'S NIGHT IN BETHLEHEM THERE'S SNOW OUTSIDE THE MOONLIT SKY A FIRST TIME A BABY BREATHES AND THREE WISE KINGS FALL TO THEIR KNEES SHEETS OF SILK ADORN THE CHILD AS MOTHER HOLDS HIM WITH A SMILE RED WINE SERVED BY THE FIRE FOR 'TIS THE BIRTH OF JESUS CHRIST
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I Sometimes Wonder (sketch) 02:57
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I SOMETIMES WONDER JUST WHERE HAVE THE GOOD TIMES ALL GONE WASHED AWAY WITH THE FALLING RAIN HAPPINESS IS A THING OF THE PAST HAPPINESS, IT NEVER LASTS AND I LIKE TO DAYDREAM I DREAM AND I DREAM OF THIS SONG DAYDREAM DAYDREAM...
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The Solitude of the Moon 06:48
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WE WILL WATCH THE MOON AS IT DRIFTS ACROSS THE SKY FOREVER IN THE DARKNESS FOREVER IN THE NIGHT WE WILL WAIT FOR THE SUN TO RISE AND SHINE UPON OUR FACES TO DRY OUR EYES
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Rock On (sketch) 02:28
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BLACK AND WHITE AND BLUE AND GREY THESE ARE THE COLORS THAT I FEEL TODAY WHEN ROCK'N'ROLL FILLS MY DAY ALL MY TROUBLES JUST SLIP AWAY ROCK ON
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Blue Heaven (sketch) 03:39
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SHE CALLS AT MIDNIGHT SINGING, "THE SKY IS SHINING BRIGHT TONIGHT" AND OUTSIDE, BY THE MOONLIGHT I'LL WAIT FOR HER UNTIL THE END OF TIME UNTIL THE END OF TIME... BLUE LIGHT IS BRIGHT TONIGHT STINGING MY TEARS WHENEVER I SEE THE BLUE LIGHT THE SUNRISE IS RISING SHINING SO BRIGHT IT BURNS MY EYES BURNING MY EYES (bridge) I REMEMBER WHEN SHE SAID TO ME, "MY CHILD, ONE DAY YOU WILL FLY WITH ME BUT UNTIL THEN DON'T SAY GOODBYE TO ALL YOUR BEST DREAMS THEY WILL COME TRUE IF YOU BELIEVE IN HEAVEN" BLUE HEAVEN WHERE THE BLUE ANGELS FLY
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Afrika (sketch) 04:08
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(tribal singing effect) MAINTENANT JE SUIS A PARIS MAIS AUJOURD'HUI JE PARS A AFRIKA, AFRIKA AVEC MON CHERIE NOUS SOMMES ICI NOUS SOMMES OKAY HEY HEY HEY ARE YOU WARMING UP NOW ON THIS SIDE OF YOUR MOTHER EARTH IN THE LAND WHERE LIFE FIRST GAVE BIRTH (tribal singing effect) MAINTENANT JE SUIS A PARIS MAIS AUJOURD'HUI JE PARS A AFRIKA, AFRIKA AVEC MON CHERIE NOUS AVONS MUCH TO SEE AVEC MON BABY WE HAVE ARRIVED YES YES WE ARE HERE WE ARE IN AFRIKA WHERE THE SKIES ARE OH SO CLEAR WE HAVE ARRIVED ARRIVED IN AFRIKA OUI, OUI, WE ARE HERE WE ARE IN AFRIKA NOUS SOMMES ICI ICI NOUS SOMMES ICI, AFRIQUE (4×) AFRIKA!
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Somalia (sketch) 05:33
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MY HEART IS BURNING YEAH ITS BURNING AGAIN I THINK I'LL GO STAND OUT IN THE RAIN WALK IN THE RAIN SING ABOUT MY GIRL SHE WAS ONCE MY DARLING GIRL BUT TODAY SHE LEFT SHE LEFT WITH A MAN TO A FAR OFF FOREIGN LAND TODAY SHE LEFT TO A FAR OFF LAND I DIDN'T EVEN HAVE A CHANCE FOR GOODBYE
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Diva 04:53
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YOU ALWAYS TOLD ME THAT YOU'D BE MY SUNSHINE NOW ALL THAT I FEEL IS THE DARK, DARK MOONLIGHT AND YOU ARE A STAR IN THE SKY, IN THE SKY AND YOU ARE MY FRIEND BE A FRIEND, YOU ARE MY FRIEND FOR ALL THAT YOU FIND YOU WILL BE YOUR BIGGEST FIND TIME KEEPS ON ROLLING ROLLING BY, THROUGH OUR LIVES (Repeat in French) NOW YOU ARE FLYING SO HIGH FREEDOM EXISTS IN THE SKIES TAKING YOUR CHANCES IN LIFE FLYING THE BIG SKIES TONIGHT TAKE IT AWAY!
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Wind 09:36
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WIND BLOWS THROUGH THE TREES RUSTLING THE LEAVES WIND BLOWS THROUGH THE TREES FINDING OUT WHAT'S ME WIND BLOWS THROUGH SUN SHINES THROUGH LIGHTS THE DAY LE GRAND SOLEIL LE VENT SOUFFLE SUR LES BLES LE LEVER DU SOLEIL ILLUMINE LE VITRAIL DE CHARTRES JE ME SUIS AGENOUILLE
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The Solitude of the Moon (sketch) 06:55
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WE WILL WATCH THE MOON AS IT DRIFTS ACROSS THE SKY FOREVER IN THE DARKNESS FOREVER IN THE NIGHT WE WILL WAIT FOR THE SUN TO RISE AND SHINE UPON OUR FACES TO DRY OUR EYES

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MELODIES IN BLUE features Quinn Haber's blues/folk work from 1992 - 1998, with incipient vocal/guitar melodies ("sketches") and some professionally recorded songs. Canadian drummer Noah Stroyman plays on the studio versions.

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released October 30, 2021

Quinn Haber - melodist, vocals and all instruments (save for drums)
Noah Stroyman - drums

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Quinn Haber San Francisco, California

Quinn played guitar in The Treacherous Jaywalkers, a 1980's punk band (SST Records). When they disbanded, Quinn fronted various new wave and blues projects in the SF Bay Area.

Prior to their breakup in 1991, Treacherous were increasingly crossing over into blues and folk, with Josh Haden (bass) considering renaming Treacherous "The Jolly Singers" in patent irony of their deeply dispirited sound. ... more

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