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The House Of Sound

by Joe Guido Welsh

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Don Schmidt Once again, Joe Guido Welsh has written and produced a collection of rock gems. As always, he brings in topnotch players to augment his own multi-instrumental playing and singing. It may be his best collection of songs, and that's saying a lot. But the icing on the cake is the addition of KC's Jordan Smith on vocals. One of my favorite albums of the past five years for sure. Favorite track: Paperback Kafka.
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1.
everything he knew he knew himself, he taught himself he built himself
 
with all of his contraptions he searched the sky at night. to see what might be out there is anybody out there

 John Was Trying To Contact Aliens in a tiny little town in Northern Michigan 

 John Was Trying To Contact Aliens in grandma’s garage reachin for the stars in the sky

 
his inventions crept into the living room he’d poke a hole in a wall and build something new

now he can send his music into space the universal deejay coming to you live from Earth Station One John Was Trying To Contact Aliens in a tiny little town in Northern Michigan 

 John Was Trying To Contact Aliens in grandma’s garage reachin for the stars in the sky

 he knew that he was different in every single way
 and by the age of 14 knew that he was gay

 but in a small town in Michigan what’s a boy to do
 but solder some resistors and beam signals to the Moon
 They say that there’s a match for everyone and while reaching for the stars he found one 

though it’s lonely in the great lake state he finally found his mate to share his place & throw radio waves out into space 
JohnWas Trying To Contact Aliens traveling the cosmos from Northern Michigan 

 John Was Trying To Contact Aliens in a little tiny town with eee-lectronic sounds

 John Was Trying To Contact Aliens and found his reason for living in Northern Michigan 

 John Was Trying To Contact Aliens all alone with his devices was reachin for the starsin the sky

2.
I can’t sleep no I can’t get to sleep meep sleep can’t even count no sheep 
I need sumpin sorta set me free a little sumpin sumpin what’ll it be 
bad dreams about killin things I need to be set free won’t you please help me I need 3 margaritas and a sleeping pill 3 margaritas and a sleeping pill 3 margaritas and a sleeping pill then I can get my fill when it’s time to unwind I just can’t I get dizzy and I puff and I pant I have bad dreams that never seem to end I never ever wanna wake up again When it’s time to chillax man I can’t my brain scrambles and my body rants N’ when one bad dream comes to an end Another terrible nightmare begins I so need me a restful slumber cos it’s all about to pull me under I feel I’m about to bust me a nut 
 no sleep no hope no luck I no longer even give one fuck 
dammit man this sucks I wake up and I’m stuck I need 3 margaritas and a sleeping pill 3 margaritas and a sleeping pill 3 margaritas and a sleeping pill then I can get my fill
3.
one of my friends is a little too woke another is a full on racist & he needs to face it
 
pretty sure we all want the same damn things & we all might feel the same way well maybe the powers that be don’t give a good god damn about you & me and that’s a matter of fact man
 the revolution was canceled man it never happened 

It never moved an inch man it just itched and we can’t scratch it cos somebody hacked it the revolution was canceled like it never happened

 Compromise is just not good enough and when times get rough It’s our tough luck 
 
 we gave up and we went home to our tiny pink houses now made outta dumpsters 
 
it’s all a big joke that isn’t all that funny just follow the money the reason for the season 

the revolution was canceled man it never happened

 never moved an inch man it just itched and we can’t scratch it cos somebody hacked it the revolution was canceled like it never happened

 
needless actions and bad reactions from the worst of our national actors the cracked in half-ers the revolution was canceled man it never happened

 never moved an inch man it just itched and we can’t scratch it cos somebody hacked it the revolution was canceled like it never happened


4.
those big blue eyes don’t lie they’re what drew me to you

 that ginger hair and freckles sent me over moon 

your loving heart and kindness after all we’ve been through
 
I am so damn lucky to have someone like you

 
Baby you move me yes you do 

 You so move me Baby I love you 

You never try and trick me when you play me 

it’s always something groovy usually for my own good
 just loving you easy I never knew love could be 
you give your heart so freely so I completely give mine to you

 
Baby you move me yes you do 

 You so move me Baby I love you 
yeah you’re everything summer & spring winter & fall

 and without you I am nothing and I don’t stand a chance at all

 I never feel worthy so I try and play it cool 

when I do something stupid or when I act like a fool 

you’re always there to catch me when I fall flat on my face 

 whenever I take a nose dive you’re my saving grace 
Baby you move me yes you do 

 You so move me Baby I love you
5.
what a shame that you should sleep the world is going round but you don’t know it the treasure mother said to keep you lost in pledging love and had to show it the miracle of modern times have made you run where children’s rhymes remain unchanged I’ve seen you there and is that where you go to unwind the Coney Island of your mind 


did you shout your laughter from the the age of lesser threats to your behavior

 I’ve heard them say the dogs are coming once again they pray in vain to save ya’ 

the miracle of modern times have made you run where children’s rhymes remain unchanged I’ve seen you there and is it fair that you can blind the Orange Rooftop of your mind did you shout your laughter from the the age of lesser threats to your behavior 

I’ve heard them say the dogs are coming once again they’re pray in vain to save ya’ the miracle of modern times have made you run where children’s rhymes remain unchanged I’ve seen you there and is it fair that you can blind the Orange Rooftop of your mind
6.
Cuckoo 04:02
Cuckoo This one She dig guns They’re her personal Jesus she cuckoo Cuckoo This one He hates peace Hey how can a man hate peace he cuckoo 

Cuckoo This one He hate you he hate me he cos he cuckoo Cuckoo is that you Cuckoo not you too Cuckoo 

Cuckoo used to be a friend of mine and a cousin or two they cuckoo 

Cuckoo you seemed alright back in the day what happened to you, say Cuckoo 
Cuckoo say it ain’t so say no more I’m afraid of you nowCuckoo
 Cuckoo is that you Cuckoo not yo, too Cuckoo What happened to you Cuckoo explain it like I’m in school how did we hurt you by helping you and loving you Cuckoo 

 Cuckoo who hurt you you didn’t used to be so goddamn angry Cuckoo

 Cuckoo facts don’t matter science don’t matter nothing matters to you now Cuckoo 

Cuckoo is that you Cuckoo not you too Cuckoo Don't be Cuckoo
7.
do you still cheat on your wife you still wanna make mine you sold your soul you sold me out in record time
 don’t shrug me off again then tell me I’m you’re friend cos I don’t believe you any more 

 yer a paperback Kafka with half the pages gone .
 that you borrowed from me a long long time ago

 under a false pretense now it all makes sense

 yer a paperback Kafka with half the pages gone 

you’re no Scott or Zelda just a terrible Hemingway 
 left me emotionally with nothing more to say
 
no Nabokov or Faulkner just another dilettante you’re nothing to me now yer a paperback Kafka with half the pages gone .
 that you borrowed from me a long long time ago

 under a false pretense now it all makes sense

 yer a paperback Kafka with half the pages gone an unrequited love is your reality frustrated you’re a bona fide mess 

in your faux matrimony you’re weak and you’re a phony 

a real slice o baloney hey, man just blow for me 

you didn’t really think I never knew really didn’t you 

you always gave yourself away you knew that I knew, too 
daring her by just being there and wanting her it was written on your face 

it said you’re nothing to me now
8.
Florida Man 03:54
I’m tired and retired so I moved to sunny Florida 

 I day drink and then I night drink martinis & margaritas

 My uniform is flip flops tank top and pop top cans cos I’m the Florida man 
 I challenged a cop last month but he shut me down 

tased me in a Walmart parking lot on the rich side o town 

I wore a fuck the police shirt to court and the judge said I’m with you so I decided to run for congress whatcha gon do 
 cos I’m the Florida man I’m into Hemingway man

 yeah, I’m a Buffett fan did you see my tan hey I’m the Florida man I was getting chased by the po-po and stopped to rehydrate 

with a stolen juice box because smoking crack makes me thirsty I picked a fight with a drag queen threw an alligator into a drive-thru window I was stung over 600 times because I stuck my penis into a beehive During spring break you can get a car to car hooker in most cities I paint anti-Hillary messages on crabs because it makes me feel good about myself cos I’m The Florida Man Giddy-up Go, Daddy 

I got a leg tattoo and an earring too 
I love living here at least I pretend I do
 I cornered the black market in toilet paper during Covid And store gasoline in plastic bags ‘cos I’m the Florida Man cos I’m the Florida man I’m into Hemingway man

 yeah, I’m a Buffett fan did you see my tan hey I’m the Florida man
9.
hey you are you listening your link seems broken or missing

 I see you I hear you I know you I fear you hey you Are you really listening 

I’m watching and I’m wondering if you are really thinking so high and mighty but never the hero when your power’s all gone you’re just a zero people who stare at the sun ring church bells dig nascar and guns screaming that we’re number one baby you’re just no fun cos you stare at the sun


 say man is that an automatic rifle 

 a machine gun izzat a people killin gun you seem triggered and scared and afraid and unraveled say man settle down man 
please don’t take this the wrong way but the rest of us don’t wanna play this game 

we’re all a bit better if we live live together unafraid of each other and love one another people who stare at the sun ring church bells dig nascar and guns screaming that we’re number one baby you’re just no fun cos you stare at the sun

 don't stare at the sun people who stare at the sun

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Produced and arranged by Joe Guido Welsh

Recorded at Trace Horse Nashville and Guido’s Joint in August 2021

Basics Engineered by Scottie Prudhoe and Preston Cochran at their House of Sound.

Overdubs & Mix by Guido at his House of Sound.


Mastered by Jim Demain at Yes Master

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released November 1, 2021



The band-



Drums- Steve Ebe



Bass- Brad Jones



Guitars- Kenny Vaughan


Sax & flute - Miqui Gutierrez



Background vocals- Wendy Moten, Brad Jones, Ross Rice and Gweed



Gweed played synths, keys, guitar, bass, sang a little and
shook some percussion

All lead vocals by Jordan Smith



All songs written by Joe Guido Welsh ©2021 guidotoons ASCAP)
except “Orange Rooftop Of Your Mind” written by Val Stecklein & Mike Chapman (©1966 John Brown Publishing BMI)



Artwork & Design by Tim Toonen from a photo by Mike Beiriger


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Joe Guido Welsh Nashville, Tennessee

Joe 'Guido' Welsh is a composer,
multi-instrumentalist, arranger, producer and
an admitted liberal francophile.

He loves baseball, comfortable shoes and people who think.

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