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Idiosyncratic

by Benjamin Arthur Ellis

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1.
-I CAN'T BELIEVE - Benjamin Arthur Ellis -I Can't Believe that you don't realize you love me I Get Upset that you don't know I love you too It Bums Me Out that all the differences in language and perception might spoil all the good things that we do -I Can't Believe that you don't know that you're my brother And Don't Forget you got your sisters out here too (yes you do) so What The Heck you live and die alone, got to say to each his own but everybody else is like that too -I Can't Believe I Can't Believe I Can't Believe I Can't Believe (make a noise like a car now) Beep-Beep! Beep beep beep beep beep beep believe... woah woah... -I understand I might not be your favorite person you might not like the things I say about you too you'd think you'd know by now that love aint always pretty but that don't mean that lovin' can't be true -I Can't Believe...
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- KEEPIN' UP WITH MY JONESES - Benjamin Arthur Ellis -tryin' to make a little place for me tryin' to get all of the things I need get hungry and I got to feed gotta make a little money 'cause the sh-- aint free so I work my job and I pay my bills jump the hoops and I take the hills take a little bit off the top maybe take a little more, baby I can't stop -I'm keepin' up with my Joneses can't let them get ahead of me got to keep up with my Jones, it's my own and it aint no one' else responsibility -got my coffee and I got my beer got a little somethin' else right here got my woman and I got my bed got a rain-proof roof up over my head got the oil change for my car got the brand new strings f'my electric guitar popcorn in a big ol' jar when I wanna watch a movie and the store's too far -I'm keepin' up with my Joneses can't let them get ahead of me got to keep up with my Jones, it's my own and it aint no one else responsibility -I s'pose that there are those who might quite rightly turn their nose at all my foolish choices, meant to dampen out the voices in my head I s'pose if I'd been better bred I'd have no vices, but instead I'll chase my dragons 'til they put me on the wagon... -might be different in a perfect world Mazeratti and the pretty girls if I could get myself a Midas Touch I might not feel the need to eat and drink so much but I work hard to pay my way and I like a little heaven at the end of the day I do the things that I want to do and I don't need permission from you -'cause I -I'm keepin' up with my Joneses can't let them get ahead of me got to keep up with my Jones is my own and that aint no one else responsibility
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- KISS YOU ON THE MOON - Benjamin Arthur Ellis -I wanna eat you with a spoon drink you up in a saloon fly you home in my balloon I wanna kiss you on the moon -I wanna howl like a baboon make you up like a racoon wrap you up in a cocoon I wanna kiss you on the moon -because I feel I don't belong here the gravity's too strong and when the stars are in your eyes it makes me swoon -I know you think me a buffoon with all my candy and cartoons but come upstairs into my room I wanna kiss you on the moon -'cause we can fly if you'll just try it and the moon is nice and quiet we'll canoodle in the craters and the dunes -oh, must you go away so soon? I know my rhymes are quite jejune but on some afternoon in june I wanna kiss you on the moon I wanna kiss you on the moon...
4.
Jesus 03:23
- JESUS - Benjamin Arthur Ellis -Jesus, if you come down again maybe you could bring a little snack for me 'cause I'm hungry, heard you feed all your friends bread'll be fine, but I'm allergic to fish Jesus, heard you're a real nice guy you bring the dead to life, you make a blind man see Jesus, if you come down again maybe you could bring a little snack for me woah woah... -Jesus, what a career you had must be really weird to have God be your dad I wonder what was your puberty like I wonder what you thought about the girls that you liked Holy Shit, did I forget to thank you one more time for your suffering and death when you was hung on the cross Jesus, if you come down again I'd really like to buy you a drink -maybe wine -I know we never met, I don't think I'd forget I hear you make an impression I wonder what you'd say if you came back today oh, hey, do you take confession? bah-bah bah... -I know we never met, but that's no reason that's no reason (Jesus) that's no reason (Jesus)...
5.
Pretty Loud 03:08
- PRETTY LOUD - Benjamin Arthur Ellis The sunlight fades from out my window The moonlight hides behind a cloud I sit alone in my apartment by myself The noise outside gets pretty loud You'll never know how I still want you You'll n ever see how much I've cried I'll never drink away the memories of yesterday You'll never know how hard I've tried I just can't make it by myself Neglect my hygiene and my health I can't stand living with regret But my heart just can't forget -I wish I'd never met you. . . I got a right to feel the way I'm feeling I gotta fight to hold my head up proud I sit alone in my apartment by myself The noise outside gets pretty loud.
6.
POMPADOUR LADY –Benjamin Arthur Ellis Driving downtown in her hip-length gown she was crazy Radio playin’ that crazy sound, oh my god what a lady Step aside tough guy stash your switch She’s gonna kick your ass, she’s a son-of-a bitch She’s a Pompadour Lady, teeth in the clouds Stuck a boot in the pearly gates and she wouldn’t let go I was flowin’, then she got me goin’ when she looked at me and blew me a kiss I stubbed my toe and forgot where I was goin’ no an I wasn’t really ready for this And then she laughed like she didn’t care And would you look at what she did with her hair She’s a Pompadour Lady, teeth in the clouds Stuck a boot in the pearly gates and she wouldn’t let go Pompadour Lady, so precious and proud You can ask her anything She’ll just say no I spent an awful lot of time alone, I’ve been wounded by a wicked world And I’ve discovered I’m particularly prone To being broken by a beautiful girl So go on baby take the world by the horns You been ready since the day you was born You’re a Pompadour Lady . . .
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-NEVER HAVE YOU - Benjamin Arthur Ellis -I always got a little somethin' up in my boot I always got a back-up plan, an escape route I never had no surprises, aint nothin' new and I'll never have you no, I'll never have you -I always got a little somethin' up on the side I always got some little girl to boost my pride I always got someone to tell my problems to but I'll never have you -Instrumental... -you always had that special way you always had a pretty smile, somethin' nice to say you never had no need for me, I'd only make you blue and I'll never have you no, I'll never have you...
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HOLDIN’ ON –Benjamin Arthur Ellis Holdin’, Holdin’ on to you Holdin, Holdin on. . . Some days I don’t know what to do Some days, seem like nothin’ gonna get me through Tomorrow might be sunshine, but today ain’t nothin’ but blue I’m gon’ keep on holdin’ on to you Gonna keep on Holdin, holdin’ on to you I’m gon’ keep on holdin’ on to you I know, a main ain’t s’posed to cry I know, if you don’t succeed you try, try, try Lord helps those that helps themselves Good God you know that’s true I’m gon’ keep on holdin’ on to you. Gonna keep on Holdin, holdin’ on to you I’m gon’ keep on holdin’ on to you I can’t let go, I can’t let go. . . I know, a man ain’t s’posed to cry I know y’don’t succeed you try, try, try Tomorrow might be sunshine, but today ain’t nothin’ but blue I’m gon’ keep on holdin’ on to you Gonna keep on Holdin, holdin’ on to you I’m gon’ keep on holdin’ on to you I can’t let go, I can’t let go. . .
9.
LOVE ME SOME OF YOU --Benjamin Arthur Ellis I love me some you, the things that you do I love the way you wiggle and the way you think things through And I really love the way you surprise me everyday Baby I love me some you Girl I waited so long, 'til you finally came along I was feelin' weak and feeble, but, your love made me strong Wanna thank you so much for keepin' me in touch Baby I love me some you I known some other women but it always fell apart my quest for symbiosis was denied But when I met you baby you fit right into my heart Now I wanna symbiote you 'til the day that I die. . . Been dreamin' bout you baby since I don't remember when Never thought I'd live to see the day What you see in me I might not ever understand But til you tell me differently I think I'm gonna stay Girl you know I'll be true, ain't no one else but you -Yes, I am flirtatious, but that you already knew You're everything I need, I talked to myself and we both agreed Baby I love me some you. . .
10.
KING OF THE ANIMAL KINGDOM –Benjamin Arthur Ellis I’m the king of the animal kingdom I rule with opposable thumbs The mind of man is touched by divinity When all of the other animals are so dumb I know it’s my obligation To shepherd my flock as only humans can I’m the king of the animal kingdom The rightful place of man The equine shall carry my carriage The bovine shall provide milk for my young The sweet porcine, though not quite clean, provides the tasty bacon for my tongue. Indeed, there’s numerous creatures That gladly give their lives that I may eat I’m the king of the animal kingdom A king must have his meat Not all of my subjects understand the things a king must do Sometimes the needs of the many are outweighed by but a few But they need not concern themselves my guiding hand is true And if you are an animal then I’m the king of you The fish that swim in the ocean The birds that swim in the sky The creatures great and small, I dearly love them all, Regardless if they’re boiled, baked or fried I know that my divination Is all a part of God’s mysterious plan I’m the king of the animal kingdom The rightful place of man. . .

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Idiosyncratic is Ellis’ newest solo release, 10 songs of varying genre and orchestration, intended to be heard in sequence from a comfy chair. Will be available for sale on vinyl in September 2016.

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released July 15, 2016

Engineered by Marcus Bronson
Produced by Benjamin Arthur Ellis
and Marcus Bronson
Cover Photo by Jonathan Traviesa
Album Design by Kathleen Kraus
and Benjamin Arthur Ellis

Executive Producers: Wilson Johns, Kathleen Kraus
All Songs ©Benjamin Arthur Ellis 2016

Players:
Tony Frickey – Drums
Eddie Payne – Electric Bass Guitar
Eric Belletto – Trumpet (#1)
Mac McCann – Trombone (#1)
Glenn Barberot – Tuba (#1), Bassoon (#3)
Hannah Kreiger-Benson – Piano (#5)
Neti Vaan – Violin (#5)
Norsola Johnson – Cello (#5)
Luke Brechtelsbauer – Harp (#5)
Drew Calhoun – Saxophone (#9)
Marcus Bronson – Upright Bass (#9)

--- Backing Vocals ---
Lydia Stein, Kathleen Kraus (#1, #4)
Eddie Payne, Marcus Bronson, Matt Bell,
Jon Kashner (#8)


-All other vocals and instruments:
Benjamin Arthur Ellis

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Benjamin Arthur Ellis New Orleans, Louisiana

Benjamin Arthur Ellis is a singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, graphic artist, filmmaker, actor, carpenter and curmudgeon based out of New Orleans.

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