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Rock Pop Funk

Label type Indie
Label name Lunch Lady
Influences Al Green, Marvin Gaye, Bill Withers, Stevie Wonder
Sounds like Ben Harper, Jack Johnson, Dave Matthews, Lenny Kravitz, Seal
Members Ben Cannon (bass), Michael Preston (guitar), Jeff Garfin (drums), Aaron Mitchell (vocals), Eddie Rubeiz (piano, percussion, vocals), Stephen Shirk (guitar), PJ Loughran (saxophone, vocals)

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Buh Ba Ba Ba
Released: May, 11 2005 embed code

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Walk Through Me Take me down to your rivers on the weekend Drop in the waters, 'til I'm swimming in your love Without a sound, I slipped into your evening Breathe me in; I'm the coolness in your air You only call my name when you feel your body weaken My mind tells me, you got much more to spare Deciding To keep hiding And I don't mind it If you walk through me I taste the air in the temple of our familiar Where once we possessed the secret of joy Bastard emotions are pearls that dropped into the sea Embraced by the gifts of the past, leaves me wanting more Out of sight, I slipped into your daylight Tease me with your sense of optimism Denying You'll be relying And I don't mind it If you walk through me Dare to tread the path to an unknown tomorrow Bravery seeks a place among our sorrows Stand up and be counted with the wreckage of the night that follows A requiem of words is hard to swallow Deciding To keep hiding And I don't mind it If you walk through me Denying You'll be relying And I don't mind it If you walk through me --- Music/lyrics by Aaron Mitchell © 2005 Velvety Smooth Music (ASCAP) [hide] embed code Put the clip of this song on any of your html web pages. Copy and paste the code below to embed it. [ close ]	130		$0.99	$
Peach Chaotic calamity collides with calm composure So easily, you can die from overexposure Unevenly, the will is propelled to desperate acts of soul Regeneration! Balance the sea with the earth Simplicity is sublime to the undefined mind Light feels his rebirth! I beseech you discreetly I repeat Replete with back-beat and the need to plant seeds Earth sun and rain Wind storm and pain Can drain your brain if you don't retain a frame of reference There was a young boy living on an island His evil aunts never had him smiling His only friend was a tiny spider And in a giant peach is where he chose to hide James, James, James! In defense of the defenseless, my best guess to is stress Change, change, change! Evolution revolution restitution Is the solution to the pollution of a collective heart I beseech you discreetly I repeat Replete with back-beat and the need to plant seeds Earth sun and rain Wind storm and pain Can drain your brain if you don't retain a frame of reference --- Music/lyrics by Aaron Mitchell © 2005 Velvety Smooth Music (ASCAP) [hide] embed code Put the clip of this song on any of your html web pages. Copy and paste the code below to embed it. [ close ]	51		$0.99	$
Just Ain't Enough Tell me that you understand Takes more than a smile to be a friend Love and honor and protect the soul Keep it safe for years untold Strength in the end is all you need Catastrophic thoughts will mesmerize Hate and rage will hypnotize Everybody can groove at the same time So open up your heart and free your mind Shake off the chains, you know you can Hugs ain't enough Words ain't enough Love ain't enough Just ain't enough Sometimes I feel that nothing is real when Crying ain't enough and lying ain't enough but Check all that stuff when nothing I say is Just enough 'cause it just ain't enough Simple solutions will save the day Rip and tear those cobwebs away The heart is a muscle with a mind So don't think you're wasting time Wishing upon a star No matter how near or far Faith in yourself is all you need I said, faith in yourself is all you need Hugs ain't enough Words ain't enough Love ain't enough Just ain't enough --- Music/lyrics by Aaron Mitchell © 2005 Velvety Smooth Music (ASCAP) [hide] embed code Put the clip of this song on any of your html web pages. Copy and paste the code below to embed it. $0.99' style="width:90%;"> [ close ]	17		$0.99	$
Between Words When I look to the sky, it Opens up and falls down No more beautiful stars singing Out in harmony The moon and all its light, bathes My mind when I chew my herbs Back down on earth, I see all the tragedy In common moments, That precious space Between words Then I saw a comet that was so bright and Beautiful My eye dropped a tear into a cup that was Already full That precious moment Between words Now the light goes down, I see my eyes open to The evening sky The moon it keeps on smiling, but sometimes it Looks like a frown Now I'm back on earth, I spend all my time On my back Then I sing a song and I start to cry That precious moment Between words --- Music by Michael Preston, lyrics by Aaron Mitchell © 2005 Velvety Smooth Music (ASCAP) [hide] embed code Put the clip of this song on any of your html web pages. Copy and paste the code below to embed it. [ close ]	7		$0.99	$
Michael Thought He Could Fly Many, many years ago A mighty captain roamed the skies He was just a little boy That took many by surprise He lived for his imagination And told everybody to kiss his behind Michael thought he could fly He knew he'd touch the sky Closed his eyes, spread his wings And he sailed away Every cloud knew his name Now he's much older baby He's got a family of his own His little boy is just like he used to be Some say he's like a clone Superman cape, a bowl of fruit loops And a Saturday morning cartoon Sometimes you can't forget how it all started Michael thought he could fly He knew he'd touch the sky Closed his eyes, spread his wings And he sailed away Every cloud knew his name --- Music by Michael Preston, lyrics by Aaron Mitchell © 2005 Velvety Smooth Music (ASCAP) [hide] embed code Put the clip of this song on any of your html web pages. Copy and paste the code below to embed it. [ close ]	6		$0.99	$
Shade of Melancholy There's a deep blue melancholy Hiding inside my head The weight of the world's upon me But I just smile instead What am I doing? Crying in the night Can I tell the world How I feel inside? Sing a song Write a word Everything is gonna be alright We laugh at all the folly 'Cause folly disguises pain I don't want to tell the story But it's screaming inside my brain The doctor gives me pills to keep me happy But I still cry in the night Can I tell the world How I feel inside? Sing a song Write a word Everything is gonna be alright --- Music by Michael Preston, lyrics by Aaron Mitchell © 2005 Velvety Smooth Music (ASCAP) [hide] embed code Put the clip of this song on any of your html web pages. Copy and paste the code below to embed it. [ close ]	6		$0.99	$
Renewal Having used every subterfuge To shake you, lies, fatigue or even that of passion, Now I see no way but a clean break. I add that I am willing to bear the guilt. When I cry and I cry You nod assent. Autumn turns windy, huge. A clear vase of dried leaves vibrating on and on. When I try and I try You don't know me, but I know you, All the things you say, and the things that you do. Bitter is the contradiction of an over-ripened fruit, With fruitless gains in our endless pursuits. When I try and I try We sit watching, as love buries us, To the hilt, blinding my third eye I don't want anymore pain in my life Renewal comes when we end the strife. When I try and I try --- Music by Aaron Mitchell, lyrics adapted from "A Renewal" by James Merrill © 2005 Velvety Smooth Music (ASCAP) [hide] embed code Put the clip of this song on any of your html web pages. Copy and paste the code below to embed it. [ close ]	6		$0.99	$
Your Golden Rule There's no denying the undeniable There's no relying on the unreliable There's no sleeping on the unsleepable There's no creeping on the uncreepable Take your golden rule and put it far away I am not your fool, I will not dismay I speak for the meek, the meek are not weak The truth is what we seek Listen to the words that I speak There's no believing the unbelievable There's no achieving the unachievable There's no teaching the unteachable There's no reaching the unreachable Take your golden rule and put it far away I am not your fool, I will not dismay I speak for the meek, the meek are not weak The truth is what we seek Listen to the words that I speak --- Music by Michael Preston, lyrics by Aaron Mitchell © 2005 Velvety Smooth Music (ASCAP) [hide] embed code Put the clip of this song on any of your html web pages. Copy and paste the code below to embed it. [ close ]	3		$0.99	$
Butterfly Kiss New day is dawning, sun burns my eyes Stretch in the morning, yawning; now I may rise I'll seize the day before it beats down on me Victory of the heart is my revelry My wish is a smooth butterfly kiss Love and war is the same If you approach it like a game There was a garden where my heart grows Outstretched petals where love overflows Here we are facing the world without a net Trials and tribulations make you want to forget I can save you from a far worse fate But from my own demons I can't escape You say you believe in me While I drown in misery Got to have foundation or something to hold Solitude is always so long and cold There's strength in numbers and I rolled my numbers When I looked into your eyes I want to bathe you in golden shards of light I didn't fade you into the night You say you believe in me While I drown in misery --- Music by Michael Preston, lyrics by Aaron Mitchell © 2005 Velvety Smooth Music (ASCAP) [hide] embed code Put the clip of this song on any of your html web pages. Copy and paste the code below to embed it. [ close ]	5		$0.99	$
Leila Rose She means everything in this world to me. I love to hear her laugh when she's on my knee. My little girl's love is so pure, it brightens everything I see; I can't believe she's a part of me. Her smile to me is like the morning sun, Leila Rose. She looks just like you they say as we walk on by. I say that's my girl, but, she's got her mama's style. Her baby talk is our lullaby. I can't believe I ask the Reasons why. Her smile to me is like the morning sun, Leila Rose. Smiling, laughing, loving Leila Rose! I look back on a time when she wasn't in our lives. My love grew so strong for my wife. We extended our Hearts to the heavens above and down came this girl Made from love. Everyone who sees you wants to be a part of your life. Just one touch of your hand, warms like sunlight. Your bright shiny eyes reflect the sky. I can't believe I ask the Reasons why. Your smile to me is like the morning sun, Leila Rose. --- Music/lyrics by Aaron Mitchell © 2005 Velvety Smooth Music (ASCAP) [hide] embed code Put the clip of this song on any of your html web pages. Copy and paste the code below to embed it. [ close ]	7		$0.99	$
Buh Ba Ba Ba I stand on top of the world Looking down at you It's such a pitiful world, with all The things that you can do I can push a button, when I want to get me some I'm your sweet daddy, when I want to get me some Virtual reality stinks of a big brother scheme I use Afro-sheen, to get into your cyber-jeans I can push a button, when I want to get me some I'm your sweet daddy, when I want to get me some --- Music by Michael Preston & Jeff Garfin, lyrics by Aaron Mitchell © 2005 Velvety Smooth Music (ASCAP) [hide] embed code Put the clip of this song on any of your html web pages. Copy and paste the code below to embed it. [ close ]	9		$0.99	$
City in the Sky City in the sky Keeps me reeling I feel so high Now I'm dreaming Why do I feel so cold? City in the sky People screaming Why oh why Can’t fight this feeling Why do I feel so old? Shards of light Cascade down on my windowpane A gentle flower Drinks the rays Hoping to grow Another day Where's my city? Why? --- Music by Eddie Rubeiz & Michael Preston, lyrics by Aaron Mitchell © 2005 Velvety Smooth Music (ASCAP) [hide] embed code Put the clip of this song on any of your html web pages. Copy and paste the code below to embed it. [ close ]	6		$0.99	$

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Name	Shagg
Genre	Rock Pop Funk
Website address	http://www.shagg.org
We Music Store Url	wemusicstore.com/shagg
About	Originally formed in Brooklyn in 1997, Shagg combines classic R&B and soul with modern pop/rock songwriting. Shagg started humbly with apartment jams and coffeehouse performances. As our lineup grew, our writing evolved from folksy, roots-based songs to full-blown compositions borrowing liberally from jazz, funk, soul, and world music. Our sound has been compared to Curtis Mayfield, the Neville Brothers, Los Lobos, Al Green, and Stevie Wonder. We recorded our first demo in early 2000 with producer Stephen Shirk (Marc Ribot y los Cubanos Postizos, Michael Maxwell), whose apartment studio was the perfect setting for our homegrown sound. Those sessions resulted in the Peach EP, featuring the songs "Shade of Melancholy" and "Just Ain't Enough," both finalists in the John Lennon Songwriting Contest that year. We returned to the studio in 2002 with producer Joe DeVico (Joe Elefante, Dave Murphy), best known for his work with jazz ensembles. The goal was to make a record that captured our live sound, with a minimum of overdubbing. The record took three days to record and three years to mix, but it worked out in the end! The result is Buh Ba Ba Ba, a set of 12 songs ranging from the exuberant funk of the title track to the aching "Shade of Melancholy." Based on rough mixes from the Buh Ba Ba Ba sessions, we were selected by the editors of CMJ to compete for the Coca-Cola New Music Award, which is the unsigned artist category of Dick Clark's American Music Awards. We didn't win, but we're doing all right.
Press	Shade of Melancholy is one of the best songs I've heard this year, by artists large or small. It's the track Ben Harper has waited his whole career to make, and by the end of its smoggy-jazz exaltations that "everything's gonna be all right," you're guaranteed to believe it regardless of your mood. - Joe McCombs, StarPolish The groove was great and the overall vibe of it was really cool ... a little bit of Neville Brothers or Los Lobos or maybe even Latin Playboys. - Joe Chiccarelli, Producer & Engineer (Frank Zappa, Tori Amos, Beck, U2, Counting Crows, Etta James) The music not only resonates with a contemporary freshness, but also revels in the influences of their organic fathers of funk and groove. This is some very fresh and exciting new music. - Chris K., Gods of Music Get ready to turn back the clock to a time when the all-mighty, all-natural groove dominated the airwaves. Think ... warm music. Music that puts a smile on your face. - Chris Hathaway, Ampcast.com Shagg slides 1970s jazz-folk grooves into its bluesy acoustic soul. Well-played and sung with jaw-clenched seriousness. - Nick Dedina, Listen.com
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City	Brooklyn
State	NY
Zip	11215
Country	United States

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From Blue
Feb, 18 2007

Wishing you all the very best...
I recently found out that I'm one of 10 finalists from the music contest on here that is eligible to win $1000 at the end of the month. In order for me to win, I must have the highest amount of votes by members, album sales and overall activity on my profile.

The night of Valentine's Day (music IS my lover) I recorded a few songs and they are now for sale as well. If it's been a while since you've seen my profile, do take a listen. Please check out my myspace profile too- there's a lot more to see, read and hear there (I'm a writer and videographer as well).

*with respect and gratitude*
thank you for your time and consideration.

in love, for love, feel love, be love, with love, my love, from love

	From A.L. & Associates Oct, 27 2006 peach is really good

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