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I Wanna Be Like Man Ray

from Keeper Of The Light by peter zeldow

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Inspired by a biography of Man Ray that I read during a trip to Paris around 1998. Some of the lyrics came right away, but it took five years to complete. My first original song since I was a teenager. The accompanying photo that I took in a public garage tells me that I am not alone in this wish.

lyrics

I wanna be like Man Ray, I wanna be like Man Ray
I wanna change my name and go to France
Run around in my underpants
Like Man Ray, I wanna be like Man Ray
If I can be like Man Ray I can rule the world

I wanna be like Man Ray, I wanna be like Man Ray
I wanna grow my hair and act real freaky
Get a muse and call her Kiki
Man Ray, I wanna be like Man Ray
If I can be like Man Ray I can rule the world

I'll grow a big mustache, Make a lot of cash
I'm gonna play around with light and shadow
Hang around some guy named Pablo
Get a movie deal, gonna be surreal
When I can finally tell the world just how I feel

I wanna feel like Man Ray, I wanna be like Man Ray
I wanna change my name and go to France
Fuck with pomp and circumstance, like Man Ray
I wanna be like Man Ray
If I can be like Man Ray I can rule the world

I'll go to Hollywood, I really think I should
Gonna start a movement call it Dada
Grab the whole damn enchilada
I'll be a bon vivant, I'll date a debutante
And I will finally discover what I want

I wanna be like Man Ray, wanna be like Man Ray
I wanna change my name and go to France
Make a little love, Do a little dance
Like Man Ray, I wanna be like Man Ray
If I can be like Man Ray I can rule the world

credits

from Keeper Of The Light, released June 10, 2019
Rob Arendt on bass and drums/percussion

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peter zeldow Chicago, Illinois

Songs that hover around folk, rock & country genres with a mostly gentle, acoustic guitar-based mid-60s sound. The themes are universal: love (Jerome, You Are True), loss (Go), desire (Hunger), memory (It All Comes Back), aging (Golden Years), empathy (Kindness), & gratitude (Grateful). The delivery is understated, but the storytelling packs an emotional wallop that rewards careful listening. ... more

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