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    ANDY PRIEBOY

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    Feb 10 2023

    ABOUT 'LIVE AT LARGO' ART WORK

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    Just a reminder that this latest musical offering is raising money to help a beloved family member of mine
    as she faces a frightening and expensive medical situation. 

    And while we're on the subject, thought perhaps you'd be interested …

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    Mar 17 2022

    ONE AND ONE MAKE THREE

    Oh God, you don't want to hear another "then-the-pandemic hit " blog post, do you? No!

    Unless it's me, of course. Then you'll want to hear about every fucking moment. 

    Well, look out: Here are the three…

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    Sep 2 2020

    THE RED LIGHT OF MORNING

    I created this collection in 2020 to raise money for Australians and Australian animals impacted by the wildfires.

    Once we reached our quota - thank you and bless you- I took the album down. 

     

    Now, some two years later…

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    Jul 1 2019

    EVERY LADY GETS A SONG (RE-ISSUE)

    About the title track…

    Years ago, I stood in the wings watching a fellow songwriter sing about his recent lost love. Oh, the injustice! Oh, the betrayal! Oh, the heartache! His performance was the very wail of pained humanity. 

    I…

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    Feb 15 2019

    I HAD A NEW WAVE ACT

    From "Every Night of My Life"

    The current glut of self-hagiographies by my fellow first-gen New Wave/Punk Rock peers was the inspiration for this song. The unreliable elderly narrator in I Had a New Wave Act can’t remember if he…

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    Feb 6 2019

    EVERY NIGHT OF MY LIFE

    I am very happy to be back on-line and releasing these songs. It's been far too long.

    Before I start, let me point out that the album’s cover features a photo of my piano. This is where I feel I…

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    Jan 31 2019

    New Release Coming!

    For about two years I have been off-line. 

    The decline and deaths of two souls who I deeply loved robbed me of my focus. I worked, yes, but it was difficult. As I recovered from losing one, I began to…

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    Mar 30 2017

    HEAVEN OR ANAHEIM -or- Have You Ever Written a Happy Song?

    Heaven or Anaheim
    - or -

    "HAVE YOU EVER WRITTEN A HAPPY SONG?" 

    Recently, my beloved, Merrill asked me if I had ever written a happy song. 

    I responded, "If the question is 'Have you ever written a song about…

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    Mar 9 2017

    THE BLACKBOARD SKY STORY

    Recently, my friend JtL from WallofVoodoo.com wrote and asked for the lyrics of Blackboard Sky. I am including them here with a little backstory.Thanks, JtL!

    I am also offering a solo piano version of the song, gratis!

    Download Blackboard Sky…

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    Feb 23 2017

    WALL OF VOODOO 1985 : ADAM ANT, AQUA NET, AND THE BUBBLE HOLE

    Lesley Morrall, Adam Ant's Wardrobe Supervisor, thoughtfully sent me these wonderful photos from the 1985 Adam Ant/Wall of Voodoo tour. 
     

    1985 - A Little Back Story:

    Our manager, Miles Copeland, had taken on Adam Ant as a client. With a…

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    Feb 20 2017

    WHEN IT RAINS IN LA

    During the current California rainstorms, I revived this old, old song. 

    The Short Story:
    The sequel to Noah and The Flood in modern Los Angeles.

    The Long Story:
    1987
    While gathering songs for the follow-up to Sammystown, I wrote…

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    Jan 19 2017

    Upon My Wicked Son Photoshoot: The Backstory

    Photo by Reggie Ige 1990

    I happened upon this old test Polaroid from the photoshoot of 'Upon My Wicked Son'.

    There Is A Story Behind This Picture.
    Of course there is.
    But, long story short? I can't tell it here…

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    Dec 29 2016

    A Lot More Love. A free download for you. 

    Happy new year. A gift for you.

    Why this song? 

    I could have used a lot more love - The idea behind the lyric seems simple. At first listen, it appears it is a lament where I wish I had…

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    Dec 12 2016

    THE LOST WALL OF VOODOO ALBUM COVER

    Mount Schtick-More by Drew Friedman. 


    1985: 
    Lords of the New Church front man, label mate, and friend Stiv Bators tells me the following: 

    "If IRS Records ever suggests you guys do a live record, your days are numbered. They'll say…

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    Dec 8 2016

    A Story Told In Two Photos. Wall of Voodoo 1984 to 1986

    Wall of Voodoo 1984
    London
    Uncredited 

    Just off the plane from LA.,we are about to start The Lords of the New Church/Wall of Voodoo Tour. We had spent the year carving a new band from the old.  In this photo…

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    Nov 4 2016

    WHEN THE HEART AWAKES - About that Choir...

    When the Heart Awakes 


    Listen to When the Heart Awakes

    The first song I wrote from this collection, When the Heart Awakes is a mother's lament. It's a portrait of a troubled woman who gave up custody of her daughter…

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    Nov 3 2016

    HONEY DON'T BE GOOD TO ME: ONE OF MY FAVORITES ON VIRTUE TRIUMPHS

    Honey Don't Be Good to Me 

    Last week, I commented on the title track of Virtue Triumphs. Today, I highligh  the album' second track. Not only is it one of my favorite songs, it is also among the oldest.

              Listen…

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    Oct 24 2016

    The long lost album, Virtue Triumphs, out soon!

    Virtue Triumphs When the Devil Sleeps  By Judy Schaechter 

    Listen to VIRTUE TRIUMPHS

    LOST AND FOUND!  

    While  digitizing hundreds   of  old cassettes, I have been able to reconstruct my long lost, unfinished  album: Virtue Triumphs. Started soon after the 1990…

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    Oct 5 2016

    It's Not a Negative No

    The Song of Music Business Executives Who Reject  An Artistic Endeavor By Applying Positive Reinforcement 
           The Backstory

    In the 1980s, an artist needed a record contract. We were dependent on the cash advance that would pay for recording at a…

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    Sep 28 2016

    A LONG LOST SONG DISCOVERED! 

    (These Times Are) Crazy-Crazy​  
    Johnette Napolitano, Wire Train, Andy Prieboy. 
    1993 

    Where I found it: 

    While digitizing hundreds of old tapes, I happened upon this song in an unmarked cassette. 
    My jaw dropped. I had completely forgotten it. 

    Johnette is…

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    Sep 21 2016

    Footnotes

    "Footnotes " came to me in a roundabout fashion.  

    A while back, a friend of mine was very ill. To cheer him up, I would make recordings. Informal. Songs of mine or cover songs. That sort of thing. One…

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    Sep 17 2016

    Build a Better Garden

    BUILD A BETTER GARDEN has a history almost as long as the Book of Genesis itself. 

    The original was written about 1993. It took me many weeks and cigarettes to write. In those pre-google days, I put together the list…

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