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Joie de Vivre

by Roving Reporter

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1.
I got the gumption to give in and say it wasn’t you it’s me And we’ll peruse the list of things I’ll never be ’Til you forget about me And if I see you on the street, you rest assured you won’t be shunned We’ll say it’s mutual to your friends and everyone And they’ll instill you with their wit and wisdom of histories undone ’Til you forget about me Forget the arguments that neither of us won Forget positioning to take a second run You’ll find another one to sail you to the sun, uh huh ’Til you forget about me I got the gumption to give in and say it wasn’t you it’s me And we’ll peruse the list of things I’ll never be We’ll put some time between the things to come and what will never be ’Til you forget about me ’Til you forget about me ’Til you forget about me, yeah, yeah yeah yeah
2.
Good morning Patterson Brown Put your feet on the floor when you hear the sound Gotta wake for the day and the bills to pay, so come on Trip on the stairs you go down That’s the last of the milk as it hits the ground Have to grab on the way or ’til noon you’ll wait, so come on And it’s all you can do with the life that’s been selected for you Making your way into town Got a handful of people you can’t let down Lest the gravity break what your conscience praises, come on Selling your minutes for means, in the trade that you made with the bits you gleaned While depravity prays and the privileged play, so come on And it’s all you can do with the life that’s been selected for you Something save me, come on Have I found nothing Give it away for an hourly rate Something save me, come on Have I found nothing Reading the faces in the life that’s been selected for you While you’ll maybe cover Maslow’s needs You’ll delay what you make if you plant those seeds But today you will stay and be paid While you’re sheltered in the safety of the life that’s been selected for you Good morning Patterson Brown Put your feet on the floor when you hear the sound Gotta wake for the day and the bills to pay so come on And it’s all you can do with the life that’s been selected for you All you can do with the life that is true And it’s all you can do with the life that’s been selected for you
3.
Another Note 03:45
Well I can see you need a friend, You’re in luck again, even I’ll say with you, and somehow miss another note ‘Cause I consider you a friend, but a special friend, given everything we do, don’t know what I don’t know Even lesser tonight to know ‘Sider you a friend, not a pressure friend and at the end of the week, things I don’t, I don’t know As you lay and act, and that’s enough, and when you’re feeling done An effervescent curer lies sometimes Cause I consider you a friend, but a happy friend I want to be with you when you’re lilting or somber Another bushel and I pay for a better way And I believe if you don’t, It’s on time Give another word and lead me through, now, yeah you do Whether the ancients do or don’t know, chilling Due to maybe make memories of you And I’ll be 10 years old every time I go another day with you, special friend another day with you, special friend another day with you, let it take me, and I’ll be saving another day with you, special friend Even though I may get nervous too, with you, my special friend I will retain those privileges, and you might not mean even what you’re doing to me, you, special friend And I can lay with you, you you you you, special friend
4.
Streetcar 04:20
(Whistle) Well I’m standing in a streetcar line, waiting for a ride, maybe we can decide a way to make the most of a new day And I’m wondering how it’s gonna be, if we make it to the end leave me better than you find me, maybe share my joie de vivre And then soon enough and off the cuff, and it’s plain to see, and I’m realizing it ain’t me (Whistle) Well I’m standing in a hot dog line, waiting for the relish, maybe to embellish the way she drinks or smokes so there are no jokes And I’m wondering how it’s gonna be when I introduce the friends, maybe make amends as I see fit for what they mean to me And then soon enough and off the cuff, and it’s plain to see, and I’m realizing it ain’t me (Whistle) Take a little walk in my shoes, ‘cause I, I live for living, and not for the news, and (no/oh), we won’t live forever, and maybe just part, so know You’ll do best for knowing what won’t work right from the start (Whistle) Well I’m standing in streetcar line Waiting for you to go, and I guess you know the ins and outs and all the doubts And it doesn’t mean a thing my friend when we say “I might call you, we should get together again” Won’t follow up on the loose ends And then soon enough and off the cuff, and it’s plain to see, and I’m realizing it ain’t me Realizing it ain’t me (ghost whistle)

about

Nurtured in the vibrant artistic community of New Orleans, singer/songwriter Brett Barrilleaux—aka RovingReporter—somewhat stumbled into the musical life, urged on by friends to turn his roiling energy and spirit into song. He took to it with ease, earning praise and applause from audiences throughout the Gulf States.

Now a part of the equally nourishing and exciting music scene of Seattle, Washington, Barrilleaux is furthering his ambition and his reach with his first forays as a solo artist. He’s bringing with him a lifetime of music obsession that finds the threads connecting such disparate loves as pop, alt country, zydeco, modern electronic, and jazz/funk. It’s a bold, colorful blend that’s also as comfortable and stylish as a broken in pair of jeans.

Barrilleaux’s debut EP Joie de Vivre is the perfect opening salvo for this new chapter of his creative life. Recorded in part at legendary Avast! Studios, this four-song collection tackles the kinds of adult concerns you rarely hear in popular music: self awareness and personal improvement; ending relationships with empathy; looking to live a life of integrity and impact. Barilleaux sends these messages home through warm pop arrangements that, while connected to the sounds of the past, feel completely removed from trends or movements. With every jangly guitar chord, sweetly soothing vocal turn and shuffling rhythm, this is music that will resonate for years to come.

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released January 18, 2019

All songs by Brett Barrilleaux (C)(P) 2018 Roving Reporter (ASCAP). All rights reserved.

Brett Barrilleaux - vocals/guitars
Tim Forsander - bass/guitars
Heather Thomas - drums/percussion
Charlie Smith - keyboards

All songs recorded and mixed at Avast! Studios and Nels Motel in Seattle, WA by Robb Davidson except Forget About Me (recording, mix, and drums by Eliot Freed at Sepulcher Studio). Mastered by Black Belt Mastering.

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Roving Reporter is the Seattle-based project of American Indie Rock singer-songwriter and New Orleans native Brett Barrilleaux.

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