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Well You Needn't

from Broken Glass Promenade by The StiKman

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My old friend Billy Herman came up with the first perfect lyric line to this Thelonious Monk favorite. In early performances I found that the juxtaposition of these lyrics to Thelonious Monk’s tune, brought adolescent-type-anger to the surface, so I re-arranged it to a Metal/Punk setting, turning triplets to duplets, which seemed to further facilitate the fury. The humanity! I’ve been playing variations of this arrangement since the early 1980s. Eventually My Hero and I reintegrated some of the jazzy feel into this arrangement’s chewy center.

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Well You Needn't

You said that you would but you didn't
You said that you could but you couldn't
Then you told me you had but you hadn't
Well you needn't
Well you needn't

You said you would
You said you would
You said you could
You said you could
And well you should
It would be good
bu you did not
because you can't
so I won't ask you again

You said that you would but you didn't
You said that you could but you couldn't
Then you told me you had but you hadn't
Well you needn't
Well you needn't
Well you needn't
Well you needn't
Well
you
needn't

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from Broken Glass Promenade, released July 16, 2014
Lyrics by The StiKman with Billy Herman
Produced, Engineered and Mixed by The StiKman

The StiKman: Lead Vocals,
Wally Scharold: Guitar and vocals
Rob Reich: Guitar
John Brooks: Bass Guitar
Robin Reynolds Cello
Craig Dukes Trap Drums

Basic tracks performed with My Hero :
ThestiKman, Wally Scharold Rob Reich, John Brooks,
Robin Reynolds, Craig Dukes

Photo: Jane Guskin
Art Director: The StiKman
Art and Graphics: JoJo Razor

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The StiKman sounds contemporary as the day after tomorrow, iconic as if written into your DNA before history began, and quaint as your grandpa’s favorite song. He is the missing link between Zappa and Beefheart, and the bridge from Charles Ives to Burl Ives. ... more

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