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Outside The Box

by Mike Nagoda

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1.
Lyrics: Well I love you boy With all my might I want you in the Evening, every day and night Think about your lovin', What it does to me It fills me up, Yes it sets me free You feel so good, I can't complain Oh I love my man everyday! You got me hooked, yes I'm down on my knees I'm ready to cook and I know how to please Love me hard and love me right Hold me close 'till the morning's light You feel so good, No I can't complain Yes I love my man everyday! Now I need your lovin', every little bit Kissin' and huggin', let me feel those lips Over every inch, every part of me Love me deep boy, make me scream, yeah! I need you so bad, Hold me please! Boy, what you got is just ecstasy! Just hold me close, I just can't resist Those big, strong arms And the taste of your lips You feel so good, I can't complain Oh I love my man everyday! He's my man and I love him deep! Oh I'm his boy and he eets me free! Now c'mon baby, give all of your love to me! He's my man and I love him deep! I'm his boy and he sets me free! Now c'mon boy, give all of your love to me! Yeah! Don't stop baby! Don't stop! Do not stop boy! Yeah!
2.
Lyrics: "We cry as a nation In silence we weep." Those were the last words That he said to me Well I live for my country But we feel so apart Our ethics and morals Now consumed in the dark I got that long way ahead I got no time to mourn my dead And if my heart could be set free I would laugh, the blind would see In manifest vision We have rightly assumed The dreams of our fathers And the hopes of our youth We have now our fortunes As our Empires grow In the heat of the desert Or the frost and the snow I have now seen what we have won Freedom calls with loaded gun Governors cry and soldiers weep We've taken back what they would keep, oh! We now the people Of freedom now born Have fought back the night And weathered the storm But as daylight now beckons Can my eyes be deceived? We are now the gods As we ride to the sea We will now take foreign lands They shall know truth wrought by our hands And as the waves call us forth Freedom comes, with gun and horse
3.
Lyrics: Got this spotlight on the city, Turn it up real good Get my boys altogether Bring some Blues to your neighbourhood I got that double trouble action I'm sure as hell gonna have a good time I gotta represent Toronto I got me P.R.I.D.E Yes I got pride! I'm going down to Grossman's Have some fun tonight There's a party up in here And everything feels right I got my friends here with me And my guitar by my side Oh I ain't afraid to say it I got P.R.I.D.E. Yes I got pride! If you can't get with the rhythm Something just ain't right Groove with the music, Have some fun tonight! Feel the rhythm, feel the power sink into your soul! Gotta live the Blues, gotta feel it! Black, white, young or old! Might find pride weird as a white guy But I'm here and I'm queer and I'm quite nice Well we slice mics sharper than knife fights If they want the funk they can have it for the right price Right right, but like what is the verse worth? What if it's worse than perfect when the words work? Well why not just hit 'em with some beautiful genius Truth an' meaning in an absurd bursts?  Cause I don't know that I won't go soft when I go off Noah Fair enough Jesse, but we're dope! I hope so, but how do you know though? 'Cause we're hittin' 'em with some go-for-broke flow! OH! By the Lakeshore, in the Village, Folks know where it's at I got these Blues in my hands And a mojo, big and fat! I'm gonna play all night, Leave my worried Blues behind! I'm gonna come right out and say it, I got P.R.I.D.E Yes I got pride! I'm won't hesitate to say it, I got P.R.I.D.E Yes I got pride! I'm gonna sit right here and play it, I got P.R.I.D.E Yes I got pride! I got P.R.I.D.E. And that spells what, Jeremy Ronson?
4.
Here To Stay 03:24
Lyrics: Sometimes the sunlight don't bring no solitude Sometimes the sky don't brighten my day But when I look around, I see your disposition It sets me up and I'm on my way You make me happy You fill me with joy Oh I keep laughing 'Cause I know you're here to stay Now through it all it's been a bumpy road We've gotten bruised, but that don't keep us down Your arms are wide, your embrace is deep I can't stop smiling when you're around You make me happy You fill me with joy Oh I keep laughing 'Cause I know you're here to stay And in the end it doesn't matter what I like You just accept me for who I am When the going's tough and the trouble is deep You pick me up, you're my very best friend And I love you You make me happy You fill me with joy Oh I keep laughing 'Cause I know you're here to stay You make me happy You fill me with joy Oh I keep laughing 'Cause I know you're here to stay
5.
Lyrics: Why am I working When it's so cold outside? Why am I working When it's damn near freezing outside? Gotta make my pay, And this guitar's the only thing on my side! Well I work here near the trains, Playing guitar, while I freeze! But I gotta make my money, Support my family, make ends meet! Yes I do Now I love my job, But why's it gotta be so damn hard on me? Listen My hands are freezing! My fingers, Lord, they gonna burn! It's minus seventeen outside, And I got a whole lot to earn! My hydro's overdue! And I can barely make the rent! I been working here for seven hours, And I ain't made nothing yet! Lord help me, oh! People, I've made nothing all this time! Oh yeah! I've been working here for seven, eight, nine, ten, nineteen, twenty million hours, And I ain't made a single, solitary dime! Yeah! Now I got this guitar It's what pays the rent But how can I play now When folks don't give me a single shred of respect? They call me homeless, say I'm an addict, Tellin' all kinds of lies! Man, I got the Blues so bad, I wanna give it all up and die! Oh, please help me! C'mon, spare a dollar for me man! Please brother, please brother, please! I gotta make my pay, And I'm gonna die before I can! Woah!
6.
Lyrics: The air was strangely fragrant When you first came to me Pregnant with perceptions Of possibilities O Maximus, You loved me every day O Maximus, You loved me every way You loved me every way And in clandestine darkness I felt you cling to me Longing for your touch, I hungered to be free O Maximus, You gave your heart that day O Maximus, I loved you every way I loved you every way Yes I did, boy And in the holy Senate, They propagated lies Tried to break our bonds, And sentenced you to die And when they read the verdict, I wept upon the floor Begged them for their mercy To sunder bonds no more Ecce, O Senate Romane! Ecce, O Senatores Romae! Ecce homo, Proditor Romae Totae, Maximus Decimus Vero, Nunc condemnatus mori! And in the Coliseum I tied you to the post With sell swords at my neck I extinguished every hope O Maximus, I took your life that day O Maximus, I'm crying every day O Maximus, I give my love today O Maximus, I give my life today
7.
Lyrics: And if the sky were to crumble and fall Well I'd find some way to make it back to you And if the earth were to swallow us all Well I'd die knowing that my heart was true You don't know how I feel I'm trying to survive Trying to think and feel You don't know how I feel I'm trying to survive and keep myself alive Trying to stick with what's real Let me tell you 'bout the heartache Let me tell you 'bout the pain Caught in a war, I don't know what for Yeah I'm caught in some crazy game I remember when the bombs dropped And the light flashed before my eyes Couldn't see the sun for days And still can't and there's no use asking why You don't know how I feel I'm trying to survive Trying to think and feel You don't know how I feel I'm rying to survive and keep myself alive Trying to stick with what's real You don't know how I feel I'm trying to survive Trying to think and feel You don't know how I feel I'm trying to survive and keep myself alive Trying to stick with what's real And if the sky were to crumble and fall I'd find some way to make it back to you Yeah!
8.
Lyrics: C'mon quit jivin' me! You've run my life And now I gotta set me free! I'll take no institutions And we're estranged And I just can't deal With your theology So here's how it is! I'm up and leaving! I'm getting out While I still got my time And I got a whole lot of that, baby! Quit with all your preaching And to Hell with all that guilt, 'Cause I won't toe the line! No more confessions 'Cause when I confess It's a mess and that much is true No absolutions 'Cause who I am is absolute, absolutely true! Yes, I've left your building! You can cry all you want, But I'm doing fine! Yes I am No use complaining, But if you'd like to lodge that complaint, You can get in line! It goes on for miles man! I'm outside the box man, And damn, it's so wonderful! Yes I've been let loose from my cage I'm finally free! I'm outside the box man, And damn, it's so incredible! I said I've been let loose from my cage I'm finally free! I said I've been let loose from my cage, I'm finally free! I said I've been let loose from my cage, I'm finally free! Finally! Finally! Finally free!
9.
Lyrics: Lyrics?! You want lyrics?!! This is an instrumental! What has the world come to? People asking for lyrics on an instrumental! Back in my day, we had common sense! Lyrics in an instrumental!. I've never been so insult- (Hello, this is the Intergalactic, Inter-Space-Time Musical Convergence Authority. We are pleased to inform you that the Artist has been duly reprimanded for his tirade and has been given a very stern warning and finger wagging and told not to do it again, OR ELSE. Please, enjoy the track, free of tirades from Artists with Gigantic Egos, and enjoy your day.) Right, thank you Officer Hans. (You're welcome, Mike.) What I meant to say is, there are no lyrics, because this is an instrumental. Please, enjoy! *looks nervously about for the Music Police and wanders off*
10.
Lyrics: Further on up the road I found myself in a dance With all these funky people I'm gonna clap my hands I'm gonna let loose And take a chance 'Cause on Church Street There's a party That goes all night long Where all the boys are pretty And my heart feels strong So I take out my guitar And just play my song We got a party! We got a party! We got a party! Oh, we got a party! We got a party! We got a party going on! We're gonna party all night Until the break of dawn! Yeah! And later on I meet with someone special And we hold each other tight We smile and kiss, a wonderful bliss, And everything's just right And as everyone's dancing, can you believe? That I love him and he loves me? Fly that rainbow high And let our hearts run free! Yeah! We got a party! We got a party! We got a party! Oh, we got a party! We got a party! We got a party going on! We gonna party all night Until the break of dawn! Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah! We got a party! We got a party! We got a party! Oh, we got a party! We got a party! We got a party going on! We gonna party all night Until the break of dawn! Yeah!

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The latest release from Mike Nagoda, Outside The Box sees Nagoda telling stories once again, this time from his own life and elsewhere. With stories of of Queer love, joy, struggle and heartbreak, Nagoda's sophomore release sees him breaking ground with rarely explored themes within the Blues genre. A must for any Blues fan, this genre bending record defies categorization and has been a labour of love seven years in the making.

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released January 14, 2022

Produced By: Chris Birkett and Mike Nagoda

Engineered and Mixed By: Chris Birkett

Mastered By: Chris Birkett and Jacob McCauley

Performed By Mike Nagoda and the Spectrum Blues Band:

Mike Nagoda- Acoustic and Electric Double Slide Guitar, Hammond Organ and Vocals

Peter Johnston- Electric Guitars

Anthony D’Alessandro- Acoustic and Electric Piano

D’Arcy Cain- Electric Bass Guitar

Jeremy Ronson- Drums, Woodblocks, Cowbell and Crotale

With The Musical Talents Of:

Chris Birkett- Second Electric Bass Guitar on “Kingdom of Heaven”, Backing Vocals on “O, Maximus!” and “Outside The Box”, Shakers, Congas and Güiro on “Conquistador”

Robb Cappelletto- Electric Guitar Solo on “Conquistador”

Frank Cosentino and Nelson Sobral- Second and Third Lead Electric Guitars on “Outside The Box”

Jesse Dangerously and The Mighty Rhino- Rapping and Backing Vocals on “P.R.I.D.E.”

Michael Keith- Electric Guitar Solo On “Busker’s Blues”

Rex Ruber- Alto Saxophone on “Conquistador”

Christian Ruiz- Backing Vocals on “Crumble and Fall”

Liam Ward- Harmonica on “He’s My Man”, “Busker’s Blues” and “O, Maximus!”

Horns on “We Got A Party” Performed by the Custom Deluxe Horns:

Gene Hardy- Baritone, Tenor and Alto Saxophones

William Sperandei- Trumpet

Tracks 1-3, 5 and 10 Written By Mike Nagoda

Tracks 4 and 9 Written By Mike Nagoda and D’Arcy Cain

Track 6 Written By Mike Nagoda, Peter Johnston, D’Arcy Cain and Jeremy Ronson

Track 7 Written By Mike Nagoda and Peter Johnston

Track 9 Written By Mike Nagoda, D’Arcy Cain and Jeremy Ronson and Inspired By the Music of Tito Puente. Dedicated to the memory our dear friend, Shadow.

All Lyrics Written By Mike Nagoda

Rap on “P.R.I.D.E.” Written By Noah Goodbaum and Jesse McDonald

Horns on “We Got A Party” Arranged By Peter Johnston and Transcribed By Jeremy Ronson

Bed Tracks Recorded at Revolution Recording in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Overdubs Recorded at Arcadia in Toronto, Ontario Canada

Contact and Inquires: mike@mikenagoda.com

Website: www.mikenagoda.com

This record was made with the kind and generous funding and support of the Canada Council For The Arts, the Ontario Arts Council and Amy Louie Grossman’s Music Scholarship.

This album is dedicated to the memory of my dear friend and beloved mentor, Brian Cober (1956-2016, RIP), who invented and pioneered Double Slide Guitar for over forty years.

Brian, thank you for everything you did for me. You were like a father to me, my family, and I miss and love you so much. This record is for you. I know wherever you are, you’re proud of me, and I’m even more proud to have known you and been blessed to have you in my life. You will always be the best damn slide guitar player in the world to me. Thank you for bringing Double Slide Guitar to the world, and for the love and energy you brought with it. I love you so much my friend, and I will keep Double Slide going strong for you, I promise! Until our next jam, keep on sliding!

To learn more about Brian Cober and the history of Double Slide Guitar, please visit:

www.briancober.com

Long live the Blues, and long live Double Slide!

(C) 2022 Mike Nagoda

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Mike Nagoda Toronto, Ontario

I'm a Queer and Disabled Blues and Roots Artist from Toronto and torch bearer for the Double Slide Guitar, invented by Brian Cober in 1971.

I make progressive, cross genre Blues and Roots music that dares to be different.

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