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You Were Welcome
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Written about the summer of '77 when I was five and already big time interested in popular music of the day. We were visiting friends in Tustin or Orange in the LA area. The album they had that most grabbed the attention for myself was "I Love Music" which was one of those Ronco completion albums of the day.
Musically, I was going for a bit of a Stevie Wonder type feel, hence the synth bass line and other vintage synth sounds mid way through. The house I lived on back then was on a street where everything was very social. It was almost like I had several parents instead of just one, which was kind of cool. I did go to Universal with everyone else that year (grudgingly of course). Scuastrita played drums and helped master the song. IMPORTANT NOTE: The song is actually 3:28 in time length. The rest is blank space (oops!)
Released: 13-Jan-2025
Category: R&B
Application: Studio One
File type: mp3
File size: 6.8 Mb
Plays: 8
Downloads: 0
Weekly plays: 8
Weekly downloads: 0
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Lyrics
Life was good in Tustin
With your cereal and TV
Felix had his bag of tricks
Boxing for all to see

And though it seemed like a dream
You know it's really not so
With your swimming pool and records
Seemed like there was nowhere else to go

CHORUS:
You were welcome in any house
You were welcome in any house

Blueberry muffins, a game of twister then
While the music kept on playing in the place where we had been
Universal Studios seemed so far away
They all wanted to go, I just wanted to stay where

REPEAT CHORUS:

Still got that record
Ronco was the name
It's got Love Hangover
And Wham Bam Shang A Lang

Why am I so timid
Are people really the same
Before it's too late now
Gotta relearn to play the game where

REPEAT CHORUS:
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Comments
artist
Yikes! Five in '77? I was five in '58!
What a cool tune about growing up in what must have been a wonderful neighborhood.
Love the energy in this!
One of your best Mark!
:-)
1 day ago
artist
KUDOS on the drums and mastering bro!
:-)
1 day ago
You've captured it perfectly... this really tells your story well...
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1 day ago
artist
Love listening to your awesome vocals :)
artist
I really enjoyed this - captures this neighborhood and moment in time really effectively. Also love the chorus harmonies and the excellent guitar work
1 day ago
This slice of life 70's vibe was smile inducing and  has kind of a yacht rock sound to it.. Sincere compliments to you and Steve..  I took my 1st visit to So Cal in 11/72, moved here in 11/76..PS- I wasn't a Universal Studios fan either
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1 day ago
artist
Love the production,  a great hook.......!
17 hours ago
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