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Scott DL's Enlightenment Saloon

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    Track Listing:
    New Normal
    Margo Bought a Bridge
    Industry of Leisure
    Across the Sea
    Ashes of a Life
    Heat Island
    Another Roller Coaster
    Forbidden Fruit
    Mormon Cowboy
    Universal Travelers
    Take Me to Hong Kong

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1.
New Normal 03:57
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My how the world has changed What is commonplace once was strange Seems like the whole human race can look down on my backyard from space Welcome to the new normal Sharing selfies in the cloud with five hundred gigabytes allowed Now it’s become child’s play to collect and sequence DNA Welcome to the new normal Sipping cocktails at the bar in the back of a self-driving car Feel the momentum start to swing when the Cubs pick up a Series ring Welcome to the new normal Welcome to the new normal
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Margo Bought a Bridge 03:25
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It isn’t so bad she said under her breath While under her pillow lie words she wrote but never read It isn’t so good she said always being the best Cause after all is said and done said a lot but done much less Was anyone impressed When Margo bought a bridge Then she bought a loft Margo bought the Empire State and threw her old bones off That’s what she got Three police manned a barricade Two drew a line with chalk One drank a lemonade while scaring the rabble off Yelling “Please let us do our jobs!” Because Margo bought a bridge Then she bought a loft Margo bought the Empire State and threw her old bones off That’s what she got Down and down she goes Down and down and then she knows Everything she worked for and everything that she held dear By the fifty-eighth floor it all became crystal clear She looked up and fell down Rosemary Brunner, that was her given name Survived by a brother she loved who called but never came Now isn’t that a shame? Because Rosie bought a bridge Then she bought a loft Rosie spent a lifetime being someone she was not That’s what she got
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Industry of Leisure 03:26
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My industry of leisure All your guilty pleasures I’m hard at work at nothing, hard at work today You’re sitting home alone reading Fifty Shades of Grey You miss me by an inch, miss me by a mile Miss me but I never miss a chance to make you smile When you’re dancing in the dark every move hits the mark Now I’m falling on my knees believing all your prophecies My industry of leisure All your guilty pleasures I’m following your channel, following your feed You’re lightning in a bottle so I’m following your lead Now I’ve got a chronic case of wanderlust You and I will make it to the promised land or bust When you’re dancing in the dark every move hits the mark Now I’m falling on my knees believing all your prophecies My industry of leisure All your guilty pleasures Emcee of the party is serving up tonight a steady stream of novelty to whet your appetite We’ll go incognito, indulge our fantasies to live a life of leisure in the lap of luxury When you’re dancing in the dark every move hits the mark Now I’m falling on my knees believing all your prophecies My industry of leisure All your guilty pleasures
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Across the Sea 03:41
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I’ll start at the beginning show you how it came to be The girl that made my heart take flight didn’t feel that way toward me I did what I could to move forward find my own place in the sun Still I was left there to wonder about the heart I never won My love across the ocean sailed away from me All I have is a photograph and a faded memory Memories are a blessing and a two-edged sword There to bring you comfort Sometimes they just hurt more We never get the chance to choose which one it will be They show up uninvited and then refuse to leave My love across the ocean is somewhere out at sea All I have is a photograph and a faded memory Life can bring you twists and turns Leave you upside down Just when it seems hope is lost Suddenly it’s found The passing years collected like driftwood on the shore Each one moving faster than the one before Something made me reach out Softly call your name I waited for your answer and finally it came My love across the ocean is calling out to me I’ll be here when you reach the shore My love across the sea
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Ashes of a Life 02:59
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Pictures of the moon framed in black and white Gray is the color matching my mood tonight I need something that will last Something that’s for real Nothing I could buy Never would you steal Pieces of my heart scattered on the ground Ashes of a life held onto like a crown Promises were made when everything was fresh and new Tarnished over time Do they still ring true? I need something that will last Something that’s for real Nothing I could buy Never would you steal Pieces of my heart scattered on the ground Ashes of a life held onto like a crown Could it be there is something more for me? Memories wash down like rain against a window pane Whirlpooling ‘round trapped inside a kitchen drain I need something that will last Something that’s for real Nothing I could buy Never would you steal Pieces of my heart scattered on the ground Ashes of a life held onto like a crown Could it be there is something more for me?
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Heat Island 03:55
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I’ve been roving this sea of time Under sail in the pale moonlight Fevered vision and hurricane Bring me closer to your heat island Shipwrecked! You’ve got me drifting on the tide to the shore of your heat island Captive! I know it’s hopeless to resist being drawn to your heat island Heat island On the waves I search for a sign Steering by the stars at night Gentle whispers carried on the wind Call me closer to your heat island Shipwrecked! You’ve got me drifting on the tide to the shore of your heat island Captive! I know it’s hopeless to resist being drawn to your heat island Heat island
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Another Roller Coaster 02:38
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When the bar goes down And we’re set to leave the ground Ready for adventure Climbing to the top Waiting for the drop Wondering if we’ll make it to the future Hold on tight Cause we’re just about to ride Another roller coaster Left or right Does it really matter As long as it will bring us closer It’s a terrifying thrill To go flying down the hill And shoot around the corner Trust me when I say Everything will be ok We’ll catch our breath And then we can go farther Hold on tight Cause we’re just about to ride Another roller coaster Left or right Does it really matter As long as it will bring us closer What a ride! You and I! Life is racing by Like a rocket through the sky Moments always fleeting The ride is at the end We stay on and go again So kick us off Cause we are never leaving Hold on tight Cause we’re just about to ride Another roller coaster Left or right Does it really matter As long as it will bring us closer
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Forbidden Fruit 03:08
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I had a well-trained mind with manners so refined I could trigger de rigueur and stop on a dime The culture factory at the academy Canonized all the lies they fed to me I learned to unlearn all the rules I was taught I started to melt in the melting pot Since the day I tasted forbidden fruit There is no substitute Give me liberty or make a martyr of me I can’t contain myself, it’s like I’m someone else Since I’ve taken these sensations off the shelf Now I’m a libertine going to extremes In the fields and forests of my dreams I piss on their icons and shit on their plays Marat I am not but they treat me that way Since the day I tasted forbidden fruit There is no substitute Give me liberty or make a martyr of me Everything was copacetic with my new aesthetic But they’ve thrown up a dragnet Now I’m running down the gauntlet Run, Run, Run, RUN, RUN! My writings are branded a threat to the state By body is bound and burned at the stake Since the day I made forbidden fruit There is no substitute Give me liberty or make a martyr of me
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Mormon Cowboy 03:44
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Abraham met Sarah on his first cattle drive He said, “Girl, you’re prettier than a Colt .45” And that’s all it took to make her his bride Two became one They were married for a year when Abe was put to the test He met young Hannah Morgan in a blue cotton dress He said, “Lord, I love Sarah all the way through, but I have to admit I kind of like this one, too” Three became one And as he rides across the land He’s never been a one-mare man Well they call him Abraham Mormon cowboy History was repeated with Mrs. three through nine He kept falling in love all of the time The townsfolk didn’t cotton to all of Abe’s wedding days He was a peace-loving man in all the wrong ways And as he rides across the land He’s never been a one-mare man Well they call him Abraham Mormon cowboy Before his next blushing bride even lifted her veil Tongues started wagging, “She’d arrived in the mail” The mayor declared and the town all agreed There’d be no more planting of Abraham’s seed Cause as he rides across the land He’s never been a one-mare man Well they call him Abraham Mormon cowboy
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Universal Travelers 03:16
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Housewives and dancers, engineers and romancers Designing inventions with the best of intentions Starting generic, becoming esoteric Facing our demons in the Garden of Eden Stamp our passports: Universal Travelers Endless encore for the Universal Travelers Once and future cipher or ruler Next iteration, pillars of creation Thinking divergent, harmonic convergence Exploring frontiers in between my ears Stamp my passport: Universal Traveler Endless encore for the Universal Traveler We go everywhere and dance together Color our hair, live forever Stamp our passports: Universal Travelers Endless encore for the Universal Travelers Stamp our passports: Universal Travelers Endless encore for the Universal Travelers
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Take Me to Hong Kong 04:25
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If I have a dream this is how I want it to be I would be sleeping then suddenly be on TV Where the game show host is telling me I’m a winner Of an all-expense-paid trip to the place of my dreams I want to be a pirate, I want to be a rogue And dance the Tao disco at the Yin-Yang rodeo Take me to Hong Kong Home of Mr. Wright and Suzie Wong Take me to Hong Kong I want to ride the dragon Bang the gong Turn the afterburners on Take me to Hong Kong When I wake up this is where I want to be Here at the crossroads between freedom and money Words inside my fortune cookie forewarn me “You may attend a party where strange customs prevail” I want to see the islands from a junk and a Jaguar And go bungee jumping with the kung fu avant-garde Take me to Hong Kong Home of Mr. Wright and Suzie Wong Take me to Hong Kong I want to ride the dragon Bang the gong Turn the afterburners on Take me to Hong Kong I need to appease the spirits Before the yellow dawn gives way to the red neon Take me where everything happens in the supernatural Make the fragrant harbour my next port of call Take me to Hong Kong Home of Mr. Wright and Suzie Wong Take me to Hong Kong I want to ride the dragon Bang the gong Turn the afterburners on Take me to Hong Kong

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"Scott DL’s Enlightenment Saloon is an 11-track smile… (Scott’s) sound is fully drenched in 60s positivity and vibe, and 90s lighthearted fun." — Charles Connolly/New Artist Spotlight

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released March 10, 2023

Scott DL – Vocals, Guitar
Gerard Estella – Keyboards, Guitar
Jim Coates – Guitar, Mandolin
Lincoln Ginsberg – Bass, Cuatro
Dave Nanke – Drums, Percussion
Aurélie Berta – Vocals on Heat Island

Produced, arranged, and engineered by Gerard Estella
Recorded and mixed at The Artisan Studio at Brucemore

This project is made possible by The Artisan Studio Series at Brucemore, whose mission is to inspire community interaction with history, preservation, and the arts, and is part of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

Tracks 1, 3, 6, 8, 10, 11: Written by Scott Dalziel (BMI), Eric Pals – Pop Apocalypse Music (ASCAP)
Tracks 4, 5, 7, 9: Written by Scott Dalziel (BMI)
Track 2: Written by Scott Dalziel (BMI), Stephen Easterling – FCZ Music (SESAC)

Special thanks to all the players for bringing their talent and creativity to these tracks.

This album is dedicated to the memory of Eric Nelson.

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Scott DL is a consummate musician who has performed around the U.S. and released seven albums. He was a New Folk Finalist at the Kerrville Folk Festival, TX in 2004 and 2007. In 2013, Scott recorded with legendary producer and engineer Bruce Swedien (Quincy Jones). His latest album, Scott DL’s Enlightenment Saloon, was recorded at The Artisan Studio at Brucemore in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. ... more

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