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Get Ready for Eytan

by Eytan Mirsky

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1.
Outta Sight 02:45
OUTTA SIGHT WHEN I’M WITH YOU, I LOVE THE THINGS YOU DO BUT WHEN YOU GO, I NEVER HEAR FROM YOU OUTTA SIGHT OUTTA MIND, SOMETIMES YOU CAN BE SO KIND BUT IT SEEMS THAT WHEN I’M OUTTA YOUR SIGHT I’M OUTTA YOUR MIND WHEN YOU ARE NEAR, YOUR LOVE IS LOUD AND CLEAR BUT WHEN YOU GO, IT’S LIKE YOU DISAPPEAR OUTTA SIGHT OUTTA MIND, SOMETIMES YOU CAN BE SO KIND BUT IT SEEMS THAT WHEN I’M OUTTA YOUR SIGHT I’M OUTTA YOUR MIND YOU KNOW IT’S NOT RIGHT WHEN I’M OUTTA YOUR SIGHT I LOOK AND I FIND THAT I’M OUTTA YOUR MIND LIKE DOCTOR JECKYLL AND UGLY MISTER HYDE WHEN YOU’RE AWAY YOU SHOW ANOTHER SIDE OUTTA SIGHT OUTTA MIND, SOMETIMES YOU CAN BE SO KIND BUT IT SEEMS THAT WHEN I’M OUTTA YOUR SIGHT I’M OUTTA YOUR MIND
2.
WHAT DO I DO? I’M SITTING AROUND WASTING MY TIME SITTING AROUND JUST STARING AT THE WALL NOT DOING A THING TO MAKE MY LIFE GOOD, TO GET WHAT I WANT OR ANYTHING AT ALL WHAT DO I DO? I JUST SIT AROUND AND THINK OF YOU (WHAT DO I DO?) WHAT DO I DO? I JUST SIT AROUND AND THINK OF YOU I’M WASTING MY TIME, THE TIME I COULD USE TO BETTER MYSELF OR CONTRIBUTE TO THE WORLD, TO WRITE ME A BOOK, TO MAKE ME A FILM, TO CURE A DISEASE, OR MEET ANOTHER GIRL WHAT DO I DO? I JUST SIT AROUND AND THINK OF YOU (WHAT DO I DO?) WHAT DO I DO? I JUST SIT AROUND AND THINK OF YOU IT’S MY OCCUPATION AND MY HOBBY, TOO I JUST SIT RIGHT DOWN AND THEN I THINK OF YOU I’M WASTING MY DAYS, WASTING MY YEARS, WASTING MY LIFE AND FINALLY I’LL DIE, BUT MUCH AS I’D LIKE TO DO SOMETHING NEW I CAN’T SEEM TO CHANGE NO MATTER HOW I TRY. WHAT DO I DO? I JUST SIT AROUND AND THINK OF YOU (WHAT DO I DO?) WHAT DO I DO? I JUST SIT AROUND AND THINK OF SIT AROUND AND THINK OF SIT AROUND AND THINK OF YOU
3.
LIFE OF A PRETTY GIRL EVERYTHING YOU WANTED SOMEBODY BOUGHT FOR YOU PEOPLE EVEN OPENED DOORS THAT YOU DIDN’T EVEN WANNA GO THROUGH AND DON’T YOU UNDERSTAND THE WAY THINGS WORK IN THIS WORLD? YOU LEAD THE LIFE OF A PRETTY GIRL (YOU LEAD THE LIFE OF A PRETTY GIRL) YOU LEAD THE LIFE OF A PRETTY GIRL EVERYWHERE YOU GO NOW THE PEOPLE ARE SO SWEET I CAN’T EVEN GET THE TIME FROM THE PEOPLE THAT I MEET AND DON’T YOU UNDERSTAND THE WAY THINGS WORK IN THIS WORLD? YOU LEAD THE LIFE OF A PRETTY GIRL (YOU LEAD THE LIFE OF A PRETTY GIRL) YOU LEAD THE LIFE OF A PRETTY GIRL A PRETTY GIRL SEES THINGS DIFFERENTLY, DIFFERENTLY FROM ME A PRETTY GIRL THINKS THAT LIFE IS GOOD AND PEOPLE ACT THE WAY THEY SHOULD DON’T YOU UNDERSTAND NOW THAT YOU CAN’T HELP BUT WIN? THE GAME THAT YOU’VE BEEN PLAYING IS NOT THE ONE I’M IN AND DON’T YOU UNDERSTAND THE WAY THINGS WORK IN THIS WORLD? YOU LEAD THE LIFE OF A PRETTY GIRL (YOU LEAD THE LIFE OF A PRETTY GIRL) YOU LEAD THE LIFE OF A PRETTY GIRL
4.
SOMEBODY TO BLAME YOU’VE GOT EVERYTHING YOU WANTED I’VE GOT NOTHING BUT MY SHAME MY UNHAPPINESS IS YOUR FAULT EVERYBODY NEEDS SOMEBODY TO BLAME I’VE BEEN WAITING FOR A LIFETIME I’M SO HAPPY THAT YOU CAME NOW I KNOW WHAT I’VE BEEN MISSING EVERYBODY NEEDS SOMEBODY TO BLAME WHEN I NEED SOMEBODY TO BLAME I CAN ALWAYS COUNT ON YOU WHEN I NEED SOMEBODY TO BLAME YOU’RE THE ONE THAT I RUN TO YOU SAY EVERYTHING’LL WORK OUT BUT I FIGURED OUT YOUR GAME YOU THINK YOU CAN GET OFF EASY DON’T YOU KNOW I NEED SOMEBODY TO BLAME? YOU MIGHT TRY TO TURN THE TABLE BUT YOU KNOW IT’S NOT THE SAME YOUR UNHAPPINESS IS YOUR FAULT DON’T BE MAKING ME SOMEBODY TO BLAME EVERYBODY NEEDS SOME- DON’T BE MAKING ME SOME- EVERYBODY NEEDS SOMEBODY, SOMEBODY TO BLAME
5.
ALLERGIC TO FUN I DON’T DRINK, I DON’T SMOKE I DON’T LAUGH, I DON’T JOKE AND WHEN THE SUMMER COMES I DON’T GO OUT IN THE SUN I GUESS THAT YOU COULD SAY I’M ALLERGIC TO FUN I DON’T GOLF, I DON’T BOWL I DON’T ROCK, I DON’T ROLL I THINK I’M LOSING COUNT OF THE THINGS THAT I’VE NEVER DONE I GUESS THAT YOU COULD SAY I’M ALLERGIC TO FUN I KNOW EVERYBODY’S LIFE CAN USE A LITTLE SPICE MAYBE YOU COULD BE MY ONLY VICE I DON’T TAKE, I DON’T GIVE I DON’T DREAM, I DON’T LIVE I NEED SOME LOVE IN MY LIFE AND BABY YOU ARE THE ONE TO MAKE ME SAY I’M NOT ALLERGIC TO FUN FUN FUN, I’M ALLERGIC TO FUN FUN FUN, I’M ALLERGIC TO FUN PLEASE DON’T MAKE ME SAY I’M ALLERGIC EVERY NIGHT AND DAY I’M ALLERGIC PLEASE DON’T MAKE ME STAY ALLERGIC TO FUN
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TELL ME THAT YOU’RE FOOLIN’ I GOT A NOTE FROM YOU THIS MORNING IT SAID THAT YOU AND I ARE DONE I GUESS IT REALLY DOESN’T MATTER I KNOW THAT IT WAS ALL IN FUN TELL ME THAT YOU’RE FOOLIN’ CAUSE I COULD USE A LAUGH RIGHT NOW TELL ME THAT YOU’RE FOOLIN’ I DON’T BELIEVE IT ANYHOW TELL ME THAT YOU’RE FOOLIN’ TELL ME THAT YOU’RE FOOLIN’ I SAW YOUR PICTURE IN THE PAPER IT SAID YOU’RE MARRYING SOME GUY AND IF I WASN’T BUSY LAUGHING I’D HAVE TO SIT RIGHT DOWN AND CRY TELL ME THAT YOU’RE FOOLIN’ CAUSE I COULD USE A LAUGH RIGHT NOW TELL ME THAT YOU’RE FOOLIN’ I DON’T BELIEVE IT ANYHOW TELL ME THAT YOU’RE FOOLIN’ TELL ME THAT YOU’RE FOOLIN’ I KNOW THAT YOU’RE FOOLIN’, BUT MY FRIENDS ALL DISAGREE THEY DON’T KNOW YOUR SENSE OF HUMOR LIKE ME I TOOK A WALK TO YOUR APARTMENT AND SAW ANOTHER GUY WAS THERE HE SAID HE WAS YOUR ONLY BOYFRIEND AND HE WAS IN HIS UNDERWEAR TELL ME THAT YOU’RE FOOLIN’ CAUSE I COULD USE A LAUGH RIGHT NOW TELL ME THAT YOU’RE FOOLIN’ I DON’T BELIEVE IT ANYHOW TELL ME THAT YOU’RE FOOLIN’ TELL ME THAT YOU’RE FOOLIN’
7.
Found 02:59
FOUND YOU CAN LOOK FOR ME IN THE CITY STREETS CHECK OUT MY OLD NEIGHBORHOOD YOU CAN LOOK FOR ME IN THE COUNTRYSIDE HIDING AWAY IN THE WOODS YOU CAN LOOK FOR ME IN A FOREIGN LAND TRAVEL THE WHOLE WORLD AROUND AND YOU’LL NEVER FIND ME IF I DON’T WANNA BE FOUND YOU CAN LOOK FOR ME ON THE SEVEN SEAS SAILING MY BOAT ON A WAVE YOU CAN LOOK FOR ME UNDERNEATH THE EARTH HIDING AWAY IN A CAVE YOU CAN LOOK FOR ME IN AN AEROPLANE EIGHT MILES OVER THE GROUND AND YOU’LL NEVER FIND ME IF I DON’T WANNA BE FIND IF A MAN DON’T WANNA BE FOUND THERE’S NOTHING YOU CAN DO IF A MAN DON’T WANNA BE FOUND HE’LL SLIP AWAY FROM YOU YOU CAN LOOK FOR ME WITH A TELESCOPE, CHECK ALL THE STARS OUT IN SPACE YOU CAN INSPECT EVERY INCH OF THE UNIVERSE AND NEVER ENCOUNTER MY FACE OR YOU CAN LOOK RIGHT HERE SITTING NEXT TO YOU I WON’T BE MAKING A SOUND AND YOU’LL NEVER FIND ME IF I DON’T WANNA BE FOUND
8.
WEREN’T YOU THE ONE? HEY, BABY, HOW CAN YOU GO POUNDING ON MY DOOR JUST LIKE YOU NEVER SAID GOODBYE? WEREN’T YOU THE ONE WHO TOLD ME JUST THE NIGHT BEFORE THAT YOU WOULD LOVE TO SEE ME CRY? WEREN’T YOU THE ONE WHO SAID YOU WANTED TO BE FREE? WEREN’T YOU THE ONE WHO SAID YOU’D HAD ENOUGH OF ME? WEREN’T YOU THE ONE WHO SMILED AND SAID YOU WERE OFF TO FIND ANOTHER BED? WEREN’T YOU THE ONE WHO SAID YOU WANTED TO BE FREE? HEY, BABY, HOW CAN YOU GO CALL ME ON THE PHONE AT EVERY HOUR OF THE NIGHT? WEREN’T YOU THE ONE WHO TOLD ME JUST THE NIGHT BEFORE THAT THINGS BETWEEN US WEREN’T RIGHT? WEREN’T YOU THE ONE WHO SAID YOU WANTED TO BE FREE? WEREN’T YOU THE ONE WHO SAID YOU’D HAD ENOUGH OF ME? WEREN’T YOU THE ONE WHO SMILED AND SAID YOU WERE OFF TO FIND ANOTHER BED? WEREN’T YOU THE ONE WHO SAID YOU WANTED TO BE FREE? FORGIVE ME IF I ASK YOU ABOUT THE THINGS YOU’VE DONE, BUT SOMEONE SAID THESE THINGS TO ME AND I THOUGHT YOU WERE THE ONE HEY, BABY, HOW CAN YOU GO BARGING IN MY HOUSE WHEN I AM WITH A LADY FRIEND? WEREN’T YOU THE ONE WHO TOLD ME JUST THE NIGHT BEFORE THAT THINGS WERE COMING TO AN END? WEREN’T YOU THE ONE WHO SAID YOU WANTED TO BE FREE? WEREN’T YOU THE ONE WHO SAID YOU’D HAD ENOUGH OF ME? WEREN’T YOU THE ONE WHO SMILED AND SAID YOU WERE OFF TO FIND ANOTHER BED? WEREN’T YOU THE ONE WHO SAID YOU WANTED TO BE FREE?
9.
THE VULTURE OF LOVE I’M A VULTURE FLYING HIGH IN THE SKY LOOKING FOR A LOVE THAT’S READY TO DIE WHEN I SEE YOU BREAKING UP WITH YOUR MAN I SWOOP ON DOWN FROM ABOVE THEY CALL ME THE VULTURE, THE VULTURE OF LOVE I’M A VULTURE AND I’M LOOKING FOR PREY WHEN YOU’VE FALLEN FROM THE HEAT OF THE DAY AND YOU LIE THERE WITH YOUR THIRSTY HEART I SWOOP ON DOWN FROM ABOVE THEY CALL ME THE VULTURE, THE VULTURE OF LOVE YOU CAN STUMBLE THROUGH THE DESERT OF LIFE LOOKING FOR THE SHADE OF A TREE YOU CAN WANDER FOR MILES AROUND BUT YOU’LL NEVER GET AWAY FROM ME I’M A VULTURE AND I’M LOOKING FOR YOU WHEN I FIND YOU, WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT I’LL DO WHEN I SEE YOU BREAKING UP WITH YOUR MAN I SWOOP ON DOWN FROM ABOVE THEY CALL ME THE VULTURE, THE VULTURE OF LOVE
10.
ALL THE GUYS YOU LOVED BEFORE I NEVER ASKED YOU ABOUT YOUR PAST I NEVER TRIED TO FIND OUT SO WHY’D YOU HAVE TO GO BRING IT UP WHEN I JUST DON’T WANNA HEAR ABOUT… ALL THE GUYS YOU LOVED BEFORE ME ALL THE GUYS YOU LOVED BEFORE ME ALL THE GUYS YOU LOVED BEFORE ME ALL THE GUYS YOU LOVED BEFORE YOU TOLD ME ALL ABOUT AL AND BILL, CHARLIE, DAVID AND ED YOU WORKED YOUR WAY THROUGHT THE ALPHABET TO WILL, XAVIER, YUL AND ZED ALL THE GUYS YOU LOVED BEFORE ME ALL THE GUYS YOU LOVED BEFORE ME ALL THE GUYS YOU LOVED BEFORE ME ALL THE GUYS YOU LOVED BEFORE WELL, I’M NOT SAYING THAT YOU’RE PROMISCUOUS BUT DID YOU REALLY HAVE TO GO AND MAKE A LIST OF… ALL THE GUYS YOU LOVED BEFORE ME NOW I WOULD NEVER GO CRITICIZE YOU FOR HAVING YOUR FUN BUT WHY ON EARTH WOULD I WANT TO HEAR EVERY INITIMATE THING YOU’VE DONE WITH… ALL THE GUYS YOU LOVED BEFORE ME ALL THE GUYS YOU LOVED BEFORE ME ALL THE GUYS YOU LOVED BEFORE ME ALL THE GUYS YOU LOVED BEFORE
11.
Either Way 02:49
EITHER WAY I DON’T CARE IF THERE’S A GOD UP IN THE SKY I DON’T CARE IF THERE’S A HEAVEN WHEN WE DIE I DON’T CARE IF ALL RELIGION’S FALSE OR TRUE CAUSE EITHER WAY I CAN’T GET ANYWHERE WITH YOU I DON’T CARE IF THERE IS LIFE IN OUTER SPACE I DON’T CARE IF THEY ATTACK THE HUMAN RACE I DON’T CARE ABOUT THE THINGS THEY PLAN TO DO CAUSE EITHER WAY I CAN’T GET ANYWHERE WITH YOU EITHER WAY I LOSE EITHER WAY I GET THE BLUES EITHER WAY I JUST CAN’T CHOOSE, NO EITHER WAY I DON’T CARE IF ELVIS PRESLEY’S STILL ALIVE I DON’T CARE IF TWO AND TWO IS REALLY FIVE I DON’T CARE IF ANYTHING IS FALSE OR TRUE CAUSE EITHER WAY I CAN’T GET ANYWHERE WITH YOU EITHER WAY I CAN’T GET ANYWHERE, ANYWHERE WITH YOU EITHER WAY I CAN’T GET ANYWHERE WITH YOU
12.
SOMETHING ABOUT THE NIGHT ROUND ANY CORNER, DOWN ANY STREET I SEE THE KIND OF GIRL THAT I WOULD LIKE TO MEET JUST FOR A MOMENT SHE’S IN THE LIGHT AND THEN SHE PASSES BY ME BACK INTO THE NIGHT, YEAH SOMETHING ABOUT THE NIGHT WANNA FIND SOMEONE AND HOLD HER TIGHT SOMETHING ABOUT THE NIGHT MAKES ME FALL IN LOVE SOMETHING ABOUT THE NIGHT WANNA FIND SOMEONE AND HOLD HER TIGHT SOMETHING ABOUT THE NIGHT MAKES ME FALL IN LOVE HERE COMES ANOTHER, SHE’S MIGHTY FINE I LIKE THE WAY SHE WALKS, I GOTTA MAKE HER MINE WHAT DOES SHE LOOK LIKE? CAN’T REALLY SEE I ONLY KNOW RIGHT NOW THAT SHE’S THE GIRL FOR ME, YEAH SOMETHING ABOUT THE NIGHT WANNA FIND SOMEONE AND HOLD HER TIGHT SOMETHING ABOUT THE NIGHT MAKES ME FALL IN LOVE SOMETHING ABOUT THE NIGHT WANNA FIND SOMEONE AND HOLD HER TIGHT SOMETHING ABOUT THE NIGHT MAKES ME FALL IN LOVE SOMETHING ABOUT THE NIGHT CAN LEND AN AIR OF MYSTERY MAKES EVERY WOMAN PASSING BY ME LOOK SO GOOD TO ME A LITTLE WIGGLE IS ALL IT TAKES A LITTLE SMILE AND THEN MY HEART’S ABOUT TO BREAK I’LL NEVER KNOW HER – DON’T KNOW HER NAME I GOTTA TELL YOU, MAN, I LOVE HER JUST THE SAME, YEAH SOMETHING ABOUT THE NIGHT WANNA FIND SOMEONE AND HOLD HER TIGHT SOMETHING ABOUT THE NIGHT MAKES ME FALL IN LOVE SOMETHING ABOUT THE NIGHT WANNA FIND SOMEONE AND HOLD HER TIGHT SOMETHING ABOUT THE NIGHT MAKES ME FALL IN LOVE
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RECORD COLLECTION WE MOVED IN TOGETHER AND I KNEW THERE WOULD BE MANY COMPROMISES FOR YOU AND FOR ME BUT WHEN I DID A QUICK INSPECTION AND I SAW YOUR ELO I TOLD YOU TO TAKE YOUR RECORD COLLECTION AND GO TAKE YOUR RECORD COLLECTION, BABY, TAKE YOUR RECORD COLLECTION, BABY, TAKE YOUR RECORD COLLECTION, BABY, AND GO TAKE YOUR RECORD COLLECTION, BABY, TAKE YOUR RECORD COLLECTION, BABY, TAKE YOUR RECORD COLLECTION, BABY, AND GO NOW YOU LIKE THE BEATLES, BABY, AND I LIKE THE STONES WE SHARED OUR RECORDS AND WE BOTH GOT ALONG BUT WHEN I DID A QUICK INSPECTION AND I SAW YOUR ELO I TOLD YOU TO TAKE YOUR RECORD COLLECTION AND GO TAKE YOUR RECORD COLLECTION, BABY, TAKE YOUR RECORD COLLECTION, BABY, TAKE YOUR RECORD COLLECTION, BABY, AND GO TAKE YOUR RECORD COLLECTION, BABY, TAKE YOUR RECORD COLLECTION, BABY, TAKE YOUR RECORD COLLECTION, BABY, AND GO I THINK OF OUR TIME TOGETHER . IT WAS SUCH A TERRIBLE WASTE. HOW COULD I GIVE MY LOVE TO SOMEONE WITH SUCH TERRIBLE TASTE? NOW OUR RELATIONSHIP MUST COME TO AN END AND IT WOULD BE NICER IF WE PARTED AS FRIENDS BUT WHEN I DID A QUICK INSPECTION AND I SAW YOUR ELO I TOLD YOU TO TAKE YOUR RECORD COLLECTION AND GO TAKE YOUR RECORD COLLECTION, BABY, TAKE YOUR RECORD COLLECTION, BABY, TAKE YOUR RECORD COLLECTION, BABY, AND GO TAKE YOUR RECORD COLLECTION, BABY, TAKE YOUR RECORD COLLECTION, BABY, TAKE YOUR RECORD COLLECTION, BABY, AND GO
14.
DROP THAT LOSER EVERY TIME I SEE YOU YOU’RE WITH THAT GUY I TRY TO UNDERSTAND BUT I DON’T KNOW WHY ASK ME MY OPINION, I JUST CAN’T LIE IT’S TIME FOR YOU TO TELL HIM TO GO BYE-BYE, YOU GOTTA DROP THAT LOSER, YEAH YOU GOTTA, DROP THAT LOSER, YOU KNOW YOU GOTTA, DROP THAT LOSER AND CHECK OUT ME HE’S GOT A PERSONALITY MADE TO PLEASE HE’S GOT THE KIND OF CHEEKS THAT ARE MADE TO SQUEEZE THE WOMEN WANT TO GET IN HIS BVD’S BUT LISTEN TO ME, BABY, AND YOU WILL SEE, YOU GOTTA DROP THAT LOSER, YEAH YOU GOTTA, DROP THAT LOSER, YOU KNOW YOU GOTTA, DROP THAT LOSER AND CHECK OUT ME I KNOW WHAT I’M SAYING MAY SOUND STRANGE BUT, GIRL, I THINK IT’S TIME FOR YOU TO MAKE A LITTLE CHANGE YOU GOTTA… DROP THAT LOSER, YEAH YOU GOTTA, DROP THAT LOSER, YOU KNOW YOU GOTTA, DROP THAT LOSER AND CHECK OUT ME I KNOW YOU DON’T THINK THAT I’M RIGHT FOR YOU AND I KNOW YOU’RE NOT LOOKING FOR SOMEONE NEW AND I’M NOT TRYING TO TELL YOU WHAT YOU SHOULD DO BUT WHEN IT COMES TO CHOOSING BETWEEN US TWO, YOU GOTTA DROP THAT LOSER, YEAH YOU GOTTA, DROP THAT LOSER, YOU KNOW YOU GOTTA, DROP THAT LOSER AND CHECK OUT ME

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2nd album from Eytan. Includes the crowd-pleasers "Record Collection" and "The Vulture of Love"

from "ALL MUSIC GUIDE" (www.allmusic.com)

****+1/2 (4 and +1/2 stars out of 5)

Eytan Mirsky
Get Ready for Eytan!

AMG EXPERT REVIEW: Why a major label didn't jump at the chance to release an album as fantastic as "Get Ready For Eytan" is beyond me. When the charts (and used bins) are filled with second-rate artists playing third-rate music and acts like Mirsky can't get arrested, you know that something smells fishy in Hitsville. From the opener, "Out Of Sight," it's obvious that Mirsky enjoys the hell out of what he's doing, and it's easy to fall for his care-free, spirited music. Part Nick Lowe and part Jonathan Richman, Mirsky takes his craft seriously while having a whole lot of fun with it. With a quiver in his voice, Mirsky sounds as confident as he does innocent and wide-eyed. Though he doesn't rip off the past as liberally as Lowe once did, he does sprinkle his songs with just enough musical references to keep you guessing. "What Do I Do?" mixes an early Beatles guitar hook with an upbeat alt-country groove. "Allergic To Fun" sounds like a cool surf band covering a Violent Femmes song for a 'Beach Blanket' movie. "Found" is a heartfelt country ballad that is far too intelligent for the country market. "Record Collection," inspired by the book 'High Fidelity' speaks to all of us nerdy music types (though I take offence at Mirsky's continual put-down of ELO). All in all, a fabulous collection of pop songs without one bad apple in the bunch.

- Stephen SPAZ Schnee

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released June 6, 1999

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Eytan Mirsky New York, New York

New York City-based singer/songwriter best known for the songs he contributed to the indie films "Happiness," "American Splendor" and "The Tao of Steve"

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