The Threefinger Opera CD includes all 13 album tracks plus the bonus track "Do It Again." The package includes a 6-panel gatefold booklet with color photos and song illustrations by Chris Taylor.
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Indiegogo campaign happening NOW! Visit igg.me/at/PingLP to see. All pre-orders include instant download of The Threefinger Opera-Deluxe Download with 41 bonus tracks. 13-track LP is pressed on black vinyl with color sleeve, poly-lined inner sleeve, and 4-page color insert. Actual shipping time will depend upon the manufacturer's schedule. Manufacturing order will be placed October 13, 2021.
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“I’m Gonna Be Like That” brims with the ‘70s FM-pop style of Joni Mitchell and Randy Newman. The song presents a child’s wide-eyed view of a future full of potential.
lyrics
Do you remember the Kool-Aid Man
Titan of my childhood days
Build a wall in his path and he would run right through it – oh, yeah!
And he never even spilled a drop
Don’t mind the masonry in your drink
But that cool concoction of red dye five was oh, so sweet
As the commercial faded into the cartoon, I smiled to myself and said
I'm gonna be like that now, baby, nothing's gonna slow me down
The obstacles in my way will fall at the push of my two strong hands
I'm gonna be like that now, baby, nothing's gonna slow me down
And the world's gonna know that I'm ready to go
The Six Million Dollar Man
Made me an astronaut wannabe
He could outrun your car
Crush a steel bar
And set hapless captives free
In bionic flannel at the end of the day, I smiled as I yawned and said
I'm gonna be like that now, baby, no one’s gonna take me down
The villains who cross my path will fall at the power in my two strong hands
I'm gonna be like that now, baby, no one’s gonna take me down
And the world's gonna know that I'm ready to go
Remember the Beatles, man
Four kids from a beat-up town
With a big idea ‘bout all you need
To make the world go ‘round
As the Hey Jude fade out played in my ears, I smiled to myself and said
I'm gonna be like that now, baby, nothing’s gonna bring me down
People will join and sing the songs that I play with my two strong hands
I'm gonna be like that now, baby, nothing’s gonna bring me down
And the world's gonna know that I'm ready to go
credits
from The Threefinger Opera-Deluxe Download,
released August 3, 1921
Written by Jeff Elbel. Claps and stomps on “I’m Gonna Be Like That” by Sydney Bortscheller, Eric Brunner, Will Brunner, and Megan Elbel. Hammond B3 organ on “I’m Gonna Be Like That” by Phil Madeira of the Red Dirt Boys. Hammond B3 organ on “I’m Gonna Be Like That” by Johnny Iguana of the Claudettes.
John Blum: drums
John Bretzlaff: guitar
Mike Choby: electric piano, organ
Jeff Elbel: vocal, guitar, bass
Maron Gaffron: vocal
Tom Sharpe: percussion
Chris Taylor: interior artwork
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