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I'm Gonna Be Like That

from The Threefinger Opera by Jeff Elbel + Ping

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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.

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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, released May 5, 2022
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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