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.
Includes unlimited streaming of The Threefinger Opera-Deluxe Download
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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.
Includes unlimited streaming of The Threefinger Opera-Deluxe Download
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
The ukulele-strumming “Unstoppable Me” echoes the blue-sky pop of ELO and George Harrison. 3FO protagonist Mr. Ping is bursting with confidence verging on hubris. “Pride goeth before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall” is a relevant note lifted from Old Testament scripture. Separated from the storyline, the upbeat song functions as a radiant beam of optimism and sunshine. Chicago’s own the Beatleleles guest.
lyrics
The road will rise to meet me
Clouds will sail away
Nothing's gonna bring me down
Springtime every day
That happy, fat old robin is singing just for me
That’s right (right!), anything’s possible
I'm unstoppable
Oceans part before me
Crowds will step aside
A spring in the step
A light in the eyes
Chest that swells with pride
The future is unwritten, and the door is open wide
That’s right (right!), anything’s possible
I'm unstoppable
No wish to seem ungracious
I’m thankful for my lot
Every day I’m counting
The blessings that I've got
For blessed and truly capable
Are things I truly am
I’m sowing inspiration
Striking up the band
Ready to encourage
Every Joe and Jan
Fondly offer favor
Happy helping hand
Oh, thank you very much, my friend, I'm doing mighty fine
That's right (right!), anything’s possible
I'm unstoppable
Life is good, it’s good to be alive
It’s good to be unstoppable me
I’ve got to be unstoppable me
And I can’t stop! Why would I want to stop being unstoppable me?
I’m free to be unstoppable me
I’ll always be unstoppable me
I’m go- …
Bu- …
… Why did you stop?
credits
from The Threefinger Opera-Deluxe Download,
released August 3, 1921
Written by Jeff Elbel. Percussion on “Unstoppable Me” by Andrew Oliver, recorded by Andrew on Roosevelt Island, NYC. Ukulele choir and background vocals on “Unstoppable Me” by a contingent of the Beatleleles (facebook.com/thebeatleleles): David Causton, Terry Fitzgerald, Nina Gegenheimer, Chris McIntosh, and Joe Pesce. Steve Hillyer’s firehouse bell played by Miro Svetinsky, recorded at Mirolab in Long Beach, CA.
John Blum: drums
John Bretzlaff: guitar
Mike Choby: electric piano, organ
Jeff Elbel: vocal, guitar, ukulele, trombone
Maron Gaffron: vocal
Stacey Krejci: bass
Tom Sharpe: percussion
Chris Taylor: interior artwork
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