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To A Hooker in Minneapolis

from Surreal Talk by Tom Swifty

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Another song that started as a writing prompt, this one directly from Curtis X. Meyer himself: "Write a persona poem as a voice from a song… If the poem is from the POV of the song's subject, try to address the singer / band." I thought it would be interesting a do a rap song response to a non-rap song, and Tom Waits' "Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis" is one of my all-time favorites. It has the saddest punchline of any song I've ever heard: "I'll be eligible for parole come Valentine's Day." The shout-out to "everybody who contributed to the Kickstarter campaign" is basically just a joke, since I eventually decided, after recording that and sending it to France for mixing, not to do a Kickstarter campaign. Instead, I figured I'd let all of you decide what the album was worth to you and donate that to me here (hint, hint). I also credit only Jason Volk for the "artwork and design," and a fine job he did with the design, but the photography was actually by Keagan Fuller (www.imdb.com/name/nm4463106/). This was recorded before the artwork had been chosen, so I didn't get to give Keagan the credit he deserves for his awesome work.

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from Surreal Talk, released August 1, 2014
Music: Tha TruthTella. Lyrics and vocals: Tom Swifty.

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Born in Springfield, Illinois, and raised in the southern Midwest of Missouri, Ezra Stead became Tom Swifty in Minneapolis when he began rapping live and recording quality tracks over ten years ago. Before that, they were... not so quality. Back in Minneapolis after 10 years in NYC, Swifty's latest albums prove that he's never been better. ... more

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