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PopZinkle

by David Leon Zink

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PopZinkle 03:11
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PopZinkle Midnight. Comes the final hour The witches are in flight and the bitches are in power With their hard bite and their children so hungry Cryin’ – “C’mon mama, feed me! C’mon mama, ring my bell!” – And it’s midnight There’s a balance to the world It tips this way and that And there’s a war ‘tween those who want it round And those who want it flat And the science of the witch Ain’t the science of the bitch She built a button to blast the universe And she’s got a nasty twitch! But in my heart I got a PopZinkle And in my mind I got a PopZinkle I take it with me wherever I go It tastes like love and it gleams like a rainbow Well I love to eat the colors Blue and red and green They fill my mouth with passion And they never make me mean There’s a world within a whirly pop Where a good word never waits Every word a door to heaven And no door to heaven detonates In my heart I got a PopZinkle And in my mind I got a PopZinkle My PopZinkle goes wherever I go It wounds like love and it bleeds like a rainbow When I fall to the ground I’ll begin to grow You can silence me but you can’t kill a rainbow Midnight. It’s a minute past the hour The bitches sleep tight and the witches plant flowers In the moonlight, and they’ll dance till the sunrise With their bellies full of delight At the wondrous power of growing things
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Thorn Man 03:42
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Thorn Man I am a stranger, I am a foreign man I am your brother, I am the Thorn Man The one in your side, the one in your side I am the Thorn Man I came here to love you, I can here alone My hands are empty, red as a rose You’ve a hole in your soul, you’ve a hole in your soul Like the holes in my hands I can heal you I can heal you I am no stranger, I am no foreign man I am your brother, I am the Thorn Man Why do you lie? Why do you lie? I am the Thorn Man I can heal you I can heal you You want to love, but you don’t want to bleed You can’t live without me, I know what you need I am the Thorn Man, I am the Thorn Man And I won’t let you go – no, no I can heal you I can heal you I can heal you I can heal you
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Mary 04:18
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Mary My Dad said “Son it’s a big wild world You wanna make a life? Better take a wife! Love her more than pearls and like a knife She’ll cut you out a home “Don’t flirt with Nancy or fiddle with Sue None of them easy girls will do If it’s happiness that you pursue Go find your Carrie Nation!” Call her Peanut, Pumpkin Pie Jill or Jane or Laurelai She’s my 4th of July My Mary, Mary She’s my breath, she’s my angel Virgin Clean or Scarlet Queen Prettiest girl I ever seen My Mary, Mary She freed my speech and in her arms She bore my rights to ring alarms She represented my poor taxed shoes And warmed them by her fire So I brought her Boston tea and swore I’d bring her corn cobs by the score I’d infrastructure our new home And tolerate religion! Under the mistletoe We would kiss before our foes Every tyrant name would run And hide their face in shame Our true love’s destiny Was manifest for all to see Mary made a man of me And I made her my wife Eleven days before the autumn leaves Fluttered down to choke my eaves Four crowing thieves crashed into My Mary They tore into her twin-towered breasts She rocked and reeled, and I confess Before she fell a patriotic hatred I declared So I rounded up the president Who said “Our victory’s heaven-sent Those anti-Mary malcontents Will rue their devastation.” Then he passed a law that tied my tongue! Spent what I’d saved up for my young! Declared himself Attila the Hun! And hired Dick Halliburton! And we eye-for-eye’d and tooth-for-tooth’d Seeing, saying half the truth But all I wanted back was the sweet Mary of my youth Under the mistletoe How I miss my Mary so Even tyrants shake their heads At things done in her name Our true love’s destiny I fear, my friends, escapes from me What will I be without Mary? Do you believe in reincarnation? Or resurrection? That the station Of a life can change And come back all the same? The reason I ask is the other day While riding a New York subaway I swear I heard my Mary say “I am with you, my love. “And I freed your heart to make you free But I live in hearts across the sea By other names they call on me And I’m Mary just the same “And if you learn to recognize The fire that burned within my eyes In other eyes you’ll realize That what I say is true “Just one more thing before I go Underneath the mistletoe That very first kiss so long ago I saved up just for you.” Call her Peanut, Pumpkin Pie Jill or Jane or Lauralei She’s my 4th of July My Mary, Mary She’s my breath, she’s my angel Virgin Clean or Scarlet Queen Prettiest girl I ever seen My Mary, Mary. Prettiest girl…I ever seen…Mary.
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This Is a Dream 02:45
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This Is A Dream I wake from this dream Chest dripping sweat Heart beating like a roller coaster I heard an engine scream I was running for the door A breath before the final blast This is a dream This is a dream My shadow holds a gun Points it at my head I’m pointing a gun at his head too I wonder if he’ll shoot Thinking I might shoot first Maybe I should shoot first This is a dream This is a dream I brought this dream to life I brought life to this dream Now it’s a nightmare full of uncertain death It’s time for this to end I put my weapons down But I can hear your engines screaming, screaming This is a dream This is a dream This is a dream
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The Crystal Night 02:16
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The Crystal Night We’re going to play a game right now Curl up like a little bug Be quiet as a mouse beneath the silver moon Don’t make a single sound, don’t move No one must know where you are Stay here till you’re certain we’re all gone When the house has fallen quiet And you’re sure there’s no one near Quiet as a mouse, come out, let no one see Take the path to grandma’s house Someone will be waiting there Then you’ll get some yummy cakes and tea And when you hear them shout and shatter glass, Dear Don’t take fright It’s just a silly game they’re playing Called Crystal Night Small as a bug in the wall I’m curled up tight Quiet as a mouse, I hear the window break In the Crystal Night
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Feel a Train 03:49
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Feel A Train I feel a train comin' down that track Ride on that train I feel a change comin' down that track Ride on that train, everybody 'feel a train comin' down that track Ride on that train I feel a change comin' down that track Ride on that train People sufferin' with a heavy load Workin' hard for pay President said "You gotta fight my war" Tell me what am I gonna say? everybody 'feel a train comin' down that track Ride on that train I feel a change comin' down that track Ride on that train Well the rich get richer Well the poor get worse And they took my home away Comes the CEO to Congress with a damn tin cup What am I gonna say? everybody 'feel a train comin' down that track Ride on that train I feel a change comin' down that track Ride on that train I see Abraham Lincoln on that train Barak Obama too They're gonna ride all the way from Philadelphia to the White House And they're callin' out to me and you.. everybody 'feel a train comin' down that track Ride on that train I feel a change comin' down that track Ride on that train Ride on, ride on Ride on that train Ride on, ride on Ride on that train (That Freedom choo-choo) 'feel a train comin' down that track Ride on that train I feel a change comin' down that track Ride on that train I feel a train comin' down that track Ride on that train I feel a change comin' down that track Ride on that train Whooo-hooo!
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Bird 04:43
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Bird Every day I bleed a little Breathe my last Then breathe again I wake this bird in my chest Ache to hear her sing Come the night I grieve a little Day is past Won’t come again Only so much time And so little done I wanna wake this bird in my chest I wanna hear her sing In that bright morning air I wanna hear her sing Ecstasy – I’ve known a little And despair – I’ve had my share I’m not looking for comfort, baby I’m looking for more Set me up on some high place In your aeroplane Let me swan dive down To the deep green sea Let the wind pin my hair Blister my skin Let the green water drown This deep thirst within I wanna tangle my love with you Skin to skin Help me wake this bird in my chest again I wanna wake this bird in my chest I wanna hear her sing In that bright morning air I wanna hear her sing At the gate, I think a little On that day The next won’t come Only so much time And so little done Did I wake this bird in my chest? Did I hear her sing? In that bright morning air? Did I hear her sing? I wanna wake this bird in my chest I wanna hear her sing In that bright morning air I wanna hear her sing
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Dance with a Shadow 06:06
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Dance With A Shadow You can dance with an Angel Or dance with a Shadow We both will love you And never leave you You can hold on to memories Or hold on to me You can dance with an Angel Or dance with a Shadow Who’s that stranger I see? In my whisky Who stares at me? She took my heart And now I can’t find The rest She said this would happen I fail the test
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Wings of Love 04:20
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Wings of Love I’m gonna buy A Wings of Love Leave this town On silver wheels Pieces of gold tear at the black A leather jacket on my back I got the money and I know what’s real I got a Wings of Love and I know how to feel I’m gonna fly On my Wings of Love Over this weary And loveless land I got a V-Twin engine full of magic dust A heart pumpin’ me full of wanderlust Nothin’ ahead, behind nothin’ more On Wings of Love I’m gonna soar… I’m gonna die On my Wings of Love Spill my life On a lonely road Underneath the blood of my broken hand These lines of gold were my promised land Stars on the pavement down from the sky But the Wings of Love won’t let me fly… I got a Wings of Love…
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Rain or Shine 04:16
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Rain or Shine Black top line Two lanes getting thinner White knuckles on the wheel As a semi rolls by We’re racing the storm And the light’s getting dimmer In the grip of a reaper Running out of time Explosion of color Bursts on the horizon Black clouds pierced By a sword of light I forgot about rainbows But I could use the promise ‘Cause no one survives All the time Rain or Shine Love is always on the line Painting joy on the sky Love breaks through, Rain or Shine I’ve forgotten my soul When I was fighting the good fight Trying to hang on In Life’s blinding rain On the edge of disaster No hope for glory And nowhere to run I wait for a sign Rain or Shine Love is always on the line Painting joy on the sky Love breaks through, Rain or Shine When the path of least resistance Is the path I cannot take Light wound me, make me bleed Every color of the rain Rain or Shine Love is always on the line Painting joy on the sky Love breaks through, Rain or Shine
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Bye Bye Magpie 04:20
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Bye-Bye Magpie Bye-bye Magpie Goodbye again, Robin Make your nest In the breast Of the continent We will dream of you.
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Dancing On My Grave 04:55
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Dancing On My Grave Morning has gone The day has flown by My time to work is at an end I close my eyes Mama beside me Sleep rewards my labor Blue skies and greener gardens Full Life in circles turning My children dancing on my grave Good neighbors gather round To celebrate my parting And I'm dancing Mama dressed in her finest Old Jake has tuned his fiddle They'll play a randy jig or two There's nothing finer than That Irish Train to Sligo And dancing The rector's got his prayer book The Shepherd's Psalm he's reading But I am scattered on the wind My time to marvel at the mysteries While the universe is dancing Don’t mourn for me, dear Laura My heart was always dancing Let there be dancing on my grave The games we played were not The kind that can have endings I am still dancing Morning has come Blessing my vision Sleep flees before the work undone Lungs drink their fill Mama is stirring And I rise to dance upon my grave

about

My theme – imposing one’s joy on otherwise ruinous circumstances – began in concept with 9/11 and continues during the production of this album. I celebrate the memory of Norton Buffalo, whose joy outlives him.

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released March 1, 2010

PopZinkle Credits:

Trax
1 PopZinkle
2 Thorn Man
3 Mary
4 This Is a Dream
5 The Crystal Night
6 Feel a Train
7 Bird
8 Dance With a Shadow
9 Wings of Love
10 Rain or Shine
11 Bye Bye Magpie
12 Dancing On My Grave

All Songs written and composed by David Zink except co-writes with Nick Hovick (2), Nanna Larsen (6), Michael Boesen (8), and Phyllis Travis (10). © 2010 Papa’s Moon Publishing (Buma/Stemra)

Musicians:
David – lead vox, acoustic guitar, bouzouki, melodica. Also back vox (1, 2, 6, 8, 10, 11) and mandolin (11, 12).
Dale Price – drums and percussion
Jim Lownes – upright bass (2, 3, 4, 8, 12)
Hector Pineda – electric bass (1, 9, 10, 11) and upright bass (7)
Kelly Mulholland – tenor ukulele (3, 8, 12), mandolin (3, 8 12), banjo (8, 12)
Donna Stjerna – fiddle (8, 12)
Tim Burlingame – electric guitars (1, 7, 10), orchestral strings (1) and back vox (10)
Kathrin Shorr – back vox (7, 8, 10)
Sojourner Zink – marimba (11) and back vox (3, 10, 11)
Zac Leger – Uilleann pipes (1, 7)
David Landau – cello (7)
Dave Cowen – bodhran (12)
Dana Cooper – harmonica (10)
Klaus Caprani – pedal steel (8)
Will Salmon – flute (9)
Eleanor MacDonald – back vox (8)
Paul Kamm – back vox (8)
Hannah Berry – vox (5)
Choir (6) – David, Tim Burlingame, Klaus Caprani, Lila K. Jensen, Nanna Larsen, Simon Lynge, Janna Marit, Brett Perkins, Lori Phelps-Zink, Amalie Riis, Robyn Rosenkrantz, Kathrin Shorr, Sojourner Zink
Choir (11) – David, Tim Burlingame, Michael Glover, Paul Kamm, Simon Lynge, Eleanor MacDonald, Janna Marit, Brett Perkins, Amalie Riis, Robyn Rosenkrantz, Kathrin Shorr, Sojourner Zink

Zac Leger wishes to thank Preston Howard for the borrow of chanter (1)

Recorded at... well, that’s quite a story. 31 musicians contributed trax to PopZinkle from home and project studios in Copenhagen (Denmark), Port Townsend (WA), Fayetteville (AR), Altadena, Highland Park, La Cañada, Magalia, Pasadena, Sherman Oaks, and Los Angeles (CA). Special thanks to Klaus Caprani (Copenhagen) and Jonathan Martin Berry (Pasadena, CA) for engineering services.

Drums and percussion recorded and all trax mixed by Dale Price at Electric Canyon Studios

Mastered by Bernie Grundman

Photography: David

Artwork, Graphics, Layout: Robyn Landis

Thanks to Michael Glover for the first push, Mark Davis for the good save, Michael Boesen for timely resource, Mark & Denise Klitsie for fixing a ruined room, and Dale Price for bringing order to hope.

Thanks to: Lori, my great fan; and Sojourner, my first lieutenant; the Pattie family, for the swift kick of love; my co-writers, for the brilliant stretch; all musicians here noted, for your talents and resourceful, imaginative contributions, most especially Tim and Kate, Kelly and Donna, Jim, Hector, Sojourner and Dale.

My theme – imposing one’s joy on otherwise ruinous circumstances – began in concept with 9/11 and continues during the production of this album. I celebrate the memory of Norton Buffalo, whose joy outlives him.

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David Leon Zink Magalia, California

Under a big tent of genres—acoustic folk, rock, blues, gospel, country, jazz and world beat influences—David sings with a spirit that is at once distinctive and familiar, uncommonly intelligent, earnest and playful.

With his agile voice, expressive guitar artistry and adventurous songcraft, David has recorded several solo albums, and toured throughout the U.S. and Europe. ... more

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