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Streets of Gold

by John Seabury/Ace Backwords

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about

The Song:
Streets of Gold began to emerge when John sent me lyrics that he had written, and asked if I had any tracks that might fit. Coincidentally that same day, as I was digging through my files of unfinished tracks, a homeless friend of ours, Ace Backwords (also an underground cartoonist, and brilliant writer AKA Peter Labriola ) posted a Facebook video of himself playing a lovely, etherial piece on an outdoor "free access" piano at the ASUC Student Union at 5:00 a.m.

John immediately realized that the music was a perfect fit for Streets of Gold and suggested that I try to capture the audio from Ace’s web post.

John and I edited Ace’s piano piece into versus and choruses and created the recording.

Ace has lived on "the street" for many years, and brother John, who supports himself entirely through selling his art and performing Rock & Roll has faced difficult times financially in the last few years, often fearing the possibility of homelessness.

Now, for John, Ace and so many others in the field of arts & music, and other professions… Opportunities to find work have ground to a trickle due to the pandemic.

All proceeds from Streets of Gold will be donated to Alameda Homeless Action Center. If you can afford more than a buck, it would be so deeply appreciated.

homelessactioncenter.org


Love,

Dave, John, Ace

lyrics

Streets of Gold:

From the bay to the mountains and everything between
The saddest thing I've ever seen is folks livin' on the streets of gold

No heart, no soul on the streets of gold
So hard, so cold, on the streets of gold

When I was a young boy I heard the story told
That when you get to heaven, the streets are paved with gold
Now that you can hear the other story that I tell
If you think this is heaven, you can go to hell

No heart, no soul on the streets of gold
So hard, so cold, on the streets of gold

People eating food the little piggies throw away
Begging on the sidewalks, pennies, their only pay
A caravan of shopping carts greets the foggy gray…
And it gets darker every day.

No heart, no soul on the streets of gold
So hard, so cold, on the streets of gold

Meanwhile on the inside it's all fat and warm
Crackling logs and pure bred dogs while outside a raging storm
The gypsy shudders in a doorway waits for rain to pass
The gutters shine like diamonds But it's only broken glass

No heart, no soul on the streets of gold
So hard, so cold, on the streets of gold

"When you got nothin, you got nothin left to lose"
Is that a fact Bobby ?

Walk a mile in my wet shoes.

No heart, no soul on the streets of gold
So hard, so cold, on the streets of gold

credits

released April 12, 2020
John Seabury: Composer, Lyrics, Vocals, Cover Art!
Ace Backwords: Composer, Piano
Robi Bean: Percussion
Dave Seabury: Cello, Bass
Little Roger Clark: Spiritual Advisor

Arranged by The C. Berry Brothers
Produced, recorded and mixed by Dave Seabury
Mastered by Leo Frappier

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