4 track (Singer Songwriter) EP professionally recorded, edited and mixed in Toronto and St. Catharines, ON, Canada which includes some world class musicians accompanying me.
The 1st CD/ EP of some of my popular songs!
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You can also download or order the physical CD at < www.garycard.ca > in $Canadian. All Rights Reserved. SOCAN.
Dedicated to the late Ron Gabe of the famous Canadian art group; General Idea. Ron is the late brother of my best friend Roy. General Idea was; the late Ron Gabe, (a.k.a.Felix Parts), the late George Zontal, (a.k.a. Jorge-Zontal) and their business associate Michael (A.A.) Bronson.
lyrics
Fin de siècle (SOCAN 2018)
intro - Chaotic, Fractal, Order...
Chorus
What is this 3D chameleon, on the non-art scene we see
Counterfeit forms created, to bridge the boundary
Infecting the mass culture, to contaminate the norms
Neo-Geo, “ménage à trois”, existential art in form
When I was only 10 or 12, painted hands were all around
On canvases, in a gallery, in Winnipeg downtown
Although the colors pleased me, I couldn’t understand
The pictures that you painted, or the meanings that they spanned
Roy’s booklet is familiar but the letters here are wrong
A peanut man, a women’s heel, images so strong
"Is art really the topic"?, I ponder for a while
The strangeness of your magazine, is currently on "FILE"!
Chorus
What is this 3D chameleon, on the "non-art scene" we see
Counterfeit forms created, to bridge the boundary
Infecting the mass culture, to contaminate the norms
Neo-Geo, “ménage à trois”, existential art in form
We attended your rehearsal for the Pageant (of the dames)
As the audience joined in the show, we were caught up in your games
Performance art, GI’s triangle, "Miss 84", “The Dishes”
We waited her pa-vil-i-on, to question Orwell’s wishes
Bridge - I think I may finally see the "General" point you made
Things are never as they seem, when we look another way
Untitled ICONS, novelties, & trinkets in "Yen Boutique"
Pre-formulated products, coming from the art we seek
Soft and cuddly harp seals, and "Baby Makes (it) Three"!
“Believe none of what you hear & only half of what you see”
Your intensified normality, transposes every strain
multiples of AIDS posters on billboards and subway trains
We collaborate in meaning, "Placebos for the mind"
The junctures between artificial, and what’s accepted in our times
Chorus
What is this 3D chameleon, on the non-art scene we see
Counterfeit forms created, to bridge the boundary
Infecting the mass culture, to contaminate the norms
Neo-Geo, “ménage à trois”, existential (Thought) in form
"Postcard Exhibition", GI’s history revealed
Humor and reversal, of assumptions that seemed sealed
I ”get the picture” Felix, I can see it in your roots
As you "straddle function & fashion", in your hard hat and your boots
Bridge - I think that I may finally see, the "General" point you made
Things are never as they seem, when we look the other way
Gary Card - All rights reserved.
credits
from New EndingsOld Beginnings,
released August 13, 2019
Harley Card plays guitar, Dave Clark plays drums, Dan Fortin plays bass, Aline Homzy plays fiddle. Thanks Folks!
I composed this song from art reviews in booklets that Ron gave me about General Idea. I'm sorry I don't remember the names of the Publishers or the journalists. I may have them somewhere and if/ when I find them I will add the Credits.
I recorded these songs with my son Harley Card in Toronto, Canada in 2018. Since the COVID-19 lock-downs occurred I have
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